"Why?" he asked warily.

Erica turned off the TV without hesitation and snickered.

"Why don't you watch the movie in the home theater room with me?"

“No way!" he refused immediately.

“Why must you be so difficult? When I was watching TV here, you insisted I go to the home theater room. But then why won't you join me if you've got nothing else to do? I'm going to call your dad now! I'tL tell him that you're being rude to me!"

Erica felt proud of herself as she cocked her head to one side and jiggled her head cheekily. She decided that she wouldn't tell on him to

Wesley in the future, because her father would surely be on Matthew's side.

Instead, she could just go to Carlos or Debbie as they would surely take her side!

She giggled, excited by this revelation.

Matthew's face darkened and he asked, “What else are you good at besides telling on me?"

With her arms crossed over her chest, Erica answered proudly, "Hey, you have to admit that it works like a charm every time. Right?"

The man was starting to feel frustrated.

“Hurry up if you want to go to the theater room. Don't talk so much nonsense!"

"I'm so full I can't walk. Can you carry me on your back?"

"I'm warning you! You don't want to cross me!"

Almost immediately, Erica took out her cellphone from his pocket and shook it in front of him.

“I'm warning you! Don't be so mean!"

Too angry to utter a single word, Matthew raised his hand and Erica's face paled with fright. ‘Is he really going to hit me?' she thought.

“You wouldn't dare, Matthew Xitala+!" (*TN: Xitala is a Chinese surname of the Man ethnic minority. In the Chinese historical drama Story of

Yanxi Palace, there is a vicious character whose surname is Xitala.

Here, Erica refers to Matthew as Matthew Xitala to imply that he is being mean to her.)

Needless to say, he was, indeed, just bluffing. He would never lay a hand on her.

“Xitala?" Matthew recognized the name Xitala, but he didn't know why

Erica would refer to him with that.

Upon noticing his confusion, Erica assumed that he had never watched a historical drama before.