Suddenly, she shrieked and leapt in the air as if a firecracker had gone off.

"Ahhhhhhh, it's the Kuman Thong!"

Matthew stared at her with wide-eyed wonder and said, "If you're so afraid of these things, why do you even want to watch horror movies?"

‘Women are such strange creatures, ' he thought.

"I'm not afraid. I've watched many horror movies before," she argued.

Erica was only frightened because the surround sound system in

Matthew's home theater was so rich and resonant that she was fooled into a sense of realism.

“Do you know the Legend of Kuman Thong?" he asked in a graceful manner, sitting with his legs crossed.

“Of course I do. Do you know the legend of Kuman Thong? I can explain it to you if you want?" she smirked.

"Don't bother. I know enough. Just carry on with the movie as if I wasn't here," he suggested.

‘As if he wasn't here?' she mused, feeling ridiculed. How could she possibly manage that? First of all, the powerful aura he gave off was impossible to ignore. Secondly, she wouldn't be watching this movie in this room in the first place if someone wasn't sitting next to her.

Since Matthew had refused to move closer to her, she stood up on the recliner and stretched out her arms to the man.

"I want to sit closer.

Carry me over to you!"

Matthew heaved a deep sigh, feeling defeated. With his dark eyes staring at the girl and with the help of the Light from the screen,

Matthew could notice the grievance on her face.

Still, he said in a cold and stiff tone, "Stay where you are!"

Erica couldn't believe her ears. ‘People always say that bossy men Like

Matthew could be persuaded by reason but not be cowed by force. But he just turned me down without a reason. Was it because I suck at playing cute or that trick just doesn't work on him?"

His response stung Erica's heart for a while, but she wasn't going to give up.

“If you don't carry me over to your side, I'm going to call your dad," she threatened.

“That trick again?"

‘LL tell him that you would rather embrace another woman than your wife..." And then she watched with amusement as Matthew, who Looked solemn, got up from his seat and walked towards her.

With hints of reluctance, he scooped her into his warm arms and said,

"Don't do this again."