“I know, I know. It's all my fault. But Ethan's not a member of the

Leonard family. It's not fair to them to have to raise a stranger's kid..."

Erica suddenly raised her voice.

"Fair? You're a fine one to talk about fairness! Where were you when Ethan was born? Get out! I don't want to see you again, you jerk! “

“I'm sorry!"

Erica stretched out a hand to stop his apology.

"No! I'm not the one wanting an apology. You know who to apologize to! If you have time, you'd better go to her gravesite to visit her. Burn some incense while you're at it, and ask for forgiveness! Get out! Now!"

"What did you say? She's dead?!" Tam's eyes opened wide in shock as he heard something his ears weren't willing to believe. His lips began to tremble.

"You don't even know about it. She's dead! She died while giving birth to Ethan. So tell me, Tam! Where the hell were you when she was crying out your name painfully in the hospital?" Erica bellowed. Tears welled up in her eyes as a painful memory came back and hit her along with the anger.

“But, that's impossible!"

“And yet it happened! So if you still have even an ounce of conscience left, go visit her tomb. I don't even know where she was buried. You can go to the Campbell family and ask them yourself; they were the ones who took care of her funeral." Not Long after Ethan was born, Erica had left with the baby.

She was too young to manage a funeral. Unaware of what to do, she had merely sent people to inform the Campbell family.

“There must be some misunderstanding. She can't be dead!" Tam was still in denial.

“There is no misunderstanding. She is dead! You can go to the Campbell family's house and ask. Whatever you do, don't bother me anymore. I don't want to see you ever again, you hear me? Never!" Erica hated Tam so much, but he had still been pestering her with questions. Finally her patience had run out after a short while

Tam still wanted to ask something, but the disgust in her eyes made him shut his mouth at Last. He hesitantly kissed Ethan's soft Little hand and then walked away dejectedly.

In retrospect, the man had looked rather calm and composed the whole time he had been talking to her, save for a Little moment of excitement upon seeing Ethan for the first time.

It wasn't so impossible when one thought about it for a young girl to fall in love with him. He was rich and handsome, gentle and considerate, and seemed wise. But he was still a married man. It was morally wrong for Erica's friend, or anyone for that matter, to have an affair with this man.

The door was partially soundproof, which meant that although Matthew could hear someone speaking outside the inner chamber, he couldn't make out exactly what they were talking about.

However, he didn't come out of the inner chamber until the conversation outside had subsided completely

As expected, the man had left. Only Erica was standing there, with the baby in her arms, as if lost in some thought.

Matthew strode towards her and took the baby from her.

“Let's go," he said.

“Okay!" The duo left together.

Outside, Tam was still sitting in his car and waiting for Erica to come out. But when he saw Matthew, who was now holding the baby, get into the car with Erica, he finally left.

At the moment, he drew home-wards. He didn't know if he could confront the Campbell family. At home, his wife, Yanny Perry, was mopping the floor.