Matthew kissed her forehead and said, "No. I didn't know anything about

Tessie and Tam until today."

He felt bad for Erica. She'd shouldered a huge burden for her friend, and all her friend did was lie about her. Some friend!

"I'LL believe you for the time being!"

Erica said, before she was interrupted by a phone call from Wesley

Erica was mad with rage and she answered Wesley's call with furious intensity.

“Dad! Tell me the truth! Am I nothing but a pair of stinky socks to you?"

Wesley was dumbstruck, his mind twirling with all kinds of questions

“What's going on?" The concerned father was just calling to ask his daughter about the violence on campus. However, before he could even open his mouth, he was greeted by the wrath of his daughter

Erica glared at the man who was holding her in his arms and yelled into the phone, "Have you been conspiring with Matthew behind my back? You had someone investigate me and Ethan? How could you do that to me?"

Needless to say, Erica was not at all happy about what was going on all this time. Wesley refuted with confidence, “You lied to all of us! You have some nerve putting blame on me! I'd think twice before mouthing off like that if I were you!"

Wesley got her there. If the anger in Erica's heart had been an inflated balloon, the moment she heard this, whatever air that was inside the balloon was now deflated.

Erica had her reasons for lying to her parents, but unfortunately, she couldn't have told them about her reasons back then.

“Then let me ask you, if I had told you that Ethan wasn't my child, would you have forced me to marry Matthew?"

“No!" If Erica hadn't lied to her parents about being pregnant at that time, Wesley wouldn't have forced her to get married at all, even if it was to Matthew.

However, Wesley hesitated as he started to have second thoughts. After all, Matthew turned out to be such a caring husband to Rika.

There was a twinge of regret inside Erica's heart. If she had told them the truth back then, her parents wouldn't have forced her into marrying

Matthew. How could she have been so stupid?

“Trust me, if I had known any better, I would have told you the truth—

Ouch, Matthew, that hurts!" Matthew squeezed Erica's arm tightly.

Wesley was confused for a moment, and then chuckled.

“Are you with

Matthew?"

“Well, I was going to ask Tessie about what had really happened back then, but Matthew insisted that I come to his office to see him first."

Erica pursed her lips disapprovingly.