“He did it for your own good. He is protecting you. You have no idea what those rumors about you inciting campus violence could do to your future! Can you imagine what kind of hostility you will receive if you confront Tessie now?"
Erica pouted pensively and saw reason in Wesley's words.
“What are those photos online? What happened?"
Erica frowned and answered, “I was set up by Julianna. They baited me to attack them, and then maliciously edited and uploaded my photos on the Internet. That's it. In fact, they hit me first!"
Wesley could feel her pain.
“You need to be more careful. It's not going to be easy to be Mrs. Hilton. You can't always be so naive. Don't trust anyone that isn't your family. No matter what happens, your family will always be there for you, understand?”
"Yes, I know." Erica nodded obediently. With her head leaning against
Matthew's chest, she Looked down at her shoes
“Okay, put Matthew on the phone.”
Erica handed the phone to Matthew.
“My father wants to talk to you."
Matthew put one arm around her waist and took the phone with the other.
"Dad, it's me!"
“What are you going to do about the rumors of the campus violence?"
“You and Mom don't need to worry about it. I already had someone working on it. Rika's name will be cleared in no time."
Erica raised her head and noticed Matthew's Adam's apple bob up and down as he spoke. Something about the way it moved Looked very attractive to her.
Out of curiosity, she pressed it gently with two fingers.
Matthew grabbed her hand at once.
Wesley asked Matthew another question on the other end of the line, to which he answered, "Track the IP address."
Erica pressed his Adam's apple again. Somehow, it was round, bulging and interesting to her.
A minute later, Matthew hung up.
"Bye."
Erica immediately withdrew her hand and whipped her head around, pretending as though nothing had happened.
Matthew put her phone back into her coat pocket, pulled her into his arms and kissed her red lips.
He was so fast with his movement, Erica couldn't even resist.