“Well, the bus took longer than expected as there was a traffic jam.”

Chantel's gaze shifted from Gifford as she spoke. She was fidgety and appeared anxious. It was evident that she was hiding something. Gifford warned her, “Don't learn from Erica. She's a bad example."

“No! Rika is a good girl. She is not as bad as you think."

“Humph! How could I not know my sister?

Isn't it bad that she used an aphrodisiac to trick me into sleeping with Chantel?!

Gifford shook his head and ignored Chantel's objections. He pushed himself off the car, opened the trunk, took out the food prepared by

Blair, and some snacks he had bought at the supermarket. As he handed everything to her, he said, “If you don't have anything else to say, just go to class."

Chantel believed that Blair had prepared everything. So, she didn't ask any questions. She took the bags from Gifford and thanked him before turning toward the school.

Gifford sat in the car and watched as she made her way through the gate, past the lawn, and into the school building. It was only after her figure disappeared that he started the car and left.

When Erica heard the news about Chantel's pregnancy, she was both happy and wistful.

She was thrilled because she was going to have a niece or nephew.

However, she was sorrowful as she wasn't pregnant yet.

Every morning, as soon as she woke, Erica would touch her belly first and then look down. How she wished her belly would swell!

One day, she even went to a pharmacy and bought a few pregnancy test sticks and took them back to the villa. The next morning, she went to the bathroom with a stick and followed the instructions. However, she was disappointed and walked out with a sullen expression.

She had Looked like that for several days.

On New Year's Eve, Matthew and Erica had to attend a family reunion dinner at the Hilton family's manor. But this time, only Carlos,

Debbie, Matthew, and Erica were there. Sheffield had taken his wife and kids to the Thompson family. And Joshua accompanied his wife and son to the Martin family.

On the first day of the New Year, Erica spent the day chatting with

Carlos and Debbie in the living room on the manor's first floor, while

Matthew worked on the second floor. In the evening, the young couple returned to their villa and prepared for the second day that they would spend at her parents’ house.

Matthew and Erica flew to Askor on the second day of the New Year, as planned.

At the Leonard family's house in Askor

Wesley had just returned from the airport with the young couple. The moment Erica saw Chantel, she took her upstairs.

Wesley, Blair, Matthew, and Gifford were stumped by this sudden disappearance of the two women. They glanced at each other in confusion.

Yvette had chosen to celebrate the New Year with her fiance's family.