Gifford decided not to turn on the lights because he didn't want to disturb her. He sat on the edge of the bed in the dark and stared at the sleeping woman under the moonlight .

The woman lay on her left side, dressed in a loose light blue silk nightgown. Her breathing was steady and her Long hair was pressed under her head.

As he sat there, quietly staring at Chantel, his Adam's apple bobbed up and down.

Gifford counted the months in his head and realized that it had been a long time since he had fallen into Erica and Chantel's trap.

The man hadn't had sex in several months and he wasn't feeling good.

As his long fingers brushed over the woman's face, his hands gradually went down.

‘Huh? Has she gained weight? Her belly feels rounder than it was last time. It's so soft!

Well, I'm glad she has been eating well. Besides, she was quite skinny.

I wouldn't mind if she gained a few pounds more.*

Just then, the gentle touch of his hands caused the woman to move.

Frightened, Gifford withdrew his hand immediately and froze as she slowly turned over with her back towards him.

Gifford didn't know that his wife Liked to sleep on her side until now.

A moment later, he heard the sound of the door to the study closing.

Gifford snapped himself back to reality, stood up from the bed and walked out silently as if he was never there.

Watching him come out in a set of clean clothes, Wesley knew that he wasn't going to stay.

“I just called Matthew. They did have a fight, but now Rika has fallen asleep and is not angry anymore. Don't worry about her and mind your own business."

"Dad, you must have been fooled by Matthew. I was on the phone with

Rika and she was crying like crazy," Gifford argued.

Wesley glared at him impatiently.

"Your sister always cries for nothing. It's nothing new and you know it," he snapped.

“Dad, it's really different this time. I have to go there

“Why don't you spend more of your free time with your wife? Why do you have to care so much for someone else's problem? If something bad happened to Rika, do you think that Matthew would just sit by and do nothing? And if he were the one to break her heart, would Carlos and

Debbie not interfere? Listen to what I'm saying! Stop worrying about

Rika! And you want to shut down Matthew's company? Have you lost your mind?" Wesley strongly believed that Matthew would never do anything to hurt Erica. Besides, she wasn't complaining when he was on the phone with Matthew just now, which implied that there was nothing serious to be worried about.

Indeed, if it were a big deal, she would have already run away from