‘I, Erica, am back! From now on, I will never leave Alorith again!" she swore inwardly.

She walked to the door and put her finger on the biometric lock as she always used to do. However, she was surprised to hear the "beep" granting her access inside the villa.

It had been over three years since she left, but Matthew had never erased her fingerprint from the system. Instantly, she felt warm in her heart.

Once she came inside, she realized there was no one in the villa. The place was as clean as usual, and the carpet was still the same white one as before. Still, there was plenty of new furniture that she didn't recognize.

After she ended her tour around the living room, she went straight to the third floor.

Pushing open the master bedroom's door, she quickly noticed that most of the objects in there were still the same from three years ago. The only thought in her mind then was that she was finally home.

Yet something was bothering her. Despite not expecting to see Matthew at the villa at this time, she found it strange that her children weren't there either. But then it occurred to her that since Matthew had to go to work, he might have dropped the boys off at the Hilton family's manor. After all, Carlos and Debbie would be worried sick if the children were left at home with no one to look after them.

As she had come to surprise Matthew, she put her stuff away in the bedroom and took a taxi to Hilton Group.

Her first setback revealed itself when she found out that all the security guards at the company's entrance had been replaced by new ones who didn't recognize her.

If it weren't for an old employee nearby who remembered her and explained to them that she was the CEO's wife, she wouldn't have been allowed past the main entrance of the building.

After thanking the old employee, Erica walked in the elevator.

As soon as she got on the CEO's office floor, she found out that except for Paige and Owen, all the other assistants in the secretary department had also been replaced by new ones.

Fortunately, Paige hadn't left for the day yet. In fact, she was astonished to see Erica in front of her after such a long time and so unexpectedly.

“Erica! You're here!"

Embarrassed, Erica smiled and greeted her, “Hello, Paige. It's been a while!"

Paige approached her and nodded before asking, “When did you come back from Askor?"

“I've just arrived."

“Will you be staying for good now?" Paige asked cautiously.

Erica grinned.

"Yes. I won't be leaving again." She would never leave her dear husband again!

“I'm glad to hear it!" Then Paige turned around and introduced Erica to the other curious assistants.

“Hey, guys, this is our CEO's wife. From now on, you should treat Mrs. Hilton with the same respect you treat our CEO. Understood?"

Paige's words laid a solid foundation for Erica among the special assistants. Immediately, several of them stood up and greeted her in unison, "Hello, Mrs. Hilton!"

Erica gave them a big smile.

“Hey, guys!”