Matthew's legs so he could get out of the car. After he got out, he waited for her beside the vehicle. But instead of coming out, Erica curled up her Legs above the seat without making any mention to stand.

Matthew knew what she wanted. Only this time, he didn't lift a finger to carry her into the villa.

"He was so gentle on the cruise ship! I knew it was all an act!" she thought wistfully.

A couple of minutes passed, and Erica heaved a heavy sigh. Holding her high heels in one hand, she moved towards the car's door and whined,

"Oh, I shouldn't have come back. No one cares about me in Alorith anyway. I'll go back to Tow Village tomorrow... Ahhh!" Matthew hauled her up from her seat before she could even conclude that stupid sentence.

Despite her first shock reaction, the woman soon smiled in triumph while she kissed Matthew on the cheek. Not even the dark Look on his face could intimidate her now.

“I take back everything I just said. My husband is very good to me!"

Matthew rolled his eyes at her and remained silent.

Once they got inside the villa, Erica wanted to get off him and leave the shoes at the entrance.

But Matthew didn't give her a chance. He told her to simply drop them on the floor and carried her upstairs

As soon as they came into the bedroom, he threw her over the king-sized bed. Erica tried to escape, but Matthew quickly grabbed her by the ankle and pulled her to the middle of the mattress. When he had her where he wanted, he pressed his body on top of hers

Close enough to feel each other's heart beating inside their chests, he pinched the woman's chin and stared at her red lips before he asked word by word, “Erica, have you had enough fun?"

Putting her arms around his neck, Erica was confused.

"I don't get it.

What do you mean?"

"You've been away for over three years. Were you happy during this time?"

“No, I was not!" She had learned fast that a Life without Matthew was a mess.

"Really?" He didn't believe her at all.

"Because I think that now that you had your fun, you finally decided to come home."

Erica smiled awkwardly before she kissed his thin lips.

“Honey, I won't leave you anymore."

Nevertheless, now that she was back, he was going to punish her in bed.

Matthew leaned over and kissed her sultry red lips as he pulled the hem of her dress up her thighs

When he was about to take off her dress, Erica grasped his hand and said out of breath, "Wait a minute, honey. There's something I want to talk to you about!"

Kissing her on the neck, he whispered, "Just say it."