“Good evening, Matthew. It's Jennifer. Sorry to call so late." The voice on the other end of the line was clear in the quiet night.

It was a woman! A woman called Matthew in the middle of the night!

Erica, who had been sleepy, opened her eyes wide. She stretched and snuggled closer to him, trying hear his conversation.

“What's up?" he asked. Matthew knew what Erica was doing. But he had nothing to hide. He tilted his head and drew the phone closer to her so that she could hear it more clearly.

Jennifer's voice was very gentle and sweet.

“Nothing serious. I just want to ask if you'd heard anything more about the case we worked on together. Everyone else is here. You free now, Matthew? Come on, have drinks with us. We can catch up."

Matthew's eyes turned cold. He didn't answer the woman's question.

Instead he asked, "Why do you have my private number?"

Jennifer faltered, "It's okay if you don't have time. Tell you what, forget I asked."

“I have no time. I need to sleep. Bye!" he refused coldly and decisively.

Jennifer was a little frightened. She said nothing more and hung up the phone in a hurry.

After the call, silence returned to the bedroom. Erica glared at her husband, but he was Lost in thought.

"How could another woman get your private number?" she asked in a jealous voice

“You tell me and we'll both know," said Matthew flatly.

The woman got up from his arms and sat up straight.

“Humph! And now you make jokes! I think you gave that number to her yourself!"

She didn't believe that another woman would be able to get it if

Matthew hadn't given his number to her.

Matthew put his phone aside and pulled her back into his arms.

"I really don't know, honey," he said in a helpless tone.

“Think I'm buying that?" Erica snorted. In the same gentle voice as

Jennifer's, she mocked, "Matthew, do you have time? Come on, have drinks with us. We can catch up. Matthew, a woman invited you out for drinks in the middle of the night."

Matthew's eyes darkened as he watched her continue her tirade. She never failed to make him angry by referring to him as Matthew.

“I heard it this time. Let me guess, she's called before, when I'm not around.

Am I right? I never asked you that before. But since I happened to listen in on your phone call this time, tell me honestly, how many women call you every day?"