Erica realized that she was such a spendthrift. Would Matthew use this as an excuse to divorce her this time?
If he divorced her, how could she ever find another rich husband like him once again?
When Matthew came out of the bathroom, he saw her sitting on the carpet with two boxes in her hands. Her eyes were drowning in some sort of sorrow, and it looked like she was deep in thought.
They had come back home together, so he knew what was going on in her mind. He asked helplessly, "Are you still feeling bad about the money?"
Erica nodded without turning to look at him, "Of course, I am. It was a lot of money. I had never spent so much on gifts before."
"It was just tens of millions. Why do you care so much? Seriously though, how bad would you have felt if it had been hundreds of millions instead?" Matthew asked casually.
Erica's head shot up and she looked at the man in shock. Matthew was in his pajamas already. "Are you telling me that you have given someone a gift worth hundreds of millions?"
He admitted frankly, "The most expensive gift I have given was worth over a billion dollars."
Erica gasped, "You're worse than me!"
Matthew chuckled and explained, "You made the right call. The money you spent on the gifts will not go to waste. The guests at the auction were from the high society of Y City. The husbands of the women you had bought all those gifts for are either rich or very important men. Now that you have bought their wives such expensive gifts, it will be easier for you to approach them for favors some day."
She was silent for a moment. "But I have an omnipotent husband who can do just about anything. He has money, power, good looks—everything a man could ever want. Why would I ever go to anyone else for favors?"
A satisfied grin appeared on Matthew's face and his eyes danced with joy. 'This girl is so good at flattery, ' he thought. "Anyway, it's good to have more friends. So, forget all about that and go take a shower."
Erica sighed heavily and slowly stood up from the floor. "Fine."
After she entered the bathroom, Matthew took out his mobile phone from his pajama pocket and dialed Phoebe's number. As soon as she answered, he went straight to the point. "I will give you three million for the gold bookmark, the butterfly brooch and the crystal leaf. Have them all sent to my villa tomorrow."
No one knew it better than Phoebe why he wanted those three things. Erica had taken a liking to them at the auction.
Phoebe was angry; her hands trembled. She demanded, "I bought those items because I lo
Drugged one night by her ex-boyfriend, a mysterious man took advantage of her in an ecstatic night filled with sex.
To take her revenge, she married the man, and used him.
"As long as I'm alive, I'm still his legal wife, while all of you are just his mistresses."
She remained adamant even when he was involved in scandals with other women.
Eventually she stormed off after she learned that he had betrayed her again.But life brought her back to him a few years later, to his astonishment.
ly thoughtfully. "Are you even sure that the baby is Matthew's, and not Nathan's?"
Phoebe was stunned at first, but then immediately recovered and told her with certainty, "Of course, it's Matthew's! I'm sure!"
"Oh! Well, in that case, you should take good care of yourself and the baby, so that you can seize any chance in the future to make a comeback. Besides, it would benefit you to be nicer to me. Maybe one day, if I am in a good mood, I might allow you to stay with Matthew as his mistress."
"Erica Li!" Phoebe screamed. Her yell attracted the attention of the chefs in the kitchen.
Facing her furious eyes, Erica snorted coldly, turned around and went upstairs.
On the third floor
Erica fumed. She was so pissed off that she walked around the room in circles. It was the first time she had ever met a woman like Phoebe. She swore that she would give her hell in the future!
Unable to control her irritation, she logged into her Weibo and posted, "What to do if I meet an enemy I hate very much?"
A few minutes later, she got a private message from Can't Do Anything. "There are many ways to deal with an enemy. You can destroy everything he or she loves, or you can destroy the person. It depends on how hateful this enemy is."
Erica began to think about what Phoebe loved and wanted. All that woman wanted was Matthew.
She replied honestly to Can't Do Anything, "She wants my husband! I can't destroy my husband, can I?" Besides, she didn't have the ability to do that! He was Matthew Huo!
Can't Do Anything replied, "Of course not! But you can make your husband fall in love with you, and make sure he's loyal to you. Once his heart is yours, no one can take him away from you!"
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