Take My Breath Away

"What?! You don't want to marry Matthew? You want to flee your wedding? I gotta watch how much I drink on planes from now on." Rhea looked at her best friend in shock.

"I'm not kidding. Or what else would I need your ID card for?" Erica retorted.

Rhea put her hand on Erica's forehead. "Do you have a fever? What the hell are you thinking? Running away from your wedding! Well, I knew you had guts. But you are going to marry Matthew! He is the Prince Charming of millions of women. Tens of millions, maybe. And you don't wanna marry him! What's wrong with you, Erica?"

She thought Erica must be crazy. Matthew was hot as all get-out and didn't care if Erica had a baby with another guy. He was willing to marry her, but she wanted to run away!

"I'm only 21. More importantly, I don't love him. Why should I marry him?" Erica asked loudly.

"Believe me, Rika. He's handsome, he's rich. How could you not fall in love with him?" Rhea grabbed her hands and looked at her sincerely.

She believed no woman was immune to Matthew's charms and Erica would fall in love with him sooner or later.

Erica freed her hands from Rhea's and looked at her. An idea formed in her mind. "I'm a genius!"

"What?"

"Can you disguise yourself as me and marry Matthew instead? I'll be long gone before they find out." Erica thought she was quite clever, coming up with an idea like that. She couldn't help flashing a wicked grin.

"Huh? You must be crazy, girl!" Rhea recoiled in horror. "I'm here to be your bridesmaid, not the bride! I hope my boyfriend doesn't hear you. He might get upset."

Rhea had a boyfriend who was a soldier. Gifford introduced them. In fact, it was his idea.

Erica got frustrated and depressed. There seemed to be no way out of this.

It was getting dark, and true to his word, Matthew left work, so he rushed to the Li family manor. He got on his private plane and sent for Erica and Rhea. They were ready to set off for Y City.

On the plane

Erica huddled up in the corner of a sofa. It was Rhea's first time to sit on a private plane. It was actually quite luxurious. She looked around in excitement, but the most important thing was that there was a very handsome man sitting opposite her!

The future groom

ant you to know that I consider us a couple. No matter that my dad is making us get married. I won't cheat on you or do anything to hurt you."

Erica's jaw dropped. He did hear what she and Rhea had said. It must be because Rhea was always too loud.

She smiled awkwardly. "We were kidding, you know."

"I'm not kidding,"

he said in a serious tone. She knew that; he didn't look like a man who would make jokes like that.

"And don't even think about leaving me high and dry on our wedding day. All the guests are in the city already. I'm just giving you fair warning. Don't make me a laughingstock, or I swear I'll get back at you."

'What? Didn't you say you want a talk with me? How come a conversation became a threat?

Fine! I need to say something!' she thought to herself. "I know you're not happy with our marriage—" she began.

He interrupted her. "No, I'm pretty happy with it."

'What?!' If Erica hadn't heard it from Matthew that he was okay with everything, she would beat the person who spread a rumor like that to a pulp.

Reigning in her shock, Erica said to him patiently, "Why? I mean...with your face and family background, you can marry whoever you want. Why listen to your parents and let them talk you into marrying me? I have a kid, and it's not yours. You're five years older than me. You're a CEO, and I left school. And I'm okay with who I am. We're two different people, you and I. We have nothing in common. I don't think we'd have a happy marriage."