Take My Breath Away

The Huo family knew that this was Carlos' plant which he had kept for two years. Joshua had asked his friend to bring it back from Singapore. Carlos liked it a lot and treated it with a lot of care and attention. He had specially bought a handmade blue and white porcelain flowerpot for the plant.

As if that wasn't enough to emphasize the plant's importance, he had specially told the gardeners to take good care of it. However, Gwyn had knocked it over and several of its branches were now broken.

People's eyes wandered from Gwyn to Carlos, wondering what he would do. Carlos merely glanced at the plant on the floor and then squatted down to look into Gwyn's eyes. "Gwyn, did you knock it down?" he asked in a soft voice.

Gwyn nodded and apologized to him, "Sorry, Grandpa. I didn't mean to do that. It was an accident."

"It doesn't matter. Are you hurt? Let me see your hands."

Gwyn shook her head and extended her hands towards Carlos. After making sure she wasn't hurt, he asked a housemaid to clean up the floor.

Then he casually said, "Don't worry. It's just a plant. As long as Gwyn didn't get hurt, everything is fine. Come on. Let's go back and continue our conversation."

Rumor had it that although Carlos was very strict with his son, he was a slave in front of his wife, daughters, and granddaughter. Now Erica was finally convinced that the rumor was true.

She could tell that Carlos' heart ached for the plant. But he was not blaming Gwyn at all. He only cared that she was okay.

Erica suddenly changed her mind. She was now considering having daughters with Matthew instead of sons.

When Matthew went to the bathroom, he left his phone on the table. A moment later, the screen lit up from some notification.

Both Erica and Carlos noticed that. "Rika, check whose message that is," he said.

"What? Umm... I don't think that's a good idea," Erica stammered with her eyes wide open. She wasn't sure about checking Matthew's phone. It might have been private.

Carlos didn't think so. "Come on. I think it's perfectly normal. A couple should be honest with each other. You should remember who you are. You are his wife now, and you have the right to be a part of his business."

What he was saying was correct, but Erica knew that she and Matthew were a couple in name only. "Dad, I think I'd better not check it. What if I see something confidential from the comp

nt. Why are you being so mean, Matthew? I check your father's phone every day. Do you have some secrets that Rika doesn't know about?"

There was an awkward silence in response to that.

Carlos echoed, "Exactly! Besides, it was me who asked Rika to check your messages. So if you were not doing anything wrong, what are you so afraid of?"

Since the older couple was now on each other's sides, the younger couple was left speechless.

Matthew didn't want to waste any more time on this discussion. He quietly picked up his phone and looked at the message Paige Shen had sent. His Adam's apple bobbed, and the look in his eyes became intense. He cast a meaningful glance at Erica. Then, he texted back. "This one is okay."

After a short while, they left the Huo family manor one by one. When Matthew was leaving, he also took Erica with him, who was busy playing with the three children at that time.

Once inside the car, Erica couldn't wait any more. She asked the man beside her, "Is Paige the goddess in your heart?" She had to be. Otherwise, why would she send the picture of such a revealing night gown to him and ask for his opinion?

'Even if she is not his goddess, she must be one of his women!' Erica thought. 'Well, well…I never expected Matthew to be a fan of office romance.'

She decided to pay more attention to Paige Shen when she visited the ZL Group again. She was thinking that the woman must be both beautiful and capable.

On the other hand, the man's face was slightly gloomy. "She has already married." He was trying to make sure she did not misunderstand Paige Shen.