Take My Breath Away

Erica hung up the phone abruptly without another word.

'Humph! Tam Wu, you bastard! Now, you want me to consider your feelings as a father? Why didn't you think of this when Ethan was born? Where were your feelings then? You lying son of bitch!' she cursed at him in her heart.

Tam called her again a few more times, but he never received a response. Having realized that it would be troublesome to contact her in the future if she blocked his number, Tam decided to leave her alone.

Putting her cellphone aside, Erica asked the maid to watch over Ethan for a while because she wanted to make some hard boiled eggs for her son. She wanted to do something special for Ethan to make up for the time she hadn't been at his side.

Yes! She decided to boil eggs herself!

Although boiling eggs was a simple enough task, Erica had no idea where to even begin. After all, the life of comfort and luxury had made her complacent and unambitious.

She found a pot and poured some water in it before putting the eggs. The first two steps went smoothly. Next, was turning on the gas stove.

Just then, the maid curiously walked into the kitchen with Ethan in her arms and asked the busy woman, "Mrs. Huo, what are you doing?"

"Oh, I'm making some hard-boiled eggs for Ethan," Erica answered shyly.

"Please let me do it, Mrs. Huo. You shouldn't be bothering yourself with this!"

"It's fine. Don't worry. Besides, I have nothing better to do. I just feel like making some eggs."

The maid glanced at the pot Erica used and asked again, "But why don't you just use the egg-boiler? Wouldn't that be more convenient?"

Erica shook her head and refused. "I know, but I prefer using the traditional way. It tastes better anyway!"

The maid seemed amused by her answer, but she said, "I think it makes no difference. It tastes just the same to me."

"Fine, I will use the egg-boiler next time," Erica said with a smile.

"Okay."

After turning on the gas, Erica came out of the kitchen and took Ethan from the maid. "Aren't you supposed to buy groceries? You can go now."

The maid hesitated as she worried about the careless girl. "Will you be okay to watch over him while I'm gone, Mrs. Huo?" After all, now that the two other temporary maids had been let off, they were the only two remaining adults in the villa.

"I'll be okay. I will feed him the eggs later. You can go," Erica assured the maid.

"Okay, Mrs. Huo."

After the maid left, Erica went upstairs with the baby in her arms. "My g

do now?"

"Wipe him up with some wet tissues and then wash him clean in the bathtub. Then dry him up with a towel and put some pants on him."

"O-okay... How do you know all of this stuff, Matthew? Have you ever taken care of children before?"

"Yes. I've changed Godwin's and Godfrey's diapers before." Matthew had learned how to take care of babies when he used to babysit Godwin and Godfrey.

'Oh, that makes sense, ' Erica thought. With a hint of concern in her voice, she said, "Please carry on with your work. I'll take care of things from here."

"Okay."

After getting off the phone, Erica did exactly as Matthew had instructed her. The little boy couldn't be happier when it was time for his bath. He was completely oblivious to the anxiety he gave Erica when he flapped his hands in the water, giggling happily.

After a while, Erica brought Ethan to the bedroom wrapped up in a towel. When she was about to change him into some clean clothes, a thought popped into her head all of a sudden.

'Oh my God! The... boiling eggs! Damn it! I'm so screwed!'

Erica was practically freaking out now.

She wrapped Ethan up with a towel again and ran downstairs as fast as she could. When she was just outside the kitchen, she heard a loud bang come from inside.

Frightened, Erica leapt in the air as if a firecracker had gone off. She held Ethan close and decided to wait outside the kitchen.

There was another loud bang and this time Erica was on the verge of crying. 'Matthew, please help! Yes! Matthew!'

Meanwhile, it hadn't even been a minute since Matthew came back to the meeting, when he received Erica's call again. "Matthew! Boo...hoo..."