Mr Carlos Huo, She's Your Wife

Teaming up with Paige in the company offices, the party tonight on the cruise ship, the evening dress and expensive jewelry... Matthew had arranged every bit of that. Not her fits of pique, of course, but everything else, surely.

He couldn't help but shake his head. 'How naive she is! If Paige hadn't gone through me first, would she have even dared to lay a finger on such an expensive jewelry set? Of course not. She knew on which side her bread was buttered.'

Matthew had made a bet inwardly. It was a private bet, and no one else was in on it. The only payout would be how right he was about how things played out.

He laid odds Erica would head to the office looking for him, particularly if she found he wasn't home. He figured she would come to him first even though she knew the four boys were at the Huo family manor.

The CEO knew how jealous she got, so he had Paige imply that he would be at the party with another woman. That was all the impetus Erica needed to show up at the party. Not only would she attend, but she would make sure everyone there knew that he was hers and hers alone.

It turned out he was right. She did show up. And she did humiliate these other women.

But she had made one error in judgement. She hadn't noticed that Sheffield and Evelyn weren't there. Why would they skip a party like that? And why would Matthew go to a party that a playboy like Sheffield didn't care about?

The only reason so many business bigwigs were there was so they could schmooze with Matthew. Many of them had never met the man before, and they figured it was just good business to go.

Erica had no clue this was all arranged. She figured she was doing what came naturally, and was unaware of Matthew's machinations. 'My wife is still so adorable.'

Thinking of this, Matthew smiled.

Seeing his smile, Erica was shocked and snapped, "You're even smiling about it! So is it true?"

"No."

"Huh?"

"I'm not smiling, and you don't know the half of it!"

Erica pinched his face heavily until it was deformed. "You are smiling, but you won't admit it!"

anything. 'I love how power and money haven't

on his face and stammered, "Well, it's fine if you don't want to tell me. But I have something to tell you." Speaking of this, she suddenly became very downcast. "I found it's hard for me to become a woman worthy of your love. I was gone for more than three years, and I missed you every day. I love you more than I did three

back. She

whole time, expectation and cautiousness in

her face made Matthew's heart ache. He felt

she feel she had to walk

his or her own emotions. He hoped that she could laugh loudly when she was happy, lose her temper when she was unhappy, and cry when she was sad. She shouldn't have to feel like she couldn't express herself around him.

what seemed like forever. Erica stretched out her arms and wrapped them around the

loss whether to cry or to laugh.

name to Erma Huo while I was away from home. Erma is a portmanteau of Erica and Matthew, and I used your

reacted. "So you do

now that she just started blurting things out. Now that Matthew suddenly asked the question, she suddenly became shy and faltered into his

grabbed her hands with one hand and forced her to look at him

must hear her answer now.

refusing to look at him. "You know, it doesn't really

The man's voice suddenly

blurt that out at

looked back at him and couldn't wait to ask, "In Tow Village. I was pretty floored by the news, too. Don't you remember?" Although she didn't believe it

appeared on his face. "I

could he say

her credit there. Sometimes she's smarter than me. But only sometimes...' He had to change the topic. "I'm

course... I love you," she

what? How could she love anyone else? Smart, good-looking, rich...There was

how long Matthew had been waiting

finally, she admitted she loved him. He couldn't be