Without saying a word, Wesley picked Erica up and rushed out of the house.
It was in the evening that Matthew received Blair's call. He was about to go to a dinner party, and the car had already stopped at the entrance of the restaurant. Seeing that it was his mother-in-law, he answered, "Hello, Mom. What's up?"
What she said from the other end of the line made him straighten his back all of a sudden. Anxiety danced in his eyes. "How is Rika now?" After a while, he answered, "I got it. I'll be there soon. It doesn't matter. Let her stay in the hospital. Please take good care of her!"
Matthew, who was just about to step out of the car, closed the door and ordered, "Contact a private plane. We're setting off for A Country right now."
Owen could tell from his boss's tone that he was anxious. Guessing the seriousness of this matter, he didn't ask anything more. Instead, he immediately arranged a private plane for the both of them.
It was already nine o' clock in the evening when Matthew arrived at the hospital.
In the ward, Wesley, Blair, and Chantel all stood around her bed. Erica was having an infusion. Her eyes were closed and her face was as white as a sheet. His wife, who used to be so lively and energetic, was now lying there lifelessly like a porcelain doll. Sadness brewed in his heart.
Calming himself down, he greeted the others first. "Dad, Mom, Chantel."
Wesley blinked in surprise. "Why are you here so soon? Didn't Blair tell you to come here tomorrow?" However, the older man was relieved that he arrived so soon. It showed that Erica was his top priority.
"It doesn't matter," Matthew dismissed it. Besides, after knowing that his wife was here, how could he just stand by and do nothing?
He walked straight to her bedside and held her hand. The moment her cold fingertips brushed against his warm skin, his heart ached. A part of him wished that he was here earlier to guard her.
Blair quickly explained the situation. "We didn't know that she is pregnant. Before she felt unwell, she had been drinking iced juice and running up and down the stairs. Rika…"
She trailed off with a sigh. "Rika almost suffered from a miscarriage. But fortunately she was taken here in time, so she was saved."
Erica was pregnant! In fact, even the doctor was shocked to inform them of Erica's situation. The baby was still so small that it took the doctor a few minutes to figure out the diagnosis.
Blair had been so careless.
If she had known that her daughter was pregnant, she would've put a stop to her from being in such a rush.
Noticing how the older woman was blaming herself, Matthew comforted her, "It doesn't matter, Mom. As long as her condition is stable, we'll be okay."
He placed Erica's hands around his as he smiled over her resting body.
Finally, his wife was pregnant. Even then, he still couldn't help but mull over the fact that he should've been there for her.
"Rika has always been healthy. As long as she becomes more careful in the future, the baby will be fine," Wesley stated, comforting his son-in-law.
Hearing that, Matthew nodded at them. "I see. Thank you, Dad, Mom." He was so excited right now.
Maybe it was because of their loud voices that Erica, who had been sleeping soundly in the bed, slowly opened her eyes.
Matthew's handsome face came into her line of sight. With a faint smile, she whispered, "Is this a dream, Matthew?"
She closed her eyes once more, wanting to continue this said dream.
Snorting, the man pinched her arm softly. 'It hurts, ' she thought. She opened her eyes once again. "It hurts! Am I still dreaming?" She furrowed her eyebrows.
Chantel held Erica's hand and whispered, "Rika, Mr. Huo is here!"
'Huh? Matthew?' She blinked her eyes. Suddenly, the man she had thought resided in her dreams was now standing in front of her. A smile slid onto her lips. "Matthew! You came!" she cheered. "Are you here to pick me up?"
"Yes." He gazed at her flat belly. It was his own fault that this had happened. Since he had stopped using condoms, he should have found a private doctor to examine her every day.
Fortunately, their child was strong enough to have survived such an incident.
Wesley teased, "Rika, you've only been back for a few days, and now you want to leave your parents. You're such an ungrateful daughter." His eyes glinted.
Blair nudged his arm. "Rika has already been living with us for several days, so it's high time she goes back to her place. Matthew, you can take her back after she recovers."
"Okay."
In order to give the young couple some time to talk, the other three people left the ward.
Seeing as they were the only ones in the ward, Erica wrapped her arms around the man's neck and leaned against him, acting like a spoiled child. "Are you angry with me?" she whispered.
'I really am going to be a mother, ' she thought.
Although she had already been preparing for pregnancy, she still didn't expect it to happen so soon.
Kissing the tip of her nose, Matthew shook his head. "Of course not," he said gently. "It's my fault. I should've had a doctor examine you every day after we didn't use any condoms. That way, the accident wouldn't have happened."
"Now that I'm pregnant, do you love me even more?" She smiled cheekily.
Erica really wanted him to love her just as much as she did with him.
The man sighed. What she didn't know was that his love for her was far deeper than she could ever imagine. "Yes." He held her hand tightly. "After you give birth to our baby, I'll give you whatever you want," he promised.
He was willing to trade the entire world for her love.
In fact, a part of him was worried that she would dump him if she was angry with him, so he had to coax her enough for her to stay with him her whole life.
"Really?" She giggled. "You know what I want."
Erica liked money, and she never hid that fact from her husband.
With a smile, Matthew took out a gold key from his pocket and waved it in front of her. "This is the key to my safe in ZL Group's bank. There are many important things in it, much more valuable than the twelve billion that I've given you."
He had never really cared much about his money.
In fact, he only earned this much for his wife to squander.
But before he was sure whether his wife loved him or not, he might as well give some of his properties out in batches.
Her eyes lit up as her fingers grazed across the golden key. This was definitely much more valuable than the twelve billion. "Is it pure gold?" she whispered, furrowing her eyebrows.
She gazed at the key like a pirate gazing at a treasure chest.
Matthew was amused. In fact, the money in her bank account was enough to buy countless of gold keys. "Yes, it's pure gold and solid. Do you want it?" he asked.
"Of course!" Erica nodded without hesitation.
Matthew choked back a laugh. It was the first time he had seen such an innocent yet shameless woman in his lifetime.
