True Love Waits novel Chapter 1476

When Matthew found out that Ethan wasn't Erica's child, he was so thrilled that on the next day, he showered his employees with rewards in the pretense of appreciating them for the company's excellent performance.

Later, when Phoebe had a miscarriage and framed Erica for it, she thought that Matthew had chosen to believe Phoebe over her.

Could he ever do such a thing? Who was Phoebe to Matthew? And how could she ever compare to Erica? How could Matthew ever believe an insignificant woman over the woman he married?

When the foolish girl said that she would compensate for the baby he had lost with another, he agreed because of his own selfish desire and did not bother explaining to her that the baby Phoebe had lost was not his.

And soon after that, he took Erica's virginity.

But Matthew felt guilty for lying to his beloved woman. So, he did everything in his power to make her happy.

After all this, it came as a shock to Matthew when Erica ran away with their babies.

The silly woman was too shocked after realizing how much he loved her, and left him while she was still pregnant.

Matthew felt so wronged. He silently begged in his heart for her to come home. He wondered why she didn't take him with her when she decided to run away.

She would never know how Matthew lived through those lonely years without her.

He didn't dare to go back to their bedroom. He was afraid that he would miss her more because of her lingering smell in the room.

He patiently waited for Erica for more than three years, and finally heard of her whereabouts from his four sons!

Erica was very smart.

In order to stay out of their radar, she had been living in a poor village for three years.

At the airport, his silly son, Boswell, secretly told Adkins that he didn't want his mother and Aunt Tessie to stay in Tow Village forever. The boy thought that Matthew didn't hear.

But, no!

Matthew heard it clearly.

Erica was in Tow Village!

He went to the village and saw her for the first time in more than three years; she had changed so much that his heart ached for the silly woman.

She could not only do housework now, but had also learnt to take care of others.

In order to punish her for leaving him, he pretended to not care about her and didn't mention anything about taking her back to Y City even after sleeping with her.

Erica became anxious and finally returned to Y City on her own accord.

After her return, she accidentally discovered all his secrets, one by one— the bottle of stars which he had asked her to fold as punishment, her teenage photo which he had taken secretly, the lock of her long hair she had left for him, the letter she had written to him, and the two words "My Rika" embroidered on his every shirt.

Matthew was anxious. He wanted to express his love for her; he wanted to tell how much he loved her to her face. But he had hidden his feelings for Erica for too long, so now, he didn't know how to express it.

He struggled for a while, and finally chose to let fate take its course. As time went by, he hoped that she would find out how much he loved her, and her alone.

Another event that Matthew had not expected was when Erica blocked the burning beam of the room to save him.

The moment he saw her spit a mouthful of blood, he collapsed and his heart broke into a million pieces.

She was willing to sacrifice herself for him.

Listening to her words in that painful state, he swore in his heart that he would protect her with his life. He swore that he would find all those who had hurt Erica and make their lives a living hell!

Fortunately, Erica woke up soon after. She had several broken ribs, and couldn't move from the bed. The woman was so anxious about her future because she had always been an active and energetic person.

So, Matthew kept her company all the while and tried his best to keep her in bed so that she would get good rest and recover as soon as possible.

Erica had once vowed that she would give him five sons. Never in his wildest imagination did he expect it to be realized.

In the end, she really did give birth to five sons!

Matthew didn't know how he felt about having five boys in the house! Fortunately, she also gave him a lovely daughter who at least provided him a little comfort.

Their lives returned to being peaceful and happy once Michel and his people were arrested.

Years passed by, and their five sons and daughter were married and had families of their own. Matthew and Erica soon became grandparents.

Sheffield and Evelyn's daughter, Gwyneth, married a senior officer of the navy.

Gwyn was passionate about diving in her teenage years. Whenever she was free, she would go to sea and venture into the mysterious underwater world.

She also met her Prince Charming at sea.

At that time, both of them were diving—Gwyn was doing it for fun, while he was on duty at sea.

Gwyn was like a nimble mermaid in the deep sea. He took her to the ship because the navy was trying to find a suspect in the area.

At first, they thought they were nothing more than passers-by in each other's lives. But as fate would have it, they met for the second time and then again.

Soon, the two fell in love.

That year, Gwyn dived into the sea to see him. But her legs cramped and she started drowning.