True Love Waits

Chapter 1279 My Cousin

Matthew took his time to study the examination result. 'Stung by the Spina Gleditsiae and needs a local operation?

Is this Erica's doing? Did she try another trick on Phoebe?" "Evidence," he said through gritted teeth.

Phoebe had known that Matthew would ask for proof, and she was ready. At once, she pulled out her phone and sent him the video she had prepared in advance.

The recording was a clip from surveillance footage from a Chinese medicine shop. It showed two people speaking to the shopkeeper. The video had sound, and one of the two newcomers a young woman- could clearly be heard saying, "Sir, do you sell Spina Gleditsiae here?"

The shopkeeper nodded and asked, "Yes, indeed. How much do you want?"

The woman thought for a moment, and then said, "Five grams would be enough."

As he weighed the Spina Gleditsiae, the shopkeeper shot her a puzzled look. Eventually, he asked, "Young lady, may I ask why do you want to purchase this herb? It's poisonous."

The woman's expression remained unchanged as she replied, "Oh, I know that. It's for the treatment of retained fetal membranes in my cow. I'm going to burn the Spina Gleditsiae to ash, mix it with warm wine, and feed it to the cow."

This was indeed, one of the known uses of the herb. However, one particular detail in the explanation caught the shopkeeper's interest. "Your cow?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. "You don't look like a cowherd. How do you know that the Spina Gleditsiae can be used for this purpose?"

"My cousin majored in traditional Chinese medicine," explained the woman. "He told me all about it."

"I see." The shopkeeper carefully wrapped the five grams in paper and told her the price. A brief moment later, he added, "Remember, be very careful with this stuff."

"Of course. Thank you, sir!" The video ended after the woman paid and left the shop along with the person who had entered with her.

The man who accompanied her was Hyatt. He was always willing to help Erica with

people they knew, Sheffield

only grasped the uses of some

as the

had informed

used the poisonous herbs to prick Phoebe. Unaware of how serious it was, Phoebe hadn't

wound been treated earlier, it would have healed, and she wouldn't need surgery. But, the treatment had been delayed until today, when the continued discomfort forced Phoebe to go for an examination at the hospital. Sure enough, the result had shocked her. She hadn't

and swore that she would

his hands before him, doing his best to hide his weariness. Every

him. Finally, he raised his eyes and

Matthew brought up the topic, she would refuse to admit the truth. "I don't know what

to think that I don't believe Erica." After an intentional moment of silence, he continued, "I

man whom Watkins and Erica had

heart. She had been certain that there was no surveillance at the scene of the accident-except for the recorder in the vehicle, which wouldn't be able to pick up what had happened clearly. As long as she refused

off-guard. She hadn't expected him to figure this out so soon! Otherwise, she would have arranged for that old man to disappear from the world altogether! After all, no one would be suspicious if someone Trent Wang's age were to die of some accident while living

eyes off Phoebe. "It was you who killed your unborn child, and then you framed Erica for it. And you exposed your lie when you sent people to silence Trent Wang. I might not have found any direct evidence had you not been so

no video monitoring at the spot where the accident had happened, and there was no direct evidence on the vehicle recorder. Matthew hadn't been able to investigate the cause of the incident as Phoebe refused to admit to her wickedness. It was fortunate that Phoebe had panicked and threatened the witness.

"Why do you trust her so much?" Almost as soon as the words left her mouth, she winced. No matter how hard she tried, she hadn't been

unpleasant ways to deal with you. The snake

then. When he sent

searched the pet market for a non-poisonous one and ensured that its fangs had

a person

"What if she were careless? Like she pushed me down by accident?" "Huh?" the