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.

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

all the people they

but the boy was still young and had only grasped the uses of some simple herbs. He certainly couldn't know much about

the

him with no doubt that Sheffield had informed Erica about the herb and its

the Spina Gleditsiae, Erica had used the poisonous herbs to prick Phoebe. Unaware of how serious it was,

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 expected that she would

that she would sue Erica for intentional

pen he had been holding and folded his hands before him, doing his best to hide his weariness. Every time his scheming wife did something

Matthew needed to teach her how to be more careful. Otherwise, there would be no end to the headaches she would cause him. Finally, he raised his eyes and glared at Phoebe. "You and

No matter how many times Matthew brought up the topic, she would refuse to admit the truth. "I don't know what you are implying. I've already

silence, he continued, "I haven't kicked you out of Y City because you're still useful to me. Did

was the old man whom Watkins and Erica had gone to see the other

facade began to crack, and fear rose in her 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

him to figure this out so soon! Otherwise, she would have arranged for that old man to disappear from

his 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

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. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gotten any evidence to prove Erica's innocence. He had believed Erica from the beginning. But at that point, his love and understanding of

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 able to hide the tremble in

but she is not malicious by nature. If you provoke her, she will come up with a thousand unpleasant ways to deal with you. The snake and the Spina Gleditsiae incidents were the examples. However, she would never kill anyone, let alone an

When he sent Tessie to the slum, softhearted Erica had asked him to

though she put a snake on Phoebe's bed, she had searched the pet market

could such a

of silence, she argued, "What if she were careless? Like she pushed me down by accident?" "Huh?" the man sneered. "By accident? In my eyes, she is innocent even if she did it on purpose, let alone