True Love Waits novel Chapter 1408

Erica dissolved into tears. The pent up emotions in her heart seemed to find an outlet. Erica threw herself into her husband's arms and cried bitterly.

Matthew took off his overcoat and wrapped it around her. He inhaled her scent and kissed her long hair gently. "Honey, don't cry," he said, trying to comfort her.

'You won't die without my permission!

If the King of Hell wants you, he'll have to defeat me first!' Matthew thought to himself.

Erica didn't say anything and kept crying.

They just stood by the river, holding each other tightly. The woman choked with sobs, while the man reassuring her.

Occasionally, when someone came near, they couldn't help but take a look at them. The sadness of the two people was replaced by warmth and happiness.

Ten minutes later, Matthew suddenly said, "You still have your test results with you? Let me see them again."

With swollen red eyes, Erica took out the crumpled piece of paper from her pocket and handed it to him.

Matthew straightened the paper out so he could read it. On top it said that it was the electronic endoscopy examination report of Y City First General Hospital. He was not in a hurry to read it. Instead, he asked her a question first, "Did they give you anesthetic before the exam?"

"Anesthetic?" The woman was confused.

"Yes!"

Erica thought for a while and answered, "No." They never gave her anything for the pain, nor did they sedate her. Nothing.

Matthew held her in his arms and asked in a trembling voice, "Silly girl, why didn't you opt for the anesthetic?" Usually, these kinds of procedures involve knocking the patient out using some sort of anesthetic. A tube with a camera is inserted in the throat so the doctors can look around the stomach. It's generally painful even when sedated.

Erica didn't know what was going on. They never offered her anything. She hugged him and said sadly, "It doesn't matter. They'll have to use it when I go under the knife!"

Sighing silently, Matthew continued to read the results.

There was a long paragraph in the middle consisting professional medical instructions. He could understand most of them. "Did the doctor say how you might have developed cancer?"

The woman in his arms shook her head. "I was too sad to ask."

"Why not?" Never mind. He would take her to do the examination again. Do it right this time, ask questions. No matter what the result was, they would face it together.

Erica was still drowning in sorrow, and couldn't find a lifeline. Matthew suddenly raised his voice and said, "Erica Li!"

The atmosphere changed abruptly. Things felt different somehow.

"What?" She raised her head and looked at him, her eyes red and swollen from crying.

Matthew stood there, staring at her, a weird expression on his face. Erica couldn't describe it to save her life.

Anyway, he glanced down at the examination results in his hand, and then shifted his gaze to her again. Finally, he asked, "So your name's Erika Li now?"

Confused, Erica asked, "Are you out of your mind?" Who was she if she weren't Erica Li?

Matthew clenched his fists and closed his eyes in despair. When he opened his eyes again, he gritted his teeth and asked, "I'm out of my mind? I think that describes you better than me. How carefully did you check that report? Think hard before you answer."

The woman nodded like a chicken pecking rice. "I looked at every line. Why?" She kept reading the line "stage III cancer" over and over. It seemed like she'd read it thousands of times.

"Then why did you cry after you'd checked it so carefully?" He really wanted to strangle the woman in front of him right now.

"I have cancer! Why can't I cry? Want me to laugh instead?" She suddenly let go of the man, feeling that he was insane.

"So your name is Erika Li? When did that happen?" Since when did she change her name? Did she get Wesley's permission before doing that?