Mr Carlos Huo, She's Your Wife

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.

long paragraph in the middle consisting professional medical instructions. He could understand most of them. "Did the doctor say

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

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

drowning in sorrow, and couldn't find a lifeline. Matthew suddenly raised his voice and said,

Things

him, her eyes

his face. Erica couldn't describe it to save her life.

then shifted his gaze to her again. Finally, he asked, "So your name's Erika

asked, "Are you out of your mind?" Who

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

chicken pecking rice. "I looked at every line. Why?" She kept reading the line "stage III cancer" over and over.

carefully?" He really

Want me to laugh instead?" She suddenly let

did she change her name? Did she get Wesley's permission before doing

"Are you insane?" How could he

"You're not sick!"

thought what Matthew said was a rhetorical remark, so she retorted angrily, "Maybe not!

the LED light. The exam report was all lit up. "Open your eyes wide and look carefully!

the mood." Hands on her hips, Erica was now arguing

being obtuse. He put the report in

doctor typed my name wrong. It's not my fault...

results and thought she finally got what he was trying to tell her. She

my test results!" She

Matthew asked her again calmly, "Look at the procedure. Did they jam a camera

camera...down my throat?" Erica silently lowered her head and took out her cell phone. She looked up

excitedly, holding Matthew in her arms. "They didn't do anything like

while, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out, "Know what I think?