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.

could understand most of them. "Did the doctor say how you might have developed

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

He would take her to do the examination again. Do it right this time,

a lifeline. Matthew suddenly raised his voice and said, "Erica

abruptly. Things felt different somehow.

her head and looked at him, her eyes red and swollen

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

results in his hand, and then shifted his

your mind?" Who was she if she weren't Erica

asked, "I'm out

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

checked it so carefully?" He really wanted to strangle the woman in

I cry? Want me to laugh instead?" She

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?

you insane?" How could he still

"You're not sick!"

Matthew said was a rhetorical remark, so

turned on the LED light. The exam report was all lit up.

Matthew, please. I'm not in the mood." Hands on her

put the report in front of her eyes, pointed at the name printed on the

Li? So the doctor typed my name wrong. It's not my fault... Wait a

thought she finally got what he was trying to tell her. She was too excited to say much.

my test results!" She started laughing hysterically. She was so excited that she was

the complex emotions in his heart, Matthew asked her again calmly, "Look at the procedure. Did they jam a camera down

her cell phone. She looked up what it was,

excitedly, holding Matthew in her arms. "They didn't do anything like that to me. These results aren't mine at all.

out,