Chapter 1243 Phoebe Had An ident


    Before Erica could see what had happened, the grip on her hand loosened, and Phoebe fell backward.


    A scream escaped her lips as shended on the ground.


    Eric''s hand was still frozen in midair.


    It happened so fast that she was dumbfounded.


    Camille snapped her phone shut and ran toward Phoebe. She squatted on the ground, gently grabbed


    her sister by the shoulders, and asked, "Phoebe, what happened? Are you okay?"


    This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?.


    "Sister... my belly... hurts..." Phoebe clutched her abdomen and writhed in pain as she spoke.


    Incensed, Camille stood from the ground, turned to Erica, and coldly demanded, "What did you do to


    my sister? Didn''t you know that she is pregnant? That is Matthew Huo''s child. Can you afford the


    consequences should anything happen to the baby?"


    Erica was shaken from her astonishment at the reminder that Phoebe was carrying Matthew''s child.


    She nced at the woman on the ground and said, "I didn''t do anything. It''s her fault. But if I were you,


    I would be calling an ambnce."


    Camille was rendered speechless at the reminder of her thoughtlessness. She grabbed her phone and


    warned Erica as she dialed the number, "Don''t you dare go anywhere. I''m going to tell the police what


    you did and have you arrested!"


    The exchange between the women caught Watkins'' attention. He ended his call and jogged to Erica.


    "What happened?"


    Erica didn''t respond. Instead, her eyes widened with shock when she saw the rapidly growing


    bloodstain on Phoebe''s clothes. She grasped Watkins'' sleeve and yanked hard several times. "Blood...


    Blood..."


    Watkins seized Camille''s arm to stop her. "It''s toote to call for help. I''ll drive her to the hospital," he


    offered.


    Without waiting for a response, he gathered Phoebe in his arms and rushed toward the car. Camille,


    who was close behind, opened the car door for him. A brief momentter, Phoebe was ced in the


    back seat, and Camille settled next to her.


    Watkins returned to Erica, who seemed frozen. He patted her on the shoulder and said, "Erica, get in


    the car. We need to get to the hospital."


    Erica took several deep breaths. She still couldn''t believe what she had witnessed. Never before had


    she seen so much blood! Weak-kneed, she followed Watkins to the car and climbed into the passenger


    seat.


    Watkins reversed his damaged car, bypassed Camille''s parked vehicle, and pressed hard on the


    elerator.


    Phoebe screamed the whole way. Erica''s hands turned white as her grip on the seat belt became


    tighter and tighter. She tried to recall what had led to the ident. How did Phoebe fall?


    A little over ten minutester, Watkins rushed into the hospital''s outpatient department with the


    bleeding pregnant woman in his arms. Mindless of the blood covering her, Camille followed closely.


    Erica didn''t get out of the car. She pulled out her phone and dialed Matthew''s number. Her voice


    trembled as she spoke. "Matthew, Phoebe had an ident... "


    Half an hourter, Matthew and Owen arrived at the hospital.


    The light above the emergency room was still on, and in the corridor, stood the bloodstained Watkins


    and Camille.


    When Matthew searched the room, he found Erica leaning against a wall far from the emergency room.


    She appeared so distraught and lost in thought that she didn''t even notice that Matthew had stepped


    out of the elevator.


    Concernced his voice as he asked, "Are you all right?"


    Her eyes blinked rapidly, as though seeing the man for the first time. It was only then that Erica


    snapped out of shock. A tear slid down her cheek, and her red lips quivered. "She...the baby... is


    gone..."


    This was what the doctor had said when he asked Camille to sign the surgery risk notice.


    Matthew frowned. "What happened?"


    Erica shook her head. She was still trying to process the news that Phoebe had miscarried.


    Not wanting to pressure her, Matthew approached the other two people in the room. When he saw


    Watkins, his frown deepened. He asked Camille first, "Tell me what led to this!"


    Camille''s eyes narrowed as she turned to where Erica was standing. Hatred glimmered in her eyes as


    she spat out, "It''s her fault! She pushed Phoebe to the ground. Her actions caused my sister to lose her


    child!"


    Erica was shocked by her sudden usation. She hadn''t done anything to Phoebe!


    Matthew''s expression morphed from concern to ominous. His tone was cold as he warned, "Camille, if


    you can''t support your ims, you will be responsible for ndering an innocent person. That is a


    crime!"


    Camille intensified her gaze on Erica and replied in a calm tone, "I am not maligning her. I saw her


    arguing with Phoebe and pushing her. By the time I tried to stop her, it was toote..."


    Erica rushed forward with clenched fists. As soon as she neared the woman, she raised her hand,


    intending to p Camille.


    However, a firm grip on her wrist stopped her.


    It was Watkins!


    He persuaded her gently, "Erica, calm down. It''s not appropriate to hit someone."


    Matthew pried Watkins'' fingers loose from Erica''s wrist and pulled her into his arms. His re was so


    cold that it pierced through Watkins like a knife. "Mr. Chai, if my wife wants to hit someone, she can.


    What''s it to you?"


    "I just don''t think it''s eptable..." Watkins replied.


    Erica ignored the men and stared at Camille. "Miss Su, I have no enmity with you. Why do you me


    me like this?"


    ''How dare she tell Matthew lies about me? Who the hell does she think she is?''


    A scornful smile danced on the corners of Camille''s mouth. Erica didn''t threaten her. "So, you deny it?


    We''ll know the truth when Phoebees out of the operating room!"


    Half an hourter, they were in the ward.


    Erica listened with a frosty expression as the pale-faced woman on the bed sobbed weakly to the man


    sitting beside her. "I didn''t want her to touch my belly. But she ced her hand on it regardless of my


    objections. I tried to pull her hand away, but she pushed me down..." Phoebe sobbed.


    Erica peered at Matthew only to find that he was listening to Phoebe''s usations expressionlessly.


    "Matthew, I know Tessie has wronged her, but the child was innocent! I''ve been trying to avoid her


    recently, but I didn''t expect that... Boo... Hoo..." Phoebe couldn''t contain her emotions anymore and


    began to wail so much that she seemed out of breath.


    As Camille had gone home to change and Watkins was dealing with the car ident, the three were


    alone in the ward. The woman''s weeping grew louder and louder.


    After a while, Matthew asked Erica to apany him outside. He looked at his watch and instructed,


    "Owen, take Mrs. Huo home."


    Owen, who had been waiting for orders near the ward, hurried forward. "Yes, Mr. Huo."


    But Erica stood still stubbornly. "So, you believe her?"


    The man was silent for a moment. "I have sent someone to collect the vehicle recorder and the


    surveince recordings from the scene of the ident. I''ll trust the evidence that I see with my eyes."


    ''But, I believe you more than anyone or anything, '' he thought.


    Erica crossed her arms and questioned, "Why haven''t you beening home these past few days?"


    Matthew''s eyes searched her face for evidence of emotions as he replied, "Give me a reason toe


    home."


    "You..." Erica bit her lower lip in exasperation. ''No one needs a reason to go home. He''s just making


    things difficult for me!''


    Ignoring the anger reflecting on her face, Matthew said indifferently, "I thought that after these three


    months together, you would know how I feel about you, but..."