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 surveince footage from a Chinese medicine shop. It showed two


    people speaking to the shopkeeper. The video had sound, and one of the two neers—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,


    "Youngdy, 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 particr detail in the exnation


    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," exined 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


    momentter, 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.


    The woman in the video was none other than Erica. The man who apanied her was Hyatt. He was


    always willing to help Erica with whatever she did.


    As for the so-called cousin she mentioned... Of all the people they knew, Sheffield was the only one


    well-versed in traditional Chinese medicine.


    Matthew knew that Sheffield wanted Godwin to learn from him, but the boy was still young and had


    only grasped the uses of some simple herbs. He certainly couldn''t know much about the effects of


    various kinds of medicine.


    So, he eliminated Godwin as the so-called cousin quoted by Erica.


    That left him with no doubt that Sheffield had informed Erica about the herb and its uses.


    After buying the Spina Gleditsiae, Erica had used the poisonous herbs to prick Phoebe. Unaware of


    how serious it was, Phoebe hadn''t approached a doctor or hospital.


    Had the wound been treated earlier, it would have healed, and she wouldn''t need surgery. But, the


    treatment had been dyed until today, when the continued difort forced Phoebe to go for an


    examination at the hospital. Sure enough, the result had shocked her. She hadn''t expected that she


    would need surgery for such a small wound.


    Phoebe gritted her teeth and swore that she would sue Erica for intentional injury!


    Matthew put down the 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 naughty, she not only left evidence, but also


    relied on him to deal with the consequences.


    It was beyond doubt that 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 red at Phoebe. "You and I know the real reason for your miscarriage.


    Do you know why I haven''t gotten rid of you yet?"


    Phoebe''s face twitched. Then, she stiffened. 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 said that it was


    Erica''s fault."


    ''Incorrigible!'' Matthew thought as he snorted. He narrowed his eyes, restrained the anger that glinted


    inside them, and growled at the despicable woman standing before him, "You are foolish to think that I


    don''t believe Erica." After an intentional moment of silence, he continued, "I haven''t kicked you out of Y


    City because you''re still useful to me. Did you believe that you could hide the truth by threatening the


    witness, Trent Wang? If so, then you are wrong! How could I not know what you did?"


    Trent Wang was the old man whom Watkins and Erica had gone to see the other day.


    Phoebe''s confident facade began to crack, and fear rose in her heart. She had been certain that there


    was no surveince at the scene of the ident—except for the recorder in the vehicle, which wouldn''t


    be able to pick up what had happened clearly. As long as she refused to admit to her actions, Matthew


    couldn''t do anything.


    Now, Phoebe was caught off-guard. She hadn''t expected him to figure this out so soon! Otherwise, she


    would have arranged for that old man to disappear from the world altogether! After all, no one would be


    suspicious if someone Trent Wang''s age were to die of some ident while living by himself.


    Matthew pushed his chair back and stood. He refused to take 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 sent


    people to silence Trent Wang. I might not have found any direct evidence had you not been so stupid!"


    It was true. There was no video monitoring at the spot where the ident 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 his wife had


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    led to his unshakeable belief that she was innocent.


    Phoebe swallowed nervously before asking, "Why do you 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 her voice.


    "Rika is naughty, but she is not malicious by nature. If you provoke her, she wille 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 innocent baby!"


    Tessie had made Erica suffered a lot back then. When he sent Tessie to the slum, softhearted Erica


    had asked him to be merciful.


    Even though she put a snake on Phoebe''s bed, she had searched the pet market for a non-poisonous


    one and ensured that its fangs had been treated.


    How could such a person kill a baby?


    Phoebe remained unmoved and unconvinced. She bit her lower lip, and after a moment of silence, she


    argued, "What if she were careless? Like she pushed me down by ident?"


    "Huh?" the man sneered. "By ident? In my eyes, she is innocent even if she did it on purpose, let


    alone by ident."


    Phoebe clenched her fists. She had been so consumed by rage and envy that she had forgotten about


    her injury. She winced as her nails dug into her injured palm. Her face paled, and she was forced to


    release her fist.


    Matthew grabbed the examination report on the table and tore the paper from the middle. "If you want


    to sue her, be quick. Eventually, you will be of no use to me. When that day arrives, you will lose your


    chance to sue her."


    There would be no chance... Phoebe''s eyes searched Matthew''s face as she asked in a trembling


    voice, "What do you want to do to me?"


    "What do I want?" After throwing the pieces of paper into the trash can, he ruthlessly pronounced,


    "From the day you killed my friend''s unborn child, you were already on your way to the slum. If you


    behave well before I send you there, maybe I will let Tessie be yourpany. If you continue to be


    stubborn and hurt Erica again, I will ensure that it isn''t Tessie, but a beast, or something more terrible


    than a beast who will apany you."


    Phoebe''s legs weakened, and her body shook. She grabbed the desk to steady herself but found that


    she was unable to stand firm.


    She finally realized how much a man like Matthew could spoil a woman as long as he loved her.


    He spoiled Erica without a care in the world.


    Phoebe''s envy toward Erica grew by leaps and bounds. There was no doubt left in her mind that Erica


    was the woman in Matthew''s heart.


    But Erica was stupid. Even though she was the woman Matthew loved, she was ignorant of it and


    continued her efforts to find out who he loved.


    Matthew ignored Phoebe''s pallidplexion, and continued, "Aren''t you going to sue her? Please go


    ahead. I''ll y the game with you to the end." It was yet to be seen who would end up in jail.


    After saying that, he called Owen through the internal line.


    He ordered, "See the guest out!"