Chapter 386 A Distant Relative
Damien sighed. “Have you been experiencing your menstrual cycle recently? You seem to be overthinking and more anxious than usual.”
Cherise was taken aback.
Menstrual cycle…
She instinctively protected her lower abdomen with her arms. “You… you… How did you know…”
“Do you really think I have no idea what you did in the bathroom?”
Damien shook his head in resignation. “Don’t worry. Uncle Shaw will be fine.
“Even if anything happens, you have me.”
Damien took a deep breath and looked ahead. It seemed his words were not only for Cherise but for himself.
In reality, he had guessed what was going on when he saw the license plate number of the car parked in the empty lot beside Elvis’ yard.
Those two men were fit and alert. They did not look like ordinary people.
Furthermore…
Damien narrowed his eyes. He had glimpsed into the house through the rearview mirror when he started the car.
He noticed Elvis extending his hands towards the two men.
Judging from the gesture and angle, it could only mean they were putting handcuffs on his wrists.
Damien let out his breath. “Cherise, can you tell me about your uncle.”
“You mentioned he stayed in Shaw’s village for many years and never went anywhere.
“Has he ever been to the city?”
Cherise furrowed her brow and pondered. After a while, she answered, “Uncle Shaw doesn’t go to the city. He hates going there.”
“When I started university, he also didn’t send me there.”
“I think he’s only been to the city when I was six to bring me to the hospital. The only other time was when my Grandma was ill.”
Then, she looked at Damien in confusion. “Why do you ask?”
Damien’s fingers tightened on the steering wheel. “Were you ill when you were six?”
“Yes.”
Cherise nodded awkwardly. “I was too young to understand what was happening. It started as an ordinary cold. I tried to hide it, but it worsened so severely that I nearly died.”
“We ended up spending a lot of money.”
“The treatment cost two hundred thousand. My aunt said they couldn’t afford it initially. They would have no choice but to bring me home and perform the last rites.”
“However, Uncle Shaw later returned to the hospital with two hundred thousand. He said he borrowed the money from a distant relative.”
Cherise frowned and continued, “However, that distant relative never reappeared.
Damien’s knuckles turned white on the steering wheel.
“Were you ill during the summer?”
Yes.”
Cherise nodded innocently. “Speaking of this, I should remind Uncle Shaw the next time I see him.”
“Even though we never saw the distant relative in all these years, we still have to return the money.”
“It’s a matter of integrity.”
Damien nodded and smiled. “Sure, I’ll prepare the money the next time we return. You can ask your uncle about how we can get in touch with the relative.”
“I wish to thank the person who saved my wife.”
Cherise pursed her lips and nodded solemnly.
However, her phone rang before she could say anything.
It was a generic message from the university counselor sent to every student under his charge. The message urged every student to study hard for the upcoming final exam.
There was also a message specifically for Cherise. It reminded her to focus on her studies as she had missed too many classes this semester. Furthermore, it also said that the counselor’s friend, a former top student, offered to tutor Cherise.
Cherise fell silent as she read the message.
The counselor’s friend, a former top student, wants to tutor me personally?Can I refuse?
She was confident that she could prepare for the finals on her own.
However, she could not bring herself to refuse the counselor’s offer.
Never mind…
