Everyone also ran down from upstairs and gathered around to check on Wendy.
Ed ran down while supporting himself against the wall. Feeling grateful, he clutched Matthew’s arm
tightly while his tears fell incessantly.
Matthew knew what he was thinking and patted his shoulder lightly.
“Ed, she’s a great woman. From now on, she is your wife. I’ll treat her as if she’s my sister and my family!
No one is allowed to stop you from marrying her!” Matthew said sincerely.
Ed suppressed his sobs and said, “Matt, as long as she is okay, nothing else matters. I know how she
feels, but I can’t be selfish…”
Matthew chuckled and shook his head. “You are not selfish. Have you forgotten how generous you were
back in school?”
Ed smiled bitterly. “Things were different back then. Now, my parents are unemployed, and two of my
family members are sick. Plus, my body is in such a bad condition…”
Matthew interrupted him, “Yes, things were different, but you and I are also different now. Remember,
you are my good buddy. I’ll absolutely support you in whatever you want to do!”
Ed whispered, “Matthew, I don’t want to drag you guys down too…”
Matthew chuckled, “I’m asking you to work for me. You’re not dragging me down.”
Ed said, “But my body…”
Matthew replied, “Don’t worry. I can cure your mother’s disease, so I can cure your illness too! Okay, let’s
not talk about this first. I hope you don’t miss out on such a great woman.”
Looking at Matthew’s firm gaze, Ed could not help but nod slowly.
He walked over and wanted to see how Wendy was, but was pushed away by Laura. “Why are you still
here? Look at what you did to my sister! Are you trying to kill her?”
Ed was so weak that he fell directly onto the ground due to the push.
Wendy hurried over and tried to help Ed up, but was immediately stopped by her sister.
“Wendy, don’t go there. We are doing this for your own good. You won’t be happy if you marry him!”
Laura said anxiously.
Wendy said furiously, “How do you know that I won’t be happy?”
Laura sneered, “Do I really need to explain? Look at the situation his family is in. They have two sick
people in the family, and their medicine must cost a fortune every month. Plus, he has such a frail body
that he can’t even do work. After you marry him, you still have to work to support their family. Why would
you willingly suffer?”
Wendy said furiously, “Laura, I’m different from you. Money doesn’t make me happy, so don’t impose
your values on me. I’m only happy I’m with him!”
Exasperated at her stubbornness, Laura said, “How can you be so ignorant? I know that you are still
young so love is everything to you, but I hope you know that love and marriage are not the same. If you
marry him, it’ll be too late if you regret it in the future!”
Wendy’s eyes were firm. “I will never regret the decisions I make. Dad, Mom, I beg you. Please let me
marry Eddie. He’s the only person I’ll marry in my life. If you make me marry someone else, you might as
well kill me!”
Hearing this, Brandon stood beside her with a sour expression.
Wendy’s mother wiped away her tears and whispered, “Brandon, m-maybe we should just let Wendy
marry Ed. Ed is a great kid. Remember how nice his parents were to us last time?”
Brandon’s face soured even more and he said furiously, “Shut up! Spoil the rod and spare the child. Look
at how spoiled she is now! I’d rather she have fallen to death just now rather than marry into this kind of
family and suffer!”
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