I felt familiar at the first sight of the man in the photo.
The photo was in black and white. The man in it was a little thin and looked very young.
But when I looked at the man carefully, I suddenly felt a spasm. That terrible knife in my memory seemed to have stabbed into my belly again.
"This man is your husband?"
The woman nodded, "Yes, he is my husband."
To make sure that I didn't mistake him, I asked deliberately, "What's his name?"
The woman looked at the man in the photo happily and said, "David."
My heart was pounding heavily. I never thought that I would meet David's family in this remote place.
The man who almost killed me, the ferocious man who killed people without blinking his eyes, was actually the one in the photo! How could he have such a nice family?
At this moment, I have an indescribable emotion towards the woman and children in front of me. There was only a line between hatred and sympathy.
So far, I could still remember how David stabbed the knife into the ground. He said that his wife and daughter were buried under the ground, and his words were full of emotions when he asked me to sing the birthday song for his daughter at that time.
"What's wrong with you? Do you know my man?"
The woman looked at me and asked me when she saw that I in a daze without saying anything for a long time.
How could I say to this woman who was obsessed with her husband that her husband was a murderer and that her husband is in prison now? He was now waiting for the trial of the court.
I shook my head. "No, I don't know him."
The woman lowered her head and looked at her husband's photo again. "That's right. How could you know such an ordinary person?"
I looked at her daughter who was leaning against the bed and touched her head. "When is her birthday?"
"A few days ago. On the day of my daughter's birthday, David called me and said that he would come back with a lot of money. He said he will celebrate the New Year with us. He wouldn't leave after he came back. But a few days ago, his friend came to our house and said that David had found a good job and would not come back for a long time."
I murmured, "He really won't be back for a long time."
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. What should they do in the future if David had abandoned his sick wife and two children?
"When the school is finished, you'd better let the two kids go to school. It's difficult for you to recover only by taking medicine at home. You'd better go to the hospital to have a look. We can pay for the expenses."
I made a promise to David's wife. She looked at me with unbelievable surprise and gratitude.
"We just met by chance. How can I ask you to pay my medical fees for me?"
"We are only doing a little favor to you."
I knew I was not a kind person, and I was not the kind of person who repaid good for evil. I was afraid that I would go back on my words later, so I said to Rogelio, "Let's go. Don't affect her rest."
He nodded and said, "Okay!"
Before leaving, Rogelio said to the woman, "I'll arrange someone to take you to the hospital later. Jasmine's words count."
The woman pushed Andrew and said, "Go and see uncle and aunt off."
Andrew followed us out obediently. "Will you really help my mother?"
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