She figured out what was on my mind at once.
As she should be. A woman who could be with Shelton for such a long time must be shrewd.
Without hiding anything, I sat there and said, "Miss Shirley, you're right."
I understood that either Shirley or Shelton were both smart guys.
Neither of them was stupid. It was impossible to let me play matchmaker for them without being found out by both of them.
Shirley's expression was still calm when she heard this. "Go ahead, what's the matter?"
"I hope you and Dr. Shelton can get back together."
I said my ultimate purpose directly.
After hearing what I said, Shirley was stunned at first, but soon smiled and said, "His heart is with you. Isn't it strange that you talk about this with me?"
"No." I looked at Shirley. "Shelton got no feelings in front of me."
After all, we were all middle-aged women. There was no need for me to keep this matter a secret.
Hearing me say this, Shirley was stunned.
I laughed at myself. "You should know that if he loves me, he would be aroused by me when I laid in front of him. But he didn't. He even needed me to help him." Afraid of being misunderstood by Shirley, I quickly said, "Don't get me wrong, we never have had sex so far."
"You didn't?"
Shirley seemed to be really surprised by what I said. She didn't believe it. "How could it be? Didn't you have been together for a long time?"
"Yes, but we have never done that." What I said before was just the premise. Then I said to Shirley, "As you can see, I don't love him at all and have no feelings for him. The reason why I still be with him is that he injected the virus, which only he owns antidote, into my son."
"What?"
Hearing what I said, Shirley slightly opened her mouth. Her face was filled with an expression of disbelief.
When I saw her like this, hope rose in my heart and I continued to say, "I don't know when he injected it, but this virus made my son have a high fever for several days. I had no choice but to beg him. He offered me two conditions and told me to choose one. One is that I need give birth to his child, and the other is that I need to marry him."
"Then, which did you choose?"
Shirley's expression obviously became nervous along with my words.
I smiled bitterly. "I haven't made up my mind yet. He gave me time to think about it. He also gave me the anti-fever medicine that can be used for two weeks at a time. If it is taken for four times, the resistance will produce. My son has already taken it three times now."
Shirley lowered her eyes and kept silent, as if she was thinking about something.
I didn't say anything more. I took the cup of fruit tea in front of me and took a sip.
It was sour and sweet, very tasty.
When I put down the teacup, Shirley said, "Though I want to help you, it's just that his heart is no longer with me. He probably doesn't care about whether I live or die."
"It's not like this." I looked at Shirley and said firmly, "Shelton has you in his heart, but he doesn't realize it, or... he is deceiving himself. What he needs is a process to know his heart."
"Really?"
"Do you know? When I asked him for the medicine last time, he had already taken off his pants and asked me to arouse him. It was you who made a phone call then he let me go."
I believed that this meant something.
Shirley looked at me. Her beautiful eyes were filled with complex emotions. "Really?"
I nodded.
She was very smart and naturally knew what it meant.
Shirley slightly nodded. "But that doesn't mean that he will give in for me."
"I know." I smiled bitterly. "I'm sorry. In fact, I have already told him about your illness. I hope he can see his heart clearly. I have no choice."
Shirley looked at me without saying a word.
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