Substitute Marriage With the Illegitimate Son novel Chapter 978

Frank took the lilacs that Elizabeth had placed on the sofa, intending to chase after her.

But before leaving, he said to Salome, "Mom said that she learned some new recipes that she wanted us to try."

"Ugh! I don't want to try her new recipes. This is all your and Dad's fault. You're always praising her for her cooking," Salome complained. She seemed really down about trying out her mother's cooking.

Out of curiosity, the nurse asked, "Wait a second. Mom and Dad? Dr. Wilson, isn't Dr. Watson your boyfriend? Are you actually married already?"

Salome chuckled and shook her head. "I would never marry an unromantic man like Frank. He's been picking on me since we were kids. If I marry that guy, we'll just end up fighting day in and day out!"

She then looked at Frank's receding back and continued, "My mother married his father. That's how we ended up being step-siblings. Even though Frank is always picking on me, he's not a bad person. He takes good care of me and my mother."

Back when Salome was still a student, her classmates were always alienating her and sometimes even bullying her because she was a new student in her class. Back then, Frank just went to her class and fought off her male classmates who had bullied her.

All these years, she had treated him like a real brother, and she hoped that he could be happy.

Frank got out of the clinic, running at full speed. The petals of the lilacs in his hand were falling down along the way. Pretty soon, he was behind Elizabeth, out of breath.

It was then that Elizabeth heard someone gasping for air behind her. She turned around and asked, "What are you doing out here?"

Sweat was trickling down Frank's forehead. Elizabeth took out a tissue from her purse and handed it to him. She was about to hail a cab and get back home.

Frank accepted the tissue, but he didn't bother to wipe his sweat and just focused on explaining himself. "Please understand that Salome is my sister. We're not in a relationship!"

Elizabeth became embarrassed. The reason she left earlier was because she did feel jealous, because she thought Salome was Frank's girlfriend. By the time she pulled herself together, she found that she had already walked far away.