The Woman From Hell

Chapter 75

When Heidi came in, I was sitting on the couch, sweating profusely and my eyes a little unfocused.

"What’s wrong, Wanda?" Frightened, she quickly rushed over.

Her voice finally brought me back to reality. I looked u p and said in a soft voice, "I'm okay. I was just a little cold earlier. Can you switch the heater off for me and grab me a glass of warm water?”

Heidi brought me a glass of warm water and said worriedly, "Maybe I should take you to the hospital. You don't look so good."

"I'll be fine in a while. Go ahead and do what you need t o do. I'll rest for a while." After drinking my water, I weakly laid back down on the sofa.

All these years, I had tried to forget that. However, after a single phone call today, all those emotions were flooding back in again.

Just then, the phone that I had tossed into a corner started ringing again.

I was startled. I instinctively covered my ears in an attempt to block out the sound, but the phone would not stop ringing.

I was too afraid to pick it up-afraid it was a call from

him.

Wanda." Heidi picked up the phone and handed it to me,

a sigh of relief. I hinted at Heidi to leave the room, and I picked up the

At the other end of the

you're okay, so glad you’re okay." I was equally delighted to

she did not notice my mood was a little off. She continued, "They said they found new evidence, and they

work. You probably didn’t get enough rest, what with you spending the whole night there. Go home, take a shower, and have a good

I haven't

resolved, my gloomy mood

Sometimes, we spend our entire lives chasing

settle with a single

Those people got to do things because they had the ability and the luck to. It was something one could only wish for, and something

nothing black or white in this world, only

we should not just judge them by saying they were either good

I had felt

working for a while, I checked my watch. There was still quite some time before I got off work.

I stepped out the door, someone took me by surprise by giving me a hard

off guard. I had yet to come back to my senses

say you aborted the