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.

phone is ringing, Wanda." Heidi picked up the phone and handed it to me, a curious

from Cecilia, I breathed out a sigh of relief. I hinted at Heidi to leave the room, and I

At the other end of the line, Cecilia was so happy she

okay, so glad you’re okay." I

was a little off. She continued, "They said they found new evidence, and they now know the man wasn't hit by me. So they released me! Where are you? Let’s get

You probably didn’t get enough rest, what with you spending the whole night there. Go

I've been worried for the whole night, so I haven't had a good rest. Let's meet tonight." Cecilia

Cecilia's affairs now resolved, my gloomy mood was instantly

worked. Sometimes, we

else can settle with a

people got to do things because they had the ability and the luck to. It was something one

was nothing black or white in this world,

we should not just judge them by saying they were either good or bad, but instead, we should look deeper

horror I had felt earlier

watch. There was still quite some time before I got off work. Finding myself missing Cecilia quite a bit, I grabbed my bag

someone took me by surprise by

people's attention off guard. I had yet to

liar. Didn't you say you aborted