The Woman From Hell

Chapter 84

Theo responded and got up to walk toward the kitchen. When he walked past the stairway, he saw m e and stopped in his tracks. He looked slightly surprised and said in a low voice, "You're up.”

I should not have gotten up, more so went downstairs. I would not be feeling this sting of pain if I had just stayed in the room.

"Are you there, Theowy?" Cindy, who was in the bathroom, sounded a little anxious.

"You should go. Ms. Cindy might catch a cold later." I looked up, gave a small smile, and turned around to go upstairs. I did not spare him another glance.

I slammed the bedroom door and began panting. For a moment, my heart was clenching so violently it was a s though I was about to suffocate the next second.

The air in the bedroom was stuffy, and the storm howled outside the window. I got up and opened the window, only to be hit by a strong gust of wind. It nearly threw me off balance. I crouched on the floor as the rain came down on me, splashing my body.

I placed my hands on the floor and welcomed the storm. The rain and howling wind continued to splatter and hit my face. The rainwater went into my

nose and mouth. I could taste bitterness mixed with the taste of earth.

Only by doing this was I able to ease the prickly pain i n my heart and momentarily forget everything.

who said that one could get everything one wanted as long as

was the result always the same no matter how hard

had always been alone,

rainwater. The sensation pierced through my limbs and bones, chilling my heart and

taking over the pain from

no longer hold on and was

arms at lightning speed and got up t o shut the windows, cutting out the deafening sound o

was livid, and his lips quivered in anger. He had never

as I lay weakly in his arms with n o strength

state and stopped talking. He hugged me tight, and my wet clothes quickly soaked his clothes. He reached out to wipe the raindrops off o f my face before bringing me

switched on the hot water tap in the bathroom and removed my wet

continued to tremble as an inexplicable feeling

touched the hot water, warmth returned to my body and I slowly

eyes. His voice was chilly. "Wanda Lane, there are many ways for you t o punish me. Don’t torture me like

pain again as I looked up with tears streaming down my face. I muttered, "It

merely felt that the rain could ease the pressure in my heart. I was just

with a towel. He said helplessly, "I can't shirk my responsibility toward the Reeds and Cindy. I can’t just ignore her. Promise me, don’t hurt yourself and the child anymore. You can