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.

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

always the same no

only heal my own wounds and endure the pain. I had always been alone, and eventually, I would

out of my eyes, mixing with the cold rainwater. The sensation pierced through my limbs and bones,

body taking over the pain from before.

could no longer hold on and was about to crash to

o shut the windows, cutting out the

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

as I lay weakly in his arms with

his clothes. He reached out to wipe the raindrops

the bathroom and removed my wet clothes very quickly before gently putting

feeling gushed out of my heart. I

hot water, warmth returned to my

His voice was chilly. "Wanda Lane,

again as I looked up with tears streaming down my face. I muttered, "It wasn’t m y intention to punish

rain could ease the pressure in my heart. I was just trying to release

down at me and sighed, wiping away the tears from my face with a towel. He said helplessly, "I can't shirk my responsibility toward the Reeds and Cindy. I can’t just ignore