The Woman From Hell

Chapter 142

"Come in." I sat up straight and brightened up, thinking that it would be another employee.

Instead, Xander pushed open my door. He had a mask and a cap on. He was like a thief sneaking in, crouching on the floor. He closed the door behind him.

"I was almost caught, it was so scary!" Once he sat down on the chair, he lightly hammered his chest and exclaimed loudly.

"You’re dressed like this on a hot and sunny day. You'll only garner more attention." I looked at his outfit and frowned.

"What can I do? Fans used to chase after me because they love me. Now, I'm being chased around by paparazzi, reporters, and whoever else wants to take photos of me." Xander was sprawled in the chair with an expression that seemed to say he was better off dead.

He was being seriously slandered recently, causing all his work to come to a screeching halt. He had stopped showing his face in public settings as well. People were desperate to take his photos. The paparazzi were hoping to take scandalous photos, while his fans who were concerned about his well-being hired people to take his photos-regardless if it was in secret or not-t

o know how he was doing.

"You know what the situation is like right now, so you should just stay at home. Why are you out and about?” I replied to Xander exasperatedly.

"That's because I miss you... I miss eating with you so I wanna bring you out for a meal!”

a sip of the water I handed to him and continued, "I was busy previously, so busy I didn’t have time to eat with you. Now that I'm finally free, I gotta grab my chances. Come

interested." I rubbed the space in

you do is frown all day looking like you've got the weight of the world on your shoulders.

he said, but I felt my heart constrict. Theo's care for me recently had made me forget all about it. The lump I felt in my throat grew. I really could not afford to let

eating?" I took up his offer, grabbed my bag, and was

face was full of smiles after I had agreed to eat with him. He exclaimed gleefully,

stepping out of the door, Xander resumed his sneaking around and trailed behind me. It was fortunate that my office was not too far from the elevator and everyone else was focused on their work. No one paid any attention to Xander and

the underground car park, but I went with Xander anyway

that Xander would bring me to somewhere high-class. I was not expecting him to bring me to an

were outmoded. There were a number of newly built factories from the government's decree to expand

were factory workers and their families.

place I can be now where I won't be recognized. Thing is, there's an alley inside there that’s pretty

not despise this place. On the

that was made of exposed bricks and stretched all the way into the alley. After a bridge, there was a walkway with newly renovated houses

of the walkway, and by the shore were flowers of every kind. It was spring now, so I could smell the flowers as we were walking along

what was in front of me, tears rolled down my cheeks unexpectedly.

in his pockets as he stood