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!”

busy I didn’t have time to eat with

rubbed

o. Look at you, all you do is frown all day looking like you've got the weight of the world on your shoulders. You're pregnant! If this continues, you might have prenatal

meant what he said, but I felt my heart constrict. Theo's care for me recently had made me forget all about it.

offer, grabbed my bag, and was

I had agreed to eat with him. He exclaimed gleefully, "You said you're gonna treat me to surf and turf. Let's

my office was not too far from the elevator and everyone else was focused on their work. No one paid any

want to go to the underground car park, but I

me to somewhere high-class. I

buildings were outmoded. There were a number of newly built factories from the government's decree to expand this area into an economic development

of the people residing here were factory workers and their families. The chances of other

I can be now where I won't be recognized.

so I would most definitely not despise this place. On the contrary,

walls were very much dated. It was the kind 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

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

front of me, tears rolled down my cheeks unexpectedly.

right?" Xander's hands were in his pockets as