The Woman From Hell

Chapter 144

"Well, not every woman is so picky. They do have their own considerations as well. As a woman, the focus isn’t on the food trucks by the roadside but the intention of the person who brought them there.” I said faintly.

"What do you mean?” Xander lifted his eyes and looked at me.

"For example, you brought me here today to share this good find with me. We’re friends, and I'm grateful.

However, if you were someone I had just met or am unfamiliar with, I’d have two thoughts about this. It’s either you're trying to test me, or you don't respect me. It's entirely different.

"Since we’re friends, I appreciate your gesture, since it's not easy to find someone who would share nice things with you. But if we were mere acquaintances, d o you think I'd still open myself up to you as a woman?”

"Did Theo Grant ever test you before? Are you a materialistic woman in his heart?" Xander asked abruptly, his quiet gaze boring into me.

I paused. Would he think so?

He would, I guess. I remember him mentioning that as

long as I agreed to the divorce, he would give me whatever I wanted. I reckoned that in his heart, I married him solely for the money.

rang while I was

into my bowl and answered the

are you?" Theo's cold yet furious voice rang from the other side of

looked like he was out of the operating room and his

help you?" My tone was

was on the phone, so he headed inside the restaurant to

doing?” His tone dropped a few degrees and was laced

to him

from an operation and is now in the hospital,

handled all the procedures. Plus, judging by the way you're speaking, President Grant, it seems like you're on your way to recovery. If there's nothing else, I’ll hang up

now.” His voice was icily demanding. He would not allow me to

there immediately, but I felt rebellious today. "I'm afraid I'd have to disappoint you, President Grant. It’ll take me some time

the heck are you with right now?!" He

placed the phone farther away from my ears and replied irritably,

I'm not dead yet. Are you in such a rush to find yourself the next man? We're still married, and you're still obliged t o take care

I obliged to take care of a husband who got himself into an

I'm sure you don’t lack caretakers by your side. Isn’t Miss Reed very willing to take care of you? If I were to appear, she would be very unhappy. I'm being considerate toward you. You're unwell, you don't have the energy to wheedle her. I shall not add t o your misery. Get well