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.

while I was deep in my

some food into my bowl

Theo's cold yet furious voice rang from the other

out of the operating room and his

How can I help you?" My tone was formal and

on the phone, so he headed inside the restaurant

you doing?” His tone dropped a few

with a friend," I replied to

"Well done. Your husband has just come out from an operation and is now in the hospital,

by the way you're speaking, President Grant, it seems like you're on your way to recovery. If there's nothing

His voice was icily demanding. He would not

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

you with right now?!" He

phone farther away from my ears and replied irritably,

Are you in such a rush to find yourself the next man?

a husband who got himself into an accident when he was with his

considerate toward you. You're unwell, you don't have the energy to