The Woman From Hell

Chapter 162

I pursed my lips, my indignation apparent in my voice and my eyes as I said, "Why? We're all pretending to be pitiful. Did the performance fail because of my acting skills or because of my lines?”

I did not get it. Why could Cindy get away with it every time she used this method, but I could not?

He smiled as he patted my head and said, "You’re fine the way you are, so why would you need to imitate someone else? How could you still be pitiful when you've got me now? There's no need for you to pretend to be anyone else. All you have to do is be yourself.”

His words made me suddenly realize that I should not hide my real personality when facing Theo. It would b e best for me to be as sarcastic to him as I liked and argue with him whenever I wanted.

Some people were well-suited to scripted acts, but I was not one of them.

Feeling listless all of a sudden, I broke away from his embrace and collapsed into sleep.

"No, you can’t sleep yet. Your hair hasn't completely dried,” he said as he lifted up my head and placed it o n his lap, where he continued drying it with a towel.

"I’m very sleepy. Just dry it with the hairdryer!" I said

with my eyes shut.

damage your hair. Just go ahead and sleep if you want to.” As he spoke, he adjusted my head into a more

the entire night, so

at nine the next morning and said h e was

forced myself to get up when I remembered that my child was long due for

underwent a series of checkups.

of relief. This child had gone through so many difficulties. Every time I bled, I feared I was going to lose the

the child had been safe

accompanied me for the entire trip. Moreover, unlike the last time we went shopping for clothes, he did not

something unprecedented. He began a discussion with the men around him. He

he said, "Life is such an extraordinary thing. I find it difficult to imagine that this little black dot will grow up to become a human in

not say anything. Who would have thought that President Grant, such a shrewd and capable man when it came to his work, would

mind my reaction as he turned around to

and listlessly replied, “Anything.” I had not been able to rest well last night, and the crowds at the hospital just now meant that we had to wait

Woods and have her prepare a meal.

and shut my eyes. I did not know before this that pregnancy would be so hard on a

the next few days, although I went to work every day, I arrived late and left early

did not think it was a big deal. After all, she had mentioned resigning because of what had happened last time. I had not agreed to it because of our long-time friendship, and

to ignore the incident with the advertisement, I still felt guilty about it and wanted to learn the