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.

and sleep if you want to.” As he spoke, he adjusted my head into a more comfortable position and reduced his movements so

was tired after being tormented the entire

nine the next morning and said h e was taking me to the hospital for a

up. However, I forced myself to get up when I remembered that my child was

and underwent a series of checkups. The doctor said

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

the child had been safe

patiently accompanied me for the entire trip. Moreover, unlike the last time we went shopping for clothes, he did not try getting special treatment. This time, he

something unprecedented. He began a discussion with the men around him. He did not usually enjoy talking, so it

"Life is such an extraordinary thing.

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

seem to mind my reaction as he turned around to ask me, "What would

hospital just now meant that we

phone Miss Woods and have her prepare a meal. When we

shut my eyes. I did not know before this that pregnancy would be so hard on a woman. Things that used to be easy for me to do had now become overwhelming

went to work every day, I arrived late and left early under Theo’s supervision. Things were not going too

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 I had asked her to just return home

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