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.

he adjusted my head into a more comfortable position and reduced his movements so

tormented the

and said h e was taking

forced myself to get up when I remembered that

the hospital with Theo and underwent a series of checkups. The doctor said

could not help but heave a sigh of relief. This child had gone through so many difficulties. Every time I bled, I feared I was

the child had been

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

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

the hospital, the corners of Theo's lips curled upwards as he said, "Life is such an extraordinary thing. I find it difficult to imagine that this little

that President Grant, such a shrewd and capable man when it came to his work, would also be able to have

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

rest well last night, and the crowds at the hospital just now meant that we had to wait in lines wherever we went. Right now, I was exhausted, and

phone Miss Woods and have her prepare a meal.

this that pregnancy would be so hard on a woman. Things that used to be easy for me to do

I arrived late and left early under Theo’s supervision. Things were not going too bad for

not come to work, but I 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 I had asked her

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