The Woman From Hell

Chapter 173

Theo frowned slightly, but he did not say anything.

The girl quickly apologized. "I'm sorry, Mr. Grant. It’s lunch break now, so I thought you wouldn't be in the office anymore. I bought a few books to put in your bookcase for you."

Looking like she felt a little awkward now, she placed all the books on the bookcase and gave me an uneasy look before turning around and leaving.

After she left, I scanned the office's surroundings and said, "How alive and vibrant! This all looks pretty nice."

He put down his cutlery, put a frivolous look on his charming face, and pulled me into his arms. "Hmm, why do you sound so jealous?"

I shook my head slightly. "No, I just think you and your office have changed so suddenly recently. Both feel much warmer now. It really is a pretty good change."

He smirked as he held me in his arms. "These are all indicators of life. They're really resonating with your current state, aren't they?"

I did not say anything. Although I knew what he meant by that, it did not cheer me up. There was a fear hidden within the depths of my heart, though I was

why I

rest in another

of somebody moving cabinets coming from outside the door. I got up, walked out, and saw the girl from before moving the bookcase to

expression. "I'm sorry, Mrs. Grant, I didn’t

introduced her to us when we met last time, but I could not remember her name now,

we met last time. You gave me

about the process of Theo hiring her as a secretary of his, I did not ask her about it, and I merely nodded

had rarely had any greenery in his office, let alone

the office's previous style was not conducive to a relaxing atmosphere for recharging. Hence, I sought

my sore glabella, I said, "Very

then left the

Although Theo had told me not to handle the

to go forward with the preliminary

was doing now. At home, Theo refused to tell me; at work, Heidi was no longer around. It would be inappropriate for me to seek the answer from anyone else,

he still needed to attend a social event, so he was not going home with me. He told me to eat outside before going back

too much about it. When I remembered that no one was around to prepare meals for me at home, I ate dinner near