The Woman From Hell

Chapter 202

I told Cecilia, "Take care of yourself over there. I'll come over to see you when I'm free."

"Okay! I'll be waiting. Take care!" After a pause, she continued, "And don't tell Mason that I'm here."

I agreed and hung up the phone.

"The lasagna is done. I tasted it and it's really good." Theo placed the plate on the table and scooped up some for me. "Try it.”

I opened my mouth and took a bite. It was tasteless. I could not even tell what I was eating.

He picked up another spoonful but I shook my head. I did not want it anymore because I had no appetite for i t.

He did not insist and just put down the spoon on the plate. He sat on the edge of the bed without saying anything. He just sat quietly with me.

I felt bored, so I picked up a book to read. When Theo saw that I was reading, he went to the study to get some documents and came back to accompany me.

a long time, my phone rang. It was a foreign number, and I assumed it was Jerome.

looked a little suspicious but did not say anything. He just pretended to be absorbed by his

up and went to the

you so long to answer the phone?" Even though I had not seen

long time but the sense of familiarity immediately overwhelmed me. I could not

now so I didn't want to bother you. If Cecilia hadn't texted me today, I would’ve thought that you had disappeared from this world or something." Jerome sounded a bit

not want to ignore my friends on purpose, but I was just an introvert by nature. After I got married, I felt even more unhappy, s o I did not keep in touch with any of my

continued nagging and did not wait for my answer. He continued, "Cecilia told me that you’re still in Salt City and you've been a little

year, but Cecilia told m e about your situation and it sounds pretty serious. How about this? Let me

my aching brow bone and said softly, "I

bad it can get.

I just nodded obediently. "I'll try my best to

put down the documents in his hand and walk toward the balcony,

always the first to hang up," Jerome

the phone. Theo came to m y side and

me on m y forehead. He said, "Let's