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 foreign number, and I assumed it was Jerome.

He just pretended

the balcony to

took you so long to answer the phone?" Even though I had not seen him for years,

of familiarity immediately overwhelmed me. I could not help myself and said, "Jerome, how

a little sad that you haven't contacted me. I know you're married 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

I did 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

answer. He continued, "Cecilia told me that you’re still in Salt City and you've been a little moody lately.

Cecilia told m e about your situation and it sounds pretty serious. How about this? Let me finish up my work here and I’ll come back to see you in a few days. Wanda, you know that you're depressed, so you must learn to release your

bone and said softly,

of yourself. You know how bad it can get. It

so I just nodded obediently.

put down the documents in his hand and walk toward the balcony, I told Jerome, "We’ll talk more when you get back. I'm hanging

bit. You’re always the first to

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took me into his arms, and kissed me on m