The Woman From Hell

Chapter 368

Theo began discussing business matters with Mason once he sat down. I grew sleepy from listening to their discussion and stood up to walk into the kitchen.

When Miss Woods saw me walking in, she hurriedly said, "Young Mistress, you should get out quickly.

Don't let the smells from here all cling to you."

"It’s alright," I said as I walked over to her and picked u p a bunch of spinach. "Miss Woods, I'm afraid that Old Madam Grant's wish will never come true."

That sentence was enough to make tears well up in Miss Woods' eyes and make the grip on her knife falter slightly. Although she did not know what had happened, she knew enough to know that my child with Theo was gone.

Miss Woods sniffled and plastered a smile onto her face as she raised her head and said, "You’ve worked hard all these years, and I'm sure Old Madam Grant has seen your efforts from Heaven. She won't blame you."

"Yeah," I replied quietly, not saying anything else.

I walked out of the kitchen after waiting for Miss Woods to finish preparing supper.

me, and I walked

him as I asked lightly, "What's

us where you don't feel well so Mason can take

"There aren’t any machines here. He wouldn't be able to determine what illness

his concern was unnecessary. The expression on his face

have to take her to the hospital for a checkup when

expression on Theo's face had just grown even uglier, I stood and said lightly, "Miss Woods has prepared supper. Would you guys like to

not had any time to eat dinner. He only realized

I had

up." The look on his

felt like he had become quite good at regulating his emotions now. Perhaps I had ingrained that ability into him since he probably would have already died from an aneurysm I caused if he had not learned how t o do

and Mason asked me about Cecilia when Theo left

smiled a half-smile as I asked, "Why are you bringing her up

Mason sounded a little panicked as he said that. When he realized that, he coughed lightly and said, in an attempt to cover up, "I have something I need to talk to her

saying, "I haven’t been able to get in touch with