The Woman From Hell

Chapter 425

I marched over, grabbed his phone, and put it on speakerphone.

"Theowy, there are some things between me and her that need to be settled." Cindy’s voice was filled with grievance. "Besides, I didn't go looking for trouble with her. I only wanted to talk to her properly, but she refused and said really nasty things to me."

Irritation flashed on Theo’s face. “No matter what it is between you and her, I'll take over from now on. You can talk to me about it, but only on the phone."

"Theowy!" Cindy sounded like she was about to cry. " Why are you so cold toward me now?"

Theo closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, they were filled with infinite iciness. "I don't have to say too much about whose hands my baby died in, and there are some things that I don't want to talk about. All you need to know is someone needs to pay the price for my baby's death. There are some responsibilities and relationships that I'm willing to forsake because of that.”

Even though Theo said he did not want to spell things out, his intentions were clear enough that even someone of Cindy's caliber would understand what he meant.

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

Theo lowered his gaze and added faintly, "There’s nothing to talk about regarding your mother. Even little children understand the principle of paying the price for the wrongdoings they committed."

wrong!" Cindy started lying

tell that to the

after, he

him and was flabbergasted. "Are you really that heartless

phone back into his pocket. "She should know

pouted and said

with what I said just now?" Theo walked behind me and snaked his arms

pursed my lips. "It

down on the sofa. I’ll

he was blow-drying my hair, his phone rang, but he did

again. However,

either Mason or Zedd calling, it would not be so nice of him to ignore their calls as Mason did ask him to attend something urgent prior t o

going to answer

nonchalant. "No.”

was just