The Woman From Hell

Chapter 437

When I got through to him, I could hear the robotic voice of the airport announcement. I asked with a frown, "Are you at the airport?"

Theo sounded like he was in a hurry as he said, "I need to run some errands in Salt City. I can't say for sure what time I'll be back tonight, so don't wait for m e for dinner."

I was just about to tell him that I was not going back for dinner. Well, it did not seem necessary now that neither of us would be having dinner at home.

After I hung up, I took the takeaway and headed back t o the hospital.

By the time I entered the ward again, the effects of the tranquilizer on Matthew seemed to have faded. He looked straight at me and asked, "Where’s my mother?"

I pursed my lips and said after a long moment of silence, "In the funeral parlor.”

Despite not witnessing it with my own eyes, I knew for a fact that she did not land in one piece given the sheer height of the building. The funeral parlor would probably be unable to piece her back together. 1

It was up to Matthew to decide if he wanted to take a look at her body before the cremation.

stared at the takeaway bag in my hands

opened it and replied, "Just some rice and a vegetable dish. Take a look and see if you like

eat or dislike the food I got him, so I did

head. "That

table and removed the takeaway box from inside.

popped open the takeaway

felt anxious. I felt uneasy seeing him behave so calmly. It was bizarre

few bites into the meal, he suddenly stopped and looked at me.

my head and said,

and dragged me out of the ward. "The food tastes horrible. Let's

worry about m e instead? I pursed my lips again and made a suggestion. "Why don’t we go to the

cook for you."

not enjoy dining in a crowded and noisy restaurant

in the car, he said flatly, "Why don’t

frowned. "I'll do