The Woman From Hell

Chapter 682

"I'll fetch you back," he said slowly.

I shook my head. "It's fine. It’s still early. We can take a cab."

Nadia sat in the front passenger seat and poked out her head to look at me. "It’s hard to get a cab here, Miss Lane. Hurry up and get in."

I was disgusted with her and did not want to say another word to her, so I turned around and went in the opposite direction.

Fortunately, a cab was driving over here from a distance and I beckoned for it to stop.

When the cab drove past Mason’s car, I noticed the complicated look in his eyes.

Munchkin fell asleep shortly after he got in the car, not waking up even after we had returned to the apartment. I carried him to his bedroom and put him o n the bed before going out to prepare lunch.

I put on an apron and went to the living room to check my phone.

There were several missed calls from Theo and Jerome respectively.

It was noon now, so Jerome was surely at work.

not call him back. I looked at Theo's

deep and attractive voice entered my ears. "What did

"I brought Munchkin around."

to tell him that I had brought Munchkin to the cemetery, where we bumped into Mason and

to mention the people and

in the bedroom, and I figured that Munchkin had woken up. I went over to open the room

have any plans for this afternoon?"

take Munchkin out

a clear, crisp voice, "Mommy, I

"I’ll go

end of the phone. "You go ahead and make lunch first, then. Call me when you’re done

my lips.

the kitchen and started cooking, the

was Jerome. I was stunned. "What are you

holiday. Did he not need to go

and said with a smile, "How could I possibly go to work today when you've

to go

better if I can't

found it was empty. He then looked at the