The Woman From Hell

Chapter 857

A pained look flashed across Petra's face. I saw it but remained unstirred. I said indifferently, "We weren’t well off at the time, and Mother wouldn't use the money that Tyler’s father banked in to us on me. That’s why I refused to go to kindergarten after just attending it for a few days when I saw Mother staring dazedly at the bankbook at night."

After a pause, I continued, "Mother refused to, of course, but she couldn't talk me out of it. That lasted until I was in elementary school. As I had not attended preschool, I was so much dumber than other kids my age. I didn’t want to go to school, so Mother told me that only by studying well and getting into a prestigious university would I be able to find my biological parents again. From then on, I studied hard because I was determined to find my parents. Only by finding them would people stop calling me a wild child who nobody wanted."

These memories were painful, and I would be in a very bad mood every time I thought of them.

I was only saying them to Petra now because I wanted her to know that some wounds could never be mended.

I walked to the kitchen table and put the food

containers into an insulation bag. "Mother gave me all her love, so I never felt like a child who lacked love. The only reason why I wanted to find my biological parents was because I didn't want others to call me a wild child who nobody wanted. Not knowing my origin made me seem like a joke. The night of my university application, Cecilia and I were in the yard holding our phones, analyzing which universities we could apply for with the scores we had. I wanted to go t o Whaldorf City at first, but later, Grandma told me to g o to Salt City because that's where I might be able to find my biological parents."

I turned around and saw Petra's face that was filled with tears. I sighed. "Maybe it was the wrong decision to go to Salt City from the very start. I shouldn’t have gone there because I wouldn't have

met Theo, Cindy, o r even you guys."

she said, her voice choking

ordinary life-a mediocre yet blissful life. I love

i n my heart. I don’t even dare to hate you. How

pain in my heart. "Like I said, I'll not hate you simply because you're my

a clever woman, so she surely knew what I

and she half-crouched on the floor. Her tears hit the floor tiles. They were soft yet extraordinarily

kitchen. My heart was in pain but

was necessary to heal. That

got to the yard, Theo and Grayson

my face, Theo hurried over and held my hand. He asked tenderly, "Why do you look so

at him with a smile. There were tears in

Theo’s pupils contracted slightly

shook my head. My heart was in great pain, and I

did not see Petra and could vaguely guess that something

that, he