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."

said, her

would live an ordinary life-a mediocre yet blissful life.

heart. I don’t even dare to hate you. How tragic. I can’t even find someone to hate for

in my heart. "Like I said, I'll not hate

was such a clever woman, so she surely knew what I was trying to

my words were so harsh that her complexion turned pale and she half-crouched on

kitchen. My heart was in pain but it was

experience pain in life. However, pain was necessary to heal. That was how w e could keep living and finish the rest

I got to the yard, Theo and Grayson came back from their

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

at him with

Theo’s pupils contracted slightly as his countenance darkened.

head. My heart was in great pain, and I refused

vaguely guess that something was wrong, so he quickly ran

long after that, he