The Woman From Hell

I turned around to glance at Theo beside me. "Don't worry, I'll be back in a while."

Theo looked at me and nodded firmly.

I followed the black-clad men to a room door. The two opened the door for me.

In the spacious living room, I saw Alex sitting in a wheelchair from afar. He was motionlessly gazing out at the scenery outside the window with his back facing me, completely defenseless.

"It seems like you really enjoy admiring the scenery, Mr. Hodds. Are you worried that we'll spoil the atmosphere if we come in together?"

I was displeased by his actions earlier. He turned around with a smile. "You don't have to be so angry, Mrs. Grant. Have a seat."

As he said that, he pointed at the individual seat on the sofa. The seat was positioned directly opposite a coffee table with a tablet on it.

I was a little puzzled.

"I had long predicted your arrival, so I prepared a gift for you in advance."

to the tablet, and on it was a video-playing

the screen, Munchkin was lying on the hospital bed with his eyes closed like he had fallen asleep. I saw a large respirator resting on his tiny

urge inside of me. "What's the meaning

my sincerity." The other party smiled calmly as though we were talking about a business and not a

from the other party's monitor. As soon as

was eternally plastered across his face. "It

smile

really naive for trying to fool me into signing the agreement with

child's play

Munchkin away. Maybe the one

kindergartener would not do

but you know better than anyone that Munchkin doesn't

other party persuaded me painstakingly, but the smug look on his face

admitted that Munchkin did not have much longer to live. "But even so, I won't hand him over to a demon. If he'll spend the rest of his life in a fire pit, I would rather have his life end now." Alex's

provided the answer to the question he asked

too weak this afternoon and unprepared, but I had steeled myself when