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."

the tablet, and

hospital bed with his eyes closed like he had fallen asleep. I saw a large respirator resting on

suppressed the urge inside of

my sincerity." The other party smiled calmly as though we were talking about

other party's monitor. As soon as you sign the agreement, I'll ask my men to

his face. "It seems like you think that the conditions you're offering are very

other party's smile vanished a

signing the agreement with a video clip? Do I seem

child's play but

away. Maybe the one lying here right now was not Munchkin at all. Why should

a kindergartener would not do

Mrs. Grant, but you know better than anyone that Munchkin

smug look on his face was impossible

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

provided the answer to the question

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