The Woman From Hell

I halted mid-rummage and listened to the voices outside.

"President Grant."

When I heard the guard's voice, I was startled. Why was Theo here?

"Who's in there?"

"It's Miss Wanda Lane."

"With whose permission?"

"President Reed's. Miss Lane has a recording from President Reed."

I could hear the coldness in Theo's words from this stand-off. Was he actually going to come in?

I was a little flustered. How was I going to answer him if he were to come in and ask what I was doing here?

Theo's voice sounded outside the door this moment, "I'll go in and have a look."

Gosh, he really was coming in.

I reached out my hands to straighten my clothes and hair. Just as I was about to walk out, Theo came in, and I was instantly face-to-face with him.

Embarrassed, I let out a smile. "Uh, um, you..."

slightly. He stared at me. "Why did you come here,

Miss Lane?

What a distant

slightly before I lowered my head. "I suddenly thought of a female artist I like very much. I thought she was signed under Nectarine Entertainment, so I came to take a look."

met his eyes, my

trying to calm myself down. "Yeah, it's like that.

should come

Was he implying something?

file are you looking for, Miss Lane? Perhaps I can help you look

with Heather, I would only be tipping him off if I

try, however. It would not matter if I told him since he had lost his

to be relaxed and said, "Her name is Heather. She signed with

deliberately emphasized the words

this name, but since she signed a contract, there should be a record. I can help you

Theo really forgot.

came with

"Okay, thank you,

actually began searching together, but we

I muttered

memory about this, I know that thereare only two possibilities for this

"What are they?"

love