The Woman From Hell

Back at the villa, I brooded, not saying anything.

Not long after I entered the room, I heard a sound from outside the door.

He was back too.

Sitting in front of the makeup mirror, I took out a cotton pad and wet it slightly with makeup remover before wiping my face slowly. Theo opened the door and came in. He saw me taking off my makeup.

"You went out?"

He asked in a low voice. His voice was hoarse, probably because he had just returned from driving and had the windows down.

I nodded and replied, "Yes, I went out for dinner with Shannon. Guess where we went?" I kept my hands moving, but my gaze had fallen on Theo who was reflected in the mirror.

He pulled off his tie, put it aside, and then sat down. He looked like he was resting.

"What did you eat?" he asked me directly without any desire to guess.

Theo's uninterested expression came into view. My eyes dimmed, and I asked tentatively, "Do you have something on your mind?"

As if hitting the nail on the head, I clearly observed a look of shock on his face. It had been quick, however, as his expression again returned to one of indifference.

"Why are you asking that so suddenly?"

He asked back instead of answering me.

skin-care products. I dropped the piece of cotton pad and picked up another one to wipe

out of curiosity." I pretended to be casual, but, in fact, my heart

face. "It's nothing, I'm just tired from work recently. Don't worry." A trace of

I should

down on the words when they reached the edge of my mouth. It did not

restaurant. It was quite delicious. They had private rooms

"Okay."

was obviously different when I brought up the Western restaurant and the

'okay', however, made

You ate out, didn't you?

that I asked this

them, Theo would

Unless...

I just turned

stunned for a

he responded slowly, "I didn't eat anything. I worked overtime

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words 'worked overtime at the company' hurt me

"Oh."

I then took out my pajamas from the closet and went straight into

leaned against the door,

why Theo had been behaving differently these