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.

toward my skin-care products. I dropped the piece of cotton pad and picked up another one to wipe my make-up off, but this time, my

so I asked out of curiosity." I pretended

nothing, I'm just tired from work recently. Don't worry." A trace of indifference crossed his handsome face and reached me through his words. If I

should just

when they reached

up my words. "We went to a Western restaurant. It was quite delicious. They had

"Okay."

I brought up the Western restaurant

plain 'okay', however, made my heart

you? You ate out, didn't you? What did you

I asked this on

between them, Theo

Unless...

think about it. I just turned to look at him, waiting for

was stunned for a

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

swne

at the company'

"Oh."

out my pajamas from

the door, I leaned against

reason why Theo had been behaving differently these