The Woman From Hell

The sudden change of atmosphere disoriented me.

Marius laughed in the next second again. "I just want to prove my devotion. Let's watch TV."

He picked up the remote control as he said that and put on a TV show.

Seeing the sincerity in his eyes, my heart trembled.

He seemed to understand a lot of things in that instant.

Yet I could not answer his questions.

Nearing ten o'clock, Marius took me to the room "No one's lived here before, but my housekeeper comes and cleans it every week, so it's in pristine shape." He turned on the lights, and the room became bright.

The interior was simple with fresh colors. Marius adjusted the warm light, making the whole room look much warmer.

"Is this okay?"

"Yes, it's not bad." I walked into the room and looked at the furnishing.

There was nothing on the dressing table. One could tell that no one had stayed here. The blanket and the bed sheets looked new without wrinkles.

Marius stood at the door. "Sleep early, Sis Wan. I'll go back to my room now."

"Uhm, Marius... Thank you."

All I could do now was to say thank you.

came from my

You don't have to

Marius went into the next

on the bed,

be at this moment if I had not gotten to know

family. Nina was with Jason, and even Susan had Tyler accompanying her. I could not go to my parents as they would definitely run and get into a fight with Theo. Fortunately, Marius was

think some more,

"Shannon."

company today.

Otherwise, she would have come and asked after me right after work considering her

and sighed. "It's a bit complicated. I

it related to

one who found them visiting the hospital together, so I was not surprised that she was able to guess

I hummed in a low

the two of them are really having an affair?!" Shannon's tone of disbelief

beat. I still could

there was a hole right now,

the sullenness in my voice.

hesitated for a

to respond when all noise suddenly stopped coming from the other end of the phone.

phone was out

hide for a

dead

could not find the