The Woman From Hell

I pursed my lips and lowered my gaze. "You see now? This is the outcome of trying to reach out to him. Let's not go."

"He probably heard the last bit. Let's go wait and see," Shannon said as she looked at me. Her words were decisive, and I could not really reject her.

She dragged me to the restaurant. It felt like I was sitting on pins and needles in the private room.

We heard something outside the door from time to time and looked out, but no one opened the door even after a long time had passed. The anticipation in my eyes died again.

Just what was I expecting?

I asked myself as I sighed.

Hearing my sigh, Shannon came over and held my hand. "It's alright. Even if he doesn't come, we'll get our answer."

I nodded but did not say anything.

Time crawled by. Shannon and I were already done eating with only a little left of the last dessert but still, there was no movement outside the door.

Looking at the time on the phone, I said, "Let's go. It's late."

Shannon looked at the door. She was a little unwilling and muttered, "Let's wait just a bit more. Ten minutes, another ten minutes."

looked down and

agreed ten minutes passed quickly, and I looked at

not say anything else now. She slowly stood up and

about to leave, the door suddenly opened and the waiter ushered

person behind

that this was really

face might seem indifferent, but there was already a storm in my heart. "You have impeccable timing,

before fixing his gaze on me. "Tell me, what do

tone was still

indeed a little nervous, and my fingertips were cold. Of course, I had many questions I wanted to ask, but I swallowed them all

spoke. ent he

awkward

and

I called out

down again, but there was no other color in his eyes. His expression was so cold as he waited

when I was about to open

President Grant, you don't have to worry about anything here. So tell us the truth. Is it part of your plan to

most, but it was also the answer I could not bear to

to it and afraid of

of me. His cold