The Woman From Hell

He waited for me to continue and I did not dare meet his eyes. "I don't know what to say, I..."

I grabbed my hair as my heart seized.

Theo lifted his hand and grabbed my wrist. Gripping my wrist in the palm of his hand, he patted it as if to comfort me. "I'll give you time, you can go wherever you want. I'll wait for you to come back.

I broke completely at his reply as tears streamed down my face bitterly.

Through blurry vision, I could only see Theo's distressed gaze as he wiped my tears for me.

"I believe my father. I'll find out the truth as soon as possible."

He took me into his arms, I did not push him away.

"What if that's the truth?" While I did not expect it to be, what should I do in case it was real?

I felt Theo's body freeze at that. Then, he responded carefully, "If that is the truth, then I respect all your decisions."

All of my... decisions...

I gulped. I understood what he meant by that.

the time comes. I don't

at me as he hesitated to

lowered my head. "Since you want to search for the truth, then I'll be with you until

Theo's tone was a

tears from the corners of my

put aside my grudges for the time

leaving Whaldorf City for

seemed to already have

with the Yards. Since Silas just so happens to be

we

swnovel.n

to infiltrate

do they keep throwing themselves at me without any fear of me finding out?" I questioned. Theo smiled lightly.

been so long. Do you still

Silas's daughter after all.

indeed most likely to find clues in her room, but even if Silas is not there, Sylvester

"Not necessarily."

my interest. "Why

Sylvester really obedient to Silas?" he asked me with