The Woman From Hell

Chapter 23

Chapter 23

He suddenly let go, and I was free again. I did not open my eyes and just laid there on the couch like a dead fish.

After a long while, he took me in his arms and held me close. Leaning against his chest, I could clearly feel the beating of his heart. Thump, thump, thump. It was strong

“How much longer do you want to pretend?” His deep, magnetic voice reached my ears.

He raised his hand and pinched my cheek, but I still did not move.

“How could you in your right mind decide to end the life of the child? Are you not ashamed?” The tone of his voice was a little low, but it was

obviously not as angry as before.

My heart skipped a beat. My eyelashes fluttered, but I still did not open my eyes.

With a barely audible sigh, he carried m

e and gently placed me on the bed.

in me. For the first time

odno

think of it, it was not easy to be Mason. Coming from a lineage of doctors, he had almost become Theo’s personal doctor. He was

tired that I ended

my daze, I could

voice. “Since you cannot make both happen, you will have to give up one of

hear this and said impatiently, “I know

was too sleepy to continue hearing what

did not sleep very well. I kept feeling as if someone was hugging me tightly. I tried very hard to open my eyes, but my eyelids were as heavy as stone. I just could not wake

morning Theo was no longer in the

the sofa last night were no longer

had wanted to settle

today. Since Theo was not around, I could not

lot on my plate, and I would need to slowly clear my work as well. This way, when I left, I would be completely

moment was to select an ambassador. The product launch was just around the corner. Theo had assigned me this task, so I

be

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