The Woman From Hell
Chapter 518

Chapter 518

I pursed my lips and did not answer.

She did not press on. We then had a few casual exchanges before she told me that she had to go.

I walked her downstairs and was stunned when I saw Theo and Zedd standing in the lobby.

What were they doing here?

Theo did not see us as he was talking to Zedd. He looked particularly stern.

"Theo," Quinn called out to him.

Theo turned over to look and I quickly turned away.

Just as I was about to walk back, Zedd, that idiot, walked up to me. "Hey, Wanda."

I glanced at Theo and asked blandly, "What are you guys doing here?"

Zedd smiled. "I was talking to your company's project manager. We just finished the meeting and I'm about t o leave."

What about Theo?

Did he come with Zedd to have a meeting with the project manager too?

How big was this project?

Seeing Theo's chilly expression, I wanted to leave. "I still have things to handle, so I won’t walk you guys out."

"It's lunchtime soon. Why don't we have lunch together after you're done with work?" Zedd suggested.

"I'll pass." I refused decisively. "I'm not sure how long my work is going to take. You go ahead without me."

Theo glanced at Zedd, his countenance chilled further. "If you're so free, you can always go to the construction site to do an inspection."

Zedd froze.

He was such an idiot. Only now did he notice that something was not right between Theo and me.

On the contrary, Quinn, who was long aware of it, had been standing on one side in silence. She merely looked back and forth between Theo and me.

I could not stand awkward situations like that and said, Tm going back to work."

Having said that, I quickly walked out of the company.

I could hear Zedd speaking in a baffled tone behind m e, "I was wondering why you wanted to come along, Theo. It turns out that you're arguing with Wanda. In that case, what's the use of coming when you didn't even say a word and even put on that cold, chilly face?"

"Shut up!" Theo roared angrily.

I was speechless, unsure of Theo's thoughts and what he was trying to do.

After getting in the car, I was just about to start the engine when Heidi called me.

"Miss Wanda, I think you should go back to Salt City a s soon as you can." Her voice sounded a little deep.

I had a bad feeling about this. "What did you find?"

Heidi sighed. "It's about Cecilia. Jerome has been hiding something. I'm not sure how to tell you this, but I think you should come over and find out for yourself."

Cecilia was indeed in trouble!

Even Heidi could not tell me what was going on, so what exactly had happened to Cecilia?

I knew I should not think of the worst, but I just could not help it. I was too worried and cared a lot about her.

After recollecting myself, I said in a hoarse voice, "I’ll book a ticket there immediately. I'll call you when I arrive in Salt City."

"Okay."

After hanging up the call, I opened the booking website and booked a flight to Salt City. The flight was one and a half hours later. I should drive to the airport now.