The Woman From Hell
Chapter 520

Chapter 520

When we arrived at the restaurant, we randomly ordered a few dishes to eat.

I was in a bad mood, so naturally, my appetite was affected too. I took only a few bites before putting down my cutleries.

Heidi looked up at me. "They've returned to Salt City but lied to you and said they were still in the States because they didn't want you to worry.”

I helplessly sighed. "I know.”

Aside from not wanting me to worry, I could not think of other reasons why they would want to lie to me. Therefore, I was not mad when I learned that they were lying to me.

Heidi then took two more bites and put down her cutleries. “Since they chose to lie to you so you wouldn't be worried, I suggest that you shouldn’t confront them directly.”

After a pause, she continued, "I'll take you to a place tomorrow. After you find out why they're hiding things from you, you can then approach them and ask them about it.”

I had a strong urge to ask Jerome right away as I was unable to wait even for a moment. However, Heidi had made a point. If I did not know the reason why they chose to lie to me, they might not tell me the truth even if I confronted them.

"Have some more food." Heidi sighed.

"I'll take you to their neighborhood after you eat.

They'll go to the supermarket every day at this time to buy groceries, then walk around the neighborhood. They’ll go upstairs on the dot at 7:30 p.m. You can then decide if you want to get out of the car and meet them."

I nodded.

After eating, Heidi took me to a neighborhood. It was the neighborhood Cecilia previously lived in. I breathed a sigh of relief in my heart. "Turns out that Cecilia is in Salt City too."

Heidi pursed her lips and did not say a word.

"There they are." Heidi pointed out the car window.

I looked in the direction where she was pointing and sure enough, I saw Jerome and Xander.

"Want to go over?" Heidi asked.

I shook my head and took out my phone.

There were several missed calls after I switched on m y phone, all of which were from Theo.

Heidi caught a glimpse and asked helplessly, "Didn't you tell Mr. Grant that you're here in Salt City?"

"No."

Ignoring the missed calls from Theo, I found Jerome's number in the address book and called it.

I looked out the car window. Jerome halted in his tracks. He held his phone and talked to Xander before picking up the call.

"Wanda." Jerome's voice was a little hoarse.

I looked closely at him. "Jerome, I plan to go back to Salt City alone for New Year’s. Do you guys want to come over and keep me company?"

There was a long silence on the other end of the call.

I grew irritable. "It won't take long for you to take a flight back anyway. Besides, the child’s big enough now, so you should just come home. I'm really worried about you guys."

Jerome sighed. "We'll go back after the New Year's. It's too cold in winter and we don’t want to risk having the child catch a cold. When the temperature warms u p, we'll go back and see you immediately."

Another lie...

I took a deep breath. "How's Cecilia doing recently?"

Jerome darted Xander a glance and hastened to say," There's a call coming in. I have urgent things to handle. Let's talk some other time."

He hung up the phone after saying that.

I brought the phone away from my ear, my chest rising up and down violently. "Heidi, just tell me what

you found."