The Woman From Hell -
Chapter 826
Chapter 826
I looked helplessly at him. "No. You just need to stay at home and rest for the next few days.”
"Yay!” Munchkin cheered.
He looked a lot more energetic than yesterday, which put me at ease greatly.
The nanny was making lunch, and Munchkin was playing with Snowy in his arms on the carpet in the living room.
I watched them for a moment and got up to go back to my room.
The nanny happened to be walking out of the kitchen. When she saw that I was going upstairs, she quickly asked, "Do you want to have your lunch upstairs, Ma'am?"
I stopped in my tracks and turned around to look at her, saying with a small smile, "I'll come down in a while.”
When I got back to my room, I sat in front of the dressing table and looked at myself in the mirror.
Without realizing it, the hair that I had kept long for several years had already reached my waist. I always liked keeping my hair shoulder-length and short in m y university days. Cecilia said that if someone wanted
to confess to me, I should tell them to wait until my hair got to my waist.
My hair would always be that length. Those who heard my answer when they confessed to me would know what I meant by that.
I laughed when I thought about the past. There were some things that were hilarious in the past yet heartwarming when looked back upon today.
When I heard the door opening, I thought Caroline was here to ask me to go down and have lunch. I turned around and was just about to speak when I saw that it was Theo. I froze.
What we had in the study last night was considered a fight. My heart was torn thinking about how I should face him.
Theo walked up behind me and I turned around to look in the mirror.
His big hands rested on my shoulders and I lowered m y head, falling silent for a very long time before asking, "Why did you come back?"
"Didn't we agree to go visit Susan today?" His gaze was tender, and the icy look in his eyes last night was nonexistent.
If he had not reminded me, I would have forgotten that we had agreed to go visit Susan today.
I pursed my lips and took out a headband from the drawer. I then slowly combed my hair into a bun.
The atmosphere was even more silent, and I grew a little agitated.
I hated arguing with Theo so much because I did not know what to do every time after we fought.
"Do you want to put on makeup?" Theo asked softly.
He was making things less awkward for me. Normally, others would accommodate him, but now that he had put his ego down, I should not just remain silent.
I shook my head. "It's too much trouble."
Having said that, I took a lighter-colored lipstick.
We were not going somewhere grand, so a lipstick should do the trick. Putting on makeup was too timeconsuming, and I had to remove it when I came home too.
When I was done putting on the lipstick, he looked at me in the mirror and said with a smile, "You look great."
I smiled slightly and got up to go to the cloakroom.
When I went downstairs, Caroline had just finished making lunch.
Theo had not eaten yet, but after having just sat down and taken a few bites, his phone rang.
His phone was right beside him and I could see who was calling him after a glance.
It was Keith, so it could only mean that there were urgent matters in the company waiting for him to handle.
Theo picked up the phone and said blandly, "I have to take this."
Having said that, he walked to the door of the dining room and answered the call.
There were a lot of jargon coming out of his mouth, which I could not fully comprehend. 1
However, there was one thing I was certain of. He was planning to acquire Zimmer Corporations. He was not going to take the risk and annex it in one go. It was a safe and gradual annexation.
I looked at the food on my plate and lost my appetite. When I got up, the chair shifted and made a rather loud noise.
He looked back and saw that I had no plans of eating anymore. He came over to ask with a frown, "What’s wrong? Do you not like the food?"
Caroline heard what he said and felt a little anxious and uneasy.
If I was not happy with her dishes, then this would be her first and last day at work.
I glanced at Caroline and shook my head at Theo. "I'm not hungry."
I could not meddle in his and Matthew's battle anymore.
The money that I gave Matthew was enough to infuriate Theo.
If I continued to meddle in this, then it would infuriate him further, causing him to resort to even crueler means.
I went upstairs and grabbed a pendant that I had long prepared to give Susan’s child. I then went out the door with Theo.
This pendant was supposed to be given to the child when he was one month old, but Tyler said that winter in Whaldorf City was too cold so he had no intention o f throwing the child a party. Hence, they settled on just having a simple meal together as a family.
After getting in the car, Theo handed me a gift bag. I opened it up to take a look. It was a phone box.
"It’s the latest edition." Theo smiled and said, "Open it and see if you like it."
He had smashed my phone last night, so this was considered compensation from him.
I pursed my lips and took out the phone box before unboxing it. It was a new phone that was plain whitesimple and stylish.
After inserting the SIM card, I put the phone in my purse.
We did not say anything else on the way there. Both of us were quiet.
Tyler had bought Susan a duplex apartment in the city center. From the floor-to-ceiling window, one could see the entire view of Whaldorf City.
He also hired a few caretakers to take care of Susan and the child. He was thoughtful enough when it came to things that money could solve.
Susan was recuperating, so it was not convenient for her to get out of bed. Theo and I were led straight into the bedroom by a caretaker.
In the warm house, Susan was wrapped firmly in thick pajamas. Her complexion was no better than the time she had just delivered the baby.
When she saw me, she seemed to have finally squeezed out a long-awaited smile. "Have you eaten?"
I nodded. "Why have you lost so much weight?"
She looked even thinner now than when she had just delivered.
Susan helplessly smiled. "Such a big child has come out of my body. It's normal for me to look thin."
She ordered the caretaker to make us tea after saying that.
I did not see the child in the bedroom and asked," Where’s the child?"
"He’s sleeping in the incubator in the nursery.” Susan let out a slightly bitter smile. "He was in such a rush to come out that he isn't healthy enough, so he needs to stay in the incubator longer."
I felt sorry for her and her baby. I comforted her, saying, "Munchkin was delivered prematurely too. Just take it slow. He'll get better."
Theo was not close to Susan and coupled with the fact that he was an adult man, he could only sit on one side and watch us chat.
Susan and I had just exchanged a few sentences but his phone had already rung thrice during the time. He had no plans of answering them and hung up on every call.
Susan was worried that he would be bored and said," I'm not sure if you've seen a newborn baby before, Mr. Grant. Since you have nothing to do anyway, why don’t you go upstairs to see the baby? When Wanda gives birth later, you won't feel so flustered when you see the fragile little thing."
Theo looked at me and stood up, saying, "Alright, then."
After he left, Susan asked me softly, "Did you have a fight?" "No." I squeezed a smile. "Why?"
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