The Woman From Hell

After a while, I fell asleep amid Theo's light snoring.

When I woke up, it was already in the afternoon.

That was a long nap. My head was slightly dizzy. I had to close my eyes and sit there for a while to get over the grogginess. I had just opened my eyes when I saw Theo's dark and deep eyes.

He was leaning on his other arm, looking at me.

I was stunned when my eyes met his dark eyes all of a sudden. It took me a while to react. "You startled me. Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Lazy little pig." He reached out and touched my nose with a smile, saying, "You fell into a deeper sleep than me. Aren't you hungry?"

I shook my head. I had a hard time turning over my body. It was hurting so much that I was clenching my jaw.

"What's wrong?" He looked worried and quickly helped me up gently.

"It's nothing. It's probably because I slept too long. My waist is sore." I reached out to my back and massaged it gently.

As my belly was getting bigger, my whole body was

swollen now. It was difficult to walk and even my waist was beginning to feel sore. It was getting harder every day.

He reached out and helped me to massage my back gently. "Are you lacking calcium? Let's see the doctor tomorrow."

"Do you have any common sense? Where did you hear that one's back would hurt because of a lack of calcium?” I rolled my eyes at him.

"The book stated that a mother would suffer from cramps and a sore back in their late pregnancy. And it's probably because of a lack of calcium, or it’s caused by a lack of other micronutrients in the body. I'll have to check the book to make sure.”

"Not likely. I'm taking folate and other supplements that were given by the doctor every day."

"Then it must be a lack of exercise. Why don't I sign you up for prenatal yoga? I'll accompany you to class every day."

"Never mind. I don't want to get tortured every day."

He frowned. "Then I'll ask the yoga instructor to come over."

The thought that Cecilia’s mental state was not that well recently came into my mind. Maybe she needed it too. I changed my mind and said, "There's no need. I'll ask Cecilia to go with me."

He flicked my forehead with his fingers and said, "I should be the one accompanying you, but you want Cecilia to keep you company instead. Which one of us i s your husband?”

"Ouch!" I flinched. I shouted a little too exaggeratedly and said immediately, "Aren't you busy with your work? And it's hard for you to get some rest these days. I can't bear to see you running around.”

He stopped what he was doing. Then, he pulled me into his arms. The corners of his lips were lifted, and his eyebrows were slightly raised. "Are you showing concern for me?"

"Yes. You've been working hard. And having Cecilia beside me is enough," I put on a serious face and said i n a sincere tone.

He raised his eyebrows and stared at me for a while. H e said, "It's near your labor date. I'm leaving the work t o the rest of them. I’ll just accompany you at home." Then, he took his phone out and was ready to make a call. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

I pressed on his hands hurriedly. "Don't. You'd better g o to work so you can support the baby. You can accompany me every day after you get off work."

He sighed, smiled bitterly, and said, "You're insisting that I go to work just because you're afraid I can't support the baby?"

I replied rightfully, "Of course. I've already lost my job. I f you don't work, all of us will starve!"

I paused for a moment and continued, "Theo, what I said is true. Just go to work with peace of mind. If both of us stick together 24 hours a day, we'll be fighting every day. We'll only end up hurting each other's feelings!"

That was the reason why I was afraid. Seeing each other from morning till night would make us fight at any time. If he refused to go to work and stayed at home, I had no idea what would happen between us.

He scoffed at me. "As long as you're not making a fuss, we won't fight with each other."

That was true. Whenever I was behaving unreasonably, he would tolerate me as much as he could, allowing me to vent my feelings.

However, if both of us were to stick together for the entire day, I was afraid that I would lose control. I had gotten used to his presence. If any unforeseen events happened one day in the future, I would not be able to accept it.

"When are you going to Whaldorf City?" I did not want t o discuss this anymore, so I changed the topic.

"In the next few days. I’ll go after the accommodation there has been settled." He stood up and put on his clothes.

"Is the company all set for this?” I remembered he said that the headquarters would not be moving for the time being.

"Yes. The subsidiary has been operating all this while. We’ll be moving some of our businesses there first, mainly to adapt to the new working environment. I'll accompany you to get some fresh air as well. We'll wait till after the baby is born, then I'll plan the relocation of the headquarters.