The Woman From Hell

"Theo, can you go out and make the call? I want to sleep.” I could not bring myself to hear him ask for the shirt back from Mason.

He ignored me. The call was answered after just a few rings. Mason's usual cold voice rang out, "Is there something wrong?”

"Wanda lent you a shirt last time. I want you to send it over because I want to wear it."

As expected of Theo. The way he spoke was concise and to the point-righteous and direct without a single hint of embarrassment.

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone. Mason was probably astounded by his words and only spoke after a long time. Even though his tone was the same, I could detect a hint of tremor. "Are you so poor that you can't even afford to buy clothes now?”

"I can afford it, but I want that specific shirt." Theo was shameless and stubborn.

“Go and buy the exact same one, then. It's been a long time and I can't remember where I put it. If there’s nothing else, then I'm hanging up. I’m working.”

Mason had already recollected himself at this point. 1 "Take your time to think about it. Think carefully. You

must find it. That's the shirt my wife bought me. Do you think it's appropriate for you to wear it? Don’t you feel ashamed?" Theo sounded displeased now.

"What’s there to be ashamed of? It's just a shirt." Mason sounded like he was saying it on purpose.

"Oh, is that so? I heard that you’ve recently developed a new drug and are facing a shortage of funds. I was thinking of allocating some to you, but it looks like there isn't a need for that anymore.

Oh, by the way, don't even think about getting dividends for this quarter. The money will be used as the turnover for the new company in Whaldorf City."

Theo said those words in an exceedingly natural manner. When he was done, he even leaned back on the couch with a relaxed expression.

The other party hesitated for 30 seconds. "Apart from the dividends, I want you to give me 1.5 million dollars from your personal account."

"Deal! On the condition that I see the shirt as soon as possible.” Without half a moment's hesitation, Theo agreed readily.

"No problem. I'll look for it now. I'll ask someone to send it to you tomorrow." Mason sounded a little delighted.

Crazy! Theo was a complete lunatic! Just like that, he spent 1.5 million dollars!

I stroked my belly and felt worried for my and my child's future. Would we have to end up collecting scraps for a living?

After hanging up the call, Theo shook his legs smugly with a delighted look on his face.

My heart, on the other hand, was aching. What the eye did not see, the heart would not grief. I simply lay down and closed my eyes to sleep, ignoring him.

In the next few days, apart from going out to meet Xander and Jerome, I would mostly stay at home, fiddling with the jewelry that amounted to millions of dollars.

I was starting to like them now. At least they were better than useless clothes. If I were to go broke one day, I would hand them in for cash. I could probably last for a while more.

I was not surprised when Petra came to visit. Since I was in Whaldorf City, I knew it would just be a matter of time before she would show up at my door.

However, she arrived much later than I expected.

I thought she would show up the few days after I arrived in the city.

I invited her to the living room and asked Miss Zuri to make her a cup of tea.

Neither she nor I spoke. We both sat in silence. Since she was the one who showed up at my door, she would have to voice out her purpose. I waited.

Sure enough, after taking a few sips of tea, Petra said, " I heard you're in Whaldorf City, so I've been looking for an opportunity to catch up with you. I've been busy during this period of time, so I only managed to come over now. NôvelDrama.Org owns all © content.

"You're too polite, Petra. We should be the ones visiting you instead. Though unfortunately, I'm not in a good condition to go out. I'm sorry for my poor manners." Everyone knew how to exchange pleasantries.

"Looks like you're about to deliver, huh?" She still sounded soft and tender as always. Her smile was always so warm.

"Yes." I nodded but did not say anything else.

I did not know what she meant by that.

She put down the teacup and pulled out a contract from her bag before handing it to me. "Take a look at i t. You're a mother now, so you need to learn to think of your child."

I did not take it and merely raised my eyebrow with a smile. "Thanks, Petra, but I don't think I'll need it."

"Take a look at it first. You might need it!" Her smile was decent, elegant, and steady. She was in full control of the situation.