The Woman From Hell

The other gifts were other things that I could never have as a child. I was surprised that Tyler knew about these little details so well, and I was even more touched by his gesture.

"Tyler..." I sniffed and spoke in a muffled voice, "Thank you."

Tyler chuckled. "What’s there to thank, silly?"

"You're silly.” It was rare for me to act childish.

"Alright, alright. I'm the silly one." Tyler played along with me. "I ordered you a cake too. It should arrive soon. I still have a few things to deal with here. I'll call you again later tonight."

When the call ended, I asked the bodyguards to carry the bags of gifts into the villa.

Miss Woods saw this and asked with a smile, "Young Mistress, are these your purchases from online shopping?" This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.

"No.” I smiled while shaking my head. "These are birthday gifts."

"Birthday gifts?” Miss Woods took a moment to react and asked hesitantly, "Young Mistress, is... Is it your birthday today?”

I nodded while smiling.

Miss Woods smacked her thigh. "Oh, man!" "How could I have forgotten your birthday, Young Mistress? Silly me.” Miss Woods walked in circles anxiously. "Does Young Master know that it's your birthday today?"

I froze for a moment and slowly shook my head.

I did not know the answer to that at all, but today was Cindy's birthday as well. He would surely remember her birthday.

"Then I should quickly give Young Master a call and tell him about it." Miss Woods took out her phone from her pocket.

"It's fine." I reached out and grabbed her arm to stop her. "I'm okay with it. It's okay if I don’t celebrate my birthday. You and Miss Zuri can just cook more dishes tonight. We'll have a nice, joyous dinner together."

"That's not good enough.” Miss Woods disagreed.

I was still thinking of saying something else, but Miss Woods was already calling Theo.

The call did not go through, so I did not bother about it anymore. I expected that he was surely busy at the moment.

After almost ten minutes, the cake that Tyler ordered arrived. I looked at the cake in a daze. Honestly, the first person to remind me of my birthday should not have been Tyler.

Back then, Cecilia would ask me before my birthday how I planned to celebrate it and I would always say that I did not want to. However, Cecilia would never listen to me. She would still get me a birthday gift and celebrate my big day with me.

The thought of this warmed my heart. I suddenly wanted to hear Cecilia’s voice. I took out my phone and called her number.

Her phone was switched off. I frowned slightly and felt an ominous hunch in my gut for no reason. The feeling was immediately verified.

I answered Jerome's call and asked anxiously, "Are you able to contact Cecilia?"

Jerome's voice sounded more anxious than mine. " Wanda, call Xander now. He’ll tell you the address.

You must rush there at once. Something has happened to Cecilia."

"What did you say?" I felt myself getting dizzy.

Jerome took a heavy breath. "I don’t know the details. I'm not in Whaldorf City now but I'm on my way. You must go there now."

"Alright, alright. I'll call Xander now."

I walked down the hallway and took a coat off the hanger while calling Xander. Miss Woods followed behind me with a look of worry on her face. "Young Mistress, did something happen?"

I did not have much time to tell Miss Woods anything and quickly walked out of the villa. "Something urgent has happened and I need to head out. Tell Theo not to worry about me."

The driver had just finished his meal and was walking toward the front yard. When he saw that I intended to head out, he immediately rushed to the garage.

Just when he drove the car toward me, Xander finally picked up his phone.