The Woman From Hell



The night was late. I was leaning against the bed and was almost falling asleep, yet Theo had not come in.

How long will Townsend pester him?

I yawned and was dozing off when the sound of the door opening came. I turned around, and it was indeed Theo who had entered. He looked at me with a leisurely smile. "Not asleep yet?"

"Why are you so late?" I yawned as I spoke. Sniffling, my eyes went moist.

Theo got onto the bed and covered me with the blanket. "You're obviously sleepy, yet you wait for me, little fool." He planted a light kiss on the top of my head.

I straightened my back and asked him, "Why were you so late?"

"It's been a long time since I saw Townsend. We chatted for a while."

"I wonder what two grown men have to talk about." I pursed my lips, feeling a little sour.

Theo looked at me with a smile. When he saw my expression, his smile widened. "What? Are you feeling jealous of a guy?"

I pushed him away and lay down. "As if."

"You say that, but your tone begs to differ."

I covered my head with the blanket. "I'm not."

"Alright, if you say you're not, you're not. You are the mother of three children. Why are you still so childish?" Theo seemed amused by me. I could hear the smile in his tone.

Moving the blanket, I poked my head out and looked at him. "Do you find me annoying now?"

"No way. It's late. Go sleep." Theo reached out and turned off the light after he said that.

I felt a hand reach out to me in the dark. He took me into his arms.

I could always fall asleep with peace of mind when I was in his arms.

The next day, I was woken up by the sun's glare outside the window. looked at the time. It was only half past six, but it was already bright outside. It seemed that the weather was good today. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

I stretched my hand to the side, but it was empty. Had Theo gotten up so early?

Immediately, all sense of sleepiness

evaporated. I got up, washed up, and

then went downstairs just in time to see Theo and Townsend coming back in from the outside. Both of them were in sportswear.

"You guys..."

"I invited Townsend yesterday to go out for a run this morning," Theo said to me.

Townsend wiped his sweat with a towel before turning to look at Theo. "I didn't expect your stamina to be so good even after so many years. Do you go for a run every morning?"

"Yes, I do."

"Do you go for a run every morning?" I looked confused. Why did I not know this?

Theo smiled at my question. "Yes. But you can't get up, so I didn't call you."

"Dear me, you've been sharing the same bed for so long, yet you don't even know that Theo darling does morning exercises every day. How are you someone's wife?" Townsend was getting angry.

I glanced at him but could not say a word. I was devastated about this.

"Come and have breakfast."

Caroline had already prepared breakfast while we chatted.

The two of them walked to the dining table together. Their movements were surprisingly consistent. I felt like I was an outsider. Theo was also extremely tolerant of Townsend. I had never seen him treat anyone like this. Just Why?

With these things clouding my head, I did not eat much for breakfast.

Theo noticed me behaving weirdly. "Why are you eating so little? Are you feeling sick?"

He could always immediately tell that something was wrong with me and was still worried about me. I felt a lot more relieved at this moment. "I'm fine. Please continue with your meal."

However, that did not stop me from wondering. I had to get to the bottom of this.