The Woman From Hell

Chapter 926

The heavy snow last night was enough to build a snowman.

| had previously envisioned a scene of Theo andbuilding snowmen with Munchkin. | was hoping that this

scene | envisioned would one day ctrue because that would surely be the happiest thing ever.

Therefore, | immediately agreed when Quinn proposed to build a snowman.

Many years after | returned to Salt City, | stopped seeing snow. Hence, | often found myself looking forward to

late winters where we could one day build a snowman as a family.

Not long after the National Day holiday, Grant Corporation was back in operation and Theo was back to his busy

work schedule.

As he did not allowto bring up Matthew, it felt like | never even knew him after stpassed.

When spring came, the wilted trees in Whaldorf City began sprouting new buds after the constant drizzles. Even

the cherry trees in the yard were in full bloom.

Therefore, during the holidays in April, | went to the kindergarten and applied for two more days off for Munchkin

because | planned to bring him back to Salt

City.

Theo needed to handle company matters and had no tto accompany me, but he was also worried about me

taking Munchkin back to Salt City by myself. Hence, he assigned Keith to go with us.

When we arrived at the airport to pick up our flight tickets, Cassey called me.

Cassey was eating and chewing the food in her mouth when she asked, "When are you coming back?"

| responded with a smile. "I'll be there for five days."

The purpose of our trip back this twas to visit the deceased, and at the stime, | would take Munchkin on

a vacation in Salt City for a few days.

She complained on the other end of the phone, "You must cback quickly. I'm due soon. You'd better not miss

out on the birth of my baby."

| looked up and saw Keith coming back with the things he had just bought. | said with a smile, "Okay, I'll come

back when you deliver. Talk to you again. I'm boarding my flight now.”

"Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Keith took out a bottle of yogurt from the bag and unscrewed the cap before giving

it to Munchkin. He then looked atand said," it's tto go to the boarding gate, Mrs. Grant."

I nodded. "Hold Munchkin."

When we got on the plane, Keith sent Theo a text to give him an update. He then asked the flight attendant for

blankets before passing them to Munchkin and me. "Why don’t you take a nap first, Mrs. Grant and Munchkin?"

| looked at him and suddenly felt like teasing him. " Keith, does your wife know that you're going to Salt City with

me?"

Keith frowned. "She knows I'm going with Mrs. Grant and Munchkin."

| raised my eyebrows. "Is there a difference?"

Keith pursed his lips. "Get srest, Mrs. Grant."

After saying that, he covered Munchkin with a blanket and adjusted him to a comfortable position. He then went

to sit down in his own seat.

| looked at him and smiled. | was surprised that this rough man was actually quite good at taking care of others.

I must meet his wife if | had the chance so | could see what this reticent man was like in front of his wife.

| fell asleep not long after the plane took off and woke up in a good mood. | had been sleeping well lately and

had a good appetite too.

After getting off the plane, Keith sent Munchkin and m e back to Regal Villa directly.

Meeting Miss Woods after so long brought tears to my eyes. | lamented at how fast thad passed.

When she saw me, she could not help but cry. "Mr. Grant said that you were coming back. He was worried that

the new caretakers won't be able to take care of you well, so he askedto cover and take care of you for

a few days."

After a pause, she took my hand and continued to say, "You're still so skinny. Why can't you gain any weight?”

Miss Woods had been taking care offrom the tTheo and | got married up until three years ago. After

many years of getting along with each other, we had long grown closer to each other. | was most certainly happy

to see her.

I held Munchkin's hand and pushed him in front of Miss Woods to introduce him to her.

She was too old to carry Munchkin now, so she could only bend down to hold both of his hands. She was

constantly praising how well he had grown up to be, and how she could tell in one glance that he was a clever

boy.

After Keith left, | could tell that Miss Woods had things to say to me. Hence, | asked Munchkin to go and play by

himself.

Miss Woods pulledto the sofa to take a seat and toldabout what had happened in the three years | was

gone. Theo would cback here every once in a while. He would get wasted and then sober up the next day to

rush back to Whaldorf City for work. He was like a walking corpse in those three years, living mechanically every

single day.

He would often go to the cemetery, sometimes staying there the whole night. When it rained, he would come

back terribly ill. It was as if he would feel uncomfortable all over if he did not torture himself or make himself

suffer.

| listened in silence, feeling extremely complicated inside.

Miss Woods then asked about Munchkin, and I told her about him.

We talked until dinner time. Miss Woods cooked a sumptuous dinner. It was a familiar taste, so | ate much more

than usual. Munchkin loved Miss Woods’ cooking as well and only stopped eating when he could not stuff any

more food into his mouth.

After eating, | took Munchkin on a walk nearby.

We went to bed after the walk.

After lunch the next day, Heidi cto visit.

We had not met each other for nearly a year now.

Seeing me, she asked with a smile, "Why did you lose weight again?”

"I may look thin but | actually gained weight.”

We entered the living room. Miss Woods made tea and brought it over.

Heidi thanked her, then looked atand said, "I heard something happened to Serena."

| was a little dazed. How long ago was this matter?

| nodded slightly, not wanting to talk too much about Serena. | asked, "How have you been lately?"

Heidi smiled. "Mr. Grant thinks highly ofand promotedto be the manager of the branch."

After counting, | realized that she was over 30 years old now. | asked, "What about your relationship?"

Heidi pursed her lips. "I think I'm fine on my own."

She was thoroughly wounded by her past relationship and found it hard to fall in love again.

After taking a sip of tea, she slowly said, "I went to see him and saw that he lost quite a bit of weight. He was a

person | once hated and resented so much, so | thought | would be delighted to see how down and out he was.

But it seems like that wasn't the case."

Looking at her, | could not help but think that it was a man she once loved. No matter how much she resented

him, the resentment would fade as tpassed. She would not have the heart to resent him anymore in the end.

"Do you know the Fredericks?" Heidi suddenly asked.

| froze. "Why?"

Heidi smiled. "The Fredericks is holding an auction this evening. Do you want to go over and take a look?"

| shook my head. "You know | don't like being around crowds."

She pursed her lips. "You don't have to join the crowd. | have a friend who works at Fredericks Corporations and | «

took a look at their auction list. There's a sandalwood box that looks very familiar. It looks like the box you have."