The Woman From Hell

"Rooney Taylor?" Theo frowned, expressing his doubt.

I told Theo about my visit to Yard Mansion, and he seemed very interested in Rooney. "Since Sylvester seems dead set on Rooney, then you should be able to stay in Yard Mansion as long as you grasp the opportunity to get along with Rooney. That way, we're one step closer to our objective." Theo was right. If I could stay over at Yard Mansion, then nighttime would be the most suitable time for me to look around.

I nodded thoughtfully and looked at Theo. "Let's do that. I'm now mostly certain that Silas had lied to me. He wouldn't have taken Gareth away otherwise."

The man in front of me smiled gratifiedly and rubbed my head. "Even so, you have to find the evidence. That'll be the real end."

"Okay, we'll go with what you said." I leaned on Theo's shoulder, and it gave me a great sense of security. I had once thought of escaping, and that would practically be my failure to appreciate his kindness.

"Right." Theo seemed to have thought of something. I moved away from his shoulder, and he directed his gaze at me. "Sylvester not only sorted out Silas' things in the company, but he also cleaned up his things at home. This is very suspicious. I asked Keith to look into Silas, but he couldn't find out anything. Sylvester must have something to do with this."

Sylvester...

My mind felt like it was a mess. I furrowed my brows at the fact they had not been able to find out anything about Silas, a sense of foreboding surging in my heart. I squeezed Theo's hand. "Do you think something's happened?"

Theo shook his head. "It's hard to say. If you want to find out, Yard Mansion will be important."NôvelDrama.Org owns © this.

I only wanted to verify Silas's lies initially, but it seemed now that things had changed. Even Silas himself may be in danger.

"I..." I whispered. I was a little hesitant.

As if seeing through my thoughts, Theo spoke softly, "If you don't want to look into it, it's fine. As long as you get the answer you want. The rest has nothing to do with us." Theo's voice was gentle and soothed all my nerves.

I looked at him, my mood easing out gradually. "I feel so tired. It feels like I've been tired all this while. Theo, say, are we still short of money?"

"Probably not," Theo replied to me gently.

"Then why do we have to work so hard?"

I looked at him, my eyes overcome with the vicissitudes of life.

My words threw Theo into deep thought. Quite some time passed before he let out a long sigh. "You're right. Why do we have to work so hard?"

"If possible, I really want to find a quiet place with you and live the rest of my life peacefully." I looked out into the vast sky longingly.

Theo reached his long limbs out and

took me into his arms. "I think such a day will come. When all of this is over, we'll go on vacation and get some good rest. What do you say?" en

"Of course, yes. We'll take the children and be happy together as a family. Just imagining it felt wonderful, and I could not help the smile that made its way ont@my face.

I looked at Theo quietly and realized that he was also smiling.

Was this also his idea of an ideal life?

Did he really want to live such a peaceful life, or was he just pandering to me?

Theo had been part of the business world for so many years. He had long been accustomed to living on the pyramid. It probably would not be easy for him to come down from it.

My eyes gradually blurred as I thought about this.

"What's wrong?" Theo asked softly.

I shook my head. "It's nothing.

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I decided to keep quiet about it until everything was over before making a decision...