Chapter 213
The Woman From Hell
It rang twice before he answered. "Did you just wake u p? Itâs already noon." His voice was low and
deep.
I was speechless. It was almost 12, so how could I be asleep at this hour? I said to him, "I'm not
that lazy. I woke up a long time ago."
"You're obviously a little lazy pig who only knows how to sleep all day." He chuckled. "Did you have
breakfast?"
"Yeah, I did. I'm downstairs now. I brought you lunch and some fruits. Could you come down and
help me bring them up?"
"You came to the office?"
"Yeah. Cecilia sent over a lot of fruits. Theyâll go bad if not eaten, so I brought them here to the
office to share with everyone."
He said, "Stay there and don't move. Wait for me."
He hung up as soon as he finished talking. It seemed like he might be busy now. I sat quietly in the
car waiting for him.
After just a moment, Keith ran to the front of my car while panting. He said with heavy breaths,
"Madam, President Grant is still in a meeting. He didnât want to let you wait for too long, so he sent
me to bring you u
p"
After leaving the company, Keith had changed his way of addressing me and now called me
'Madam'. I nodded and got out of the car to open the trunk. Keith was a little stunned when he saw
the few containers o f fruits.
"My friend from the old house brought them over, they're really fresh. Share them with everyone
later." I then carried the lunchbox and a container of fruits before entering the office.
It had been a while since I stepped foot in the office, but I did not feel a sense of unfamiliarity there.
I met a few close acquaintances on the way up and everyone greeted me as usual.
I went to my previous department and said hello to everyone there as Keith gave out some fruits.
Before I left, I bumped into Nadia. She was wearing a fiery red dress today and it caught my eye
even from a distance. She looked sexy and mature.
She was slightly taken aback when she saw me and immediately smiled faintly, saying, "Hello, Miss
Lane! Are you here to see President Grant?"
I nodded and raised the lunchbox in my hand. "I'm here to send him lunch."
She glanced down at it expressionlessly and quickly said that she had to deliver some documents.
Then, she left in a hurry.
"Aren't you worried that your husband has a secretary like that?" The head of the administrative
department said with a teasing look.
The head of the administrative department was a warm-hearted person whom I thought of like a big
sister. I often dealt with her, so we got close when I was still working in the office.
Looking at Nadiaâs back, I said, "What's there to worry about? She's merely a fresh graduate and
her job prospects are great. Everything from her family background to her looks is good. She
wouldn't ruin herself for a married man, right?"
"You're wrong. It's these kinds of women who are the scariest. She's young and beautiful, doesn't
want anything to do with money, and even knows how to act cute. If I may ask, which man would be
able to resist her? Now that you're not in the office, don't let any disputes happen at home.
Everyone can see that sheâs interested in your husband. She's always dressed like a fiery phoenix,
but youâre just too kind. If it were other women, I bet they'd already make a scene."
I chuckled and said, "Donât worry. Theoâs not that kind of person. I have faith in him."
I was not stupid. The first time I saw Nadia, I already knew she was into Theo. This was actually
normal. It was difficult for women not to have an interest in a man like Theo, especially the young
ladies. I, too, had fallen in love with him at first sight back then.
I believed that there were still many women in the office like Nadia who had fantasies about Theo.
However, Nadia was more fortunate and became his secretary.
I suppressed the frustration in my heart and smiled at her. "I'll head up first. Wouldn't want to
distract you from work."
When I came to the top floor, I went into Mason's office thinking that Theo was still in a meeting.
I knocked on the door several times, but no one answered. When I was about to leave, the door to
the room suddenly opened. Mason poked his head out from inside.
I jumped as I was taken aback. I checked again to make sure and realized that this man with messy
hair, a face full of stubble, and panda eyes turned out t o be Mason.
He was completely different from his usual clean, fair, and noble self.
"Whatâs up?" he spoke. His voice sounded hoarse. One could easily tell that he had not spoken to
anyone for a long time.
I looked at him and asked cautiously, "Are you brokenhearted or just broke?"