Chapter 425

I marched over, grabbed his phone, and put it on speakerphone.

"Theowy, there are some things between me and her that need to be settled." Cindy’s voice was

filled with grievance. "Besides, I didn't go looking for trouble with her. I only wanted to talk to her

properly, but she refused and said really nasty things to me."

Irritation flashed on Theo’s face. “No matter what it is between you and her, I'll take over from now

on. You can talk to me about it, but only on the phone."

"Theowy!" Cindy sounded like she was about to cry. " Why are you so cold toward me now?"

Theo closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, they were filled with infinite iciness. "I don't

have to say too much about whose hands my baby died in, and there are some things that I don't

want to talk about. All you need to know is someone needs to pay the price for my baby's death.

There are some responsibilities and relationships that I'm willing to forsake because of that.”

Even though Theo said he did not want to spell things out, his intentions were clear enough that

even someone of Cindy's caliber would understand what he meant.

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

Theo lowered his gaze and added faintly, "There’s nothing to talk about regarding your mother.

Even little children understand the principle of paying the price for the wrongdoings they

committed."

"My mother didn’t do anything wrong!" Cindy started lying to herself.

Theo scoffed. "Go tell that to the police, then."

Right after, he hung up.

I looked at him and was flabbergasted. "Are you really that heartless toward Cindy now?"

Theo placed his phone back into his pocket. "She should know by now that not everything has to go

her way."

I pouted and said nothing.

"Are you satisfied with what I said just now?" Theo walked behind me and snaked his arms around

my waist.

I pursed my lips. "It was just alright."

Theo kissed my face. "As long as you're satisfied. Go sit down on the sofa. I’ll get the hairdryer and

blow-dry your hair."

When he was blow-drying my hair, his phone rang, but he did not pick up.

It was either Mason or Zedd calling. Perhaps it was Cindy again. However, it did not matter if he did

not answer Cindy’s call.

However, if it was either Mason or Zedd calling, it would not be so nice of him to ignore their calls as

Mason did ask him to attend something urgent prior t o this...

"Aren't you going to answer the call?" I asked faintly.

Theo was nonchalant. "No.” u n

He was just so irritatingly stubborn!

After ten minutes when my hair was dry, he left. As I continued with work, I saw a document about

cooperative promotion and thought that I should ask Matthew about his progress in acquiring his

company. I was afraid that he might be in a meeting now, so I called his assistant.

The call went through quickly, only for her to tell me that something had happened in his household

and h e had been absent from work for a few days now.

After we ended the conversation, I was reminded of Marcus. A sense of foreboding flooded my

heart. Did h e...

When I heard from Tyler last time about Marcus being diagnosed with end-stage cancer, I thought

that he would still have some time left...

The more I thought about it, the more uneasy I got. At this time, Theo called me and that phone call

confirmed that uneasy feeling in my heart.

"Wanda, go to the central hospital right now. My cousin has just left. Marcus has passed away, but I

still have some things to settle here. I'll be there right away as soon as I’m done here." Theo's voice

was laced with anxiousness.