Chapter 876

My breathing was unsteady. Clutching his arm, I said i n a trembling voice, "Give me a child, Theo. I

want a child that belongs to you and me."

Theo’s body stiffened, and there was a fleeting coldness in his eyes.

I sensed it and opened my eyes to look curiously at him. "No."

He put away the coldness in his eyes and said with a smile, "Of course, you can. I will give you

whatever you want."

I thought about my child who died and felt my heart and body starting to hurt.

He took me in his arms, his voice low and attractive." We must stay this happy, Wanda.”

I nodded. "Okay."

He carried me into the bathroom, and after a quick cleaning up, he carried me back to the bedroom

again.

I fell into a deep sleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. I was so tired.

When I woke up the next morning and did not see Theo, I figured he must have gone to work.

The sunlight spilled through the window in the

bedroom. The mottled light and shadow swayed about.

I lay quietly for a moment and could vaguely feel dampness under my body.

I got up, and when I lifted the covers, I saw bloodstains on the sheets.

I was a little stunned. I was on my period only a few days ago.

Although I would sometimes experience irregular menstruation, I had never experienced getting my

period twice in a month.

I changed my pajama pants and the sheets. I then carried the stained sheets and pajama pants to

the laundry room.

If I wanted a child now, I would have to start taking care of my body. This would not do.

After going downstairs, I saw Theo sitting on the sofa i n the living room reading the newspaper. I

walked over and said with a smile, "I thought you had gone to work."

Theo looked up at me. "You're awake.”

I nodded and walked over to sit beside him.

The man took me in his arms and said with a smile, "I don't need to go to the company for now.”

I raised my eyebrows. "You're on annual leave now?"

Theo smiled. "Yes, I'm finally on annual leave."

As he spoke, he planted a gentle kiss on my cheek.

I thought of the sandalwood box that I got back from Petra and asked, "Theo, should we go and

open that sandalwood box?"

The box had been left at home for a long time, and I never had the time to open it.

Now that I happened to remember it and had nothing better to do anyway, maybe it was time to

open it.

I went to the study, found the sandalwood box, and asked Theo, "Have you opened it before?"

He shook his head. "I couldn't open it. We need to find a locksmith to open it."

After a pause, he continued, "I think Petra mentioned that this box belonged to the Fredericks."

Why were the Fredericks involved now?

I pursed my lips, a little puzzled. "This box has been with Mother for as long as I can remember.

How are the Fredericks involved?"

Theo shook his head. "I'm not sure about that."

"Don’t you have the key to open it?" I asked curiously.

Theo sighed. "What Grandma gave me back then wasn't a key but a set of instructions. She was

worried about you so she asked me to take good care of you. This box was actually just a

pretense."

I was stunned and looked dazedly at the box. There was no way of opening this box, but that was

not the point. I had a feeling that Mother had an extraordinary identity.