I was stunned and a little agitated, but I still did not dare to open the door. He seemed to be able to sense my worry.
He said again, "It's really me, Wanda. I came to bring you home."
I looked at Munchkin in the corner. He was still covering his eyes.
I hesitated. I hurt Theo before this because I did not believe him. If I chose not to believe him now as I did before, I was afraid that it would not only hurt Theo but also cost Munchkin's and my life.
Even so, I still felt like there would be some unease even if I did choose to believe him this time.
After hesitating, I finally came forward and carefully opened the door.
At this moment, I was very nervous, fearing that standing behind the door was an unknown liar.
The man outside the door was not in a hurry. He waited for me to slowly open the door before entering the room sideways." Wanda, are you okay?"
I might not be able to tell if the person in front of me was real or fake, but I could tell that the anxiety in his eyes was real.
Theo came forward and held my shoulders. He looked at me carefully from head to toe, and after ascertaining that I was all right, he hurriedly asked, "Where’s Munchkin? Is he not with you?"
I looked at the corner.
He followed my gaze and found Munchkin before pulling him out of the corner.
"Munchkin, it's all right. It's Daddy." Although the situation was very tense, Theo still called out Munchkin's name patiently.
Even so, the little one kept covering himself with the hat.
Recalling what I told him before, I immediately came forward and said," Munchkin, it's okay. It's Daddy."
Hearing what I said, he slowly loosened his grip. He blinked and looked at me, then looked at Theo.
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