After hearing what I had said, Miss Woods’ somewhat morose expression lit up.
She said with a smile, "Young people like you don't enjoy cooking. You’re pregnant now and shouldn't be eating out for all meals of the day. That's so unhealthy. Give me a moment, there’s still half a chicken in the fridge. I'll make soup for you right away."
"Okay." I smiled and followed her into the kitchen.
"As long as you don’t mind having me around, I’ll stick around to take care of the two of you and not leave again. I believe the late old lady will be pleased with such an arrangement too," Miss Woods talked nonstop as she cooked.
"Oh, please do, Miss Woods. You'd better keep your promise. I was hoping you'd take care of my child for me." I leaned on the doorframe to chat with her.
Being needed was a blessing for the elderly!
Though I was not hungry, I drank a big bowl of soup after Miss Woods finished boiling the soup. By the end of it, I felt as though my belly was about to burst open.
I then brought Miss Woods on a tour around the villa before coming back to the house. Seeing that Miss
Woods had cheered up a lot, I went straight upstairs to sleep.
I was awoken by the sound of a ringtone in the middle of the night. I checked the time and saw that it was two o'clock in the morning. I could not see Theo anywhere, so it seemed like he had not come back yet.
I fumbled for the light and picked up my phone to take a look. It was an unknown number.
I did not want to pick up initially, but the other party persisted, the call continuing to ring. I was annoyed at being woken up from sleep, so I picked up the call and snapped, "Who is this?"
"Are you Wanda Lane?" The other party did not mind my attitude and spoke in a neutral tone, not sounding the least bit annoyed.
"Yes. What's the matter? It's midnight right now." I spoke in a daze, not wanting to waste my breath talking to this person.
"We're calling from Whaldorf City's Traffic Police department. Your husband got into an accident half a n hour ago and is currently in the ICU. We found your number in his emergency contacts. Please come over immediately."
I completely woke up at that and jumped out of bed.
Whaldorf City? Accident?
How could that be? He had just had lunch with me this afternoon and had sent me a text saying that he
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