Theo began discussing business matters with Mason once he sat down. I grew sleepy from listening to their discussion and stood up to walk into the kitchen.
When Miss Woods saw me walking in, she hurriedly said, "Young Mistress, you should get out quickly.
Don't let the smells from here all cling to you."
"It’s alright," I said as I walked over to her and picked u p a bunch of spinach. "Miss Woods, I'm afraid that Old Madam Grant's wish will never come true."
That sentence was enough to make tears well up in Miss Woods' eyes and make the grip on her knife falter slightly. Although she did not know what had happened, she knew enough to know that my child with Theo was gone.
Miss Woods sniffled and plastered a smile onto her face as she raised her head and said, "You’ve worked hard all these years, and I'm sure Old Madam Grant has seen your efforts from Heaven. She won't blame you."
"Yeah," I replied quietly, not saying anything else.
I walked out of the kitchen after waiting for Miss Woods to finish preparing supper.
Theo waved at me, and I walked over to sit down
beside him as I asked lightly, "What's up?"
"Tell us where you don't feel well so Mason can take a look there,” Theo said as he smiled.
I felt that he was just bored. "There aren’t any machines here. He wouldn't be able to determine what illness I had, even if I let him know that."
That was enough to make Theo to feel like his concern was unnecessary. The expression on his face turned ugly.
Mason rolled his eyes at him and sighed softly before saying, "She's right. You'll have to take her to the hospital for a checkup when you have the time one day."
Seeing how the expression on Theo's face had just grown even uglier, I stood and said lightly, "Miss Woods has prepared supper. Would you guys like to join?"
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