The Woman From Hell
Chapter 2282

Whaldorf

City.

Theo was in charge of sending Munchkin back to school, so I returned to the villa first.

I immediately went to the room to see the two children after arriving at the villa.

Fortunately, Caroline and the others had taken good care of them.

Caroline smiled when she saw that I had returned, looking very kind. "The young master and young lady are smiling the moment you returned, Madam."

If they were not too young to travel far, I would also have liked to take them with me.

I looked at Caroline and smiled, my eyes forming crescents. "You've been caring for them well, Caroline. They look chubby."

The kids looked sleepy, so I carefully placed them back into the rocker and left the room.

In the study.

I dialed Cole's number, feeling nervous while I waited for him to answer. I clutched the pages of the magazine on the table tightly.

Cole answered after a while.

"Are you back?"

There was a smile in the man's voice.

He seemed to know my itinerary clearly. It was obvious that he asked despite already knowing.

I did not get sidetracked by this. Parting my tightly pursed lips, I said, "Silas Yard."

Cole chuckled through the receiver. "You found out."

"Do you know him?"

I was furious at this point.

He clearly knew everything but refused to tell me directly, insisting on having me go through my own investigation instead. Just what intention did this person have?

Seemingly hearing the anger in my voice, Cole's tone took on a serious edge. "Don't be angry. There's a reason why I'm not telling you everything directly. Let's meet up and have a good chat." "I'm fine with any time."

More than anyone else, I could not wait to know the answer.

"I'm going on a business trip for a few days. I'll ask you out when I return."

A business trip?!

For how many days?!

Everything felt like a roller coaster ride, but I could not say no.

"I understand, I'll wait for your call." I was no longer using any honorifics with him.

This man was infuriating.

After that, I hung up the call without waiting for him to say anything.

I let out a deep breath after ending the call. I was feeling depressed, so I went out for a walk.

I would not have gone out if I had known that I would meet Harriet. Seeing her would only make me more upset.

I deliberately avoided her, but Harriet blocked my way.

"Why are you leaving immediately after seeing me, President Lane? We were, after all, once partners. I feel disheartened that you're treating me like this." Harriet's pink lips parted slightly as she spoke in a coquettish tone.

I shrugged, goosebumps forming all

over my body. I then met her smiling

eyes. The corners of my mouth curled up slightly. "You've just returned, Miss Osborn. I thought you'd want to go for a walk alone and didn't want to disturb you."

The moment ksaid that, Harriet took a step closer to me. The perfume on her body was intense. It was rather stifling to my sense of smell. Her voice sounded in my ear. "I don't think i'm the one who wants to be alone, President Lane. It's you."

If you knew that, why were you stopping me, then?

I screamed deep down, but my expression was calm. I looked up slightly, taking in her face that had delicate makeup on. "Yes, I really do want to be alone. If you're amenable, Miss Osborn, I will take my leave first." I turned around after said

that.

"Wait." Harriet stopped me.

I stopped, but did not look back. I just turned my face sideways and waited for her to speak.

"This trip to Joen meant a lot to me, especially the night I got lost with Theo. It's still fresh in my memory."

What did she mean by that?

Was she provoking me?