The Woman From Hell
Chapter 626

Chapter 626

Theo stood at the entrance of the villa the whole time, his gaze looking so complicated that I found ithard to read.

The car drove far away but he remained rooted to the same spot. His tall and slender body wasfurther obscured by the cold and fine drizzle.

I withdrew my gaze, looking down at the divorce papers in my hands.

"Is there really no room for change between the two of you?" Jerome asked, his voice warm andtender.

I cast my eyes down at the divorce papers in my hands and said in a bitter tone, "Jerome, somethings may have passed but they'll always be there. Like a thorn, they'll prick you from time to time,causing you t o bleed non-stop."

How was I supposed to let this go?

From the moment the child died, up until learning about Cecilia's death, I had been searching for anexcuse for myself. I had blamed Petra for everything, putting all my resentment and displeasure onher. I convinced myself time and time again to ignore Theo's role in it.

I told myself that he was innocent. There was nothing

he could do about the child, nor could he have done anything about Cecilia's death. Even the partabout him taking care of Cindy, I told myself over and over again that he was only doing it out ofduty and obligation.

I was not that petty and could accept all these things. As long as he was good to me and caredabout me, none of this would matter.

Though not once did I ever think that all of this was a mistake knowingly caused by him. He knewfull well that Petra and Grayson were my biological parents. I did not blame him for not telling me,nor did I resent him for swapping Cindy's and my DNA reports.

I just could not stand the fact that he knew Petra was my mother yet still watched coldly as she hurtme.

He could have let me go in the beginning. I mentioned divorce, and if he had agreed to have adivorce in the beginning, I would have taken the child and Cecilia to another city. I would have givenbirth to him there and never appeared in front of him again!

It might be tough for two women to raise two children together, but at least things would not haveturned out this way.

When we arrived at Jerome's place, Xander opened the door with Munchkin in his arms. His longand slender figure stood straight at the door. He was looking at me with a complicated gaze, saying,"The food's ready. We were just waiting for everyone to arrive."

After going into the house, Xander put Munchkin in Jerome's arms and went to the kitchen.

Munchkin reached out to me to ask for a hug and my heart melted. I reached out to hold him in myarms.

Jerome asked, "What’s your next course of action?”

I thought about it and replied, "I plan to take Munchkin to Zenon."

After a pause, I looked at him and said, "I have a property in Hothorn Residences. Can you askaround and see if I can sell it?"

He frowned. "Are you short of money?"

I shook my head. "I’ve saved a lot of money over the years."

After a pause, I continued, "Cecilia and I each bought a house in Hothorn Residences last time, andI think leaving one for Munchkin is enough. Cecilia sold off the store and bought a house in Zenon,so there'll be two houses left for Munchkin altogether.” i

As for myself, after working in Grant Corporation for years, coupled with the money from thecontract with Magnificent, my life in the future was practically guaranteed.

Jerome fell silent for a moment. After a very long time, he looked up at me and asked, "Is there noroom for turning back between you and Theo?"

He asked the same question again. I frowned. "I've lied to myself long enough. I would often dreamof my child begging me to save him. Every time I woke up from the nightmare, I would lie to myselfand say that Theo did not intend for that to happen either."

Jerome pursed his lips and said no more.

Munchkin held my hand and I lowered my head to look at him, smiling subconsciously.

It was not so bad, at least. I still had Munchkin with m e.