The Woman From Hell
Chapter 74

Chapter 74

Having said that, she packed up all sorts of snacks and fruits for me, as well as a thermos full ofsoup.

I could not refuse, so I took everything. It would make a pretty good lunch, at least.

Upon arriving at the office, Heidi reported that preliminary work was underway. The celebrities wereall staying in the hotel and the director was giving them their final instructions.

The first filming location was to be indoors, inside a shopping mall. To not disrupt the mall's shops,the filming had been set to begin tomorrow night.

Everyone was doing their own job, and there was nothing much I could help with.

"Wanda..." Heidi did not leave after she finished reporting on work. She hesitated to continue.

"Is there something difficult you want to say to me?" Seeing her reluctance, I had no choice but toprod her o nit.

"Oh, no..." Heidi immediately waved her hands. "It's about work... Sigh, well, Newlight Media saidthat Sandy has to be the spokesperson, no matter what competition you decide to hold, or..." "Orwhat?" I was curious. Newlight Media's boss had

not been this stubborn when we had spoken previously. It had only been a few days, but he wasalready getting so pushy.

Heidi bowed her head, not saying a word.

"Speak!" I raised my voice.

"...Or they will make Grant Corporations face the consequences!" After a pause, she continued, "Ithink they're just trying to intimidate us. I didn’t want to tell you this at first because your body isn'tcapable of handling any more pressure at the minute, but I was also really worried."

"Alright, I understand. You can go now."

After Heidi left, I sank into my thoughts. It looked like Newlight Media's backer was threatening mewith Grant Corporation. Why had they not directly approached Theo, though?

Although I had no idea how Theo would react to learning about this, after recalling what Xander hadsaid the last time, I did not want to put him in such a difficult position.

Considering Newlight Media's attitude, landing an endorsement was probably not the only thing theywanted. There had to be an even bigger scheme behind this.

Perhaps the endorsement was just a trick, a reason for them to target Grant Corporation.

I had to take Grant Corporation seriously. Even if it was just for my grandmother’s sake, I had tothink of a way to solve this problem and not let them use this as an excuse to give GrantCorporation trouble.

The most important thing right now was to replace the backer behind Newlight Media. After thinkingabout it for a very long time, I pulled out my phone and swiped to a number I had never taken theinitiative to call. With trembling hands, I pressed the call button.

The call connected after only one ring, and a ghostly hell-like came over the line. "Six years, onemonth, and three days. You finally called."

His voice was low and deep. The voice on the line was cold and menacing.

My heart skipped a beat. My hands trembled slightly a s I held the phone. After a very long time, Isuppressed the fear in my heart and said, "I want to know who the backer behind Newlight Mediais."

There was no response from the other end, save for heavy breathing. Soon, there was the sound ofa lighter flickering. "You haven't said who I am yet, Wandy."

The uncontrollable trembling spread from just my hands to the rest of my body. The unease in myheart was spreading to the rest of me, too. I exhaled lightly." Tyler!"

I had not called out that name for years.

"Wrong. Start again." He sounded quite patient as he slowly spoke each word.

Even though he was only being transmitted through a n earpiece, I could still sense his cold andmenacing aura penetrating into the very core of my bones.

This coldness was nothing like Theo’s aloofness. It was a bloody kind of coldness that seemed tocome straight from hell. A horrifying and maniacal coldness.

My body was shaking violently. I held my phone with both hands and said in a trembling voice,"Brother.” M y voice was almost inaudible.

He still heard it, though. He responded by letting out a maniacal laugh.

I could not stand it anymore. I hung up the call abruptly and tossed my phone away. It felt like hewas going to crawl through the line and reach me from over the phone.

My body was completely frozen. I stood up and turned the heater to a warm setting, all the way upto 86 degrees Fahrenheit. I crashed onto the couch and curled into a ball, unable to come back tomy senses for a very long time.

It was a fear that had been engraved into my bones ever since I was a toddler. I should not havemade that call.