Chapter 444


    I frowned and feltpelled to speak up, "Don''t go sticking your nose up in the air, Zedd. Do you


    think I deserve to be chastised by you?"


    "Am I wrong in that assumption?" Zedd said with biting sarcasm, "Not only is your personality


    wed but also your upbringing. I have no idea what it is about you that caught my brother''s eye to


    the point where he has even decided not to divorce you. If it were up to me, I would have kicked you


    out a long time ago."


    I almost burst outughing the moment he uttered those words. As one would expect from Theo''s


    best buddy, his logical reasoning was out of this world.


    "Let''s not get into the fact that the person I married isn’t you but Theo and instead focus on my


    wed upbringing, which you mentioned earlier. Of course, I dare notpare myself to you,


    President Nichols. Have you ever referred to me as ''Sister-inw'' since I married Theo? I wonder, is


    your upbringing wed as well or is it because of Cindy''s influence?"


    "You-" Zedd''s lips parted, and he was about to say something.


    "What?" I interrupted him before he could finish his sentence. "It doesn’t matter even if you had


    kicked me


    out a long time ago, President Nichols. Even if the world waspletely obliterated and there were


    only the two of us remaining, I wouldn''t consider you for even a second. Why don''t you take a good


    look at yourself to see if you''re even worthy? Also, you don''t have to worry about my marriage with


    Theo. As for whether he''s living his days happily or not, I can assure you that he is. A single person


    such as yourself, who has been stuck in unrequited love for an eternity, will never get to know this


    joy."


    "Wanda Lane! You... You..." For a short while, Zedd was so enraged that he could not think of a


    retort.


    I said with a grin, "If you have nothing to say, President Nichols, simply hang up. I''m not going to


    laugh at you."


    "Damn it!" Zedd was on the verge of leaping to his feet i n rage, "dust you wait, Wanda Lane. I''ll


    never allow a woman like you to be with my brother."


    "Then who will you allow to remain by your brother''s side?" I chuckled mockingly and asked, "Cindy


    Reed?"


    Zedd scoffed coldly and responded, "Only Cindy is worthy enough to be with my brother."


    "Forget it." My eyes glowed with a tinge of coldness." Cindy''s biological parents have evil ns in


    store for your brother. I would love to find out whether you treasure your brother or your beloved


    woman most when the timees." "What are you trying to say?" Zedd raised his voice.


    I neither had the time nor the inclination to respond t o his question, so I indifferently hung up.


    Every hospital under Grant Corporation was experiencingplications. Issues concerning medical


    care were already tough to cope with, and it was worse if the hospitals were to take the me. If


    this ended badly, Theo might just end up in prison like what Heidi predicted.


    I started nibbling on my fingers nervously. Even so, I had not taken the initiative to question Theo.


    Instead, I flung the phone at him and said, "Zedd called you. He seems to be looking for you for an


    urgent matter. You should call him back right away."


    Theo caught the phone, his brows furrowing as he questioned, "Are you upset?”


    In my frustration, I grabbed my hair and answered, "N o."


    "You''re lying again." Theo approached me and squeezed my shoulder. "Can you tell me what''s


    wrong? Has Zedd offended you in any way?"


    I was so enraged that I shoved him and said, "Go and call him back. I don''t want to talk to you right


    now." 1


    Theo let out a soft sigh. "Just tell me if that’s the case. I f it is, I''ll call him back and give him an


    earful."


    "Can you stop bothering me?" I red at him.


    Given my current state, it would be difficult for him to coax me. He sighed helplessly and said, "I''ll


    give Zedd


    a call first.”


    It took no time for the call to be connected. Theo then yelled sternly and solemnly, "Zedd, did you


    say something rude to Wanda?"


    "She''s the shameless one!” Zedd sounded agitated." She had the audacity toin to you? The


    person who was chastised was obviously me. I''m the one who was wronged, alright?”


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    "Zedd Nichols!” Theo frowned. "She''s your sister-inw. How could you talk to her this way? I hope


    you didn''t say anything worse when I was away. Did


    you?”


    "No, I didn''t." Zedd''s imposing manner began to wane.


    Theo snorted coldly and said, "In any case, you''d best make time to apologize to her."