Chapter 577
I cast my eyes downward and replied indifferently, "I won’t die so easily."
At this very moment, I regretted very much joining this meal. Would it not be better if I had just
stayed at home?
Why did Ie out and suffer when it was winter...
Petra looked guilty. "I’m really sorry, Wanda. I didn''t know that she''d do this. If I''d known earlier, I
wouldn''t have let her hurt you."
I let out a perfunctory smile at her, then looked at Theo. "Are you done with your discussion with Mr.
Louis?"
He nodded. "Let''s go home now."
Munchkin had already fallen asleep in his arms. Even after taking a hot bath, I still felt a little cold. I
wanted t o hold him but could only hold myself back.
The attendant brought a bowl of hot chicken noodle soup into the room and Petra quickly said, "You
must have caught a cold, Wanda. Have some hot soup to warm yourself up."
As soon as she said that, Cindy, who had been standing on one side, rushed over and snatched the
soup from the attendant, sshing it toward me.
I was caught off guard by her sudden action and had n o time to react at all. Fortunately, Theo stood
in front o f me in time and the hot soup sshed on his back instead.
I looked up, staring dazedly at him. "Theo..."
His expression was terrifyingly sullen. Jerome walked over and said, "I''ll carry the child."
After Theo ced the child in his arms, I grabbed his arm and said anxiously, "Take off your clothes.
I''ll see i f there are any burns.”
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He turned around to look at Cindy with endless coldness in his eyes. Even though he did not say a
word, the cold aura emanating from his body was enough to leave anyone shocked.
The attendant said with trepidation, "I''ll get a change o f clothes for you, Mr. Grant.”
Cindy was clearly the instigator, but she stood there putting on an extremely aggrieved look.
"Have you gone mad?" Petra raised her hand and struck her on the face.
The crisp sound of a p sounded. Cindy covered half of her face that was hit and looked
incredulously at Petra. "Did you just hit me for that b*tch?"
"Watch your mouth!” Petra''s gaze was stern. "I told you to stay in the hospital to recuperate but you
refused to and insisted oning over to make a scene. Do you think life for us is still as
comfortable as it used to?"
She was born amoner, and getting to where she was today was no easy feat. Therefore, her
rage was truly frightening. Cindy quivered a little, but because she felt truly aggrieved, she retorted,
"Mom, why should I stay in the hospital when I''m as fit as a fiddle?”
After a pause, she continued, "You and Dad have been treating me differently ever since Wanda
injured me. You weren''t like this before. Can you tell me why? Did
I make a mistake?"
She started crying after saying that.
Her cries were so loud that Munchkin was awoken by i t. He pouted and started wailing as well.
Jerome could not coax him no matter what. I took Munchkin from him and looked at Petra and
Cindy. "I won’t be participating in your family affairs, Petra. It''ste now so we’ll be making a move
first. This has been a... joyous meal."
Having said that, I left while carrying Munchkin in my arms without a single expression on my face.
Grayson, who had been keeping silent the whole time, finally opened his mouth and said, "Cindy, I
hired a psychiatrist for you because your mental state isn’t well. The southern suburbs are quiet and
conducive for your treatment, so you’ll stay there for now."
"I don’t want to go there! Why can’t I go home..."
Behind me, I heard the noise of the family arguing. As I was not interested to hear what they were
saying, I quickly walked toward the elevator.
I stopped when I reached the elevator door. Theo changed his clothes and walked out of the room.
He walked up to me and took my shoulders. "Let’s go home."
We walked out of the hotel and got in the car. Theo ndly asked, "Why aren''t you asking me if I
was scalded and if I''m in pain?"
I looked at him with a smile in my eyes. "Are you scalded? Does it hurt?"