Chapter 833


    I took the box back to the study again and started studying it.


    Looking at the workmanship and structure, it looked like something from earlier years.


    If the key was with Theo, where could he have put it?


    I put down the box and started searching the study.


    I could not find it after searching everywhere. I was a bit discouraged and sat down in the office


    chair.


    I looked up and saw a contract sitting on the desk. I then reached out and took it.


    This was a contract to acquire Zimmer Corporations. There was nothing unusual about it.


    I was in no position to meddle in this matter, hence I could only let the two of them fight between


    themselves. It was quite annoying, to be honest.


    I sighed and put the contract back in its ce.


    I got up and walked to the bookcase. I was about to find a good book to read.


    While I was flipping through the books, something fell on the floor. I cast my eyes down to take a


    look. I frozepletely.


    It was a photo of a baby.


    There was a bruise on his forehead. It was left there when he struggled toe out and meet me.


    The newborn’s eyes were not opened yet. He shared the same facial features as Theo, so even


    though he had wrinkly skin, it was clear that he had delicate features.


    Why did Theo have a photo of the baby?


    I had once seen this photo. Now that I was seeing it again, the pain I felt was no less than half of


    what I felt back then.


    I bent down to pick up the photo. I suppressed the pain in my heart and put it back in its ce.


    Theo would never have a photo of this unless Matthew was the one who gave it to him.


    Matthew had used too many means that had angered Theo.


    I shut the bookcase and turned around to leave the study.


    When I got back to my room, Iy down on the bed and wrapped myself up tightly. I felt so


    ufortable that it felt like I was about to die.


    If someone asked me why I must choose Theo, I would not know how to answer the question either.


    All I knew was that I could not be with anyone else but him.


    Even though we shared many painful memories, I still could not let go of him.


    Without knowing, I fell asleep in a daze.


    When I woke up, it was already dark outside.


    When I heard someone knocking at the door, I said with a husky voice, "Come in.”


    The door of the room opened up and Caroline walked i n, asking, "Do you want to have your dinner


    now, Ma''am?"


    I did not have an appetite, so I shook my head subconsciously. However, after recalling that Theo


    wanted to have dinner together tonight, I said, "I''ll eat after Mr. Grantes back."


    Caroline sighed. "Mr. Grant is already home. He''s been sitting in the living room for a very long time,


    smoking constantly. He looks like he''s in a bad mood. Do you want to go downstairs and take a


    look?"


    He was home?


    I was slightly confused. "When did hee back?"


    Caroline replied, "Around five o’clock or so."


    He came home so early to fulfill his promise to me this morning. He did note upstairs to wake


    me up because he was still holding a grudge.


    I let out a smile that looked a little bitter.


    "I''m not hungry, so I''m not eating," I said mildly.


    If he was going to be in an even worse mood after seeing me then we might as well not meet.


    After Caroline left, Iy back down on the bed and stared nkly at the ceiling.


    Should I continue sleeping? It might not be that easy t o fall asleep now.


    What else could I do if I did not sleep?


    Iughed bitterly and closed my eyes.


    Unsure how long it had been, I heard the door opening. It was followed by the man''s heavy


    footsteps.


    I did not open my eyes, and it looked like I was asleep.


    There were sounds of running water in the bathroom. He had gone to take a shower.


    Aftering out of the shower, he walked to the side o f the bed and looked quietly at me. He did


    not n to get in bed.


    I thought he was going to sleep in the guest room today, but he walked to the other side of the bed


    andy down.


    I heard faint breathing and wondered in a self-deprecating manner if this was the so-called martial


    dissension?


    I could not sleep, yet I dared not move.


    When his breathing turned steady and I thought he had fallen asleep, I turned over.


    Our eyes met, and I was a little stunned.


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    He sighed gently and took me into his arms. "Caroline said you threw up in the morning and didn''t


    eat much at noon."


    My body was a little stiff. "I wasn''t very hungry."


    Theo lowered his voice, sounding a little restrained," You''re my wife, Wanda. It’s hard not to feel sad


    and angry when I saw him kiss you. Please don''t me m e, okay?"


    I merely nodded but did not say anything.


    He buried his head in the crook of my neck as his hand rubbed my back softly. My body gradually


    rxed and I finally asked the question that had been bothering me for a long time, "What did he


    say to you a t Cassey''s wedding banquet?"


    Hearing the pause in his breathing, I continued, "I hope you’ll tell me no matter what he told you."


    "Can you stop asking?" He kissed my neck. "It’s all in the past now."


    He did not want to tell me, and I stopped asking.


    When I woke up the next morning, I opened my eyes and immediately saw a big bouquet of roses


    sitting on the bedside table.


    Theo must have prepared it. Looking at the delicately bloomed flowers, I suddenly felt happy.


    There was a card in the bouquet, and I took it out.


    "Remember to eat. I''lle back early tonight."


    The heart would return no matter how far it had gone.


    I smiled, my mood greatly improved.


    After washing up and going downstairs, Caroline had already prepared breakfast.


    I did not have an appetite, but if I did not eat or if I ate less, then Caroline would definitely tell Theo


    about it. hence, I could only force myself to eat a little.


    Fortunately, I did not throw up this time.


    It seemed like this did have something to do with my mood. At the thought of my illness, my gaze


    dimmed a little.


    After eating, I nned to visit Quinn.


    Caroline noticed that I was going out and anxiously asked, "Where are you going, Ma’am?”


    Theo must have ordered her something, so I replied with a smile, "I''m going to see Quinn. Tell Mr.


    Grant not to worry about me."


    I had no way of concluding if I liked or disliked Quinn. She was Theo’s cousin, one of the few


    rtives who was genuinely nice to him.


    I did not want them to grow apart because of me.


    Quinn had been living in a downtown apartment for many years. After leaving Zimmer Corporations,


    she opened a coffee shop near her apartment.


    She had a pretty good eye for aesthetics, hence the shop was decorated especially well.


    She was surprised to see me in the shop, and there was a look of disdain written all over her face.


    "What are you doing here?"


    We both knew that we disliked each other, hence I made no effort to ingratiate and fawn over her.


    My tone was mild when I spoke, "I heard that you’re not well recently, so I''m here to visit."


    She snorted and continued to arrange her flowers." You must be up to no good."


    Perhaps she had been sitting for too long that her waist started hurting. She got up and walked with


    her waist bent to the back of the cash register counter.


    The floor was a little dirty. I took out a box of medicine from my bag and put it on the cash register. I


    then saw a broom ced on the side and went over to pick i t up to sweep the floor.