Chapter 174

After hearing what I had said, Miss Woods’ somewhat morose expression lit up.

She said with a smile, "Young people like you don't enjoy cooking. You’re pregnant now and

shouldn't be eating out for all meals of the day. That's so unhealthy. Give me a moment, there’s still

half a chicken in the fridge. I'll make soup for you right away."

"Okay." I smiled and followed her into the kitchen.

"As long as you don’t mind having me around, I’ll stick around to take care of the two of you and not

leave again. I believe the late old lady will be pleased with such an arrangement too," Miss Woods

talked nonstop as she cooked.

"Oh, please do, Miss Woods. You'd better keep your promise. I was hoping you'd take care of my

child for me." I leaned on the doorframe to chat with her.

Being needed was a blessing for the elderly!

Though I was not hungry, I drank a big bowl of soup after Miss Woods finished boiling the soup. By

the end of it, I felt as though my belly was about to burst open.

I then brought Miss Woods on a tour around the villa before coming back to the house. Seeing that

Miss

Woods had cheered up a lot, I went straight upstairs to sleep.

I was awoken by the sound of a ringtone in the middle of the night. I checked the time and saw that

it was two o'clock in the morning. I could not see Theo anywhere, so it seemed like he had not

come back yet.

I fumbled for the light and picked up my phone to take a look. It was an unknown number.

I did not want to pick up initially, but the other party persisted, the call continuing to ring. I was

annoyed at being woken up from sleep, so I picked up the call and snapped, "Who is this?"

"Are you Wanda Lane?" The other party did not mind my attitude and spoke in a neutral tone, not

sounding the least bit annoyed.

"Yes. What's the matter? It's midnight right now." I spoke in a daze, not wanting to waste my breath

talking to this person.

"We're calling from Whaldorf City's Traffic Police department. Your husband got into an accident half

a n hour ago and is currently in the ICU. We found your number in his emergency contacts. Please

come over immediately."

I completely woke up at that and jumped out of bed.

Whaldorf City? Accident?

How could that be? He had just had lunch with me this afternoon and had sent me a text saying that

he

had a social event to attend.

I was a little skeptical of the caller being a fraudster, but I was unsure. My head was ringing as I

thought about it. I held the phone in a daze, not knowing what t o say.

"Hello, Ms. Wanda, are you there? The patient is unconscious right now and is receiving emergency

treatment in People’s Hospital as we speak. We hope you can come over as soon as possible," the

other party continued.

"Okay," I instinctively responded. I pulled up Theo's number with trembling fingers and made a call

to it. His phone was off. I then called Mason and Zedd’s number, but neither answered the phone.

Just as I was at a loss as to what to do, Cindy’s phone call came through. I picked it up immediately.

"What happened to Theo? Where is he?" I was so concerned that I could not think of anything else,

so I asked her that in a panic.

On the other end of the call, Cindy broke down and cried, "Wanda, Theowy... Theowy got into an

accident. He was bleeding a lot..."

”1 know-Get to the point!" I lost my patience and yelled back.

"My family got off the plane tonight. We took a car home, and on the way down the airport highway,

we were rear-ended by a big truck behind us. The car was going very fast at the time, so we were

squeezed

between two big trucks. Theowy was badly injured trying to protect me."

She was crying helplessly and being very loud. "My parents were also injured and they've gone into

surgery. Theowy kept calling out your name before he passed out. I was wrong, Wanda. I won't ask

him to do anything for me anymore. I won't fight with you anymore either. I just want him to stay

alive..."

I hung up the call. I did not want nor need to listen to the rest of what she had to say.

I felt inexplicably panicked. I tried my best to calm myself down as I looked for Xander's number and

gave him a call. Although I knew that Cindy was probably not lying, I felt the need to prove it myself.

The phone only rang once before it was answered. "It's the middle of the night, Wandy. Do you miss

me already?"

At the other end of the call, Xander’s voice sounded as teasing as ever. The sound of the keyboard

was loud and clear, and it seemed like he had been staying up late playing computer games.

"Is your mother at home?” I asked anxiously.

He was stunned for a moment before answering, "Why are you looking for her? She and Grayson

brought Cindy back to Whaldorf City tonight. Oh, I think your husband went too. Are you trying to

catch them in the middle of their adulterous acts? I think you're asking the wrong person if that’s the

case."

Not in the mood to joke around with him now, I said," Did your mother tell you if she arrived there

safely?"