Chapter 261
The Woman From Hell
When he heard me, he immediately sat up on the bed. A smile bloomed across his previously
gloomy face as he said, "Wandy, you're finally here."
"Don't you know itâs a sin to waste food?" I glanced at the porridge on the ground before gazing
disdainfully at him.
"You know what itâs like. I don't get along with strangers, and I don't like eating their food even more.
Is the lasagna ready?" he said matter-of-factly as he stared at the food container in my hands, his
expectations obvious.
I set up his over-bed table and put the container in front of him before saying wryly, "You need
someone t o look after you because youâre hurt. If you think it's awkward to have a female nurse, I
can arrange for you to have a male nurse."
He opened the container excitedly and stuffed two forkfuls of lasagne into his mouth before
smacking his lips in satisfaction and saying, "I donât need anyone to take care of me. I already have
you, don't I? All you have to do is bring me food and stay with me t o chat for a while."
"I'm here to talk to you about that, actually. I'm going t o Whaldorf City with Theo tonight, so I might
not be
able to bring you food anymore. A nurse would be able to prepare you food at the hospital once Iâm
gone!â
Seeing how energetic he was and how much gusto he ate his food with, it was just as the doctor
had said. He was perfectly fine. The only reason he insisted on staying in the hospital was that he
was acting like a little kid and thinking up ways to get me to bring him food.
He paused his movements, and the expression on his face changed as he asked, "Why are you
going to Whaldorf City all of a sudden? Don't you know that place is a snakepit?"
"You always think of the worst-case scenario. I'm going with Theo this time, so whatâs the worst that
could happen?" I replied calmly.
"Exactly, it's dangerous because heâs there! Don't disregard what I've said to you. You'll come to a
nasty end one day if you continue to stay by his side." He had a solemn expression on his face, and
his voice became tinged with frostiness the more he spoke.
I did not say anything, thinking he was worried about nothing. Theo was treating me quite well right
now, and he would not let anything happen to me. After all, I was carrying his child.
I left after sitting with him for a while longer and reminding him to stop kicking up so much of a fuss
all the time.
He did not say anything else for the remaining time I spent with him. He had a solemn expression
on his face and seemed to be deep in thought over something. Luckily, I was no longer bothered by
his ever-changing moods.
When I returned to Cecilia's room, she was eating the fruits and walnuts I had brought. As I gazed
at the pile of walnut shells and fruit skins, I could not help but ask in astonishment, "Did you eat all
of this?â
I had brought her so much lasagna, yet she had still managed to eat all the fruits I had thought
would last her for two to three days. I worried she had overeaten.
She stuck her tongue out and said somewhat embarrassedly, "These fruits taste so good. They
taste exactly like how I remembered they tasted. I ate so much without even realizing it."
"As long as you don't overeat.â I marveled at her appetite.
"Are you a pig?â Jerome's cry of shock rang out from the doorway.
Obviously, Jerome, who had just come through the door as I had, was also surprised by the
mountain of fruit skins.
"No one will think you're mute if you donât speak! So what if I can eat? I'm not eating your family's
food.â Cecilia had never bothered with pleasantries when it came to Jerome and did not hesitate to
throw an insult back at him.
"How dare you mistake my kind intentions as hostility? I'm just worried you'll choke to death if you
eat that much, alright?"
"Jerome Shane, have you gone too long without being beaten up?" Cecilia's comments left me
speechless.
These two were always like this whenever they met. I shook my head wryly and turned to see
Xander standing outside the door, a gloomy expression on his face as he watched the two fighting
inside the room.
I could not stop myself from blurting out, "What are you doing here?" From what I remembered,
Xander usually did not make appearances in public places like these because of his status as an
actor. 1
The mask he had on prevented me from seeing the expression on his face. I watched as he rubbed
his hands together somewhat awkwardly and said," Happened to be passing by, so I thought I
would drop b y and visit."
"Oh my god, Mr. Actor Nietzsche, did you purposely drop by to visit me? Or are you... here because
of a certain someone? Be honest, are you guys together now?" Cecilia's eyes sparkled as her gaze
excitedly swept between the two.
Although I was not as direct as Cecilia was, I could vaguely sense something odd going on between
the two of them lately too. They were always together, and Xanderâs personality had undergone a
drastic change recently.
If he used to be as sloppy and reckless as Jerome was now, he had since undergone a dramatic
change to become a quiet and mature man now. Most of the time, he would quietly stand by the
sidelines and watch Jerome's antics.