The Woman From Hell

"Stand right there!” Zedd's unpleasant voice rang from behind me. “What do you think you're doing, Wanda Lane?”

I stopped, turned around, and looked at him. "Am I not clear enough? As a wife, I've done all that I'm supposed to do. Since Ms. Reed, the mistress, strongly insists on doing everything else that comes after this, I'll take my leave. I know my place. Why is that wrong?" NôvelDrama.Org content.

"Remarkable speech." Zedd scoffed. "I thought you claimed to love Theo so much? He's still in the operating room yet you can’t wait to leave. Is this the attitude you should have as a wife?"

I could not help but laugh as I shot a look at Cindy, saying, "I do love him. That's why when I learned my husband got into an accident when he was on a date with his mistress, I came as soon as I could to fulfill m y marital duties as a wife to sign the consent form so his treatment wouldn't be delayed. This will be the last time I show affection toward him."

"Wanda Lane, you cruel woman! You don't deserve to b e Theowy's wife." After hearing what I had to say, Cindy interrupted hastily.

I looked at her and saw how upset she was at the

injustice. I nodded and said, "You’re right, I am cruel, but not cruel enough, I reckon. I shouldn't have come here. I should be at home, praying for you star-crossed lovers to make your journey to heaven together."

"Shut up, you evil woman! Do you even have a conscience? It’s a waste that Theo is so good to you.” Zedd could not bear to hear me curse at Cindy, so he stepped up to reprimand me.

"Just like what you’ve seen, I don't have a conscience!” I looked at the closed doors of the operating room after I was done speaking. I walked past them and exited the hospital.

It felt like there was a lump in my throat, so I wandered on the streets until about three in the afternoon before I went back to the office.

As soon as I reached my office, Heidi followed me in and took out an agreement. "Wanda, here's the agreement with Newlight. Since President Grant isn't here and it has been agreed upon earlier, will you sign it?"

The uneasiness in my heart increased. I lifted my eyes and looked at her meaningfully. I did not say a word.

Heidi was uncomfortable under my scrutiny and hurriedly added, "Newlight has been pushing us to sign the agreement since it was delayed from all the previous amendments. They called again today and said that if we're not going to sign the agreement, they would release a statement saying that Grant Corporation is a liar and went against their word..."

"Benny Sherman’s your boyfriend, right?" My voice was ice-cold.

Heidi instinctively took a few steps back, her face was instantly ashen.

I paid no attention to her as I continued, "It's been a while since I mingled in the entertainment industry. I nearly forgot that Benny Sherman is the VP of Newlight Media."

Heidi started to tremble, and she lowered her head as she remained silent.

I glanced at her and sighed. "You've been working for me since you graduated. It's been about three years? I thought I've been pretty kind to you, especially regarding your salary and benefits. Your workload should be relatively light compared to your other colleagues."

"Wanda, I..." Heidi's face was flushed red.

I stared at her and did not continue further. "I'm sure you know how important the release of new products i s for Grant Corporation. Now with Xander, the spokesperson, being the target of slander online, it has affected Grant Corporation significantly. Theo has called the project to halt, yet you're asking me to sign Newlight's agreement in his absence...”

"I'm sorry!" Heidi was humiliated and embarrassed. Her head was still lowered, and she could not stop rubbing her hands together. She looked like she was about to burst into tears.

She had been by my side for such a long time. I did not want to pick on her more than I had. "Theo is still investigating the incident with the rumors from before. I hope you know what to do so you won't be a target of his investigations, or things might get ugly."

That was all I had to say. After I was done, I looked down so she was no longer in my sight. A nudge was all it needed for a clever person to understand the situation. I hope she understood what I meant.

I was not daft. When Theo had mentioned to me that h e would investigate this matter and brought me to dinner with President Sherman and his family, I got a gist that something was not right. However, I was still uncertain. Apart from Heidi, Xander and the other crew members knew about the last business trip too.

Heidi’s eagerness earlier confirmed my suspicions.

Since Heidi has been with me for so many years, I knew her well. The only thing that would change her was a man.

I was sure Zedd was involved in this too since I had overheard his argument with Theo the other time.

Heidi betrayed me because Newlight was behind this. The purpose behind Zedd framing me was probably to chase me out of the company.

The two of them were working together to put the blame on me once the sales of our new products dipped from Xander's scandal. That way, they could get me to leave the company. When that happened, it would be perfectly reasonable for Newlight Media to request for Sandy to be the new spokesperson.

This was why Theo had called the entire thing to a halt, but he did not explain to me. Why?

I was growing increasingly frustrated the more I thought about it. I asked Heidi to go ahead and work outside my office as I sat here idly all alone.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.