The Woman From Hell

After sending Aunt Nessa off, we began clearing the dining table.

"You can leave it. I'll do it," Matthew said to me.

I looked up at him and shrugged. "It's fine. I'm free every day. I ought to do something."

I stacked our empty dishes up and took them to the kitchen.

Suddenly, my feet slipped. In my shock, I quickly supported myself against the table beside me while the dishes in my hand shattered into pieces on the ground.

Matthew hurried over and looked me over. There was concern in his words. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. The ground here is too slippery that I almost fell down."

We probably wet the ground when we were washing up the vegetables just now and failed to notice it.

Matthew pulled me up. "Alright, leave this to me. You should just go take a seat."

After he said this, he swept up the shattered debris on the ground and threw them into the trash before going back to clean the table and wash the dishes.

I felt a little moved when I saw him and sighed heavily. It would be great if he could meet someone right for him.

After Matthew was done cleaning up, he slumped down on the sofa.

"You must feel tired having to do all this after getting off work."

This was the first time I showed him concern ever since I came here.

Matthew turned his head sideways and glanced at me with a hint of surprise in his eyes. He lowered his head and thought for a moment before answering me, "It's still fine. I'm not tired. Everything is fine as long as you're here."

The last sentence struck my heart, but I could not stay with him like this forever.

Touching my stomach which was growing every day, I became more and more worried. What should I do if I was unable to leave by the time the child was about to be born...

I dismissed the thought when it came to mind. No, I believed that Theo would find me soon. Not to mention, I would have the

opportunity to contact him in a few

days.

It would be best if I could figure out the password to the laptop. I could find out the address on the inte and then send an email to Theo... "What are you thinking about?" Matthew's voice interrupted my thoughts.

I shook my head and smiled lightly. "It's nothing. I just feel so useless, lying around and doing nothing all day long."This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

"You don't know how many people would like to live a life like yours. Don't overthink it. I won't let you leave." Matthew's attitude was back to usual.

He had such a strong desire to possess and control. I could no longer provoke him.

Thinking about this, I closed my mouth obediently and only smiled slightly.

Seeing no response from me, Matthew went to his room.

I remained in the living room until he came out with his clothes. He looked like he was going to take a shower.

I craned my neck. Matthew had

already entered the bathroom. I

tiptoed to his room after hearing the sound of the shower coming on. Sure enough, the laptop was on.

It usually took him 10 minutes to take a bath and wash his hair. I checked the time and entered his room.

I moved the mouse and opened up the search page.

"Anmead Village..."

There were too many places called Anmead in the world, so I switched up the keywords and typed Anmead Village along with Thurton Village After browsing through a few pages, I finally found information about the village on a small website.

I clicked on it and browsed intently.

The sound of running water outside stopped. Matthew was done showering, but he still had to get dressed. I still had some time.

I quickly slid the mouse down, and my brows furrowed. Why was everything so messy? Where was it?

Got it!