The Woman From Hell

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Unable to get anything from him for a moment, I could only give up.

Things had gotten busy recently because of our partnership with Hyperspace. I ended up forgetting about Theo's matter for a moment.

I happened to have some errands to run at the shopping mall today and had just finished my work when I ran into Delia.

She was shopping alone. I went over and said hello.

"Why are you here by yourself?"

Delia heard a voice and turned around. Realizing that it was me, she was a little surprised. "Wanda, why are you here? Don't you need to be at the company?"

"I had some things to deal with. Why are you alone?"

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Delia's face before she went back to normal.

"I wanted to go shopping all of a sudden, so I came here."

I did not think much of it. I checked the time, and it was almost noon.

"I hadn't had lunch yet. Let me treat you."

Delia did not refuse.

I took her arm naturally. Delia's body went a little stiff, but I did not take it seriously. "Have you gained weight recently?" I looked at her face, and it seemed rounder than before. Her figure was also fuller.

Delia paused unexpectedly and smiled awkwardly. "My meals have been better recently, so I did indeed gain a little weight."

As soon as we were seated, the waiter came over with the menu.

I handed her the menu. "Take a look at what you want to eat."

She pushed back the menu a little distantly, however. "You can go through it. There's nothing in particular that I want to eat."

I thought she was behaving a little weirdly, but I could not tell what was off about her.

"Alright then." I ordered a few dishes, most of which were her favorites.

I chatted with her intermittently while we waited for our food. The atmosphere was not bad.

After a while, our food was presented one after another.

Delia did not seem to have any appetite and practically only ate a few mouthfuls.

Noting that she seemed restrained, I could not help but tease. "Why are you being polite to me?" I said and gave her a piece of rib.

She smiled slightly, taking small bites out of the rib. She retched after just taking two bites, however.

I was startled and quickly got up to pat her on the back while pouring her a glass of water.

"Thanks."

"What's wrong? Are you not feeling

well?" I recalled back to when she was eating just now. She seemed to be not feeling well and kept on looking like she wanted to vomit.

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"I'm okay. I might have eaten something bad and can't quite keep anything down now."

I thought she was lying. It had been more than three months since I saw her the last time.

Delia wrapped herself up tightly.

Looking at how cold she was now, how could she have been careless with her diet? However, I could not figure out why she was lying. Maybe it was because she was afraid that I would be worried.

"Are you really okay? Shall I take you to the hospital?"

Delia was a little flustered and hurriedly put on a smile. Her gaze was erratic, and she did not dare look into my eyes. "No, I'm really

fine. You're overthinking."

I noticed she was acting more and more strange, yet I could not figure her out. I felt somewhat helpless.

I wanted to soothe her, but the moment I tried to put my hand on her, she dodged it with a jerk.

I stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Perhaps she was feeling a little embarrassed. "You scared me. I thought you were going to tickle me."

Seeing her embarrassed expression, I could only withdraw my hand in embarrassment as well.

"I was afraid you were feeling unwell. I wanted to soothe you a little."

"I'm fine, don't worry. Let's eat."

Delia picked up her cutlery again as she said this, and I could say nothing more. I could only go back to my seat.