The Woman From Hell



My heart sank. I met his sharp gaze and tried my best not to avoid it. "Even if I wanted to, what should I do to get in touch with the outside world?" Even though my heart was pounding like a deer's, I maintained my calmness while facing him. "I don't even know where this is. Even if I had the heart for it, I'm not that resourceful."

Matthew's eyes that were fixed on me finally relaxed. He shifted his gaze and pondered for a moment before fixing it on me again. "I'll look into this, Wanda. Don't try to challenge me."

He looked serious, and his last sentence sounded like a threat.

I smiled slightly. "Investigate as you please."

Pretending to be angry, I took a step forward and ignored Matthew who was behind me.

There were so many people. The store owner probably would not remember me, but if he did, would I not be exposed? How should I solve this, then? Biting my lower lip, I could not come up with any ideas for a moment.

In a blink of an eye, I arrived at his home. Matthew opened the door, and I went straight back to my room. I was afraid that I would expose myself even more if I continued chatting with him.

This night, I tossed and turned sleeplessly.

It was not only because of physical discomfort, but also inner suffering.

I did not know how long it took before I finally fell asleep in a daze. I seemed to have dreamt of Theo. I missed him so much, and I also missed Munchkin.

When I woke up the next day, Matthew had already gone out.

He said he would go and investigate things today. I wondered what methods he would employ.

I sat at the dining table, lost in thought.

Not long after, I heard Aunt Nessa's voice. She opened the door and ran toward me. "Wanda, everyone says they're going up the mountain to ask for blessings today. Do you want to come along?"

"Ask for blessings?"

"For safety. Since you're still pregnant, we can ask for blessings from the gods. There's no harm in doing so."

Aunt Nessa spoke passionately, but I hesitated, "But Matthew isn't here. I..."

"It's okay. We'll be back soon. I'll be with you too, so he won't have to worry." Saying that, Aunt Nessa pulled me out.

When I came to the temple, there was a bus parked in the empty lot. I looked at Aunt Nessa. "Is it far away?"

"It's quite a distance, but it's only an hour's drive away. Let's go."

She pulled me into the bus and found us a seat by the window. It was a good thing to be able to go out. Perhaps I could find out about some things.

I fell asleep on the bus for a quite while. Aunt Nessa then woke me up when we arrived.

This was a temple several times

larger than the temple in the village. People around me climbed up the steps one after another. Aunt Nessa also helped me up slowly. Looking up, the steps seemed to lead beyond the horizon.

"This place has a long history. If you have a hefty wish and want the gods to bless you, you have to be sincere Take one step at a time while thinking about your wish until. reach the main hall and your wish

will come true."

I smiled lightly. "How spiritual. Everyone will have their wishes granted, then."

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"The gods are powerful. They won't blame me for it."

Climbing up these steps seemed to take half my life's worth of strength. Looking at my feet, it felt incredible.

"You can look around. I'll go in first and help my son out."

"Okay, Aunt Nessa. Go on ahead."

I walked around and came to a

relatively shady place. I was about to sit down and rest when someone suddenly stopped me. I frowned and looked back warily. "Who's there?!"

"It's me, Sis Wan."

Marius?

What caught my eye was an acquaintance I had not seen for a long time, which both surprised and delighted me. "Why are you here?"