Chapter 1213
"You!" Shannon's face was red with anger." You're simply despicable.”
Theo raised his eyebrows. "You got a problem with that?"
Shannon raged. "Can you not be so petty? It's just one night. Besides, it's not like I'm going to devour your wife."
"She'll die if I leave," Theo faintly said.
Shannon,"..."
She glared viciously at Theo and turned around to enter her own room.
| looked at Theo. "She probably just wants to have a chat."
Shannon might seem loud and open, usually caring about nothing. However, she was actually very vulnerable
and insecure on the inside.
Theo gently sighed. "Go spoil her, then."
He cupped my face and planted a kiss, reminding me, "Don’t stay up too late talking. Go to bed early."
Seeing that he had agreed, | smiled and praised him generously, "You're the best, Theo."
Theo smiled slightly. "If you know that, then you'll be more obedient from now on.’
After saying that, he hinted atto go to Shannon.
Shannon's room door was not locked, so | was able to open it after giving it a gentle push.
The main color of the room was pink. The bedsheets and covers were also pink. making it very feminine.
Shannon was playing with her phone while lying on the bed. When she heard someone coming in, she thought it
was the caretaker, so she said, "Don't worry about me. Go next door and see what our guests need."
| stood by the bed and smiled slightly. "I need you right now."
Shannon immediately sat up, looking atwith glistening eyes. "Your husband agreed to let you sleep with
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me?"
| nodded. "He wouldn't dare to disagree."
"Forget it." Shannon sneered. “You think | have no idea about your status in the family?"
Why must she embarrasslike that?
Must she exposelike that?
Shannon chuckled mischievously. "But seeing how you've challenged Theo's status in the family and cto
accompany with no hesitation, I'll love you forever."
| burst out laughing. "More than Jordan?"
"Of course. His place in my heart will never exceed yours."
"Don't sound so confident, or you'll only embarrass yourself next time." | glanced at the time. "It's getting late.
Go shower before going to bed."
Shannon leered atand said, "I want to take a shower with you."
| gently hit her and said with a helpless face, "Stop messing around."
After pushing Shannon into the bathroom, | took out my phone from my pocket and sent Theo a text.
Me: [Have you taken a shower?]
Theo: [I wish to go back on my word. | can’t sleep without you.]
Me: [Con, I'm sure you can fall asleep ]
| touched my slightly warm cheeks and switched off my phone.
This man was getting better and better at saying honeyed words.
Shannon was done showering, and it was now my turn.
Half an hour later, the two of us lay on the bed and got ready to sleep.
"Wanda.” Shannon embraced me.
"What's wrong?" | smiled. "Are you thinking about Jordan?" 'Of course not." Shannon lightly snorted. “
I'm not lovesick. | don’t think about him all
the time." "What are you thinking about, then?"
Shannon pursed her lips. "Aren't you curious why | was kidnapped?"
| frowned. "You roughly talked about it last time."
Shannon's parents thought she was too ignorant and sent her to that school in a fit of pique. However, that was
not a good school, so Shannon burned it down and tried to escape while the place was in chaos but failed to.
When she woke up after passing out, she realized that she was being sent to a foreign place.
"I don't know where to start talking about my father's personality. He doesn't give much love to his own children.
He's indifferent to his core, so he dated my mother, a woman who's exactly like him."
Shannon's tone was flat.
| did not say anything because | was bad at comforting people, so | remained quiet and just listened.
"I wanted them to love their children like other parents, and as the children grew, they would give them
adequate love and care. But those were merely wishful thinking. Pressure was all | felt when | was with them.
After growing up, | understood that not all parents loved their children. But apart from accepting it, | simply had
no other choice."
| pursed my lips, empathizing with her.
| had envied Cecilia when | was young. She had parents who loved her, something | wished to have as well.
Every day, | wished | could grow up a little faster so | could find them. I always imagined what kind of people
they were. However, the moment I finally found them, | understood that imagination was always the most
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beautiful, while reality was always cruel.
Shannon took a deep breath. "A lot of people wanted to be my friends because of my background, but | know
they weren't sincere. All of them approachedwith a purpose. Although | knew that, | never exposed them. |
was too lonely. Even if they weren't sincere about our friendship, | couldn't bring myself to let them go."
I could understand how she felt.
Children who lacked love at such a young age were all afraid of being alone.
| gently sighed and rolled over to hug her." Things will get better.”
Shannon was slightly choking with sobs now. "I got to know a girl in that school, and she was really nice to me. |
treated her as my best friend. She was the one who gavethe idea to set the place on fire and escape when
the place was in chaos. She was also the one who trampled onhard the moment | got caught."
She continued after a pause, "The heavens didn’t completely abandon me, though.
They broughtto you. You're the only one who's sincere about being my friend, and I'm really happy about it.
This may be a blessing that | have accumulated for the past 20 years."
| was deeply saddened by her words and hugged her tight, saying, "I promise that you'll be happier from now
on."
Shannon nodded. "When are you and Theo going back to Whaldorf City?"
She changed the subject so fast that | was not able to react for a while.
After coming back to my senses, | asked with a smile, "Why are you suddenly asking about this?"
"I want to go to Whaldorf City and start a life there with you guys. I'll go wherever you go in the future anyway
and pester you for the rest of your life. My grandparents are old. They hope that I'll have someone to rely on.
Theo is like a brother to me, so you're like my sister-in-law. Don't even think about distancing yourself from me."
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| burst out laughing. "Sure, | won't distance myself from you."