Scrambling to Be the Father of His Ex-Wife's Kid novel Chapter 202

I told Cecilia, "Take care of yourself over there. I'll come over to see you when I'm free."

"Okay! I'll be waiting. Take care!" After a pause, she continued, "And don't tell Mason that I'm here."

I agreed and hung up the phone.

"The lasagna is done. I tasted it and it's really good." Theo placed the plate on the table and scooped up some for me. "Try it.”

I opened my mouth and took a bite. It was tasteless. I could not even tell what I was eating.

He picked up another spoonful but I shook my head. I did not want it anymore because I had no appetite for i t.

He did not insist and just put down the spoon on the plate. He sat on the edge of the bed without saying anything. He just sat quietly with me.

I felt bored, so I picked up a book to read. When Theo saw that I was reading, he went to the study to get some documents and came back to accompany me.

After a long time, my phone rang. It was a foreign number, and I assumed it was Jerome. ‘Cecilia sure works fast.'

Theo stared at the number and looked a little suspicious but did not say anything. He just pretended to be absorbed by his work and buried his head in his files.

I got up and went to the balcony to pick up the phone.

"Holy sh*t, woman, what took you so long to answer the phone?" Even though I had not seen him for years, Jerome was still the same.

I had not heard his voice for a long time but the sense of familiarity immediately overwhelmed me. I could not help myself and said, "Jerome, how are you?"

"I'm doing good, but I'm a little sad that you haven't contacted me. I know you're married now so I didn't want to bother you. If Cecilia hadn't texted me today, I would’ve thought that you had disappeared from this world or something." Jerome sounded a bit disgruntled.

I felt a little bad about it. I did not want to ignore my friends on purpose, but I was just an introvert by nature. After I got married, I felt even more unhappy, s o I did not keep in touch with any of my friends except Cecilia.

Jerome continued nagging and did not wait for my answer. He continued, "Cecilia told me that you’re still in Salt City and you've been a little moody lately. What's going on? Problems with your marriage?"