Scrambling to Be the Father of His Ex-Wife's Kid novel Chapter 220

His voice was very loud, and it seemed like the words were said out of anger. I did not struggle and lay there quietly.

"Who did you meet today?" His expression was gloomy, and his dark eyes were radiating with fury.

"It's not important." I rubbed my face against his muscular chest and found a comfortable position to hug him.

He did not say a word, but I knew he was angry; very angry, in fact. I simply closed my eyes and pretended that I did not know.

The phone suddenly rang, and it broke the silence in the room.

It was his.

He took his phone out of the pocket and glanced at it. I t was Cindy. I sat upright and broke free from his embrace. I wanted to stay away and did not want to be embraced by him anymore, but he clung to me tightly.

He pressed the speakerphone button before answering the call.

Before he even spoke, Cindy’s impatient voice came through. “Theowy, I'm going back to Salt City tomorrow to help my mom with the company for

some time. Could you come pick me up at the airport?"

I placed my head on his chest and found a more comfortable position.

He tucked my hair behind my ear and said, "I have something going on tomorrow. I'll ask Zedd to go pick you up. What time is your flight?"

There was a long silence on the other end of the call, and it took a long while for Cindy to speak. Her voice was a little soft. "Theowy, you promised to take care of me for a lifetime yet you can't even fulfill this tiny favor of mine?"

Theo stared at his phone silently.

Knowing that he felt uncomfortable, I looked up at him and said into the phone, "I’m feeling a bit under the weather recently, so my husband needs to stay home and take care of me. Please don’t make things hard for him, Miss Reed."

The corner of Theo's mouth curved into an arc, and his voice was still low. "Send the flight number and time to Zedd. Get him to pick you up tomorrow. That’s all!"

After saying that, he hung up the phone, not giving Cindy the chance to talk.