I always felt that he was finding fault with me and that made me even more irritable, so I said impatiently, "Do you think you can be happy all the time, Tyler?”
Life was such a long journey, and all the trivialities made up stories. Since they were stories, how could there not be joys and sorrows?
Who could be happy all the time?
Tyler picked up the cup and took a sip of water, then sighed softly. "Wanda, I don't think you’re happy or content right now. You're only refusing to answer me because you don’t want to face it. There’s always something of concern between you and Theo, but you always force yourself to ignore it. How can you truly let go of the things that left you in pain this way?
You'll only feel pain and sadness every time you think about it."
I looked out the window, not refuting his words.
Tyler slowly said, "Right now, you only have two choices. It’s either you leave him for good or go to the hospital to seek treatment and properly start over with him. You'll go completely insane if this continues."
My body trembled. "Completely insane, you say?"
"Yes.”
I shut my eyes and let out a long sigh.
I knew I was not in a good condition right now. There were many times when I failed to control my emotions well.
Like Tyler said, the painful memories were impossible to completely get rid of. They were just buried in my heart, and I was unwilling to let them surface again. Once certain things triggered the memories, they would break through the surface and land a heavy blow again. This was simply a ticking time bomb.
I could not stand receiving another blow again because I would go completely insane if I did.
After a long silence, I said, "I’ll see a doctor, but not now."
Tyler nodded and did not push me anymore.
I looked at him and sighed. "We shouldn't be here having heart-to-heart talks right now, Tyler."
Tyler cast his eyes down. "I know you want to look for Munchkin now, but..."
"But what?" I had a bad feeling in my heart.
Tyler took a sip of water before hesitating to speak," Can you stay calm and wait for me to finish?"
Those words did nothing to calm me down. I grabbed his hand and asked nervously, "Did you find Munchkin? How is he? Where is he?"
Tyler grabbed my hand and said anxiously, "Calm down, Wandy."
"I'm more than calm right now!" I could not stop my body from shaking. "Tell me, did something happen to Munchkin?"
"Take it easy, Wandy. How can I tell you if you’re so emotional?"
"How can I not be emotional?" I was a little angry now.
"He’s the child I raised. How can I not be emotional?"
Seeing the state that I was in, he helplessly sighed and said, "Don't you think Munchkin will be shocked if he sees you like this, Wanda?"
I felt a little irritable and stood up from the sofa, walking back and forth in the room. "Okay, okay. I won't be emotional. Just tell me how he's doing.”
He looked at me and sighed softly. "Nadia took Munchkin away. Everyone is searching for her now. I believe there'll be news soon."
My heart instantly sank. Although there were clues, Munchkin was still not found, which meant that he was still in danger.
Not wanting to entertain Tyler further, I pulled out my phone to give Cassey a call.
The call quickly connected, and Cassey's anxious voice was heard. "How are things going, Wanda? Did you manage to find Munchkin?" "Not yet." I forced myself to stay calm. "Can you find out Nadia's recent whereabouts in Whaldorf City?"
Cassey was stunned, then asked, "Nadia has Munchkin?”
"It's her."
"Got it." Cassey's voice turned cold. "Don't panic yet. I'll find out right away and let you know once I have news."
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