As soon as I answered the call, Cassey spoke anxiously on the other side, "Wanda, I found the box you told me to find. Well, I didn't find it. I just asked her and she gave it to me. I'll post it to you later."
Afraid that I would wake Munchkin up, I got up and went out of the bedroom.
I leaned on the railing and said softly, "Thank you."
She clicked her tongue. "Why are you thanking me? You're treating me like a stranger."
I smiled. "I have to thank you when I need to."
With nothing left to say, we were supposed to hang up but Cassey did not look like she intended to hang up. I guessed she had something else to say to me.
Sure enough, she hesitated and said, "I've thought about it and figured that I should tell you something."
I nodded. "Go ahead."
After a few seconds of silence, she said, "Theo and Matthew fought at the wedding banquet. Caleb told m e that Matthew had said something to Theo, which made him angry. That's why he started the fight."
I recalled that after I changed my clothes and went downstairs, Theo started acting a little strangely and was constantly drinking. It turned out that Matthew had said something unpleasant to him while I was upstairs changing.
Seeing that I had not said anything, Cassey asked," Are you still there, Wanda?”
"I'm here."
Now that I had learned about this, I thought it was not necessary to discuss it more with Cassey. I asked," Where do you and Caleb plan to go for your honeymoon?"
Cassey chuckled. "We've discussed it and plan to go to the Maldives."
"It's a nice place to have your honeymoon."
When I heard movements coming from Munchkin's bedroom, I hastily said, "Be careful when you're there.
I think Munchkin's awake. Let's talk some other time."
"Okay."
After hanging up the phone, I walked into Munchkin's bedroom.
He sat on the bed and was reaching for the cup on the bedside table. I quickly ran over. "I’ll get it for you."
After feeding him water, I touched his forehead. "Do you still feel unwell anywhere?"
Munchkin lifted both of his arms. "I don't have energy i n my body." "It’s normal when you've caught a cold." I kissed his forehead. "You'll be running around in no time when you recover."
Munchkin looked up at me with dazzling eyes. "Can I have a burger when I recover?"
"Sure.” I dotingly touched his nose. "You can have whatever you want when you recover."
His eyes grew brighter as he requested more. "What about toys? Can I have whatever I want?"
I looked powerless. "You caught a cold because you play too much. Quickly lie down and sleep a while more."
"I don't want to sleep anymore, Mommy." Munchkin pouted. "I'm wide awake now."
I raised my eyebrows. "What do you want to do, then?"
"Can I get out of bed?" Munchkin asked carefully.
On the other end of the call, Liz fell silent for a very long time before saying, "Wanda, Grant Corporation started from scratch in Salt City, so when it expanded t o Whaldorf City, it already had a solid financial foundation. No matter how much loss is incurred, Theo is able to afford it. But it’s a different story for Zimmer Corporations. When Matthew took over Zimmer Corporations, the entire industry was already hanging by a thread. Although there has been pretty good progress in recent years, it's hard for it to stand this vicious blow from Theo this time."
After a pause, she continued, "I hope you can beg him t o put an end to this for me. He loves you so much and will definitely agree if you beg him."
I pursed my lips, feeling a little displeased inside. I held back my emotions and asked, "Did Matthew ask you to say that to me?"
"Are you mad?" She returned with another question, seemingly quite emotional too.
I hummed. "A little."
Liz sighed. "Wanda, Matthew is my fiance and my child's father. I have to help him, and I need to beg you to help him. I’ll take on your anger."
Her words seemed logical, but it was logical only fro her perspective, i
I pursed my lips and said, "There must be a reason why Theo is suddenly lashing out, Liz. You can ask
Matthew why. I have no comments about you helping Matthew, but you must know that Theo is my husband too. Right now, he needs to vent out his anger. If I beg him to let Matthew go, who will take care of his feelings?"
After a pause, I continued, "Whether it's Matthew or Zimmer Corporations, I'll not interfere anymore. If you truly treat me as a friend, then stop using our friendship to guilt me into doing something. Besides, it’s really inappropriate for us women to interfere in men's battles."
I hung up straight away after saying that.
I looked at Munchkin on the sofa. He had already fallen asleep.
I picked him up and brought him back to the bedroom.
Too many things had happened lately, which put me i n no mood to study. Fortunately, there was still a long period of time before the test so I had plenty of time to readjust myself.
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