The cold smile on Fia’s face became wider.“Britney, do you know this kind of feeling? You want to live on well, but incident after incident keeps happening and that kills off your nerves and emotions.“Your brain becomes more and more tired. Every day when you open your eyes and wake up, you can’t muster up any energy, and you don’t even know the point of living like this anymore.”Britney could not help but say, “It makes you want to just go on a strike.”“That’s right. I really want to go on a strike and give up. I don’t want to do anything anymore.” Fia started cackling, like a lonely, wild spirit in the middle of the night.Britney looked at her, thinking of the things she got to know about Fia from her sister.For a moment, she felt a little pity for her.“Fia, do you still love Conrad?”Fia tilted her head and her eyes did not blink at all. Her tears rolled into her mouth.Her mouth was full of bitterness, her heart full of resentment.She said, “If I could, I would ra
“…”Clenching her teeth, Britney did her best to bear the pain on her face. The man slapped her so hard that her mouth bled. However, she did not dare to show any defiance. Seeing her being so obedient, the man waved his hand and said, “Go to the lab and get ready. I’ll restore your voice.”“Thank you, Master.” Britney thanked the man earnestly. As long as she could restore her original self, Britney did not care about her dignity. “Heh!” The man stifled a laugh. “You b*tches think you’re so pure and untainted. Yet, in the end, you can only serve me as my dogs! Only I can show you the joy of living!”Britney felt disgusted hearing his words. Still, she could not afford to defy him.“Be a good girl and obey me.” The man grabbed Britney’s shoulders and said, “Compared to you and her, Esme is too filthy to be used as a pawn. Her use is about to be fully spent. As long as you obey me, I can make your wishes come true!”“Thank you, Master.”The man patted her skinny shoulders an
Tiger said coldly, “Argonauts Corp has survived this long because of Sir’s mercy. You should be grateful! If you insist on getting involved in things you shouldn’t, Sir will have no choice but to shut Argonauts Corp down!”“You!” Jason did his best to calm down before saying, “I just want to know if Fia is safe!”“This is none of your business, Mr. Evans,” Tiger retorted.When Jason was prepared to throw a punch at Tiger, Conall held his fist, consoling him, “Jason, calm down. Let me talk to him.”“Mr. Parker…”Conall nodded and said, “I understand you’re just concerned about Fia. Still, you’re not in the position to ask. So, allow me to ask them.”Recalling just how maddening Conrad could get, Jason relented and took a step back, allowing Conall to take charge.Putting a hand on his aching chest, Conall said in a pained tone, “Tell Conrad, no matter how late it is to do so, I still want to fulfill my responsibility as Fia’s father. Please, let Fia go. I’m asking him not as the
Mary marched toward the Maxwell villa as she wiped her tears.“What a heartless man! Did he fake his love for Fia in front of us all this while?! And for what? To avenge that first love of his? For that witch?!”Sensing how discontented her mother was, Sharon got down from her father’s arms and hurried to grasp Mary’s hand.“Mommy, are we looking for my godmother?”Hearing this, tears began streaking down Mary’s face again as she kneeled down to hold her daughter.“I’m so sorry, Sharon. I don’t know where your godmother’s gone. I have sent her so many messages but she did not reply to them at all… I… I am so…”Then, her sobs turned into weeping.Seeing this, Sharon began to tear up as well. She stepped forward to hug her mother. “Then let’s wait for her. Let's pray for her to come back to us again.”“…”Tyler, on the other hand, was standing next to his wife, conflicted. He really wanted to tell his wife and daughter about the plan but he was too afraid to do so! He was afraid
“Give him another call! No, you dial his number and give me your phone! I’ll tell him myself!” Victor said.Tyler raised an eyebrow and scowled at the man. “Don’t you have a phone too?”“Conrad had blacklisted my number! Why would I need to come here if I could just give him a call?!”“I see. Well, it’s still none of my concern!” Tyler ordered the bodyguards to send Victor away before stepping into the villa.As soon as he entered Conrad’s study, he could smell a strong scent of alcohol. Covering his nose with his hand, Tyler said, “What the hell are you doing? Brewing wine?”He then looked around and noticed that the study was pitch black. “And why didn’t you turn on the lights?”Yet, Conrad simply sat on the floor, not giving a response at all. Seeing this, Tyler took out his phone and turned on the torchlight to search for the room’s light switch. A few seconds later, he found the switch and flipped it on. Then, he turned and saw the empty bottles scattered around Conrad on
“This time… she must be even more heartbroken.”Conrad knew that this enemy of his would definitely let Fia know about his and Esme’s wedding. This would make her hate him even more.“Is there anything I can do to help?” Tyler asked.Twisting open the next bottle, Conrad said, “That person will definitely appear on the wedding day. He will definitely bring Fia over too.”Tyler shivered when he thought about Fia witnessing her husband marrying another woman before her eyes. The poor girl would be so devastated!“When that happens…” Conrad smiled at Tyler and said, “I will kill that *sshole. I’ll need you and the others to take care of Fia for me.”“Sure.”Conrad grasped on Tyler’s shoulder and said, “Please! You have to help me make her stay.”Tyler nodded and reaffirmed his promise to him. “Don’t worry. I’ll make her stay. Even if it means tying her up with a rope!”…“Jase, I’m so sorry! I can’t help you do that!”Kent had been evading Jason for two days. He did not think h
“You’re all scums who hurt Fia!” Jason’s eyes had turned red from the immense anger he felt. After glaring at Kent for a moment, he marched away, seething. Seeing this, Kent quickly made a call.“Silas, send someone to keep an eye on Jason Evans. I fear he will do anything reckless.”“Sure. Thanks for the heads-up.”“…”Hanging up, Kent looked at his phone speechlessly. Thanks for what? He was just worried that Jason would do something that he would regret, and that Conrad might lose his cool and also begin to retaliate hysterically. He did not dare to imagine just how much damage would be caused by these two!Meanwhile, Silas put down his phone and turned to the woman who was browsing jewelry. “Miss Thomas, are you done?”Esme raised her eyes and looked at Silas. “When is Conrad coming to accompany me?”“My apologies. Our boss is currently busy with work. He is unable to come.”Mrs. Thomas held Esme’s arm, feeling sorry for her daughter. Her baby girl was about to get marr
That’s right! If she could make the wedding day today, she would have officially become Conrad’s wife by now!“Britney, you weren’t like this before.” Mrs. Thomas began to sense something was off about her “daughter”. Responding with a sweet smile, Esme asked the shop attendant to bring over a necklace that was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and put it on Mrs. Thomas’ neck.“Look, Mom. This necklace suits you so much!”Looking at the beautiful necklace, Mrs. Thomas felt a little calmer. She was like most women. She was not able to resist the temptation of gold and jewelry.Hence, Esme’s shopping trip was a joyous one. She had never felt so happy and hopeful all her life! As long as her new master did not let Fia out, she would forever be Conrad’s wife! She would be able to enjoy her life spending his wealth forever!Not only that, this was just the beginning. When she and Conrad got married, his life would be hers. She would become more powerful than most people, never