Men were just so ridiculous.Clearly, he had not gotten along with Conrad since young. But since he lost his memory, he was living like a puppet.He actually started to pity him.Clearly he could divorce Sapphire, yet because of Beryl’s threat, he gave up.He thought since things could not go back to how they were with Eileen, maybe dying in this loveless marriage was fine.“Yeah, I just don't,” Victor replied Eileen faintly.Eileen smiled sarcastically. “Retribution.”Victor looked at her in a daze. “That’s right. It’s retribution.”Eileen immediately looked away and left in the elevator as if she was making an escape.***At the old residence of the Maxwells, in the study.Conrad sat at the table, checking his emails on the laptop. He was just about to open a document when the image of Fia and the two children appeared in his mind without any warning.The sound of a door knock rang out and he barked in frustration, “Who is it?!”“Conrad, it’s me, your mother.” Beryl’s vo
The moment he walked away, the gentleness on Beryl’s face disappeared. She sat in his chair and looked at his computer, reading some documents in his email.Conrad returned to the bedroom and took a shower. However, he did not feel awake after his shower as he usually did and instead felt even more sleepy.He laid on the big bed, staring at the ceiling and very quickly fell asleep.After over an hour, Beryl knocked on the door. Not getting a reply, she used the key to open the door, which was locked from the inside, and walked to the end of the bed to watch her son sleep.“Conrad, just be obedient. There are no fights between us. You just have to be filial to me and I will treat you well.”The light by the bedside table was not bright, but it showed how sinister Beryl’s face was.Before she left, she caressed Conrad’s head like she would a little puppy.It was the middle of winter and Conrad was only dressed in a bathrobe on the bed, yet she didn’t even cover her beloved son wit
Conrad subconsciously looked to the back.“Oh, I’m so sorry!” Silas apologized although he was happy on the inside. This way, Conrad didn’t have to eat the breakfast that the witch made.“I don’t think your apology is sincere,” Conrad said faintly.Silas immediately got nervous. “Then, if you want to eat the breakfast she made, I’ll drive back and get you a new set.”“No need for such trouble. Just find a casual place to eat.” Conrad checked the time. “What time is the auction?”“It starts at nine. Anything you have in mind?” Silas thought that Conrad wanted to bid something for Felicity.Conrad replied, “Yeah, let’s go take a look.”Silas stopped the car outside the hotel where the auction was being held and was about to call the restaurant to prepare breakfast when Conrad stopped him.“We’ll eat there!”Silas put down his phone and looked where Conrad was looking. His eyes could not help but light up on their own.The place that caught Conrad’s eye was a family breakfast pl
“She is a practitioner,” Conrad said with certainty.Silas nodded. “Seems like it.”Conrad turned to look at Silas. “What do you think?”“Sir, what do you mean what do I think?” Silas was very careful. “I don’t quite understand.”Conrad asked, “She brought her two children out on her own. Where is her husband?”Silas frowned. “We haven’t found out who her husband is. The two children’s identities have been easy to check and even her identity was easy to check.”“Her children aren’t registered under their father?” Conrad did not know why, but he was unwilling to address the unknown man as her husband, and instead addressed him as the children’s father.Silas replied, “No, the two children have individual accounts.”Conrad replied, “Even if they have individual accounts, they should have gotten it from their father somewhere. How could there be no traces?”Silas responded, “Sir, I’m not lying to you. It really is not possible to find out the children’s father’s identity. I think
Conrad felt uncomfortable. He swept a cold glance at the people around and urged the person-in-charge. “Continue, don’t dilly-dally!”“Alright, sure.” The person-in-charge immediately went to the front to continue the auction.Fia sarcastically remarked, “The person who caused trouble is you and you still have the nerve to scold others.”Silas was a little speechless. This woman really didn’t know what was good for her, did she?Conrad had never taken such initiative toward anyone before.“Mommy, you’re being rude!” Irene tugged at Fia’s hand.Fia rubbed her head a little helplessly. “Irene, talk to your brother for a bit.”“Mommy…” Irene felt a little aggrieved.Adrian plopped on Irene’s chair, also not agreeing with his mother.Fia was a little speechless. “Alright, then I won’t talk to him anymore. Okay?”Irene and Adrian praised her. “Mommy’s the best!”Conrad felt a little disappointed. These two children were extra adorable. If he had children, would they be like them?
Irene grabbed her brother and asked softly, “How much money is that?”Adrian swallowed and replied softly, “Enough to buy a couple of the houses we live in now.”“Wow, so rich!” Irene’s eyes were gleaming.“2.25 million.”The host was a little stunned. The bids were so extravagant? What capricious men!“Sir, it’s just a drawing. Why don’t we forget it? It’s not worth it.” Silas bent to advise.Conrad did not understand why he was so angry either. He raised the bidding paddle and shouted, “3 million!”“Pfft!” Fia laughed.Conrad looked at her at a loss.She waved her hand. “Nothing, nothing. Just go on bidding.”A drawing she drew when she was bored fishing, a casual drawing, was worth 3 million?They were really rich!“Mr. Evans, there isn’t a need.”Jason’s secretary advised him earnestly with a worried expression, fearing that he would end up in a confrontation with others.Jason lowered his gaze and tossed the bidding paddle to his secretary.He sincerely wanted to op
Fia bought that sapphire necklace for three million.Conrad frowned as he stared at her. She ignored him as she carried her son and daughter on the way to pay for the necklace.Silas, noticing that Conrad had been staring at her, asked in a hushed tone, "Should we continue to look at the items up for auction?"“Yes.” Conrad controlled himself. He did not wish to develop a weird dependence toward a woman who was a stranger.Jason, who was in the last row, got up suddenly, and his secretary asked, at a loss, "Mr. Evans, the Fortune Jade you wanted to bid for has not yet appeared."“I don’t want it anymore!” Jason strode away.“Mommy, why do you want to buy this?” Irene held the box with the necklace in it, extremely lost.Adrian was also at a loss. “Mommy, don’t you dislike wearing these kinds of ostentatious, outdated things?”Fia had no way to directly tell the two children that she did not want Conrad’s money and that was why she bid for this necklace.She joked. “Either of y
Receiving the necklace from Irene, Jason smiled at the girl before facing Fia again. “Your account number?”Fia took out her phone and logged onto her bank app, then showed Jason the receipt she had received earlier. It was then Jason finally knew the name of this woman—Sia*.Well, only half of the name. Her surname was censored so he could only see her first name.“What’s your last name?” he asked instinctively. “Stewart,” Fia answered coldly. She could not afford to blow her cover, not yet. Especially not in front of Jason.Hearing her surname, Jason nodded with a heavy heart and returned her the three million, which meant he even forfeited the profit.“What about the profit you earned from the auction?”“It’s fine. I could put this necklace up for auction again.” Jason said after a short moment of silence, “I hope we won’t face another buyer like you again, Ms. Stewart.”“…”“It’s true. This necklace isn’t worth three million. At best, this thing is only worth a few hundre