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
Fia was still staring at the ceiling even after Adrian and Irene had fallen asleep. Her mind drifted away as she reminisced about the past…Two hours later, she couldn't take it anymore. She snuck out the bedroom and went to the kitchen. She had kept several bottles of branded cocktails in her fridge. She took out a brandy flavored cocktail and finished it in one go.The weather was rather cold at the time. After gulping down the ice-cold cocktail from the fridge, Fia’s body felt even colder.“Mommy!”Adrian, who just got up from bed, walked into the kitchen barefooted.“Hey, Adrian! Why aren’t you wearing your slippers?” Fia hurried out the kitchen to get him his slippers.Following his mother, Adrian said, “I didn’t see you when I woke up. I was afraid that you might have gone out on a mission without saying goodbye again.”“…”Saddened by her son’s words, Fia held Arian in her arms to help him wear his slippers and said, “I’m here. Mommy isn’t going anywhere.”“I also thoug
She quickly entered her room to receive the call in private. “Hello?”“How are you lately?” A cold, modulated voice could be heard from the other end of the call. The voice that was clearly a result of a voice changer was still always as cold and uncomfortable to hear. Still, Beryl had gotten used to it by now. Every time she received his call, she would feel a rush of excitement. Even though she had not met this man behind that voice changer before, he had given her a great sense of security.After all, her son had become so submissive and docile to her in the last five years. And it was all thanks to him!“Thank you, master. Your drug is really effective. My son has not recovered his memories since.”“It’s my honor to be able to assist you,” the man said with a grin.“When will you be giving me the next dose? I’ve increased his dose so I’m running out soon.”“Sure, I can give you the next dose soon. But it depends on what you can do for me.”Beryl hung up the phone, satisf