“You’re still my wife right now,” he told her.Yet, she ignored him.He aggressively opened the wardrobe and looked at the two rows of clothes that had been neatly separated. His was on one row and hers was on the other.He couldn’t find the one he wanted as they dazzled his eyes.He was not a picky person. But for some reason, he wanted to wear something dark blue.He instinctively turned to look at the blue silk shirt.He wondered if it was because of it.Either way, he didn’t want to think too much about it. He made a complete mess before he finally found the blue pajamas he wanted.After wearing it, he returned to the sofa and read through all the receipts.He then turned to look at the strips of pills beside her bag. It seemed like they had not been touched.“Ms. Reid’s pregnant?” he asked.Fia frowned. “What does that have to do with you?”She no longer needed to take those medicines after her stay in the hospital. She forgot to get rid of them.“Victor’s?”Fia roll
Conrad’s amber eyes looked at her earnestly. “I might not be the perfect husband, but I always remember that you’re my wife.”Fia chuckled. “Fine. As your wife, I’ll use your phone.”He then looked at her wrist.“You bought two tourmaline bracelets. Where’s the other one?”Fia didn’t bother to reply him.Then she heard him asking, “Did you buy it for Esme?”“Why should I buy one for her?”Was she that stupid?”“You did throw the one she owned. You should compensate her with a new one.”Fia found it ridiculous.“I’m so sorry to disappoint you but I’m not planning to compensate her for anything. If you want to, you can get her one!”Conrad then said, “There are only two of these bracelets and you bought both.”“Then tell your company’s designer to get a new design!”“You can’t wear both anyway.” Conrad didn’t want to follow Fia’s line of thought at all.He believed that since she bought two different colored tourmaline bracelets, she could always give Esme one.He wished t
Fia looked at Esme suspiciously.Esme then whispered, “Don’t get so anxious, Fia. I’m simply getting worried seeing that she’s alone in here.”She stopped and said, “We’ve just reached an agreement. Why would I harass her?”“What kind of agreement did you make, Fia?” Echo asked worriedly.“It’s nothing important, mom,” Fia said. She didn’t believe in Esme and asked her to leave. “Please leave.”“Alright. I’ll come to visit Aunt Echo another time.”Echo gave a tired smile. She thought that Esme finally had a change of heart.But when she heard that the two girls had made a deal, her mood instantly worsened.“Fia, no matter how Esme threatens you, don’t make a deal that will harm yourself, alright?” Cough.Fia nodded and then rubbed her mother’s chest.“Don’t worry about me, mom. Take care of yourself.”Echo held Fia’s hand and tried not to cough. She then let out a long sigh as she looked at her.“You’re too weak, Fia… In the past, Conrad would protect you. But now, he and E
Echo asked, “Did you tell your grandma that you are with child?”Fia sobbed and said, “Mom… Grandma’s just as smart as you.”“Good. Very good. That means your grandma can stop worrying about you being infertile.”The two of them chatted for a bit until Echo fell asleep.Fia then went to look for Jason.But she saw Lola in the doctor’s office instead.Lola was talking to Jason about something.She was getting somewhat curious. Did the two of them get along?“Doctor.” She called out as she knocked on the door.Jason stood up and said, “Fia. Come in. We can talk.”“Sure.”Fia walked in and her eyes met with Lola's.Lola immediately looked away and smiled awkwardly.“Fia, you should chat with Doctor Evans. I’m going back to my post.”Before Fia could even say anything, Lola quickly walked away.Suddenly, she remembered Esme pointing her finger at her that night.Saying that if she hadn’t arrived in time, Conrad would have slept with a girl.Could it be that Esme was right?
“I told you there’s no need to call me Doctor Evans. You can call me by my name, right?”Fia remembered that Conrad didn’t like her calling Jason by his first name.She then said, “I’ll call you Evans then.”Jason’s eyes darkened. He was obviously somewhat disappointed.“Fine. Think of me as your older brother. If anything happens, feel free to come to me.”“Sure. Thanks,” Fia said and gave him a smile. She then left after taking her purse.Jason looked at the woman leaving, his gentle smile slowly disappearing and his eyes becoming somewhat sorrowful.When he was growing up, his father would always tell him, “Jason, don’t get obsessed about love and relationships. Boys should focus on their career.”He worked very hard. He was already quite famous in the medical field by the time he was twenty-five.Now, he is already twenty-eight. He held half the stock of this hospital.Despite his hard work, why would God send him this trial?Making him fall in love with a married woman?
Conrad glared at his cousin Victor with vicious eyes.He replied, “You’re not that bad either. You always bring your fiancée to the family dinner.”He suddenly changed his tone. “But it’s been so long. Why aren’t you married yet?”Victor frowned and he couldn’t smile again.Meanwhile, the woman next to him pushed his arm.“You heard that, Victor? They’re not the first ones to tell us to get married.”Victor patted Sapphire Starling’s hand and said, “I have my own plans about the wedding, Sapphire. Don’t worry.”Sapphire nodded at him in understanding and then said to Conrad, “It’s not that your cousin doesn’t want to marry me, Conrad, but he’s focusing all his effort on his work. You know that, unlike you, he didn’t join the family business and started his own business.”“Ha.” Conrad sat right opposite the two of them and said with a cold smile, “Your entertainment company is doing quite well. That especially popular celebrity of yours must have earned you quite a few coins, hu
Lately, she could feel that Conrad was not as patient with her as before.Conrad sent Fia a text.“Why aren’t you saying anything, Conrad?”“What did you say?”Conrad raised his head and looked at Esme, his eyes unfriendly.“I was asking if you’re unhappy.”“Esme…” He paused. “To be honest with you, I don’t believe that you didn’t know that today is the Maxwell’s family dinner.”Esme said nothing.“Even if I divorced Fia, you shouldn’t have come here, not right now.”“But Sapphire is here, so why can’t I be?” Esme couldn’t hold herself back.“You’re comparing yourself to Sapphire? She is Victor’s fiancée. Who are you to the Maxwells?”As he continued, his tone became frigid. “Esme… Don’t think you two can play me like a fool!”With that, he headed out. He didn’t even want to have dinner anymore.“Are you getting angry because Fia isn’t here?” Esme shouted.Conrad stopped with her back still facing her.
Conrad looked at her coldly.“Don’t you remember me? When Fia asked Doctor Evans to have a meal at our home, you met me while looking for Fia.”Lola gave him a sweet smile with her youthful, innocent face.Conrad narrowed his eyes. He remembered now. The seafood restaurant’s daughter.He looked at the nurse uniform she was wearing and said, “You’re a nurse at this hospital?”“That’s right!” Lola said with slight confusion in her eyes. “Why didn’t you come with Fia?“I saw Fia looking for Doctor Evans at the office. They’re… Um… Sorry, I…”She quickly covered her mouth as if she was saying something that she shouldn’t.Esme’s words echoed in his mind and Conrad wanted to confirm something.“What did you see them do?” His tone was dark like the beginning of a storm.Lola shook her head and said, “I don’t know. Don’t ask me, Mr. Maxwell. Go ask Fia yourself.”She was making it look like she didn’t dare to say a word.Conrad gritted his teeth and asked, “Helping the doctor tie