The twins were becoming more observant as they grew up. So, it was a matter of time before they realized that Fortunese people all had white or brown eyes, except for the Maxwells. The Maxwells were known to have the rare genetic trait of having amber eyes in Fortuna.Adrian’s amber eyes were too obvious to be missed. If it were not for him having amnesia at the moment, Conrad would suspect something was off too.“Adrian, your eyes are the results of a condition from when you were in Mommy’s womb. Your eyes were not fully developed like Irene’s.”Fia looked at her son’s amber eyes and said softly, “Mommy and Daddy will work hard to develop a cure for you. Your eyes will be black like Irene’s in the future, okay?”“But Daddy said my eyes were formed naturally. And taking medicine constantly isn’t good for your health!” Adrian said with a frown. He was a little distraught by the fact that his mother seemingly disliked his eye color. Asking him to wear colored contact lenses was a c
Petting her children’s head, Fia said, “This poor uncle of yours has come to our doorstep to apologize. Shouldn’t Mommy give him a chance to make things right?”Adrian and Irene did not know what their mother meant. However, they thought if Conrad apologized, their mother might treat him better. So, they both looked intently at Conrad.“Ms. Sia, I really am sorry for what had happened. Please accept my apology.” Conrad stepped forward and apologized as he looked straight into Fia’s eyes.Maintaining her cold smile, Fia said, “If you really are sorry, you wouldn’t just apologize with these empty words.”“Hey, don’t push it, lady!” Charles yelled at Fia while still standing next to the entrance.Conrad turned to him and chastised, “Go home and get back to work. Don’t come here without my orders.”“But sir! This lady is so rude to you!” Charles lamented—he could not bear to see his boss getting bullied.“Didn’t you hear what I said? Do you still want to keep your job?” Conrad said
“Mommy!” Irene shook Fia’s arm, trying to plead with her, feeling so bad for poor Conrad.Fia said in frustration, “That antiseptic’s alcohol concentration is too high. It’s not suitable to be used to clean an open wound!”“Then, help him, Mommy!” Adrian said with a sob, “Uncle already has a bad leg. Are you going to ruin his hand too?”“…”Fia looked at her son speechlessly. To be frank, she couldn't care less about Conrad’s bleeding hand. She’d even be happier if it got ruined! There was no need to sympathize with a jerk like him!Still, her children were kind and good-hearted. She did not have the heart to make them think that they had a demon as their mother. So…“Come here!”Fia ordered Conrad coldly. Hearing this, he limped over and sat next to her. He did not dare to sit too close to her, fearing that he might upset her.Glancing at his leg, Fia asked coldly, “You’re so filthy rich. Can’t you get someone to heal your damn leg?”“Thanks for your concern. But don’t worry,
“Can you tell me where you learned to bandage like that?” Conrad asked earnestly. He genuinely wanted to know more about this mysterious lady.Fia, getting more cautious, raised an eyebrow in disgust. “It’s none of your business.”“…”Two seconds of awkward silence later, Conrad continued probing, “I… I just want to know more about you. I want to…”“I miss the part where that’s my problem,” Fia interrupted him coldly.Hearing their mother’s cold words, Adrian and Irene directed their sympathizing gazes at Conrad. It was so weird! Their mother was always so nice and gentle. Yet, when this man showed up, she would turn into this cold, heartless monster!“I think it’s time you leave, Mr. Maxwell.” Fia did not want to keep him around any longer. The more she looked at him the more anxious she became. It had been so long since she last felt this anxious. She hated the fact that her emotions could be so easily stirred by him! Not only that, he had lost his memories and did not recogn
The young woman simply lay on the hospital bed without any reaction. And then, there was a sudden explosion. The young woman’s body was no more.In the end, Conrad fainted from the pain.Fia looked at how Conrad fainted out of exhaustion with red eyes. She used that chance to turn around, grab her phone, and make a call.“Did you do something to him?!”“Haha! What did I do and to whom?” Lucifer’s voice was cold. “You yelled at me as soon as you called me. Have you forgotten who you are?”Fia then remembered how her twins were registered as his, and then remembered how well he treated them.She took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.“Conrad Maxwell. Did you feed him something? He’s in a lot of pain.”“I haven’t even seen him. What can I feed him? Do you think that my hand can turn invisible and extend toward you without limits?” Lucifer immediately hung up.When he hung up, the smile on his face immediately disappeared. His blue eyes became infinitely darker.He clu
“But your figure overlapped with that girl in my mind. I want to have my memories restored suddenly, to find out the meaning behind all of this.”Fia quickly walked away and didn’t want to get close to him anymore.She then said icily, “From the looks of it, it wasn’t long since the drugs have been used on you. If you stop it, you can recover immediately!”“I want to recover my memories. Can you help me?” Conrad’s face was still pale, but his weak tone was enough to reach her heart.Fia simply looked at him, annoyed. “You’re doing quite well right now, aren’t you?”She didn’t understand why he suddenly wanted to remember.What could he change even if he remembered it?She was no longer who she was, and she didn’t want to return to that person she was.“Admittedly, things have been quite good.” Conrad looked at Fia’s eyes deeply. “But everything’s gone amok from the moment I saw you. Even my emotions are not mine to control anymore.”“Even then, it has nothing to do with me!” F
However, no matter how much Conrad focused, he couldn’t think of a reason why he would feel such pain.Who was that woman?When Conrad got back upstairs, his face was still quite pale.Silas followed next to Conrad, worried.“Sir, are you alright?”He asked worryingly.Then, he saw how pale Conrad’s face was.His forehead was covered in a layer of sweat.His lips had lost color.Silas suddenly remembered what Fia told him just now.“Your boss is poisoned.”And…Wasn’t this a symptom of him being poisoned?“Sir, give me a second. I’ll find a doctor right now!”Silas said as he left in a rush.After Silas left, Conrad suddenly opened his eyes.His eyes were red like blood, and they were quite horrifying.He stood back up and continued onward despite all the stumbling.He didn’t know how, but he ended up downstairs again.He squatted in front of the door, not moving.Fia had a very bad feeling in her heart.She then remembered Conrad.Since Silas had brought him back
“What’s wrong with him?” Adrian asked with a frown.Fia simply lowered her eyes.“He’s going to die soon.”“Can’t you save him?”When Fia heard that, she shook her head.“You can,” Irene said in a confident tone.“He’s a good person. Why don’t you want to save him?”The two pairs of innocent eyes looked at Fia, and she couldn’t help shaking.“Mommy, please save him.”Fia finally let out a sigh.“This is the last time. From now on, he has nothing to do with us anymore.”Her twins were completely focused on Conrad.That was something she couldn’t imagine at first.She wondered how they would feel once they found out that Conrad was their real father.When the twins heard that Fia agreed to it, a brilliant smile instantly appeared on their faces.Fia looked at Conrad in front of her, who already looked like a corpse.She clenched her fists.This man…If she could, she really wanted to let him die.But Fia couldn’t do it in such a situation.Her face darkened.She supp