“Ms. Reid, I suggest you stop daydreaming. I am Sia Stewart, not that friend of yours.”“My friend had surgery when she was little because of a tumor in her throat.” Eileen asked, “Does that mean she cannot receive any voice changing surgery?”“How would I know? You should forward this question to a surgeon,” Fia answered indifferently.“Sigh, alright. Let’s not talk about that anymore. Let’s talk about…”“I do not have a lick of interest in Mr. Maxwell. Ms. Reid, please do not ask me to do the impossible,” Fia interjected Eileen right away.Eileen shrugged with a bitter smile and said, “You’re quite an interesting woman, you know? There are so many women still swooning over Conrad even after he’s lost a leg. They would do anything to get close to him. This is such a golden opportunity… Why won’t you take the chance?”“Golden opportunity, you say? Sure, then why don’t you do it?” Fia said cynically. “Me? Oh, forget it! I am not interested in him at all.” Eileen lowered her head
“…” Hearing Fia’s words, Eileen could do nothing but beamed an awkward smile at her. “Wow, you’re really sharp, aren’t you? Can’t you be just a little dull? Being a girl who’s a little of a dunderhead would win the heart of many men, you know?”Hearing this, Fia answered with a sharp cynicism, “Really? Who’d truly love a truly slow-witted fool? Those men… They say they prefer women who're a little dumb because they want an ego boost. Or perhaps, they find women much more exploitable when they’re intelligently vulnerable.”Hearing this, Eileen was so stunned that she could not refute that at all. “Ms. Reid, I believe you’re not one of those dumb women. If you’re one, you wouldn’t make it this far in the entertainment industry.” Fia curled a bitter smile and said, “You have no idea just how much hurt and woe idiots have to endure in life.”She was no idiot. Yet, she had fallen for Conrad Maxwell. So, when they were married, she allowed herself to become an idiot. She stooped so lo
“I’m going home.” Eileen pushed Fia’s hand away and called Lyn.Conrad confusedly looked at Eileen walking away before turning to Fia. “I really don’t know how I offended her.”Fia looked back at him intently and asked, “She was one of the actresses working under you. Why did you fire her?”“It was her who insisted on resigning.” Conrad frowned and said, “My mom said that she and her previous boss had some romantic history. So, perhaps she wanted to go back to her old boss. Yet, she did not get to return to him so she has no choice but to start her own company.”Fia smirked. “Your mom told you that?”“My mom’s niece is Victor Maxwell’s wife. Victor Maxwell is my cousin.” Conrad said.“So, you instinctively think that Ms. Reid is a homewrecker? That’s why you don’t like her?”“I do not think much of her. She and I aren’t close., Conrad said.Fia snickered. “Well, that’s right. You’re the high and mighty CEO of Maxwell Corporation. You don’t think much of others anyway.”“…”Co
Arriving home, Conrad switched on his computer and logged onto Quora to seek advice.‘How do I reconcile with a woman who despises me?’In a few minutes, many had left their comments. Well, although there were some helpful comments, most were just making fun of him.‘OP, you should give up and chase after another woman.’“…”‘OP, are you handsome?’Conrad typed, ‘I’m quite a looker. And I am rich too.’‘How old are you?’Conrad answered, ’Thirty-four years old.’‘Oh man! Thirty four?! Thirty and forty are like a man’s best years!’“…”Conrad had no idea how to respond to these online commenters.And the comments were not letting him off easily.‘Let me get this straight. You’re not ugly and you’re rich. Yet, that girl still hates you? I bet she’s a muff-diver!’‘What’s a muff-diver?’Conrad asked with a frown.‘Really, dude? Did you live under a rock or something? It means she’s a lesbian, man!’“…”Staring at the comments for a few seconds, Conrad slowly deleted his
Irene spoke to her mother softly. “Mommy, please don’t be angry. Adrian knows that you don’t like Uncle Maxwell so he went to open the door for you.”Fia gave her a warm smile, thinking that the boy was probably getting the door because he liked Conrad, not because he wanted to help his mother avoid him.When the door was opened, Adrian was disappointed when he saw who was standing outside the door.“What’s wrong, little Adrian? Don’t you like seeing me?” Sally said as she took out a gift box and handed it to the boy, imitating Eileen’s method in pleasing the kids.“No! I don’t want it!” Adrian pushed her hand away. “Mommy will get mad at me if I take it.”Sally extended her gift awkwardly and said, “But this is my gift to you.”“No, I don’t want it. Yesterday, Aunt Eileen got me and Irene in big trouble! We were scolded by Mommy because of her gift.” Adrian pouted while glancing at Sally, “Were you the one who pressed on the doorbell?”“Yes, it was me. I want to meet your mothe
Even after pressing the doorbell several times, no one came to the door. Adrian and Irene went from being giddily excited to disappointed.“Adrian, why isn’t Uncle Maxwell opening the door?”“Perhaps he’s not at home?” Adrian raised his head and looked at Fia. “Mommy, why are you staring at the door?”Taking a deep breath, Fia said, “Perhaps he’s not at home. Let’s go home.”Adrian asked, “But Mommy, you’re here because you have something to talk to Uncle Maxwell, right?”“No, it’s nothing really.” Fia did not want to get involved anymore. Conrad was a grown adult. If he had noticed something was off from the injection, he would have given Silas a call.“Mommy, let’s press the doorbell one last time!” Irene looked at Fia insistently. Fia sighed and gave in. “Alright. Just one last time.”Meanwhile, in Conrad’s kitchen.Conrad was laying on the floor helplessly. He had wanted to find something to eat in the kitchen but his body suddenly turned numb, which made him fall to
Yet, Fia could never bring herself to lose her temper at her kids. She turned toward Conrad and glared at him coldly.“Why did you set 1126 as your password?”“Indeed. Why is that, Uncle?” Adrian and Irene were curious too.Conrad did not understand why they were so fixated on the password but he answered them anyway, “It was Silas who set it.”“…”Fia and her children were stunned hearing that.Conrad thought he was not being clear enough so he continued explaining patiently, “This apartment once belonged to Annie Parker. She intruded here a few days ago so I asked Silas to set a new password.”Letting out a sigh of relief, Fia said, “You have a good and loyal assistant.”It was good news that he was not the one who set it. If not, she would begin to suspect that he might not have lost his memories in the first place.“What’s wrong with the combination?” Conrad asked.“No, nothing.” Fia took her children’s hands and turned away. “Alright, you two. I suppose you’ve seen enoug
“Alright, hang on! I’ll tell my brother to go over right now!” Sally hung up and then turned to look at her brother.“Conrad used double the amount…”Peter frowned. “He wanted to kill himself?”Sally shook her head. “He’s becoming too desperate to recover his memories.”“His body won’t be able to take it,” Peter said without moving.Sally walked over and tugged his hand. “Let’s go look at him. I’ve promised Ms. Sia to go over.”“Ms. Sia, huh?” Peter wanted to see who this “Ms. Sia” was. She sounded quite talented herself.The doorbell rang and Fia went over to open the door. It was Silas and the Hall siblings.She gave them a simple hi and then moved to the side. However, someone stood right in front of her.“Ms. Sia?” Peter looked at her with mixed feelings.Fia looked at him in silence.“You…” Peter wanted to say something but decided not to in the end.He didn’t need to ask… He didn’t even need to think about it. He knew who she was in one glance.He was part of the pla