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
“Do I?”“You do!” Adrian said angrily. “You even treated that man who just appeared better than him!”Fia let out a helpless smile. “He didn’t disturb me.”Even Irene helped. “But Uncle Maxwell treats us better!”Fia had no words.Adrian then said, “The way that man spoke was so hurtful. Even the way he looked at Uncle Maxwell was strange!”“That’s right! My brother’s right!”Fia sighed and sat down. “Then what about you? Why do you care about him so much? That you start fights with me several times for him. Is he more important than me despite me being your mom?”Her children liked Conrad too much, and that made her very anxious!For the past five years, Lucifer had already taken care of them more than she did. She already had a competitor there.And now, another one appeared!“Mommy, that’s not what we meant.”“That’s right! Of course, we love you the most! Even Daddy is not as important as you!”“Really?” Fia said as her eyes became red. “But everything you did lately m
Peter continued, “Sally’s accomplishments in the medical field are amazing. Even then, she has the time to come to my place. She didn’t want to be helpless again if faced with the same situation as last time.“And then, that best friend of yours. You paved the way ahead for her all those years ago. She could have used Conrad to quickly become popular, but she insisted on breaking her contract even if she had to restart everything with a huge debt.”Fia’s hands tightened.Peter said, “They’re not related to you at all.”“What are you trying to say?” Fia’s eyes became sharp.“You’ve let go of the past, but they didn’t.” Peter laughed condescendingly, but it was aimed at himself. “I don’t want you to walk the same path I did and become someone’s puppet in a game.”“We’re not the same.” Fia forced an icy smile. “Our relationship is also different from yours and his.”“How so? Because you’re a woman? Because you’re family?” Peter sneered. “Do you hope that someone like him has a cons
Fia didn’t answer him.Lucifer said with a smile, “I won’t mistreat them. I have no other family. I’ll treat them as my own flesh and blood.”Fia simply said coldly, “My children should take my last name.”“Fia, you can’t even use your real name. How can they? Aren’t you worried that Conrad will take your children away from you the moment he recovers his memories?” Lucifer said slowly with a relaxed tone.Fia could feel her blood boil as she said, “You promised that you’ll set me free once I’ve finished my last mission. I will then take my children away from here! To a place where no one will know us!”Lucifer paused for a second as his grip on the phone tightened. “Well, if you can complete the mission.”“Then what is my mission? Can you please tell me already instead of wasting my time?!”Fia was losing her grip.As long as she was not given her mission, she would have to look at Conrad every day and that disrupted her everyday life!What was more terrifying was that he was
“After giving birth to you two, I wasn’t in good health. He took care of you. Since I saw that he treated you two well, I didn’t stop you from treating him as your daddy. But he’s really not your daddy. He and I aren’t husband and wife, either. We’re just friends.”Adrian and Irene were stunned.Fia was worried that the children couldn’t take it, so she held their hands and gently said, “It doesn’t affect my love for you, alright? I love you two. I can’t lose either of you.”“What about Daddy?” Adrian and Irene asked sadly.Fia lowered her eyes. “Can’t you feel his love for you?”Adrian said, “Daddy has always treated us very well.”Irene also nodded. “You’re always so busy, Mommy. Daddy took care of us, and he never yelled at us.”Fia let out a smile of relief. “That’s right. Even you know that he loves you, and that love isn’t fake.”“But…” Adrian and Irene trailed off.“But what?’ Fia patted their little heads. “Why don’t you tell me, and I can explain it to you.”“If we’r
Lucifer’s voice was slightly coarse. “Are you dreaming?”Fia was getting a headache because of the wind, but she still pushed herself and asked, “You treated Adrian and Irene so well all these years, like a real father. Other than you liking me, I can’t think of another reason.”“Oh, Fia! Haha!” Lucifer let out a maddening laughter. “How could a woman who had married and been abandoned like you come up with that?”His words were full of disdain. It was like a slap on Fia’s face.“It’s good that you know it too. I’m already very happy with two children, and I’ve no interest in love and romance. Don’t fall for me.”Her words were very serious. “We’re not suitable for each other.”“You said that you’re not interested in love and romance, so you better take control of your emotions. If I find out that you’ve fallen for Conrad, I won’t show you any mercy just because of the past five years!”“Don’t worry! All I want now is to complete this last mission and leave this place!”As the