"He's a patient, you know? He just had surgery, and it's painful. If you're harsh with him, he'll hurt even more." Irene said with a little grievance.Adrian became even angrier. "He's not anyone to us. Why do you care so much about him?!"“Adrian.” Fia’s tone was a little stern. “Talk to your sister a little more gently.”“Mommy.” Adrian felt aggrieved. He was just a little more repulsed toward the scum of a man than his sister was! It was not like he did anything wrong.“Alright, stop arguing.” Fia finally moved her gaze away from her phone.She passed her phone over to Adrian. “Come over. I’ll let you play with my phone.”Adrian walked over a little reluctantly, accepting his mother’s phone and he started playing games.Fia got up to Irene’s side and rubbed her head. She looked at Conrad and said, “What intentions do you hold?”“I have no intentions.” Conrad started to frown when speaking, his wound hurting even more.Fia glanced at his leg and asked. "Do you want me to cal
In his last life, he must have saved the galaxy to have gotten this mother-children trio.“What are you looking at!” Adrian glared at Conrad, dissatisfied that he was staring at them foolishly.Conrad scratched his nose. “You three have a very good relationship. I’m a little jealous.”Adrian thought of how Conrad's mother had drugged his food for five whole years and could not bear to continue being fierce.“I will never be able to feel sibling love in this lifetime.” Conrad’s amber eyes turned gentle. “You have to appreciate the fate you have with your sister, love her, and protect her.”“I don’t need you to tell me that. Mommy and Daddy tell me this all the time!” Adrian pulled his sister to his side and sat down, crawling to the side of her ear and said, “Do you feel like he looks a little silly now?”Irene looked at Conrad. “I don’t think so.”“It’s like he's crazy, his emotions are ever changing.” Adrian continued to speak by his sister’s ear.Irene scratched her head. “I
“Mr. Maxwell, it is true that I said I would treat your leg. But it’s still up to me whether or not this leg will be completely healed.”As she was saying this, Fia pressed on Conrad’s wound forcefully. Feeling pain on his wound, a layer of sweat seeped up on his forehead. Still, he did his best to bear with the pain, not making a sound.Seeing him withstanding pain like that, Fia felt an intense urge to hurt him more. Hence, she pressed on the wound even harder. Conrad’s face turned pale as he sweated more but he still did not make a sound. She hated seeing him acting tough in front of her like this. If he whimpered out in pain, she would have stopped. Yet, he did his darndest in bearing the pain and not saying anything. This angered her even more.Suddenly, she sensed something wet and sticky in her palm. It was then she realized she had pressed his wound too hard, making it bleed. She quickly flipped his blanket open to check his wound. Sure enough, there was a huge patch of re
No, it’s not possible! After all, their relationship had gone sour a long time ago.“Not without reason? Then would you kindly tell me what’s the reason then?” Conrad was quick to notice the vagueness in her words.Looking back at him straight in the eyes for a while, Fia gave a pretty smile and said, “I did not have a good first impression of you. That’s why.”Furrowing his brows, Conrad recalled the first time they met. He had fallen down and Adrian had come to his aid. He had not regained any memory at all at the time and he felt a warm closeness when facing Adrian. When he wanted to befriend the little boy, she trudged to their side and pulled Adrian away from him.Her eyes were cold and hostile when she looked at him, as though she thought he was a human trafficker who was planning to kidnap her son.“I don’t think I did anything wrong the first time we met.”“You appearing in front of us is already a huge mistake.” Fia stood up and walked to the balcony to accompany her kid
Tiger frowned as he detected the seething hatred beneath her sharp sarcasm. Not understanding where that hatred was coming from, Tiger could only retort back, “No woman has ever treated our boss like this ever!”“…”Fia took a moment to think about it and concluded that he was right. Not even Esme Manning or her—his wife—had treated him like this before. To them, he was their treasure and they would never do anything to hurt his pride. Regardless, he was not her Mr. Perfect anymore. Now, seeing him only reminded her of all the unbearable pain and torment she had endured in the past. She wanted nothing to do with this man anymore. Yet, he kept on getting close to her despite getting rejected again and again!So, the more he approached her, the more she wanted to torture him!“He asked for it,” Fia said coldly and looked away.“Just who the heck are you?!” “Tiger, be quiet.” Conrad was dissatisfied with Tiger’s rude attitude to Fia. It had taken him great effort to make this
After hanging up the phone, Tiger approached Adrian and Irene. “What do you want, mister?” Irene asked giggly. “We aren’t sharing our cakes with you,” Adrian said before taking another bite of his cake.“Kids, I don’t suppose you have enough snacks?” Tiger asked with a gentle smile. Well, it was a rather stoic smile. He was not familiar with talking to children.“Perhaps I could buy you more snacks. What do you think?”Fia carefully listened to Tiger trying to win her children’s favor while playing with her phone.Adrian glared at Tiger warily and asked, “What do you want?”Tiger shook his head and said, “I don’t mean anything by it. It’s just that you must be so bored and tired by accompanying my boss here with your mother. So, I’d like to treat you to something. If you two need anything, just tell me.”Irene asked curiously, “You’ll do anything for me and Adrian?”“Of course!” Tiger answered. He felt so proud of himself for being able to win the kids’ favor so easily!Ove
“Do you like to watch Aunt Eileen’s TV dramas too?” Irene asked.“Well, I don’t watch as frequently as I’d like.”Conrad tried to recall what shows Eileen had taken part in recently but he could not remember any specific roles she had.Adrian said, “Which character did you like the most?”“…”Pausing for two seconds, Conrad answered, “I like most of her characters. She’s been good at her job.”“Then point out some examples!” Adrian probed further in a serious tone.“Well, she had three roles that she had won awards for. One was in a noir film, another was from a medieval political drama, and the last one was from a high fantasy drama. These three were highly acclaimed by both the critics and the public.”Irene gave him a thumbs up. “Wow, you’re spot on! Why yes! Those three were Aunt Eileen’s best works! The stories were really good too! Mommy even cried after watching them!”“…”Fia stared at her daughter silently.Adrian smirked. “Heh, you’re a man yet you watch these mell
No wonder their mommy rejected him, hated him.“How did you hurt her?” The two children didn’t want to ask anymore, but Fia asked him instead.Conrad looked straight at the emotionless Fia. “The environment that I grew up in lacked love, and I don’t understand what love is too. My dead wife and her cousin grew up together with me. I’m closer to her cousin, so we confirmed our relationship as lovers when we were still young. After that, her cousin left the country. My grandfather and her grandmother made me and my wife marry.“We respected each other during the marriage. She was a good wife, but I wasn’t a good husband.“Before her cousin came back, she sought me out. I thought that I was still in love with her, and so, I asked for a divorce.”Irene and Adrian listened wholeheartedly. Suddenly, they felt pity for their mother.“That was the biggest mistake I made. I ruined our marriage before I thought things through. I did all of that. Meanwhile, her cousin kept on harassing her
She was not worthy of him.Right from the start."Wait a moment."She lowered her head to treat the wounds of a mother and son, then stood up with the medical kit and smiled at him."Shall I treat you to a meal?""Sure."She led him through the damp and moldy alley to a shabby restaurant.She ordered two bowls of noodles in the local language, sat down at the old table, took out a handkerchief, and wiped it vigorously.Conrad looked at her. It was obvious that she was different from before.She had gone through hardship, suffering, despair, and then settled down.The noodles were not delicious. There was no oil or salt, and even the soup was bland and tasteless.He looked at her sallow face and said, "Is this what you've been eating the whole year you’ve been here?""This is considered a good meal." Annie did not complain and said that she usually just ate some steamed buns.The conditions here were poor and backward in various ways.Moreover, Lucifer was determined to ma
Fia stood on the streets, looking at the photos and remembering what Lucifer had once mentioned."When everything is over, how about I take you, Adrian, and Irene on a trip?"The man's blue eyes were like the sea, looking at her deeply.She fell into a daze for a moment back then.After coming back to her senses, she replied without emotion, "You should find a partner and travel around the world, and I should live a good life with my children."The sound of car horns on the road brought Fia back from her thoughts.She looked at the blue sky and white clouds and remembered the beggar boy she met on the bridge when she was a child.If he hadn't been taken away that day, would it have been different if he managed to wait until she and her mother went to find him?The days ahead were still very long, and she was not sure whether she would be able to live peacefully with Conrad in the future.But she would never swallow her anger like she did before.Later, Conrad, a decisive char
Irene whimpered, turned around, and hugged Adrian. "Adrian, does Daddy not want us anymore?""No, don't talk nonsense! Didn't you hear what Daddy just said?""I heard him, but why do we have to choose? I won't be happy no matter who Mommy marries.""Shut up!" Adrian was a little anxious. If this silly sister of his said in front of everyone that their mommy could marry two men, it would be over!"Why shut up? Why can't we be with Mommy, Daddy, and our biological dad..."Adrian immediately covered her mouth. He knew that this sister of his could not speak normal words!Everyone in the audience also had mixed emotions. Those who originally complained about Lucifer’s actions all became quiet at this moment.With Lucifer’s blessings, Conrad took off the mask.Fia looked at him, tears rolling down her face.How much she had wished to have a wedding back then. She did not expect it to be so many years late.Conrad said with difficulty, "I didn't expect him to do this either."He w
"Do you really want to stop the wedding?" Lucifer smiled half-heartedly, looking at him like a fool.***"What's going on? Why hasn't the groom come yet?" Everyone couldn't help discussing.Fia stood on the stage and exchanged looks with the emcee.Both of them were a little tired from standing.The emcee asked her awkwardly, "The groom?""He should be coming soon." After Fia finished speaking, the wind blew and revealed her face under the veil. "Just wait."The emcee cursed internally. 'It's really rare to have a wedding with such a beautiful bride kept waiting.'Fia fiddled with the veil on her head to cover her face, making her hazy beauty even more attractive.Just as everyone was waiting impatiently, the music suddenly changed to a more passionate one.The groom appeared.Wearing a black suit with gold threads and a blue rose on his chest, the six-foot-two man wore a golden mask on his face.With just one glance, Fia’s heart suddenly jumped and her body temperature bec
The two kids could only rush back to find their mother and tell her what happened.Fia did not panic. "You were raised by Daddy. Don't you trust him? He is a man who keeps his promises. He said he is just inviting them to the wedding, so they are just attending the wedding."Even though she was suspicious in her heart, she would not speak ill of him to her two children.This island belonged to Lucifer, and his spies were everywhere.If he was infuriated, no one stood to gain anything from it."But that person was not arranged to sit down. He was taken into the woods," Adrian said anxiously.Fia turned to look at her son. "Are you worried about him?"Adrian could not look directly at her.Irene spoke first. "I'm the one who’s worried. I don't want them to fight.""Oh." Fia reassured them. "It should be fine. Today is a special day. Your daddy will not want to see blood."She thought Lucifer was simply afraid that Conrad would cause trouble, so he brought him to the island to l
Amused, Lucifer said, "Those people are not under my command.""They gave you all the companies under their names. You said you'd let bygones be bygones, but if you go back on your word, how will your subordinates see you?"Fia’s eyes were a little arrogant.Lucifer’s expression turned cold and he stared at her and said, "How important do you think Hellish Training Camp is to me?""Then give it away!" Fia raised her eyebrows, her eyes full of teasing.Lucifer was speechless for a couple of seconds and explained to her seriously in a rare instance, "Those people have sacrificed a lot since they started following me. I can't ignore them. Except one day when there is a more suitable successor. I will take the initiative to give up my position.""Then you have to lead them well." Fia smiled slyly.Lucifer gritted his teeth with hatred. "Marrying you is equivalent to marrying a housekeeper. From now on, must everything I do have your permission?"Fia said, "Invisible shackles."On
"I got it.""Thank you, Daddy!" Adrian kissed him twice on the face. "My sister and I will take care of you until you die.""Hahahaha!" Lucifer could not stop laughing. "Okay, I'll wait until you two grow up to see me off."He smiled while carrying Adrian and walked to Fia and Irene.Irene was eating something and said vaguely, "Adrian’s temper is getting worse now, and he lost his temper with me.""Who is angry with you!" Adrian slid off Lucifer. "Who do you think you are, that you can influence me?""Mommy, Adrian is shouting at me!" Irene pouted.Adrian turned his back. "Forget it. I won't talk to you anymore."Lucifer and Fia looked at Irene."Mommy, Daddy, what are you looking at me for?" Irene blinked, looking innocent.Lucifer sat down beside her. "Adrian should love you, but you should also respect him.""Didn't I respect him?" Irene was a little confused.Fia said, "While I'm still here, you just spread rumors that he is angry with you."Irene replied, "But he was
Eileen returned to the living room."Is she really going to marry Lucifer?" Victor asked nervously.Eileen remained silent.Victor threw the spatula in his hand. "Can't you stop her for a bit?""Why should I stop her? No matter who she marries, she will always be my best friend!" Eileen said angrily. "Whoever wants to stop her should stop her on their own!"Victor saw that she was angry and quickly picked up the spatula. "I'm going to cook."Eileen rolled her eyes at him, sat on the sofa, and scrolled through her phone.Thinking of Adrian and Irene, she could not help but feel a little irritable.What if Fia and Lucifer had a child in the future?For the happiness of the two children, she forwarded the photo sent by Fia to Conrad.After Conrad received the photo, he immediately ordered everyone under him to put down all work and find the location in the photo.Three days later.The wedding on the island was beautifully decorated, dreamy and gorgeous, with Lucifer’s involvem
Soon, Fia knew what they were doing with just a little of the decoration showing.Decorating the wedding venue.Irene was a little girl who was very happy when she saw balloons and pink ribbons.She ran over and grabbed them, but her brother, Adrian, slapped her little hand."Don't cause trouble!""So beautiful! These uncles and aunts were invited by Daddy. Can't I play with these things?"Adrian pinched her cheek and said, "That's Daddy decorating the wedding scene for Mommy!""What?" Irene immediately retracted her hand and said with an apologetic look. "I'm sorry. I didn't know."Adrian rubbed her head and said, "It doesn't matter. Don’t simply meddle. It should be beautiful when it's done."Irene nodded, took her brother’s hand and hid under a nearby coconut tree, and spent the whole day doing nothing except cooking and watching them.By evening, the dreamy and beautiful wedding scene was mostly completed.Irene leaned against her brother and asked dully, "Daddy and Momm