Adrian’s eyes moved. “I’ll go and see if he has gotten a helper.”Her son first sneakily went to the door of the kitchen and Irene couldn’t quite bear it as well. So, Fia held her daughter’s hand and sneakily went over too.The mother-children trio watched the man in the kitchen with amazement.Adrian whispered, "He looks like a chef from a restaurant."If not for seeing it with her own eyes, Fia would rather believe that it was a dream.“Are you all hungry?” Conrad turned his head over to ask, but was afraid that he would delay. Seeing that the mother-children trio were not speaking, he said, “Wait for a bit more. I’ll be quick.” Under the watchful eyes of the mother and children, he worked even faster. "Mommy." Irene tugged at Fia’s clothes. Fia crouched down and asked, "What's wrong?"Irene said, "He seems really good at cooking."Fia gave a superficial smile. She felt a little annoyed.Mr. Maxwell, the great CEO who never cooked, was like a master chef now! Lucifer
"Have you cooked for other women?" Adrian questioned with his young but fierce tone.Conrad was slightly taken aback. "Who are you referring to, Adrian?""Women. How else can they be divided into? Have you cooked for many women?" Adrian held his cheeks.Fia propped her elbow on the table, her hand shielding her face.Her son indeed had a sharp tongue."Except for my mother, I haven't cooked for any other women in these five years!" Conrad explained.Irene blinked. "You cooked for Mommy and I today.""True!" Conrad felt that his daughter was his ally and quickly added, "I can cook for you every day.""In your dreams!" Adrian sarcastically remarked. "Your culinary skills are far from our daddy's. We prefer the food our daddy makes!"Conrad felt deflated.His son was undoubtedly inherently antagonistic!"Adrian, both his and Daddy's cooking skills are good. I like both." Irene meekly chimed in.Adrian glanced sideways. "Which side are you on?"Irene looked at Conrad and just
“Why did you bring the kids to Gryphon?” Lucifer’s voice was as cold as the winter. This meant that he was really pissed.Clearing her throat, Fia said, “After returning to Fortuna, I’ve only stayed in Lumenpolis. So, I want to bring the kids to meet my family.”“Don’t make me laugh. They went missing when you visited the grave. Is this how you were planning to bring them to see your family?”Lucifer stifled a laugh before saying coldly, “Fia, you’ve caught a habit of lying to me lately.”Feeling unreconciled, Fia retorted, “Then what about you?! You kept saying that you did what you did for the children but when I called you to help me find them when they’re missing, what did you say to me? Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten how you treated me then?!” “I’m sincerely sorry about that, “Lucifer said with a hint of hurt in his voice. “But I ordered my men to search for them after I hung up. So, I did know they had gone to Conrad’s villa.”Stunned from hearing that, Fia did not know ho
Taking a deep breath, Fia said, “Sure. You give him a call and ask him yourself, okay?”“Okay!”It was then the doorbell rang. After checking who it was through the peephole, Sophia rushed to Fia’s bedroom.“Fia, Sir’s here!”Fia petted Irene’s head and said, “Talk about timing. Irene, you can personally go and ask him yourself now.”“Yeah! I’ll go ask him.” Irene put on her sweater on top of her pajamas, making her look like a cute little cotton ball, before getting to the door. When Conrad saw that it was Irene who opened the door, he squatted down to greet her.“Hi, Irene. Oh, you just woke up, didn’t you?”“Yes!” Irene answered with a bright smile. “I’m hungry. I want to eat the breakfast you make, is that okay?”Conrad held her hand and said, “Sure. I actually came here to invite you all over to my place for breakfast.”“That’s wonderful! I’ll go tell Mommy and Adrian!” Irene quickly skipped back to the room joyfully, with Conrad slowly following her from behind. Ho
“Granny, I’m hungry.” Irene stepped forward and took Mrs. Taylor’s hand.“Oh, then you’re in luck, dear! I have it all ready. I was in the middle of making soup too when you arrived. Come on in! You’ll get to eat in no time!”Mrs. Taylor snapped from her sorrow and led the little girl into the villa. Conrad approached Fia gently. “Let’s go inside.”Fia wanted to ask him what he had done to Mrs. Taylor in the last five years when he lost his memories. She had aged so much! Yet, she held it all in. If she asked him that, it was like admitting her real identity to him.“Is this all made by you, Granny?! They are so yummy!” Irene said as she gobbled down the food.Hearing this, Mrs. Taylor gave a gentle smile at her and pointed at some of the dishes on the table. “These ones are made by me. The rest were made by Master Maxwell.”“Wow! He’s so good!” Irene was so impressed.“What’s so good about him? Hmph!” Adrian butted in with an upset tone.Glaring at her brother, Irene said,
“Fia, I really know what I did wrong now. Give me one more chance. I won’t let you get hurt anymore.”Conrad lowered his eyes and looked at her. Even his breathing slowed.Fia was having mixed feelings when everything that happened in the past flashed through her mind. She sneered. “Your wife’s already dead. You got the wrong woman.”“Alright. Then, will you give me one more chance to get to know you? I guarantee that I won’t disappoint.”“Mr. Maxwell!” Fia fixed her eyes on him as fury filled her heart. “My husband is Lucifer and he’s my children’s father. We have nothing to do with you!”“Then think of me as someone shameless and wanting to be a homewrecker,” Conrad said in a coarse manner.Fia was so angry that she gave him another kick, but she would always avoid the leg that had gone through surgery.“If you do this, I’m going to call the cops!”In the backyard, the two kids squatted in front of the plants.Mrs. Taylor explained, “The madam personally planted these plants
Fia could only look on in silence.She then took a few more photos while she stared at Conrad kneeling on one knee without fear.With how he was acting, he wouldn’t give up even if she were to take and publish photos of him being naked!“Mommy, the backyard is a lot of fun! Do you want to...”The two children ran in holding hands as Irene yelled out happily. Then, she went silent when she saw Conrad kneeling.Mrs. Taylor was also quite shocked when she came in together with them.“What are you doing?!”“His leg hurts!” Fia said, worried that he would say something outlandish.With the twins looking at him, Conrad slowly got up. “That’s right. I’m resting a bit because it’s getting painful.”Mrs. Taylor asked, “Can’t you sit down and rest?”“It was quite sudden and I couldn’t get there in time.” Conrad walked toward the sofa and sat down.Fia wanted to leave with the two kids. When she saw Conrad’s eyes, she quickly dragged them away.“Thank you for the meal, Mrs. Taylor. We
“Say it!” Fia was somewhat fierce. She rarely treated her children that way.“Madam, please don’t scare the kids.” Sophia tried to calm her down.“Oh, Sophia.” Fia sighed. “Even without showing your face, Conrad probably had already figured it out.”Sophia didn’t dare to say a word.Fia smiled bitterly. “Why? Even if you’re with me, your loyalty doesn’t lie with me.”After a few seconds, Sophia whispered, “You misunderstand me. I’m always loyal to you.”As the two kids were still present, she said nothing. Once they were back in the hotel, the two children stayed in their room to watch TV.She called Sophia to the balcony. “I’m going to tell you the same thing. Go back. Sophia, you know that by staying close to me, you won’t get Lucifer’s loyalty anyway and I can’t protect you. If he really wants to do anything to you, I can’t interfere.”“Madam, I’m not asking you to do anything for me,” Sophia said sincerely.Fia shook her head. “I can’t do it even if you don’t request anyth