“Can you let go?” Fia went silent for a couple of seconds before she bit the bullet and spoke up under Lucifer’s intense gaze.Hearing her words, his expression instantly grew dark."If I asked you to forget what you went through in that marriage five years ago, would you be able to do that?""Sorry, you can pretend I didn't say that." Fia sighed. "This is going to be a tough battle.""I won't lose."Soon after, Lucifer received a call from the management team at his company.His expression grew progressively worse, and Fia, observing from the side, had an inkling of what might be happening."I might not be able to spend the New Year with you all."After hanging up, he said apologetically.Fia asked, "What happened?""There's an issue with my overseas company." Lucifer stepped forward and lightly embraced her as a gesture. "I'll work as quickly as I can to come back. Please wait for me with the children."He released her after the brief embrace, showing restraint and respect
"I'm not being fierce. I just want to find out why Daddy promised to spend New Year's with us but suddenly disappeared."Adrian stared at his mother solemnly. “Did that scum do something?”Fia was speechless.What an astute son she had.Naturally she also knew that Lucifer’s company abroad facing issues was definitely Conrad’s handiwork.However, what could she do?She didn't want to meddle in the affairs between the two men."Mommy." Adrian looked directly at her in utmost seriousness. "If he and Daddy end up in a fight, who will you support?""Why would they fight?" Irene was a little emotional. "I don't want them to fight!"Fia frowned as she held Irene in her arms, looking helplessly at Adrian."Adrian, let's focus on living our own lives and not think about these things, alright?""Mommy, you told us to treat Daddy well. You can't let Daddy down." Two streams of tears fell from Adrian’s amber eyes.Fia felt her heart twisting in pain. She wiped away his tears."Yes, i
After a quick glance at the scum who was blocking the elevator door, Adrian gave up his struggle. Once they arrived at Conrad’s house, Mrs. Taylor directed him to wash the fruits, while she took the mother and her children into the living room.She was worried that if she let go, the three of them might leave.When Conrad returned after washing the fruits, she stood up. "You can sit and watch TV while enjoying some fruit. I'll go prepare the meal!""Thank you, Granny," Irene responded sweetly."Oh my, the little miss is really cute!" Mrs. Taylor swiftly went to the kitchen and started cooking.Fia swept a glance at Conrad, who was sitting across from her, and shifted uncomfortably in her seat.She asked, "Why did you decide to bring Mrs. Taylor here?"Conrad replied, "She's getting older, and I didn't feel comfortable leaving her alone in Gryphon."Fia inquired, "Is Ford in the capital too?""Yes, he is," Conrad replied as he leaned forward and picked up some cherries, offe
Conrad put a set of chopsticks on the edge of Fia’s bowl and asked, "What's wrong?"She shook her head, remaining silent.She was still somewhat shocked, having once hoped he could be a decent father. However, witnessing his casual behavior at the dinner table without any sense of paternal authority was still astonishing.With his temper, she had thought he would have been a more rigid and serious father."Master Maxwell has the potential to be a good father," Mrs. Taylor commented with a smile.Indeed, Conrad was making an effort to be a good parent, picking out their favorite dishes and using the common chopsticks to serve Irene and Adrian.Irene would sweetly thank him.Adrian would stare at the mountain of food in his bowl with great bitterness and deep hatred. In the end, he asked, unable to resist, "How do you know I like to eat all this?""We've had a few meals together, and I noticed," Conrad replied.Adrian frowned and hummed an acknowledgement.“Oh my, little young
The two siblings were finding the scum more and more pitiful.Fia gave a helpless smile. “So, Adrian, when you came out from the kitchen and sat down with him and even decided to frequently eat at his house, was it all because he is pitiful?”“Not entirely. The most important thing is still that Granny’s food is really good!” Adrian rubbed his sister’s head. “Don’t you think so?”Irene immediately nodded. “Yes yes yes.”Fia was left quite speechless.However, she had thought things through. She would not be a mother who controlled her children.Just like the current situation. If the two children wanted to grow close to Conrad, she would let them be as much as possible.Who knew when Lucifer and Conrad would start to fight. She and the children might have to leave. So, her letting them be could be considered as making sure the children did not have any regrets.Ultimately, she could only let the two children get a little closer to Conrad, but it was absolutely impossible for he
“Do you want to eat this? It’s really yummy.” Eileen brought a bowl of salad with Houttuynia cordata and passed it over.Fia swallowed. She hadn’t eaten this in a long time. It was her favorite.“The smell is terrible, but it’s delicious. Give it a try.” Eileen offered the bowl.“No need. I don’t like it.”“It’s really nice. I’m not lying,” Eileen said sincerely.Before Fia spoke up, “Blegh—" Eileen looked at Irene. “Omg! Little beauty, you can’t stand the smell?” Irene frowned as she covered her mouth, feeling extremely terrible. Eileen immediately sent it back to the kitchen, looking a little guilty when she returned.“I’m so sorry, Irene. I didn’t know you couldn’t take the smell.”Looking at Fia, she suddenly understood.Her daughter could not stand the smell, so as a mother, it was only natural that she would not eat it.“It’s okay.” Irene removed her hands and spoke up, flashing a smile. “My daddy, mommy, and brother don’t eat this. They all know that I don’t like
“…”Fia could not help being worried for her friend. “Could it be that you’ve worked too much to the point of not having the time to find yourself a life partner?”“No.” Eileen said as a curve of bitter smile spread on her face, “I think I’m destined to be alone. I might as well be a nun at this point.”Meanwhile, in the kitchen.Mrs. Taylor, Silas, Ford, and Tiger were cooking the dishes. While working the pot, Mrs. Taylor asked, “So, is Ms. Sia actually Madam?”The three men looked at one another intently and decided to zip their mouths and not say anything.Feeling annoyed, Mrs. Taylor slapped on her sons’ arm a few times.“Why can’t you tell me?! I’m your mother for goodness’s sake!”“Mom, please. It really is none of your concern. Please just pretend you don’t notice anything,” Silas begged.“But whenever I see Ms. Sia, I am always reminded of Madam. And the children… I have a strong hunch that they’re the twins that Madam was carrying in her womb five years ago.”“Sigh.
It had been thirty minutes since they left Conrad’s home. Why did the GPS show that Eileen was still in the underground parking lot?Feeling even more uneasy, Fia rang up Conrad’s phone as she needed someone to keep an eye on her children.“Come down and help keep an eye on the kids.”“Sure.” Conrad immediately came down.When they met at her door, Conrad asked, “What’s going on?”“I need to head out for a while. You accompany the kids.” Fia then shoved him into her home and closed the door before walking away.Hearing the children’s laughter from their playroom, Conrad slowly walked to it and opened the door.“Mommy, come look! Me and Irene had completed the puzzle that Daddy bought us the other day… Huh?! What are you doing here?!” Adrian shot a glare at Conrad. Conrad felt uneasy hearing Adrian calling Lucifer his “daddy”.“Your mother needs to go out to do something. So, I’m here to keep you company.”“Oh, I see.” Still upset, Adrian looked away. Recalling that this je