The bedroom door wasn’t completely closed.Fia knocked on the door. “Are you in there?”“Come in,” Conrad said, his tone low.Fia took a deep breath and went in.The curtains were all drawn and the lights were switched off. The room was drowned in darkness.She frowned and wanted to switch on the lights.From the darkness, a hand pulled her.She let out a cry and he quickly mounted her.“What are you doing?!”“Fi… I missed you…”The man’s voice was deep and there was a hint of impulsion within it.Fia pushed him away. “Can you please not disgust me like this? They’ve just taken pictures of you with her and now you’re saying you miss me.”“Fi… I’m not feeling well.”Fia asked instinctively as she blushed. “How can a CEO like you fall for her paltry tricks? Is it because you love her too much?”“Can we not talk about that, Fi?”She dodged his kissing as she mocked him. “You don’t want to talk about it? Or are you too ashamed to talk about it?”“I didn’t touch Esme. I’ve b
Conrad looked at Fia’s eyes which were filled with pity. He instantly became similar to a cat that had its tail stepped on.“Scram!”“Where to?” Fia smiled bitterly as she raised an eyebrow. “My grandma’s dead and the Lawsons no longer welcome me. My mom’s dead too, and her apartment is empty… And I see her shadows everywhere.”At that moment, Conrad decided to give in.“Sorry, it’s my fault.”“I don’t have an appetite anymore,” Fia mumbled and went up.Conrad stayed in the dining room for a very long time.He suddenly realized that, no matter how Fia pretended that things were alright, she was different from how she used to be.The words from her tongue would cut into him so deeply, and the way she acted had become so strange.Fia went back to the bedroom and began combing her hair in front of the dressing table. She mumbled to herself, “Look at you. How great you’ve become.“You don’t have to stick close to him.“You can ignore him.“You can provoke him.“You’re no lon
Before he could even finish, she spoke.“You want me to show how loving we are as a couple to the audience?”“Yes.”Conrad put a hand on Fia’s shoulder.“We won’t divorce, so we can’t let this continue.”“Is the reason really because we’re not divorcing, or is it because you’re worried this might affect the corporation?” Fia opened her eyes and turned around, looking at Conrad.As the night lamp shone, she could see his amber eyes very clearly.If she didn’t know who he really loved, she would suspect that he really did love her. Otherwise, he wouldn’t look at her like he would at the stars above.Conrad stared at Fia for two seconds and said, “Both, I guess.”FIa laughed mockingly. “You’re willing to sacrifice yourself to sugarcoat things.”Conrad then said, “I don’t feel like I’m sacrificing anything. I only wish that we can go back to how things were like before.”Fia raised her eyebrow. “Before?”Conrad continued, “Before Esme came back.”“You’re dreaming!” Fia counter
Conrad looked at Fia in disbelief.“How can you say what we do in the bedroom out in public?”“Why not? You’re my husband. We’re legally allowed to do what we did in the bedroom. We’re not cheating.” Fia grinned. “Or perhaps I’ve overdone it and you’re worried that your childhood love is hurt?”“You’re not like this in the past, Fia!”“In the past?” Fia suddenly threw Conrad’s hand away.“I have had enough of the past! I was too soft and weak! That’s why I let all of you hurt everyone that I cared about!” Fia’s breathing became heavy due to her rage. She was affected by all the reporter’s questions. Even now she was still feeling somewhat ill from it.“Don’t talk to me about the past. It will only make me feel disgusted about myself, about all of you! And…”She couldn’t even finish her sentence when she suddenly blacked out and collapsed.“Fia!” Conrad grabbed her, preventing her head from hitting on the elevator door.He tapped her face and cried out, “Fia, are you alright?
“What’s going on?!” Conrad knocked at the door and yelled. “Jason, don’t do anything to Fia behind my back!”Jason’s expression shifted as he opened the door.“Mr. Maxwell, can you please stop making things up!”“Out of my way!” Conrad pushed him away and rushed in.Sally looked at him speechlessly. “Sir, can you please treat our medical personnel with some respect?”“How is she doing?” Conrad grabbed Fia’s hand as he walked toward her bedside.When Sally saw how caring he was toward Fia, her attitude improved somewhat.“She had mild anemia.”“She fainted because of anemia?”“You don’t know? Seriously? Not only does your wife have anemia, but she also fainted because she was becoming too emotional. Do you think that anemia is just a small matter that can be ignored? I’ll be straight with you. If we don’t intervene, anemia can cause a lot of problems further down the road!”Sally couldn’t stop berating him.Conrad held Fia’s hand tightly. “I neglected her.”“Neglectful sound
When Fia heard about Ford from Silas in the past, she didn’t believe it.In her eyes, Conrad was someone very profit-driven when business was involved. He would place only the interest of the Maxwell Corporation and himself first.She couldn’t imagine him helping another without expecting any returns.“Problem?” Conrad could sense her staring at him. He stopped and looked at her.Fia looked at the direction where Ford left and then scanned her surroundings. She was sure that no one else was around.“How did Ford manage to start this farm?”“If you’re asking me that question, it means that Silas told you something.”Conrad looked at the farm extending to the horizon with praise in his eyes.“I was right. Ford is someone who’s willing to put in the work and he manages the farm quite well.”“You really did invest in the farm?” Fia was shocked.“Yes, I did. But he had already paid me back the starting capital. He even pays me some interest every year.”“Looks like you’re quite g
‘As long as she’s happy,’ Jason told himself in his mind.As long as she was happy, it was fine for him to simply be a spectator.“What if she isn’t happy?” Kent was curious. He watched the local news and knew of Conrad’s scandal with Esme Manning.As a man, he felt that Conrad’s relationship with Esme was not normal.There were too many cases like this in wealthy households.“If she’s not happy and needs my help, I won’t stand by and watch.”“How do you want to help? Go back home, inherit the family business, and directly clash with Conrad?”“That’s fine with me too.” Jason smiled at Kent and moved his hand away from his shoulder.“Oh, looks like you really do care about her. You’ve never fought for something like this your whole life. If you’re willing to go mad for a woman, I don’t mind being a spectator.”“All you do is watch. Won’t you give me a hand?” Jason rolled his eyes at Kent and quickened the pace.Kent followed him and gave his back another pat.“Of course, I’ll
“I was just asking. Don’t worry about it.” Fia lowered her head and removed his belt to hide her guilty looks.Her hand was trembling. She noticed that his belt couldn’t be removed.Conrad looked at her messing with the belt before putting his thumb on the buckle.Tap!And the belt automatically unbuckled.Fia was stunned and asked, “Your belt has fingerprint recognition?”“Yes.”“Does Esme know about it?”Conrad recalled how Esme wanted to remove his belt after he fell asleep after dinner in the Manning residence.“No, she doesn’t.”Fia raised her head and asked, “You two really never did those kinds of things?”Conrad suddenly felt bad for the woman in front of him.Even if the two of them didn’t know each other that well in the beginning, he shouldn’t have let her feel so uneasy as her husband.“If you don’t believe me, I can take you to her. You can ask her about it.”“…”“Fia, don’t you think that as the person in question, I’ll know it best?”“I don’t have time to