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
And today was the day that you brought me to see them.She would be their witness so that they could get married today.Fia looked around and saw somewhere further ahead that had a lot of flowers.“Let me go. I want to get something.”She jogged over, sat in the flowers, and began working.Conrad looked at her and helplessly smiled as he patted the two horses on their stomachs.“Looks like she wants to be the witness to your wedding.”Fia ran back with two wreaths made of flowers and put one on the head of each horse. She was very happy with her work.“They look so pretty!” She smiled at both the horses.Conrad held her by the waist and said, “Do you want to give them a ride or two?”“Probably not today.”“Why?”“Today is the day that they have their names. We should let them have some happy days.”Fia bravely held on to the mare’s rein and said to him, “Let’s give the horses a stroll today?”“Sure.”Conrad held the stallion’s rein.The two of them led the two horses an