Chapter 158

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