Once they were in the dining room, Conrad helped Fia to her seat and then sat next to her before deshelling prawns for her.Lola could see everything that was happening. She was very jealous and very confused as well.Mr. Maxwell loved Esme, but why would he treat Fia so well at home?Were all men like this? They could treat the wife at home equally well despite having multiple partners outside.“Eat more, Lola. Don’t be shy,” Fia said with a smile.Lola nodded with a smile but she wasn’t feeling that great inside. She was upset that Fia was still acting like she was the mistress of the household. There was no point to act like that in front of her when she couldn’t even handle a homewrecker!Conrad pretended that Lola didn’t exist, but she became bold, getting a chicken wing and placing it on his plate.“Don’t disgust me!” he spouted.Lola was embarrassed to the point of blushing as she began to tear up.“Oh, don’t cry, Lola! That’s how Conrad is. He’s very slow to warm up to
“She really wants that project that much?” Conrad got a headache whenever he thought of it. He was thinking of completely erasing every single trace of that project.He was willing to make a new project for her.“Sir, you didn’t know about it either. You can’t blame yourself for what happened to Madam Thea.” Silas consoled him.He heard footsteps from behind him. Conrad turned and saw Lola. He looked at her with a cold expression.“Silas, send her home!”He didn’t want to see her in his home. He didn’t know what Fia was thinking and why she would befriend someone like that.Lola knew that there was no chance for her to get any closer to Conrad today. In order to not make him detest her more than he already did, she left without any complaints.Only a nightlight was kept on in the bedroom when Conrad walked in. He saw Fia already in bed.Normally, she wouldn’t go to bed that early. She would speak to him about the happy things that happened during the day and would then help him
Just sleep. Everything would be better after some sleep.“Why are you here, Conrad?”Esme couldn’t sleep, so she drove to a bar near the university. Surprisingly, she found Conrad there, having drunk to the point of sprawling on the counter.Conrad was already somewhat drunk, and he looked at the ecstatic Esme.Perhaps it was because both Fia and she shared the same blood from the Lawsons. In that instant he thought he saw Fia.He shook his head and said, “Why are you here, Esme?”“I couldn’t sleep so I came over to have a walk. We used to come to this bar all the time. Fia’s first experience at the bar was here too, all because I dragged her here.” Esme suddenly locked her eyebrows together and explained, “Don’t misunderstand me, Conrad. I didn’t follow you. It’s really a coincidence that I see you here.”“I know.”He had already deleted the GPS tracker on his phone.He took his phone and gave it a look. Fia didn’t call or message him.He then placed it on the table with a s
Esme raised her eyebrow as she looked at the stairway in the corner of the bar. She saw Victor holding a woman that was heavily covered. That couldn’t be Sapphire.Who could it be?”“Conrad, I’m going to the washroom. Don’t go anywhere or you’ll end up in a fight again.”“Sure.”Conrad let out a bitter smile. Esme was still worried that he would start fights just like he did when he was still in school.He sighed at how thoughtful she was, but he could no longer find those feelings he had for her all those years ago. As his father never came home, he got used to seeing his mother’s resentment. She wanted him to be loyal to his love. When he found the love of his life, he would let her nag and manage him, but he would still be a dependable figure for her.And Esme treated him just like that when they were younger. When she depended on him, she would be like a girl, but when she tried to correct him, she would be like his mother.Then he remembered Fia. When Esme dragged her alo
“The staff know that but other people don’t!” Eileen remembered Esme who was out in the front and she had a bad feeling about it. “That homewrecker is right downstairs!”“I’m not Conrad. She’s not interested in me.”“What do you know?!” Eileen was so angry that she could feel her chest getting painful. He kept finding ways to lure her out. This time, he said that he was going to introduce her to a director directing a fantasy film. In the end, she didn’t see any director. He knew that she had been avoiding him so he used this as an excuse to get her out and sleep with her!“It’s not nice to yell at me, alright?”Victor pushed Eileen toward the door with his eyes cold. “Eileen, aren’t you getting a bit too cocky because of your popularity?”“Ha…” Eileen snickered and placed her finger on Victor’s chest. “If you really love my body, why don’t we make a trade?”When she talked about trade, both of them remembered something, and their expressions changed.They were silent for a few
Fia had imagined all the ways they would embarrass her, but she never thought that one day, Conrad would lead Esme into their bedroom.“What are you doing?!” She raised her volume with her eyes opened wide.Conrad massaged his heavy head and looked at her with a frown.“Esme sent me home.”“Right into the bedroom?! Are you asking me to give way to you two?!”Fia’s hands curled into fists. She didn’t understand how shameless they could be! She was so embarrassed she felt she could die from it!Conrad turned around and frowned.“Why did you follow me?”“I was worried that you’d fall, Conrad. I didn’t mean anything.”“Get out!”Fia looked at the two of them and felt that they were just acting. They should have joined Hollywood so that they didn’t waste their acting skills!’“No need. I’ll leave!”She grabbed her phone and went out. When she was walking by, Conrad grabbed her wrist.“I’m not feeling well. Can you please not start another argument?”“An argument? Let go!” Fia
“What happened? Fia? How did she roll down the stairs?!”Mrs. Taylor didn’t have time to think why Esme was there and why the Madam rolled downstairs. She screamed, “Call the doctor! The doctor!”She wanted to help Fia up but was worried that she might have been hurt somewhere, and she saw blood flowing down from under Fia.“Blood… Blood…”Esme saw it from the top of the staircase as well and couldn’t help but smile.Great. The child was gone, and she no longer had any connection to Conrad!At that moment, Jason and the other medical staff rushed into the mansion. They saw Fia lying at the bottom of the staircase with blood all over.He immediately rushed over and put her on the stretcher along with the other medical personnel.When Esme saw what happened, she yelled, “Doctor, Conrad’s fainted too. The call was made for him!”“What’s going on here?!” Mrs. Taylor cried out.Jason looked at Esme and he felt that he needed to be on guard against her. He pulled Mrs. Taylor, who w
Mrs. Taylor was so shocked by what Fia had to say that she was rendered speechless.She realized that the madam had changed. She changed so much that she felt like she no longer knew her.“Have a rest, madam. I’ll take a look at the master.”Fia held Mrs. Taylor’s hand and stared into her eyes.“Can you help me, Mrs. Taylor?”“With what?”“Once Conrad is awake, I will tell him what Esme did to me. Can you be my witness?”Mrs. Taylor was stunned. This was not the same innocent woman she knew.“But… I really didn’t see Ms. Manning there at the time.”Fia frowned with tears in her eyes as she held Mrs. Taylor’s hand tightly.“I didn’t lie. I really didn’t lie. I simply want her to pay the price for what she did. I can’t hold on anymore… I really can’t.”“I’m sorry, madam. I’m on your side but I didn’t see it with my own eyes. I can’t lie for you.” Mrs. Taylor could feel the pain in her own heart. She didn’t like Esme too, but she really couldn’t help her when she didn’t see it