His heart almost stopped when he arrived with the other medical staff and saw her lying there covered in blood.He was really scared that the marriage would ruin her and take her away. That he would no longer be able to see her ever again.“I… I’m alright. ” Fia calmed down after she let out her tears.Jason let go of her and blew at the gauze wrapping on her head. “Now, don’t be so naughty and rest well in the hospital. Just don’t go anywhere, alright?”Fia nodded with her eyes red.At the door of the ward, Conrad was standing barefooted in a hospital gown. He had been standing there for a while and saw how his wife hugged Jason and cried in his arms. He was angry, but Mrs. Taylor’s words echoed in his ears again and again.“I beg you, Master Maxwell! Please treat the madam well! She didn’t even dare to tell you that she’s pregnant because you’ve hurt her so much and she didn’t dare to depend on you!”He couldn’t believe it at first. How could she get pregnant when she was infe
“Ahaha! You say it’s impossible without any investigation?”Fia laughed out in despair as her eyes filled with anguish.When Conrad saw her eyes, he could feel the pain in his heart as well. He couldn’t even think about Esme anymore and simply wanted to hug her.“Don’t touch me!” She glared at her icily. “Don’t disgust me!”“Don’t get angry, Fia. The doctor said that you have to rest well. You’ve managed to protect the child after so long… You can’t risk it anymore.”Conrad knew that it was already very hard for her to get pregnant.Fia frowned and shook her head. “I wasn’t expecting you to find out about my pregnancy like this.”“Fia, why didn’t you tell me earlier?”“Do you think I didn’t want to tell you? How many times have I tried telling you about it? And do you remember what you said?!”Conrad was stunned. He remembered the numerous times she asked about artificial insemination and asked if he wanted children.He said that they were a mistake and that they couldn’t get
“That’s right, he’s my…”Esme answered first.“No.” Conrad cut her off.The officer then asked, “You’re the one that called the police?”Conrad said in front of her, “Yes. I’m the one that called the police. Just treat this as any other case. I fainted when my wife was going downstairs. She was the only one with my wife at the time.”The officers nodded. One asked and the other recorded.“Then, Mr. Maxwell, your wife said she was pushed down the stairs? No witnesses?”“Please take Esme Manning back to the station for further questioning. Also, please send your colleagues to my home for further investigation.”“Sure. We’ve already sent someone over.”Esme looked at Conrad in disbelief as her face became pale as a ghost.“You… You called the police, Conrad?”“Fia said that you pushed her down the stairs. While I’m not willing to believe it, I’ll let the police officers handle this in a fair manner.”“She’s crazy! How could I push her down? She’s depressed! Delusional! She’s a
Fia gave him a look and asked, “Do I need your permission to handle my own matters?”Conrad sat on the chair and looked at Fia sternly.Of course, with his capability, he could see right through her.“You lied to me.”Fia was provoked again as she roared at him, “I don’t care whether you believe it or not. Esme wants me to lose my baby! She wants to kill me!”Conrad then remembered what Esme said about Fia just now. She had depression and was delusional about everyone wanting to harm her.“You’re not emotionally stable right now. You can’t determine things with just your mere thoughts.”“Fine. There’s no need for me to tell you so much. Since in your eyes, she is a pure and innocent, kind and gentle woman! But one day, she’ll show her true self! And whether you believe it or not, you’ll have to face the truth then!”When Fia imagined what that would look like, she looked at Conrad and gave him a bizarre smile.“When the time comes, I wonder if you’ll think that you were too bl
She knew she couldn’t depend on him!“You want to settle this among ourselves. Fine.” She took a deep breath. “Give me back my grandma’s project!”Conrad stared at her for a few seconds in silence. “Sure.”… In a certain high-class restaurant.It was exclusively booked.An expensive table was set in the middle of the dining hall. A man and a woman sat across from each other as they had their candlelight dinner.“Conrad, I knew you still cared about me.” When Esme left the station in the afternoon, she received Conrad’s call about the dinner. She purposely went to a stylist and wore her best outfit to the dinner.Conrad’s eyes never fixed on her as he simply stared at the dancing flame on the candle.“Your candlelight dinner,” he said in a frigid tone, “is the last thing I’ll do for you.”Esme could feel her chest tighten as she raised her wine glass.“Let’s drink, Conrad.”Conrad numbly raised his glass and clinked it with hers.He gave it a sip and said, “From now on, no
Eileen turned off her screen and gave Fia a hug.“Once you’re discharged, I’ll take you to a candlelight dinner.”Fia didn’t say anything. Sadness, disappointment, envy… She had a lot of bad emotions toward Esme.And all of this was because of Conrad. Because she loved him.“I’ll buy you roses and presents, okay?”Eileen consoled her and placed her hand on Fia’s belly. “We can’t be sad for the child’s sake. You must protect yourself and your child.”She regretted showing Fia the picture.If she had known, she would have confronted Conrad and Esme instead of showing it to Fia.“I’m so sorry, Fia.”“This has nothing to do with you, Eileen. I know you’re doing this for my own good because you’re worried that I’m being deceived.”Fia tried her best to force a smile and said, “Eileen, after all of this, I don’t have hope that my marriage will end in happiness now. You have to work hard.”Eileen frowned and said, “I… I’m not doing that well either. But we have to get it together a
Everything happened so quickly. Fia sat back on the bed, gasping for air.Eileen simply looked at Fia numbly and she almost wept.When Fia saw how she was doing, she quickly gave her a hug.“Don’t be afraid. They can’t come in. The hospital’s security will get rid of them.”“Fia, you’re pregnant! If something happened to you while you’re trying to help me, I'd hate myself for it! This is because of me. You shouldn’t have run into the mix!” Eileen bit her lips, trying her best not to cry.“What are you talking about, Eileen? Every time something happens, you’re the one beside me.” The two girls hugged each other and became each other’s light in the darkness.When Conrad arrived at the floor that Fia was on, he noticed the group of reporters standing outside her door. He was so worried that he immediately ran over.“What are you doing?! Move out of the way!”The reporters stared at Conrad and bravely handed the microphone to him.“Mr. Victor is your cousin, Mr. Conrad. Do you kn
Eileen looked away and saw Victor standing outside. She would be lying if she said she wasn’t touched.She knew that he had a very important meeting today and he needed to go to the country’s capital city Lumenpolis to have a meeting. But to think that he would appear here with some fatigue visible on his face…She couldn’t help but walk over, wanting to speak to him.However, Victor raised his hand, stopping her in her tracks. “Don’t get too close. There are eyes everywhere.”Eileen’s heart shattered at once.She thought that he would at least console her, hold her, or say a few words, seeing that he had rushed over.“Then why did you even come in the first place?”Victor frowned and said, “You’re my company’s celebrity, so of course I have the duty to be here.”“You’re worried that our relationship is going to get even more muddled?”Victor could see the complicated emotions in her eyes and couldn’t wait until there was no one else around. “My company has already dealt with