“You? Really now? You do know that we can tell the police to take care of the matter where you and that homewrecker worked together to kidnap Fia?”Lola instantly knew that Eileen was not someone that she could blindside so easily. She turned and looked at Fia. “I thought everything was clear between us?”“I…”“You might have made everything clear with Fia, but it doesn’t mean that I approve of it!” Eileen stopped things from going too far between Fia and Lola, demonstrating just how much of a dominatrix she was. “You want to pin it on her? Fine. Show it to us!”“I asked to see Mr. Maxwell to show him the proof that Ms. Manning was the one behind everything. However, everything in my phone is gone.” Lola looked at Fia, pleading. “I told you about this already. I believe that Mr. Maxwell deleted it all for Ms. Manning.”There was sadness in Fia's expression. She didn’t want to continue with this conversation anymore.Eileen’s eyes shone like light and she said, “Impossible. That d
After Lola received Esme’s bank account number and completed her task, she went to look for Esme.Esme was lying on the bed pretending to be weak. When the door opened, she thought that it was Conrad and looked at the doorway in joy.“Oh, it’s you.”“Who else do you think it would be, Ms. Manning?” Lola said with a frown. “I have something I need to ask you.”“What is it?” Esme said with a frown. “It’s best for us not to meet each other. If you have anything to say, say it.”“Did you install a virus in my phone and delete the evidence on my phone? I’ve been thinking about it. If Mr. Maxwell didn’t do it, then the only one left that would do this is you.”“Are you crazy? Last time, you told me that Conrad deleted the evidence. And now you’re suspecting me?”Esme looked at Lola like she was looking at an idiot.“But my phone suddenly died and I noticed that I lost some money when I restarted it. I checked the website and realized that it happened because it was infected,” Lola sa
Lola shrank. “I just want to prove that I didn’t lie to you.”“Don’t get so excited, Mr. Maxwell. Let’s have a listen!” Eileen took the phone and played the recording.Esme’s voice from the phone started from being vicious and ended with pleas and cries, and everyone’s expression darkened.After the audio had been played till the end, Eileen stared at Conrad and asked, “Heard that? All the gentleness and kindness are just for show.”Conrad looked at Fia numbly. However, Fia was simply concentrating on her dinner as if she was not part of the conversation.He remembered the day when she questioned if he was protecting Esme.She had lost it completely. He remembered the despair in her eyes.While he was sure that Esme did something to agitate her, he never took the kidnapping allegation seriously. Now that he heard it himself, he felt that he couldn’t face Fia again.Eileen looked at him coldly. “Mr. Maxwell, what are you going to do now that you know the truth?”Conrad gulped
“Conrad, is there a misunderstanding? Did you get the wrong person?!”Esme sobbed. Her heavily bandaged forehead made her face look even paler. As she didn’t put on any makeup, it made her look very dispirited.Conrad simply stared at her for a second before averting his eyes and pushing her toward the front of the bed.“Apologize to Fia!” He repeated.“What did I do wrong? Why should I apologize to her?”“You’ve been misled by the daughter of the seafood restaurant’s owner and almost did something unforgivable to her!”Esme's eyes opened wide. In that instant, she felt like killing Lola. That fool betrayed her!Fia simply sat by the headboard with a frown. She didn’t expect Conrad to drag Esme over to apologize to her. That was why she wasn’t afraid. She believed that Esme wouldn’t know that Lola was working with her.She gave it another thought. So what if she knew? She didn’t need her trust for her plans to work anyway.After thinking about that, she began feeling upset aga
She turned around with her head hung low, and she slowly dragged herself forward.Conrad stared at her, their past playing in his head. And he saw her red arm.“I’ll walk you to the doctor.”“It’s fine. It’s just a small wound. There’s nothing for the doctor to see.”“Enough. I’ll take you to the doctor.The doctor’s office. When Conrad heard that Esme’s hands could not be used to carry heavy things or play the piano, he frowned deeply.“Thank you, doctor,” Esme said. She then turned to Conrad and said, “Let’s go, Conrad.”After he walked out of the office, Conrad stopped. “We’ll look for specialists overseas.”“It’s no use. I came back from overseas, remember? If I could get it treated, I wouldn’t have given up.” Esme carefully looked at Conrad. “Don’t tell me you think that I’m acting for you?”Conrad frowned and didn’t say anything.“Conrad, I want to make you stay. I want to go back to how it was. But I wouldn’t use my hands for something like this. This is not just a pai
Jason brewed two cups of ginger and lemon tea and served one of them on the other side of his desk. He glanced at Conrad and said, “Have a seat.”Conrad glanced at the ginger and lemon tea on the desk and asked, “Why did you give Eileen Reid your blood?”“Aren’t you overreacting, Mr. Maxwell?” Jason almost chuckled. “I’m a doctor. Not to mention, Ms. Reid is our patient. We don’t have enough blood in the hospital, so I have the professional duty of donating my blood.”Conrad gritted his teeth and remembered someone and something. He gazed at Jason.“Jason Evans… Whose surname did you follow?”“Ha.” Jason pulled his chair and sat down as if he was listening to some joke. He even gave the cup of tea that he brewed a blow.“Why are you suddenly so interested in me?”“Is the reason you don’t dare to say it because you have an ulterior motive?!”The two pairs of eyes glared at each other with hostility.“Why would I have any ulterior motive? I didn’t steal a single cent from you. I
In the end, it was only when Jason’s personal assistant realized something was wrong that he entered the room. He then called security.“Are you alright, Doctor Evans?!” Sally heard the commotion and came over. She patted the dust off Jason’s shirt. “I told you that you shouldn’t be with him. He’s crazy.”“I’m fine.” Jason took a deep breath and looked at the very angry Conrad. “We can talk about us later. Take care of Fia for now.”“I don’t need you to fake your kindness! Once she knows who you are, she won’t even want to see you!” With that, Conrad pushed security away and left.There was pain in Jason’s eyes. He was afraid of Fia finding out who he really was.That was why he didn’t dare to tell her about his parents when she asked about it. He lied to her that his father married into the family and that was why he had his mother’s last name.“Where did you go?” Fia frowned and asked Conrad as soon as he came back. “Just how did Doctor Evans offend you that you got into a figh
As expected.Conrad sneered and looked at her neck that was wrapped in gauze.“Looks like your life is getting too easy, Ms. Reid.” With that, he walked out. Even his entire figure cast a shadow of anger.“Conrad, where are you going?!” Fia cried out anxiously.“To make a call!”Why did he need to go out to make the call? Fia looked at Eileen and said anxiously, “Stop him quickly, Eileen! Once he gets angry, he won't care about anything! Don’t let him interfere with your matters.”“Go and interfere then. I don’t care anymore.” Eileen gave Fia a gentle smile as she sat by Fia’s bedside and held her hand. “I’ve already experienced everything that I should have. I’m not afraid anymore.”“Don’t be that way, Eileen! Listen to me…”“Let’s talk about the baby,” Eileen cut Fia off. “How are you going to raise the baby if the baby’s a boy? What if the baby’s a girl?”Fia looked at Eileen sadly and placed a hand on her belly.“You shouldn’t have aborted that baby.”The smile on Eileen