Beryl wiped her tears with her hands. “Who are you talking about?”When Conrad looked into his mother’s anxious eyes, Conrad directly said, “The staff from the previous generation of the company. You’re no longer allowed to see them and their family!”Beryl glared at him with wide eyes and a red face. The only reason that she didn’t fall was because she was supporting herself with the wall.Darn Fia Lawson! She told him everything!That whore broke her words!Recently, she was already planning to keep her head down. And seeing that she already had her grandson, she was going to ignore Esme and really treat Fia as her daughter-in-law!And yet she went back on her word!“Fia didn’t tell me anything. I knew about your interactions with them a long time ago! Do you think I didn’t know that you bought the shares from Mr. Smith last month? I simply ask you openly because you’re my mom!”“Conrad, don’t misunderstand my intentions! I’m simply planning for the future! When I die, the sh
“I’m fine,” Conrad said as he stood there. But no matter what he did, his expression was still somewhat stiff.“If you caught a cold, there won’t be anyone to take care of me,” Fia said softly.Conrad frowned and took the clothes and the towel before going into the washroom once again.He came out after a short while, dry and clean. “Let’s eat.”Fia gave him a look before handing him a bowl of soup.Conrad was stunned before he happily accepted it. “Thanks.”Ever since they’d both been admitted to the hospital, this was the first time she prepared a bowl of soup for him.Mrs. Taylor couldn’t help but smile.“Master Maxwell, now that the madam is pregnant, you need to treat her better. You can’t hurt her for someone that’s not worthy of you anymore.”“I know.”“Madam, have you noticed that the master has been treating you better? Better than…”“No,” Fia said plainly when she glanced at Conrad. “He would always treat someone else better.”“…”And that was how she killed the
Conrad looked at Fia from the side. Despite the anguish in her heart, she still smiled so sweetly.When he remembered how his mother cursed her in Esme’s room, he instantly felt shameful.“Fia, let me apologize to you on behalf of my mom.”“What’s there to apologize about? Hasn't she hurt you enough?” Fia sighed before turning to look at Conrad. “Let it go. It’s a good thing that you managed to see how she truly is earlier.”Conrad was slightly taken aback. Was she comforting him?“Speaking of which, what did you do last night? You didn’t come back,” Fia asked.Conrad frowned. So, she just wanted to find out what he was doing by comforting him.He couldn’t be bothered with it anymore and said, “Investigating Eileen’s background.”“And what did you find out?”Conrad said nothing.Fia stared at him and said, “I told you her parents passed away already, right? And that she grew up all on her own. I didn’t lie to you, did I?’“…”“What is there to investigate?”“Don’t you thin
She didn’t want to give him her heart just for him to shatter it once again.“Conrad, once the baby is born, let’s separate. I won’t stop you from visiting the baby, and once the baby has grown up a little, I will communicate with our child. Then, we can live on our own and find our own happiness.”Conrad calmed down. As long as she didn’t ask for a divorce immediately, he still had time.He believed that he had the chance to make things return to how everything was before this. To make her and their child inseparable from him.In the evening after their lunch, Conrad had to leave because of something important at the company.Fia used this chance to give Eileen a call and asked for her help to open a secured account overseas. She then transferred the money that she promised to Lola’s contacts.When Esme realized that Conrad wouldn’t visit her when she was in the hospital, she completed the discharge papers and went shopping at a mall with Beryl. Once she was sure that Beryl was
Silas noticed that the atmosphere inside the car had frozen. Conrad’s expression had turned into ice.“What is it, sir?”“Pinpoint the location of Esme’s number and see where she is!”Silas stopped the car by the roadside. Conrad and he then switched their seats and he personally drove.A few minutes later, Silas had already managed to locate Esme’s phone.“Sir, she hasn’t moved.”“Her phone had been found. It must have been thrown away. Call my bodyguards to search the surroundings. Get access to the surrounding security cameras. We must find her!”“Understood.”Conrad stepped on the gas and sped toward where the pinging was at.Silas didn’t stop his work, but he asked, “Sir, what about the madam…”Conrad looked at the time on the display and said, “Send someone to the hospital. Prevent anyone from entering her ward.”“Sir, what I mean is that it’s getting late. Should you go back and accompany the madam? Leave the search to me.”Conrad was silent for a few seconds. “They
“You…”“Excuse me!” Suddenly, several police officers walked in.There was anger sparking in Conrad’s eyes. “Who told you to come in?!”“I’m sorry, Mr. Maxwell. They said that Mrs. Maxwell is the mastermind. We need to take her back to the station to help with the investigation.”“Out!” Conrad let go of Fia and turned around, staring at them. “Nothing like that had happened!”“This is not something negligible, Mr. Maxwell. Ms. Manning suffered grievous injuries. After what she did to the victim…”“Fia’s my wife. I know her. She would never do that!”Fia looked at Conrad's tall figure in confusion.How interesting. When he barged in just now, he questioned her.But when the police officers came in, he protected her.Maybe because she was his wife?Maybe because he was worried that she would disgrace the Maxwells?Yes. That must be it.She couldn’t think of any reasons other than that.“Mr. Maxwell, please don’t interfere with our job. What Ms. Manning had experienced tonig
“How is she doing? What happened to her.”Jason put down his stethoscope and coldly looked at the two officers standing at the end of her bed. He took out a bottle of medicine and opened it, and put it under Fia’s nose to let her smell it. He then asked, “Why are you here?”The two officers explained everything that had happened.“Impossible,” Jason immediately retorted. “She’s not someone so vicious.”If she was, she wouldn’t have been sent to the hospital so many times.He would believe it if Esme was the one who did it. Fia? Impossible!“You’re a doctor, so all you need to do is treat her. You can shut up about everything else,” the officer said. They would only look at the evidence. Not to mention that the people they caught said that Fia was the one that hired them with money. They were not here for no reason!“My patient’s not doing well. Please leave.”“We’ll wait outside then. I hope that she’s not thinking of running. We’re in an era where big data is freely available
Jason’s perception toward her didn’t change as he said, “Regardless, you’re still that same kind woman in my eyes. You’re simply retaliating. But you did it the wrong way. You shouldn’t have thrown yourself in like that.”FIa didn’t want to continue with this topic. She could only hope that the officers were competent enough to prove her innocence.Suddenly, a thought appeared in her mind. With how Conrad loved Esme, would he simply let her admit to the crime just because Esme started sobbing and wanted to kill herself? Just to make her happy?“What are you thinking about again?” Jason held Fia’s shoulder tightly. He could feel her losing control of her emotions again.“I’m fine!” Fia took in a deep breath and gave Jason a cheerful smile. “I’ll take them on as they come. I can pay the price for this.”Jason narrowed his eyes and said, “I’ll stand by your side.”That night, Jason prevented the police officers from interrogating Fia through the night using her health as an excuse.