“Is it nice?”“It’s sour,” Fia said as she sniffed and tried to hold back the tears in her eyes. She then forced a smile at Jason. “But it’s delicious.”As she had it in her mouth, she could even feel her stomach feeling better.“That’s good.”He then stuffed the remaining package into her hand. “If you don’t feel that well, eat one of them. You’ll feel better.”Fia nodded. These were things that her husband was supposed to do. However, he was busy taking care of his childhood lover.“How did you know that a pregnant mother will feel better after having some dried plums? Has your wife been pregnant before too?”“No.” Jason frowned and couldn’t help but say, “I’m still single. Unmarried.”Fia was stunned. She didn’t expect someone as learned, kind, and passionate as Jason to not be married yet.“What? You’re shocked that I have no partner?”“Yes. You’re one of the rare doctors. There must be plenty of people that like you.”Jason nodded and said, “Unfortunately, I like none o
“Rubbish! All men are the same!” Eileen growled in anger.Fia grabbed Eileen’s arm and kept her close. “But… I just can’t accept it. Especially when I see her in his arms.“What right does she have? What right does she have to take him back when she abandoned him three years ago? Does she think that she can have him back whenever she wants? We are the ones that are married. She has no right to ask me to give him up to her.”Eileen grabbed Fia’s arm and said, “If you can’t accept it, let me give you an idea. Don’t hide the news about your pregnancy. Instead, we have to let everyone know! Not only do the Maxwells need to know, but we also want Esme to know about it too. We want the entire Gryphon city to know about it! Let’s see if Conrad will kill his own child for his first love!”When Fia heard the word “kill”, she shuddered.“What if… He really wants me to abort my child for Esme?”Eileen instantly went silent. She knew that there was nothing more she could say, as the decision
Fia could hear the commotion inside her grandma’s ward when she arrived outside.She quickly walked in. Then, she heard her eldest aunt’s, Beth Lawson’s, sharp screech as soon as she stepped into the room.“You must be getting senile! What right do you have to give that project that Uncle Maxwell and you worked for to Fia? Isn’t it enough that she stole Esme’s rightful place as Mrs. Maxwell? Is that still not enough?!”“Please, Beth! I beg you! Mom’s health is deteriorating!”“Who do you think she’s fooling? She’s always been healthy! The only reason that she’s admitted to the hospital is because she wants to use this as an excuse to stop Fia from divorcing Conrad!”“Beth! Mom isn’t pretending!” When Echo saw that her mother was so angry that her face was turning pale, she stood up with difficulty to pull at Beth’s arm.“Don’t touch me! It’s all thanks to you that our family’s reputation is destroyed! Your daughter and you are birds of a feather!”Beth pushed Echo away and advan
During the yearly family gatherings, her Aunt Beth would always say how good her husband was in front of her and her mother. She would say how well their company was doing and expanding.Saying that she had a good life even without depending on the Lawsons, unlike them who were being supported by Thea.She never thought that they were actually depending on her uncles’ goodwill!Her three uncles did very well in Gryphon. They all had their own companies and cared a lot about family.Every year, her uncles would shower her with gifts even after she was married.Of course, so did Esme.During the three years that Esme was overseas, her uncles would directly transfer money to Esme’s bank account instead of giving gifts.Her uncles treated her and Esme the same. They had never treated one better than the other.“And now, not only are you not grateful that you used our family to transform a little hoodlum like Hank into an entrepreneur, but you’ve also even set your eyes on destroyin
Beth was so angry that she stomped her feet. “You old fool! Why do I have a mother like you?!”“Ha! How did I ever give birth to a b*tch like you?!” Thea’s words stung even more.“What are you all fighting about?” A man’s deep voice rang as he pushed a lovable woman in.Beth turned around and hurried over, regaining some confidence as she did so.“Conrad! You’re back just in time. I’m speaking with Esme’s grandmother about the project.”Conrad frowned, and his eyes went to Fia who was standing in front of the hospital bed.“Didn’t we already settle this matter? I’ll buy it off her with twice the market price.”“What? Twice the market price? What for? When will we ever break even like that?!” Beth’s unwillingness was plastered all over her face. She could not allow her daughter to suffer such a loss.She turned around and wanted to continue her argument with Thea.“Ha!” Thea laughed out in a bitter voice. “I’ll make this clear today in front of you, Conrad. I’m not selling the
“Grandma! Grandma! Please, don’t…” Fia was the closest to Thea. She could obviously sense that something was wrong with her breathing.“Tsk. I never knew that Fia could win an Oscar,” Beth spat, without realizing how dangerously things were developing.Fia didn’t have the time to fight with them. She kept on crying out for her grandmother as she pressed the bell.“Mom?” Perhaps it was because of their bond, Echo stumbled over to Thea’s bedside and touched her face. Her face was abnormally cold to touch, and she could feel her fear intensifying.“Fia… Why is your grandma so cold…?”Conrad frowned slightly and wanted to turn around and call the doctor.At that moment, Jason and the rest of the medical team arrived.Jason gave Conrad a cold glance before entering the ward with a sidestep. When Fia saw him, she cried. “Doctor, please look at my grandma…”Jason and another doctor took a look at Thea for a few seconds before he said in a stern voice, “Family members, please leave!”
“Conrad, please give Esme’s uncles a call. Once they’re here, please speak on my behalf.” Beth could already hear her heart thumping uncontrollably. If something were to happen to her mother, then she had to keep a good relationship with her brothers.That way, she would have no fear of punishing that pair of shameless mother and daughter!“Mom, please wipe your face.” Esme took out a wet tissue from her bag and handed it to her mother. Blood covered her entire face and it made her look like a murderer.Beth wiped her face and hands, and then said to Conrad, “Conrad, you love Esme very deeply and I watched you grow up. When you're younger, your relationship with your parents wasn’t great and you spent a lot of time at my place.”Conrad gave Beth a frigid glance. He hated it when people talked about his family.His relationship with his parents was bad back then, and it hadn’t improved.His grandfather was the one that took care of him. His father spent most of his time out of the
“Esme, don’t be as prideful as you were in the past. Now that he still cares about you because of your past, work hard. Otherwise, all the seductresses out there will take him and you’ll lose your chance!”Esme could feel her chest tighten.She had never looked at Fia as a worthy enough rival, but her mother’s words made her anxious.“He’s not that kind of man.”“I know that he’s someone loyal to his feelings. Even when he didn’t have any feelings for Fia, he still respected her and allowed her to be Madam Maxwell for the past three years. However, that doesn’t mean that there are no other seductresses outside!“In Gryphon’s social circle, all the other madams are hoping to find a chance to get close to him. They’re willing to even let their daughters become homewreckers if that’s what it takes!”“Why would they let their daughters ruin themselves like that?” Esme asked with an innocent look on her face.“Oh, Esme! The Maxwell household is the most powerful household in all of G