Conrad looked at her as memories from the past began to resurface.When he was younger, he provoked many people. On campus. From the community.He fought everywhere he went.While she was gentle and subservient.She would be goaded by a lot of others because of him.There was this one time after class, she was forced into an alley and was almost…“Conrad, despite our love, how can you treat me so cruelly? I… I would rather die back when I was seventeen!”When she was seventeen… That was the time when she was almost…It was after that that he wanted to better protect her. He held her in his arms and made that promise to her.That was how the two of them confirmed their relationship.But what he didn’t know was that another girl was also stopped in an alley that night and was beaten up.If it wasn’t because she was too young and too thin, it would have been even worse for her.The girl didn’t dare to go to school for half a month because of that.She refused to tell her moth
“Will do.”…A short while after Eileen left, Jason quickly led Sally into Fia’s room.When the door was opened, Conrad wanted to follow but Sally stopped him.Sally said, “Don’t come in and make a mess!”She then closed the door with a bang and it almost hit Conrad’s nose.He gritted his teeth and waited.The curtain was once again pulled and no one from the outside could see what was happening inside.The woman on the bed began to stir. Her eyelids slowly fluttered open.Her eyes seemed to have lost their light as she looked at the ceiling and the light numbly.“How are you feeling, Fia?” Jason whispered.Fia’s eyes trembled as she mechanically turned her head.When her eyes met Jason's that were filled with worries, she instinctively smiled.“Fia… You don’t know how worried Doctor Evans was for you. He hasn’t slept after your surgery!”Fia wanted to say something but realized that she had an oxygen mask on, so she simply closed her mouth.Sally held her icy hands and
Fia immediately shook her head. “No.”There was pain in her eyes.“I want to be alone.”Jason froze as he gulped.“You knew?”Fia smiled as she slowly put her hand on her tummy. There was only loneliness in that smile.How could she not know?She was given a pad in the middle of the night. She had noticed that something was flowing as soon as she woke up.It didn’t even bleed that bad when she was in danger of losing her baby.When the car flipped over, she had felt the crushing pain from her womb.“Fia…” Jason said with hesitation. “Don’t think too much. Take care of yourself. You can still have a baby.”She shook her head.“No.”A surprise became a scare, and it became a chance for others to scheme and harm her.She couldn’t retain the child in the end.Once was more than enough.When Jason saw that she was in no mood to speak, he said, “Rest well, then. I’ll buy chicken and make some soup for you. You can have some later tonight.”Fia stopped smiling and said nothin
“Then rest well and don’t get too agitated. We can talk more later.”He pulled the curtains, left the ward, and stayed guard outside.Fia opened her eyes and looked at the ceiling numbly.Conrad left without saying anything else. To her, it was proof that he didn’t know how to get it through his wife.Maybe, he didn’t even want to find an effort to get it through her.The person that he was in love with had always been Esme Manning. And what did that make her?She slowly drifted into sleep as her mind wandered.… “Why didn’t you tell me that Fia is already awake?” Eileen said with annoyance when she saw Conrad sitting on a bench in the corridor early in the morning when she returned.She blinked, and blinked again. She was shocked.“Why are you smoking in the hospital?!”Conrad glared at her coldly and extinguished the cigarette that he smoked halfway by planting it on the back of his leather shoe. He then got up and threw it into the bin.Eileen looked at him with disdain
Fia smiled coldly. All she could think of was the image on the screen that she saw on the day of her accident.A handsome man in a black suit and a woman in a tight red dress. How matching were they?And her?When she got married to him, she never received anything like that.“You’re lying. You had the entire city’s reporters over just for an engagement with her and broadcasted it to the entire city of Gryphon, and you dare say that you treat me as your wife?”Conrad knew that if he didn’t explain anything, Fia would have continued to blame him.He quickly said, “The only reason I did that was for them to retract their statements and cancel the court case!“The testimonies from those people and the record of your transfer was extremely disadvantageous for you! I had no choice but to agree to the Mannings’ demand!”Fia frowned as she began to feel confused. She didn’t know what was true anymore.She then remembered something and said coldly, “Then, do you know that Eileen had a
Before Eileen left, she closed the door for the two of them.She knew that despite how calm Fia was presenting herself, she still loved Conrad deeply.If Conrad could wake up, she wouldn’t mind if Fia wanted to give him another chance.Because giving Conrad a chance was the same as Fia giving herself another chance.Unlike her, she had no chance from the very beginning.“I’ll help you with the chicken soup.”Conrad raised the bed a bit more so that Fia wouldn’t hurt that much when she sat up.Fia’s mind was filled with the news about Conrad sending Esme to the police station as she stared at him numbly.“Here, open your mouth.” It was rare for him to be so patient. He was also being genuine.Fia opened her mouth and he quickly fed her a spoonful of chicken soup.She could taste the carrots and onions from the soup. It was delicious.It reminded her of Jason.Even an outsider could treat her so well. Her husband was simply doing his duty.Not to mention that Esme had it com
“Why are you still smoking?” Sapphire looked at Conrad’s pockets. She could see the pack of cigarettes.Conrad didn’t explain. Instead, he openly took out a cigarette and sat. He put it into his mouth and lit it up.“What is it?”“I’m here to visit Fia. But I can hear that she’s still angry. I guess I shouldn’t go in.”Sapphire took out an envelope and stuffed it into Conrad’s hand.Conrad could feel the weight of the envelope. There were at least a thousand dollars in there.“You don’t have the right to say no. This is for Fia. Buy her something nutritious.”“You think I wouldn’t get her food?”“It’s from me,” Sapphire said as she chose a seat that was two seats away from Conrad and sat down.“Last time I was here, I said something that was unkind to her. Please apologize to her on my behalf.”Conrad tossed the envelope and it fell on the seat in between them. “I got it. Take the money back.”“Why are you so bullheaded, Conrad? She’s your wife. I’m representing your family
“Do what you like, as long as you’re happy.” Conrad originally wanted to say something to stop her. But he was confused about his own matters, and he knew that whatever he said was useless.“I hope that you and Fia will come together for my wedding.”“I will, but I can’t make her decisions for her.”After sending Sapphire off, Conrad continued to smoke outside.Only when noon came and when he saw Mrs. Taylor came with lunch, did he quickly stand up.“Why are you smoking, Master Maxwell?”“Give the food to me. I’ll bring it in.”“You should at least wash up first!” Mrs. Taylor sighed and brought the food in.“Madam, I’m here with your lunch.”When she saw how Fia simply remained there without a word, she tried to fake a relaxing tone saying, “I didn’t make anything spicy today, but these are all plain enough to help you with your recovery. I’ve prepared mixed fruit in vanilla yogurt for you. I know you like it.”Despite how bitter Fia felt, when she recalled how sweet and crea