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
After Fia was done eating with Mrs. Taylor’s assistance, the latter cleaned up and sat down, and looked at Fia.When her eyes looked into Fia’s numb ones, her heart became soft.“Say what’s in your mind, Mrs. Taylor.”“Madam, I won’t give you any advice. It’s just that… I’m feeling terrible, so let me talk to you about something.”“Yes. I’m listening.” Fia lowered her eyes and tightened her grip.While Mrs. Taylor wasn’t going to advise her anything, she knew that what she was going to say to her would become blades that cut open her wounded heart.“In about a month or so, Master Maxwell is going to be thirty. I have always wished for the two of you to have a child so that I can raise him or her while I still have some strength left in me.“You believe me, don’t you?“I was the one who took care of the master since he was little. He worked hard, but because he didn’t grow up with his parents’ love, his personality became flawed.“His temper… is like a bag of explosives. He doe
Fia shrank back into the bad. She wasn’t used to how he was taking care of her.A few seconds later, Conrad whispered, “Do you need to change your pad?”“What?!” Fia was shocked.“Sally told me to help you change your pad once every two hours,” Conrad said, embarrassed. He had never helped a girl change that.But she was his wife and she had suffered so much. He was willing to take good care of her.“No!” Fia could feel her heartbeat becoming erratic as she pulled her blanket close. She wished she could cover her head under the blanket.“Fia, we’re husband and wife. It’s normal to do something like this. You don’t have to feel embarrassed.”“Who’s getting embarrassed?! I just think that you’re too noisy and you’re disturbing my rest.”“You want to sleep directly after lunch?”“Is it wrong that I want to sleep?!”Fia raised her voice and Conrad quickly stepped back.“My bad. I shouldn’t have said anything like that. Rest well. I won’t say anything anymore.”Fia could still s
“Fia,” Conrad muttered as he held her cold hand.His amber eyes slowly turned red.In that instant, he could empathize with her sorrow and despair.When he saw how Fia was unable to wake up from her nightmare, he lied on the bed and used his strong arms to keep her close to him. He then rubbed her back.“It’s just a dream, Fia. It’s okay. Everything will pass. We’ll get our baby back.” His tone was calm and gentle and he continued to whisper in her ears again and again.Slowly, Fia calmed down as she fell into a deep sleep.When Fia woke up, she saw an Adam's apple. She was stunned.“You’re awake?” the man asked her.Fia wanted to push him away and get out of his arms, but the hospital bed was not wide enough and she almost fell off the bed.“Careful!” Conrad pulled her back in with a serious expression on his face. “What if you fall?”Fia looked at him, confused. She then asked, “Why are you on my bed?”Conrad stared at her for two seconds. He didn’t want to tell her the tr
“Down!”“Fine,” Conrad said as he massaged his face and got down the bed.Fia sighed in relief. She was upset, but his good attitude could easily make her change her opinion.She didn’t want to be easily manipulated by him anymore.“About that…” Conrad took out something from the drawer, his face red, and his eyes shifted to Fia’s stomach. “It’s almost time to change your pad.”Fia’s heart which was beating erratically just a moment ago started beating faster again, and her whole face turned red.She grabbed her thin blanket and stared at Conrad with suspicious eyes.“Who told you that?!”“Doctor Hall told me about it.”“She’s really…” Fia didn’t even know where to start.She knew that Sally was doing it for her benefit since Conrad was her husband and he should be taking full care of her.However, her relationship with Conrad was different from that of a common husband and wife. She didn’t dare to make him take care of her.“I’ll take you there.” Conrad didn’t wait for her
Glad, Conrad turned around and looked at Fia.When the sunlight bathed him through the window, it was like he had on a gold armor. Fia was mesmerized by the view.“I know you’re worried about me, Fia.”Conrad went back to her bedside and held her hand.“You care about me, right?”His heart jumped excitedly, joyfully.He didn’t know why. He didn’t have this kind of feeling when he was dating Esme.Fia looked at the joy in his eyes with confusion. She was first shocked and then she felt upset.She said coldly, “I knew it. Humans can’t feel joy and sorrow at the same time.“The baby may have been inside of me, the baby is also yours. Why aren’t you saddened by it at all?”Conrad was taken aback, but still, he held Fia’s hand tightly as he bent down and looked into her eyes.“It’s not that I’m not sad. I’m simply worried. If I drown in my sorrows too, what will you do?”Fia frowned. She couldn’t tell if he was telling the truth.“Fia, we men might be more logical and can’t be