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
The assassin came and went. With the support of her team, Fia managed to get a Penta Kill.The opposing team was slain!At this time, her team members began to complain.Fia couldn’t help but roll her eyes.She was an assassin, not a Tank that was supposed to go into the fray!She then continued to attack, earning her multiple Quad Kills and Penta Kills.‘Darn it!’ Fia cursed as she quickly replied to her teammates while she stopped in the jungle area.Conrad was shocked. He didn’t see what happened.But to think that he could see her eyes filled with fire when she was just playing a game…He got up and stood close to the bedside table, looking at her phone.Fia was getting angry so she didn’t notice him.Her fingers quickly typed a row of words.’t steal any k
Conrad looked at Fia who was lying on her side, before focusing on playing the game for her.Gaming was not difficult. What was difficult was using his brain.Someone as smart as him wouldn’t find the controls difficult.He first tried attacking some creeps just as a test. After that, he quickly proceeded into the central pathway and killed the opposing team’s assassin and support.When he was at half-life, he would quickly retreat into the jungle, kill a creep or two to recover his health, and then go for a triple kill!The opposing team was destroyed!The four newbies all cried out to attack!When the opposing team saw their tower topple, they were so angry that they almost threw their phones away.When Conrad went back to the game’s main menu, he looked at her username and then checked her bond in the game settings.When he saw that she was already bonded with someone, the name made him go cold.“Who’s this Lovefia?”“Huh?” Fia was stunned. “Oh, you mean the player that I
“I wouldn’t have married you when I was around eighteen and become the madam of the Maxwells. While I’m the object of envy to all the young women in Gryphon, I… am cheapened.”She cracked a smile, trying to find joy in her pain. “Forget about everything else. Just the accusation your mother hurled at me and all the medicine she forced me to take… No normal girl could take it all.”“I’m sorry. I didn’t know.”“True. You didn’t know and I didn’t tell you. You would leave early and come back late. You were busy managing your business empire. You don’t know anything!”Conrad had no words. That was his negligence. He owed her.“Conrad… Have you ever thought about something? Why do I have to cheapen myself so?”There were tears in Fia’s eyes. She blinked, trying not to cry.“This is not a society where a woman has to depend on a man or her husband to survive. I have the skills to flourish in my favorite career. Even if I can't earn a lot, I can at least support myself.”At the end of
Fia’s heart skipped a beat. His words were very cold, like an emotionless machine.“Yes.”Conrad tightened his fist and said, “Fine. We can finish the paperwork once we’re out of the hospital.“I hope you can promise me one thing while we’re in the hospital.”“What is it?” Fia’s heart tightened as she became defensive.“We’re still married. Can we still live as husband and wife during this time?”Fia’s chest felt stuffy. She didn’t know why he would make such a request.“This is…” He paused. “For our baby that had passed away. If the baby could still see us and how alienated we are, the baby wouldn’t be able to leave in peace.”“Sure.” Fia sniffed as tears rolled down her cheeks.True. She shouldn’t let the child worry about her.It was just one week. It was just until she was discharged. It shouldn’t be that hard.Conrad gulped and asked, “Do you have something you want to eat? I’ll buy some for you.”“I want to have some milk tea.”Conrad didn’t say anything and agreed t
Her brain exploded.What was he doing?“Hm… This isn’t half bad,” Conrad said as he straightened his back. He looked at the cup of milk tea with a smile.“This is mine!” Fia said as she grabbed the milk tea and stared at him. She then immediately bit the straw and gave it a few sips.However, a few seconds later, she realized something was wrong.She looked down. Her straw was new and still not bent as the one that she drank from was Conrad’s.When she remembered his germophobia, she moved the straw that she didn’t use toward him.“I didn’t use this one. You can eat it.”Conrad chuckled. “Fia, I don’t eat straws.”It was a mistake… She was sure that he knew it was a mistake.“Fia, I do mind that we’re using the same straw.”Fia felt her heart suddenly heat up.“I like to eat…”“Don’t disturb me while I’m drinking my milk tea!” She yelled at him to stop him. She was worried that if she let him continue, he would say things that he shouldn’t!Conrad helplessly smirked as he
“I’m sorry.” Conrad let go of her and walked to the window where he stood straight.Despite how he dominated the business world, he never thought that he would face so much difficulty with Fia.If the two of them continued like this, would they be able to maintain their marriage?Divorce… He would not allow it!Never!As the week went by, Conrad took impeccable care of Fia.He would make her eat and carry her to the washroom.Fia told him to stop many times but he would always give a simple explanation.That day, Jason and Sally came to make their rounds together.Jason first asked Fia about the wound on her chest while Sally checked it.As Conrad was present and Jason didn’t want to get Fia into trouble, he left and let Sally do everything else.“Doctor Sally, when can I get discharged?” Fia asked her hopefully. She really couldn’t stand how Conrad was treating her like a baby.“Why do you want to leave the hospital so bad?” Sally joked. “Your husband’s not taking good car
She couldn’t take it anymore. He had been with her the whole time, and thanks to him charming her occasionally, she was covered in layers of sweat from feeling hot. She was feeling all sticky.“Do you still want to take a shower?”A scheming look appeared on Conrad’s face as he put a hand on her waist.She gritted her teeth and said, “Yes.”“Shower first or hair first?”“Shower first?”“Alright. Sit here and I’ll prepare the water.”… About an hour later, Fia was playing with her now-clean and fragrant hair as she lay in the blanket with her face blushed. Conrad’s hands went into his pocket and he pulled out his cigarette pack.“I’m going off for a bit. Call me if there’s anything.”“Sure.”Conrad quickly went out and found a flight of stairs where the wind could reach him. He smoked as the wind blew.The entire process of him helping her during her shower was tormenting.He took a deep breath, trying to dispel the images in his mind. He reminded himself that she was stil