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
His words stabbed into Fia’s heart like a knife.Her eyes were somewhat wet as she stared at him.“Why?”“Because I can’t control myself.”“You, the CEO of Maxwell Corporation, don’t have the ability to control yourself?”It was ridiculous to Fia. He said that to her intentionally so that she wouldn’t be able to let go!“I have strong self-control when it comes to working. But few men can control themselves and their hobbies,” Conrad said as he looked at her as if he could see deep into her heart.“Fia, no matter how good a man is, he needs a woman. Otherwise, he would simply burn himself off. Not taking care of himself is nothing compared to how one’s work and life are affected once their bodies become worse off.”Fia could hear some pleading from his words.She blinked and looked at him carefully. He didn’t look like he was pleading. He still carried the same air around himself—handsome and calm.“You’re worried that you can’t find a woman?” she asked nervously.“I only wa
“Where to then?”“Let’s take a walk near the hospital?”“You want something to eat?”“Yeah.”Conrad chuckled. “You’ve never changed since you were little.”“All girls like to snack, but they mostly give it up to maintain their figures,” Fia said as she remembered something. “When I was in university with Eileen, we used to write reviews of a few hundred words long just so we could get free and good food!”Conrad was stunned. “I know about that.”“Huh? How?”“Esme complained to me about it.”When the name popped out of his mouth, the smile on Fia’s face disappeared.“What did she say?”Conrad realized that he probably shouldn’t have talked about this.But since he started it, he had no choice but to continue. He was not someone who would choose to avoid things anyway.He also knew Fia’s personality. If he chose not to finish the topic, she would get even angrier.“She’s much more prideful and couldn’t stand what you two were doing.”“True. That’s how she acts.” Fia felt t
When they were approaching a coffee shop, Conrad quickly asked, “Do you want to have some milk tea?”Fia looked at the coffee shop. Conrad had drunk half of the milk tea just now and the remaining wasn’t enough for her.However, she was still angry at him and didn’t want to give him a reaction. Otherwise, she would lose her pride.Conrad paused before pushing her toward the door.“I would like a large cup of milk tea.”The waitress was playing with her phone. When she looked up, her numb expression instantly became one with a blooming smile.“Of course, handsome. Please wait.” She gave Conrad a bright smile, with gentleness in her eyes.Fia was sitting in a wheelchair and because of the tall counter, the waitress missed her.She also didn’t see the waitress, but she could hear the joy in her voice.That face of his could make any girl’s heartbeat accelerate.Not to mention that he had such a nice figure.She felt upset and wanted to get close to the counter by using the whee
“…” The waitress regretted her actions a lot. She would never dare to be so brave anymore. If she were to encounter a wife or girlfriend that was more brutal, what would she be able to do if they were to assault her in broad daylight?After that, Conrad pushed Fia as she drank the milk tea.A few minutes passed but they didn’t say anything.They then reached the crossroads.Conrad asked, “Which street?”Fia looked at the streets that were filled with people and sipped her milk tea.“We can stop here and just look at the people.”Conrad could see that she had been looking at the passing cars. He wondered what she was thinking.“Are you angry with what I did?”“No,” Conrad immediately said no without even needing to ask what she meant.There was something about a rule that he had read on the web.“You’re still my husband. We may be almost divorced, but I do have the right to stop you from cheating.“There’s something that you don’t know.”She paused, trying to stop the tears
“Why didn’t you tell me about that?” Conrad said as he held Fia’s shoulders tightly, his eyes becoming red.“Tell you what? That my cousin didn’t want to help you? That she only helped because I dragged her there? Wouldn’t that make you detest me even more?“Or you would think that I was useless because you couldn’t win, and that I told the adults to come and see you fail?”Conrad couldn’t argue with those points.“Everyone knew how stubborn you were, that you had a bad temper because of your parents, and you hated it when people would do things unfairly.”“Fia…” All the things that happened in the past began to slowly appear in his mind. It had only just dawned upon him that his understanding of Fia all came from Esme’s mouth.“And the truth was that I was a coward, pretentious person that could never suffer with you,” Fia said with a smile as her eyes were filled with tears. “Meanwhile, my cousin is perfect.”“Fia, I…” Conrad frowned deeply as he held Fia’s shoulders and didn’
“Ngh…” Conrad let out another grunt. It was as if his back had just been bludgeoned by a warhammer. It was so painful that his back was going numb.When Fia saw his brows locked together, she grabbed his neck even tighter.She asked with a saddened tone, “Why are you so stupid? How’s your back?”The bricks were so hard. He must be in a lot of pain.Conrad endured the pain and gave her a smile.Fia’s tears rolled down her cheeks. “Does it hurt?”Conrad shook his head and asked, “Fia, are you hurt?”Fia shook her head and turned to look at the pedicab that had overturned some distance away. The driver was lying on the ground, bleeding.At that moment, she viciously thought to herself that the driver should die from the fall!Why didn’t he pedal properly? Why didn’t he cherish his life more that he even dragged pedestrians down with him?Conrad took in a deep breath and held Fia by the waist, helping her up.His back was in so much pain that he swayed, and Fia had to help him u
He lowered his eyes and looked at Fia earnestly, “Really?”Fia nodded and said, “Let her see your wounds first.”Conrad had no choice but to sit down.Sally grabbed the medical kit, but when she spoke to Conrad, she was not as soft as she was with Fia. She said coldly, “Remove your shirt!”Conrad had seen quite a few doctors, but she was the least respectful toward him!“Quickly! A doctor’s time is very precious!”“Can you shut up?!” Conrad argued back and took off his shirt.Fia glanced and gasped.His back was purple, and part of his backbone was inflamed.“Tsk… This is quite serious!” Sally said.Fia could only feel guilty when she remembered that he saved her.“Doctor, he has a bad temper so don’t talk to him like that anymore.”Sally smiled at Fia and then pretended to be rough with Conrad’s injuries.“Oh, Fia. Men don’t value things that they can get easily. You can’t just let him be like this.”Fia opened her mouth but chose silence in the end.During the entire p