“Mr. Maxwell, can you please show mercy to my brother and his daughter for the sake of your relationship with Esme?” Hank cried out in sorrow.Beth quickly said, “Please save Esme. We only have one daughter.”“Enough!” Hank stared at his wife. “Do you know because of your love for your daughter, not only is my brother going to get fired, but he’s also going to get punished as well?”“So, your brother is important, but my daughter isn’t?!”When Conrad saw that the two of them were going to start fighting, he was worried that they would be too noisy for Fia. He said coldly, “They’re simply suffering from the consequences of their own actions. No one can save you. Leave!”Thump!Hank knelt down on the ground directly, and that shocked Beth.“Yes, Esme is suffering her own consequences. But my brother has never hurt anyone as a police officer! He even helped a lot of people in Gryphon! You’ll know it if you investigate! We’re the ones at fault this time! You shouldn’t have let your
“Fia, I’ll treat you well for the rest of my life. I won’t let you walk the same path your mother did.”Fia bit her lips even as she trembled and her tears began to roll, her vision blurring.She couldn’t see his handsome face anymore, and her final defenses crumbled as she caved into his arms.“Fia, I…”She opened her mouth and bit into his shoulder, cutting him off.She put a lot of strength into it and soon, she could taste iron.Conrad was feeling a bit sad, so he simply let her bite into him while he stroked her back.“I’m sorry for misunderstanding you all those times. I should have seen through everything earlier. I should have treated you better earlier.”In the past two days, he had found out too much about Esme. The more he found out, the more he realized that everything that she said about Fia seemingly by accident was fake.She was a naïve and kind girl, but she made it sound like she was someone jealous, extreme, calculative, and a robber.And the one thing that
“Fia, I…”“Enough. Don’t. Silas is back.”Silas waltzed back with a happy face as he held the receipts.“The madam is finally discharged, sir! Anything I need to pack? I’ll do it all. You two should just sit tight!”Conrad gave Silas a cold stare and he froze.Oh, gods. It seemed like his boss didn’t want the madam to get discharged so that he could spend some time with her in the hospital.What should he do? Should he find a way to help him?“Why are you still standing there? Did you suddenly lose your mind?!” Conrad roared angrily.When Silas was roared at, his heart skipped a beat, and he said something without thinking. “Maybe I can admit the madam back into the hospital…?”Fia was completely speechless.Meanwhile, Conrad stared at him icily. “Maybe you want me to beat you up until you’re admitted into the hospital!”“I’m sorry.” Silas lowered his head.“Out!”“Okay.”“Back to the company! We don’t need you here!”Silas almost started to run! Accompanying his boss wa
“What is it, Sally?”“Jason Evans.” It was quite rare for her to call him by his full name as she stared right into those beautiful eyes of his.“Don’t make it harder for yourself. Let it go.”The flesh on Jason’s face trembled very slightly as he said, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”He quickly pulled away from Sally’s hands and walked away.All Sally could do was to simply stare at his tall figure as her eyes turned red. “Why do I even bother?”Conrad didn’t put the bags in the trunk in a hurry. Instead, he first opened the door to the passenger’s seat.“Fia, into the car.”Originally, Fia was thinking of sitting in the back seeing that they were going to divorce soon. But, she saw him opening the car door for her with bags still in his hand.Her heart was warmed up and she accepted it, now sitting in the passenger’s seat.“Wait for me in the car. I’ll put the bags in the trunk first.”“Sure.”Conrad maintained a cruising speed as the two stayed in the car in si
Fia frowned. She was just about to remind him about it when she heard Mrs. Taylor’s voice.“Wait, Master Maxwell! The sun is searing today. Don’t let her stay under the sun for too long!”Mrs. Taylor ran over with an umbrella and then waited outside the car as she opened the umbrella.“You can come down now, madam. You can’t get too much time right now.”Fia felt touched and wanted to cry.Mrs. Taylor reminded her of her grandma and mom.“Madam?” Mrs. Taylor was worried that she was still mad at Conrad and didn’t want to get down the car, and didn't want to continue her marriage with Conrad.She pushed at Conrad, who was waiting by the door. “Master, carry the madam off the car.”“Oh, sure.” Conrad nodded and bent down, with half his body inside the car as he unbuckled her seatbelt and carried her out.“No… No thanks…”Fia felt herself blushing as she couldn’t refuse the strongly built man.Mrs. Taylor cracked a smile as she raised the umbrella high, and followed behind Conr
Fia felt the hand that he grabbed begin to warm up and she quickly said, “It’s done. You’re going to scrape my skin off!”She very quickly pulled her hand back, grabbed the towel from his hands, and dried her own hands before walking to the dining room.Conrad followed after her with the basin. He grabbed her wrist when she was going to walk into a room.“That’s the storage.”“Huh?” Fia looked inside the room and saw that the wine cabinets lining up on the walls were filled with numerous wine bottles. There was also a large fridge inside, and she guessed that they were filled with wine bottles as well.“All wine?”“Yeah.”When she heard how thoughtless his answer was, she stared at him somewhat upsettingly.“You bought so many bottles of wine right after you moved into another mansion. Don’t you know that your stomach can’t keep up with all your drinking? Are you trying to kill yourself?!”“Fia, you’ve misunderstood me.”“You think I’m blind?” Fia pulled her hand out with an
“Don’t speak while you eat,” Fia said as she ate even quicker.Conrad waited for her to finish. When she wanted to leave the table, he grabbed her by the wrist.“What are you doing?!” Fia stared at him with wide eyes.Conrad grabbed a paper towel and helped her wipe the edges of her lips.“Look at how you’re eating. You’re eating like a child.”Fia quickly moved his hand away and pulled a paper towel herself. “I can do it myself.”When Conrad saw her hurry out of the dining room, he said, “Have some good rest in the afternoon. Let Mrs. Taylor know if you need anything. I need to go to work.”“Whatever!” Fia left and then ran into Mrs. Taylor.“You’ve finished, madam?”“Yes.”“Then I’ll take you to the second floor. There are a few changes between the bedrooms in this mansion as well.”Fia frowned and looked back at the dining room.She then whispered, “Mrs. Taylor, I’ll sleep in the guest room.”“Why?” Mrs. Tyalor led Fia up the stairs. “We can talk as we go.”But she d
The air conditioner was switched on and she adjusted the temperature to 82 degrees Fahrenheit. She climbed up the bed and gave Eileen a call.Eileen picked up very quickly. “You’re back in Koi Gardens? I’ll visit you tonight after I’m done with work!”“I’m back with Conrad now.”“Huh? Didn’t you say you want to move to your mother’s apartment after you’re discharged?”“He doesn’t allow me to.”Eileen sighed. “He doesn’t allow you, yes. But you can’t bear to separate from him too, right?”“He said that I should stay here so Mrs. Taylor can take care of me.”“True. I’ve delayed my work earlier so I have to catch up. I can’t take care of you.”“Focus on your work. Don’t think too much,” Fia said. Originally, she wanted to ask her if she knew that Victor’s marriage was on the twentieth of next month. But she was also worried that it might harm her, so she didn’t want to ask her about it.Eileen gave her surroundings a glance. It was still not her turn, so she went back to the dres