“What?!”After their breakfast the next day, Fia then told Conrad about Finn wanting to have a meal at their home.He frowned and looked at Fia with surprise.“Why did you invite him over for a meal?”“He invited himself over,” Fia said as she wiped her fingers and coldly lifted her eyes to look at him.“I refused but he really wanted to come. Maybe he wants to see you?”Conrad frowned even deeper. “From what I know about his temperament, he would never want to see a businessman like me.”An upright officer would never want to interact with businessmen.“Is that so? I don’t know why then.”Conrad looked at Fia as she stood up and grabbed her wrist.“Did you know the director before this?”Fia looked at him strangely again. “Where did you get that idea this time?“Jason Evans, right?”Conrad’s eyes turned dark.Fia’s expression instantly turned tempestuous as she said, “You want a fight? Or the city hall? I don’t mind either way!”Conrad looked at Fia staring at him sharp
“Silas, arrange an appointment for me with a reputable psychiatrist.”“For the madam?”“Don’t ask!”Conrad went to see the psychiatrist. After a string of tests, his expression was extremely gloomy.If it wasn’t because of Fia, he would never have come.“Mr. Maxwell, allow me to get straight to the point with you. You do indeed have a mood disorder.”“Impossible!” Conrad said angrily. “I’m obsessed with my wife!”The doctor shook his head and said, “That’s because she’s your wife. Have you ever had a girlfriend other than your wife? Were you obsessed with her? Or maybe had a feeling of fascination toward her?”Conrad was immediately stunned.He tried to recall the feelings he had for Esme.Was he obsessive about her? Was he passionate about her?No. He only felt that she was alright. That she was suitable.“Other than your wife, has anyone touched your heart?” the doctor asked even more seriously.“Touched my heart?” There was confusion in Conrad’s face. “I think I love my
“Yes!”Eileen said enthusiastically.Conrad frowned and said, “We’re not that familiar with each other. How can you be so sure when I ask you a question like this?!”“Victor Maxwell has it too!” Eileen said even more enthusiastically.Conrad instantly quieted down as he grabbed the phone tightly.“Let me be honest with you, Conrad. I’ve been suspecting that the mood disorder that you and your family members have is inherited!”Conrad held his phone even tighter and said coldly, “Garrett didn’t have it!”Garrett was his father.“How do you know? Maybe your father became a Casanova because of his mood disorder. He only stayed with one person when he found the one that could cure his mood disorder!” Eileen finished everything and then hung up as her thoughts began to drift.She already knew that Victor had a mood disorder. But she didn’t expect Conrad to have it either.Since Conrad at least had a plastic b*tch as his girlfriend!“Oh no… What should Fia do now?”Both of them f
The images of her past self appeared in his mind. She was very different from how she was currently.In the end, it was him who gave her the status but he was unable to make her feel safe.“Fia, I’m sorry.”Fia was holding on to the rail as she turned around and looked at him, confused.“I didn’t protect you in the past. I’ll change.”Fia frowned. “Where did you go this morning?”“The company.”Fia would never have guessed that her saying that he had a mood disorder would become reality.She would never be able to guess what he was thinking right now. However, she didn’t want to know either.The more she knew, the more unsettled she became.The two of them quietly ate lunch as they sat at the dining table.After she put down her fork, Fia looked at Conrad and said, “Since we haven’t divorced yet, I believe I should be upfront with you. Jason came to see me this morning.”Conrad put down the fork in silence as well.“The reason I’m telling you this isn’t because I want to a
“You can tell me if you’re facing any difficulty, child. You can count on my help.”Finn’s eyes were burning with emotion as if he was an elder taking care of a youngling under his care.Both Conrad and Jason frowned.Fia looked at Finn strangely and said, “Director Parker, if you have the time to do that, you should put that effort toward your ongoing cases.”Finn smiled awkwardly and said, “My apologies. My daughter is one year older than you and is currently overseas. You remind me of her a lot. That’s why…”“It’s alright, Director Finn.” Fia stopped Finn with no emotions in her words. “I have no father, so you can quit telling me about that.”The two of them looked at each other and there was sorrow in Finn’s eyes. Fia simply looked away.Conrad broke the ice and said, “Let’s move to the dining room for our dinner.”He stood up and helped Fia up as well, and then led Finn and Jason to the dining room.Fia ate with her head hung low the entire time and said nothing else.F
It was not that he couldn’t accept how vicious Esme was. From the moment he sent her to prison with his own hands, he was already prepared to accept how vile she was.He simply couldn’t accept that all of this happened because of him.The more Fia was injured, the more he owed her. He didn’t know how long it would take to repay her.And he didn’t know how to warm her cold heart.Finn looked at Conrad, dissatisfied, and said, “Once the truth is revealed, your ex-girlfriend will get what she deserves. You can forget about protecting her!”With that, Finn left quickly, deciding to show Conrad the error of his ways!He had to protect that child.“Conrad, what Uncle Finn said is what I wanted to say as well,” Jason said as he stared at Conrad. “Remember that the only reason you can hurt her is because you have her trust. However, she won’t trust you forever. Once she has had enough disappointment, she will leave you. Then, I won’t ever let her return to your side!”“Enough!” Conrad
“Child, how can you live without a family! Others will take advantage of you!” Finn was trying to tell her that only with a powerful family backing her would she be able to stand with her head high as her husband's family wouldn’t dare take advantage of her that way.Fia knew what he was trying to say, but she was unmoved.“No matter how hard it is, I made it here. And I’ll continue to do so.”“But…”“Please, Director Parker.”Fia looked at Jason and nodded at him too. “Thank you for all your help too, Evans. I’m grateful.” With that, she turned and walked back into the mansion.When she did, she saw Conrad behind the door.When they looked at each other, he smiled.Fia frowned. “You eavesdropped.”“Not intentionally.”“…”And he somehow learned to be sneaky?He acted differently than he did in the past.“I wanted to chase after you and I heard everything. I don’t think it’s good for me to disturb you after that.Fia frowned as she looked at him. “If I was laughing and sm
“I want to see her.” Fia turned around and looked at Conrad, who was standing some distance away.There was hatred in her eyes. “It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to. I must see her!”Detention facility.Fia sought out Finn and asked to meet Esme alone.The two of them sat in the detention room with a long table between them. Esme’s face was pale and her hands were cuffed.She looked at Fia’s healthy face and said, “You’re here.”She smiled colder. “I knew you’d come here eventually.”Fia held her hands tightly as tears and hate wove together in her eyes, blurring her sight.“Why?”“Why?” Esme cackled as she quaked, as if she had heard something hilarious.“Are you saying that I’m brutal, Fia? If you were me, would you still be able to treat me like how it was when we were younger?!”“I can!” Fia said as she used the back of her hand to brush her tears. “If I couldn’t, I would have retaliated the moment you came back! Esme… I don’t owe you anything!”“You gave up on him!”