“Oh, speaking of which, do you still want a divorce?” Victor let out a snicker and continued. “Betrayed during your marriage, getting so many injuries, you lost your child and your health. Don’t tell me that you still don’t want a divorce?”Victor ignored Eileen’s angry eyes and said, “If you still don’t want a divorce after all of this, then you deserve this.”Fia’s body trembled as her eyes began to show nothing but sorrow.True… She deserved it all.She knew that he didn’t love her, yet she wanted to marry him anyway.“Can you stop, Victor?!” Eileen looked at Fia worryingly. “Don’t listen to him. He never worked well with Conrad, so he wants to provoke you to divorce so he could feel better!”“No… He’s right. I deserve all of this.”To Fia, what Victor said was really cruel.He showed her the truth that she never wanted to see.Conrad couldn’t just watch anymore and said, “Victor, just give up if all you want is to watch us suffer! I don’t have an ex-wife, only a dead wife!
Victor had not married yet, but Eileen’s reputation was already endangered because of her relationship with him. Had they been outed after his marriage, she would be blamed for being a homewrecker for knowing fully well that he was already married.That would completely ruin her!She couldn’t make Eileen end up like her!“I can help,” Conrad said in a deep tone and his eyes grew darker.Esme was missing so he couldn’t prove his innocence.He needed to find a way to make her stay with him! And Eileen’s predicament was a very good opening.Fia was stunned as she let go of him with her hands shaking. She sat down on the bed and grabbed the fabric of her pants tightly.Her eyes were staring right into the air as she scoffed.“Does it come with a condition?”“Yes.”“Alright. I’ll agree to it.”Conrad looked at her in shock. She didn’t ask what the condition was and simply agreed to it.“As long as you can help Eileen leave Victor and let her go free, I’m willing to do anything y
“Eileen, I told you. When you signed the contract with my company, you’d be mine, alive or dead!”Eileen thought back about how stupid she was in the past. She didn’t know Victor was someone so scheming!She thought that his domineering attitude toward her was out of love for her.Even after he told her to get an abortion, she still believed that he would only treat her that gently because she was special.She even wanted to hold on to him, hoping that one day he would say that he loved her and wanted to marry her!She never realized that the contract she signed all those years ago would become the chain that bound her.Eileen smiled as she endured the pain from being choked. “Then, let me die!”“Do you think I would mind?” Madness began to overtake Victor’s eyes as he slowly put more strength into his hands.Eileen continued to look at him with a sneer. Even when her face was slowly becoming red and she was having difficulty breathing, she didn’t beg for her life.Yes… Kill h
Fia avoided her question and said with a smile, “I’m the one who should apologize to you, Eileen.”“I can’t finish the other two dresses now that I’m like this.”Eileen frowned and she couldn’t hold it anymore as tears flowed down her face silently.Even now she still remembered the dresses.“Don’t worry, Eileen. I’ll ask Conrad about it later. He has plenty of talented staff in his company. I’ll somehow send the designs to him and get those people in his company to complete them for you.”“No need. You already finished one, right? I’ll wait for your eyes to recover so you can complete the other two.”Fia paused and mumbled, “I don’t know when that’ll be.”… After Conrad left the hospital, he drove to River Fane again.He needed to find Esme. Even if she was dead, it was still something that he could give Fia!“You’re here, sir!” Silas ran over when he saw the car stop by the roadside.“Found anyone?”Silas shook his head. “We found one of the officers’ bodies. There were
Conrad knew that it was pointless to explain to her. He turned to Eileen and asked her in an irritated tone, “Why did you bring her here?”“I wanted her to come here,” Fia said as she pulled Eileen back and took a step forward.However, she was still looking in the wrong direction. She wasn’t facing Conrad but an empty space next to him.“I wanted to see if you’re going to be here by the riverside.”She bit her lips and said, “I knew you'd be here, though. You can’t give up on any hope to save her, right?”“I…” Conrad looked at Fia. She had a small frame. However, he felt that the person in front of him was a giant rock of ice.He wanted to explain, but she cut him off. “The bus exploded and fell into the river. She’s dead.”With that, she passed the phone to Conrad.“Fia said that I received an anonymous message on my phone. Take a look.”Conrad received it and then saw the message.’ll curs
Once she was ready, he helped her with her seatbelt.Fia smelled the familiar fragrance in his car. It was the slight scent of the ocean. She would feel relaxed every time she sat in his car.And now that she couldn’t see, that feeling was even stronger.Conrad got into the driver’s seat. He wasn’t in a hurry to drive away, so he turned around to look at her.Her eyes were wider than usual. He didn’t know if it was because she wanted to see this world clearer now that she couldn’t see anything.“Are you afraid, Fia?” He couldn’t help but ask. She had been on high alert since he saw her. She didn’t show any signs of being afraid.Fia could feel her body tense up as the hands and her feet curled into fists.All she could see was an endless patch of gray and it amplified her sense of hearing.Only the blind could feel how she was feeling.But she didn’t want to cry. She didn’t want to throw a tantrum.Those were the most pointless reactions to have.“Please drive. Eileen’s goin
Their surroundings were very quiet.Thus, Fia decided to break that silence herself.“What do you want to say to me, Evans?”Jason looked at her and slowly approached her.He crouched down in front of her and held her hand that had already curled up.“Fia, I don’t want to see you get hurt again.”Fia’s blank eyes blinked. “Evans, no one wants to get hurt. Unfortunately, this is fate.”“I’ll take you away!” Jason held her hands. “We can leave Gryphon! We can leave Conrad Maxwell! You can then live whatever life you want!”The air seemed to freeze for a few seconds before Fia forcefully pulled her hands away.She straightened her back and said, “Evans, I’m blind.”“I don’t care!”“A blind, divorcee… It’s not worth it.”Her voice was cold. She couldn’t reciprocate Jason’s feelings even when she could see.How could she take advantage of him when she was blind?No matter how much she wanted freedom, she refused to use such a shortcut.She wouldn’t do it in the past, she woul
When Conrad and Jason heard her voice, they both stopped and they looked at Fia with red eyes.She was like a fearless warrior, and she was surrounded by an aura that showed she was willing to die.“Fia, don’t hurt yourself!” Jason felt remorseful as his handsome face frowned.Fia looked in their direction blankly. She wasn’t looking at anyone in particular. She couldn’t see. It would be impossible even if she wanted to.Earlier, her neck had been hurt by the man with the knife when she was held hostage earlier. And now, because of the glass, it was bleeding again.She said coldly, “Evans, if you’re really doing this for me, please don’t force me.”Conrad curled his hand into fists. He really felt like killing Jason in one hit.“I know you’re a good person, but I can’t leave with you. I don’t love you. I can’t leave this place without care just because you treat me well.”“Fia, I don’t want you to be grateful to me. I just want to…”“I don’t want to!” Fia raised her voice. Why