“That’s enough, Garrett!” Clarice, who was tall and slim and wearing a traditional dress, pulled Garrett to his seat and gave him a glass of iced water.She then sighed at her son who was still standing there. “Now that you’re back, don’t stand there as if you’re standing in front of an altar. Have a seat.”Jason looked at his mother, Clarice Evans. Despite how she spoke, she was very gentle.She was the main reason that he grew up well-adjusted.“Speak. What are you thinking about?” Garrett’s temper rose again after he drank the water.“Seriously. You drank a cold glass of water already. Why are you still so angry?”Clarice then gave Garrett’s shoulders a massage while she blinked at her son.“To be honest, Jason is quite mature now. It’s a good thing that he likes someone.”“Ridiculous!” Garrett became even angrier and he turned to look at Clarice. “Don’t you know who he fell in love with?!”Clarice pouted and shrugged as she spread her hands in front of her.“I know, but
“You can’t hit Jason because he didn’t do anything that hurt anyone!”“Clarice, how can you do that?! You know that our relationship won’t be accepted by the world at large! If you let him be like that, it won’t be good for you and him!”“It’s just dignity, right? People had called me a homewrecker so many times that I’ve gotten used to it anyway! As long as we can live our own lives in peace, I don’t care what people call me!”Garrett looked at the mother and son pair angrily. However, Clarice had suffered a lot by following him, so he didn’t want to yell at her.He then turned and looked at his son in a solemn manner. “Jason, I won’t fuss about this anymore as long as you stop interacting with that woman. I can pretend that nothing happened!”Jason frowned and said, “I can’t do that.”If he couldn’t see her living in peace and happiness, he couldn’t disappear like a stranger.He still needed to protect her. To do everything he could when she was in danger.Garrett gritted his
“Is it true, Fia?”Conrad didn’t dare to blink and simply stared at Fia.Her unfocused eyes blinked a few times as if she was in a panic.However, in two seconds, it became calm.“How’s that possible?”“…”“I simply didn’t want him to waste time on me.”Conrad’s anxious heart slowly returned to normal.While he felt disappointed, he was also secretly relieved.If she really did love him ever since she was little, then his sins would be even heavier.He wouldn’t know how to face her anymore.“That’s for the best,” he said and covered her with her blanket. “Don’t worry. I’ll find a way to heal your eyes.”Fia closed her eyes, and she was covered in darkness.Only a blind person like her could know how it felt to see nothing but gray when she opened her eyes, and to see nothing but black when she closed them.She said in despair, “Maybe it’s just like what Esme had said. This is my punishment.”“Don’t say that!”She chuckled. “Do you remember the time that she pretended
“Fia, I want you to have a life of peace and joy. Not only to make up for what I did, but also for repentance. That’s because I do have you in my heart!”The words “I do have you in my heart” touched her. She opened her eyes, yet all she could see was a gray fog.“Then I’ll tell you something. If she really died this time, I’ll be really happy. I won’t be sad at all.”Even if she did get upset, it would not be because of her death. It would be over their sisterly bond in the past.She said it out loud so Conrad could see it clearly.To force him to treat her as he did in the past.Every time he stood by Esme, he would shoot down anything she had to say.“If she died, that’s because of her own actions. It’s right that you aren’t sad for her,” Conrad said without any hesitation.Outside the door, a woman wearing a blue mask and white coat almost lost her footing.Sally was making her rounds when she came over and spotted her. She looked at her suspiciously.“Who are you?”Othe
“Can I get discharged, Sally?” Fia suddenly asked Sally after she was finished with her rounds.“Discharged?” Sally said with a frown. “This time, your injury is inside your brain and it has already formed a blood clot. The back of your head is also still swollen. It’s not suitable for you to get discharged.”Fia couldn’t stand needing to stay in the hospital all the time. “I don’t know when I can see things. I feel upset having to stay in the hospital every day.”Sally looked at Conrad and asked, “What do you say, Mr. Maxwell?”“Fia, why not stay in the hospital for now?”“No!” Fia took a deep breath. In her world of gray fog, all she could smell was the scent of disinfectant. It made her feel very stressed. “I want to get discharged, but I don’t mind coming back for a visit once every few days. I simply don’t want to stay here.”Sally thought about her suppressed emotions.“It’s fine if you want to get discharged. Mr. Maxwell, please speak with our director so that we can send
“No need to convince me otherwise, Fia. I’ve always kept my life under control. I know what I’m doing.”Listening to Jason’s gentle words, Fia could only show him a bitter smile.“I wanted to convince you to stay as a doctor. It’s rare to come across someone like you. It’s a loss for both the hospital and patients.”Jason got up from the desk and walked over to the window. He enjoyed the night breeze coming from outside through the half-closed windows.“Do you want to continue being a doctor?”Fia suddenly said, “Evans… If you’re sure, I’ll respect your choice.”“Fia.” Jason sighed. “Why can’t you say something that’s over the line for once? You know that I’m willing to do anything you ask, no matter what it is.”Fia was simply thinking about how the differences between his current and future careers would be immense. She was worried that Jason would face a lot of hardship in the future.She really wished that he could continue being a doctor. To continue helping the wounded.
Fia drank a mouthful of the flavorful milk tea and said, “Since I can’t cure my eyes now, staying here just makes me nervous for nothing.”“But…”“Eileen, once I’m out, please move in with me at Conrad’s place.”“Huh?”“I’ll feel better that way.”Eileen frowned and said, “Fia, I’m not stupid. I know that it’s not fully because you want me to accompany you. It’s because you want me to escape Victor’s control.”Fia lowered her eyes and didn’t speak a word as she slurped the milk tea.“I only went out for some errands but you had Conrad send bodyguards to accompany me, didn’t you?”“He sent them himself.”“Even if he did, he did it because of you!”Eileen hesitated for a moment and said, “Alright. I’ll agree to him moving you out of the hospital. But have him hire a doctor and nurse to give you a check every day. You still haven’t recovered from your head injury. You can’t .”“Alright. I’ll listen. Can you accompany me now?”“Fine. I’ll accompany you for now. Once you’ve reco
“Come on, open your mouth. There are no bones. I made sure of it.”“Alright.” Fia opened her mouth and ate the fish. “Not bad. It’s delicious.”“Then eat more.”Mrs. Taylor was reminded of how Fia had been yelled at and cursed by Beryl multiple times after she married Conrad. She was even forced to eat medicine and go through physical therapies to get pregnant.That woman from the Manning household was even more arrogant.Conrad was a fool too, harming someone naïve and kind like Fia again and again for Esme.And now, she had lost their child and her sight. How was she going to live now?!“Have some more, madam.” Mrs. Taylor’s lips trembled slightly as she held back her tears, worried that it would affect Fia.After she fed Fia, she quickly cleaned up the containers.“Ms. Reid, please accompany our madam. I’ll take my leave now.”“Alright, sure.” Eileen first soaked the tissue in water before wiping Fia’s mouth. Once she had cleaned her, she took another and wiped her own mou