Conrad didn’t give Annie another look and simply drove away.When Annie looked at the man who disappeared into his car, she felt her heart becoming somewhat empty.She forgot to ask him for his name and wondered if she could still see him.It was fine though. She knew that he worked in Maxwell Corporation. She could always go there to see him!…In less than half an hour, Silas brought over takeaways from a five-star restaurant.“Enjoy, Madam, Ms. Reid.” Silas stood aside.Fia looked at Silas’s direction, but she still got it wrong.“Aren’t you going to eat, Silas?”Silas looked at her blank eyes and stared at the location about a meter away, and felt somewhat bad.She was the wife of a CEO, but she was never treated as one during her few years of marriage. And now, she was even blind.“I’ve eaten.”Seeing that he wasn’t in a rush to leave, she asked, “You have other business being here?”“Once the boss is back, I need him to sign a contract.”“Alright, wait in the living
“I won’t let her get close to Fia.”“Fine! You better walk the talk. Otherwise, I’ll come back and take Fia away no matter how far I am!”Conrad frowned and looked at Eileen. “You’re leaving today?”“Yeah.” Eileen lowered her eyes. “Thanks for helping me, but I can’t let Victor realize that anything’s wrong. Otherwise, it’ll be quite messy afterward.”Conrad nodded and said, “Good luck.”“Take care of Fia for me.”“Don’t worry.”Eileen left.Conrad quietly got up to the bedroom, but Fia was already asleep.Maybe it was because she hit her head, but she got sleepy very easily.She slept until three in the afternoon. Fia opened her eyes, but the world was still a fog of gray.Every time she opened her eyes after she woke up from her sleep, she wished her eyes could see again.She hated that she couldn’t see anything nor do anything. “You’re awake? Are you hungry?” Conrad asked as he sat by the bed, holding her hand.Fia frowned and asked, “Eileen’s gone?”“Yes. Don’t worr
“Time for your medicine.”“Ah, sure.” Fia was used to taking medicine around this time in the morning every day.Conrad gave her the folic acid pills and said, “After breakfast, have Mrs. Whitley help you with the other medication one hour later.”“I know. You don’t have to remind me every day.”“I’m worried that you’ll forget.”But he didn’t dare to tell her that what she ate was a folic acid pill, to get her ready for pregnancy. He was worried that Fia wouldn’t eat, so he had to lie to her.He believed that once he was done with Eileen, their relationship would become even closer. They could then think about the pregnancy afterward, so she had to eat the folic acid pills before that.After he washed her up, he carried her and moved her downstairs. He then reminded Mrs. Whitley about the medicine again.Mrs. Whitley said with a smile, “Mr. Maxwell really cares a lot for you, madam. You have to take good care of yourself and recover soon and then have a child! You’ll be even ha
Just as Victor wanted to kick Lyn away, Eileen used all the strength that she had left to get off him and push him away.Her face was pale and her eyes were full of disdain and coldness.“Boss, please be careful.”She held Lyn’s hand and said, “Help me.”Victor looked at how she was carefully walking away while bending over and remembered how painful it was for her every time she experienced it. She would cry, sleep on the bed, refuse to move, and would only feel better after eating some pills and sleeping for half a day.But this time, she refused to lower her head even when she was in so much pain.“Eileen!”Eileen was stunned, but she didn’t turn around and look at him.Lyn held her hand and whispered, “Eileen, you can’t continue with this anymore.”“I know.” Eileen forced a smile and continued walking on.Victor hated women who were strong like that. He let out a grunt and turned around, heading back to his office.He was getting married tomorrow, so he wanted to accompa
She didn’t want her to be worrying about others when she hadn’t recovered yet. It wouldn’t be good for her.In the guest room, Eileen was lying on the bed while Sally accompanied her.She didn’t let Lyn and Mrs. Whitley enter and instead had them accompany Fia outside in the living room. Eileen lay on the bed while Sally used a portable ultrasound machine to conduct her scans with a serious look on her face.“Have you done any scans after this started?”Eileen frowned. “I’ve been busy.”“You never went for a check after you had your abortion?”“Yes.” Eileen’s heart tightened. “Is something wrong with me?”Sally silently cursed the monster that made Eileen suffer this much. She held her hand after calming herself down and said, “It’s nothing much. You can recover with treatment.”“What’s happening to me?”“It’s hydrosalpinx. Your fallopian tube is somewhat blocked.”Eileen stared at her with wide eyes. She knew a celebrity that couldn’t get pregnant because of the same cir
After lunch, Eileen needed to leave. Fia stood up reluctantly. “Let me walk you out, Eileen.”“Don’t you…” Eileen wanted to talk about her eyes but was worried that she might hurt her pride.Mrs. Whitley quickly said, “Madam, let me walk you as you send Ms. Reid off.”“Sure.”Mrs. Whitley helped Fia to the door. Eileen kept on turning her head back as she went. When she finally got into the van, she yelled, “Fia, be happy! We still have a lot of time! Nothing can stop us from being best friends even when I’m far away!”Fia muttered the words ‘best friends’ in her mind before nodding and yelling back, “Yes!”Eileen’s tears rolled down. She really found it hard to leave Fia behind.As the van started and left, the smile on Fia’s face slowly disappeared.“Madam, let me help you in.”Fia shook her head. “I’ll sit by the door a bit. Please continue with your work.”Mrs. Whitley helped her sit down on the stairs leading to the door. Seeing her sorrow, she asked, “Something botherin
Fia’s heart felt somewhat empty. Her hands crawled up and eventually caught his belt, and she pulled herself up.She stood on the step, yet she was still shorter than him.When Conrad looked at her eyes, his heart hurt again.He really missed her brilliant, spirited eyes looking at him.Even if she was angry and hated him, as long as those eyes could see him, he would keep them in his memories.“Conrad, there’s something I need to talk to you about.”“Say it.”Fia climbed up and when her hand reached his shoulders, she realized that she was almost around the same height as he was when she was on the steps. She smiled.“I want to use this chance to graduate from university. Can you help me get an exam pass from the university?”“That’s easy.” Conrad paused. “But your eyes need rest. Can you try for the exam after you’ve fully recovered?”“No, I don’t want to get sick from boredom.”She couldn’t draft new designs and she wasn’t sure when her eyes would recover. She had to do s
After lunch, Silas came over.Conrad had business he wanted to discuss with him, and so he wanted Mrs. Whitley to accompany Fia.Fia said, “I want to take a nap upstairs.”Conrad didn’t refuse her and carried her up to the bedroom.Once she was in bed, he removed her shoes and covered her in a blanket. He then adjusted the air conditioner to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.He massaged her shoulder and said, “Silas and I will probably need half an hour. I’ll accompany you after we’re done, okay?”“Alright,” Fia said as she closed her eyes.Silas was waiting for Conrad in his study. When he heard footsteps, he turned around and looked at Conrad.“Sir, there are a few documents that need your signature.”“Alright,” Conrad said as he sat in front of the desk and extended his hand. “Give them to me.”He spent around ten minutes reading the document once again before signing after verifying everything was done properly.He glanced at the door to the study and asked, “How’s the arrangement