Esme struggled for a few more seconds before picking up another piece with a fork and then putting it into her mouth. At the next second, she could not help but grab at her chest in pain.She spat out the pork chop and said, “I’m… I’m really not feeling that comfortable. I really can’t eat any more of this.”“Fine. Don’t come to me for the time being.” Conrad stood up and walked out of the door. He didn’t care how Esme was pleading with him. He simply called the Manning household’s driver over and had him take her away.“Conrad! I couldn’t sleep the entire night because I was thinking of you! Why are you so cruel to me?!” Esme grabbed Conrad’s arm when the driver pushed the wheelchair by him on the way out.Conrad suddenly remembered how Fia had been looking at him lately. The looks she gave him were filled with disdain. He looked at the crying woman before he felt himself gasping for air. He pulled his arm away and roared at the driver. “Take her back!”Esme instantly became quie
“What is it?” Conrad could see the tears from Fia’s eyes and he walked toward her.She looked down with a soft chuckle. “It’s the dust.”With that, she rubbed her eyes, wiping the tears away.“Since you’re going to be so heartless, I suppose we’ll take this to court then,” Fia said calmly.Conrad frowned. “Are you sure you want to take this to court?”The Maxwell Corporation’s lawyers were all well-known elites across Fortuna. No one dared to take his company to court. “I’m sure.”“Fia, you have never worked, so you don’t know how much this will cost you. Let’s discuss this. I won’t owe you a cent.”“We won’t know the result until the end. I simply hope that you’re willing to abide by the court’s rulings,” Fia said. She trusted her grandma had connections and that they could hire some capable lawyers.“Fine, let’s do it.” Conrad shrugged and wanted to go into the ward.Fia reacted quickly and stood in front of the room’s door, blocking his path.“Thanks, but no thanks. You
When Fia saw those words, she felt somewhat comforted.After accompanying her mom and grandma for the whole day, Fia grabbed a cab and went home around five in the evening.“Mrs. Taylor, is he back?”“Master Maxwell isn’t back yet. He must be busy at work.”“Right.”When Mrs. Taylor saw the expectation on Fia’s face dissipated, she quickly said, “If there’s anything urgent, you can call him directly. He’ll pick it up.”“No need.” Fia lowered her eyes and remembered the baby in her womb.During lunch in the hospital, she lost her appetite thanks to the scent of sanitizers. She was starving now.“Mrs. Taylor, I’m hungry.”“I’ve already finished cooking. It’s your favorite.”Fia happily followed Mrs. Taylor into the dining room. Mrs. Taylor removed the cover and said, “I’ve prep
Fia hesitated for a few seconds before saying with insistence, “You’re reading too much into it, Mrs. Taylor. I’m not pregnant.”“Understood, Madam. Since you’re not feeling well, please return to the bedroom and have some rest.”“Sure.”At ten at night, Conrad finally reached home. The moment he entered through the door, he was greeted by Mrs. Taylor’s worried eyes.“Master Maxwell, please speak with the madam when you have the time.”“What happened?”“I believe that she’s pregnant. However, she probably doesn’t know it herself or doesn’t want you to know.”Conrad frowned and looked at Mrs. Taylor with a strange look. “She’s infertile. Not to mention that being pregnant isn’t something to be ashamed of. If she really is pregnant, why wouldn’t she tell me?”Mrs. Taylor had no answers to his questions.That was true. If she really was pregnant, the madam would be overjoyed.She had to endure so much pain during the therapy and even with her mother-in-law. The reason that she d
Fia could no longer maintain her cool and opened her eyes, glaring at Conrad.“Why?”“It belongs to me. I can give it to whomever I want!” Conrad said with cold eyes.Fia suddenly remembered something. “It’s her birthday today.”When he saw the misgivings in her eyes calm, Conrad felt like he was a jester.“You’re right. It’s yours. You can give it to whoever you want, even the entire company.”Fia turned around and looked at the other side. She didn’t want to see him again.Conrad felt his anger reach its tipping point as he pulled her up.“Why are you doing this?!”Fia frowned. She could feel the pain in her arm as he pulled her.She raised her head and said, “Can you please stop? It’s the middle of the night.”“And who’s the one that started this?!”He grabbed her by the neck. He didn’t put any strength into it, but it was firm enough to make her immobile.Fia looked at him, shocked. This was the first time she was seeing him being this violent.“I gave you the wedding
Every time the school needed to send students out for competition events, he would be among the chosen ones. He would always come back with the number one prize, improving the school’s reputation.Conrad was eight years older than her, and two years older than Esme.When she was in second grade, her grandmother took her and her cousin to his grandfather’s birthday.When Conrad saw the guests in his family home, he acted like he usually did. Full of pride and arrogance.Perhaps it was because of their grandparents’ relationship, he would treat her and her cousin slightly better. He would actually greet them.That time, he had somehow provoked the children from the other households while they were enjoying themselves in the family home’s backyard. They attacked him in a group.She led her unwilling cousin into the fray. Of course, they couldn’t push back the others and she then went and called the adults.When the adults came, the war stopped.Afterward, she went to look for the
“You’ve been mistreating me lately, so that’s your fault.”Conrad frowned and stopped as he looked down at her.That was how she was supposed to act in the past three years, but something felt different.Fia thought about a lot of things when she was sitting by the flowerbed. She couldn’t continue the fight with him and continue to escalate their fights. It would only benefit Esme.No matter how lowly she would become, it wouldn’t be better. She had to consider things for the child in her womb now, too.She had to tell him about her pregnancy, so that he would accept the child’s existence.Once they were back in the bedroom, Fia pulled him into the shower and helped him shave, just like she did in the past.When he saw how gentle and obedient she was, he could feel the flames of desire slowly burning inside of him. He had been abstaining for two weeks now.He placed his hands by her waist and growled with a heavy hint. “Fia. We’re not divorced yet.”Fia didn’t anger him as she
Conrad turned around and walked over to Fia. He took the results and placed it on her thighs.“The machine is printing two more results. You can take it yourself. I need to go.”Fia dragged his hand. “Where are you going?”“This is all thanks to your grandmother!” Conrad couldn’t help but complain.“It’s Esme again? I told you I’m not feeling well. We still have to see the doctor after taking the results. Won’t you go with me?”Conrad frowned and said, “You can take the results and ask the doctor about it! You’re not made of glass!”With that, he pulled his hand away and ran.Fia looked at her hand that was trying to hold him just now and let out a laugh.“Oh, Fia. What’s the point of telling him you’re pregnant? With that attitude of his?” Conrad had just left the hospital and Fia followed soon after. She didn’t take the printed results. She already knew about her pregnancy after all.The only reason she wanted him to accompany her during the checkup was because she wanted hi