“No, I’m acknowledging my mistake,” Conrad said as he tried his best to control his tone and not to show his emotions.Fia frowned as she widened her eyes the best she could. As she tried to look at him laying there, her neck almost broke from turning too much.Yet, she still couldn’t see his face.“How so?”“For making you angry, for making you cry. It’s all my fault.”If it wasn’t because of their fight, she would have been deceived by his so-called honest attitude!“Fia…” Conrad suddenly realized something and crouched down by the bed, and put his forehead with hers.“Why did you suddenly give me a belt and underwear?”Fia’s face turned red and couldn’t say anything.Eileen said when a girl gave a boy a belt, it meant that she wanted him to be hers forever.And underwear was something that someone could only give to another person if they were close.That was what she wanted to be with Conrad.“Hm?” His voice was low and raspy. He wanted to tempt her to say it out loud.
“Mr. Silas, since you know that I’ve already achieved financial independence and that I’m not lacking money, why would I steal gifts that another woman gave to him? Am I the idiot here? Or are you the idiots?” Barbara was furious. Her tempestuous nature would not allow her to endure such an accusation!She was not her little sister that needed help with everything!Silas frowned and realized that something wasn’t right as well.“Sir, since we haven’t finished our investigation, let’s not pin the crime on her just yet?”However, Conrad had been suppressing his anger the whole day. Now that he had found something, he felt that Barbara was simply being disingenuous!It must be because she was not happy with Fia, so she stole Fia’s packages so that the two of them would fight!“Madam Barbara, we found the packages in the bin outside your office!”“And that proves that I took them?! There are rows of translators right outside my office! Why don’t you suspect them?!” Barbara’s face wa
It seemed like her boss’ wife wasn’t as foolish as the rumors dictate.When she thought about the designs again, she quickly turned around and returned to the ward.“Mrs. Maxwell, I would like to speak with you alone.”Conrad had just wanted to roar, but Fia patted his arm.“A chat is fine. You and Silas should go first.”“Fia…”“Okay?”Conrad’s expression softened. He couldn’t refuse her.Before he left, he gave Barbara a vicious stare. Warning her not to say anything she shouldn’t, or he wouldn’t show her any mercy.Barbara snorted coldly and turned her head away in pride.She wanted to say things that she shouldn’t!Fia looked at the tall, slender figure in black. “Have a seat, Madam Barbara.”Barbara walked over and sat in the chair by the bed.She held her arms as she stared at Fia. “There’s something I want to be honest about with you.”“I’m listening.”“The drafts that you gave to Mr. Maxwell… The Director of Design and I both argued against them. However, Mr. Max
“Madam Barbara… You’ve been with the company for seven years, right? You must have heard plenty of rumors about me. It was normal for you to feel unhappy with me.”Barbara couldn’t say anything as she stared at Fia with a frown.“There are plenty of rumors, I admit. But none of them is to your benefit.Fia smiled faintly. She didn’t care about it that much.“Rumors, right? If you want to know someone, it’s better to interact with that person instead of simply listening to rumors.”Barbara sulked and explained, “Your mother-in-law was the one who started them.”“I see.” Fia acknowledged her faintly. “You know how it is between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. That’s normal.”Barbara’s eyes became intense as she asked, “Is there anything else you want to tell me then?”“About what?’“For example, Mr. Maxwell’s mother slandered you. That none of the rumors are true.”Fia lowered her head and smiled as she supported her chin with the back of her hand. “And then, I can smear h
“What about her husband?” Fia asked.“Barbara is already divorced…” Silas suddenly frowned. “Wait a minute. I heard from Winnie that Barbara was married to someone from the Parkers, the famed household from the capital city! It was a second marriage for the man, too!”“Annie Parker… Parker?” Silas was stunned. “Don’t tell me that Madam Barbara is related to Annie?”Conrad realized it too after he linked the lines together.“Finn is also from the Parker household from the capital city.”And Annie was his daughter!Conrad’s expression turned dark. “Call Barbara right now!”“Right away!” Silas sighed. Why had they all gathered here? Was the world really that small? The Parkers were everywhere!Barbara looked at the incoming call and stared at the girl standing opposite her desk.“No matter who asks about it, don’t change your statement. Also, remember this very well. Mr. Maxwell isn’t someone that you should be thinking about. He doesn’t care who you are if he gets furious!”Ann
Conrad felt like he wanted to grind his teeth into dust.She closed the boxes, hurled them to the side, and pinched Fia’s ear.“Be honest with me, did you plan this with Ms. Reid?”“…”“Are you trying to humiliate me, Fia?”“N… no?” Fia felt the chills down her spine. What was wrong with the gifts?Should she give Eileen a call and ask her about it?Just as she wanted to make a call, someone knocked on the door.Fia quickly said, “Come in.”A middle-aged man walked in. Several layers of bandages were plastered on his head. It was Eileen’s driver.He opened the door to the widest and Eileen came in sitting in a wheelchair, pushed in by her nurse.“Fia…”Eileen sobbed with a remorseful look.Conrad lost his temper as soon as he saw her.“Scram!”Eileen felt ashamed for facing Fia and quickly apologized. “It was my fault yesterday. I should have asked you to pick Fia up. Then nothing like that would have happened.”The moment that she mentioned it, Conrad felt like he want
“One of them writes ‘My wife is the queen.’”Fia’s eyeballs almost dropped from her sockets.“The red one has the picture of a pair of scissors on it. As for the printing… ‘If I betray my wife, I’ll cut it myself’.”“Eileen!” Even Fia was getting angry. “How can you do that?!”“To have revenge for how he hurt you previously for that homewrecker!”“Seriously. I shouldn’t have asked you for gift ideas.”Eileen narrowed her eyes and got closer to Fia.“I feel like your eyes are getting brighter.”Fia turned around and looked elsewhere. “I’m still blind!”“I haven’t said anything yet,” Eileen said as she looked at her carefully. “But it’s a good thing. I can leave without worrying too much.”Fia couldn’t stay angry at her anymore when she mentioned about her leaving. She knew that she did all that for her.… In the dining room.Finn looked at the smartly dressed woman sitting opposite him.“You’re finally willing to see me, Barbie!”“Stop. Don’t call me by my nickname as if
Conrad grabbed her fingers and said, “You’re making me feel itchy.”“Where?”If it wasn’t because she looked all innocent, he would suspect that she was intentionally seducing him.He swallowed and said, “In my heart.”“Huh?” Fia was stunned. She could help him scratch it if it was somewhere else.But in his heart? How was she supposed to do that? Maybe by cutting open his chest and taking out his heart? And then scratch his heart that way?Tsk. What a brutal thought.“I want to kiss you, Fia… Is that alright?”Fia’s face blushed. She couldn’t say “yes” no matter what.“Fia… The two birthday gifts are too humiliating. You have to pay me back.”Fia thought about the belt and the underwear. The words engraved on the belt were okay, but the ones on the underwear were too much.She then said, “Yes.”The corners of Conrad’s lips raised, and all the upset he felt for a day and a night disappeared instantly.Men… were really animals that could lose their minds over their desires.