“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.
“Is she going to have a happy ending after this? Then who can I lash out at for everything that I’ve lost and for all my scars?!”However, Peter’s eyes were filled with the light of excitement. “All you need to do is to stay put. I’ll play with them on your behalf.”The Greens still had a score to settle with the Parkers.To think that Fia would be Conall Parker’s daughter… Good! Then, the daughter shall pay for the father’s debt! He could also avenge Esme at the same time!When she heard that, Esme stood up and swayed toward Peter, and she grabbed his collar with her red nails.She then said in an alluring tone, “Then, Mr. Green… My happiness will be in your hands...”“Ha, is it, now?” Peter took another puff, and he tapped the cigarette on her head.“Before you could have your happiness, you must fulfill me.”A game of suggestion began between the man and woman.It was a trade. It was also a conflict between two sides of equal power.Whoever placed too much heart into thi
Victor smiled like a gentleman and didn’t show any anger at not being welcomed at all.Once inside, he put his hands in his pockets before looking at Fia and pretending as if he cared.“Why did you get admitted to the hospital this time?”Fia smiled and said, “You’re quite good at gathering information, Victor. There’s no need to joke at my expense.”“Hm?” Victor narrowed his eyes, realizing that Fia seemed to have changed. It seemed that the meek girl that had few words had gained much confidence.Sapphire didn’t want Victor to ruin their relationship with his cousin and his wife, so she quickly sat down next to Fia and put the gifts on the coffee table.“Fia, I don’t know what you like to eat so I bought a lot of supplements. Look at you… You’re so slim… You have to eat more.”Fia had mixed feelings. She turned and looked at the blurry figure of Sapphire and said, “Thank you, Sapphire.”“No need to thank me. We’re all family. I hope that you won’t find fault with me for com
He might look like a gentleman, but he was quite wicked as a person. And the way he spoke with Sapphire made her so angry!After she got married to Conrad, he had never spoken with her in that kind of tone in front of his relatives and friends.“If he’s not worthy enough, then I’m done for,” Sapphire said in despair. “Fia… I think I’m in love with him more than you know. I know about him and your best friend. I can pretend that it never happened. I can even lie to them. Is there any wife that can do so much for him?”Fia had no words. If it was her from the past, she would do it too.How cheap a woman became in the name of love.But that man… even if she were to die in front of him, he wouldn’t even care.“Are you done?” Victor walked back to the living room after glaring at Sapphire. “I’m going back. If you don’t want to go back, you can go back to the Starlings!”The guest room.Eileen could hear everything that Victor was saying as she frowned deeply.Was that how a man w
When Eileen got back to the living room, she could still smell the scent of the sea from Victor.Remembering how he was mistreating Sapphire just now, it felt like needles were poking her heart.Before his marriage, she took steps to get away from him, and even then, he had never been so cruel to her.“Fia, can I ask you a question?”“Go ahead.”“He’s so violent toward Sapphire but he’s never treated me like that. Could it be that…” Eileen bit her lips as she said with great difficulty, “Could it be that he has feelings for me?”Fia looked at Eileen speechlessly. Even if she couldn’t see, she could imagine the kind of expression she had on her face.“Eileen, he’s married.”“I know.” Eileen lowered her head and said without much confidence, “Tell me. Do you think that I’m more important to him than Sapphire?”Fia opened her mouth and didn’t say what she wanted to. That love would turn someone into an idiot.Eileen… Sapphire… and her… Were they not all the same?She couldn’t b
Eileen's skin was silky smooth and felt like the best satin Victor had ever touched. Did that also no longer belong to him?Why couldn't she understand that his marriage was only a way to gain fame, and there were no feelings involved?He had come this far with his own effort and hard work. How could he cut his career short for her?..."Sapphire? Why are you here alone? Where's Victor?" Sapphire's parents asked when they saw her returning alone."He's busy at work."Mr. Starling frowned. "Is he so busy that he doesn't have time for a meal?""Dad, Victor already said he'll eat with you two tomorrow," Sapphire said as she stepped forward to take her father's arm. "Also... I wanted to ask about the land in the northern suburbs for Victor. Could he have it?"Mr. Starling glared at his daughter. "You come home for dinner just to ask me about work?"Mrs. Starling scolded her husband, "Victor is Sapphire's husband, and he's practically our son! What's wrong with giving them some inf
"Sapphire, since you've loved Victor for many years, you should know him very well. He has a vindictive nature, and even after marrying you, he still wants to trap Eileen at his side! He's not taking responsibility as your husband at all!"I asked Conrad for help to free Eileen, and that was what should have been done as a decent human being! But in his eyes, we did something that wronged him!"The more Fia spoke, the angrier she got. She wondered how Sapphire could pretend that these things never happened. How could Sapphire ignore all of it and ask her to talk Conrad out of fighting for the land because of Victor?Sapphire's face turned cold. "What are you trying to say?"Fia looked away and calmly said, "I can't help you in this because I don't want Conrad to return good for evil.""If you don't want to help, then don't! You could have done so without humiliating me!" Sapphire exclaimed. "Victor married me! How could he still have thoughts about your best friend?! They had a co