Annie was able to completely neutralize the tricky spot she fell in.Fia remained in her seat elegantly, with her hands folded on her lap. There was no sign of weakness in her blinded, yet beautiful eyes.Annie waved a waitress over and ordered twelve dishes. The flavors of the dishes were quite varied. There were poultry, fish, cattle meats, and even a fruit salad in the mix. These would surely cover everyone’s taste buds.Her colleagues looked at her with astonishment. The total cost of these dishes would cost a fortune.After ordering those, Annie smiled at the waitress. “And a bottle of 82’ Lafite, please.”Several colleagues could not help but gasp at what she did.A bottle of 1982 Chateau Lafite would cost at least 40,000 to 45,000 dollars.“Annie, you don’t have to spend this lavishly for the treat.”“Yeah, you’re new in the company. And it’s the beginning of your career. You haven’t earned much money yet.” “We get that you’re a generous host… but this is simply too e
After lunch, Fia squinted and scanned her surroundings. Everything was still blurry; she couldn't see anyone clearly.Still, she knew Conrad would not just leave her here. Sure enough, when he saw her appear to be looking for aid, Tiger rushed to her. “Madam, do you want to head back to the office now? I’ll drive you there.”Fia took out a credit card from her purse. “Here. Take care of the bill.”“It’s alright, Madam. Mr. Maxwell had ordered me to put it on his tab. Consider this his treat.”“I see. Alright, let’s head back to work.”As Fia and Tiger finished talking, two girls quickly rushed forward to take her hands.“Mrs. Maxwell, we’ll escort you to Mr. Maxwell.”Meanwhile, the other girls who were too slow to hold her hands began to fight over the right to help hold her handbag instead.Fia smiled. “Thank you kindly, but I’m not ready to go yet. Don’t worry about me. You may return to your work without us.”The girls were stunned as they threw a look at Annie.Noticing
“Oh, by the way, there’s this restaurant owner I know. She has this daughter, you see, about the same age as you, about as adorable as you. She fell for my husband at first sight, tried to make him drunk so she could sleep with him. Can you guess what happened to her?”“What happened to her?” Annie was curious. If she was able to make Conrad drunk, the girl must have succeeded!“She was unsuccessful. In the end, she got found out and sent to jail.”Annie was stunned. “How could that be possible?”She glowered at Fia. There was no way this blind b*tch was adored by the man. No matter how good looking she was, she was still as blind as a bat! There was simply no way a woman like her could win against that man’s first love!Even a man like her dad, even if he was just the police, he still had to give in and divorce her mother to marry Barbara Thomas back then!A man like Conrad Maxwell would have even more temptation in his life. If there was a woman he really wanted, he would do an
“Sure.” Tiger quickly dialled Conrad’s phone number.Annie’s heart suddenly swelled with anxiety. “Are you really pregnant?”Fia responded coldly, “It’s none of your business. This is a matter between me and my husband.”“Why you… I mean, expecting a child is good news.” Annie took a deep breath before faking another smile. “I’ll let Dad and Uncle know. They could bring some supplements that are healthy for pregnant women for you next time.”Fia pressed her hands on the table as she stood up. “Tiger, lead the way. We’re heading back to the office.”She did not intend to waste any more time on Annie. This little harpy was really good at faking innocence. It was probably a lucky thing that she could not see, or else, she would be revolted even more by a mere look on this girl’s pretentious face.Tiger carried Fia’s handbag as he led her to the entrance. He was very careful and slow, fearing that anyone would carelessly knock into her.Annie, still sitting in her seat, stared at ev
Fia’s uncles believed that Fia had fallen under Conrad’s influence and that was why she did not want to acknowledge Conall as her father. “I am her husband!”“No one has the right to deny her the right to call him her father! Not even if our little sister comes back from the dead!” Douglas scolded loudly.Douglas’ words struck a nerve. “How much money did he give you three for you to so eagerly want her to be his daughter?”Upon hearing this, Hector pointed a finger at Conrad’s nose furiously. “Don’t you spit these baseless accusations at us!”Fia frowned upon hearing her third uncle’s subtle stuttering in his words.“Let’s go up to our office. We’ll talk there.”Not able to refuse his wife’s wishes, Conrad reluctantly ordered Tiger to escort the three men to his office. He, on the other hand, carried Fia into his own personal lift.After returning to the office, he put Fia on the sofa with a mug of warm water, a bowl of fruits, and some pens and papers on the coffee table.A
“Even if your mother is dead, the Lawson bloodline still exists! We are still your family!”“How can you be so inconsiderate to your family?!”Conrad’s eyes became ice-cold. He really wanted to throw the three of them out.Fia could feel his body becoming stiff and she patted his back.“My grandma gave birth to my mother and my mother gave birth to me,” she replied in a nonchalant tone and expressed her sentiment on the matter.Even if she needed to show filial duty to someone, she only needed to show it to her mother and grandmother.But they were no longer alive.Her uncles were very agitated.They had never felt how detestable their niece had become. She used to be so obedient and devoted!Yes! They did receive gifts from Conall!But Conall had willingly offered them the gifts! They didn’t ask him for any!After Thea’s passing, it was getting harder for Lawson Group to survive!And Conall had just reached an agreement to work with them not too long ago. It was good enoug
Conrad whispered in her ears, “I’m sorry, Fia. Did I scare you?”Fia shook her head. “I was the one that lost my composure.”“What are you thinking about?”Fia hesitated for a bit and then showed her phone to him.He took it curiously and switched to the log and realized that, when he was busy with work, she had picked up a call from an unfamiliar number.From the log, it showed that they had spoken for about a dozen seconds.“Who called?”“That person.”Conrad frowned. “What did he say?”“He apologized. He said that he wasn’t forcing my three uncles to get me to acknowledge him. He simply wanted more people to care about me. He even said…”Fia’s expression cracked as her voice turned harsh. She couldn’t even finish her own sentence before continuing, “What right does he have to think that I need someone to care about me? What right does he have to feel that those people really do care about me?!“After my mom and grandma passed away, the three of them never showed any conce
Fia gave it a thought as she could hear Jason’s concern in his words. As if he knew about her being kidnapped not long ago.“Thank you, Evans. I’ll pay more attention to it.” Fia paused a moment before continuing, “You knew about my kidnapping from Sally?”“Yeah. I did.” Jason didn’t mention the fact that he was the one that got to the scene of the accident and sent her to the hospital.However, at this time, there was suddenly a flash of inspiration in her mind. She listened to Jason’s voice and remembered the call that she had picked up on that day.It didn’t sound like Conrad’s voice… It sounded more like Jason’s.Was she misremembering things?“Did you give me a call that day?” She couldn’t help but ask.Jason was stunned, his eyes looking at the Maybach on the opposite side of the road. A third of the window had been rolled down, just enough for him to see her clean face.“No.”“I see,” Fia said. Fia thought that maybe she was thinking a little too much into it.Since sh