“Why not? You are about the same age. And you seem to be so alike.” Barbara did not understand why Fia said this.Fia could not help but think that Barbara, although being quite capable in her career, was a little slow in catching social cues and contexts.Thus, Fia decided to tell her frankly. “She and I do not see eye to eye. It’s not possible for us to be friends.”From the moment Britney applied that peach blossom hand moisturizer on her, Fia had a feeling that this friendship was never going to work. From that moment, Fia already felt that something was off about this Britney girl. Then, when she could finally see again, the moment she saw Britney, that hunch that something was fishy about her became even stronger.It was weird indeed, for Britney seemed to be a really kind and gentle young lady. Yet, her hunch was telling her that something was definitely not right.“Was it because of Annie?” Barbara was a little upset upon hearing this. “It was Annie who had fallen for Mr.
Britney selected a few documents that required contact with Conrad. She then picked up the phone that Barbara left her, so that she could handle her work without issue, and searched for Conrad in the messenger app. It did not take long for her to find him as Barbara’s recent work put him at the top of the chat.Most of the communication exchanges were document uploads. They rarely talk on the messenger, and even if they did, they would only talk about work.Britney eagerly stared at the “Mr. Maxwell” account in the chat, then with a touch she entered to see his recent online activities.It was like in the past. There was no hint of activity on his social media. Britney was overjoyed to see this. There was no sign of Fia at all on his social media. That meant that he did not care for his wife at all. In fact, if he did not care for her, that would also mean he did not love her!She was now quite certain that Conrad only treated Fia like a sister. All his concern for her was purely
Britney, unable to hold back her excitement, raised her head to look at Conrad before shyly lowered her head to look away.“My sister is a very hardworking and capable woman. I can’t let her down.”“As expected from Barbara’s sister.” Conrad responded coldly before picking up his documents and leaving.There was no praise. There was no sign of anger either.Britney was dumbfounded as she stood there, not understanding what Conrad meant. Suddenly, Conrad stepped back into the meeting room and glared at the woman.“Miss Thomas.”Britney’s eyes beamed as she responded, “Yes, sir?”Conrad smirked at her coldly. His good looks would probably make one mistake him for being in a good mood at the moment.“Tomorrow night, there’s a business party. Would you care to join?”Britney replied eagerly, “Yes, of course!”“8 PM. I’ll head to the Thomas residence to get you.”“Understood, sir. I’ll definitely not let you down!”Conrad walked away as his face turned grim. He wanted to see j
Fia began moaning in his arms, overwhelmed by his burning passion.Conrad let go of the poor girl’s slightly swollen lips and whispered in her ear.“Fia, it’s like you’ve put a spell on me.”“…No, I did not.”“You did.” He lightly bit her earlobe. “I’ve never lost control like this to anyone before.”After their first love-making session on their wedding night, it was like she had unlocked a cursed seal from within his heart.Back then, he did not have this kind of passionate urge for Esme. Yet, when it came to Fia, Conrad always wanted to pull her into his embrace. He thought it was because she was his first woman. So, this resulted in him having some physical obsession over her.However, he was wrong.Perhaps he was already attracted to her from a long time ago.This poor girl was always tailing behind him sheepishly. Her smile was stunningly exquisite. Yet, she did not smile as often as she should.Sometimes, when she was playing with Esme when they were children, Fia wa
Fia felt Conrad’s embrace tighten so much that she almost could not breathe. She also worried that she would forget his suggestion earlier, so she tapped on his hand. “Let me go for now, alright? I’ll need to make improvements on my designs.”Conrad took a glance at his watch and let her go. “You can do that after we have lunch.”“No can do! Inspiration waits for no one. If I do it later, it’ll slip away!”Conrad grabbed her wrist and sighed. “Or I’ll help you improve it after lunch. Will that do?”Fia’s heart began to beat excitedly as she looked at Conrad’s loving and thoughtful eyes. She felt she could trust this man’s skill and ability on working on her work wholeheartedly now.“But… you still have work to do.”“A few sketches wouldn’t take too much of my time.” Conrad sat up and leaned forward, onto Fia’s back. “Fia, you’re not thinking of shoving me away now, are you?”Rosy blush began to redden Fia’s ears, then her face, and then her neck.“Conrad… are you purposely te
Annie agreed, “Yeah, usually it’s very noisy here because there is always a crowd.”It felt like there was someone important visiting the place, making it difficult for everyone to chat their hearts away.The two girls curiously walked into the canteen. As they walked past numerous inquisitive and scared eyes, they finally saw the couple sitting by the window near the counter.The stunningly good-looking couple were chatting as they took their meals.The man who was usually as cold as an iceberg was now smiling warmly, as though he was baptized by rays of sunshine.“Is… Is that Mr. Maxwell?” Annie asked hesitantly.Britney was also shocked to see this. It was as though she had seen a ghost!She could not believe what she saw. Yet, she could not deny the reality that was happening right before her eyes.She had never seen Conrad smile so warmly when they were together a few years ago. After her “death”, Conrad had treated Fia even better! Just what on earth happened?!No, she c
When they returned to his office, Conrad sat down with Fia to work on her designs, as promised. After finishing working on three designs, a happy smile appeared on Fia’s face.“I’m planning to add them into my grandma's project. Do you think it’ll work?”There was a glint of sorrow in Conrad’s eyes. “You don’t want to work with me?”Fia squinted and hugged Conrad’s arm.“But you do like my grandma's project, don’t you?”Conrad’s Adam’s apple bobbed when he heard this. He could not help but to recall their grandparents’ relationship.And her grandmother… Thea Lawson’s death was his fault because he insisted on robbing that project from her hands via a legal loophole, and it angered her so much she passed away soon after.He did not have the courage to tell Fia the entire story.“Conrad, I want to thank you.” Fia looked at him innocently, “This project was Grandma's gift to Grandpa Maxwell. And yet, Grandma wanted to take it away from the Maxwells because of me.”“Fia, let’s not
Conrad, seeing that Fia had begun to ponder on the matter, knew that he needed to talk with her about it. Or else, she would not set her mind at rest leaving the project to them.“Come here. I’ll tell you about it.”Fia pouted. “No! You’ll get naughty and start touching me all over again!”“Alright.” Conrad smiled and stood up from his seat and walked toward her.Fia panicked and hugged a pillow nearby.“Hey, I’m warning you! You better not slack off from work!”“I’m not slacking off. I just want to pat my dear wife.”“Ah!” He caressed her at those “right” spots again! Fia hit him with the pillow in her hands and pouted. “I’ll get mad if you don’t stop this nonsense at once!”“Alright, alright. I’ll stop.” He scooped her up from her chair and brought her to the guest sofa in the office’s living area.He cuddled with her and warned her lightly. “Fi… If you keep struggling like this, I’m afraid I may just lose it and have my way with you.”Fia froze as she felt that his body he