Fia turned around in Conrad’s embrace and held his handsome face in her palms.“I know that it wasn’t easy for you to get to where you are today. You’re surrounded by enemies who want to take you down all the time. They will unite to go against you. That’s why you must stand even higher… Only then can you protect Maxwell Corporation!”Conrad was feeling quite bad as he looked into the woman’s pure eyes. He whispered, “What about you? Aren’t you afraid that I won’t have time to think about you if I dedicate my time to business?”“Why would I?” Fia tilted her head and held his face even tighter before tapping it lightly with a smile. “The higher you stand, the better you can protect me!”Conrad looked at her speechlessly.“And our baby!” She smiled at him with sincerity.He felt as if part of his heart had been scraped out, and something seemed to have been injected inside of it despite being hardened for close to thirty years. It was warm… And it slowly became hotter and hotter.
When she heard that, she joyfully said, “Eileen?”Conrad didn’t want to kill her enthusiasm. “Not her.”“Then who do I want to see?”“You’ll know later.”Fia wasn’t expecting much.She even thought that Conrad was making things mysterious on purpose.She was led to a restaurant near Maxwell Corporation without much expectation. They arrived in front of a private room on the second floor.Conrad raised his eyebrow and smiled, saying, “You won’t be disappointed, Fia.”The edge of Fia’s lips twitched. “Is this some kind of romantic surprise?”“You can think about it that way.” With that, he closed her eyes with one hand and opened the door to the private room.“Ah!” Thrilled voices of children rang out as Fia’s heart skipped a beat, unable to respond.Next, two voices calling her “Pretty lady” rang, and two little cannon balls rammed into her and hugged her legs.Only then did Conrad let go of his hand covering her eyes.She looked down, and saw Sharon and William hugging eac
“It’s nothing important, but I can’t wait anymore!” Fia smiled brightly.While Conrad had a bad feeling about it, he couldn’t refuse her.“I want to apply for a leave this afternoon. I want to take them out to have fun.”Fia was all smiles. Even when Conrad didn’t want to, he couldn’t refuse.“Let Tiger come along.”“Sure!”As the Lanes hadn’t had lunch yet when they came over from Oceania, Conrad ordered a tableful of Gryphon’s local delicacies.However, Conrad didn’t eat much as he accompanied the Lanes.Because of the two children, Conrad lost the chance to sit next to Fia. They both took the seats on either side of her.Fia was overjoyed as the children surrounded her and called her pretty, busy deshelling the prawns for them.When Mary saw what was happening, she felt apologetic.“Don’t let them get used to it, Fia. They can eat on their own.”“It’s fine. I’m not that hungry anyway. I don’t mind doing it since I have the time.”Conrad would glance at her occasionally.
“She and I…” Conrad was feeling somewhat melancholic. He felt that they had already experienced enough.He didn’t want to experience any of it anymore.However, it seemed like there was a pair of hands behind the curtains that kept on pulling the strings and starting problems for them.He needed to find the owners of those hands as soon as possible. Otherwise, he and Fia could never have a peaceful life.“Conrad, the environment isn’t the most important thing in this case. Your hearts must stand united. You can face and solve any problems that way.”Conrad unbuttoned his collar and said, “Fine, let’s not talk about our private lives. Let’s talk about work.”“Sure.”“Pretty lady, where are you taking us?” Sharon asked in her childish voice.Fia held her chin and gave it a thought before kneeling down.“What do you want to play, Sharon? William?”“I want to go to the amusement park!” With that, Sharon then looked at her mother worryingly.Mary was speechless. “Why are you look
Fia brought Sharon to quite a number of rides in about an hour.Mary asked Tiger to explain what happened between Conrad and Fia.After she heard it all, her brows were locked together tightly.“Your boss really is quite undependable.”“It’s not that he’s undependable. He’s forced by his grandfather at the time of the marriage. He’s innocent too.”“No matter how innocent he is, he’s still enjoying life better than Fia!” Mary was angry. While Tyler was also quite the playboy when she met him, once their relationship had been confirmed, he was loyal toward her and didn’t start any problems afterward. Meanwhile, someone that looked so cold like Conrad was the one that was problematic after his marriage. She never would have thought that he had another lover after his marriage, and he even wanted a divorce because of said lover!“Mrs. Lane, the only reason I told you this is because you care about my madam. However, it’s not for you to talk about my boss like that!” Tiger said with a
Fia lowered her eyes and didn’t say a word as she looked at the ground.She already felt it. She didn’t hate it, but she was simply helpless. There was nothing much she could do.“I heard from Tiger that you didn’t get married because of love. I’m worried that Conrad wouldn’t be able to control himself if he was seduced by too many things.” Mary slowed down before continuing, “Fia, you sure there’s love between the two of you?”Fia raised her eyes and looked at her without a word.“I hope you won’t mind me saying this. I can tell that you really like Conrad. I’m worried that you’ll suffer.”“Mrs. Lane, I can’t just run away because I’m afraid that he’ll leave me in the future, right?” Fia said with a smile. However, it was a smile that wasn’t from her heart.She had been trying to ignore the worry in her heart.However, there were always people trying to remind her.Mary understood what she was trying to say and said awkwardly, “I’m not trying to start a fight between you two,
“Tyler, you and I are on the same journey now,” Conrad said with a dark expression.Tyler smiled awkwardly. “I’m sorry.”What was he thinking? Conrad was the one who saved him all those years ago.“Stop smiling like an idiot,” Conrad said in disdain.“Yes, yes, I’m a fool. I didn’t realize that you’re trying to help me,” Tyler said excitedly as he stood up rubbing his hands. “Then you should make the arrangements to send William to that Hellish Training Camp of yours.”Conrad didn’t move and said with an icy expression, “I have to make it clear first. Other than the nutrition side of things, there will also be some physical training. Once he’s in the camp, he’s no longer the scion of the Lane household. It’s going to be very tough.”Tyler frowned. While he knew that Conrad wouldn’t lie to him and that his son wouldn’t be in any danger, he was worried that his wife wouldn’t allow it.“I’ll talk with Mary about it later tonight.”“No rush,” Conrad said as he finished his coffee.
Fia jumped off the pedicab and was going to take the two children off the back.“Madam, watch out!” Tiger’s powerful voice boomed.Fia’s heart tightened, and she turned around to scan what was happening. She noticed a toy motorcycle heading straight toward her.It was as big as an adult’s motorcycle. While the ones in the amusement park were usually meant for adults accompanying their children, it would still be quite dangerous if they ran into someone.“Watch out!” Mary cried out in shock.Fia measured the distance with her eyes. If she were to jump off to the side, she should still be able to avoid it, but the two children would be in danger.“Madam! Move!” Tiger only cared about his boss’ wife and no one else.He couldn’t understand how she could maintain her innocence after she had suffered so much.Fia held the two children, turned around, and was going to jump to the side.However, two five-year-old children weighed around seventy pounds. She was too slow, and that motor