Conrad looked at Fia with half-lidded eyes. "Did you hate me when we were younger?" he asked.Fia snorted and turned away. "You were so arrogant back then, didn't you know?""I..." Conrad furrowed his brows and coughed."What's wrong with you?" Fia said, not able to put up the pretense anymore. She stood and bent down to look at him, patting his chest gently to help him breathe.Conrad gripped her hand and said, "Fia, if I could do it all over again, I would have been nicer to you when we were children."Fia's eyes flickered. Would she have fallen more in love with him if he had done that? Sometimes, things that seemed good may not necessarily be so, and things that seemed bad may not be necessarily bad.Everything had two sides to it."Let's stop talking about the past or what could have been, okay? What we have now is good," Fia said wistfully as she held him and pinched his cheeks before scolding, "I thought you promised to stop drinking. Why did you drink so much? Also, wh
"As his wife, you can't underestimate things like stomach ulcers and gastric! Even if it's treated, you still have to be careful in the future or he will relapse!""Thank you, Doctor," Fia said. "I'll keep an eye on him.""Well, men are inevitably too busy with work and neglect their health. As his wife, you need to watch him more. Don't add pressure on him. It will also affect his condition if he's in a bad mood."Fia thanked the doctor again and took the prescription he gave her before walking out of his office.Outside the door, Tiger stood in the hallway. When he saw her come out, he immediately asked, "How is the boss's condition?"Fia pursed her lips and said, "When you go out with him in the future, don't let him drink or smoke. You need to pay attention to his diet too."Fia's expression was slightly downcast. "If he doesn't listen to you, just call me."Tiger nodded quickly. "Is there anything else?"She handed him the prescription with a pained look and said, "Get the
"She repulses me!" Conrad said with a deep frown.Fia was stunned."I don't know why, but every time I see her doing something, I feel like she has a motive behind it!""She..." Fia was afraid that Conrad was only saying these things to comfort her. "She did take a knife for you...""She didn't have to. I could have avoided it myself. Even if I couldn't, I don't need her to rush over to protect me!" Conrad exclaimed, looking disgusted.Fia stared at him in surprise."Fia, I'm not lying to you," Conrad said as he held her face and kissed her softly on her lips."I'm telling you the truth."He was worried that Britney would say something absurd in front of Fia, which would cause misunderstandings between them as a couple.So, he had to make it clear before anything like that happened.Fia pursed her lips and asked, "Why do you feel repulsed when you look at her? Does seeing her remind you of someone?"Conrad's brows deepened further. For a moment, he didn't dare to be complete
The next day, Conrad woke up to see a message from Hellish Training Camp on his phone. The message would automatically disappear after three minutes once it was read.His brows furrowed deeply as he read the message, and his expression darkened. Hellish Training Camp had refused him, which meant that one of them had refused, or perhaps even both of them!He had never met the other two from Hellish Training Camp, as he had joined after the two had been promoted. "Are you awake?" Fia asked when she returned to the ward after washing up and seeing his unpleasant look. She asked in concern, "Are you feeling alright? Does your stomach hurt?"Conrad snapped out of his daze and replied, "No. I'm fine.""You have two kinds of medicine that have to be taken on an empty stomach. Take them before you wash up," Fia said as she poured him a glass of water.She picked up the pills and glass and handed them to Conrad. "Here, take them quickly."Conrad sat up and accepted the items from her,
Conrad couldn't even tell, and he had been involved in the situation, yet Silas, who was an outsider, could?"I know you have deep feelings for Sir, but since he's involved in the situation, he couldn't understand."Fia frowned and instinctively retorted, "My feelings for him aren't what you think they are. At first, I only respected him as an elder sibling. But when two people come together, they can't remain as a resentful couple, so I convinced myself."Silas was silent. Fine. She wouldn't admit it! Anyway, he had long ago figured out that Fia liked Conrad and had thought so shortly after the two married. Because Conrad had mistreated Fia in matters of the heart and because Fia didn't want to be exposed, he remained silent."I'm going to sleep for a bit," Fia said. She closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, not wanting Silas to say anything else that would scare her.Fia never thought telling Conrad about her secret love for him all these years would bring her the happiness sh
Fia held her cup of coffee and blew on it before taking a sip.She smiled at Barbara, who was surprised. “To me, drinking coffee is drinking coffee, not sugar and milk.”“It’s too bitter!” Thinking about the taste was enough to make Barbara frown. “Life is already bitter enough. Why not give yourself a little sweetness?”“I like bitter gourd,” Fia mindlessly replied. “However, it is because bitter gourd is in essence bitter, it is not that I am finding bitterness for myself.”Barbara looked at Fia in surprise, understanding what her seemingly mindless words hinted at.“Madam Barbara, do you understand your sister very well?”“In the past, yes.” Barbara’s gaze lowered as she blew at her own coffee and drank a mouthful.“I am not a person who likes to beat around the bush. My sister was indeed not quite the same yesterday.”Fia put down her cup of coffee and crossed her legs.“Then you should already know about last night’s gathering, don’t you?”“Yes.”“Then you have also see
Barbara took two steps forward and suddenly turned her head around to glare at Fia.“Mrs. Maxwell, are you setting me up?”Fia smiled with a brow raised. “How can you say that? This is something regarding your beloved sister. Shouldn’t you be saying that I’m lending a hand?”Barbara’s expression was livid. “You are young yet your schemes are many!”“To have married such a man and have a status that many women admire, could I be sweet and silly?”Fia’s smile was heartless.In the afternoon, Barbara went to see Britney in the hospital during the lunch break.She did not tell her about Fia seeking her out for a chat.As she fed her, she secretly sized her up.When she had finished eating, she asked gently, “How are things between you and Peter?”A hint of annoyance flitted across Britney’s face. “It’s just as it is.”Barbara was paying attention to her and caught her annoyance, but was unable to tell why it was there.As an elder sister, she asked concernedly, “Is there still
Esme, who was pretending to be Britney, had the urge to cast aside all relations she had with Peter!“Britney, tell me honestly. Once I know how you think, I can help you.” Barbara tried to guide her.Esme swallowed and the words were just at the tip of her tongue. She wanted to say yes. No matter whether she was Britney or Esme, the person she wanted to love was Conrad!“Barbara, actually I…”“Britney.”Suddenly, a voice made Esme freeze.At the door, Peter was carrying a large bouquet of lilies and he looked as gentle as jade.However, the moment Esme saw his unfathomable gaze, her heart shuddered.“What are you all talking about?” Peter pretended to ask casually.Barbara looked at the person in question and wanted to ask whether Britney no longer liked him, but this was truly not quite good timing.“Britney, if there is anything, just tell your sister properly, there’s no need to be nervous.” Peter appeared to be kind as he spoke.Esme lowered her head, regaining the atti