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
“Fia.” Conrad’s gaze was deep like the ocean. And when she looked at him, he said each word carefully. “Continue to eat whatever you like to eat. I don’t wish for you to aggrieve yourself for my sake.”“But, for me to eat alone happily, isn’t it too pitiful of you?” Fia’s thoughts were a little twisted.Conrad smiled. “Have you forgotten that I have always liked to eat things that were more on the bland side?”Fia looked at him in a daze. “Oh, yeah. That seems to be the case, huh.”“Silly girl, didn’t we already agree, in the future when you eat all kinds of delicious food, you would try them out and tell me about them?”Fia blinked. “I’ll ask the doctor later on. When you are better, whether you could try a mouthful in the future.”Otherwise, just letting her use words to describe was truly too pitiful.Good things were meant to be shared with the people she liked!Conrad revealed a smile that could melt ice. “Alright.”Just a few minutes later, Silas returned. He bought extr
Fia on the other hand, was speechless.She pushed Conrad aside as hard as she could as she awkwardly covered her mouth and tried her best to wipe it.She looked at Conrad who was enjoying the endless aftertaste. “What were you thinking?”“Hmm?” Conrad, who was comforted, felt a lot better.“My mouth is full of the taste of chili and you still kissed me?”What a freak!“Even if you tasted like garlic, I’d still like to kiss you.”Fia’s heart skipped a beat and her face turned red.She muttered softly. “Shameless.”“I don’t want any face. I want my wife.” Conrad held her hand. “Continue to eat.”Fia recalled the kiss just now and was afraid he would do it again, so she moved her chair a little further away.Conrad was speechless.“You better settle down!” Fia glared at him.At this moment, voices came from outside the ward, attracting their attention.“Is Mr. Maxwell in this hospital?”A high-spirited but vicious voice sounded.Fia’s brow raised as she glanced at Conrad.
“Ha!” Conrad snorted. “150,000 dollars is worth far more than the price of that stab!”“Hey, how can you say such words!” Mrs. Thomas’ bad temper was starting to show. “If that stab hit a vital area, we would have lost a daughter!”Conrad coldly curled up the corner of his lips. “If she was stabbed to death, the compensation would be 1.5 million dollars!”His cold and heartless demeanor made Mr. and Mrs. Thomas absolutely dumbfounded.Although they had heard that he was very decisive and did not have a reputation for being kind, the old couple had never gotten close enough to meet him and thought that as a young man, no matter how bad his temper was, he would be able to talk to them nicely if they acted a little more gentle.“You, you…” Mrs. Thomas was so mad that her head hurt and she did not know what to say.Mr. Thomas thought about Fia taking the initiative to visit Britney last night and had even brought money over and instantly set his eyes on Fia.“You are his wife. You a