“Felicity, she is your biological sister,” Conall said to Felicity Parker.Felicity went through a couple of seconds of mental construction and walked to Fia with a hand outstretched.“Nice to meet you. I’m Felicity Parker.”Fia looked at her oddly, and hesitantly stretched out her hand.Felicity took the initiative to shake her hand and immediately let go once they shook hands.“I’m sorry that I am unable to address you as my elder sister. You are not even two months older than me. Furthermore, you don’t have the same mother as I do.”“Felicity!” Conall shouted agitatedly. “What did you promise me just now!”Joy had a face of resentment. “Hubby, just calm down a little. You’ve finally regained consciousness. Don’t hurt your body with anger. Our Felicity had returned to the country for your sake. Hasn’t she gone through enough?”Conall frowned. Felicity had always been very understanding and he never had to worry about her. This time, because he was injured, the child had halte
Conall’s eyes filled with tears as he said, “Fia, I’m so sorry. I have let you and your mother down. It’s completely understandable that you hate me.”Fia lowered her gaze and replied calmly, “Anyhow, I appreciate that you saved my life. However, I hope you don’t pressure me into acknowledging you as my father.“Perhaps you and Director Parker are trying to make amends due to the guilt you felt. Perhaps, it’s true that you’re hoping to regain a daughter that you had left for years. Still, I don’t want to feel aggrieved just so that you can fulfil your wishes.”After saying it all, Fia let out a huge sigh of relief. It was like relieving a huge burden in her heart.She then smiled faintly at Conall. “Again, thank you, for saving me. Now, if you don’t mind, I’d like to take my leave. Take care.”Reluctant to part with his daughter, Conall extended his hand. Yet, no words could come out of his mouth. No matter what he said, it would seem like he was trying to pressure her with the fa
Tiger quickly stepped forward and stood between them, stopping Felicity from preventing Fia leaving.Felicity raised her head and glared at the tall, muscular Tiger. “And who are you?”Tiger did not bother to respond to Felicity before turning away and tailing Fia.……As soon as Fia returned to him, Conrad eagerly got down from his bed and held Fia in his arms as he brought her to the sofa.“Did he bother you?”Fia sighed, “No.”“No?” Conrad took a good, long look at her face. “You look like a withered flower right now. You think I’d believe that?”“It’s just that… after meeting him, it reminded me just how difficult Mom’s life was. It made me feel bitter.”Conrad hugged her. “Don’t think about it. Your mom wouldn’t want you to feel sad like this too.”Fia tugged herself comfortably in his embrace and circled her arms around his waist, sticking her face onto his chest to listen to his heartbeat.“If you were in my shoes, would you want to acknowledge him as your dad?”Conra
A week later, it was time for Conrad to be released from the hospital.Silas came to the hospital to handle the release papers first thing in the morning. Conall’s assistant came knocking on Conrad’s private ward’s door, saying that Conall wanted to see Fia again.Fia asked and acquired Conrad’s permission before heading Conall’s ward. Tiger stood outside of the ward’s door, coldly eyeing the other Parkers in the hallway.Felicity caught his hostility and retorted coldly, “What? Just because you’re her bodyguard you can just look down on us like that?”Tiger was stunned. He was not trying to look down on or belittle the Parkers. It was just that he was used to putting on this poker face. This made him look cold and unapproachable on the outside.Still, he did not bother to explain himself to Felicity. It would be too much trouble getting involved in these rich socialites’ affairs. Hence, he lowered his gaze but not his guard, quietly awaiting Fia’s return.Felicity, seeing this
”But you’re Felicity’s father, Uncle Conall! Don’t you think you’re…”“Get out!” Conall, for the first time in his life, felt so disgusted by his niece.How dare she make him choose between them and Fia! If he must make a choice, he would only choose Fia! Fia, that poor child had been through so much!Meanwhile, Fia’s ill fortune was still ongoing. It was true that the more one did not want to see a certain person, the more they would bump into them. As Fia and Tiger were in the elevator, the elevator stopped midway at one of the levels and in walked Britney. Fia and Tiger frowned as they saw her.“Good day, Sis Fia,” Britney greeted.Fia scanned her for a while before answering, “Don’t call me sis. Even though you’re younger than me, I have a hunch that you’re actually older than me.”“…”A conflicted look crawled onto Britney’s face. Recently, Barbara had been questioning her a lot about whether she still had feelings for Peter, or whether she had already fallen for someone
Fia looked at Tiger sympathetically before stepping forward and forcefully pinching Conrad’s arm.“Can’t you treat your employees better?!”“If I hadn't treated them well, they would not be alive today.”“You can stop bullsh*tting me. All I’ve seen you do to Silas and Tiger was mere unreasonable bullying!!”These two had been serving him loyally all these years. She did not want to see him bullying them just because he was in a foul mood.“Fia?” Conrad frowned upon hearing that.Glaring at his saddened eyes, Fia ordered, “We’ll talk after we leave the hospital.”She did not want to waste time squabbling at the hospital like this.As they stepped out of the hospital’s exit, Silas went to the parking area to fetch their car. Suddenly, a Roll-Royce stopped in front of them. The car’s window was wound down and a warm and friendly face pushed out to greet them.“Good day, Mr. and Mrs Maxwell. Do you need a ride?”“No need!” Conrad immediately refused with a cold frown. It was Pete
Just then, a few beeps of car horn could be heard. Silas stepped out from the car, “Mr. and Madam Maxwell, it’s time to go.”Conrad then held Fia’s hand and led her to the car.Barbara suddenly yelled at them, “How could you doubt Britney!”Then, she rushed into the hospital to visit Britney. When she entered the ward, she held Britney’s hand and anxiously asked, “Your wound is almost healed. So, it’s time for you to be discharged from the hospital, right?”Britney nodded, “The doctor said I could leave the day after tomorrow.”“Then, you should come with me to the company. We could make a pledge in front of Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell!”“Pledge? What for?” Barbara’s body tensed up.“Fia must have thought that you intended to woo her husband. This is why they want to fire you! I don’t want to see you unfairly dismissed like this. So, let’s go make a pledge. Tell them that you would never fall for Mr. Maxwell, alright?”As soon as Barbara finished her words, Britney instinctively let g
Barbara rushed out of the hospital, feeling immensely hurt and furious. Her hands shook so much she could not even drive properly.As she tried to calm herself down, Fia popped into Barbara’s mind. She quickly dialed her number.Fia was chatting away happily with Mary. Suddenly, her phone rang. Fia picked up the phone and stood.“Yes, Madam Barbara.”“She’s changed.”Fia frowned upon hearing this. She had no idea what Barbara’s words meant.“Our Britney was a kind and gentle girl when she was younger. She was highly principled and a moral stalwart. She would never try to go after a married man. On top of that, she would never talk to me like that…”Fia’s heart sank as she heard this. “So, you’re saying Britney was indeed trying to seduce my husband?”“No, it’s impossible!” Barbara raised her voice as she retorted, “It’s impossible for her to act like that! She’s not like my sister! She’s not!”“Madam Barbara, may I know where you are right now?” Fia could feel that Barbara’s e