She didn’t say those words out loud.She had read some articles about love. One of them said that women shouldn’t keep on professing their love out loud. A man would treat it as nothing if you do it too much.“And what?” Conrad could clearly feel his heart skip half a beat as his eyes tinted with excitement.Fia let go of him and put his hands behind her, walking toward the car that was parked inside the courtyard.She walked toward the driver’s seat, waiting for him to catch up with her. She then extended her hand for the key.Conrad stopped. “You want to drive?”“Yeah.”“No.”“Why can’t I do it? I have a license!”Conrad looked at her speechlessly and remembered how she drove to the Mannings’ mansion and rammed the car into their gate. He became quite scared because of it.Fia ran toward him and then questioned him with a straight face. “You remembered the time I went to the Mannings to look for you and rammed into their gate, didn’t you?”Conrad gulped and didn’t say anyt
Once Conrad believed that she could drive, she stepped on the gas.Conrad realized what was happening and said, “Slower.”“Don’t worry!” Fia rolled down all the car windows. As the autumn wind blew, her long hair flailed wildly in the wind.Conrad looked at her, stunned. He always thought that she had always been an obedient and calm girl. He didn’t know that she had a side like that.She was enveloped by an aura of feral frigidity. She seemed to have transformed into another person.They sped directly toward Maxwell Corporation. Conrad finally had faith in Fia’s driving skills.She had mastered how to turn and drift and even cut through other cars. She maintained the best distance between their car and others.“Whew! I haven’t had so much fun in such a long time!” Fia unbuckled the seatbelt and let out a sigh.She turned around to look at Conrad. “No wonder you men love to speed! While it feels great to speed, I can’t drive like that every day. I’ll get tired so easily and my
Conrad squeezed the package that was less than twenty centimeters in his hand and contemplated throwing it directly into the trash can. However, he knew that doing so would raise even more suspicion from Fia. So, he found a small knife and opened the package before her to reveal its contents. It was wrapped in a white plastic bag.Fia approached him and snatched it away to open it herself.Inside were some photos and labeled papers.The photos were of Esme, and the labeled papers were in her handwriting. The words on the labels appeared somewhat old, and the pictures were of Esme in her teenage years.Fia's hands shook, causing a few of the photos to fall to the ground. She held onto the labeled papers and began reading them out loud, "The weather was clear today. I invited Conrad to the riverside, but he refused. When I was deeply upset by his rejection, he called me half an hour later to say he wanted to take me and Fia to see the Flowerhorn cichlid."Fia read several notes in
Tiger found his own thoughts somewhat laughable after hearing Conrad's words. "Yeah, that's true. Who would be so foolish as to be someone else's scapegoat?"However, Conrad didn't think so! People may not be foolish, but that didn't mean they could stop the existence of cunning and heartless individuals behind the scenes!"Within three days, get me all of Miss Thomas and Esme's medical records, from childhood to present!" Conrad ordered.Tiger was taken aback, but he quickly nodded in agreement. Just as Tiger left, Silas rushed back.He leaned in closer to Conrad and whispered, "We've identified the sender.""Who was it?""Miss Thomas."A glint of viciousness flashed in Conrad's eyes.Silas was confused. "Why didn't she put in more effort to conceal her identity before getting exposed?""Because she's sitting on her high horse.""Huh?" Conrad's answer only confused Silas even more, as he was unaware of what happened last night when Conrad and Fia had encountered Britney du
"Did you think I wouldn't know that you instructed Silas and Tiger to investigate Britney behind my back? You even find ways to avoid me when answering your phone!"Conrad reached out his hand again, attempting to embrace her, but she evaded him.He hesitated for a moment, then forcefully grabbed her and pulled her into his arms."Let go of me!" Fia exclaimed. She was extremely shaken and started to pound his chest frantically."Fia! Fia, calm down!" Conrad couldn't help but shout.Fia stiffened, then she lowered her gaze, no longer struggling.Conrad gritted his teeth and said, "I didn't hide it from you, avoid you, or do anything behind your back! I was worried about your mental state if you knew. I did it for your own good!""For my own good? Do you know what's good for me?" Fia asked, looking up. "Do you?"Conrad furrowed his brows. "I didn't know before, but I'm trying to change now. I'm making an effort to see things from your perspective!"Fia looked into his burning ey
Tiger struggled for a few seconds at Fia’s request and said, "Do you really have to contact Ms. Reid?"Fia looked at Tiger. "Can you help me get in touch with her or not?""I can't directly contact her."Fia remained silent and stared intently at Tiger.After a few seconds of internal struggle again, Tiger replied, "But I can get in touch with someone from the company that she is currently signed with."Fia's dull eyes lit up instantly, and she stood, approaching Tiger."Then, help me get in touch with that person. I want to talk to Eileen."Tiger was somewhat confused. "Ms. Reid is in another country, and she can't help you with anything. Wouldn't it be better to discuss the matter with Sir?"The light in Fia's eyes faded, and she smiled bitterly. "I can't expect you men to understand women."Tiger was speechless."Never mind. Just help me get in touch with the person, okay?"Fia returned to the platform and sat down.Tiger struggled inwardly again and eventually took out
The waiter glanced at Jason, who nodded in response. After the waiter left, Jason looked at Fia and said, "It's going to be very bitter.""I'm used to drinking bitter coffee. Adding anything else to it changes the taste." Fia casually replied, then jokingly said, "And you? Why are you only drinking a glass of warm water? It's my treat, so don't worry about the cost."Jason chuckled and shook his head. "It's not about the money. My stomach hasn't been feeling well lately, so I can only drink plain water."Upon hearing this, Fia thought of Conrad, who also had stomach issues. Out of friendly concern, she asked, "Is it because you took over your father's company and have to entertain your clients while drinking?""Yes," Jason replied. As the waiter approached with the water and coffee, Jason stood, thanked the waiter, then placed the coffee and water in front of Fia and himself, respectively.The waiter smiled slightly at Jason, thanked him, and left.Fia stirred her coffee slowly
“Fia, why are you with Jason today?” Eileen spoke with a laugh. “It couldn’t be that you suddenly felt your own Mr. Maxwell isn’t good enough, could it? Thinking of changing to a different husband?”“I haven’t even asked you anything!” Fia questioned angrily. “Why did you contact him but not me?”“I didn’t. I didn’t contact Jason.”“How can you say that you didn’t contact him? Evidence shows that you have! If you had the time, why didn’t you contact me? You didn’t even tell me Lyn’s overseas number! Conrad said that you were training in seclusion and I always thought that it was true and didn’t have the heart to disrupt you!”Eileen could hear Fia’s tone that was sounding more and more like something was wrong and she asked carefully. “Did you fight?”“No!”“You must have, though, right? I can even hear it in your voice.”Fia held herself up by placing a hand on the sink in the washroom, and raised her head to look at the ceiling, holding back her tears.“It’s just that I reall