“Fia?”A gentle shout came from outside the washroom. Fia responded and wanted to continue speaking to Eileen, but Eileen immediately found an excuse to hang up.Fia was speechless. ‘What the h*ll?’Why did she feel like Eileen was hiding something from her?Fia smiled till she felt her face was hurting when she walked out of the washroom and had to face Jason’s concern.“Evans, I’m fine.”Jason stared at her bloodshot eyes. “Don’t act tough in front of me. You clearly cried.”Fia was speechless.“Did Conrad bully you?”Fia subconsciously shook her head. She did not intend to tell Jason about Britney being like Esme.Her own matters had never had anything to do with Jason.He had already helped her enough.So she lied. “I had a little disagreement with him in terms of work. It’s quite normal.”“He wasn’t satisfied with your designs?” Jason quickly asked.Fia nodded. “Yeah.”Since she had already lied, she might as well go with it.Jason considered for a couple of second
Fia shook her head. “It’s for kids.”“No one said that only kids can eat it. As a girl, there are times you will feel uncomfortable. Carrying some candy with you would be better.” Jason insisted and put it in front of her.Seeing the time, he said apologetically, “I have a client to meet, so I have to make a move first.”“Sure.”Jason hesitated momentarily. “If he doesn’t treat you well, don’t keep it to yourself. Even if you don’t want to trouble me, you still have the Parkers.”Fia was slightly stunned and did not speak.Jason did not dare to say too much about the Parkers, afraid that he would provoke her displeasure and left after saying goodbye.Fia sat alone at her original spot, ordered another cup of black coffee, and drank it leisurely.Seeing the milk candy that Jason placed on the table, it would be a lie to say that she was not touched.However, being touched did not equal liking or love.She could only hope that Jason could meet the person he was meant for a litt
Not long after Esme left, Peter completed an experiment. He took off his sterile suit and walked out of the lab.He came to the cupboard and opened the vault and stared at the four coloured little bottles, quietly counting.Besides the black one, she took one of each color.“Esme.” He muttered her name gloomily, his gaze staring at the small yellow bottle. “You better not do anything that will make me hate you!”The small yellow bottle was an aphrodisiac.Fia stared at the door of the cafe. From the time “Britney” got off the car, closed the car door, all the way to when she entered the cafe, she saw it all.That walking posture… Her gestures all vaguely carried the airs of Esme, but at a closer look, it was not entirely so either.“I’m here, Sis Fia.” Esme sat opposite Fia, took off her large sunglasses, and hung them on her collar.Fia stared at her, wishing she could open up the face of “Britney” and see whose face was hiding underneath!“Sis Fia?” Esme acted as Britney, sl
Fia put up her mental defenses and released her tightly clenched hands as she smiled with a wicked sarcastic smile.Esme’s expression froze slightly. She had never seen her timid, weak cousin like this before.“I can conclude that you are not Britney.”“What evidence do you have!” Esme felt an instant of panic. Fia’s actions were too calm, as if she had a handle on her.“The evidence is you.” Fia used a single finger to point at her chin and smiled indicatively. “Don’t believe me? Why don’t we wait and watch?”“I don’t understand what you are saying.” Esme thought of what Peter had always told her.Peter said that Fia did not appear to be as simple as she looked and that she was a girl that had schemes and boldness.She always refuted Peter.Because since young, she had looked down on Fia, this despicable person!Without a father, her mother had gotten pregnant out of wedlock. The two of them were just shameless, shaming the Lawsons!However, there was only the mother-daughte
“I was a little worried about you, so I called Mr. Evans. He got me to pick you up here.”Fia nodded and got into the car.“Wait!” Esme came running over, acting obedient and shy.“Mr. Tiger, can I sit in your car?”Tiger threw a cold gaze over. “No!” The moment he finished speaking, he closed the door to the back seat, not allowing Esme to approach his Madam.Fia raised her brow. Tiger looked quite dashing with his decisiveness! It was a little like Conrad’s attitude when dealing with girls who tried to strike up a conversation with him.Esme clenched her hands, her palms hurting from how hard she was clenching them. Seeing Tiger’s car driving Fia further away, she was jealous and full of hatred!In the car, Tiger was quiet for a couple of seconds before speaking. “I didn’t tell Mr. Maxwell about you meeting Mr. Evans privately. When you go back, you don’t have to mention it.”Fia looked at the back of Tiger’s head in disbelief.“Why didn’t you mention it?”“Sir has always l
Fia pinched between her brows, appearing to be calm, but her heart was a mess.Firstly, after all those words with Britney and confirming that Britney was not Britney but Esme, she wholeheartedly wanted to prove it, but she did not have the least bit of evidence.Then, she thought about all those miserable experiences with Conrad, losing her child twice and the dangers she faced time and yet again.Everything strung into a line in her mind and Esme became the most suspicious person!It seemed that all things pointed to Esme.“Yes, it must be her!” Fia opened her eyes and said with certainty.Tiger was shocked. “Madam, what’s wrong?”Fia looked at Tiger. “Nothing. Just pay attention while driving.”The car stopped at the entrance of the restaurant. Fia got out of the car and entered the restaurant.Only then did Tiger dare to call Silas as he personally watched his Madam enter the restaurant where they had made an appointment with Conall.After Silas hung up, he quickly inform
As for Felicity, her mood instantly turned bad because of her father’s introduction and she stopped in her tracks.If it were not for Fia, she would be the only daughter of the husband and wife!“Felicity?” Entering the restaurant, Conall noticed that Felicity did not keep up with them, and when he turned back to look, he saw her standing by the door in the daze.“Dad, I won’t follow you in. Just have a good meal with them.” Felicity did not wish to make things hard on herself.Conall thought about it. “Just as well. Go back and accompany your mom and guide her a little. Let her be like you, a little more generous.”These words no doubt affected both Felicity and her mother.Felicity responded casually, turned around, and left.The door of the private room opened. Fia raised her eyes to look and got up respectfully, pulling out the chair of the main seat.She looked at Conall and said, “Please take a seat.”Conall nodded with a smile. Every time he faced Fia, he would lose his
Fia frowned, ignoring Conall’s words of it being “a great day of rejoicing”. She merely replied with a stern look, “Conrad’s stomach is not in a good condition and you have also just been discharged. It is not suitable for you two to have wine.”“It’s the first time I’m having a meal with my son-in-law. How can there not be wine?!” Conall was a little sad.Fia frowned even harder as she said coldly, “If you want to drink wine, then there is no need to have this meal!”Conall looked at Fia in shock, momentarily unable to react.Having lived to his age, there had never been anyone who dared to speak to him like this.Conrad saw that Fia’s attitude was cold and harsh, so he suggested, “Why don’t we have some rice wine instead?”Fia glared at him with a stern look. “What did you promise me?”“Fermented rice. It’s sweet,” Conrad explained.The waiter by the side said with a smile, “Mrs. Maxwell, Mr. Maxwell is talking about the fermented rice used to make sweet dumplings. It doesn't