“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
“It’s the same taste as the sweet dumpling fermented rice wine your mother used to make!”Fia was stunned for a moment as she lowered her gaze to stare at the bowl of sweet dumpling fermented rice wine Conrad served her, recalling the same dish her mom, Echo, used to make for her.She picked up her spoon and stirred the soup, scooping up half a spoonful and putting it in her mouth.The first mouthful made her eyes redden. Conall was right. It had the same taste.She could not help but look at Conall. It had been so many years but he still actually remembered the taste of her mother’s sweet dumpling fermented rice wine. Had it once been really true love?The meal was considered pleasant for the three of them. The only thing that was bad was the impression of Conall being an old chatterbox, a far cry from his usual cool and taciturn self.After eating, it was time to leave.Conall felt a little reluctant, his eyeballs wishing nothing more than to be stuck on Fia’s face.He carefu
Conrad frowned. “That hasn’t been proven yet.”“After I saw her today, my instinct tells me so. Even if there’s no proof, she’s Esme Manning, not Britney Thomas.”Fia looked at Conrad seriously and asked, “Where were you going to take me?”Conrad gave her a conflicted look. He had lost all the mood to do that now.Fia had known him all her life. She knew what he was thinking. So, she said to him sarcastically, “Don’t tell me you’ve lost the mood after I’ve told you that Britney might be my cousin.”“Fia, why do we have to talk like this?” Regret crept in Conrad’s mind as the hands holding Fia’s shoulders clenched tightly.Fia slapped his hands away. “That hurts.”“Sorry.” Conrad let go of her shoulders and pulled out a chair to sit.“Britney has been fired. She will never show up in the company ever again. Can we not care about who she is or isn’t?”“So, it’s true that you’re hiding something?” Fia smirked. “Hiding something from who? Me?”“…” Conrad looked at her speechlessl
Conrad smirked, “You didn’t know? Or you thought that I am easily fooled?”Fia anxiously responded, “Eileen submitted those designs on my behalf. She said a newly founded foreign company needed designs… I didn’t know it was Argonauts Corp. I didn’t even know Jason has connections to Argonauts Corp…”As she was telling him all these, Fia realized just how weak of an excuse those words sounded. She quickly checked Gentle Stream’s recent designs with her phone. Indeed, those were the designs that Eileen helped her submit when she lost her eyesight. Those designs earned her a lot of money… They even came with high commissions… And Jason’s recent attitude…She let her guard down. Even if it was a newly founded company, or any company at all, it was impossible for them to pay her that much.“Fia, you’ve always doubted me. But what about me?” Conrad glowered at her coldly and continued on slowly, “I’ve always known that you’re helping Jason behind my back. Yet, I never confronted you ab
“…” Eileen tried to clear her throat, yet no words came out from her mouth.She sat there in silence for a while as Fia lost her cool and scolded her. “Eileen, how could you not discuss with me before giving him my designs?!”“I’m sorry, Fia. I just…”Eileen had no excuse for her spur-of-the-moment recklessness back then. She felt like a fool, especially learning about just how well Fia and Conrad got along recently.She should never have given Jason the designs. “Eileen, Conrad got really mad at me today.” Fia covered her face with her hand as tears rolled down.“He has always despised his father. This is why he couldn’t stand Jason. He had known about my designs falling in Jason’s hands. Yet, he never confronted me about it before this. He even tries to soothe me whenever I’m in a bad mood.“He must have kept this in his heart for so long. That’s why he lost his temper with me today.” Fia recalled how furious Conrad was. Even his eyes were bloodshot when he flipped the table.