Even some simple over-the-counter medicine for fever could make someone drowsy or sleepy when the medicine took effect.Some medicine would also cause some adverse effects.“That’s not it.” Fia’s voice came from behind the curtain. Sally and Jason quickly pulled the curtain and walked toward her.Fia was already sitting up, her face a little pale.She then said, “When I was on the bridge at River Fane, I don’t know what Britney did, but I smelled a strange scent. And then, my mind became blurry, and I started to lose strength.Jason and Sally exchanged a glance.Sally said, “Sounds like there might be sedatives involved.”Fia curiously asked, “Can sedatives be made into fragrances?”Sally quickly nodded. “Of course! My older brother’s research is in this area. He knows a lot about this.”Jason quickly said, “Maybe you can give your brother a call and ask him about it?”“Sure!” Sally took out her phone and called Peter right in front of Fia and Jason.Peter didn’t hide anythi
Sally looked at Fia with mixed feelings. “You must be feeling very upset right now, right? I’ll get a psychiatrist to check up on you.”The light in Fia’s eyes disappeared as she said in a nonchalant tone, “I don’t need a psychiatrist. I know what I’m talking about.”Sally couldn’t suspect her own brother, so she believed that Fia had begun to hallucinate because her emotions were getting unstable.“You should get a checkup anyway! There’s a very famous psychiatrist visiting the hospital today. I’ll book a slot for you.”“No!” Fia got off the bed. “I’m fine.”She pulled the curtain and walked away, and Sally’s door was kicked open. Conrad walked in with a dark expression.“Fia, are you feeling unwell?”When Fia saw him, her eyes became numb.“Fia?” Conrad called out to her carefully. “Can you please not get angry first? Can we talk?”Fia looked down and asked, “What did she say after I left?”Conrad went silent.Fia then looked at Silas who came in after him. “Silas. Tell me
“In the future, please don’t disturb me anymore! I do not wish to participate in your matters!”She did not want to hear them talking about her brother!Fia looked at Sally. “I’m sorry.”After apologizing, she did not say anything more and left her office.Conrad immediately followed after her.Jason looked at Sally who sat at the front of her office. “Sally, Fia isn’t…”“Can you please stop talking!” Sally shouted, losing control as her eyes welled up with tears.“Jason, have you ever thought of things from my perspective? Have you ever considered me? I like you! Because I like you, I could treat Fia as a friend, as a sister! Because I like you, I can come running to her ward with just a single sentence from you regardless of how busy or tired I am!”Jason frowned deeper as she spoke, also understanding his own cruelty toward her.“I will pay attention in the future.”Sally looked at Jason miserably, and only felt things to be ridiculous.Pay attention in the future? Fia al
Conrad, who had always felt at ease in the business world, was currently desperate and his heart was in a mess!He was one who always hated getting tangled in love affairs.Now, Fia did not trust him at all.He tried to explain, but found it very difficult.“Fia, can you not look back at the past? Just take a good look at the moment now and see how I treat you in the future, alright?”He frowned even harder. “Can you just take it that I’m begging you?”Fia shook her head. “It’s not that I don’t wish to believe you, but I just really can’t do it. Today, when she called me, her voice was Esme’s! I went to River Fane to look for her and she spoke to me with a mask on. Both voices interchanged naturally and one of it was Esme’s!“None of you heard what I heard. None of you are me. Even if you heard her, you wouldn’t be able to feel the same way I do!”The light in her eyes shook and became fragmented.“Conrad, I also wish to live well with you. But the prerequisite is that she mus
Not only did Fia not get angry, she laughed even harder.She looked at a sullen Conrad. “Do you see it? This is what humans are like. They pity the weak without bothering to figure out the truth behind.”Conrad gave Tiger a look and Tiger immediately went forward to grab Britney.“Let’s go. I’ll send you for a checkup!”Silas, who was by the side, said to those passersby, “Her mind is sick. Our Sir and Madam have always been a loving couple, but she just had to try and cause strife!”Silas’ words changed the scenario and those people started labeling her as the “mistress”, and awkwardly apologized to Fia.Fia smiled sarcastically, opened the car door, and entered the car.She did not care what the passersby thought or said.She only cared about how Conrad would deal with things.“Sir, why don't you get in the car?” Silas spoke up softly.Conrad retracted his gaze which was staring at Britney’s back. That back actually made him feel like it was Esme.He leaned toward Silas an
Returning to the villa, Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Whitley felt unease and heartache when they saw the injury on Conrad’s forehead.The two of them held Fia and sat her down, earnestly telling her how Conrad was so worried when she drove off alone and how he was unwilling to even bandage his wounds, wanting to search for her.If it were not for the bodyguards at home, and that they were able to drive, they were afraid Conrad would have gone searching for her with his injury left like that.Fia nodded, looked at the two and said, “Alright, I got it.”Mrs. Whitley said, “Mrs. Maxwell, although Mr. Maxwell seems a little old-fashioned, there really is nothing bad to say when it comes to you.”Mrs. Taylor added, “Indeed, there’s nothing to comment about when it comes to you, right? Since he was little, I have never seen him treat anyone the way he treats you.”Fia was very clear about this in her heart, but her heart was bothered by other matters and seeing how the both of them kept on goi
“Transfer some bodyguards outside the villa over! You have to find them as soon as possible!” Conrad pinched the center of his brows. “Hurry up a little. Don’t let anyone notice anything wrong!”“Alright!” Silas was just about to turn around and leave.Conrad called out to hold him back.He said seriously, “I suspect that Peter has moved her parents. Search carefully. Don’t startle them.”Silas nodded repeatedly, and decided to follow up on Peter himself.Britney finished the check up under Tiger’s supervision. Except for a little cold, there was no other discomfort.A CT scan of her head was fine, and she could be discharged from the hospital after bandaging her forehead.After walking out of the hospital, Tiger looked at her coldly. "You are really vicious.""What are you talking about?" Britney put on a sad look. "What did I do?""In front of so many people, you decided to hit your head on a post just to smear the reputation of our Madam!” Tiger found Britney more hateful t
For that split second, Peter felt repulsed.He was not stupid.Esme had done so many things behind his back and he knew that she had not let go of Conrad at all.However, once a person fell in love and believed that that one person was the one for them, they would become humble.As long as she did not do things too absolutely, he would follow her to the end of the world.Waiting for that one day when she would realize that he, Peter, was the man that was worth her love.“Peter?” Esme tilted her head to look at Peter, acting like she was at a loss.Peter looked at her, saw Britney’s face, and suddenly regretted it.He should not have changed her face. He should have let her continue looking like her original self, brought her overseas and lived there, never to return to the country.“Do you feel unaccustomed, looking at Britney’s face?” he suddenly asked her.Esme frowned. “What do you mean?”Peter’s gentle brows curved as he said lightly, “I am a little unaccustomed to seein