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
“No need. I’m hungry. I don’t want to wait anymore.”She entered the dining hall and had dinner alone. Her mind was still on Britney’s matters.When she was almost full, she suddenly had a thought and got up to go upstairs. She took out her phone and made a call.“Evans, can you get Mr. Gilbert to help and check Britney’s computer and handphone? Don’t let go of any fine details!”Jason agreed and after Fia hung up, he looked at Kent, who was sitting opposite him.“Fia can’t have called you, right?” Kent made a guess.Jason nodded, picked up his drink, and drank it unhappily.Seeing the situation, Kent was quite speechless.“You didn't drink much in the past. How did you become an alcoholic after you gave up medicine and entered the business world?”“Things are no longer like they were in the past. Many things are not up to me.” Jason picked up the cup and finished the remaining alcohol before pouring himself another cup.“Don’t drink so much!” Kent had a stern expression.“I
“That’s just a silly, adorable, sweet girl. First she followed Peter out of the country and now they have returned yet he hasn’t even given her a status!”Kent had a look of disdain, looking down on Britney, the boy-crazed girl! His mother had suggested getting him to meet her for a blind date when she returned to the country previously.Jason looked around the private room and waved at Kent.Kent leaned in. “What?”“I suspect that Britney is Esme,” Jason said in a voice so soft that any surveillance camera or voice recorder would find it hard to catch.But Kent jumped in shock. “That’s impossible!”“Shhh!” Jason had a stern look. “Don’t tell a third person.”He brought out a bank card from his pocket. “There’s some money in it. Just treat it as me giving you a salary for making you my computer advisor.”“Heck! With our relationship, do you need to pay me? Take it back!” Kent pushed the bank card back. “I will definitely help you to check things out clearly!”Jason said with d
Thinking of how he had always helped her, she felt deeply defeated.“I’m sorry, Evans.”“Fia, I’m not telling you this to add to your pressure. I just want you to know that there is a need for you to exist. Besides my parents and some of their friends and relatives, as well as a few of my childhood buddies, I have never told anyone.“Fia, I’m telling you because I want you to know that when I see you, I am reminded of my sister. If she were alive, she would be just a little older than you. After meeting you, I feel comforted and am no longer so sad.“That’s why I always hope you are fine and well and that you would love and protect yourself well. I don’t want to endure the pain of another loss.”Fia felt sympathy. She had lost two children who were never born and she had already endured a lot of pain.However, the daughter of Jason’s mother was already over two years old. From the time she was conceived to her age, they had already been through a lot together and had even more fe
But no matter how terrible she was, in this incomplete home, besides his grandfather, his mother was the only family he had.If possible, he hoped that his mother could put down all her crooked thoughts, properly accept Fia, and live with her peacefully.At the family residence, the housekeeper came flying over to open the car door.“Master Maxwell, you’re back.”Conrad nodded, opened the door to the passenger seat, and helped Fia out of the car.“Where is my mother now?”“Madam is upstairs. I’ll report to her.” The housekeeper was very happy. His Master and Young Madam had not returned for a long time and this residence was too lonely. How nice it would be if they could return more often.“No need. We’ll go up ourselves,” Conrad said.“Alright, sure. My wife and I will go and buy some food. In the afternoon, we can have a meal together with the both of you.”Conrad looked at Fia, respectfully asking for her opinion. “Do you want to stay for lunch?”“Sure,” Fia agreed.The h
She smiled and pulled him aside. “Conrad, I want to talk to her alone. Okay?”Of course, Conrad was not going to let her do that.Fia said to him earnestly, “Don’t worry, Conrad. You’ve put her under house arrest. So, she can’t do anything to me. Besides, I have regained my eyesight. You go wait downstairs. I’ll call for you if there’s anything I need.”It took a lot of time and effort to persuade him. Worrying that Fia might lose trust in him for not allowing her to be alone with Beryl, Conrad relented.Before he went downstairs, Conrad said to Beryl coldly, “If you still want your freedom, you better not hurt Fia.”Hearing this, Beryl shoved down the venomous words that she prepared to spout at Fia. Although she was still provided with everything she asked, Beryl was no different than a prisoner in the residence. She yearned for her freedom.“Will you let me out if I stop hurting and scolding her?”“No,” Conrad responded firmly before going downstairs. Fia sat down and loo