“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
Fia’s question did not come out of the blue. She knew that the Starling family had a monopoly in the marine business. Even today, the Starlings were still the main powerhouse at sea. Of course, they were able to remain this strong because Conrad gave way to them whenever it involved marine business.She did not know the entire story. She also did not know what Garrett, her father-in-law, and Clarice, Jason’s mother, thought about this whole incident. However, when she learned of this from Jason yesterday, Fia realized that Beryl was a woman who lacked good conscience. On the contrary, Clarice was able to raise a kind and gentle person like Jason. So, she must be a good person. At the very least, she was not a bad person. Frankly, now that she thought about it, Clarice probably willingly carried the foul reputation as a “homewrecker” because she thought she had wronged Beryl. So, it was natural for Clarice to not suspect the Starlings.And her father-in-law… Although Conrad kept
When someone fell into the ocean, having more people in the rescue effort would increase the chances of the survival of the victim. The poor girl was innocent. She did not deserve to die like that.Meanwhile, Conrad was standing as still as a rock by the stairs, clenching on the handrail.“Hahaha! That girl deserved to die! Yes, she deserved it!” Beryl laughed maniacally as tears welled in her eyes.She had thought about it before. Had she not made a scene on that boat, would Garrett not be so heartless? Would he still come home and visit her and their son?“All this time, you’ve been telling everyone that Garrett Maxwell is a heartless person. Yet, you have kept secret all of the cruel things that you had done. You didn’t only cause that girl’s death, did you? There were others too, am I right?” Fia asked.“No! I did nothing wrong! It was them! It was their own fault!” Beryl screeched like a banshee.Not wanting to stay anymore, Fia left to go downstairs. When she got to the sta
In Beryl’s eyes, Conrad and Fia leaving was like the shadow of Garrett and Clarice leaving together!Beryl and Clarice had met Garett, and they became fast friends at the same time. Clarice’s family was not as wealthy as hers. Yet, Garrett was so foolish. He fell in love with Clarice!So, to claim Garrett from Clarice, Beryl used every connection and pulled every string her family had to force him to marry her. And it worked. They did get married. Yet, after getting married, Garrett became a lady’s man and went flirting with every woman he met out there.Still, Beryl tolerated him because she knew those women were not really his type. However, Clarice appeared again, and Garrett turned back into the perfect gentleman who loved only one woman. And the woman he chose was Clarice!“Why?!” Beryl said to herself, “Why did not he not choose me? Why do I have to suffer all this? To lose my love and see them living happily ever after?!”This was so unfair!Meanwhile, in the car, Fia star