Fia felt that if she changed her number and without the anonymous messages, the enemy would disappear. She would feel even more uneasy.“Fia, let’s change to a new number, alright?” Conrad asked gently.“Alright, let’s get it changed. However, don’t cancel this number, let Sophia use it,” Fia explained. “Perhaps one day the person would be exposed. All of these are clues.”Conrad thought about it for a bit. “Alright.”“What about Sophia?” Fia asked.“You want to see her?” Conrad frowned. Sophia was punished and if she were to come over now, he was afraid that Fia would get angry when she saw it.“Yeah. I want to see her. I want to talk to her. Go and busy yourself with work. The company’s situation isn’t too great now, is it?” Fia had seen all those rumors online.They did not stop and Maxwell Corporation’s stocks were going down. All of these were very dangerous matters.Conrad nodded. “Alright. I’ll get Sophia over.”“Go to the company. Don’t stay at home. At this moment, ev
Sophia felt like her heart was being stuffed with glass, feeling a dull pain.She was an orphan and grew up in the Hellish Training Camp. Since young, no one had ever said such words to her.All she learned was how to defeat enemies!“There is medicine to get rid of bruises and swelling. I’ll get it.” Fia got up to look for medicine.Sophia sat there in a daze, feeling quite touched. The feeling of having someone who treated her like a girl and cared for her was really not bad.Fia brought the first aid kit and said to Sophia, “Let me help you apply the medicine. It might be a little painful. Just endure it a little.”“There is no need, Madam.” Sophia took over the first aid kit in her hand. “I can do it myself.”“Don’t worry about it. It’s not a big deal,” Fia said.Sophia shook her head awkwardly. “I’m ticklish.”“Alright, then you can do it yourself.” Fia sat down by her side and asked, “Have you eaten? What do you want to eat?”“I’ve eaten. Tiger sent food,” Sophia replie
It was then the door of the condominium apartment was opened again. This time Silas brought in two hunky, muscular bodyguards.Silas said to her coldly, “They are here to protect you. They will take turns to guard your door. If you need anything, you can always ask them to provide them for you.”Esme clenched her teeth and thanked him profusely. Deep in her heart, however, she was cursing him and Conrad non-stop. She did not think that Conrad would not only refuse to see her but also send someone to keep an eye on her.“Mr. Silas, I have miscarried my baby recently. I forgot to bring my medici-“Before she was able to finish her words, Silas tossed a packet of medicine on the table. “This is the medicine prescribed by the hospital. Remember to take them as the doctor ordered.”“Thank you, Mr. Silas.” Esme thanked him again.But it was not over yet. Silas looked her in the eye and said, “Hand over your phone.”Esme was stunned hearing this. “Why should I give you my phone? No,
Peter furrowed his brows as soon as he heard this. He recognized that cold, indifferent voice.Conrad leaned back on his black high back chair, gripping his phone as he spun his pen.“About those rumors about me, my wife, and my company, aren’t you going to do something about it, Mr. Hall?”“She’s in your hands?!” Peter’s face turned grim when he realized what was going on.“Yes.”“What are you doing?!” Peter said anxiously, “She’s weak and frail right now! She needs proper medical attention at the hospital!”“Heh! Let me remind you, Mr. Hall. You drew the first blood.” After finishing his words, Conrad immediately hung up.Peter was furious and agitated at the matter at hand. He could not get through Esme’s phone so he could not get her phone’s location. He wanted to rush to Maxwell Corporation to get her back but there was no way he could manage it alone! Besides, there was something important to do right now. He could not hold the press conference without Esme. So he had to
“Uncle Conall?! How can you yell at me like that?!” Annie stared at Conall in disbelief. “You’ve never raised your voice at me like this.”“She’s my daughter. Do you ever think about how I feel when you badmouth her in front of me?” Conall glared at Annie furiously. Annie began to well up with tears, “And have you all thought about what I feel? I’ve never done anything wrong. Yet Conrad and Fia did that to me…”“Annie, shut up!” Finn finally could not bear to see his daughter misbehaving like this anymore.He knew very well that his daughter had fallen for Conrad and that she had been trying to wreck Conrad and Fia’s marriage.Had he not uncovered her scheme in time, forced her to resign from Maxwell Corporation, who knew what else she had up her sleeve!“Dad…”“I’ve told you! You are to return to Lumenpolis and stay put!” Finn gave her a stern order before turning to Joy. “Dear sister-in-law, I’m afraid I’ll have to depend on you to keep an eye on her. She’s still young and im
“Brother, I am not spouting nonsense. I’ve checked with the hospital. After her mom’s death, Fia became mentally unstable. The doctors have determined that she has severe clinical depression,” Finn said.“Poor child…! Why is her life so full of suffering and turbulence?” Conall pulled his hair and lamented sorrowfully, “It’s my fault. I was the one who caused Fia and Echo so much pain. If I didn’t leave them back then, Echo and I could have given Fia a proper family. She would have been able to grow up healthily and happily.”Holding a tray with tea, Joy climbed up the stairs and noticed the door to the study was half-opened. Her face turned grim and sullen as she stood next to the half-open door and overheard their conversation. Shaken by what she heard, the teacups on the tray shook and fell to the floor, breaking into pieces as tea spilled everywhere. Conall frowned and looked at the door. “Who’s there?”“It’s me!” Joy opened the door in anger. “Conall, I’m so disappointed in
Felicity frowned. “Let’s not talk about this anymore. I’ll bring you out for shopping, alright?”She still wanted to enjoy her freedom and did not want to be bound by her father’s company. If she had wanted to inherit Conall’s company, she would not have chosen to go overseas in the first place. ……“Fia is too stubborn.” Conall lamented, “If she isn’t too stubborn about not wanting to come home, I would be able to protect her.”“Don’t worry, brother. Conrad is really capable and he won’t let anything happen to her.” Finn had changed his impression of Conrad after seeing how he resolved that incident in the hotel. “No matter how capable he is, we can’t expect someone like him to show everlasting love to Fia.” Conall said dolefully, “I’ll travel to Gryphon to meet Fia again. I’ll ask her to lay low with us in Lumenpolis for a while.”“Please don’t waste your time. She will never come.” Finn thought for a moment and said, “To be frank, seeing how much Joy dislikes her, you could e
“Fia, I’m just worried about you. Your uncle came and told me what happened in Gryphon.”“He told you I pushed Britney off a bridge, didn’t he?” Fia then asked sarcastically, “What else did he say? That I’m mentally ill? That I’ve become so suspicious of others that everyone seems like a bad person to me?”Conrad’s face turned cold when he noticed Fia’s emotions start to become unstable. He even wanted to snatch the phone from Fia’s hand so she would not be adversely affected by negative feelings.However, he felt relieved when he saw her smirking at the phone, seemingly not feeling hurt at all.“No. Your uncle didn’t say that.” Conall frowned and said, “I didn’t think of you that way, Fia. I believe you. Whatever you did, you must have done it with a reason.”“Don’t worry. Even if you all think of me like that, I would not mind at all. Besides, Mr. Finn Parker and Madam Barbara were once a couple. So it’s only normal for him to defend his dear sister-in-law,” Fia replied in a moc