Sally was surprised to hear this. She knew quite well what Clarice meant. Clarice, being Jason’s mother, invited her to see her son more often. This meant that she had won Clarice’s approval to be with Jason.Still, Jason did not have feelings for her. To be frank, after their conversation in the ward earlier, it was quite likely that Jason would not want to see her again.“My apologies. I have a lot of patients to attend to so I might not have the time.”Although disappointed, Clarice maintained a graceful smile and nodded. “Oh, silly me. I forgot that doctors are very busy. It’s alright, I understand. Jason, too, was very busy when he was a doctor. He was so busy that he didn't come home often.”“Yes, indeed he was.” Then, Sally quickly bid them farewell and left in a hurry. She needed to leave as quickly as she could because she was afraid that she would do something she would regret. It was a common strategy for girls to win the approval of the parents when they wanted to cha
”So I am like a demon to you?” Peter stared at his sister as tears rolled down his face.“I…”Sally panicked as she saw her brother tearing up. She had never seen her brother cry all her life.“I’m sorry… I… I don’t mean it…”She hurriedly brought over some tissue papers and said, “I… I wasn’t thinking straight when I said it… I…”“Such a wonderful sister you are!” Peter wiped off his tears with the back of his hand and stormed out of her office.Sally chased after him worriedly. “Where are you going? Your arm’s still hurt. I need to bring you to orthopaedics.”“Save it! Stay away from me. After all, I’m a demon! You should stay away from me so your good name isn’t ruined!” Peter pushed her aside before marching away, bearing with the pain in his left arm.Feeling sorry and dejected, Sally hesitated for a few seconds before chasing after him again.“Peter, you can’t leave your arm untreated. We must realign the bones and sling the arm. If not, it’ll make the wound worse.”“Sa
”You go with him,” Jason said to his mother coldly.Clarice had never seen her son treat her so coldly before. She asked cautiously, “Jason, are you talking to me?”“You know what you did. So shouldn’t you be the one to go to them and apologize?” Jason said coldly, “Conrad is a wrathful man. He will not let this go easily. If you don't apologize now, it’d be too late when he calls the police or does something to our company.”He did not want to remind her about what she did to Fia, but as her son, he could not just sit by and do nothing.Not expecting her loving son to treat her so coldly, Clarice began to weep. “Jason, I didn’t mean it… I received a phone call threatening to kill you if I don’t kill Conrad… I lost my cool because I wanted to save you… so I…”“How foolish.” Jason lowered his head and replied sadly, “It was just a call, Mom.”Garrett was so heartbroken seeing his wife distraught. He hugged her and scolded his son, “How could you talk to your mom like this?”“Rega
Conrad squinted, looking at Garrett coldly. “Yet, you slept with her and had me. And you never took up the responsibility to raise me. You should pay the price of your sins!”Garrett was stunned hearing this. Then, he retorted in anger, “How about this? I’ll give you Argonauts Corp as compensation! Is this enough?!”“Do you think I want that stupid company of yours?” Conrad replied cynically, “Argonauts Corp? It’s even worse than Maxwell Corporation. Garrett Maxwell, you should change your name. You don’t deserve to call yourself a Maxwell!”“Stop it. Please stop it…” Clarice was so heartbroken seeing her husband fighting with his flesh and blood like this. Suddenly, the ward’s door opened. “What’s going on?” Fia walked out the door feebly. Her steps were slow as she held a hand on her right shoulder so as to not make her wound hurt.When she saw Clarice kneeling on the floor, Fia frowned and tried to help her up.“Please don’t kneel. We can talk after you stand up.”Tears
“I understand.” Fia smiled sweetly. She closed her eyes despite the pain, waiting for sweet slumber to embrace her.She had woken up because of the pain from her wound. She wondered if she would wake up again later tonight because of it.However, she didn’t tell Conrad about it because she didn’t want him to worry about her when he was already upset.The next day.The sky had just slightly brightened when Conrad left. Before he left, he ordered Sophia to keep a close eye on Fia and to call him if anything happened.Sophia sat outside the door, leaving a small gap. She would peek in from time to time dutifully.After half an hour, the hospital director came.“Has Mr. Maxwell left, miss?”Sophia glared at the director warily. “What’s this about?”The director smiled and said, “I’m worried about Mrs. Maxwell’s injury, so I want to go in and take a look.”Sophia snapped at him, “No. You’re not Madam’s attending doctor!”The director said, “But I’m this hospital’s director!”Sop
“Jason Evans…” Fia muttered the name. “When I heard that he was wounded, I felt somewhat uneasy. I think… I know him.”Sophia said nothing. She was someone that was loyal and protective of her boss.While the person she wanted to protect the most was Fia, she only acknowledged one pairing, which was her boss and her madam.“Sophia, do you think I should see him?” Fia looked at Sophia.Sophia gave it a thought and cunningly said, “Out of protecting the relationship between you and the boss, I don’t recommend you see him.”“What?” Fia asked intentionally. “You think that there’s something between me and Mr. Evans?”“That’s not it!” Sophia shook her hand. “You’re a very principled woman and are only romantically involved with the boss. There’s nothing unspeakable between you and any other men!”“Then what are you worried about?” Fia smiled slyly.It took her a while, but Sophia finally realized that she jumped into a hole that her madam had prepared for her.“I want to see him,”
Fia sensed that something was wrong with his emotions, and she couldn’t help but become nervous.“I’m sorry, Mr. Evans! I… I forgot some things. If what I said is offensive to you, please don’t take it too seriously! Just treat it as some mindless rambling of a madwoman!”“It’s okay,” Jason said as he tightened his grip. “I’ll explain everything to Director Parker and do my best to clear Conrad’s name.”“Thank you! Then, is there anything I can do for you?” Fia asked excitedly.Jason looked at her. He wanted her to hug him, even if just once.But he didn’t need to even consider it because she would refuse him.There was no need for him to ask for the impossible.“You’ve already done enough by not pursuing a case against my mom for hurting you, Fia. If there’s nothing else, I’ll return to my room now.”Fia was stunned for a moment before saying, “Alright, I’ll have Sophia send you back.”“It’s alright. She needs to take care of you. I’ll have the doctor and nurse send me back.”
After Conrad was done washing the utensils, he extended his hand to Fia. “Give me your phone.”Fia looked at him speechlessly.Conrad said, “Fia.”“Can you please not?” Fia said with a frown. “I’m quite bored, so just let me have a look.”“You have babies in your womb. There’s too much radiation from the phone and it’ll affect the babies,” Conrad said with a cold expression.Fia blinked. “I can always wear a hazmat suit! I won’t use it for long… Just half an hour?”Conrad still had his hand extended. “Give me your phone. I’ll change the settings for you.”Fia asked, “You want to delete the contacts on my phone?”Conrad said, “No, I’m just giving a second look at who you have no need to contact.”Fia frowned. “I’ve forgotten people and events, and I’ve never seen a lot of those people on my contacts. Since I am in a better mood, I want to see who their friends are.”Conrad raised an eyebrow. “You want to know more about Jason?”Fia’s expression became alert. Originally, she w