Hurt, Peter rushed to the girl and asked, “Who are you?!”She stopped, still not facing or talking to him. Suppressing her anger, Barbara glared at Peter. “What do you want now? After almost choking my sister to death, you’re going to hurt my friend too?!”“Who is she?” Peter asked again as he stared at the girl. He wanted to take off her cap and mask so badly. He had an urge to see her face.Barbara shielded the girl behind her, intending to protect her from Peter. She had made up her mind. If this jerk dared to come closer, she would break his left arm right there and then!“My friend has no obligation to entertain you, Peter Hall!” Barbara said as she clenched her teeth. Her hatred for this man was so intense that she could hardly hold it in.Suddenly, the girl tapped on Barbara’s hand before taking off her cap. Peter’s irises shrunk and he took a few steps back.“Didn’t you want to see how I look, mister?” the girl said.A deep, long scar could be seen on the girl’s face, sl
Taking a deep breath, Barbara said, “I mean, you know very well he never loved you. Yet, why do you insist on marrying him? Did you use some underhanded means to force him to marry you?”“No… I didn’t…” Esme stuttered as she tried to explain.Barbara continued scolding her sternly, “You shouldn’t have gotten near him! Although he seems like a nice guy, Peter survived and recovered from that incident that happened to the Halls. He’s more than he lets on! If forced to a corner, he would get mad and resort to extreme measures to get what he wants!”Esme stared at Barbara speechlessly. Barbara loved her sister a great deal, did she not? Then why did she not seem bothered when she saw that she was almost choked to death? She even scolded her. Why?“Sigh. Forget it. You’re blinded by love so you won’t listen anyway.” Barbara suppressed her anger and hatred for Peter and Esme, and said to the maid, “Send Britney to the hospital for a checkup.”“Yes, Miss Barbara.” The maid obliged with t
After Sally left the room, Fia silently laughed as she lay on her bed. Every scheme that Esme plotted was all directed at her and her alone. She had enough of all this! But she could not rely on Conrad to deal with her. He had a tendency of being fickle and indecisive when it came to dealing with Esme. So it would be better if she handled this all on her own.When Sally was near her office, Conrad appeared and stopped her in her path. He presented her the medicine that he purchased and asked, “What did you and Fia talk about earlier?”“…” Sally was still deciding if she should tell Conrad. “Was it about your brother?” Conrad asked.Looking at the medicine in his hand, Sally said, “The medicine will help facilitate the healing of Fia’s wound. After we remove the bandages tomorrow, all that’s left is to spray the medicine on her wound.”As he put the medicine into his pocket, Conrad continued probing, “What were you and Fia planning?”“Nothing.” Sally decided to respect Fia’s de
”Nothing’s wrong with me mentally,” the girl said coldly. Staring at the girl, Sally could only see part of her clear, starry iris due to the injury on her eye.“You’re a strong girl. I know another girl who’s as strong as you. In fact, you two are about the same age. She…”“Doctor Sally, I’m not interested in making new friends.”The girl interrupted her with her hoarse voice.Sally was stunned momentarily before continuing on awkwardly, “So which specialist are you looking for? I know a few doctors who are really good at what they do. I can introduce you.”The girl flicked her hair to the back, revealing her burned skin.“I need a doctor who can help me recover my looks.”Sally sympathized with her when she saw her burned skin.“You’ll need a skin transplant.”She tried to not show too much sympathy when saying it, worried that it would trigger the girl.“Yes. I need a skin transplant.”“Do you intend to transplant the skin from some parts of your body or from a voluntee
Sally frowned as she saw the girl leave her office. Somehow, she reminded her of Britney in her youth. “Done talking?” Barbara was waiting in front of Sally’s office. When she saw the girl walk out the door, she went up to her and held her hand.“Yes.”“So, how was it?” “Sally isn’t the way out we need.”Hearing this, Barbara frowned, frustrated. “Then what should we do? We can’t take on that wretched pair by ourselves!”“It’s okay. There’s bound to be other ways.”It was then that Barbara recalled that Fia was hospitalized here as well. So, she led the girl all the way to Fia’s private ward. When they were at the door, Barbara said to the girl, “I’m here to see a friend.”The girl raised her head and stared at the door, thinking about the recent events and the people involved. A flicker of hope flashed in her eyes, “Okay. I’ll wait for you out here.”Glancing at her, Barbara said, “You could come with me and visit her together. They’re good people. Besides…”“No, it’s okay
“…” Conrad glared at Fia speechlessly. “Look, you can’t stay here. Can’t you see we’re about to have some girl talk?” Fia softened her tone and pleaded gently to him. She knew he would not be able to resist her plea.“Fine. Call me if you need anything.” Conrad immediately obliged and walked out the door.Sitting up on her bed, Fia chatted with Barbara for a while before looking at the girl in black.“So, Madam Barbara, she’s your friend, right?”“Yes, a really good friend. In fact, she’s like a sister to me,” Barbara replied, with a hidden meaning behind her words.“Sister?” Fia smiled. “Sally said you and Britney are really close. Would Britney be angry if you suddenly have a new sister?”Barbara’s smile almost cracked when she heard this. Looking at her, Fia said calmly, “Or have you lost interest in Britney?”“Mrs. Maxwell, please don’t stir up conflict between the sisters. Every family has its own problems, you know.”Suddenly, the girl in black opened her mouth and in
Lowering her gaze, Fia paused for a moment before saying, “Then we have the same enemy.”Barbara nodded. “Yes. This is also why I’m here to see you.”“You’re here to ask me for help, my husband’s help.” “Yes, I am.”Fia smirked mockingly. “Don’t you know what kind of relationship my husband has with my cousin?”Barbara and Britney were surprised to hear this. They did not know how to respond to her question.“They were each other’s first crush. They will never forget each other. If me and Esme clash, I can’t even be sure if my husband would choose to side with me. Why’d you think he’d help you?” Fia replied with a self-loathing smile.Barbara looked at Britney before saying to Fia apologetically, “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to upset you. It’s just… I’m out of options now.”Fia smiled at her. The Thomas sisters could not convince her to help.Britney, who was quiet all this while, suddenly said, “You’re carrying Conrad Maxwell’s child.”Fia frowned and looked at Britney warily.
Fia smiled and said frankly, “I’m not angry. I simply feel sorry for her. I’m not her enemy. There’s no need for her to say something like that to me with an ulterior motive.”Britney, who was enraged, felt like her anger had suddenly been extinguished. She didn’t even have the strength to argue with Fia anymore.“If you actually have the time to blame me for anything, you should spend more time thinking of a way to kick Esme out of your family.”With that, Fia laid back down and pulled the blanket. She didn’t want to say another word.Barbara walked over to hold her sister’s hand and said, “Let’s go.”Britney looked at Fia laying on the bed and suddenly said, “I hope that you don’t end up like me in the end.”Fia shut her eyes and didn’t say a word. Once the sisters left, she carefully stroked her belly and consoled herself in silence.…Barbara walked out of the ward with Britney. When she saw Conrad standing at the end of the walkway, she walked over with her sister.“Mr. M