“I’m a little tired. I want to go back.” Fia spoke faintly.Conrad said immediately, “Alright, we will go home now.”He supported Fia a couple of steps before she asked, “How is her mother?”Beth was her biological aunt, but she had no desire to call her that at the moment.The tiny bit of love they had between them was entirely gone.“Tiger’s timely rescue helped her keep her life, but she is still unconscious. The doctor said that she should wake up tomorrow,” Conrad said.Fia’s gaze lowered. Thinking of how he was in a rush when he just came by, she thought that he came to see her the moment he got out of the car.She never expected him to understand so much and to even know Beth’s situation.Conrad clearly felt that Fia’s emotions weren’t quite right, and pulled her to a stop.“Fia, I didn’t intentionally ask about her mother’s situation. I asked because I was worried about you.”Fia nodded. “I got it.”“Are you suspecting that I went to ask about your aunt’s situation b
“Don’t go!”“Ha, don’t worry about me, I can’t harm her! I have always been weak. I just want to ask her and make things clear!” Fia said in anger.Conrad chased after her, explaining patiently. “I am not afraid of you hurting her. I’m afraid of you falling for her tricks! Although Peter and her have gone separate ways, the truth is still hidden and we have no evidence at all that she is Esme!”“I know who Britney is.” Fia suddenly thought about the girl in black and immediately stopped in her tracks and looked at Conrad. “Go and see Madam Barbara. She’ll tell you some things.”Conrad frowned. “She believes that the current Britney is not her sister?”“That’s right!” Fia’s dim gaze lit up. “She found the real Britney!”Conrad was a little dubious. “The real Britney isn’t dead?”“That’s right!” Fia grabbed Conrad’s hand. “Madam Barbara should still be in the hospital. I’ll bring you to her.”After Barbara was sure that Beth would keep her life, she went to ask Sally about plasti
Fia’s expression was dark. “Madam Barbara? Have you forgotten the last time you sought me out to cooperate with you?”Barbara looked at her, her gaze guilty.She immediately lowered her head and said, “I still have something on. Sally, I’ll make a move first.”The moment she finished, she left in a hurry.Sally was a little stiff as she watched Barbara leave.She looked at Conrad and Fia, not knowing what was happening and what she was supposed to say.“What’s going on?” Conrad asked subconsciously.Fia sensitively let go of his wrist. “Nothing.”Since Barbara was unwilling to talk about it, she shouldn’t either, fearful of causing trouble for that girl dressed in black and covered in scars.“Fia, why don’t you stay in my office for a bit and we can chat?” Sally was worried that she would keep things in her heart and worsen her mood.Fia shook her head. “No need. I want to go back to eat the food Mrs. Taylor cooked.”She turned around and walked out.Sally looked at Conrad
”Good day, miss. I’m looking for the Surgery Department. May I know which floor it is located on?”The man who was speaking to Fia had a pair of breath-taking, blue, deep set eyes. He was on the stairs with Fia, looking at her with an earnest gaze. Fia took a good look at him before answering his question, “It’s on the fourth floor.”“Thank you, miss.” The man nodded before stepping aside, allowing Fia to continue descending the stairs.Seeing this, Fia, too, nodded back at him politely before racing down the stairs. Instead of continuing his way to his supposed destination, the man kept on staring at Fia, eyeing at her slim, delicate figure and her innocent, good-willed eyes.She was so defenseless that he could easily push her and have her rolling down the stairs, injuring her severely. A good-hearted, defenseless girl like her was not a wicked wench like how Esme had described her. Heh, it seemed that word about Esme Manning being a liar was true after all!Reaching a corne
”Why? Mr. Lane and his family have been really good friends to us.” Fia did not understand why Conrad did not seem pleased to hear her wanting to invite the Lanes over.Conrad looked at her dejectedly. “I just don’t like our circle getting muddled with too many people.”“The Lanes are good people,” Fia said as she felt bad for her husband. He grew up in a family that taught him to be wary of people, making it difficult for him to truly befriend anyone.“It’s not just Mary. Many mothers would do the same if they were in her shoes. She nags and complains to Mr. Lane because she loves her son. And Mr. Lane trusts you too. That’s why he talks about his predicament with you.”Fia kept talking to Conrad, hoping to help him see a clearer picture behind Mary and Tyler’s actions.“This is not something to worry about, Conrad. This means that you’ve made a good friend—a friend who trusts you with his heart. And you’ll make even more friends from now on.”Conrad gazed into her starry, bea
Fia quickly defended her husband. “No, he just respects my decisions.”“Right… I get it. You’re each other’s bae.” Tyler said proudly, “You see, Mary? You keep saying I don’t know any internet slang. Now I’ve just used one. Conrad, you’re your wife’s bae and she’s your bae!”“What’s bae?” Conrad asked with a frown. Silas hurried over to explain the slang to his boss, worried that he would make a fool of himself. Finally learning the meaning of “bae”, Conrad took a glance at Fia. He did not think he was her “bae”. She never openly said that she loved him. Still, he had fallen deeply for her. During the feast, Conrad drank a lot of alcohol with Tyler. Every time he raised his glass, Conrad would take a glance at Fia, hoping that she would be worried and stop him from drinking. Yet, she did not. After recovering her memory with hypnosis, Fia had been treating him very coldly. “Tyler, can you not drink so much? Sharon’s getting sleepy so I need to bring her home to bed. I can
Conrad froze and stood next to the flowerbed after seeing his wife giving him the cold shoulder.Sophia quietly approached him and said timidly, “Sir… Don’t think too much about it. Madam is just tired and wants to turn in early.”Conrad gave a bitter smile. “Sophia, you’ll take the guest bedroom tonight.”After making sure Sophia had a place to sleep tonight, Conrad stepped away to drag Tyler to his home. After sending his drunk friend home, Conrad walked out of the Lanes’ villa and stared at the night sky. He felt lost. Before he realized just how much he loved Fia, all Conrad knew was work, work, work. He did not have to worry about all these woeful feelings. “Conrad.”Suddenly, Sapphire walked into the streetlights and toward Conrad. “Why are you standing here in the middle of night? Aren’t you going home?”Conrad took a glance at her and asked, “How’s Victor?”“Thanks to you, he still lives. He hasn’t lost too much blood, or else he’d be a goner by now.” Sapphire sig
”Why aren’t you coming home? Do you wanna sleep on the street?”“I’m coming home now.” Conrad stood up and said to Sapphire, “I’ll find time to talk to Victor tomorrow. I’ll tell him not to meet Eileen after she comes back.”Hope glittered in Sapphire’s eyes when she heard that. “Really?”“I’ll do what I can.” Then, Conrad held Fia’s hand and they walked home. Along the way, Fia asked softly, “Are you going to tell Victor your suspicion that Eileen is Jason’s sister?”“Yes,” Conrad answered without hesitation. Even though he was not able to confirm anything yet, telling Victor this would at least resolve this situation between Victor, Eileen, and Sapphire.Fia stopped in her tracks and asked, “Can I ask you and Victor not to tell Eileen?”Letting out a sigh, Conrad embraced her and said, “Alright. I won’t tell Eileen. You have my word.”Still, Eileen could still learn of this from other sources… but this was out of his hands.“If you and Victor don’t say anything, she won’t