“The madam ate some mangoes and she’s having an allergic reaction. Please, come home quickly.”“Doesn’t she know that she’s allergic to mangoes?” Conrad asked with a calm voice. “She ate it intentionally?”Mrs. Taylor was taken aback. “Please just come back, Master Maxwell! Did you two fight last night? She hasn’t even eaten breakfast.”“She started this, she can see this through!” With that, the call was hung up.Mrs. Taylor looked at Fia and didn’t know what to say.However, her phone was of an older model and was quite loud. Fia could hear everything.She shut her puffy eyes to stop herself from crying.She tried her best and said, “Don’t worry, Mrs. Taylor. I only ate a little, so I’m going to be fine.”When Mrs. Taylor saw the red dots already appearing on her neck, she mumbled, “I’ll give Silas a call. I’ll have him take you to the hospital!”When Silas picked up, he was waiting outside a ward. He peeked at Conrad who was sitting by the bed inside.He gritted his teeth
Conrad frowned but he knew that Mrs. Taylor wouldn’t lie.“Why is it that serious?”Mrs. Taylor said, “I don’t know…”“I don’t want to drive alone again! Please don’t leave me alone…”Mrs. Taylor froze. She was not deaf. She could clearly hear everything that Esme had said.Even through the phone she could already imagine how her master was holding Esme.She then looked at Fia, who was sitting on the sofa as she gasped for air. Even someone like her who was not involved in their affairs could feel her heart turning into stone.“Mrs. Taylor?” Conrad looked at the phone. She didn’t even finish before hanging up the call.“Madam, I’ll take you to the hospital.” Mrs. Taylor helped Fia up as she cried.Why would fate treat someone as gentle as her madam like this?The ambulance siren could be heard once she was outside and she saw Silas get out of the ambulance with Jason.“How is the madam doing, Mrs. Taylor?”“She can’t breathe… Can’t speak…”Jason looked at her with a darken
“I don’t think I did anything. I won’t apologize to her.”“You were not like this in the past, Fia!”When Conrad remembered how Esme wouldn’t eat or sleep and only kept on crying after the shock, he felt agitated.“This is between us and should have stayed between us. You shouldn’t have asked Victor to interfere!”“Go.” Fia turned her head away.If Victor hadn’t found him, would he have gone back?When Conrad saw that she had somewhat recovered, he said, “Rest well. I’ll come back later.”After he left, Fia got herself up and pressed the bell.A nurse quickly came by. “Can I help you?”“Is my baby alright?”The nurse looked at her strangely and looked at her records.“You’re not pregnant. You were admitted to the hospital because of anaphylactic shock. Doctor Evans took you in.”Fia was stunned. “Can you help me get Doctor Evans, then?”“Sure.”The nurse had just left when she saw Jason walking in her direction in haste.“Doctor, your friend…”“I know. I’ll go take a lo
Conrad could feel his rage burning.He shouted back at her, “You didn’t do anything to me, but you did that to Esme! You shouldn’t have asked Victor to interfere with our matters and got Esme into a shock!”Fia felt something break inside of her. She didn’t want to explain anymore.“Yeah, it’s all my fault! I shouldn’t ask for someone to look for you despite being your wife! I shouldn’t have pulled you out of your lover’s car!“I should have called for an orchestra instead! To make it even grander for the two of you!”Conrad eyebrows locked together. “Why aren’t you even a little regretful of what you did?”Jason could no longer simply watch and do nothing, and he stood between him and the bed.“Mr. Maxwell, Fia is now my patient and I need to take care of both her physical and emotional health. Please take this miss here with you and leave!”Conrad had nowhere to unleash his rage and simply stared at Jason.“Out of my way!”Jason took a step forward and blocked Conrad from l
Conrad could feel another headache coming. He stared at Fia saying, “No matter what, you have to apologize to Esme about what happened to her last night.”FIa tightened her fists and asked coldly, “If I don’t?”“Then I’m going to hold you responsible for this as well!”“Hold me responsible? Did I bite her? Or did I slice her?!”“Ah! Conrad, I’m so scared!” Esme screamed and held Conrad’s arm again, screaming as loudly as she could.Fia’s eardrums were hurting from the screaming.Jason frowned and started to get rid of the two. “Please leave, both of you.”Conrad was worried about Esme as well. He took her in his arms and quickly left to look for a doctor.Fia’s tensed body relaxed. Even when she sat on the bed, all she could do was look down as her tears blurred her vision.“There’s something that I forgot to tell you.”Jason then told her about it without her asking.“That lady was admitted in the middle of the night with wounds all over her body. She almost jumped down fro
“Why… Why did they treat me like that? Conrad! Please help me. I don’t want to live anymore!”Conrad could feel his heart thrown into turmoil and he placed his hand hesitantly on Esme’s shoulders.“I’ll help you get justice.”They had just gone to see a psychologist, and according to his analysis, she had Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome.If she were to recover, she would need to be accompanied by someone she trusted the most.As Thea had passed away, Beth and Hank had to be at the Lawsons’. With what happened to Esme, he needed to stay with her right now.“Conrad, I know I’m holding you up.”Esme had been crying to the point that her eyes were swollen and she looked at Conrad pitifully.“Go back to the company and work. I can ask my mom to accompany me.” Conrad frowned. He was worried that Esme’s parents would start a fight with Fia.“Esme, can we talk about it? Let me handle this, alright?”“How are you going to handle this?” Esme looked at Conrad pitifully.Conrad gulped an
Fia knew very well that her mom didn’t want her to divorce. And she didn’t want to make her worry.She said with a smile. “Not bad.”“Is he coming back in time to accompany you lately?”“Yes, just like in the past.”Echo patted Fia’s hand and said, “Good. I can rest easy now.”When Fia remembered her grandma’s passing, she was saddened.Suddenly, she wanted to tell her mom about her pregnancy.She was worried that her mother would suddenly leave just like her grandma.“Mom, there’s something that I need to come clean with you. You’ll be happy once you know it and you won’t worry that much about me anymore.”“What is it?” Echo looked at her expectantly.“Mom, I…”She was just about to tell her when she heard familiar footsteps coming from behind her. She instantly zipped her mouth.“Why are you here too, Conrad?” Echo asked.Fia turned around and glanced at Conrad, lying to Echo and saying, “He went to park his car. That’s why he’s slightly late.”“You shouldn’t have come
“Do you even know what you’re talking about right now, Fia?” Conrad let Fia go and massaged his temple.He then tried to explain, saying, “She had been humiliated and beaten by those men. She was almost raped.”Fia looked at how annoyed he was and repressed her pity toward Esme.She then said in an icy voice, “They didn’t do it to her in the end, right?”“How could you be so cold-blooded?” Conrad looked at Fia in disbelief. “She’s your cousin.”“And she’s your first love. Your Aphrodite.” Fia’s voice and expression were both biting cold.“Fia, you…”“I don’t want to continue this conversation. Do you want me to apologize to her? Fine, withdraw the lawsuit.”“What did Victor give to you?” Conrad tightened his fists.He told her not to communicate with Victor.In the past three years, she had always done her best to perform her duties. Why did she change so suddenly?“You can think of any reason you want, but if you want me to apologize to her, you’ll do as I ask.”The four e