”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
”Sure. What is it?” Conrad looked really serious when he asked for the condition. He was so determined that he would do anything for her, even if she asked him to do the impossible.“Don’t be so serious. It’s nothing big, really.” Fia combed her hair with her hands and said, “I want you to promise me to protect Eileen when she returns. I don’t mind if she’s not assigned to luxurious accommodation or transportation but I want you to provide her with the best protection. I don’t want to see anyone lay a finger on her!”Conrad frowned. “You’re worried Sapphire would harm her?”“I didn’t say that. Still, it’s always wise to prepare for the unexpected.”“Alright. I promise I’ll protect her. No harm will come to her.”After having breakfast, Fia opened her cupboard and began choosing her clothes with Sophia. Sophia smiled. “Oh, Madam… Are you going on a date with Sir?”“No. I’m just having lunch with someone, with him accompanying me.” Fia got a little upset when she thought of Con
The waiter said, “An old man passed out as soon as he stepped out from a taxi. He just lies there, not moving at all. No one dares to go near him or touch him because we fear we might make things worse. And the ambulance hasn’t arrived yet.”Fia anxiously asked, “He came here in a taxi?”“Yes.”Fia looked down and fidgeted in her chair anxiously. “He… He wouldn’t come with a taxi.”Conrad frowned and did not say a word. Then, he stood up, intending to go out and have a look. When he wanted to ask Fia if she wanted to tag along, she had already gotten up from her seat and walked away from the table. “Let’s head out and see what’s going on!”She was still worried that the old man could be Conall. No matter how much she disliked him, this father of hers shielded her when the motorcycle almost crashed into her back then. Her good conscience would not allow her to sit idly by and do nothing if something happened to him.“Excuse us, please.” Conrad held Fia’s hand tightly when he squ
Wiping away her tears, Conrad whispered in her ear, “It’s okay. He’ll be fine. He hasn’t done enough as your father yet. So, before he completely compensates you, he’ll live.”Fia shoved him aside and pouted. “I told you! I don’t care about him! Can you not assume anything?”“…”Conrad was speechless. He knew that she simply did not want to admit that she actually cared about her father deep down in her heart. She was a good-hearted girl after all. After seeing her father saving her once, Fia had lost most of her hatred for him.“Let’s sit down and wait.”Conrad pulled her to a chair nearby to sit down. It was then that Tiger arrived with the results. “Sir, Mr. Parker was poisoned. There are two unknown components in the drug so we can’t produce an antidote.”Fia asked anxiously, “Will this poison kill him?”Tiger furrowed his brows and said, “It’s not deadly. Although Mr. Parker cannot move, he is still fully conscious. He can see and hear. However, if we can’t get rid of the p