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At noon, they reached home.Mrs. Whitley and Mrs. Taylor got up and were busy, while Silas had also rushed over.Conrad looked at the deep meaning in Silas’ eyes, and was worried that he would say something in front of Fia that would make her worried.He immediately said, “Work matters can be said at work tomorrow.”Silas opened his mouth and was extremely anxious but could not say the words he wanted to say.“Then may you and Madam rest well.”“Alright.”Silas gritted his teeth, walking as he messaged Mr. Maxwell. This was something he had to tell him as soon as possible.Hearing his phone’s notification, he looked at Fia who was sitting by his side.He said to Mrs. Whitley, “Please make something Fia likes for supper.”“Sure!” Mrs. Whitley pushed Mrs. Taylor’s wheelchair an the both of them went to the kitchen together.Fia’s eyes that were lowered trembled as she turned to look at Conrad.“Say, who exactly would send such a thing to me?”Conrad tried very hard to appear

“Conrad!” Fia walked out of the bathroom and seeing that the bedroom was empty, she shouted in panic.“Fia, I’m here.” Conrad’s gaze was complicated as he entered the bedroom from the balcony.The panic on Fia’s face disappeared as a smile was revealed.“I thought you did not wait for me.”Conrad remained calm and went forward to hold her hand.“I have always been waiting for you. I just went to the balcony to make a call.”Fia nodded, deeply feeling that her loss of composure earlier on was a little shameful and she even looked down a little on herself.She wasn’t like this in the past.Conrad held her hand tightly and said comfortingly, “I’ve said before that I want to manage this marriage with you properly. Properly pass the days by with you. I wouldn’t lie to you.”Fia didn’t speak. When they had just gotten married, he treated her well, but never promised her a lifetime.After the matter with Esme, he had made the promise many times.However, she still could not always

“Why not? You are about the same age. And you seem to be so alike.” Barbara did not understand why Fia said this.Fia could not help but think that Barbara, although being quite capable in her career, was a little slow in catching social cues and contexts.Thus, Fia decided to tell her frankly. “She and I do not see eye to eye. It’s not possible for us to be friends.”From the moment Britney applied that peach blossom hand moisturizer on her, Fia had a feeling that this friendship was never going to work. From that moment, Fia already felt that something was off about this Britney girl. Then, when she could finally see again, the moment she saw Britney, that hunch that something was fishy about her became even stronger.It was weird indeed, for Britney seemed to be a really kind and gentle young lady. Yet, her hunch was telling her that something was definitely not right.“Was it because of Annie?” Barbara was a little upset upon hearing this. “It was Annie who had fallen for Mr.

Britney, unable to hold back her excitement, raised her head to look at Conrad before shyly lowered her head to look away.“My sister is a very hardworking and capable woman. I can’t let her down.”“As expected from Barbara’s sister.” Conrad responded coldly before picking up his documents and leaving.There was no praise. There was no sign of anger either.Britney was dumbfounded as she stood there, not understanding what Conrad meant. Suddenly, Conrad stepped back into the meeting room and glared at the woman.“Miss Thomas.”Britney’s eyes beamed as she responded, “Yes, sir?”Conrad smirked at her coldly. His good looks would probably make one mistake him for being in a good mood at the moment.“Tomorrow night, there’s a business party. Would you care to join?”Britney replied eagerly, “Yes, of course!”“8 PM. I’ll head to the Thomas residence to get you.”“Understood, sir. I’ll definitely not let you down!”Conrad walked away as his face turned grim. He wanted to see j

Fia felt Conrad’s embrace tighten so much that she almost could not breathe. She also worried that she would forget his suggestion earlier, so she tapped on his hand. “Let me go for now, alright? I’ll need to make improvements on my designs.”Conrad took a glance at his watch and let her go. “You can do that after we have lunch.”“No can do! Inspiration waits for no one. If I do it later, it’ll slip away!”Conrad grabbed her wrist and sighed. “Or I’ll help you improve it after lunch. Will that do?”Fia’s heart began to beat excitedly as she looked at Conrad’s loving and thoughtful eyes. She felt she could trust this man’s skill and ability on working on her work wholeheartedly now.“But… you still have work to do.”“A few sketches wouldn’t take too much of my time.” Conrad sat up and leaned forward, onto Fia’s back. “Fia, you’re not thinking of shoving me away now, are you?”Rosy blush began to redden Fia’s ears, then her face, and then her neck.“Conrad… are you purposely te