Fia expertly led Jason into a deep alley and arrived at a wooden door that was covered with dust.“We’re here.”Jason looked around. “Are you sure that there’s food here?”“Technically, the only thing they sell here is seafood, and nothing else.”Fia pushed open the wooden door eagerly.Jason followed her through the door and everything that entered his eyes was made of old wood. Even the floor and walls were made of wood. It felt like he had entered a wooden house back in the 50’s.The wooden floor even creaked when he walked on it.Fia ran over to the counter and said, “Hey, sis!”The lady by the counter raised her head and looked at Fia for a few seconds before happily holding her hands.“You haven’t come in such a long time!”“I’m here now, though.”The owner of the restaurant held Fia’s hand, walked away from the counter, and whispered, “Your friend didn’t come with you?”“You’re just making it difficult, sis. It’s not that convenient for her anymore.”“That’s true. Y
He gave Fia’s phone a call but all he received was a message that it could not be reached. Only then did he remember that he had smashed her phone.He kicked a flower pot by the road, and it was so painful that he couldn’t help but grit his teeth.“Fia! How dare you eat with another man behind my back? Darn, you!”He scratched his short hair before contacting Silas to find out Jason’s number.“Doctor, your phone is ringing.” Fia drew Jason’s attention to it.Jason took out his phone from his pocket. It was an unknown number.But his sixth sense was telling him that it was Conrad calling him.“Aren’t you going to take it?” Fia asked.Jason rejected the call, put the phone on silent, and put it back into his pocket.“It’s nothing. Just spam.”“Oh, there are so many spam calls these days. We can’t stop all of them even with our apps,” Fia said as she ate her food.“Yeah,” Jason said as he tightened his grip on his spoon. “Ms. Fia, my name is Jason Evans.”“Huh?” Fia looked at
Lola skipped happily. “You’re here for Fia? I know her! She used to come here with Eileen all the time! But after Eileen became a celebrity, they no longer do.”“With Eileen Reid?” Conrad asked.“That’s right! They’re best of friends!” Lola answered happily. She then turned and asked her mother, “Mom, is Fia here?”The owner glared at her daughter and watched Conrad like a protective mother hen. “If you’re Fia’s friend, why didn’t you come with her?”“I was late,” Conrad said with a frown. He was quite unhappy with how Fia left without waiting for him.“You could have called her to pick you up! She’s your friend. Don’t tell me you don’t even know her number?”Conrad couldn’t say a word.It was his first time getting interrogated like some common criminal.“Mom, you don’t have to be so aggressive. He’s here for Fia. Just tell him if she’s here. Why are you asking so many questions?” Lola asked her mother unhappily. She was not happy with her mother’s attitude.This was her firs
“Have some prawns.”“Thank you, Jason,” Fia said with a daze. Why would a mere acquaintance of hers treat her so well, when Conrad…She was afraid to tell him about her pregnancy. It was because of him that she could not sleep soundly. He made her weep in despair.When Conrad saw how Jason was taking care of Fia, and how she called him so affably, his expression turned even darker. “Ha… How long has it only been, and you’re already on a first-name basis!”“What’s wrong with you?!” Fia countered him coldly.“Something wrong with me? While I’m looking for you, you’re having a feast with a man right here. Have you ever treated me as your husband?”Fia then said with a sneer as she looked into Conrad’s angry gaze, “What about you? When I can’t sleep at home, whose bed are you sleeping in?” Her words shocked Lola and the owner who were waiting by the door.Jason frowned even deeper, looking at her with his heart bleeding.Conrad looked at her in disbelief. He had never thought t
Jason took back his handkerchief with a heavy heart.He stood up and said, “Mr. Maxwell, Fia is a good woman. Treat her well.”Conrad held Fia in his arms tightly as he watched Jason with cold eyes.“Thank you for your help, Doctor Evans. But you won’t be needed anymore.”Jason looked at the woman in his arms and said, “Hopefully.”Fia didn’t want to cry in front of so many people. She quickly regained her composure.She pushed Conrad away and then smiled apologetically at Jason with red eyes.“I’m sorry. We can’t even have a meal in peace.”Jason smiled and said in a faint tone, “Don’t worry. I’m full.”“Let me send you back to the hospital.”“No need. It’s late. Go back and rest well. Take care.”With that, Jason turned around and headed out. He didn’t dare to look at Fia again.He could see that she loved Conrad very deeply. So deep that she didn’t want to use his handkerchief to wipe her tears, worried that Conrad would misunderstand her.He was worried that his lust m
“You can enjoy a meal with that Jason guy but you lose your appetite when you’re eating with me?!”“That’s right!” Fia spat out. “Since you like Esme that much, why don’t you tell her to eat with you!”Conrad remembered what happened at the Mannings and knew that he was in the wrong. He quietly ate and said nothing more.Lola looked at the two of them and then poked at Fia’s arm, asking, “Fia, how did you and your husband meet?”Fia said in a daze, “We’ve known each other since we were very young.”“Childhood friends, huh?” Lola commented with an innocent look on her face. But in her heart, she was thinking that even childhood friends could become enemies. Seemed like the two didn’t love each other that much.Fia then sneered. “Childhood friends, yes. But I’m not a childhood friend.”Conrad glared at Lola icily and said, “It’s so noisy even when we’re eating!”Lola was so shocked that she quickly said, “Take your time then. I’ll go downstairs to give my mom a hand.”When the o
Cold light reflected in his amber eyes as he could feel his anger burn.Fia would never work him up like this in the past. She would always let him have his way.Not anymore. If she was going to suffer, she would make him suffer too.“I’ll let it go alright… When I’m dead!”“Then forget about it!” Conrad smashed the plate in front of him.Fia smiled coldly and said, “Forget about it and let the homewrecker turn into your wife? You should be the one forgetting about it, unless I’m dead.”“Seriously, you…” Conrad was so angry that he couldn’t even speak properly.“Let me tell you something. Even if I die, as long as we’re not divorced, I will still be your late wife.” Fia became more and more excited when she said that. “Even if you marry her, she’ll always be known as the second wife, and I’ll always be her better!”The atmosphere was so bad that it couldn’t get any worse. Conrad stared at Fia.“Why have I never realized that you can be so mean-spirited? All these years… You’ve
She walked on the streets and finally saw a shop that had a public phone. She called Eileen.“Eileen, are you busy?”Eileen was having dinner and she looked at the man opposite the candlelight before asking in a low voice, “Why aren’t you in bed? It’s already so late.”“No…” Fia took a deep breath. “I don’t want to go home. I don’t know where to go.”“You fought with that sorry excuse of a man?” Eileen’s voice subconsciously raised. “Tell me where you are right now. I’ll pick you up!”As soon as she hung up, she stood up and took her purse. What she did entered the man’s deep eyes.She said awkwardly, “Boss, my best friend fought with her husband and she has nowhere to go. I have to go pick her up.”“Your best friend?”“Yes. My only one.”That man burst out a laugh. “If I remember, he’s Conrad’s little wife, right?”“Yes, that’s her.” Eileen forced out a smile. She was worried that he would go crazy and stop her from going.“Go,” the man said, and wiped his mouth with a napk