Chapter 15


    Chapter 15


    It waste at night. Fia went into bed despite how unwell she was feeling. She didn’t know why her


    lower belly was in difort.


    Suddenly, she woke up and she could feel some warmth flowing out from inside of her.


    She gave it a count and realized that her period was about half a monthte. Ever since she started


    taking the medicine two years ago, her period had never gone ording to schedule.


    “Is it my period?”


    She mumbled to herself as she got out of bed. She felt a different kind of pain in her lower abdomen


    from the usual pain she felt when she had her period.


    She then remembered the needle therapy that she went through earlier, and so med her pain on the


    treatment. She changed her underwear and wore a pad before going back to bed.


    Several minutester, she looked at themp on the ceiling and couldn’t fall back to sleep no matter


    how hard she tried.


    She looked at the time using her mobile.


    It was two in the morning.


    He was not home yet.


    Did… Did he really go to Esme?


    After being married to him for three years, she knew that he was not someone patient when it came to


    fulfilling his biological needs. Even if he didn’t love her, she would do what he wanted for him.


    There were a lot of ces in this mansion where there were marks of him making love to her.


    And when the thought of him and Esme…


    When the thought…


    She didn’t want to think about it, but her thoughts were out of her control.


    “Ah!” Fia screamed as she covered her head. Her heart was thumping in distress as her body shook


    uncontrobly.


    She grinded her teeth together as she grabbed the edge of the nket and stuffed it into her mouth.


    She chomped it to the point that her veins were popping, and her tears dampened the pillow.


    After a long while, she finally let go when her body was out of strength and she was covered in sweat.


    “Conrad… if possible… I’d rather you didn’t help me. I’d rather you didn’t be my big brother.”


    Then, she wouldn’t have fallen in love with him that easily when shecked love. After loving him for so


    many years, her love still was not reciprocated even though she sacrificed her own freedom for him.


    The door was suddenly pushed open as the man walked into the room with cold air from outside.


    Fia raised her head, surprised.


    She thought that he wouldn’te back.


    Conrad gave her a cold look and went to shower after he took his pajamas. After he was done, he


    pulled the nket over himself too.


    Several minutester, he said in an impatient tone, “Don’t tell Mrs. Taylor to call me again and again


    next time!”


    She had never asked Mrs. Taylor to call him. She never thought that Mrs. Taylor would call him back


    home.


    “Do you know that Esme is raising hell at home because Grandmother Thea is forcing her to get


    married?” The man asked in a serious tone.


    Fia pulled the nket again and answered dispassionately, “It has nothing to do with me.”


    Suddenly, the man rolled over and put himself over her. One of his hands was on her corbone as he


    gazed at her.


    There was disgust in Conrad’s expression. “I always thought you were a kind woman during the three


    years that we’ve been married. Only now do I realize how maniptive you are! Despite saying that


    you’ll agree to the divorce, you asked your mom and your grandmother to help with dealing with Esme


    instead!”


    “Is that how you view me?” Fia asked in a whisper as she took in a deep breath, trying her best to


    suppress the pain in her chest.


    “I was originally nning to dy the divorce because your mom had terminal cancer. But seeing that


    this is how you deal with Esme, I don’t want to wait anymore!”


    Fia’s coolness once again cracked as her breathing became tumultuous and her chest heaved.


    Before she could say a word, the man lowered himself and kissed her lips before saying, “We’re


    husband and wife, after all. Don’t force me to abandon youpletely!”


    “Don’t touch me!” She screamed as she pushed him away, but he simply caught her wrist and held it


    above her.


    Meanwhile, his other hand grabbed her cor as he said, “Since you don’t want to divorce, you’ll have


    to fulfill a wife’s obligation!”


    Fia couldn’t breathe as he choked her because he was holding her cor. She pushed him away as


    best she could.


    “I’m on my period!”


    Conrad was stunned.


    “Get off of me, you animal!” She pulled the nket and covered herself as she trembled. It was both


    out of anger and sadness.


    Conrad got up, obviously very agitated from it all.


    “I’m sorry. I didn’t know that you’re on your period.”


    A thought suddenly crossed her mind. He came back after only three hours, and he still wanted her.


    Which meant that he didn’t sleep with Esme.


    With that in mind, she was feeling much better.


    Conrad cleaned himself up before leaving the bathroom. When he saw that Fia was still covering


    herself and hiding inside the nket, it reminded him of how she would always look dispirited a few


    days before her period came. Sometimes she would evenin about having a stomachache.


    “Are you feeling unwell?


    “Do you want to see a doctor?”


    She didn’t respond to him and simply hid inside the nket to lick her wounds.


    “Get up.” He pulled the nket away and was about to grab her arm.


    She moved away in shock like a wolf cub that had been injured. “Don’t touch me!”


    Conrad frowned and said, “I’ll take you to the doctor.”


    “No, thanks!”


    The atmosphere was tense for a few seconds. Conrad didn’t push the issue and simplyid on the bed


    and closed his eyes.


    The next day, Fia opened her eyes with heavy eyebags and saw Conrad’s face right opposite hers.


    When she realized she was in his arms, she quickly moved away. However, her movement was too


    sudden, and she woke him up.


    “Sorry for waking you up.”


    The moment she said that, she immediately wanted to p herself. That was because it had be a


    habit of hers.


    She would always apologize for waking him up every time.


    When she remembered how the man had hurt hertely, Fia gave him a nk face as she got out of


    bed, grabbed her clothes, and went to the bathroom for a shower.


    She was still experiencing the sinking sensation in her lower abdomen and there was less blood


    compared to her usual period. However, she didn’t think much about it. Every woman hated it. They


    would be much morefortable without it.


    After she was done showering, Conrad was no longer in the bedroom. She put on some makeup to


    cover her eye bags so that her mom and grandma would not worry about her.


    “Good morning, madam. Mr. Maxwell had just gone to the dining room. You should go have breakfast


    soon too.”


    “Where’s my mom and grandma?”


    “The driver and butler from the Lawsons are here. Mrs. Thea and Ms. Echo went out, saying that they


    would be back by evening.”


    Fia was surprised. “Why didn’t they let me know and take me along?”


    Mrs. Taylor said with a smile, “Maybe because they wanted to have some time alone and didn’t want to


    be disturbed.”


    “Of course,” Fia answered. She then thought that after she got married, she rarely had the chance to


    cook for her mom. “I’ll handle the dinner. I’ll go get some groceries in the afternoon.”


    Mrs. Taylor went silent for a moment before asking, “Then will you still be going to the acupuncture


    session that Mrs. Maxwell had arranged?”


    “No. I’m having my period so that won’t do.” Fia was worried that Mrs. Taylor was going to get scolded


    too, so she gave her a suggestion. “If she calls you asking about it, just say that you did.”


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    In truth, Mrs. Taylor didn’t find the needle therapy to be an agreeable method. How painful it must be to


    have all those needles pierced into your flesh. Fia was already suffering from taking the medicine, so


    Mrs. Taylor agreed to her suggestion.


    In the dining room, Conrad was having his breakfast when he saw Fia walk in. He then habitually


    greeted her, saying, “There are the sunny-side-ups that you like.”


    Fia nced at the dining table and simply sat down to have her breakfast. She didn’t acknowledge him


    at all.


    After Conrad had finished his breakfast and put down his silverware, he said to her in a frigid tone as


    heid his elbows on the table, “I hope you can convince Grandmother Thea to give up on forcing


    Esme into a marriage. Don’t force her.”


    “She’s your childhood friend and old me, not mine. If you find it to be too painful, you can ask


    Grandma about it.”


    “Fia!”


    Fia had only taken a few bites before she put her fork down and prepared to head out. The subject he


    brought up really made her lose her appetite.


    “Where are you going?”


    Conrad chased after her as she left the mansion.


    Fia moved away to avoid his hand. “To the hospital to get my mother’s reports.”


    Conrad swallowed what he wanted to say originally and instead said, “I’ll take you.”


    “No, thanks. I don’t want to hear a word about Esme Manning from you!”