Chapter 724


    Chapter 724


    In Beryl’s eyes, Conrad and Fia leaving was like the shadow of Garrett and rice leaving together!


    Beryl and rice had met Garett, and they became fast friends at the same time. rice’s family was


    not as wealthy as hers. Yet, Garrett was so foolish. He fell in love with rice!


    So, to im Garrett from rice, Beryl used every connection and pulled every string her family had to


    force him to marry her. And it worked. They did get married. Yet, after getting married, Garrett became


    ady’s man and went flirting with every woman he met out there.


    Still, Beryl tolerated him because she knew those women were not really his type. However, rice


    appeared again, and Garrett turned back into the perfect gentleman who loved only one woman. And


    the woman he chose was rice!


    “Why?!” Beryl said to herself, “Why did not he not choose me? Why do I have to suffer all this? To lose


    my love and see them living happily ever after?!”


    This was so unfair!


    Meanwhile, in the car, Fia stared at Conrad who had shown no emotion since they stepped out of the


    house. She smiled at him. “It’s still early. Maybe we should visit Match and Heaven?”


    “Sure,” Conrad agreed. Yet, he was still thinking about what Fia and his mother had talked about earlier


    at the house. He never knew that Jason had a sister. However, he knew his own mother very well.


    “Conrad, are you okay?” Fia was worried when she saw him frowning.


    Conrad pulled to park by the side of the road. Then, he turned to look at Fia. “Did that really happen?”


    Fia instantly understood what he was asking about. He was asking about Jason’s sister.


    “Yes. That really happened. Evans had a little sister who fell into the ocean. Her body was never found.


    To be frank, the chance of finding her body is really slim to begin with because it’s the ocean… There is


    a lot of carnivorous sea life…”


    And then, she stopped talking, unable to finish her deduction.


    Conrad said, “And Mom… Did she really stop them from rescuing the kid?”


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    Fia felt sorry for Conrad. The reason she asked him to go downstairs was so that he did not have to


    hear this. She was careless. She should have checked to see if he really did go downstairs. Conrad


    was always a cautious person and it was very likely that he would not stay too far from her.


    “This has nothing to do with you.” She gave him a hug and patted on his back. “It’s not your fault. Your


    didn’t do anything wrong.”


    Conrad felt conflicted. “I’ve always hated them. I assured that Mom was the victim all this time.”


    Fia tightened her embrace. “You didn’t know. It isn’t your fault.”


    Conrad reciprocated the hug. He said in an excruciating tone, “This is so maddening. They were all in


    the wrong!”


    “Conrad,” Fia said to him with a heavy heart. “There is nothing right or wrong in love. Everyone has


    their own wound to attend to. It’s not that clear cut.”


    Conrad took in a deep breath, taking in Fia’s serene scent. This gradually calmed him down.


    “I’m okay now.” He let go of her and lightly pinched her face. Then, he took her to buy their


    grandparents’ favorite food and some wine before going to their graves. They went to Grandpa


    Maxwell’s grave first and


    Thea’s next.


    Conrad was a person of few words. It was Fia who spoke a lot to theirte grandparents. It felt as


    though she was chatting with them. She told them about all the good news. How thepany was


    doing well and how she and Conrad had been getting along. Listening to her chatter, Conrad’s


    expression turned gentle and warm.


    “Grandma, Conrad and I wille see you again. Please get along with Grandpa Maxwell in the


    heavens. Don’t fight with him every time you two meet. If you do, make sure you reconcile by the end


    of the day!” Before leaving, Fia took a good look at her grandmother’s


    shoh on her grave and added, “Please


    take care of my mom too. She was so lonely all these years. When it’s finally my turn, I’lle see you


    in the afterlife.”


    Conrad took Fia’s hand and escorted her out of the graveyard. He said to her softy, “Fia, you’ll live a


    long life.”


    “You too. We both will live a long, good life,” Fia said to Conrad. She was also saying it to herself as a


    self- encouragement.


    After purchasing a bouquet of Baby’s breath, Fia climbed up Mount Reditus with Conrad. It was


    autumn; so, the wind was already quite chilly. When they reached the top of the mountain, the wind


    was almost freezing.


    Conrad, seeing that Fia felt cold to the point of almost retracting her neck, took off his jacket and put it


    on her. Fia smiled at him and led him to the ce where she spread her mother’s ashes. Then, she


    looked into the distance.


    “Mom, Conrad and I are here to see you. We’re doing fine. In fact, we’re getting along now. So, please


    don’t worry about me.”


    Fia’s eyes turned red, swollen with tears, as she recalled her life with her mother.


    “That man came to find me, I’m sorry, Mom. I did not listen to you. I did not acknowledge him as my


    father.