Stop It She's Remarrying by Stellar Strands

Chapter 13

Mrs. Taylor shook her head and said, “I’m just a servant. I don’t know much about what is happening among my employers. However, I believe that Ms. Manning came here to have a girl’s talk with the madam.”

“Ha! Girl’s talk?” Thea scoffed at the idea as she raised her head to see Conrad walking down the stairs.

“As for you, Conrad. Perhaps you can start by explaining the meaning behind your previous lover leaving the mansion together with your mother!”

Conrad furrowed his eyebrows but showed no nervousness at all. He firmly descended from the last step and then walked over to hold Thea’s hand as a sign of respect.

“Have a seat, Grandmother Thea. I have something to tell you too. Mrs. Taylor, please prepare a pot of tea.”

“Of course, Mr. Maxwell.”

“Don’t think that I’ll give you a hint of respect just because you sent the servants away. If you did something to Fia, I will make you suffer even if I have to sacrifice myself!”

Conrad knew full well what a pain Thea was. He didn’t want to clash head-to-head with her.

He also knew that the old woman was far stronger than Fia and Echo realized. And so, he directly said to her, “Fia and Echo want you to stay here for a while.”

Thea frowned and said, “Why did they suddenly ask for me if nothing’s wrong? And Echo… The last thing she wants is to trouble Fia. Did something happen?”

“Echo, she… is not doing that great,” Conrad said with a serious expression on his face.

Thea grabbed her walking stick tightly as she took a deep breath and whispered, “What kind of disease is it?”

“Well…” Conrad lowered his head and had his elbow on his thigh as he pressed his body forward toward her and whispered back, “Cancer. Terminal.”

“Cancer? How did she get something so serious?!”

The old woman’s vision was slowly blurred by her tears. “She has been quite frail ever since she was little. Her life is one of misery as well. And now, she ends up with such a bizarre disease despite being in her prime…”

Conrad remained silent. No one wanted to hear anyone they know have this kind of illness.

bury my own daughter!” Thea sobbed. She took in a deep

want to see them.

help you

extended his hand but Thea simply knocked his hand away with her stick.

now, you still let Esme into those doors

past three years, I have always remembered that I

used her walking stick

Conrad remained silent.

“Echo! Fia!”

help her, but she shooed them away

nothing.

said as she helped her sit down. “You’re an old lady

well,” Thea replied. After that, her eyes shifted to Echo who was lying on the bed. Once again, she

to your mother.” After she finished her sentence, she could no longer

wipe her grandmother’s tears away despite being full

wiped her tears away herself and said, “Mom, don’t do that. Fia has been feeling quite depressed for the past two days. Don’t make

tears away, she gave Fia a

Maxwell boy

head and

a look and said, “Tell that sorry excuse of an employer of

muttered, “He’s gone back to the

she knocked her walking stick on

held the old lady’s hand with a smile. “I threw his mom

easily taken advantage of! I’m going to the Maxwells’ family residence right

to you. You can ask Mrs.

any worse, so she said, “That’s right. I saw it with my own eyes.

by surprise. He never thought that his boss’s wife would have such a

saw it with his own eyes?” Thea caught the

he did.” Mrs. Taylor wasn’t sure what the old lady wanted

then asked, “Did

There was a lot of anguish in her heart. She had been