Chapter 19

It was two o’clock in the afternoon. Fia had consulted the doctor As long as she paid more attention to her condition, it would be fine even if she didn’t check herself into the hospital.

She was worried that if she didn’t go home, her mother and grandma were going to get worried. And so,

she checked herself out.

The doctor gave her a week’s worth of medicine and told her to come back for a review in one week.

She threw away the medicine box out of caution and then placed the medicine in the small pocket inside her tote bag. She was worried that Conrad would force her to get an abortion if he saw it.

There was a market near the hospital. As she wanted to make dinner for her mom and grandma in the evening, she walked to the market.

As usual, she walked around the market and asked the price of each stall before buying those that were cheap and looked fresh.

When she was leaving the market with two bags of ingredients, a slim woman wearing a mask suddenly

stopped her.

For the past three years, she had become very familiar with all the branded goods. She needed to as Mrs. Maxwell.

The scent on the slim woman was unique and expensive Despite just wearing a plain, white dress, Fia could identify them all as limited edition clothing pieces.

and blinked

“Ah! Eileen!”

looked around her. Luckily it was too noisy and they were surrounded by only middle–aged women, so no one paid any attention to the name she yelled.

out a disgruntled “tsk” before taking away the bags she was holding

are you doing in a market like this, Mrs. Maxwell? This place is quite some distance away from

home.”

wanted to get some fresh ingredients. I’m going to take a taxi home.”

top to bottom. “Is your mother–in–law still making. you

moment before saying,

on taking the medicine when she

know if it was the medicine that was affecting the

was getting even more resentful of Beryl.

it? You don’t

was Fia’s only best friend. She didn’t hide what happened

“Esme Manning?”

“Yes.”

Conrad say?”

me to grant them their

angry. “What right does he have to force you to give up your identity as Mrs. Maxwell as soon

think about this too. But I was too blind to see how weak our marriage is, and I forgot that I’m

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