Stop It She's Remarrying by Stellar Strands

Chapter 436

id Fia simply like plain-style designs, or was it because Jason was a factor in it?

veryone knew that Argonauts Corp’s line, Gentle Stream, was a reflection of their chairman, Garett’s love ir his beloved Clarice!

nd as Jason was Argonauts Corp’s successor, Fla must be aware that Garett’s love for Clarice was a eat irony and hurt to Conrad!

et, she still helped Jason?!

What’s wrong?” Fia asked, sensing that there was something off about Conrad, and reached out to touch

s arm.

onrad swatted her hand away instinctively, and the atmosphere between them froze momentarily.

ke a bucket of cold water had been thrown on her, Fia bit her lip and panicked.

-are you angry because I don’t want to specialize in extravagant and alternative designs?”

onrad looked at her but said nothing.

a grasped her earbud tighter. “When my eyes get better, I’ll still draw those kinds of designs. You can ways talk to me and give me suggestions if there are any in mind.”

ter a pause, she sincerely said, “But if you ask me to follow Maxwell Corporation’s style and completely ve up my own, I can’t do that. I’m not a money-making machine. This is my lifelong love of my ofession. I want to study all the areas that I can…”

off, then looked up at him. “Can you understand that?”

his expression, but she could tell he

and in a moment of weakness, leaned over to

was out of line. I’m sorry.”

in his arms. She could hear the melancholy and

“What’s wrong with you?”

her shoulders before asking, “Are you hiding anything

with a frown. “How will I know if you don’t

dull eyes and suddenly realized that even though Fia had been

gap between them was so wide, and it was understandable if she had sided with

on, don’t hide anything from me, okay,

his words. “Just what

important. Focus on your studies. I’m going to work.”

to her lecture. After lacing a cushion behind her and ensuring she was comfortable, he returned to

and distracted by Conrad that she didn’t hear anything at the start.

four-thirty in the evening,

turned off his computer, got up, then walked over to her and scooped her into his

she realized what had happened, she

the shoulder.

this nonsense!”

took off her earbuds, effectively putting her lecture on hold.