Stop It, She’s Remarrying (Fia and Conrad) novel Chapter 6

“And the clothes in the closet… Burn them all! My cousin is quite prideful. She’ll get angry if she sees them. 

“Right, and all the jewelry that you gave me is all in the box inside the closet.”

She took out the box and then opened it for Conrad to see.

“Everything you gave me during the past three years is here. Esme wouldn’t wear anything that someone else had worn before, so ask Silas to sell it. Or give it to the household’s servants. Either way, do with them as you will.”

She said a lot, arranging everything well.

Conrad was feeling stuffy. He took out a cigarette, but when he remembered that she didn’t like him smoking, he put it back into the box and put the box away.

“Are you saying you want to erase every single trace of you here?”

Fia let out a cynical smile. “Why not?”

He never wanted her in the first place. He wanted her gone.

Conrad then said, “Your mother isn’t doing well. If she knew we’re divorcing, she would…”

“That’s why I hope you can keep this a secret for now. Don’t tell her anything,” Fia said tearfully. “And my cousin and her family… I hope you can control them and stop them from saying anything to my mom.”

Conrod tightened his grip on the box in his pocket.

“I’m busy every day and it’s impossible for me to keep tabs on them every second of the day. Now that your mother is sick, they’ll eventually ask to visit her.”

Fia’s brows locked together and asked worryingly, “What… can I do?

“With the condition she’s in, the one person that she can’t let go of is me. If she finds out that I’m divorced, she won’t be able to take it!” She screamed out as she could feel her mind crumbling.

Conrad stepped forward and pulled her into his arms.

“We’re not divorcing.”

Fia was stunned in his arms and then slowly raised her head to look at him, hope lighting up in her eyes.

“What did you say?”

Conrad suppressed the befuddling emotions he was feeling inside and said, “We’ll talk about it once your mother’s condition has stabilized. Don’t worry about the cost of the treatment either. You’re my wife and I’m simply carrying out my duty.”

It would be lying to say that she wasn’t touched. All of Fia’s sorrow that she held the entire time burst out at this moment as she wailed in his arms, her hands clutching at him.

Conrad felt much better when he heard her cry.

He knew that she had been holding back most of her tears. She was never that strong.

When he remembered that even a stranger like Doctor Evans had seen her weakness, he could not accept that he would have to treat her like an outsider.

After he calmed down, Conrad led her downstairs to have some supper.

He helped her with the meal. “You didn’t have much during dinner, so eat some more right now. Don’t push yourself. You still have to take care of your mom tomorrow morning.”

“Alright. Thanks.”

“I’m your husband. If you encounter something like this again, let me know as soon as you can.”

Fia stopped for a moment and then said, “I did call you, but Esme picked up.”

Conrad loosened his necktie. He could hear the discontent in her tone. “Sorry. I was helping her with the medicine so I couldn’t answer the call.”

“Okay.”

When she imagined that moment in her head, she could feel her heart bleed.

“If we don’t divorce now, what will you tell her?”

Conrad paused and then said, “I’ll discuss this with Esme. She’ll understand.”

“Sure.”

“Let’s eat.”

After supper, the two of them climbed the stairs back to the second floor. Fia prepared fresh clothes for him as usual.

Meanwhile, Conrad had gone to his studies to settle some work-related issues.

She looked at the luggage at the side. They were all clothes that she had worn when she married into the family. She did not take anything with her that Conrad had bought for her.