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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
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtme 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…”
a trailed off, then looked up at him. “Can you understand that?”
le couldn’t see his expression, but she could tell he was angry based on his harsh breathing.
onrad looked at the panic on her face and in a moment of weakness, leaned over to hug her.
I was out of line. I’m sorry.”
a froze in his arms. She could hear the melancholy and depression in his voice.
>nfused, she asked, “What’s wrong with you?”
onrad released her and held her shoulders before asking, “Are you hiding anything from me?”
ike what?” Fia replied with a frown. “How will I know if you don’t tell me what this is about?”
onrad looked into her dull eyes and suddenly realized that even though Fia had been the one to produce entle
Stream, that had happened before she lost her eyesight.
I that time, the gap between them was so wide, and it was understandable if she had sided with utsiders.
‘rom now on, don’t hide anything from me, okay, Fia?”
a’s heart raced from the implication of his words. “Just what has happened? Why are you like this after Our
meeting?”
t’s not important. Focus on your studies. I’m going to work.”
onrad pressed a kiss to her forehead, then helped her put on her earbuds to listen to her lecture. After lacing a
cushion behind her and ensuring she was comfortable, he returned to his desk.
Fia had been so flustered and distracted by Conrad that she didn’t hear anything at the start. It took her half an
hour to calm down and study.
The day flew by like that, and when Conrad clocked off at four-thirty in the evening, he looked to see Fia still on the
couch, listening to her lecture.
He turned off his computer, got up, then walked over to her and scooped her into his arms.
“Ahh!” Fia was startled by his sudden actions. When she realized what had happened, she slapped him on
the shoulder.
“What’s with this nonsense!”
Conrad took off her earbuds, effectively putting her lecture on hold.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Let’s go home. You can continue later tonight.”
“What time is it?”
“It’s already four thirty.”
“Are you getting off work?”
“Yeah.”
“Okay. Let’s go home then,” Fia said with a smile and negotiated, “But you have to help me clean up the papers on
the desk.”
Conrad glanced at the table. Despite her not being able to see, her handwriting was surprisingly still quite
nice.
The writings on the papers were about the content of the lecture. It was simple but had all the key points. It was
easy to tell that she was a smart and effective student!
In the evening, Conrad received a call from Silas and walked into his study to receive it.
Fia leaned against the headboard in their bedroom alone, fumbling with her phone and turning on voice activation
before saying, “What’s the date today?”
“It is July sixteenth. The weather is sunny and a suitable day for traveling.”
Fia muttered, “Traveling, seriously? It’s already nighttime.”
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