Chapter 377
“You can’t hit Jason because he didn’t do anything that hurt anyone!”
“Clarice, how can you do that?! You know that our relationship won’t be accepted by the world at large! If you let
him be like that, it won’t be good for you and him!”
“It’s just dignity, right? People had called me a homewrecker so many times that I’ve gotten used to it anyway! As
long as we can live our own lives in peace, I don’t care what people call me!”
Garrett looked at the mother and son pair angrily. However, Clarice had suffered a lot by following him, so he didn’t
want to yell at her.
He then turned and looked at his son in a solemn manner. “Jason, I won’t fuss about this anymore as long as you
stop interacting with that woman. I can pretend that nothing happened!”
Jason frowned and said, “I can’t do that.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIf he couldn’t see her living in peace and happiness, he couldn’t disappear like a stranger.
He still needed to protect her. To do everything he could when she was in danger.
Garrett gritted his teeth and said, “Do you have to be so stubborn?”
“Dad… I don’t want to have any regrets in the future. I don’t want to become lovers with her. I only want her to be
safe!
“It’s fine even if we’re just friends. I can’t disappear from her world and ignore her completely!”
When Garrett saw the love in his son’s eyes, he knew that he couldn’t tell him to stand down.
“Fine. I won’t force you to cut her out from your life, but remember what you said today. I hope you’ll know where
the line is! As your father, I’m willing to take a step back. However, you have to promise me one thing.”
“What is it?”
“I’m getting old and I can feel myself getting tired of handling my business. I need your help.”
Jason frowned. He didn’t like running a business.
Because of his mother and him, the relationship between Garrett and Conrad was extremely bad. Conrad would
never accept his father’s business, so his father had been trying to persuade him to give up on. medicine to help
him in his business.
Now, he had to take up the responsibility.
“Alright, I promise.”
Garrett let out a smile. “Good. That way, I can spend more time with your mom.”
Jason swallowed as Fia’s face appeared in his mind. It was fine. That way, he could help Fia better once he had
taken over his father’s contacts.
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Eileen looked at Fia lying on the bed and then at Conrad, who was sitting on the edge of the bed.
After Jason left, the ward fell into silence.
“Fia, is it alright if I go out and buy something? You’re fine with Conrad staying here, right?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmFia nodded. “Careful. Make sure you have your hat and mask on and don’t let anyone recognize you.”
“Sure!”
Eileen glanced at Conrad and said, “Protect Fia. If anything happens, I won’t show you any mercy.”
“Don’t worry.” Conrad nodded and then sent a text to get two people to keep an eye on Eileen.
As soon as Eileen left, Fia said, “Your cousin is a very strange man. Can you have someone follow her?”
“You’re worried that Victor might kidnap her?”
“Yeah.”
“It’s already been arranged.”
Fia was stunned and she ignored the word “already.” She didn’t want to think that he was being so
attentive because of her.
How could he be when he had never noticed anything wrong after Esme framed her so many times.
Conrad looked at her and hesitated before saying, “Is what you said to Jason true?”
Fia held her hands tightly as she tried to calm down in her world of fog.
“About what?”
“About loving me for many years. Since you were little