"Are you hiding something from me?" Seeing him so hesitant, Esme grabbed his arm.

"Mr. Hall, if even you can't be bothered about me, I don't know what I would do in the future..."

"I've said it before. As long as you don't target me, I don't care what you do." Peter shook her hand off. This was the last mercy he could show her.

He never thought of sending the woman he loved to hell.

Regardless of how many times she had hurt him, how many times he was used by her and lied to. Back then, he hated her and wanted to kill her to end everything, but in the end, his anger still receded. Esme watched in a daze as Peter drove away. Thinking about his reminder, she immediately pulled out her phone to make a call.

The man on the other end picked up, and his lazy voice came. "What's the matter?"

"Was it you who called the police? You got me to come see Peter on purpose to force him to surrender and get me killed?!" Esme questioned agitatedly.

The man said with a smile, "Fool, what nonsense are you being suspicious about? I was only thinking of testing him, to see how much more sincerity he has left for you."

Esme went pale. "What do you mean?"

"Didn't he say that as long as you don't target him, he won't deal with you? Just let your worries go and do whatever you want to do boldly. You don't have to worry about Peter causing trouble anymore." Esme said, "...Will he really not cause any trouble?"

"Just now, the police were around, yet he didn't expose you, did he?" The man comforted her. "Don't worry. He won't be bothered about you, but I will. See, don't I know more than him?"

At this moment, Esme felt that this person was even more terrifying than Peter.

Peter had feelings for her and so he would be considerate of her.

However, this man was only using her!

But, he was not wrong. He was stronger than Peter!

And more sinister than Peter!

He knew that Peter was at River Fane and got her to go over!

That was how easy it was for this person to know other people's messages!

And she had no other choices. Even if she was to be a pawn, as long as she could get Conrad and Fia to go against each other, she was willing to be one!

***

Fia returned home and was unable to cheer up no matter what she did, so she simply went upstairs to sleep.

In the afternoon, Conrad returned to accompany her for her lunch, but she was still sleeping.

"Fia, are you uncomfortable anywhere?"

Fia turned over, and took the initiative to grab his hand.

"Say, aren't relationships very complicated?"

"What?" Conrad patted her hand in comfort. "Who did you meet today?"

Fia told him honestly. "The girl that Madam Barbara brought back is Britney. She admitted it right in front of Peter."

Conrad frowned. "Isn't she afraid that Peter would try and harm her?"

Fia shook her head. "If she was afraid, she wouldn't have admitted to it."

"Are you worried about her?" Conrad asked hesitantly.

Fia replied, "I don't know how to describe my feelings. In the past, I heard quite a few people mention Britney and said that she is gentle and naive, but now that she has become like this, her entire demeanor as a person has changed."

Conrad listened attentively, not interjecting.

Fia continued, "She raised a request to Peter, wanting him to marry her. She said that only by marrying her would she protect him and Esme."

Conrad's expression changed. "She said that in front of all of you?"

"Yes. Even Madam Barbara was stunned. She probably didn't know what was going on in her sister's mind." Fia sighed. "She was already injured to such a level. Is it really possible to still continue loving that person?"

She looked at Conrad foolishly.

If there came a day when he caused her to be disfigured, and her entire identity was taken over by someone else, would she continue to love him?

"Fia, I won't let you fall to such a point." Conrad bent down and hugged Fia, showing how much he cherished her.

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