Chapter 19 It was two o'clock in the afternoon . Fia had consulted the doctor As long as she paid more attention to her condition , it would be fine even if she didn't check herself into the hospital . She was worried that if she didn't go home , her mother and grandma were going to get worried . And so , she checked herself out . The doctor gave her a week's worth of medicine and told her to come back for a review in one week . She threw away the medicine box out of caution and then placed the medicine in the small pocket inside her tote bag . She was worried that Conrad would force her to get an abortion if he saw it . There was a market near the hospital . As she wanted to make dinner for her mom and grandma in the evening , she walked to the market . As usual , she walked around the market and asked the price of each stall before buying those that were cheap and looked fresh . When she was leaving the market with two bags of ingredients , a slim woman wearing a mask suddenly stopped her . For the past three years , she had become very familiar with all the branded goods . She needed to as Mrs. Maxwell . The scent on the slim woman was unique and expensive Despite just wearing a plain , white dress , Fia could identify them all as limited edition clothing pieces . " Fia ? " The woman leaned over and blinked at her . " What a coincidence . " " Ah ! Eileen ! " Fia shouted and immediately looked around her . Luckily it was too noisy and they were surrounded by only middle - aged women , so no one paid any attention to the name she yelled . Eileen Reid let out a disgruntled " tsk " before taking away the bags she was holding and giving them to her personal assistant , Lyn , and holding her arm . " What are you doing in a market like this , Mrs. Maxwell ? This place is quite some distance away from home . " " I just left the hospital and I wanted to get some fresh ingredients . I'm going to take a taxi home . " " What ? You're feeling unwell ? " Eileen scanned her from top to bottom . " Is your mother - in - law still making . you take medicine ? " Fia was stunned for a moment before saying , " I won't be taking it anymore . " She then thought about how foolish she was as she kept on taking the medicine when she didn't know that she was already four weeks pregnant . She also didn't know if it was the medicine that was affecting the child's development and causing signs of miscarriage . She was getting even more resentful of Beryl . " What is it ? You don't look so happy ? " Elieen was Fia's only best friend . She didn't hide what happened and said as coolly as possible , " My cousin's back . " " Esme Manning ? " " Yes . " " What did Conrad say ? " " He wants a divorce . He wants me to grant them their wish . " " Rubbish ! " Eileen was angry . " What right does he have to force you to give up your identity as Mrs. Maxwell as soon as that wh * re's back ?! " " Because they're in love , I guess . " Fia let out a laugh . " I used to think about this too . But I was too blind to see how weak our marriage is , and I forgot that I'm still that same little ugly duckling . " " Don't say that , " Eileen said as she hugged Fia and gave her a peck on the cheek . " You're a swan . Have you forgotten how my agent wanted to sign you up as well when you were just accompanying me for the interview ? You're the foolish one . You should have joined me in creating a career instead of being a substitute in a marriage ! " Fia chuckled . " I'm in the fine arts . " " Who said that you can't be a celebrity just because you're in the fine arts ? " Fia then changed the subject and asked , " You're not busy anymore? And why did you come to the market ? If someone notices you , it'll get dangerous if they all swarm around you ! " Eileen pinched at Fia's face as she tried to make a serious expression . " Don't worry . The reason I came to this market near the hospital in the countryside is because it's less likely for someone to notice me . " " You're so busy . Do you even have time to cook ? " The personal assistant , Lyn , quickly said , " Mrs. Maxwell , Eileen wants to learn to cook so she can capture " Oh , shut up , would you ? " Eileen cut her off fiercely as she dragged Fia into her black car . The driver and personal assistant had been with her for a very long time and they both knew Fia . The two of them asked , " Should we send Mrs. Maxwell back first , Eileen ? " Eileen then asked , " Do you want to spend two days with me , Fia ? " She felt that Fia wasn't that emotionally stable . " It's okay . My mom and grandma are staying with me . I have to cook dinner for them ! "