Isabel pulled her phone out, dialed a number, and started to cry loudly, “Brother, you’ve got to come here now! Someone pushed me! It’s the woman that Victor is seeing and her friend. They pushed me onto the floor… Sobs… The address…” After the call, she glared at Linda and whimpered, “Just you wait! You will pay for what you did!” Mona frowned. It seemed like this would not end if she did not stoop in front of Isabel and possibly apologize. She rubbed the center of her brows and sighed. She was still recovering from the fever, yet trouble literally came knocking at her door, giving her a headache. A while later, a tall and bulky man arrived at the door. “Isabel, who has the balls to push you?!” Isabel pointed at Linda and cried, “Bro, it’s her! She pushed me to the floor! It hurts!” “Why did you push my sister? You are coming to the police station with me!” the man bellowed as he tried to drag Linda out of the apartment. “Let go of me! I didn’t even touch her!” Linda r
“It hasn’t been too long ago,” Isabel said. She noticed the expression on her brother’s face and realized that Thaddeus was interested in her relationship with Victor. He wanted to know more. “Victor and my sister were on a blind date a while ago, and they have been progressing smoothly since then. Our parents and Victor’s mother were already discussing the wedding, so we’re going to be family soon.” Thaddeus grinned. “I guess you’re right. Victor is not young anymore, and my sister is ill. We should really fix his marriage as soon as possible.” Isabel heard Thaddeus, and she assumed that he had acknowledged her as a part of the family. She stepped up and said meekly, “I also wanted to marry Victor as soon as possible, but there’s an obstacle in the way, and I’m trying to remove it. Mr. Fontaine, you’re a senior to Victor. Can I ask you to guide him the right way? We’re both the perfect match for each other, unlike some other woman outside who is just a temporary thrill.” She
Mona felt extremely confident at the moment. Maybe it was because she had a powerful man by her side, who could suppress everyone else with his aura alone. In fact, Thaddeus’ aura gave her a sense of safety. She felt protected in his presence. “What’s wrong with you, woman?” Brock was not a polite man either, and he felt challenged when Mona asked him to apologize again. “Mr. Fontaine, why don’t you share your thoughts on this? I apologized to her, but she won't accept it. She’s trying to give us a hard time.” “Oh? Did you apologize to her?” Thaddeus acted as if nothing had happened earlier. He questioned the man back with a grin, “I didn’t see you apologizing earlier, but I did see you drag her friend by the wrist rather rudely.” He had always been biased towards one of his own. If Mona wanted to punish the man, he would simply play along with her and be more than happy to do it. Brock was surprised by how fast Thaddeus changed his thoughts. “Wait, Mr. Fontaine. What do yo
Thaddeus’ words silenced both Isabel and Brock. They finally realized that Thaddeus was on Mona’s side instead of theirs. How could they win against the man? While Mona was no one, the man beside her was someone they could not afford to offend!The brother and sister were forced to concede the battle and gave Mona a cheque worth a hundred thousand. They then left bitterly. After settling the problem, Mona could finally relax her mind. Her temples swelled while her head buzzed and the lingering fever made her dizzy. She started to lose her balance. “Susan, you look terrible. Are you okay? Let’s go back inside.” Linda wanted to bring her back inside, but Thaddeus carried her with both arms and entered her apartment. Linda was left behind. She watched as the man carried the woman inside. His broad back and the petite figure in his arms formed a drastic contrast. The scene resembled that of a romance movie. She crossed her arms and leaned against the wall, pondering. “The
The man failed to see through Mona’s expression. She would never display her true thoughts on her face. “I believe you, I really do,” Mona said with a frivolous smile. She then pointed at his pocket and said, “Mr. Fontaine, your phone is buzzing.” Thaddeus regained his composure and realized that the phone in his pocket was indeed vibrating. He pulled it out and saw the name on the screen: Samantha. He hesitated but ultimately answered it. “Thaddeus, where are you?” “A friend’s house.” The man glanced at Mona before he walked out. Mona finally sighed a breath of relief after Thaddeus left. It was tiring trying to compete with the man, both mentally and physically. “He left? Who called?” Linda came in and asked. “Who else? Of course, it’s his fiance.” Mona had a satisfied look at the hundred-thousand-dollar cheque before she kept it away. “What do you think Thaddeus is thinking? He’s dating Samantha, almost marrying the woman, but he’s still coming back to you. He ca
When Bobby and Millie returned from school, the house was instantly bustling with activity. The two little ones changed their shoes and immediately ran to Mona’s room to see her.“Mommy, Mommy, are you feeling better?”Millie took out a piece of candy and handed it over to Mona. “Mommy, taking medicine is very bitter. Have a candy.”Mona took it and unwrapped the paper, looking at the glistening candy inside.She popped it into her mouth, her eyes squinting at the sweetness.Her children knew her best. She liked eating candy when she was sick.“Millie, where did you get the money to buy candy?”“Bobby gave it to me. He’s rich. If I want something, Bobby will take money out of his pocket and buy it for me.” Millie took out a butterfly hairpin from her furry bunny bag. “See this? Bobby bought candy for Mommy and a hairpin for me.”Mona smiled and clipped the hairpin to her daughter’s hair. “Wow. Millie, you’re so adorable.”Then, she looked at her son, who stood silently by the
Everyone got ready and went outside.Linda walked ahead with one child in each hand while Mona locked the door behind her. She was just about to go downstairs when she heard a loud thud from her neighbor’s house.She was startled and hurriedly went downstairs.On second thought, she wondered if her neighbor had fallen down the stairs because of the power outage.“Suzy, what are you doing? Come on down.”Linda and the children were waiting for her downstairs and raised their heads to urge her.“I’m coming.”Mona decided to mind her own business and was just about to leave when she heard someone from across the hall. A man’s deep voice sounded through a door.“Just a moment, please. I need help. Can I have a moment of your time?”Mona paused, turned around, and looked at the door.She found the voice very attractive and somewhat familiar.Furthermore, this person seemed to be very polite. He should be a cultured and educated person.She turned around and walked two steps up t
“That’s too much of a coincidence. I think you watch too many melodramas.”Mona laughed at Linda’s words.After hailing a cab at the roadside, the group got into the car. Linda told the driver the name of a nearby shopping mall, and they drove off.Mona was bored. She remembered what Linda just said and took out her phone to open WhatsApp.The man’s profile picture was a painting by the Italian artist Salvi.Coincidentally, she liked Salvi very much, and this painting was one of his main works that she had always wanted to see in exhibitions.Unfortunately, the exhibitions were limited to the European region, so she could not go and see them. She simply downloaded an image from the Internet and used it as her wallpaper for a while.Mona suddenly became interested in the man who set this painting as his profile picture. This painter was pretty niche in the country, and his painting style was not well known. Very few people knew who Salvi was.She clicked on the chatroom and want