Mona propped herself up on the edge of the bathtub, stood up, and faced Thaddeus.“You’re the strange one. If you were just taking me to a hotel to let me take a bath and warm up, why didn’t you make it clear at the beginning? Mr. Fontaine, your recent behavior has really been inexplicable. It’s hard for others not to get the wrong idea.”The clothes on Mona’s body were soaking wet, and the fabric clinged onto her exquisite figure, making her look particularly alluring. The beautiful scene reflected in Thaddeus’s eyes caused his mouth to feel dry, and he quickly moved his gaze away to look elsewhere.Mona was unaware of this and only thought that the man was avoiding the question. She pursed her lips coldly and said, “Get out. If you’re going to act kind, do it properly, and help me prepare a clean change of clothes.”Thaddeus narrowed his eyes, secretly thinking how she was the only person in the world who would dare to order him to do things with such a tone.However, since she
Mona held the clean clothes on the hanger and walked to the cloakroom to change.Thaddeus followed behind her, looking at her standing in front of the mirror, and said angrily, “Is work more important than your life? Stupid woman.”Mona smiled and straightened her clothes. “Don’t exaggerate. It’s just swollen feet. I won’t die.”Thaddeus looked intently at the woman in the mirror and could not help but be surprised. How was this the weak woman in his mind who had never experienced suffering?Mona looked at the time. She had to hurry back to the show, or Mrs. Yale would have another reason to cause trouble again.“I’ll drive you there.”Thaddeus picked up his jacket and put it on while following Mona outside.Mona did not refuse. It would also be convenient for her if someone else drove her, and it would be a waste not to take up his offer.They did not take Raymond’s car. Thaddeus had told Marcus to leave his car in front of the hotel when he came to deliver the clothes.His p
Thaddeus was a smart man. He naturally caught Mona's unspoken words.“You think too much. I told you; I know what I’m doing.” The man’s tone was flat and indifferent.Mona nodded and smiled. “That’s good.”Then, she turned and entered the venue.She might have been flattering herself by saying those words, but it was better to have things clear. She had to make a clean break from the past in order to move forward.Thaddeus sat in the car for a while. After smoking a cigarette, he took out his phone and called Raymond.“I’ve sent her back. Look after her.”Raymond heard the sullenness in Thaddeus’s voice and covered his smile. He teased, “Oh, did Mona give you the cold shoulder?”“Shut up.” A trace of annoyance flashed in the man’s eyes. “What kind of assistants did you arrange for Mona?”“They’re interns. These two young guys are quite good. They just graduated from modeling school. They’ll be able to help Mona quite a lot.”“They’ll be able to help her? Even if you wanted to
Linda enjoyed the food and looked up at Mona. “Who’s Samantha?”“Thaddeus’s fiancee.”“Huh?!” Linda finally put down the crab in her hand and turned to look.“Hey, don’t look. They’ll notice you.”“Look at her, wearing a hat and sitting in such a remote place. There must be something fishy going on. Maybe she’s making Thaddeus a cuckold.”“What’s a cuckold? Are you talking about the cuckoo bird?”Millie, who had gravy all over her mouth, raised her head to ask Linda innocently.Children’s thoughts were very simple.“Hahaha. Our little Millie is so cute.” Linda wiped her hands and pinched Millie’s chubby face. “I’m not talking about the bird, sweetie. You’ll understand when you grow up.”“Don’t teach the kids nonsense, Linda.” Mona stopped Linda. “Perhaps we’re overthinking it. Maybe they’re just ordinary friends having a meal.”“Okay, okay. I was wrong. Oh, what else do you want to eat? The lobster was good. I’ll go get some more.”After Linda stood up, Samantha’s position w
Mona’s hand tapped on the keyboard and asked Linda without raising her head.“How did you know I knew how to hack?”Linda sat across from Mona, placed both hands on her cheeks, and said adoringly, “Did you know? You backed the entire school’s system before because you were dissatisfied with the principal’s embezzlement of educational funds. You published it onto all the school’s office computers and finally got that scumbag principal arrested. It was amazing. Even now, no one knows you were the one behind it.”Mona raised her brows. “Oh? Was I really that amazing?”She lifted her eyes and looked at Linda. “Then how did you know?”“I was your deskmate. I took your USB flash drive by mistake in IT class one day and found out your secret.”“What secret?”“You’re the president of T3.”“T3? What’s that?”“It’s a very mysterious organization. It’s said to be full of computer geeks, and they profit from top-class hacking technology. Occasionally, they act like heroes to expose shady
Mona sat up straight and shifted her attention to the computer screen. Her fingers nimbly tapped out a string of code on the keyboard, and a map with a red dot flashing appeared. It was the approximate area of the anonymous who sent the email.They were in the same city as her but were quite far away. Mona barely went to that district, and she did not have any acquaintances who lived there.“Is it someone you know but forgot? Maybe the person is from before you lost your memory.”“That’s not impossible.” Mona rubbed her throbbing temples, looking slightly tired.“Forget it. It’s late, Linda. Let’s go to bed early. This can wait till tomorrow.”“Sure, and if you can’t handle it, I’m sure you could go to your neighbor for help.”Mona smiled. “Why? Tell me honestly. Are you interested in him?”Linda blushed and hastily denied it. “Of course not. Don’t be ridiculous. I’m just thinking of our safety. After all, it’d be safer with a man around.”“Then you can go knock on his door. It
“They’re your children?” Mona curled her lips and laughed coldly. “Victor Cornwell, do you think you’ve done what a biological father should do?”Victor frowned and looked at Mona in confusion. “What do you mean? Are you angry at me because of this?”“I told you, if you really think of Bobby and Millie as your own children, you should bring them home now and introduce them to your mother and everyone else as your children. Don’t come to me with your fake hypocrisy and acting.”Victor gripped his hair in annoyance.“Don’t lose your temper with me, Suzy. What do you want me to do?”“You don’t need to do anything. Just don’t appear in my life again.”A trace of panic flashed across Victor’s face. His attitude immediately became firm.“What do you mean ‘don’t appear in your life again’? How can I let you go just like that when I finally got you back after so long? Come, I’ll take you home now. We’ll talk about the children.”“How long are you going to lie to me?! Stop bugging me!”
Victor thought that Mona would give in and compromise, but her next words shocked him.“You’re not Bobby and Millie’s biological father.”Victor’s expression was stunned. He twisted his head to look at Mona’s face.She was calm without a single ripple on her expression. It was as if she was talking about the weather.“Who did you hear that from? Or are you just making it up?”Mona slowed down her speech and said word by word, “I took a strand of your hair and got a paternity test done. The truth is that you’re not related to my children at all.”Victor’s head went blank momentarily. Then, his first reaction was anger.“You didn’t believe me and went behind my back to get a paternity test done?”Mona smiled and said nothing. Her mocking smile made Victor feel ashamed.“Since you went to check, then I’ll be honest.” He rubbed the tip of his nose with his fingertips and softened his tone. “The reason why I kept it from you was that I wanted to be with you. I intended to treat the