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Mona entered the neighborhood, went upstairs to her apartment, and put down the suitcases when her phone rang. The call was from a local number. With Mona taking the call, Eleanor’s voice came from the other end of the line. “Where are you now? Victor is awake. Why aren’t you visiting him in the hospital?” “I’m working. I’ll drop by once I’m done here.” “How can you even bother with work when Victor is lying in the hospital? Come right now. He won’t eat anything and just stares at the door. It’s obvious that he’s waiting for you. Just take time off work.” “Mrs. Cornwell, you are aware of the circumstances I am in. I’m the breadwinner of my family, and I’ve worked hard to get the job. I can’t just take off right away. What if my boss finds out?” Mona made it seem like she was caught between a rock and a hard place. Although Eleanor’s comment rubbed her the wrong way, she kept her cool. “You can just say that someone is sick and that you need to look after him in the hospi
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“Mr. Fontaine? Why are you acting like a stranger, little guy? That’s Uncle Thaddeus to you.” Thaddeus bent over to shuffle Bobby’s hair. His eyes reflected tenderness and adoration. For some reason, Thaddeus took a growing shine to the little guy. Perhaps it was because the child resembled the younger Thaddeus in terms of looks, or maybe the boy shared his mother’s determination and wits. “Uncle Thaddeus, who are you to Mommy?” Bobby stared straight into Thaddeus’ eyes, blinking his wide and bright eyes in between while asking the question.Favoring Thaddeus a lot more than Victor, Millie was keen for Thaddeus to play the father role. Nevertheless, she kept the thought to herself as Bobby was not fond of him. “What do you think is the relationship between your mommy and me?” Thaddeus got on one knee to be at Bobby’s eye level, earnest to hear what Bobby had to say. The gesture earned Thaddeus some Brownie points as Bobby felt respected and valued. “I think you’re not just
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Thaddeus got right down to his reason for being here. Millie and Bobby exchanged glances in shock.Bobby turned his attention back to Thaddeus and uttered in earnest, “Uncle Thaddeus, the last person who said that was Uncle Victor, but Mommy has left him out in the cold because she absolutely hates liars. The joke isn’t funny.” “Well, a test will show whether this is a joke or not.” “How do we go about this?” “If I can have a sample of your hair or fingernails, I can proceed with the DNA test.” Thaddeus persuaded the kids, slowly encouraging Bobby to accept his suggestion. “That’s a good idea. A DNA test should show whether you’re lying.” Bobby approved of Thaddeus’ proposal since it was implausible that he was their real father. Thaddeus was simply trying to be all friendly like Mommy’s other suitors. Well, Bobby was not falling for it. Bobby meant to pull a strand of hair for Thaddeus, but on second thought, he insisted on going to the testing center with Millie and
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Mona was in the dark about Thaddeus taking the kids out of school. Nevertheless, Mona had the phone number down pat when the teacher read it out to her. Why did Thaddeus pick the kids up? What was he trying to do? “Ms. Chaplin, I’ll get in touch with him now. Let me know when the children get back to school,” Mona said as she took strides out of the ward. Seeing that she was about to leave after a brief stay, Victor called out to her, “What happened?” “Victor, this will be the last time I see you. Stop forcing your way into my life again.” Mona turned back and glanced at the man before uttering, “Take care. Don’t pull something silly like that again.” Mona then left in a hurry without looking back. After walking out of the hospital building, she pulled out her phone to give Thaddeus a call. The call was soon connected, and Thaddeus’ voice came on the other side. “Bobby and Millie are with me.” “Why did you take the kids away without letting me know beforehand? That’s un
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“But why are you our biological father? Does Mommy know you from way back?”“Of course. Where else would you come from?” Thaddeus smiled and brushed his hand against Bobby’s nose. There was no way he was going to let the kids know about the incident at the bar. It was a secret for him to keep. Bobby drew a deep breath. If only Mommy did not lose her memory…“Bobby, Millie.” While the group was talking, Mona got out of the cab and came running into the center. She found the children on Thaddeus’ lap, only for her internal alarm bells to start ringing that somebody was going to fight her over the kids. “Mommy, we finally found our daddy.” Millie hopped off Thaddeus’ lap and pulled Mona’s hand toward Thaddeus. “We found Daddy, Mommy. He’s your husband.” “Millie, stop talking nonsense.” Mona corrected her daughter and glanced at Thaddeus before adding, “Let’s drop the kids back to the school, and we then can have a private talk.” Thaddeus nodded in agreement to the suggestio
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Thaddeus dropped the kids back to school and stood at the front gate with Mona as the teacher ushered the kids into the classroom for their lesson. The school patrol officer came out of the security booth and stared at the good-looking couple, somehow finding them a match made in heaven. Since he had nothing to do, the patrol officer drew close and struck up a conversation. “You must be Bobby and Millie’s parents.” Mona and Thaddeus exchanged looks. Mona shook her head to deny when the man jumped in. “Yes.” “I hardly see you picking the kids up though. Your wife has been doing the school run while you seem out of the picture. That’s not right. You can’t leave all the errands to the woman.” The school patrol officer was all smiles. Since he had been dealing with school security for many years, the officer had noticed Mona for some time now. He had always thought that she was a single mother and that it was tough to plod through life alone with two kids. Now that Thaddeus was her
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“I refuse to believe that I would roll around in bed with a random guy at my age.” Mona bit her lip as rosiness flushed her cheeks. “I was a college student with a boyfriend. How could I possibly have had sex with another guy?” Curling his lips, Thaddeus gave her the bad boy vibes. “You forgot how much of a proactive role you took back then, woman.” “Quit the nonsense.” Feeling the burn in her cheeks, Mona licked her lips and said, “So what happened back then? What’s your plan now?” She was most worried that Thaddeus would take the children from her. “I was drugged, and you were drunk. You came into my room, got into my bed, and climbed over me…” “Alright, stop right there. You don’t have to be specific with the details.” Mona put her hand over her forehead as the man put on a flirtatious smile. She was desperate to wipe off the image in her head. Thaddeus curled his lips. “So, don’t say that I took advantage of you. Now back to the subject at hand – I will shoulder the r
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Mona paused for a bit and wiped her tears dry. Lifting her gaze, she kept eye contact with Thaddeus while taking in the meaning behind his words. “What? Did you think I’d fight you for the children’s custody?” Thaddeus reached out and nonchalantly brushed the tears off her lashes. “Am I that cruel to you?” Mona sniffled, and he had a soft spot for her dewy eyes. “What are you trying to do then?” “Come live with me at the Fontaine Residence. I am just trying to bond with the kids, and you can’t leave them. They don’t want to be apart from you either.” Mona scoffed. At the end of the day, Thaddeus only saw her as a tool. He would kick her away as soon as he bonded with the children. Did he take her for a fool? Faced with her silence, he added, “I can go and live with you if you don’t want to stay at the family residence. The new house is big enough for the four of us.” “I don’t think that’s necessary. The kids and I have our own routine, and your presence is a disruption.”
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