Tim stood at the door carrying a bag. He had a pair of frameless glasses on the bridge of his tall nose, and his attire was extremely handsome. His black knitted shirt coupled with his khaki pants make him look like a refined yet roguish high school student who walked out of a comic book.“I’m here for Mona. I’m her friend.”When Mona heard the conversation at the door, she put down her book, and walked over.“Tim, what are you doing here?”“Didn’t you call the hospital and ask for sick leave?” Tim scanned Mona up and down worriedly. “What’s wrong with you? Why didn’t you go to the hospital?”“You’ve misunderstood. I’m not the one who’s sick.”Mona looked at the bag he was carrying in his hand. “You brought something?”“Yeah, I went to Bits and Bites to get you breakfast. You like the food there, right?”Mona was puzzled. “When did I say that?”She did not remember telling Tim about that.“It was that time when you had a meal with your colleague. I was sitting at the table ne
“Yes, he’s very generous and kind. For charity, he even bought a sloppy necklace for ten million. It already would have been amazing if the necklace fetched a price of ten thousand, but he said he bought it for ten million because it had a beautiful love story behind it. I gave him a scolding when he brought it home.”The corner of Tim’s lips stiffened and became slightly unnatural as he listened quietlyHe really did not like to hear Mona praise his love rival.The two of them were living under the same roof. Could their old love have been rekindled?Mona also caught the fleeting twitches on Tim’s face. She had achieved her purpose.She wanted to make Tim misunderstand. It was also another way of politely rejecting him.Tim picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said with some disdain, “It’s just a necklace worth ten million. It’s not worthy of you.”Mona shook her head. “No. To me, it was full of sincerity.”Tim’s hand froze. The rim of the cup touched his lips, but he was una
When Thaddeus spoke, his burning breath sprayed on the side of Mona’s ear. She shuddered and flinched, pushing the man away in rejection.“Back off!”Thaddeus was not angry at being pushed away.He had known the woman was just using him as a shield to reject Tim, but it at least showed that she still could not accept displays of love from the opposite sex.“Is this funny to you, Thaddeus?”Mona was a little angry. What good would it do for both of them to have such an unclear and ambiguous relationship?“I told you. I want to get back together with you.”“But I don’t.”“I’ll give you time.”“It’s not a matter of time.” Mona’s attitude was cold and firm. “We won’t end well together.”Thaddeus stared into Mona’s eyes, and a dim look flashed across his face.After a moment, he asked, “Don’t you have any feelings for me?”“No. If I did, I’d have them already in the few years we were married.”Mona was telling the truth. She knew her heart very well and what she wanted.Thadde
The woman said she did not want anything to do with him, so why was he still here?Thaddeus pursed his lips and walked back to his room. Ten minutes later, he changed into his suit and came downstairs.Without a word to Mona or even looking at her, he pushed the door open and left.The nanny, who witnessed the whole argument from the side, walked over to Mona, and comforted her carefully.“Madam, did you have a fight with him?”Mona slumped onto the sofa and took a long breath.“No.”“Then why did he leave? He’s still sick. Do you want me to call him back?” The nanny did not know the situation and thought the two were a normal couple. “The most important thing when a husband and wife argues is communication. The weather is cold today, and your husband still has a fever. He shouldn’t be out and about.”Mona waved her hand. “Don’t bother. You don’t have to worry about him having nowhere to go. Besides, we’re divorced.”“Huh?”The nanny was surprised and connected some dots. It
Thaddeus brought a female companion to every business event, but they were always different people, such as models, actresses, and celebrities.Mona finished reading the news calmly and exited the app.“Linda, don’t let the children watch TV later. Thaddeus walked down the red carpet with the daughter of Neuffield’s wealthiest family today. The media is sure to cover it on the news.”When Linda heard that, she immediately picked up the remote to turn off the TV and went to Mona’s side.“Hey, did you argue with Thaddeus?”“It wasn’t an argument. We just expressed our views and fell out due to conflicts of interest.”Mona picked up a small basket with balls of yarn and knitting needles inside and began to knit hats.“What are you talking about? What conflict? Didn’t Mr. Fontaine say he wanted to get back together with you? He’s too insincere. It’s only been a few days, but he gave up on pursuing you.”“He wants to get back together, but I refused. So he got angry.”Linda gave he
“Heh. She was quite open minded to ask you to send the invitation. Isn’t she afraid of not being able to control her feelings and say something ridiculous if you met Suzy?”Victor sighed helplessly. “Linda, your temper never changes. I’m just sending an invitation. Why are you so worked up? Pass on the message for me. I’ll be waiting for her at Nine Coasts with the invitation.”Linda looked at Mona and saw her nod, agreeing to Victor.“Are you really going?”“Well, he’s already waiting at the cafe, so I have to go. Come with me. We’ll take the children as well, and go shopping together when we’re done. I’m running out of wool.”“Sure. I’ll get the kids changed.”The group went out, with Linda taking the children to the mall first. The cafe was outside, and Victor had been sitting there for a while when Mona arrived.He had been chain-smoking. The ashtray was filled with countless crushed cigarette butts.Mona sat down across from Victor and choked on the strong smell of smoke.
Victor said, “Would you believe me if I said that Thaddeus has your biological mother now?”Mona was slightly stunned. She looked at Victor warily, feeling suspicious.“How would you know that?”“Samantha told me. Her parents have been looking for your real mother, so she naturally knows some stuff.”Mona kept a straight face, but in her heart, something felt strange.She was not skeptical about this matter. However, it was peculiar how there were always people telling her that her mother was in Thaddeus’s hands.“I knew about this. A man told me.”Mona threw out this information to Victor, trying to gauge his reaction.Victor was stunned, seemingly unaware of the mysterious man.“What man? Who is he?”Mona shook her head. While she did not know who he was, it was very suspicious.“Let me meet with him someday. I can protect you.”Victor pretended to be casual and tried to close his distance with Mona. Naturally, Mona sensed what he was doing.“That’s not the point.” She k
“The last time I met Isabel was when I went to get my pay. She snubbed and provoked me, so I got annoyed and told her I would attend their engagement party with a generous gift. I was obviously being sarcastic, but I guess she took it seriously.”“I think Isabel has an ulterior motive. You should be careful.” Linda stroked her chin and thought, “Thaddeus will definitely attend Victor’s engagement party. He’ll protect you, for sure.”“We’ll see.”She and Thaddeus were ignoring each other now. He most likely would not even look at her, so she did not bother to ask him for anything.After taking the children to play in the playground for a while, Mona and Linda took them home after dinner.It was ten at night when she put the children to sleep. Mona walked to the living room with her phone and tapped on the screen with her fingers. She originally wanted to call Thaddeus but thought he might be holding a beautiful woman in his arms right now. It was better not to disturb him.She sen