When Victor spoke, he breathed heavily on top of Mona’s head, making her feel uncomfortable. She twisted her body and tried to break free from his restraint, but she was completely drained of strength. Mona could only give up on struggling in the end. She quietly let Victor talk to himself. Perhaps because Victor had suppressed too many emotions, his voice trembled as he spoke. He used a soft tone to express his infatuated love for Mona, “Suzy, I’m sorry. I apologize for the things I’ve done to hurt you, but I beg you not to forget me. At least, let me stay in a corner of your heart. Let’s not become strangers, okay? Please?” Mona closed her eyes. Her body was sapped of strength, and she did not know how to respond. At last, she could only whisper helplessly, “I’m sorry, Victor. I’m sorry, but I can’t do that.” Victor shook when he heard her. His eyes were filled with grief. “Don’t say sorry. I was the one who lost you in the first place, so it was my fault.” Mona opened
“Mr. Fontaine, where do you want to go?” Marcus asked Thaddeus. “I’m going to find them myself.” Thaddeus stood up. No emotions could be seen on his handsome face as he strode out of the Fontaines’ villa. …Water dripped all night, causing the temperature of the space below the deck to drop to freezing point. Mona felt that the cold was piercing her body. If this continued, she and Victor would freeze to death here. In addition to not having any water so far, their bodies would soon be dehydrated. Mona looked up and carefully observed for a long time. The water did not seem like raindrops from the sky. Given the sound of footsteps going back and forth, it was more like people were pouring water down. Mona did not know their intention, but they went through a great deal of effort just to set her and Victor up. At this time, Mona looked sideways at the exhausted man who had fallen asleep beside her. She gently nudged his shoulder. When she touched the skin on his face, she f
Mona heard the conversation of the people above and could not help but sigh with relief. If the waters were sealed off, it meant that this ship could not go further. If she was lucky, a patrol boat would come to check the ship and would surely find something fishy. In that case, she and Victor would have a high chance of escaping. Mona sat quietly below the deck. What she had to do at the moment was to preserve her strength and quietly wait for the turn of events. Not long after that, the exit of the deck was opened again. The two men who took Victor away came down. One of them took a rope and retied Mona’s hands and feet. “Behave well and come up with us.” The men pushed and pulled her to the hanging lander. She climbed up the steep ladder bit by bit. When she got up on the boat, she realized that she was on a vast sea with no bounds. “Some people will come over to check on us later. We’ll untie you, but if the people ask what you do, just say you’re the cook here. Don’t
“What do you want?” the bearded man asked Mona. “I’d like to borrow your phone and make a call home.” The bearded man snuffed out his cigarette and laughed out loud. “What wishful thinking. We’re on the sea and there’s no signal. You want to make a call?” Mona was embarrassed by the ridicule. She was so intent on contacting her children that she did not think too much about it. While they were talking, someone shouted, “The inspectors are here!” Everyone looked over at the same time. Several huge navy ships surrounded their vessel from all directions. Someone on one of the navy ships shouted through a loudspeaker and told everyone on board to hold their heads and crouch down. The ship’s crew had not seen such a shocking scene before. They held their heads and crouched down as they were told. Mona stood in place on the deck to look at the heavily armed team. She smiled. She stood with a heavy head as she looked at the intersection of the sea and the sky. Moonlight slow
Without giving Mona a chance to fight back, Thaddeus clutched the back of her head and sealed her moaning lips. Mona widened her eyes in surprise. The man’s assertive act made her heart beat out of her chest. Powerless to retaliate, Mona went along with it, closing her eyes and indulging in the locking of tongues. It was not until Mona started to suffer from a lack of oxygen and could not breathe that she pushed the man away. Thaddeus pulled himself out of the moment of ecstasy. God only knew that he nearly let his animalistic instincts take over and go all the way. Mona made lingering eye contact with the man, and his burning gaze could make Mona melt. She looked down, averting her gaze. With a smug smile, Thaddeus reached out to brush against the corner of her lips. She was bleeding from the bite. Mona licked her lips and was stung by the pain. There was something sultry about the way the tip of her tongue rolled against the blood streaks. Swallowing hard, Thaddeus lea
These senior members had absolute say among the rich and powerful of Worchester City and were conservative, to say the least. News that Thaddeus stirred a huge commotion for a woman did not sit well with them, and Thaddeus would be getting it once he returned. “Sir, you’ll need to go back and have a sit-down with them. They are demanding answers on this. Otherwise, they won’t hesitate to put you before a court martial.”Thaddeus scoffed, not taking the matter seriously. The Fontaines dominated among the four major families in Worchester City, and Thaddeus was the leader of the Fontaine family. Together, the other families carried less than a third of the Fontaines’ esteem. All eyes were on Thaddeus, waiting for the moment he would make a wrong move. Here came their chance. These senile old forks had gathered in the COC meeting room and were all over Master Fontaine from the moment the coast was on lockdown. Apparently, Thaddeus’s order was a huge blow to Worchester City’s sea fr
News of Thaddeus’s return commanded silence in the COC meeting room. Everybody’s eyes fixated on the door. Thaddeus walked in with a chilling presence. His slender figure at the entryway of the meeting room was hard to ignore. With his indifferent gaze sweeping across the room, the man curled his lips and spoke in a soft yet overbearing voice, “What business do you have here today?” These old folks had a lot to say about Thaddeus a minute ago, but not a word was heard from them now that the person in question was on the scene. Despite having years of experience under their belt, these senior citizens did not have the natural bearing of a leader like Thaddeus Master Fuller, who had exchanged words with Master Fontaine earlier, rose to his feet, and went up to Thaddeus as if to show concern. He said with a pretentious smile, “Thaddeus, what took you so long? Do you know how big of an issue you have caused? We hit a snag with Worchester City’s cargos by water.” Thaddeus squint
Mona’s instincts were telling her to check out the COC meeting room in the back garden. So she traversed through the garden and made it to the backyard, knowing she would find the COC meeting room there. The four major families in Worchester City would meet there and discuss the rise of any major issue. Mona continued her journey forward, but before she could get close, she took notice of a row of people sitting inside the meeting room. Her heart sank as a bad feeling overcame her. Marcus happened to walk out of the COC meeting room. Seeing that she was approaching, Marcus immediately drew close to her. He pulled Mona to the side and quietly gave her the heads-up. “You should head back, Ms. Ortega. Mr. Fontaine told me to arrange your transport home once you’re awake. Your kids are missing you, and it’s a bad time for you to be here.” “Why is it a bad time?” Mona could tell from Marcus’s face that he was hiding something from her. She looked past Marcus’s shoulder at the