With a benevolent smile, Master Fontaine stroked Mona’s head and gleefully uttered, “Mona, since you and Thaddeus have kids together, have you given any thought to getting back together?” Mona shook her head without a second thought. “No.” How could they possibly get back together? The issue with Mona’s mother had not been sorted out yet. How could the relationship carry on when the man would not even communicate with her? Mona never trusted a relationship that had nothing to hold onto. It was the tackiest and most unreliable form of connection. Seeing that Mona had made up her mind, Master Fontaine found it a shame and glared at Thaddeus. The boy was such a letdown. Thaddeus only had himself to blame for losing a great wife like Mona. Things were going fine, but Thaddeus had to be caught up in the past and tracked down Mona’s mother. What on earth was Thaddeus up to? Most of the time, Master Fontaine could not understand what was going on in his grandson’s mind. However, T
Mona shook her head. “See. That’s the difference between him and me. He thinks he’s protecting me from harm, but I don’t get an open and honest relationship. We can’t get through to each other or get on the same page. How are we supposed to spend the rest of our lives together?“The past conflict is not what’s standing between us. It is because our approach toward the relationship never changed. I don’t think getting back together is in the cards.” Mona kept her head straight and made a conscious decision about the relationship. For a moment, she believed they were more than that, but who was she kidding? She would be repeating the same mistake by getting back together. Mona was better off living a carefree life as she did right now. Master Fontaine could understand where Mona was coming from, and he was furious. “Sigh. That character of Thaddeus’s… Sometimes, I just want to give him a good beating. You have no idea how many times he has gotten under my skin in a day. You spen
Marcus braced himself for Thaddeus’s icy stare as the latter must have gotten hell from Ms. Ortega. “Did you get a confession?” Thaddeus removed his sheepskin gloves and handed them to Marcus before taking large strides to the interrogation room. “No, but he admitted that he works for the Foster Group. He said the abduction was set up by two people.” Thaddeus raised his brows. “Two people? Are we talking about men or women?” “I’m guessing both genders.” “What do you mean by ‘guess’? Think twice before you answer me.” Thaddeus glanced at Marcus in disdain. Marcus’s half-hearted attitude did not sit well with him.Marcus anxiously covered his mouth and bobbed his head. It appeared Thaddeus had gotten a lot of smack from Ms. Ortega. Marcus muttered quietly to himself. Thaddeus entered the interrogation room and looked at the bearded man hanging off the ceiling. He stuck out a finger, raised the man’s chin, and blew at his face. The bearded man woke up choking and opened
The bearded man bobbed his head. “That’s right. Thomas took orders from Mr. Foster’s daughter. I was standing next to Thomas when he was on the phone once, and I heard him address the person on the other end of the line as Ms. Foster. I can’t think about anybody else other than Sherry Foster.” Thaddeus grimace grew. “Are you sure?” The bearded man paused and hesitated for a moment. “I’m not exactly sure because I didn’t see it myself, but it was a woman who gave Thomas ideas.” Thaddeus dwelled in his thoughts with a frown before looking up and taking stock of the bearded man’s face. He questioned, “Who told you to go out to sea?” “It was a corporate assignment. We were told to deliver cargo to Southeast Asia, but we only found out that there was no cargo once we were onboard. Instead, we had two people tied up below the deck. Since we are only employees, we just did as we were told without asking questions.” Thaddeus callously tucked the corner of his lips as murderous intent
Thomas lay on the ground and scooted toward Thaddeus, dragging a trail of red behind him. He held onto Thaddeus’s pant leg and pleaded pitifully. “I didn’t plan the kidnapping. I was only a pawn. Please, Mr. Fontaine. Spare my life.” Thaddeus narrowed his eyes, disgusted that Thomas touched him. Thaddeus kicked Thomas away. “So tell me. Whose orders were you acting on?” Thomas curled up into a ball and wailed, “Mr. Fontaine, you must offer me protection if I tell you. Otherwise, she’ll kill me.” Thaddeus had a gruesome look on his face. “Tell the truth, and you will live.” “It was Sherry Foster. Sherry approached me during Isabel and Victor’s engagement party and proposed an alliance to get revenge. I acted on impulse and agreed to it after she pushed the idea hard on me.” A deadly glint sparkled in Thaddeus’s eyes as he turned and asked Marcus, “Where is she now?” Marcus glanced at the door and caught a glimpse of a white silhouette. Upon closer look, he found Sherry
Thaddeus brushed aside Sherry’s yelling. His eyes reeked of cutthroat callousness. The one thing Sherry should not have done was lay hands on his woman. So what if she was the daughter of the wealthiest man? Thaddeus was not going to play nice now that boundaries were crossed. Thaddeus walked out of the red-bricked building and took a call from his mom. Mrs. Fontaine had gone back to her hometown recently and only returned to the Fontaine Residence today. She found out from the butler that Thaddeus had sealed the coast off for Mona and fought with Victor in the COC meeting room. These two incidents came as a bombshell to Mrs. Fontaine. “Thaddeus, when did you get back in touch with Mona? Why did you put the coast on lockdown because of her? Have you lost your mind?” Thaddeus removed his phone from his ear and waited until his mother had gotten steam off her chest before sticking the phone back against his ear. Taking the wheel of the Rolls Royce, Thaddeus put on his Bluet
The kids should not be left out in the cold if they were Thaddeus’s. However, Mrs. Fontaine simply could not warm up to Mona. Mona merely used her skin-deep beauty to put her son under a spell. Mrs. Fontaine particularly hated Mona’s eyes, as they resembled those belonging to the homewrecker who stole the heart of Thaddeus’s father. Mrs. Fontaine loathed Mona from the first encounter. “The children must take the family name, but you can’t remarry Mona.” Mrs. Fontaine was firm on that note. “Mona can’t be an assistance to your career. Not only is she incompetent, but she will also slow you down. You should marry in your social class instead of someone who is leeching off you. She will only bring a disgrace to the family.” Thaddeus furrowed his brows in displeasure. “Mom, you’re being narrow-minded. Mona is the mother of the children. You’re killing her by taking the children away from her.” Mrs. Fontaine was livid. “What? It seems she got you wrapped around her little finger.
Bobby stood up and drew close to Master Fontaine. Appearing a little shy and reserved, the boy politely bowed at Master Fontaine. “Hello, Great-Grandpa.” Master Fontaine squeezed his cheek and uttered with joy, “Good boy. Bobby, you really resemble your dad when he was a boy. You’re too young to develop a poker face. You might become boring like your dad when you grow up. Smile more, okay?” Bobby took a glance at Thaddeus. They shared the same deadpan look. “Great-Grandpa, my dream is to become a man like Daddy. A man should keep a straight face to be a qualified leader.” A certain man in a corner took delight in Bobby’s words. Although he did not show it on his face, his lips curled ever so slightly. It was a proud moment for Thaddeus. Even more so than when he closed the deal on a multimillion-dollar project.“My. Look at your son. That’s some great insight coming from a child. He shows more promise than you two.” Master Fontaine looked at Mona and Thaddeus with a smile be