Mona looked at her phone, which showed that the ride she had booked was almost here. She smiled politely and declined Master Fontaine's offer, "That's okay, Grandpa. I just booked a ride. It'll be here soon." “Then, let’s go back to my place and let the kids stay with me a little longer.” "The children will go back to school in two days. Their house is further away, so it's better for them to settle down with us." Mona dismissed Master Fontaine once again. Then, she waved at the children and gestured for them to come over. “Millie, Bobby, say goodbye to Great-grandpa. We are going home.” “Bye-bye, Great-grandpa.” The kids obediently said their goodbyes and followed Mona away. Master Fontaine looked at the family of three and a dash of regret flashed in his eyes. He sighed. He thought that he could bring the kids back to his place for a little longer, but Mona was not in the mood to discuss matters now. The next time he could see the kids would probably be two weeks late
The busy tone was the best proof that Thaddeus was not available. Mona did not continue calling. She waved her phone at Millie and said softly, “Look, Daddy is really busy. He doesn’t even have the time to check his phone. Why don’t we sleep first? When he’s done, he’ll call. Okay?” “Okay. Millie is going to bed now. If Daddy calls, wake me up! I have something to tell him!” Mona nodded. She kissed the girl on the forehead and said, “Goodnight, my baby.” Millie closed her eyes obediently. She was already exhausted from all the traveling, and it was only because of her will to see Thaddeus that she was awake so far. Moments after closing her eyes, she fell asleep. Bobby was already fast asleep. His little tummy was rising and falling steadily. Mona pulled the blanket over the two of them. Their adorable sleeping faces melted her heart. The two kids were her everything, her sole reason to continue to work hard. She would give her everything to the kids, but she realized tha
After the call with Tim, Mona called Linda immediately, asking if she had the time to watch the kids for the night. However, Linda had a date at night. She sounded excited and sweet on the phone. Since Mona knew that Linda was seeing some guy later, she did not ask her to come over. After a few minutes of conversation, Mona hung up the phone. On second thought, she decided to bring the kids along. Millie and Bobby woke up from their nap around 4 o'clock in the afternoon. They were full of energy from their nap and started unpacking their luggage. They had brought Mona many gifts from Oakfield. Mona had a look at their luggage and saw many odd things such as chips of bricks, twigs, paper cuttings, and some pastries. The two must really like Master Fontaine’s old house in Oakfield. All the ‘souvenirs’ they brought were part of the house, and they claimed that they were memorabilia. The most outrageous one was the bottle of dirt that Bobby had with him. “Bobby, what is thi
The man carried the kids with his strong arms and then said to Mona, “I’ll put the kids inside first. Hold the umbrella for them.” “Thank you.” Mona held the umbrella over Tim and the kids as they walked to the car. She noticed when Millie’s shoe got some dirt on Tim’s suit, but the man did not care at all. She was moved by the man’s warm gesture. It was just a few steps away, and the kids would be fine even if there was a slight drizzle. It seemed like the man liked the kids. Mona held the umbrella with one hand and opened the rear door for Tim. There were two children’s seats installed in the rear, which fit both Bobby and Millie. Tim strapped the kids onto the seats and fastened the seatbelts for them. He then opened the passenger door and held the umbrella for her. He took good care of the mother and kids throughout the process, and it made Mona realize how caring and gentle the man was. “Is this your new car?” Mona scanned the interior. She had a feeling that the fam
Mona looked at Tim and said, “I’ll take the car as your apology, but I will pay you what it is worth. Tell me the price. I can’t just take it for free.” Tim put one of his hands on the steering wheel and pinched his chin with the other. A quick thought later, he accepted her suggestion. “Then, I’ll take the payment from your design fee.” “Not a problem.” After reaching an agreement, Tim started the car and drove to the hotel. Mona thought of the purpose of this dinner, so she asked, “Is your father coming tonight?” “Something came up at my dad’s company, so he might not make it. But he wants me to tell you that he will hold a press conference to clarify the incident and apologize to you publicly.” Mona pursed her lips. She knew that if Tim did not help her, she would lose this bet without a doubt. “I see. Now that your father has shown his sincerity, I don’t want to make things hard for him either. He doesn’t need to apologize publicly. We can do it in private.” Mon
“Mommy, look! It’s Daddy’s car!” Millie came down from Tim’s car and spotted Thaddeus’ car further away. She ran over to her father’s car with open arms. Thaddeus got out of the car and squatted down to welcome the girl’s hug. The girl ran excitedly and jumped into Thaddeus’ arms. The impact almost knocked him off his feet, but he managed to maintain his balance while carrying the girl in his arms. He put his strong hand on the girl’s back and comforted her, “You little rascal. I’m still strong enough to hold you now, but when you grow up and I’m old, I won’t be able to carry you like this anymore.” Millie hugged Thaddeus around the neck and looked at him with her adorable eyes. She said meekly, “Daddy won’t grow old. Daddy can always carry Millie.” Thaddeus smiled and pinched the girl’s cheek. “Okay. Daddy will stay healthy and live longer so that I can accompany my little princess. How’s that sound?” Millie nodded strongly. “Yay!” The father and daughter put their for
Thaddeus had a quick scan of Mona’s expression. He noticed the anger on the woman’s face when she was defending Tim. ‘This woman… I’ll show you later…’ “Take Bobby and Millie upstairs. I’ll be there in a minute,” Thaddeus said to Mona as he put Millie down. Mona told Bobby and Millie to go upstairs on their own. After seeing them in the elevator and making sure they could not hear the adults talking, Mona turned to Thaddeus to demand, “Who gave you permission to go up?” Thaddeus gritted his teeth. He looked at the woman and simply said, “I want to see the kids.” “You were not there to pick them up from the airport, and you weren’t there when they wanted to see you. It’s late, and they have to go to bed now. You really know how to pick a time, Mr. Fontaine,” Mona criticized him and Thaddeus somehow felt guilty. “I had something important to do today.” Mona scoffed. “Yeah, and I didn’t disturb you. Now the kids and I are going to rest, so please don’t disturb us.” Thaddeu
“I’ve been taking care of my kids at home lately. How could I have gotten into trouble?” Mona was slightly annoyed. She looked into the studio and saw a woman with a child on the couch in the parlor. Even though she could only see the woman's back, it looked familiar. It was the woman who had stopped her car when she had gone to pick Bobby and Millie up at the airport a few days ago. She could not bear seeing the woman’s child drenched in the rain, so she had given the woman her name card and told her to come to see her if she needed help. “It’s okay. She’s not here to cause trouble. I believe she’s here to ask for my help.” Mona calmed Ben down and assured him that nothing bad would happen. Ben sighed a breath of relief. “Thank goodness. Who is she? If you are not close to her, how do you know she’s not a bad person? She’s really angry and somewhat unfriendly.” “How unfriendly? How can you tell?” Mona asked. Ben pouted and grumbled, “Her child kept crying, and she didn't