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
Mona frowned. She remembered what Marcus had told her the other day. The woman’s husband had died of a heart attack when he went to a spa after work. The company had nothing to do with it. Moreover, Thaddeus had personally given the woman five hundred thousand after the employee died, and the whole company had held a donation campaign just for the employee’s family. The sum should be quite a sizable amount. However, the woman made it sound like the donation and Thaddeus’ personal compensation was not enough. She should not have accepted the donation without hesitation since Thaddeus was not legally responsible for it either. Fortunately, Mona had learned about the truth from Marcus, or else she might have fallen for the woman’s words. “Madam, based on what I know, Mr. Fontaine has given you quite a lot of money.” The woman cried louder after hearing Mona, which made the baby wail as well. The studio was filled with the sound of the woman and the child crying. It started t
The woman widened her eyes with anticipation. “What is it?” Mona looked at Ben and asked, “How’s the recruitment going lately? I believe we still have a position for a janitor, right?” Before Ben could speak, the woman voiced her rejection, “I was a full-time housewife before this, and I’ve always hired a cleaner to clean the house. I can’t do this.” Mona looked at her flatly. “It isn’t a difficult job, and it’s flexible. You will have the time to take care of your child. More importantly, you will be paid well, so it will be enough for you to maintain your livelihood.” The woman considered Mona’s offer. She asked, “How much are you going to pay me?” “Four thousand five.” Ben widened his eyes in disbelief. Mona was not trying to hire a janitor; she was trying to run a charity! To their surprise, the woman’s reaction rendered them speechless. “That’s it? It’s not even enough to pay for the surgery.” The woman’s greediness astonished Mona and Ben. Ben got annoyed. H
“Mona, someone is here for you.” Mona switched her attention from the design draft to Ben. “Who is it?” “Speaking of the devil, it’s Mr. Fontaine. He’s downstairs. Strange, how did he know you are here?” Mona squinted. She had a feeling that Thaddeus came to talk about the headline that she saw earlier. “Let him in.” Mona sighed. She took a deep breath and prepared herself to face Thaddeus’ wrath. The man was over-possessive and liked to have full control over everything, including the things that did not belong to him. Rather than losing it to someone else, he would destroy it than give it away. An unreasonable tyrant indeed. Ben went down and soon Thaddeus came up. Mona thought he was going to lash out at her, but surprisingly, he did not. He came with a bouquet of fiery red roses. She sized him up from top to bottom. The man had dressed up for the meeting. The handsome suit he picked was glistening with diamonds and it set off his handsome looks. He was like Prin