“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
“When do you want to celebrate your birthday?” Mona said coldly, “It’s none of your business, Mr. Fontaine.” He sounded like he used to care about her a lot, but in fact, he had never celebrated her birthday once. Mona’s mockery tickled Thaddeus’ heart, challenging his rationality. He really wanted to press the woman on the table and forced himself inside her to silence her. Mona did not hold back at all. “Is there anything else? If not, you know your way out. I’m busy.” Thaddeus took a deep breath and looked at the troublesome woman. He grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her into his arms. “Mona, stop this at once.” Mona found the man’s words amusing. She scoffed and said, “What are you talking about? I’m not doing anything.” Thaddeus wished he could knock some sense into the woman’s head, but he was helpless against her even when she spoke to him in a provocative manner. “I’ve told Marcus to take the kids back to Grandfather’s place. I’ve also booked a table at the
Thaddeus leaned on his car as he waited for the woman to come out. He crossed his legs and stared at the woman as she came out of the door. It was as though he was looking at a piece of treasure. The roses made her look extremely beautiful, and they even set off her fair and tender skin. Knowing that the woman he raised for all these years had flown out of his control, a strong displeasure and grievance drowned his heart. Mona walked up to the man. When she locked eyes with the man, she sensed the danger behind his eyes, as if he was a predator looking at his prey. She knew the man was up to no good. She shrugged, walked around the man, and got into the car from the other side. Thaddeus leaned over to look at the woman inside his car. His deep gaze was like a black hole with mixed emotions sucked up inside. He got into the car and drove towards Universal Tower. It was evening rush hour. The night scenery of the city slowly came alive like a scroll of painting unveiling it