“Mona, don’t dump me,” Thaddeus said. The words vaguely reached Mona’s ears. As she could not hear them clearly, she thought she was hearing things or simply misheard them. Mona looked back at Thaddeus walking out of the elevator. Seeing that he was expressionless and silent, it seemed she had misheard him. She was probably hearing things. How could such a proud man like Thaddeus say such words? Mona shook her head. It must be because she was too tired. She looked down to get the keys from her bag to open the door. They walked into the house one after another. When they looked at the time, they realized it was 3:00 am. Perhaps because of the cold wind outside, they were no longer sleepy. Mona walked into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. She took out a bottle of chilled mineral water, but before she could unscrew the cap, Thaddeus walked over and snatched it from her with his uninjured hand. “Take one for yourself if you want one.” Mona frowned. “There’s plenty in
As he was unwilling to say anything, Thaddeus did not waste any words and pretended to be deaf. That was his answer. Mona turned around disappointedly and walked upstairs. That was as expected, but it did not matter anymore. She would look into her mom herself. Thaddeus also followed Mona upstairs. He initially wanted to follow her into the same room so they could sleep in the same bed. However, before he could even set foot in the room, she slammed the bedroom door shut. Thaddeus was given the cold shoulder. He stood at the doorway and looked at the closed door. He looked dispirited like a disowned dog. Thaddeus stood silently for a moment before he walked over to the guest room. Mona entered her room. Once she heard the guestroom’s door being opened and closed, only then did she lift the blanket and lay on her bed. She closed her eyes and recalled everything that had happened today. It was comparable to a movie. Nonetheless, she was too sleepy and decided to leave her wor
Ben looked at Mona’s actions and could not help but secretly give her a thumbs-up. ‘Mona is awesome indeed. She’s reliable and has the guts to act at a critical time.’ The reporter, whose recorder was thrown on the floor and crushed, looked at it, instantly dumbfounded. The other reporters present were startled as well. None of them expected Mona to be so domineering that she would destroy one of their tools. “Why do you have such a poor character? What’s the matter? You dare to do something disgraceful but don’t allow people to talk about it?” The man whose recorder was ruined was infuriated from embarrassment. He pointed at Mona’s forehead and said, “I’ve seen all kinds of people throughout my years of being a paparazzo, but a bad b*tch like you who still wants a good reputation—ouch, that hurts!” Before the man could finish cursing, he was slapped hard by Mona in the face, which made him dizzy. Mona’s self-defense moves, coupled with her enragement, caused her to slap th
“I’m going to call the police if you leave without apologizing. Besides, I’ve used my phone to record everything you said to me earlier,” Mona said to the paparazzi. The paparazzo was furious. As for his peers, they either watched the show on the side or fled. None of them were willing to get involved. “Fine. I’ll apologize.” The paparazzo was desperate. He should have thought about the consequences he would face before attacking Mona. At that time, he did not expect her to be so tough. With that, the paparazzo made his way back and stood in front of Mona. Even though he looked reluctant, he still apologized. Mona frowned and remarked, “You’re too insincere if that’s how you’re going to apologize.” The paparazzo lazily looked up at Mona and asked, “What do you want me to do then, boss?” “Kneel and show your sincerity. We’ll see once you kneeled for an hour.” Mona said those words lightly and did not give the paparazzo a chance to say anything else. She turned around and e
Marianne placed her resume in front of Mona and obediently sat in her seat. “There is no need for me to see your resume.” Mona looked down to glance at the beautifully crafted resume. She then looked up at Marianne and said, “After all, you had the title of Timez Groupʼs movie queen, so you canʼt be too bad.” Marianne looked at Monaʼs calm expression. She looked disappointed and laughed at herself. “Why does it sound like youʼre scolding me?” “How could it be?” Mona clasped her hands together and smiled. “I witnessed how you went step by step from an independent model to a movie queen, after all.” “I only relied on a man,” Marianne mocked herself but quickly explained, “But donʼt get the wrong idea. When Thaddeus and I were together, nothing inappropriate happened between us.” Mona raised her eyebrow out of curiosity. “Oh? Whatʼs inappropriate?” “You should know.” Marianne had an ugly smile on her face. “There was a rumored scandal between us, and while the media reporter
When Mona arrived at the entrance of the kindergarten, classes had not ended yet. She was tapped on the shoulder while she stood at the entrance. She turned to find that the woman standing behind her was Jennifer, Thaddeusʼs mom. Mona turned around to face Jennifer. She recalled their unhappy parting at the cafe last time. As such, she subconsciously ducked back to keep a distance from the other party. Jennifer glanced at the gate and sneered. “The kindergarten was arranged by Thaddeus, right? This isnʼt a kindergarten children can attend just because their parents have money. Children without enough connections canʼt get in.” Mona looked calm. “Itʼs a fatherʼs duty to provide his children with the best educational resources.” Jennifer listened to Monaʼs rightful tone. She looked displeased and asked indifferently, “Have you thought about what I said?” “What are you referring to, Aunt Jennifer?” Mona acted dumb and confused. “You always seem to show up out of the blue and s
Jennifer was talking to herself, but Mona happened to hear her. It took Mona a few seconds to understand what Jennifer meant by a “fake”. 'Hah. Even Jennifer knows about it,' Mona thought to herself. It seemed like the real Mona was no longer a secret, and she was the only one kept in the dark. Mona only found it absurd that she lived as someone elseʼs shadow for the past few years and was a joke to others. She turned to look at Jennifer with indifference and distance, “Since you think Iʼm substandard and useless, you should go and find the real Mona. Why did you come to me just to be displeased?” Jennifer was startled. She quickly covered her mouth and acted dumb as she responded, “What do you mean by real? Youʼre baffling. If you donʼt want to help, then fine. I wasnʼt expecting anything from you anyway.” After Jennifer finished, she rushed to leave. It was obvious she was trying to avoid the topic. Mona squinted her eyes and watched her leave. Suddenly, she thought of
Bobby and Millie held hands and ran toward Mona right away when they saw her. Mona spread out her arms to welcome the two little human bombs that were crashing in at full speed. "Mommy, Mommy, where did you go last night? Why didn't you pick us up from Great-Grandpa's house?” Millie rubbed her face against Monaʼs, which was sweet and intimate. Mona pinched her chubby little face with a gentle and doting smile. “I went to have a big meal last night.” “Wow, thatʼs amazing. Did Daddy take you out? Itʼs a pity that I wasnʼt there, or it wouldʼve been perfect.” Millie rubbed her small hands. Her face of full of excitement and anticipation. She had seen the news of the birthday celebration last night. She even repeatedly checked with Bobby to confirm it was a birthday surprise from their dad for their mom. After Bobby finished reading the news to her, she happily danced and even hummed on her way to kindergarten. She was even happier than Mona. Just when Millie was immersed