Mona withdrew her arm. Looking at the man’s smiling face, she realized that Thaddeus had gotten the wrong idea. He probably thought she was worried and came to visit him. “How is your injury? Shouldn’t you stay in the hospital for a little longer?”“It was just a minor cut.” With his keen senses picking up that Mona was avoiding him, Thaddeus wiped the emotions off his face and resumed his poker face. He walked into the ward and sat on the sofa before lifting his profound gaze to meet Mona’s. “What did you come here for?” Getting the cold energy from the man, Mona rubbed her nose and followed the man into the room. Although she stood before Thaddeus, she did not feel comfortable being outdone by his commanding presence. While Mona wanted to get to the bottom of her mother’s situation, she knew that now was not the time. The man had a meticulous and complex state of mind. Mona did not have to say much for the man to read her mind. Since Mona decided to put faith in
Thaddeus even locked the door when passing by the entrance. Now that no one would intrude, they could enjoy some alone time together… After handling the discharge papers, Marcus returned to the private ward only to find the door locked. He quietly stood outside and was surprised by the slapping noise coming from inside the room. Um… Marcus rubbed his hands, and his ears went red. At a loss on whether to stay or leave, Marcus did not know what to do with himself. He should just wait. What if he was needed to run an errand…?The door of the ward opened after nearly an hour had passed. Thaddeus' voice was heard from inside the ward. “Come in, Marcus.” Marcus had nodded off in a seated position at the door. With Thaddeus summoning him, he wiped his saliva and got up to go into the ward. “Is there anything I can help you with, sir?” Thaddeus lit a cigarette and looked at the closed bedroom door. Mona’s earlier statement painted a grim look on his face. “Go and get the
“Mommy, can we really live with Daddy?”When it was the children’s bedtime, Mona told them about her decision to remarry. If she wanted to go to the Fontaine Residence, she had to take the children with her.The happiest one was, of course, Millie. She jumped in joy when she heard that she could live with her beloved Daddy.“That’s great. Our family is going to be reunited.”Mona was surprised when the word ‘reunited’ came out of Millie’s mouth.She smiled gently and bowed her head to kiss Millie’s forehead, saying softly, “Yeah.”“Yay! Yay! That’s great!” Millie lay on the soft bed, pulled the quilt up to cover herself, and closed her eyes, already beginning to look forward to the bright future of moving into the Fontaine residence in her sleep.On the other side, Bobby was very quiet and calm. He had already fallen asleep.Mona looked at the two adorable and lovely siblings, and a warm feeling rose in her heart. Even if the road ahead was difficult, she would always be full o
Mona took the document and skimmed through it.It was a prenuptial agreement which roughly divided the responsibilities and obligations of the two people, as well as the division of property.It was just like the prenup Thaddeus had told her to sign when they got married four years ago. Mona thought that the contents inside were the same, stating matters like them not interfering with each other during the marriage.Thus, she took the pen handed to her and signed her name on the signature line without reading it carefully.“There.” Mona handed the agreement to Thaddeus. “Now we can go get the paperwork done.”She placed her hand on the door and turned to get out of the car, but a large palm wrapped around her waist and pulled her back.There was a hidden smile in Thaddeus' eyes as he said to Mona, “Since you’ve signed, you can’t go back on your word.”Mona saw his meaningful smile, and her heart sank. She had a bad feeling.“Go back on what?”The smile on Thaddeus' face deepen
Thaddeus called Marcus to find out the latter had bought a morning-after pill.Not the painkiller he had thought of.The man had no time to scold Marcus. He hung up the call and walked out of the doctor’s office.He followed closely behind Mona, wrapping his arms around her and protecting her from the people coming and going for fear that she would bump into them.“Where are you going?”Mona stood still and looked at the man beside her coldly. “We’re not marrying, so I’m free to go wherever I want.”Thaddeus took Mona’s hand and intertwined their fingers. His almond-shaped eyes were deep as ink.“I tore up the agreement. If you don’t want to sign it, that’s fine. It’s not that you don’t want to marry; you’re just in a bad mood. Go back and rest. We’ll remarry once I’ve arranged everything at home.”Mona frowned and looked at the serious man in front of her. Although his handsome face was almost thirty, even without considering his net worth and background, his appearance itself
Even though the man had given a promise, it was not what Mona wanted.What she wanted was to know the truth. Mona was pale and powerless, and her heart filled with disappointment. Thaddeus would not tell her. What she craved was irrelevant to him.“Forget it, Thaddeus. I’ve changed my mind. I don’t want to remarry.”Mona lowered her eyes, her expression dim. She was afraid of bringing the children to the Fontaine Residence due to an impulsive decision. She would not dare make such a reckless choice again.Thaddeus frowned tightly, and his thin lips pursed. After a moment of thinking, he released Mona’s hand and said, “Your mood has been fluctuating recently. It’s clear you didn’t think it over. Don’t make a decision when you’re in a bad mood. Pick up the children and go home first. I’ll deal with everything else.”When the man finished speaking, he stretched out his arm to take Mona’s slender waist and walked out.Mona hated these overbearing words and deeds of the man and pushed
Thaddeus changed his shoes in the foyer. The shimmering light hit the side of his face, reflecting the deep outline of his profile. The man tilted his head slightly and said in a low and magnetic voice, “What do you mean by that? I told you yesterday that we’ll get remarried after I’ve taken care of everything at home.”Mona was a little frantic and spoke up sharply, “Are you crazy?! I told you I’m not marrying you.”Why did this man take the liberty of bringing the city hall staff to her home?!Thaddeus walked up to her. He lowered his eyes and swept over her pretty and au naturel face, saying with a deep smile, “I already slept with you, and it’s my fault your stomach hurt from taking the pill. I should take responsibility for you.”The man’s calm and relaxed expression looked like he was deliberately trying to cause trouble for her. Mona instantly became furious to the point where her fingers trembled in anger.“Thaddeus Fontaine, could you stop fooling around?”Her tone was f
“I’m not willing. I don’t want to marry this man.”The two staff members looked at each other. Their hands, which held the prepared documents they were just about to hand over to the couple, retreated with a tremble.When they heard Mona say this, they were suddenly puzzled.“Mr. Fontaine, this...”According to regulations, the certificate could not be signed unless both parties were willing.Thaddeus smiled coolly and charmingly at the two staff and said calmly, “Carry on. My wife is just feeling down and throwing a little tantrum at me.”His voice was firm and mixed with a commanding tone. “Go ahead and finish it quickly.”The two staff members were put on the spot and looked at Mona in unison.They saw her aggrieved face and red eyes filled with tears. The staff felt pity and did not know what to do.After hesitating, one of the staff said to Mona, “Miss, it’s very normal for husband and wife to argue, but we shouldn’t be impulsive. After all, marriage is a major event in l