The call ended, cold and pointless. The conversation with Thaddeus had not impacted Mona much.However, it made the servants of the Fontaines busy.After Thaddeus hung up the phone, while he was waiting for his luggage on the carousel, he called Aunt May’s personal cell phone.Aunt May was at a key shop, bargaining with the locksmith when her phone rang. She hurriedly answered the phone when she saw it was Thaddeus calling.“Second Young Master, you’re finally on your phone. Have you left the plane?”Thaddeus did not answer Aunt May’s question and got straight to the point. “Is Mona sick?”Aunt May quickly said, “Yes, yes. How did you know? She had a high fever last night. The family doctor gave her an IV infusion just before dawn, so she’s better now. She’s busy working in bed now.”“What? Why did you let her work when she’s sick?”Mona’s thin and frail figure suddenly appeared in Thaddeus' mind. Why was that woman so capricious? Why was she still working when she was sick? Wa
With no internet and the laptop soon running out of battery, Mona had no choice but to give up and draft the design by hand.When Aunt May saw this, she came up with a plan. When Mona went to the washroom, Aunt May took the opportunity to hide the design along with the pen.“Aunt May, where’s my draft?” Mona, dressed in a cotton nightgown that revealed her two fair and slender legs, wandered around the room looking for her drawing.“Maybe it grew wings and flew away.” Aunt May pretended as if nothing had happened. She took out the cake, cut it into slices, and served a slice on a plate before handing it to Mona. “Would you like some cake?”“Yes, please.” Mona was tired of looking and sat on the bed with her legs crossed.She thought of eating some cake and putting aside her work for the time being.“How did you know I wanted strawberry cake?” Mona’s mouth felt sweet with the cream. She hated taking medicine when sick since the bitterness made her unable to taste anything else. At
Mona was flooded with mixed feelings after hearing Aunt May’s words. She felt bad for Thaddeus. However, Mona was also in a dilemma because her mother was involved. She was not in a fair position to judge the matter. “Wait, Madam. Are you saying your mother is that woman?” Aunt May realized the shocking connection after she combed through the details. That would mean her master married his enemy’s daughter! The relationship made Aunt May aware that things were not as simple as they looked, and her expression swiftly turned serious. Mona’s heart sank when she saw Aunt May’s reaction. She had no allies in the family and had to find someone she could rely upon. Otherwise, no one would care about her even if she died in the corner. So she took the risk by telling Aunt May about her mother. She wanted Aunt May to know because Aunt May had worked for the Fontaines for many years and had a reputation amongst the other servants. She could also learn more about her mother from
After Aunt May left, Mona opened her eyes and sat up to see a brand new key on the table. She had come up with the outrageous thought of copying the key to open the mysterious study room. With that thought in mind, she went to the study room. When she poked the key into the hole, it went in without resistance. With a turn of the key, the door unlocked. She opened it and entered. Her first impression of the study room was that it was clean. There was not a speck of dust within range. Other than a study desk and some book racks, there was nothing else in the room. Nothing felt out of place. However, since the room was locked, it must hold a secret somewhere. She sat down at the desk and opened up the first drawer. A document folder entered her sight. She put her hand on it and felt there was something inside. She unwound the string, and a laminated piece of paper fell out. It was a death certificate. As Mona went through the details, her heart raced, and her blood
Aunt May got no answer from Mona in the room. When Thaddeus called from France to tell her he could not reach Mona, Aunt May came to the room to look for her. She was afraid something had happened to Mona, so without a second thought, she opened the door. The moment she stepped inside, she noticed the locked study room was open. Before she could figure out how the door opened, she was shocked to find an unconscious Mona on the floor. “Madam! What happened? Madam?! Wake up!” Mona had fallen on her head earlier, causing a bruise on her forehead. It hurt, but not as much as her heart when she saw the death certificate. She grabbed the edge of the desk and slowly helped herself up. She clenched her teeth in pain and said to Aunt May, “Aunt May, a hand, please.” Aunt May helped Mona out of the study room and returned to bed. She then went over to the study room door to figure out how it opened. “Oh, my? Where did this key come from? Is it the one you asked me to make a co
For a moment, Mona was rendered speechless. The question reminded her of the scene she shared with Victor last night. She found Thaddeus' question unreasonable. While she had met Victor last night, it was a brief meeting. How did it reach Thaddeus, who was another continent away? Mona said, “We just had a chat.” “What kind of chat requires you to go out in the middle of the night?” Thaddeus sounded frosty. “You haven’t answered my question. Did Victor give you a thumb drive?” Mona was annoyed by the man’s tone. “No. You’re the one being unreasonable here.” “Then how did you explain the information leak in my company?” Mona frowned. What did she have to do with his company’s information leak? “You used the study room’s computer last night, and the backup data leaked from there. How are you going to explain that?” Thaddeus sounded flat but pressuring. It felt like he was in front of Mona and condescendingly judging her. “I just did some emails, nothing else. You m
Then, she strode back into the mansion, went to the room, and grabbed Thaddeus' car keys. Since the driver dared not drive her, she would take Thaddeus' car out herself. Aunt May did not dare stop her anymore. She threatened Mona she would inform Thaddeus, but even that did not slow Mona down. Mona strode to the garage that housed a dozen expensive cars and walked to the most low-profile car he had in his collection—a Bentley. She opened the door, got into the driver’s seat, and started the car. The car slowly drove out of the garage, then out of the mansion. Aunt May watched as the car drove off and disappeared from her sight. She sighed helplessly before she called Thaddeus using the landline. Meanwhile, in France, Thaddeus stood up in the messy meeting room. He loosened his tie and sighed heavily. His sexy Adam’s apple moved as he gulped. “Meeting postponed. We’ll continue tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock.” Thaddeus tossed the documents on the table before he grabbe
Marcus scratched his head awkwardly, looking conflicted. He trusted Mona. Based on their limited interaction, Mona did not seem like a person who would leak the company’s important data to an outsider. However, viewing it from a general perspective, every piece of evidence pointed at Mona and every suspect and allegation had solid foundations. It was difficult to trust her just because she looked trustworthy. In addition to the evidence, Susan was part of a hacker group, and hacking was easy for her. On top of that, she met with Victor. It was difficult for others not to suspect her of teaming up with Victor to sabotage the company. Even if Mona was innocent, she used the computer and the problematic thumb drive, so the damage was done. “Sir, what about the board? What should we tell them?” The board back at Worchester was furious because of the data leak. If Thaddeus did not calm them down, Mona would have been arrested by the police. Thaddeus stood by the window and g