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
The workers were afraid that Chad might frighten Mona, so they helped him up and got someone to send him away. Mona watched from the side. It was depressing as if a rock was crushing her chest. The psychiatric hospital locked up the patients like prisoners. There was no such thing as freedom, and even the air they breathed was filthy. Knowing that her father might have to spend his entire life here crushed her. “Mrs. Fontaine, are you alright?” Mona recollected her thoughts and looked at the worker. She forced a smile and nodded. “I’m okay.” “Let’s go up then.” The worker brought Mona to the elevator and went straight to the highest floor of the hospital. Unlike the other floors which held many patients in a single ward section, the highest floor was specifically for Oliver. The worker told Mona to wait at the parlor. A while later, the worker brought a man in patient’s garb in. “Mrs. Fontaine, this is Oliver Mayers.” Mona looked at the man at the entrance. He
The moment ‘Dad’ escaped from Mona’s mouth, Oliver trembled more and more. “Why are you crying? No one is beating you. Tsk. You were laughing a moment ago, and now you’re crying? Have you really lost your mind?” Oliver broke down in tears. He lost control of his emotions and sobbed in silence. One of the workers was annoyed and punched Oliver in the stomach. “Stop acting funny!” “Hey!” Mona strode over immediately and pushed the worker away. She bellowed, “Is this how you treat the patient? He’s having a breakdown and you’re punching him? It’s fine if you don’t want to take care of him but resorting to violence?!” “Mrs. Fontaine, you have no idea what he has done. He deserves a lot worse than a punch.” Mona looked at Oliver’s back. The man refused to turn around as if he dared not look her in the eyes. The worker got nervous and continued, “Mrs. Fontaine, you have no idea how terrible his man was when he was younger. He abused his wife, abandoned her, and cheated on her m