“Just what are you doing?” Marianne was quick to notice the model’s action. She put down her chopsticks and walked over to the model to snatch her phone away. “What are you secretly recording with your phone?” Marianne was the leader of the modeling team. She usually disliked how lazy Julie and her friend were. They normally argued a lot, so it just so happened to be time for her to vent her dissatisfaction. “Hey, why are you so rude? That’s my phone. Who are you to take my phone away?” “I suspect that you were secretly filming others.” Marianne looked down and glanced at the phone. Sure enough, there was a video of Mona and Tim talking and laughing while eating. She looked at the model and questioned coldly, “Is this not it? Why did you record this?” “That’s not true. I was only taking a short video to post on my social media.” “Then why did you only record the two of them? Do you think it’s fun? You’re violating their privacy.” “Nonsense. We’re in public. What privacy
Marianne became more furious when she saw how unconcerned Mona was. She said indignantly, “Honestly, now I feel aggrieved for Thaddeus. He likes you so much. How could you betray him?” Marianne was acting in a fit of pique. She had truly loved Thaddeus, so she could not bear seeing him being wronged and could not stand others bullying him. Mona wanted to laugh when she saw Marianne’s angry face. Nonetheless, she was moved by Marianne’s persistent love for Thaddeus. Marianne still could not forget him even after being dumped by him for so long. Mona had not wanted to waste her time at first, but seeing how persistent Marianne was, she had some things to say. “There are many things that are more than what they seem on the surface. Everyone has their choice and reason. You just can’t see the reason behind it, so don’t speculate on others with your subjective opinion. In plain words, you have to learn to see things clearly, and don’t bother with everything.” After that, Mona
Mona went home after work and fell asleep. She did not even have time to browse the Internet with her phone. Thus, she was clueless about the photo of hers trending. On the other hand, the maids in Fontaine Residence worried about Mona being out early and coming home late. They became even more anxious when they saw her photo becoming popular online. According to the Fontaines’ family rules, she had broken the rule that women in the household were not supposed to be ostentatious and highly visible public figures. Thaddeus had not returned from his business trip to France for half a month, whereas Mona was disobedient and caused so many problems. Some time ago, there were even rumors about she and Mr. Graves from Graves and Co. getting too close. Some people even said they went to get a room at a hotel. When the maids at home heard the news, whose authenticity was unknown, they could only imagine how Thaddeus must feel now that he had been cuckolded. He might fly into a rage w
“She’s sick? Is it the same problem she always has?” Mona asked Aunt May. “Huh? I don’t know either. Mrs. Eleanor has always been weak. Her health has been bad since she got the strange illness. With the season changing recently, and the weather becoming different all of a sudden, it was inevitable for her to fall ill. I think you should go and take a look at her since you’ve studied alternative medicine and are good with patients.” Aunt May wanted very badly for Mona to go to Cornwell Residence right away. That way, she would not cause trouble by running around. Mona was rather puzzled. She recalled a long time ago when she took Eleanor’s pulse. That time, she tried many times. Judging from Eleanor’s pulse condition, there was nothing too serious about her body, but she somehow always looked ill. Moreover, Eleanor took medicine all year long that did not seem available at normal drug stores. All in all, it was strange, and the series of strange events piqued Mona’s interest. T
Eleanor complained endlessly while secretly wiping her tears. “My son married an unworthy woman who infuriates me at home every day. Today, she even said she wants to send me to live in the countryside. When I said a few words to her, she said we should give her the dowry money and kept scolding me. She’s outrageous and selfish.” Mona listened to Eleanor complain about the bitterness and repressed emotions in her heart. Her mood was momentarily disturbed. She wanted to comfort Eleanor but had nothing to say. She had more or less witnessed Victor and Isabel getting together from the beginning. Back then, Eleanor hoped for nothing but for Isabel to be married into their family. Now, Eleanor could only blame herself for the situation she got herself into. Eleanor was greedy for Isabel’s wealth but could not accept how cranky and pampered she was. How could one get the best of both worlds? Even if there were such a case, she would not be the one to enjoy it. “The relationship b
“Is what you really think?” Eleanor asked Mona. She suddenly smiled and raised her chin to look at Mona. Her posture made her look rather arrogant. Mona looked at Eleanor. Although Elearnor’s deep eyes seemed to be smiling, they were becoming slightly cold and were turning into a sharp blade that wanted to penetrate Mona’s heart. It was clear that Eleanor’s words had an implicated meaning. Mona picked it up and responded calmly, “What do you think, Eleanor?” “Don’t overthink it. I just find it odd, as your remarriage was so sudden. Given what happened between you and Thaddeus previously, you should hate him, yet your attitude toward him changed so quickly. If it wasn’t because of something urgent, it’s hard to imagine why a person’s attitude might have changed overnight. I’m only asking because I find it strange.” Mona heard Eleanor’s response and replied casually again, “If that’s the case, you give me the same feeling.” Eleanor asked, “How so?” “Both of us are people wi
Was it not just a life-or-death struggle? Mona feared no one. “Eleanor, there’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you. You know about Isabel’s miscarriage in the hospital, right?” Eleanor nodded. “Of course. Not only did Isabel miscarry, but Victor also fractured his bones and stayed in the hospital for a long time. What’s the matter? Why are you suddenly bringing this up?” Mona smirked, and a treacherous look could be seen on her face. “You don’t actually think it’s true, do you?” She casually threw a bomb at Eleanor. Eleanor’s face slowly darkened. She looked at Mona and asked, “What do you mean?” Mona continued to act as if nothing happened. She spoke about the truth that had nothing to do with her. “It’s exactly as I said—Isabel and Victor joined hands to lie to you. In fact, Isabel—” Who knew that before Mona could finish, Isabel’s angry voice could be heard coming from behind. “Mona, I’ll rip your mouth apart if you dare to talk nonsense here again.” Mona turn
This was the effect Mona wanted to see. Although it was not very moral to sow discord, she was quite happy to add fuel to fire between Eleanor and Isabel. Mona would only feel good if Isabel did not live a good life. She returned to Fontaine Residence before 3:00 pm. Her two babies had changed into clean clothes and were sitting on the sofa. They ate cookies and watched cartoons while waiting for her to come home. Mona walked over and sat on the sofa. She quietly looked at her attractive babies and smiled with her eyes squinted. “Who chose your outfits?” Bobby and Millie looked exceptionally fashionable today. Moreover, they were wearing matching sibling outfits. The former wore a white shirt with suspenders, while the latter wore a denim skirt with white sneakers and a yellow fisherman’s hat. Millie’s big eyes were as good-looking as grapes and looked like a real-life version of Barbie. “Me!” Millie raised her hand high and asked for praise. “I’m good at matching clothes