“Who are you? Are you Athena or Mona?” “I’m Athena.” Still, the man was not convinced by her reply. The grip around her waist tightened. “You have one last chance. Tell me. Who are you?” “Mona.” Satisfied with the answer, the man let her go. …The door of the hotel suite had not been opened except for the room service Thaddeus ordered. There was a huge party to celebrate the end of filming on the third day, so Sophie and Linda had no choice but to look for Mona. The pair stood in front of the door. None was willing to knock. Everybody was of age, so they had a clear idea of what was happening inside the room. The ladies were in for another scolding if they were to interrupt Mr. Fontaine’s good time. In the end, Sophie bit the bullet and knocked on the door to enter. With her head hung low, Sophie stepped into the room without peeking into the bedroom. Thaddeus had a dressing gown on and sexy bedhead, bringing out a sultry wildness and charm to him. “Tell them tha
With downcast eyes, Thaddeus looked tenderly at Mona. The marks all over her body gave him great delight. “Are you awake? Get up and have something to eat.” Mona’s eyelids flickered. Knowing the jig was up, she hummed in response with her eyes still closed. She turned her body around. “I don’t feel well. I don’t feel like eating.” “Do you feel sick? Should I call the doctor?” Thaddeus unhurriedly asked. “No need for the doctor. You should leave, so I can rest on my own. I want to sleep.” Since Mona was still furious, the only thing on her mind was to drive the man out. She did not want to spend another minute in the same room with him. “I asked the kitchen to make your favorite poke bowl and sushi. You can sleep once you’ve had some food.” The hotel staff delivered the room service right to the suite. The man turned around to bring the food into the bedroom. He gently pulled Mona up and cushioned her back with a pillow. With the food in hand, Thaddeus sat by the be
“My mom is back at Fontaine Residence. Do you want to return to there or Gold Coast?”“Fontaine Residence.” Mona lowered her gaze with a deadpan look to hide the dim glint in her eyes. Although it would not be fun living with Jennifer in Fontaine Residence, Mona had to put up with it to dig into the truth. “I can take the children to Gold Coast if you don’t want to. We can live apart from my mother.” “It’s fine. I think the kids should reside in Fontaine Residence. After all, it is their right.” Mona remained unfazed. Thaddeus accepted the answer and ended the conversation there. In a way, his silence consented to Mona’s decision. Only, he knew better that Mona was not the type to seek out rights. Otherwise, she would have clung to the status as Mrs. Fontaine by whatever means instead of decisively divorcing him. Thaddeus lifted his arm to look at the time. The man said softly to Mona, “We’ll rest tonight and fly home first thing tomorrow morning.” Heaving relief, Mona g
Overwhelmed with fatigue, Mona slept throughout the flight. She woke up when the plane landed in Neuffield. Marcus met Mona at the airport and brought her to Gold Coast. She did not question the change of destination as Thaddeus was most certainly behind the arrangement. Jennifer must have had a say in it, and Mona’s presence in Fontaine Residence would rub Jennifer the wrong way and annoy Thaddeus. It was ridiculous when Mona thought about it. She was once invisible to the Fontaine family, and now she was in the position of wreaking havoc at the family home. Maria had been waiting at the entrance back at Gold Coast. With Mona home, Maria went up to her with a friendly smile. “You’re back, Mona. Oh, why do you look a lot thinner? Was the food there horrible?” Mona smiled. “It was alright. I’ll take it as a diet.” “Mommy! Mommy!” Picking up on the activity outside, Bobby and Millie ran out of the villa and gleefully jumped into Mona’s arms. Happiness was written all over
The call came from Fontaine Residence. Thaddeus walked out of the villa to take the call, and Aunt May’s voice came on the other end of the line. “Master Thaddeus, are you coming home for dinner? Old Mrs. Fontaine has been asking. She told me to give you a call to come home for dinner.” The man kneaded his temples, weariness shrouding his prominent facial features. He had gotten off the plane in a neighboring city and went straight to the hospital, and the night without sleep was now draining him.“I’ll be back tonight.” “Alright. I’ll let Old Mrs. Fontaine know, then.” There was relief in the undertone of Aunt May’s voice. It was clear that Jennifer threw a huge tantrum, causing everybody at Fontaine Residence to be on tenterhooks. Everybody could only pin their hopes on Thaddeus to return and subdue his mother. Perhaps Aunt May was overly distraught because even Thaddeus could feel the tension. All he did was marry Mona again. It was not the end of the world, so why th
The man stood quietly on the spot, staring at Mona and the kids by the beach. It took him a while to recover his composure before he went upstairs. He had to go back to the Fontaines to deal with some important matters. So Thaddeus returned to his room for a shower and then left Gold Coast. Back at Fontaine Residence, Jennifer sat in the living room with a gloomy expression. When Thaddeus came home, a pillow was thrown at his back while changing his shoes in the foyer. Jennifer yelled, “Thaddeus Fontaine, did you not listen to me?” Thaddeus tilted to the side after he changed into his slippers and went upstairs. “Thaddeus, stop right there!” Jennifer bolted up and strode over to him. “Don’t you think you owe me an explanation for what you did?” Thaddeus stopped. He stood still like a mountain and said, “It was only a matter of time before Mona and I got married again. After all, she’s the mother of my children, the next generation of the Fontaines. Shouldn’t you be happ
“What did you say? That woman is dead?” Jennifer was shocked when she heard the name. Thaddeus nodded and said flatly, “Yes.” Jennifer was skeptical. “How did you find that woman? I thought she was living in another city like some crazy woman.” It had been a long time since the incident. However, Jennifer still could not walk out of it. She had tried looking for Miranda after Thaddeus’ father passed away. Based on what she knew, Miranda left the city and had been wandering around the country miserably, ultimately ending up in a psychiatric ward as a patient. Jennifer was behind Miranda’s tragic end. She was the one who chased Miranda out of Neuffield by sending men into Miranda’s apartment to rape her, causing her to lose her mind. Despite all that Jennifer did, it was not enough. She hated Miranda to the core, and unless the woman died, she would never forgive her for the damage done to her husband and herself. “I brought her back to Neuffield and settled her down at a p
When Mona was not shooting, she spent time with her kids at Gold Coast. From time to time, Thaddeus would drop by to accompany her and the kids. The man always came in the evening, and no matter what he wore, he reeked of antiseptic. It seemed he had been spending a lot of time at the hospital. On this particular night, Mona was reading a book on her bed. Her stomach was not feeling well. Perhaps she had eaten something bad during dinner, and it prevented her from sleeping. So she decided to get up to read a book to kill time. Suddenly, the garden’s lights went on, and a car drove in. At this hour, it could only be Thaddeus. Mona was not bothered by his arrival. She continued to read the book in her hands. Five minutes later, footsteps came outside the bedroom before the door opened. Mona shuddered. Thaddeus’ sudden entry startled her. “This is my room!” Mona was upset. “Why couldn’t you have knocked? It’s so rude!” Thaddeus was not bothered by Mona’s temper. He wor