Mona’s heart sank. She felt like a hand just pushed her closer to the cliff. One more step, and she would fall to her demise. A dash of nervousness appeared on her face before she suppressed her emotions and calmed herself down. She saw Thaddeus’ frosty look. It was only a moment ago that he was looking affectionately at her. Now, he was like a complete stranger to her. Thaddeus walked over to his mother and turned around to Mona. “Mother is right. According to family rules, you should kneel.” His words froze Mona’s heart completely and tossed her into the abyss. She clenched her fists and stared grudgingly at the man she barely recognized. She then curled her lips into a frosty grin and said strongly, “No!” Thaddeus was expressionless. He said, “Don’t forget your father is still in the hospital fighting for his life.” Mona’s pupils shrank in fear as she looked at Thaddeus. What happened back in the hospital, coupled with his frosty attitude, rendered her speechless.
“I’ll kneel!” Two seconds of hesitation later, she turned and knelt before the memorial tablets. For her father, she decided to compromise. However, the moment her knees touched the ground, her heart was dead. She swore never to let anyone insult or bully her ever again. After the ceremony, Mona got on her feet and stood at the side blankly. She did not look at Thaddeus or Jennifer. Chatters sounded among the guests and grew louder by the second. However, Mona only stood there like a monolith, lifeless and bleak. Thaddeus did not look normal, either. His face was expressionless as he stood beside Mona, not saying a word. His phone in his pocket suddenly buzzed. He pulled it out for a glance and saw it was the hospital. He sighed as he listened to the doctor updating him about Oliver’s condition. He then passed the phone to Mona. “It’s from the hospital.” Mona put the phone near her ear. The doctor said heavily, “I’m sorry, but the patient did not make it.” Her jaw
“Are you out of your mind?” Alex shoved Thaddeus’ shoulders. “If you are going to start a scene here, stop. Don’t interfere with her decision.” Alex was not afraid of Thaddeus’ warning. He had seen Thaddeus’ crazy side before. Aside from being mad, he sympathized with the man but could not do anything to change it, so it did not matter. He turned around and saw Mona’s pale face and somewhat felt bad for her. She resembled his sister and reminded him of her, so he had the urge to protect her. “Let’s go to the hospital.” Mona nodded gratefully at Alex before leaving with him. “Mona, stop right there!” Thaddeus’ thunderous shout echoed from behind, but Mona turned a deaf ear to him. With her father gone, other than her kids, no one could threaten her any more. “Oh no! Bobby! Help!” A servant ran over from the garden, looking anxious. “Bobby fell into the pond! Someone help him!” As soon as Mona heard the servant, her vision went dark and her head started spinning. She coll
The man’s eyes flickered. He grabbed Mona’s wrist and dragged her upstairs. “Go to sleep.” “No!” Mona shook his hand off and stood firm. “I want an explanation.” “Then, you will have to wait for the kids to wake up.” Mona insisted. “No. Pull up the surveillance footage. Right now.” Thaddeus turned around and looked at her, feeling helpless. He held her hand and said, “Stop causing a scene.” While they were confronting each other, they were not aware of Jennifer striding over with a ferocious look. She grabbed Mona’s hair fiercely and shouted at her, “You b*tch! You are the daughter of that b*tch that stole my husband! Now, you are here to steal my son away?!” Pulled backward, Mona staggered and almost fell to the floor. Thaddeus stretched his hand out and pulled her back into his chest. He looked at his mother and bellowed, “Mother, Oliver Mayers and Miranda Flocken are dead! It’s time for you to forget about the past!” Jennifer looked at Thaddeus disappointedly. “T
Mona went upstairs to check on Bobby in his room. Inside the cozy children’s room, Bobby curled up his tiny body under the blanket, seeming to be having difficulty sleeping. He stretched his hand outside the blanket and tried to take off the antipyretic patch from his forehead. Mona sat beside him and held this tiny hand. She looked at his reddish face and somehow teared up. If she could not even take good care of her own son, she was not qualified to be a mother. She blamed herself for what happened and felt guilty for not being able to protect him. She swore inwardly that she would find out the truth about Bobby falling into the pond and clear his name. She wanted the Fontaines to know that she and her children were not subjects that they could bully. Meanwhile, in the study, the lights were turned off. Anna was doing hypnotherapy on Thaddeus while the other two watched with heavy and concerned expressions. The people who knew Thaddeus’ secret had all gathered in this r
Alex looked into Mona’s calm eyes. He took a deep breath and said, “What I am about to say might be difficult for you to accept, so please be prepared for it, at least mentally.”Mona smiled. “Mr. Ortega, you don’t seem like a person who nags, so what’s up? What else can’t I accept given that I have been through so much?” Alex took a slight pause before he continued, “Thaddeus’ split personality is acting up again. His main personality has awakened, and that was why he was behaving strangely at the ancestral ceremony.” Mona pondered his words for a few seconds but got more confused. She looked at Alex and waited for a further explanation.“Thaddeus was diagnosed with split personality when he was ten. The man who has spent years with you is his second personality, which is the culmination of his emotional and sentimental side. It is also his irrational side. Now that his main personality has awakened, the second personality has gone dormant. The two personalities cannot co-exist,
Mona smiled and nodded at Alex gratefully. “Thank you, Mr. Ortega. But you don’t have to worry about me. It’s just that this is a lot to digest and it’s too sudden. I need some time.” Alex looked somewhat surprised. “You don’t seem sad at all.” Mona smiled in silence before she headed to the bedroom. She was exhausted and there were a lot of things waiting for her tomorrow. All she wanted to do was have a good rest. Alex watched her disappear from his sight and fell into deep thoughts. Back in the study, Anna had just completed the hypnotherapy for Thaddeus. “Mr. Fontaine, what did you see in your dream?” Thaddeus got up, stretched his neck, and waved at Anna. Confused, Anna furrowed her brows. No? No dream? She clearly sensed that Thaddeus had a dream during the hypnotherapy, yet he claimed he did not have one. She did not ask why but wisely stepped out of the room instead. Thaddeus loosened his necktie. He grabbed the glass of water from the table and drained it
Mona curled her lips and sneered. “Yeah, well, you killed my parents, so who could have taught me?” Thaddeus’ handsome face was shrouded in a cold expression. He clenched his fists. “Divorce.” Mona was startled for a moment. “Tomorrow morning, I’ll have my lawyer draw up a divorce agreement and send it over for you to sign.” Thaddeus looked down at Mona with a cold and indifferent look on his face. “A woman like you isn’t fit to be the mother of the Fontaine heirs, let alone be the future missus of the family!” After saying that, he turned around and opened the door to leave, leaving Mona standing dumbfounded on the spot. Mona only regained her rationale and senses from her confused thoughts after standing there for a long time. Thaddeus was too overbearing and asked for a divorce just because he wanted it. He treated her as a pushover. Mona felt that her body was heavy, so she dragged her exhausted self back to bed. She only wanted to get some good sleep at the moment.