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.
“I’m not getting a divorce.” Mona’s tone was firm. She straightened her back and responded to Thaddeus’ humiliation neither haughtily nor humbly. If they divorced, there would definitely be a fight over custody of their children’s custody.Mona had raised the children ever since they were born, so the custody should be hers. Nonetheless, Thaddeus had a strong team of lawyers. If they were to go to court, she would certainly lose given the gap between their powers. Therefore, the wisest thing to do was to avoid divorce. This was the result of Mona’s thinking overnight. “You’re not?” The proud and cold-blooded Thaddeus raised his eyebrow. A look of impatience appeared on his unhappy face. “According to my understanding of my second personality, a woman who can handle him must be a smart person. I’ve offered you the best deal. If you’re willing to end this meaningless marriage, it’ll be a win-win situation for everyone. You should know that given your background, you’re far f
Thaddeus was somewhat shocked. A surprised look flashed across his deep eyes, and an unexplained emotion grew inside him in an instant, making him feel annoyed. His second personality was not obsessed with Mona for no reason. She was very smart, but due to her outstanding appearance, she gave off the illusion that she was only eye candy. Thaddeus gathered his emotions and looked indifferent and calm. “Ms. Ortega, you’re eloquent indeed. However, you should know that I’m not that trash and won’t compromise just because of your words, so you’d better know what’s right and sign the divorce agreement.” Mona bit her lip, and her small palm-sized face looked pale. Facing such a domineering and unreasonable man, she was completely helpless at the moment. What could she do? She could only grit her teeth and insist on not signing the papers or getting the divorce. “Then, I’ll also stick to my principles and my bottom line. I won’t get a divorce, so I advise you to give up on the tho
Thaddeus and Mona walked one after another toward the side hall. Before they even entered, they heard the cries of a child and the angry curses of a woman at him. “You d*mned child, I’ll break your leg here today!” “Ah! It hurts—it hurts so much!” The child’s plea for mercy was heard coming from the side hall. It sounded mournful, so much so that Mona was shocked and subconsciously tugged at the hem of Thaddeus’ suit. As such, the imposing Thaddeus stopped and looked down at the small hand that was tugging at his suit. He unconsciously curled his lips. Mona was too timid and soft. She was not tough at all, making her unfit to be his wife. “What’s the matter? Are you scared?” Mona composed herself and answered, “No, it’s just that the child is screaming so miserably.” She was no match for Thaddeus’ heart of stone. He remained indifferent in the face of the child’s miserable screams. “You’re too soft-hearted. So what if he’s screaming miserably? That’s the price he shou
The man’s wife, who was the child’s mother, had died of illness last year, leaving the child behind. The man’s mistress was obedient and was considered a qualified and competent stepmother, so she was taken into the Yeagers by the child’s father this year. Even so, she did not have a title, so she could only introduce herself as the child’s nanny whenever outsiders asked who she was to the child. Alas, how could the woman be resigned to being the stepmother of the dead woman’s child? She initially wanted to try to give birth to the man’s children so that she could get a firm foothold in the family. Who’d have known that when the d*mned child was playing once, he bumped into her belly while she was pregnant, causing her to have a miscarriage such that she would have difficulty getting pregnant for the rest of her life? The woman was extremely hateful. The child was her nemesis, so she loathed him to the bone. Now that the boy got into trouble, she took advantage of the situation a