“Mommy, why do I find that Daddy is behaving so strangely today?” Bobby touched his chin and looked at Thaddeus from afar, pondering carefully. Mona’s eyes flickered slightly, and she looked somewhat dejected. How should she explain to her children that their daddy now was only a stranger to them? Furthermore, he was a scum who would soon go to court with her for their custody. “Let’s not worry about him first.” Mona turned Bobby by his shoulders and carefully scanned him from head to toe. She was only at ease after confirming that there were no repercussions. Seeing how anxious Mona was, Thaddeus said calmly, “I bought insurance for the children, and you’re the beneficiary. My assistant will bring the contracts over later for you to sign them.” Mona was quite shocked. Thaddeus turned out to be quite thoughtful… After Mona left the children’s room, Thaddeus’ assistant handed two insurance policies to her. “Ms. Ortega, please sign them.” Mona smiled and accepted the polici
Thaddeus was silent for a moment before he recalled. “Alex Ortega’s sister?” “Yes, yes, her,” his assistant responded. “Why is she at Dragon’s Bay? How did she get involved with that piece of trash?” Thaddeus was disdainful toward the things done by his second personality. He contemplated playing with people’s feelings the most. Instead of wasting time and energy, it was better to focus on his career. “I’m not an Ortega and have nothing to do with her. Is there a reason I must go?” Thaddeus did not want to go. He refused it directly. “Call Alex, her brother.” His assistant opened a folder to take out some information and handed it to him. “You should take a look at this first.” The information included the details of this matter. After reading it, Thaddeus felt troubled. It seemed it was the responsibility of his second personality, who should have made arrangements for the girl since things happened. The only thing was that the weakling seemed to have left a love debt
Thaddeus arrived at Dragon’s Bay. As it was a high-class area located in the city center, the main type of housing there was apartments with one unit per floor. In the bedroom, a woman wearing plain loungewear was throwing a tantrum. There were two maids inside. One carried lunch while the other held a medicine bottle. The two were painstakingly persuading the woman to eat and take her medicine. “I want to see Thaddeus. He hasn’t been coming to see me and doesn’t call me these days. I’m very angry!” The woman put her hands on her waist and pouted. She looked like a wilful and unruly little princess. Her two maids knew that while she was almost thirty years old, she was mentally still in college due to her mental illness. They were used to seeing how she acted like a little girl. It was especially when Thaddeus’ name was mentioned that the woman’s eyes would shine. She would look as shy as when she saw her crush when her love was first awakened. It was evident the woman trul
Alex loosened the tie that was hanging around his neck and let out a long breath. “My sister can’t live alone. With her mentally ill and you on a business trip in Swertland, she’ll think about committing suicide any time.” Thaddeus rubbed the spot between his eyebrows and exhaled helplessly. “Are you asking me to tie her to me and bring her to Swertland too?” Alex’s eyes flickered. “That sounds like a good plan.” Thaddeus lifted his hand and knocked his forehead. “Can’t you tell I was being sarcastic?” Alex was slightly dejected. He truly felt troubled. “What should we do then? It’s not the right time to bring her back home.” “Why?” “My mom is having a heart bypass surgery soon. If she sees that my sister has come back from the dead and is now different, I’m afraid she won’t be able to have the surgery.” “Isn’t Raymond very idle lately?” Thaddeus asked casually and suggested, “Leave your sister at his place. The two of them can keep each other company.” “Raymond is an
Mona was confused and did not understand what Sophie meant. “What blew up?” “Your new TV series, of course. Its rating is ranked number one on premiere day, topping the TV series charts by a huge gap from the one in second place.” Mona was surprised by Sophie, who had always been calm and steady as a veteran. When had she ever been this frantic? Looking down, Mona brushed her fingers over the design she had just finished. She hummed faintly. “Okay. Got it.” “What did you get?” Sophie continued, “The hundred million dollars you invested in the series have multiplied. Do you understand? You’re a rich woman now.” Mona looked up, and the look in her calm eyes finally changed. It seemed like money was the only thing that could pique her interest now. “Multiplied? How much will I get?” “Based on the current estimation, it won’t be less than 500 million dollars.” “That much?” Mona’s eyes shone brightly. She finally met Sophie’s excitement. “I didn’t expect it either, but
The day after Thaddeus left on a business trip, the woman who tried to commit suicide was discharged from the hospital. The driver took her directly to Fontaine Residence. Since Thaddeus had given everyone the heads-up, the maids had made preparations in advance by tidying up the guest room. The woman sat by the bed with a pale face. Layers of white gauze were wrapped around her wrist as she looked down to fold paper stars. “You shouldn’t fold them with your hand injured like that.” Mona stopped her and kept all the folded stars on the table in a glass jar. When the woman’s hands were suddenly empty, her gaze became empty as well. She looked up at Mona in a daze. “Who are you? Why are you in Thaddeus’ house?” Mona pursed her lips and answered, “I’m a maid here to look after you.” The woman seemed to believe what she said and relaxed. She stopped looking at Mona with enmity. “My name is Mona. What’s yours?” Mona looked at the woman’s eyes and saw herself through her pu
Mona was a little worried when she heard that. She raised her head and looked at the woman, asking, “What if you’re not?”The woman’s face suddenly became ferocious. Her eyes were ruthless and murderous as she gritted her teeth and said, “Then I’ll die! I’ll take him and that other woman with me, and we’ll all die together!”Mona’s heart thumped. This woman was crazy and too extreme.“Calm down.”Mona soothed the woman, placing a hand on the latter’s uninjured wrist. She felt the woman’s pulse and quickly figured out her physical condition.The woman was extremely agitated. If she continued on like that, her condition would only get worse and even devolve into severe bipolar disorder.“You’re ill.”Mona sighed and hugged the woman in front of her, gently patting her back and saying softly, “Sweetheart, you can’t carry on like this. You need to learn to control your desires.”The woman leaned into Mona’s embrace and smelled her hair, feeling her whole body relax and become comfo
When Jennifer saw that her words could not irritate Mona, she became even more angry and annoyed.“I’m right, aren’t I? You’re just after his money.”Jennifer sneered. “You sold your body and gave birth to children, but in the end, you’re just an abandoned wife. A woman like you can only end up like your filthy mother. You’ll live in the gutters forever!”Mona stopped and turned back to look at Jennifer. She narrowed her eyes and gazed at the latter’s elegant and luxurious dress.What a shame. Under that gorgeous appearance hid a vicious and scathing heart. Even the words she spoke were vulgar.“So what if I’m after his money?” Mona crossed her arms and raised her chin. Her calm eyes rested on Jennifer’s face. “If your son is willing to spend money on me, that’s thanks to my ability. It’s a skill that I know how to rely on men. We’re both women. As someone who has been through it all, you know better than me that mutual attraction between a man and woman doesn’t last long with jus