Mona stood on the spot for a long time. Her head lowered, and her mind filled with many messy thoughts which eventually exhausted her mentally. She no longer wanted to waste her energy in maintaining her relationship with the man. She had done what she had to do and could live up to her conscience. Now, all she wanted was to rest for the night. Mona had a strong heart and mentality. Even if she was treated unfairly, all she needed was a good night's sleep to wash away the terrible mood and thoughts to welcome a brand new day with a fresh start. As for the relationship with Thaddeus, she decided to just let it be for now. After Mona washed her face, her phone on the table rang. She picked it up and saw Tim’s name on the screen. Speaking of Tim, Mona had a strange feeling about the man. He had sounded utterly urgent when he asked her to help him choose a bracelet for the name engraving, as if the girl he was chasing was running away. However, once she was done with it, the
Mona then went downstairs, turning her back on the man. Thaddeus’ anger fueled as he looked at Mona’s figure walking away. He sharply noticed the bag in her hand, and his expression turned cold. Inside the bag was a pair of couple bracelets. He had seen it before and knew the words ‘True Love’ were engraved on it. The man narrowed his eyes dangerously. Was she heading out so early in the morning with the bracelets to see another man? Thaddeus called Maria over and told her to take care of the kids. The man headed to the window at the end of the corridor and looked outside. By then, Mona had driven the car out of the gate. Thaddeus was left with a gloomy expression. His eyes narrowed like a hawk aiming at its prey, and the anger in his eyes could melt the window glass. “Mona, you’ve really done it this time!” He thought the bracelet was a birthday present she had prepared for him. However, now it seemed he was overthinking and was not even a qualified partner to the
“George, you speak too much.” Thaddeus removed his sunglasses and glared at the driver. “Back to the office.” “Yes, sir.” George nodded and started the car. He sighed inwardly, feeling bad for Mona. As the Fontaines’ driver, George was a loyal and hardworking man who could view matters from a clearer perspective. Although Mona’s character was highly rated among the servants, Madam Fontaine somehow disliked her. She gave Mona a hard time and always sided with outsiders rather than her own daughter-in-law. People like George and Maria could not understand the complicated love-hate relationship of the wealthy. Though, they knew sincerity must be cherished and valued. Losing someone as kind as Mona would be a great loss to the family. When the car drove past the restaurant, Thaddeus saw through the floor-to-ceiling window that Mona sat opposite Tim, giggling at something Tim said. He had never seen Mona giggle like that. It felt pure, beautiful, and so strong that it blinded
When she entered the living room, she saw Jennifer scolding Millie loudly and whipping her with a cane. It broke Mona’s heart to hear Millie cry horribly. “Millie! Millie!” Mona ran over to Millie and carried the girl into her arms. The girl cried even louder when her mother arrived. “Mommy, it hurts! So much!” Mona anxiously checked the girl’s body and found multiple whiplashes on her. The shock instantly made her tear up. Jennifer was vicious. She had not held back in beating Millie with the cane. Even when Mona was angry with Millie, she would only slap her backside softly, and that had already hurt her a lot. Jennifer had been merciless with the whipping. Millie would have died if Jennifer had whipped her any harder. Mona was infuriated. She shouted at Jennifer, “Why are you hitting her?” Jennifer was surprised by Mona’s wrath. She shuddered but remained righteous as she said, “Why are you shouting at me? Millie is a naughty girl, and it’s all because of you. Yo
How could she not feel bad about it? Mona resented Jennifer for hitting her daughter. Millie was wrong, but Jennifer used the chance to lash out on the girl. Blinded by grudge and hatred, not even blood and family mattered to Jennifer. How could Mona allow her children to grow up in such a toxic environment?”“Millie, it’s okay now. Don’t cry. Let’s go in. Mommy has something to tell you guys.” Mona carried Millie in her right arm and held Bobby with her left. After they went inside the room, Mona looked at them seriously and said, “Millie, if something like this happens again, don’t cry. Run. Don’t give anyone the chance to hit you. You need to run; if you can’t outrun them, try to get to me or someone that can protect you and ask them for help. Do you understand?” Millie snorted and hugged Mona tightly. She buried her face in her mother’s arms and nodded. “Okay, Mommy. I know what to do next time.” “Grandma should not have hit you, and I don’t want you to take it to hear
Friend? Based on what he knew, Tim Graves viewed Mona more than just a friend and had been eyeing her brazenly. Besides, what friend would give one another a pair of couple bracelets? “If you don’t believe me, then forget it. I’m calling you not because I want to argue with you. I want to talk to you about something serious.” “What is it?” “Madam Fontaine, your mother, whipped Millie with a cane!” “My mother whipped Millie?” Thaddeus immediately sounded anxious. “Was she hurt?” “She’s covered with lashes and cried until she lost her voice. What do you think?” “Do you need me at home?” Sometimes, at critical moments like these, the man was able to be a supportive parent. That somehow moved Mona. “I can handle things here. I’m not trying to disturb your work. I just want you to talk to your mother when you get home. She was angry about Millie messing with Ginny’s hair and lashed out at the girl.” “Mhmm…” Thaddeus hummed a reply before he asked, “Who did you eat with
Jennifer fell on the floor and started to cause a scene. She wanted to use the opportunity to punish Mona. She could not bear seeing Mona’s status overtaking her in the family, especially now that Thaddeus loved the kids so much. If this continued, Ginny would have no chance at all. Mona took two steps back and watched Jennifer’s acting. “Madam! What happened?!” “Didn’t you see? She slapped me! I’m having a heart attack! Ouch! Ouch!” Jennifer covered her chest and groaned in pain. The servants quickly called the ambulance and sent her to the hospital. Mona got into the ambulance as well and followed her there. On the way, Jennifer called Thaddeus and told him what had happened. Mona listened from the side while pondering a way out of the situation. She did slap Jennifer out of impulse. Fortunately, the living room had surveillance cameras. If she could just let others see the footage, they would know what terrible things Jennifer said. When they arrived at the hospita
He held Mona’s hand. Most of his anger from not receiving the couple bracelet from her faded as well. “What’s wrong? Are you jealous?” “I’m aggrieved.” Mona looked at the man, and her eyes teared up. “Do you know how long it took me to book that cake last night? That one cake is as expensive as the wristbands from Ms. Kimball. Also, that pen that I gave you, you didn’t even look at it because you were too busy cuddling with her!” The more Mona complained, the wider Thaddeus’ lips were. He could no longer hold his laughter back at the end and scoffed. The woman had never talked so much to him. He always thought she was an emotionless machine, but it seemed she, too, could feel aggrieved. She looked enchanting. Unlike a resentful woman, she looked more energetic, lively, and to some extent, more beautiful. Mona saw the grin on Thaddeus’ face, and it made her angrier. “Why are you laughing?” “I’m laughing because my wife is beautiful. It’s not bad.” Thaddeus nodded as if h