Tony blew up at Thaddeus in the hospital. This was Ginny’s second visit to the hospital, and the Fontaines were once again the cause for her medical attention. Besides, Ginny seemed to be in a worse state than before. Furious, Tony let out his grievance and took his anger out on Thaddeus. Tony could only do so at times like this. The boy was cocky, and people had to suck up to him. Tony was not going to say no to the opportunity to unleash his fury. Thaddeus looked askance at Tony, taking him like a deranged man flipping out. Without a word, Thaddeus watched Tony make a fuss until the latter ran out of breath and had nothing else to say. Thaddeus put his drink down and unhurriedly said, “First of all, your daughter wanted to stay at my family residence. No one held a knife to her neck and made her move.” “Don’t try to change the subject, Thaddeus. She’s a guest at your place and got food poisoning on the second day. It’s clear someone is trying to drive her out of Fontaine Resi
Thaddeus knew his mother too well. He, as her son, was subjected to his mother’s extreme mood swings, much less the supposed daughter of her mortal enemy. Jennifer scoffed. “Adoptive mother? So, Mona is related to the vixen, then. The homewrecker definitely raised her daughter to be the same b*tch. I’m telling you, Thaddeus. You can stay married, but I will never accept Mona. Not now, not ever.” Thaddeus was furious at his mother’s snarky comments. Alas, he felt defeated and helpless that he could not change his mother’s mindset to treat Mona with kindness like him. “You’ll regret it sooner or later, Mom.” Thaddeus said before turning on his heel to leave. Jennifer coldly smirked. Regret? All she wanted was to watch Mona suffer. Why would she regret it? With Thaddeus moving to a corner to call home and speak with Mona tenderly, Jennifer was filled with bitter resentment. Jennifer turned her head away and entered Ginny’s ward. Seeing that Jennifer was there, Tony pulle
Mona wiggled to avoid his touch and murmured blushingly, “Stop it, Thaddeus. Many people are looking...” Thaddeus stared at the shy woman. Mona was determined and stood on her own in matters that meant the most, but last night, she showed a different side to her. Her many faces overwhelmed Thaddeus with admiration and respect. The woman was like an eventful book. Thaddeus could get enough of the book as there was always something new. It was a good thing Mona’s name was soon broadcast. She threw the waiting number to Thaddeus. “Go and retrieve the test results.” “Sure.” Thaddeus grabbed the number and entered a room. It did not take long before he returned with a report in hand. “So? What does it say?” Mona drew close and clung close to Thaddeus to read the report in his hand. “There was something added to Ginny’s food. Two types of herbs…” Thaddeus furrowed his brows. Mona was dumbstruck as these two ingredients were poisonous in nature, and an overdose would be fatal.
Stunned, Mona lowered her head and looked at the girl clinging to her thigh in tears. The girl was unfamiliar. Mona believed she had not met the girl, let alone known her. With Thaddeus getting out of the car and heading her way, Mona glanced at him and helplessly shrugged. What was going on? “Get up and talk. It must hurt to be on your knees.” Mona pulled the girl up and straightened out her hair. She then got a good look at the girl and was confident she had never met or known her. “Are you new?” “Didn’t you bring me to work at the residence, ma’am?” Mona had a sudden urge to laugh. The girl looked like she had just turned eighteen. Despite her innocent look, everything that came out of her mouth was lies. “Do I know you?” “You do.” The girl bobbed her head. Mona summoned the butler and looked at the girl before asking, “Sebastian, you manage the domestic help. Let me ask you. Did I bring this girl to work in the house?” “Yes, ma’am. Don’t you remember? The gi
Only Thaddeus and Mona were in the bedroom. “Someone’s trying to frame me.”Crossing her arms, Mona stared at the man sitting on the sofa offhandedly. Mona was getting dragged into the matter, but the man did not seem concerned. “Who do you think would do such a thing?” Thaddeus picked his gaze up and asked Mona nonchalantly. “I don’t know, but the person is out to get me. They’re definitely trying to drive me out.” Thaddeus nodded his head. “That’s true.” Mona pursed her lips. “That’s easy for you to say. You don’t seem worried.” “What’s the use of getting worked up? We should sit tight and watch what happens next.” Thaddeus crossed his legs. “What if they insist I poisoned Ms. Kimball and want to put me behind bars?” “No way. Do you think I’ll allow that to happen under my nose?” “I can protect myself even if you’re not in the picture.” “How are you going to do that?” Raising his brow, Thaddeus looked curiously at the woman. Mona lifted her chin proudly and wi
Hiding the untamed glint behind his eyes, the man pinched Mona’s waist and lifted her onto her two feet with one arm. “You say one thing but have something else on your mind. I’ll take you to the beach once everything has been sorted.” The man straightened out the wrinkles on his shirt. With her eyes lighting up, Mona got on her tiptoes and straightened Thaddeus’ tie.“No take-backs.” “Of course.” Thaddeus grabbed his jacket and walked out. “Stay at home. I’m going to the hospital.” “Hey. Let me get this out first. I’m going to give you hell if they frame me for poisoning.” The man sneered and replied, “All you do is threaten me.” He turned on his heel and walked out of the bedroom. His head suddenly throbbed with pain the moment he closed the door behind him. Putting his hand against the wall to steady himself, Thaddeus saw flashes of broken memories running before his eyes. These were events that his secondary personality had gone through. It was all the moments betw
“You can have me arrested, too, if you want to call the cops. I told Mona to poison the food, so I should take responsibility for it. I will turn myself in now.” Thaddeus pulled a menacing look. With Thaddeus getting up to leave, Jennifer panicked and took strides forward to pull him back. “Don’t do anything foolish, son. This has nothing to do with you. Why are you turning yourself in?” Thaddeus gave Jennifer a chilling look. All he saw from her face was two-faced, selfish, and snarky behavior. Since the day his father betrayed his marriage and abandoned his wife and son, Thaddeus lost his kind and gentle mother. The person Jennifer was now occupied two-thirds of Thaddeus’ childhood and left a lingering psychological trauma to Thaddeus. He understood the awful feeling of being suppressed and could relate to Mona. Due to their shared understanding, Thaddeus would not let her down. “Mom, how can you say it has nothing to do with me? What if I insist that I instructed Mona to p
Thaddeus read out his social security number, and the attending officer keyed into the system for a look. It was Thaddeus Fontaine. A well-known name in the city, Thaddeus was the heir of the Fontaine Group. The man, who had the potential to rock the economy of Neuffield in the future, had laced food with poison.“Let’s take your statement.” The attending officer led Thaddeus to the interrogation room. However, before the line of questioning could happen, Jennifer rushed to the police station together with a team of security. Jennifer looked like she was here for a fight. “My son is in his thirties, but it’s like he hasn’t grown up. He throws a fit every time we have an argument. I’m sorry you had to see that, officer.” Jennifer courteously smiled at the attending officer and made up an excuse that would not harm the Fontaine family’s reputation. She then turned to the security team behind. “Hurry and take him away.” The few bodyguards gathered around Thaddeus and carried