“Okay, Mommy has to go downstairs now. Bobby, look after your sister and stay here. Don’t go anywhere.”“Okay.” Bobby nodded obediently.Mona settled the two children before she got up and left the room.Walking downstairs, she saw the servants collectively heading outside, lining up neatly by the door to await Ginny’s arrival.Even Mona, as Mrs. Fontaine, had never received such a grand reception before.Mona could not help but feel amused. Now, Jennifer was gleeful at turning the tides against her, and Ginny could stand tall because she had Jennifer’s support. Were the two women planning to join hands to suppress her?Mona could only say that Jennifer played her hand well. She had won this round.“Why are you so slow?” Jennifer came out of the hall with a maid and looked back at the servants behind her. “Give the brazier to the madam.”Mona looked at the golden brazier in the maid’s hand. Jennifer was superstitious and liked to practice sketchy rituals at home to ward off evi
Ginny secretly felt smug when she realized how important her position in Fontaine Residence was now.In fact, this ploy was her masterpiece.Her revenge began to brew from the moment Mona kicked her out of the bedroom. She had played her cards at the right time and place by telling her father to take the initiative to approach Jennifer under the pretext of solidifying Jennifer’s status in the family and agreed to play this scene together. After all, the enemy of an enemy was a friend. They should naturally work together. The facts proved that the more ruthless a person was, the more stable their position would be. She used half her life to exchange for the favor and pursuit she was receiving now. It was worthwhile.Ginny looked at Mona, who was left out in the cold. She assumed Mona had completely fallen out of favor now, with Thaddeus not even on her side. It seemed their feelings did not amount to much after all.Ginny sneered in her heart but took Jennifer’s hand affectionately,
Mona let out a sigh and remembered the scene when Jennifer approached her earlier.Jennifer had told her to give Ginny a massage because the latter had a stiff neck.Her tone was as if she was bossing around a servant.Mona agreed without thinking. It was not her style to retreat into her shell to hide when she had been insulted and had her dignity stepped on.“My mom said you have a stiff neck.”Mona went to the bed, sat down, and raised her hands to prepare to touch Ginny’s neck.Ginny was startled by Mona’s sudden change and obedience. Just as Mona’s hands were about to land on her neck, she immediately shifted to the side to avoid it.A mocking curl emerged from the corner of Mona’s lips. “What’s wrong? Are you scared?”She thought, ‘The battle hasn’t even started, but you’re already ready to run. Ginny, you’re nothing much after all.’Ginny swallowed and put away the panic on her face. “You’re too close to me. Sit further away.”Mona shrugged, feeling genuinely helpless.
Ginny curled her lips and snorted coldly, not caring the least that Mona had revealing photos of her.“If you dare to upload those photos to the Internet, I’ll spread the word that you poisoned me. After all, anyone with a mouth can spread rumors.”She did not believe Mona would discard her identity as Mrs. Fontaine to do such a thing. It was just a trick to scare her. Back then, she was scared because she had no backing.However, it was different now. With Jennifer on her side, what did she have to worry about?Mona was completely calm. “Ms. Kimball, you almost lost your life just for a room. What else are you going to use to obtain a man’s heart? On your body, is there anything more important than your life? Or...”She curled her lips into a smile full of mockery and contempt.“Or maybe your life has less value than dirt. What a failure it is for a person to live like this. It’s completely worthless. Tsk, tsk. I pity you, Ms. Kimball.”“You—” Ginny was so angry that she was at
Mona parked the car to the side and led the two children into the house.As soon as they stepped past the door, they heard voices. Servants surrounded a large tree with their hands spread, shouting, “Master Fontaine, please come down. Be careful not to fall.”“Goodness, Master Fontaine. You’re getting more and more unruly. Why are you climbing a tree like a child?”The old man’s hearty laughter came from the tree. “Hahaha! My two great-grandchildren are coming today. I have to pick fruits for them.”When Mona saw the scene, her heart instantly leaped to her throat. She hurriedly ran over.“Grandpa, how dare you climb a tree?!”As she spoke, she told the servants to help the old man down quickly.Xavier came down from the tree with a sweaty head and a red face, but his clothes had pockets full of fruit. At the sight of Mona, he was so happy that he grinned from ear to ear.“Mona, don’t worry. Look at me now. I’m healthy as a horse!”Mona was worried but also agreed with Xavier’
After dinner, Xavier took out what he called the ‘family heirloom’.It was a signet ring.“This is my signet. Take it and keep it.”Mona took the signet ring and looked at it. It was made of jade and had Xavier’s initials engraved on it. She asked, “Grandpa, why are you giving me your signet ring?”“Just take it. You’ll know its use in the future. Listen to me. I won’t do anything to harm you.” Xavier smiled and touched Mona’s head with a kind expression.Mona nodded and placed the signet in her bag. At that time, she had no idea how useful this jade signet ring was and that it would cause an uproar in the city.After the meal, Xavier played with the two children. “Bobby, Millie, how about we play Monopoly?”“Yay! I love playing Monopoly with Great-grandpa.”Millie cheered and tugged Bobby’s shirt to pull him to the play area full of the children’s favorite toys. There were more toys here than in Fontaine Residence, which made it even more fun.They were all toys that Xavier h
“I have freedom. I don’t need to report everything to you, Mr. Fontaine.”“I told you that no matter where you take the children, you must first report to me. It isn’t a matter of your freedom but the safety of the future generation of the Fontaine family.”Xavier stood to the side and watched the two gamble on who would take a step back first. It was clear at a glance that they were sulking and quarreling.“Thaddeus, can’t you speak to your wife in a better tone? There’s no shame in a man compromising for his wife.”Xavier always stood on Mona’s side to defend her regardless of who was right or wrong. This time was no exception.“Grandpa, this is my family’s business. My wife and I will solve our problems ourselves. There’s no need for an outsider to interfere.”Thaddeus spoke to Xavier with an expressionless face and pulled Mona to leave.Xavier froze, looking at his grandson as if he were a stranger.In his memory, this young couple in front of him quarreled several times, b
Thaddeus stood in front of Xavier, a little stunned by the latter’s yell.Only then did he start to face this old man in a serious manner. This grandfather made him feel very strange.In his memory, when he was a child and his father abandoned his wife, Thaddeus spent most of his time living with his mother at Fontaine Residence. Every month, his mother would bring him to the old residence to visit his grandfather, who was a very legendary and capable man. Xavier had brilliant achievements in the business world and was a figure Thaddeus admired and respected.Then, he developed dissociative identity disorder due to the extreme pain and torture he suffered, and was helpless to take care of anything else. In the past few years that his second personality occupied the body, many things became thin and unimportant to him, and even his feelings for his grandfather faded a lot.“Grandpa.” Thaddeus opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.Xavier stomped on Thaddeus’ leg hard, causing t