Mona spent a day reading through the script. She was very satisfied with it. Perhaps because the heroine’s persona was very similar to hers, and the plot was attractive due to the suspense and thrilling elements in it, Mona decided to take up the job after some thought. Nonetheless, she requested her agent that she would only go on set once her family affairs were settled. Otherwise, she would be too worried to go out to work if her grandfather did not wake up. At noon, Mona put down the script in her hand. She was rather hungry, and it was time to eat lunch. Just as she was thinking about what she should have for lunch, a guard delivered lunch to the ward. “Eat,” Thaddeus looked at his laptop and said to Mona without even looking up. Their lunch was not exactly sumptuous. They were food similar to what soldiers would have in the army, but it was enough for the two of them. Mona walked to the dining table and picked up her cutleries to start eating. Thaddeus adjusted the
The studio’s car directly sent Mona to a five-star hotel in Neuffield. When Mona saw the capital G logo at the hotel, she instantly recognized that this was the Graves’ newly opened hotel. Tim had once told her that the Graves intended to expand their hotel layout and build a five-star hotel that belonged to Graves & Co alone. They did it, and this five-star hotel was truly beautiful. “Stella has arrived. Let’s move faster.” Sophie had the document in her mouth while she closed the door with her hand and nudged Mona forward. “That writer’s name is Stella?” “Mm.” Sophie took out her phone to call the water and asked which room she was in. Afterward, she handed the document in her mouth to Mona and said, “See for yourself. This is her information.” The two of them walked into the hotel. Sophie stood and called while Mona sat in the lobby’s bar and looked through Stella’s information. Stella was the writer’s pen name. She was very young in her early 30s. From her picture, Mo
After the meal, Mona, Sophie, and Stella walked out of the room and bumped into a familiar figure head-on. Tim was surrounded by several hotel executives as they inspected the hotel operations. “Go to the meeting room first and wait for me. Prepare for a meeting with the executives.” When Tim saw Mona, he immediately dismissed the executives and walked toward her and her companions. “Why didn’t you tell me in advance that you’re coming?” Tim directly omitted the formalities with Mona and talked to her familiarly. “I came to talk about work with a friend.” Only then did Tim shift his attention to Stella, who was next to Mona. He narrowed his eyes when he saw Stella’s face. He recognized her. Stella’s expression did not change when she saw Tim as though they did not know each other. After a brief eye contact, she said goodbye to Sophie and Mona. “You go ahead and talk. I have something to do, so I’ll leave first.” Mona noticed that Tim constantly looked back at Stella,
After the meeting with Stella, Sophie sent Mona back to Fontaine Residence. It was 9 p.m., and Mona was tired. She thought about Thaddeus, who was watching over their grandpa in the hospital. It was probably hard on him too. Bobby and Millie each had a bath with the nanny’s help and slept. Mona was resting on the sofa when Maria came over with a bucket of water for Mona to soak her feet. “Mrs. Fontaine, you’re home. You must be tired, running around all day. Quickly soak your feet.” Maria squatted beside Mona and bent over to take off her socks. She grabbed Mona’s feet and put them in the bucket of water, then looked up and said with a smile, “Mrs. Fontaine, I added some Chinese herbs meant for relieving fatigue, as you taught me. Is the water temperature alright?” Mona’s feet were warmed by the hot water, and she was touched. She said gratefully to Maria, “It’s just right. Thanks for your concern, Maria.” “Heh, you’re too polite. Why are you thanking me? You’ve always trea
#Mona took the tea tray and waved at Maria, signaling her to leave first. She could not hear anything through the door. Mona lifted her hand to knock on the door. Before long, Jennifer came to open the door. When she saw Mona, a look of panic flashed across her eyes but was quickly replaced by impatience. “Why are you here at this hour?” “I heard from the maids that we have a guest who still hasn’t left. I thought you’ll probably talk until late at night, so I brewed a pot of your favorite tea for you to freshen up.” Mona glanced past Jennifer and looked into the room, but nobody was there. “Which big-mouthed maid told you I had a guest?” Jennifer said angrily, “Ginny came to visit me when she heard something happened at home. She left a short while after. I’m the only one in my room now.” “I see.” Mona nodded and seemed to have believed what Jennifer said. “Well, the tea has been brewed, so you might as well take it in and enjoy it. Since Grandpa got into an accident, I’
Ginny laughed out loud and stopped all of a sudden. Her cold gaze pierced straight at Jennifer as she questioned, “Me? Cruel? How much better are you?” To Jennifer, Ginny was just a pawn. No matter how much Jennifer expressed her liking and satisfaction for her, at the end of the day, she was the one disfigured and humiliated when she was kicked out of the house. At the moment of great shame when Ginny was dragged out of Fontaine Residence by the two guards, if Jennifer had stood out to help her, it would not have come to this. Ginny would never forgive the humiliation from the old man, as well as the cold treatment from Jennifer! “How does this benefit you? Didn’t you want to get Thaddeus? He’ll definitely hate you if he finds out you tried to kill Master Fontaine.” Jennifer did not think her most favored one would one day turn against her. She made a wrong judgment! “The person he’s going to hate shouldn’t be me, but you. If you don’t want me to expose your scandal to the
“Ginny, you shameless b*tch! I treated you well, yet now, you’re pushing me into the fire. I’ll expose your shady deals sooner or later!” Jennifer shouted. However, the person who came was Mona. She stood at the door and listened to Jennifer curse Ginny agitatedly. She suddenly found it funny. It was worth noting that Ginny was Jennifer’s favorite. Given that Jennfier was so triggered, she must have suffered quite a blow. When Jennifer noticed that there were no movements behind her, she turned to take a look. She was shocked to see Mona standing there. She wiped her tears and stood up warily. “Who let you come in?! Get out now!” Mona looked calmly at Jennifer. She turned her hand to close the bedroom door and walked toward her. “Get lost!” Jennifer was extremely agitated. She picked up the voodoo doll on the table where her deceased husband’s photo was placed and smashed it at Mona. “I asked you to get lost—get lost with your vixen mom, do you hear me?!” Mona looked at
When the so-called “secret” was mentioned, Jennifer kept quiet and even intentionally avoided the question as she did not want to talk about it. So Mona also stopped pursuing it. She was certain it was something unpresentable and that everyone would be shocked if it were exposed. After being in this reputable family for a long time, what Mona saw the most was the ugliest side of human nature. She had not planned to get involved, but it was out of her control. While she did not want to see any of it, someone just had to open it up and show her. Nevertheless, she became much clearer after seeing much of that. Therefore, she developed a skill where she could remain calm in the face of any situation, no matter how unbelievable and tricky they were. “Since you don’t want to talk about it, I won’t force you.” Mona held her arms and said calmly, “If you don’t want to be controlled by Kimball over a secret, your best bet will be to be on my side and do as I say.” Jennifer reacted as if