With that in her mind, Thaddeus called her. She picked it up immediately. “How’s your mother?” “We got to the hospital just in time, and she’s in the ER. I think she’s going to make it.” The man’s voice sounded tired. Mona then realized the man had been dealing with his family affairs since the morning. Now, he had to stay in the hospital to look out for Madam Fontaine. She started to feel bad for him. “Alright. If you need me there…” “Don’t come.” the man said resolutely. “Just stay home and take care of yourself and the kids.” "Mhmm." Mona nodded. A slight hesitation later, she decided to tell him about the separation once his mother's condition had stabilized. "Take care of yourself." “Okay.” The man then hung up the phone. After the phone call, a car's engine noise came from the front door. Mona was annoyed by the noise. Who could it be at this hour? She went out of the living room to see who it was. The car on the front porch felt familiar and made her think.
The more Mona tried to push Victor away, the more he teased her. He curled his lips into a wicked smile and stared at Mona with an invasive gaze. Although Eleanor saw, she turned a blind eye to it, encouraging her son to harass Mona with his perverted gaze. She smiled and put Mona’s hand on her lap. In fact, it was not only her son. She liked Mona a lot too, and since Mona was having a conflict with Jennifer, it would be an ideal outcome if she could just get her to her side. “Mona, I heard from Victor that you two knew each other a long time ago, but because of some mistakes and what happened to your family, you lost your memories and got together with his uncle. Am I right?” Mona was surprised that Eleanor was speaking of her past with Victor. After all, she had settled with Thaddeus and formed a family with him. She even had two adorable kids with him. As Thaddeus’ sister, Eleanor should not be saying something like that.“Eleanor, that’s history. There’s no point in brin
Eleanor whispered the secret into Mona’s ear. It was about Jennifer having an affair with her husband’s brother. She told Mona everything about the incestuous relationship. Jennifer had two years of an incestuous relationship with her brother-in-law. Eleanor heard it from someone else herself. Coupled with the clues and inkling she spotted in Jennifer in the past few years, it was almost certain that it was true. Mona took a couple of minutes to calm herself down from the shock. She asked Eleanor, “Eleanor, how did you find out about this?” “Ginny told me.” Mona pondered. If it was Ginny, it might have a certain level of authenticity. She knew Ginny held a great secret about Jennifer that Jennifer refused to even speak about it. So, it might be about this incestuous relationship. However, Mona could not be a hundred percent sure and decided to probe for more. She feigned surprise and raised a brow. She asked, “Ginny? She’s not one of us. Why would she tell you something l
Mona turned a deaf ear and walked away. “If I win this competition against Thaddeus and helm the company, will you consider being with me again?” Mona turned around when she reached the higher point of the stairs and looked down at Victor from a condescending angle. She said coldly, “No. Never.” Victor looked at her frosty but delicate face. He scoffed. “Don’t speak too early.” Mona ignored him and returned to the living room. She sat down on the couch to calm herself down. A lot had happened in one night, and she needed time to comb through her thoughts. Her priority would be going to the hospital tomorrow to talk to Thaddeus about the separation. She could not delay it anymore. Now that Jennifer had gotten out of control, the woman had to be sent away as soon as possible. It would be up to Thaddeus to decide whether his mother or she and the children would move out of the house. With that in mind, Mona barely got any sleep. She went to the hospital the next day. After
Thaddeus frowned. His handsome face shrouded with displeasure. “Are you blackmailing me?” “Yes,” Mona said firmly. She lifted her chin up and looked Thaddeus in the eye. “I am blackmailing you, and I hope you can give me an answer when your mother wakes up.” Mona had tolerated Jennifer time and time again, even lowering her bottom line and standards. However, the more she tried to meet in the middle, the more Jennifer bullied her. This time she would not compromise. Thaddeus went silent for a moment before he said sternly, “She’s not even awake yet, and you come all the way here just to talk to me about moving out? It seems like you tolerated a lot last night.” To be honest, he actually thought of living separately from his mother last night and had plans to discuss it with Mona. However, he could not tolerate Mona’s commanding tone. The way she looked at him was like she was blaming him for siding with his mother and he had to listen to her command. It was as if he must swit
Mona hung up the phone before Thaddeus even finished. She told Sebastian to prepare the car to send her to the hospital. Half an hour later, Mona arrived at the hospital and when she went up to Jennifer’s ward, she saw the woman tossing things around from outside the door. “Are you that tired of me? You don’t want to take care of me. You want to leave me at the house and go out to live with her!?” Jennifer cried as she blamed Thaddeus for suggesting that she move out. She was like a big baby, crying and throwing a tantrum. Thaddeus simply allowed her to vent her anger. Jennifer grabbed the cup from the table beside her and tossed it at Thaddeus’ face. Fortunately, Thaddeus dodged it and prevented it from hitting his face, but his hand was hit and it instantly bruised. Mona could no longer tolerate the woman’s insanity. She went inside and stood in front of Thaddeus with her arms open. Thaddeus was surprised by her sudden entry and protective stance. He looked at the woman
Jennifer was on the verge of suffocation. She could feel death pressing against her and she began to lose consciousness. Right before everything turned black, Mona released her. Looking at the woman gasping and coughing on the bed, Mona felt like a king gazing down at the loser from a condescending angle. “Not throwing you out of the house is my biggest mercy to you, you crazy woman. Be grateful.” Mona exercised her wrists. Her delicate face lost its usual gentleness and was replaced by a frosty and fierce glare. Jennifer continued to gasp for air on the bed, flabbergasted by what just happened. Mona was really trying to kill her, and she almost died. She sat herself up using her hands and moved to the side to draw distance from Mona. Her eyes were filled with fear and reverence for Mona. Mona curled her lips. She was glad that Jennifer understood that she was serious. She had to fight poison with poison. If she did not become the villain today, she would continue to be
He strode into the ward and saw his mother kneeling before Mona. With a heavy look, he went over and carried his mother back to the bed. Jennifer curled up on the bed and shuddered ceaselessly. Thaddeus frowned. He turned around to Mona, asking, “What happened to my mother? What did you do to her?” Mona scoffed. “What could I possibly do to her? Kill her?” “Mona, please. I’m better off dead. Just strangle me like you did, just take my life away,” Jennifer preemptively begged.Mona looked at Thaddeus. She wanted to know which side he would take. Thaddeus asked Mona, “You strangled my mother?” “I did.” “Why?” Thaddeus found it outrageous and unbelievable. Mona could barely kill a fish in the kitchen, yet she just strangled his mother and forced her onto her knees. “I…” Mona was speechless for a moment. She did strangle Jennifer out of vengeance and grievance, but it was only to scare the woman, a method that she had to use to achieve her goal. “Mother just woke up.