The gift was left on the table all day. Mona read the script during the day, and the kids called her on video at noon.“Mommy, guess where I’m at now. This is a very secret place.”Mona looked carefully at the background behind Millie. Sure enough, she had never seen the place before.“Where are you and Bobby? Don’t run around, or I’ll get worried.”“We didn’t run around, Mommy. Bobby and I are very good. Daddy was the one who brought us here.”“Where are you? What are you doing now?” Mona looked at the unfamiliar background. It looked like someone’s home, and there was even a woman’s voice in the background.“I can’t talk to you much, Mommy. I’m hanging up now. Love you.”Millie’s mysterious appearance made Mona more curious. She wondered where Thaddeus had taken them.Were they at a certain woman’s house? It was bad enough that the man was playing with another woman outside, but Mona could not accept it if he brought the children as well.She took out her phone and called Th
They could only wait for the results of the investigation. After sending the police away, Linda and Mona were about to close the door when Linda suddenly saw a pair of men’s leather shoes in front of the neighbor’s house across her unit.Linda was wary and stared at the shoes for a long time.Mona noticed her acting weirdly. “What’s wrong? What are you looking at?”Linda closed the door, pulled Mona to the room, and spoke quietly.“Did you see that pair of leather shoes in front of the neighbor’s house?”“Yeah, it should be a man’s. What’s wrong with that shoe size?”“My neighbors are two young ladies who work outside.”Linda felt a chill go down her spine as she spoke. The more she thought about it, the scarier it was. “I even greeted them two days ago. They’ve lived here for three years, but I’ve never seen a man come in and out of their house.”Mona hummed. “Could it be that one of them got a boyfriend? I think we should wait until everything is investigated clearly. Let’s n
If nothing else, the pair of leather shoes were quite expensive. Mona was sure that it was genuine leather. What kind of rich person would live in a neighborhood like this?Mona was puzzled. It was strange just thinking about it. Could there really be something wrong with this neighbor like Linda said?She walked out and looked back frequently, the curiosity in her heart tickling her like a cat’s claw.Mona went downstairs, threw away the garbage, and sat on the garden bench waiting for Linda to come down.It was a nice day with the sun out, so Mona had a rare moment of leisure. She took out her cell phone to video call the two children. Although she had moved away to live now, she was not any less concerned about the children.The video call rang for a long time before Millie picked up.The background was still the room from yesterday. Mona asked, “Where are you now, baby?”“I told you, it’s a secret. Stop asking, Mommy.”Millie brought her finger to her mouth and made a shush
Mona suddenly paused when she heard Linda say that.It seemed like Linda was right. When she caught Thaddeus with another woman, her heart felt extremely insecure. Furthermore, Thaddeus’ evasive attitude reduced her sense of security to nothing, so she had to think of leaving to prove her existence to him.However, her departure also added to her courage of not being afraid of losing.Linda was also a woman, so she could naturally understand Mona’s thoughts.“In fact, Mr. Fontaine really cares about you. Look, even when he got angry so many times, he’s been willing to step down and coax you. Now, he even brought the children and chased after you here. I think his performance deserves a passing grade.”“Is that all?” Mona curled her lips. No, this was not enough. It was far from enough.What he and Ginny did really crossed the line. If she forgave his actions just because he was good to her now, she would be letting down her own principles.She had to make him truly hurt for once
Linda recalled the relationship between the two people. “But last time, I saw that Mr. Fontaine was really partial to you. It was like he liked you so much he couldn’t see anyone else. He had no feelings for Ginny at all. How did they suddenly get entangled?”In short, Linda found it very strange.Mona was a little confused. “What a man says only represents his attitude and thoughts at the moment. Just because he was devoted to me then doesn’t mean that he won’t choose to betray our marriage when he encounters something new.”Linda let out a long sigh. “It was really wise of me not to fall into the river of love.”Mona laughed. “Haha, don’t say that. Women still need to fall in love.”The two walked and chatted in the garden, then went to the supermarket to buy groceries.“Let’s stock up more. Mr. Fontaine and your two kids are here. Maybe they’ll come over to have dinner. Judging by Mr. Fontaine’s noble appearance, it’s clear he’s used to people serving him. He probably doesn’t
The man gripped the steering wheel and drove his fancy car on the road.Linda and the man’s luxury car drove into the neighborhood one after the other. Linda pulled Mona to the side and hid, watching Thaddeus come out of the car and carry his stuff upstairs.“Wow, he really did move here. Suzy, are you satisfied now? The great Mr. Fontaine was willing to stoop down to live in a shabby place like this because of you.”“So what?”Mona was unmoved. “If he doesn’t break it off with that woman and give me a satisfactory answer, I won’t forgive him even if he kneels down in front of me.”“Oh my, you’re really fierce.”The two women waited downstairs before heading up.Mona saw Linda sneak around as if afraid that Thaddeus would discover that they knew he moved over. She said bluntly, “Don’t be so cautious. Shouldn’t Thaddeus be the one avoiding us?”Linda was suddenly struck by an epiphany.“You’re right. The one who should be afraid of being discovered shouldn’t be us but Thaddeus!
“Daddy, Mommy is going out to have fun tonight. I want to go too,” Millie said to Thaddeus. Millie walked over and tugged at the hem of Thaddeus’ shirt. She also heard Linda, her godmother, say she would bring her mommy to an outing where there were many handsome men. Thaddeus was somewhat mad. “Your mommy is fooling around, and so are you? That kind of place isn’t for decent people!” He imagined the scene of half-naked muscular men dancing and stripping on the stage while crazy women pounced on them to touch them. Thaddeus was determined to blacklist Linda from Mona’s world. She could be a good influence, and yet she was pulling Mona to the dark side. He simply could not tolerate it! Thaddeus put his hands on his waist and paced back and forth in the room. He felt anxious. “Bobby, quickly think of a way to stop your mom from going out tonight.” Bobbly was eating a lollipop and playing Sudoku on his tablet with his legs crossed at the moment. “Daddy, Mommy has control o
“So, when I call you, it has to be for something, and it has to be important?” Thaddeus asked Mona. “Not really. You can call anytime. I’ll call you back when I see it,” Mona answered. “What are you doing now?” “Getting ready to go out.” “Go out? That’s pretty good. Go ahead.” Thaddeus sounded casual about it. After saying that, he hung up the phone. “What’s the matter? He won’t let you go out?” Linda walked over and helped Mona straighten her dress. “Is Mr. Fontaine mad? Did he threaten and bribe you on the phone? Did he cry and beg you not to abandon him to go have fun by yourself?” “How could it be? Thaddeus is a calm man. He was indifferent about it, so I guess he doesn’t care at all. We’re overthinking. Let’s not add so much drama for ourselves.” Mona was more or less disappointed. Thaddeus knew she was going out to have fun and would likely interact with the opposite sex, but he did not care. How generous was he? Nonetheless, if he did not care about it, so be i