“No, I want to go.” Anna lowered her head, looking disappointed. She said softly, “I’ll give up if I go.” Mona sighed and patted her shoulder. “Why are you torturing yourself? Are you only going to stop when you die of heartache?” Anna smiled weakly. Her reluctance to accept the outcome seemed pale at this moment. “Yes. I’ll only have enough once I die of heartache. Otherwise, I’ll always not be resigned to the outcome.” Mona understood how Anna felt. She had invested her time and energy in her feelings. The silent cost was too much, so she could not just let go. “Fine. I’ll go with you, but you can’t cry.” Anna ruffled her hair and humphed. “Of course. I won’t cry. I’ll even dress up beautifully tomorrow. Although I lost, I’m a loser with a backbone.” Mona gave her a thumbs-up. “That’s right—that’s the kind of attitude we should have.” “Then it’s a deal. See you by the river at 7 p.m. tomorrow.” “Okay.” Mona waved at Anna and then walked in Thaddeus’ direction. T
Mona stood outside the car and looked at Ginny, who was wearing delicate makeup. Ginny’s big red lips were charming as she curled her lips into a casual smile. It felt like an open provocation to Mona. “What is it you want to talk about?” Ginny grinned calmly. “Get in the car first. It’s about me and Thaddeus.” “There’s nothing to talk about.” Mona stood in place. “You two can talk. Just don’t disturb me.” Ginny was startled when she heard that. Afterward, she snorted. “Are you that generous? Didn’t you have a firm grip on him? Why are you willing to let go of him now?” Mona looked faintly at Ginny. “As tightly as I hold on to him, it can’t compare to your tricks. He’s just a man. I’ll give him to you for free.” Following that, Mona lifted her hand to stop a cab happening to be passing by. She got in the car. Ginny was left in a daze in her sports car. For a long time, she was dumbfounded. Mona’s reaction was truly unexpected. Ginny thought Mona would at least curse
Ginny knew very well Jennifer was afraid because she knew the secret of her dirty affairs in the past. However, how long had it been? When did Jennifer begin to favor Mona? In terms of tricks, Ginny thought Mona was more capable than her. After all, Mona managed to take down the tricky and difficult old witch. “Aunt Jennifer, I’m Ginny. Don’t you recognize me?” Ginny’s eyes were teary. She looked delicate yet pitiful. Thaddeus narrowed his eyes and said coldly to Ginny, “Get out.” Ginny was left startled for a while. She looked aggrieved as she agreed to it and left. Thaddeus turned around and calmed Jennifer down. Afterward, he asked her to wait on the sofa until the discharge procedure was done. They would go home together after that. When the two returned to Fontaine Residence, Mona was also home. She was playing with the kids in the living room. Jennifer walked over when she saw Mona. She held her hands and clung to her. “Mona, I finally see you.” Jennifer’s e
“The reason is that there’s a knot in my heart.” Mona sounded calm. She was neither aggrieved nor angry. “Even if I corrected myself, I can’t forget what happened. That’s the reason.” Like a stake with nails, even if the nails were removed, there would still be many holes left. How would the holes have to be filled up for the stake to be restored? It could never be restored. Thaddeus’ gaze was cold. He crossed his arms and looked at Mona’s stubborn look. “I know you’re still mad.” “Whatever you think.” Mona lifted her hand to push Thaddeus’ shoulder, gesturing for him to move out of the way. She did not want to talk to him anymore as she was disgusted by him. Thaddeus blocked the doorway and grabbed her wrist. “What’s this attitude of yours?” “I ran into your new love in the hospital today. She upset me, so I’m talking to you with a bad attitude.” Mona exhaled slowly and raised her hand to move Thaddeus’ hand away. “Mr. Fontaine, please control your new love so she does
Squatting down, Bobby finished the rest of Mona’s housework in neat and crisp movements. He seemed to be a little expert in housework.When he finished packing, he looked back and saw Mona asleep with Millie in her arms. He felt a little worried. Without him with her, what if his mommy did not take care of herself when she was away?Bobby draped a blanket over his mommy and sister, quietly stood up, and walked out of the room.After leaving the room, he went directly to the study. The lights were still on, and there was the sound of typing inside. Thaddeus was still busy at work.Bobby knocked on the door. “Daddy, do you have time? I have something to say to you.”Thaddeus stared at the screen without looking up. “Come in.”Bobby pushed open the door and went into the study. He climbed into the chair across from Thaddeus and sat facing him.Thaddeus closed the laptop, laced his fingers to rest his chin on them, and looked at his son.“What is it?”Bobby imitated Thaddeus’ post
Mona got up early. When she and her two children headed downstairs, Jennifer greeted them with a smile.“Mona, you’re awake. I told the kitchen to prepare breakfast according to your tastes. Come and eat.”Jennifer’s enthusiasm was even warmer than last night. She pulled Mona over to the breakfast table in the dining hall.“Have a taste. Is it to your liking?”Mona was pressed down into a seat by Jennifer and looked at the sumptuous breakfast in front of her. It was indeed food she liked to eat on a regular basis.However, Jennifer’s warm attitude made her lose her appetite to eat. Instead, she felt a lot of pressure.“It’s good. They’re all my favorites. You should eat too, Mom.”This was the first time Mona called Jennifer ‘mom’, and it stunned Jennifer. She smiled“Great! You’re finally willing to call me Mom.”She clapped her hands happily like a child who had received candy.Mona did not know it was possible for Jennifer to be so happy. She wondered what Jennifer experie
“I just want to know what you think.”“What do you mean?”“You’ve changed.” Mona pursed her lips and spoke subtly.She thought of Jennifer’s past actions. Jennifer always hated her guts. It was as if she wanted to eat her alive.“I’ve gotten over it.” Jennifer took Mona’s hand. “I almost died after attempting suicide. That time, you said you know what shameful things I’ve done, and you said you’d solve them for me. On the contrary, Ginny used the same matter to threaten me and my life. I figured it out completely in the few days I was hospitalized and reflected on what I did to you before. To be honest, I feel guilty.”Mona felt conflicted as she listened to Jennifer’s words. If a person wanted to change for real, they had to think and reflect from the bottom of their heart. Getting over it and changing was something that happened instantaneously.It seemed Jennifer had really gotten over it.“Mom, let bygones be bygones. Harmony in a family brings about success.”Mona looked a
Anna pursed her lips. It turned out to be true.The whole of Worchester City paved the way for the princess of the Beacon family. It was as if she was born with the ability to attract attention to herself.It had been like that since her childhood. She always got everyone’s privileges, while Anna was the ugly duckling covered by her shadow.Anna’s heart felt empty. When she remembered the clerk saying that Alex would be proposing to Vivian tonight, it made her vaguely uncomfortable.Even though her career as a psychologist was first-class in the country, she was still fragile when it came to the problem of feelings.“Is this the only sample of the new model?” Mona saw the disappointed expression on Anna’s face and wondered if there was any possibility of communication.“This is the only sample in our store, but there’s another one in the high-tech district branch. It’s possible to transfer the model here.”“That’s a good solution. Let us try this one first. Ms. Beacon hasn’t com