Anna nodded. Even though Mona’s reasoning made her feel defeated, it was cold hard facts. No matter how much of a princess Vivian was, Alex allowed her to be. On the other hand, Anna was understanding and always compromised herself for him, but it was one-sided. Sometimes, a friend that could analyze the situation from a neutral perspective and be honest was exactly what one needed to stop sinking deeper into the mess. “Mona, let’s not talk about what’s going on with me. How’s it going on your side?” Mona pouted. “I didn’t contact Thaddeus for a while, and he disappeared from my life. Without me, he can be with Ginny all the time. They are glued together. Fortunately, the kids are doing well. They are studying and eating well, so that’s enough for me.” Anna sighed. “Don’t overthink it. Maybe Thaddeus and Ginny aren’t what you think. Besides, based on my understanding of your husband, he won’t simply toy with people’s feelings. But I’m referring to his main personality. As for
“Of course, you can.” Alex had infinite patience and tolerance for Vivian. No matter what she did or said, he would accept it unconditionally. As for why, only Alex himself had the answer. “That’s more like it.” Vivian pouted. She curled her arms around Alex’s arm and brought him back into the ward. “You’re coming with me to the duty-free shop tomorrow. Don’t forget that—you said it yourself.” "Of course, I will. I always keep my promises to you." Alex was on the moral low ground, to begin with, because of what happened with Anna, so no matter what Vivian demanded or requested, he would agree to it. …After Mona came out from the hotel spa, she packed her things and wanted to go back to her room. Connecting the spa and the hotel rooms was a long corridor with dim lighting. She had to keep her eyes on the floor to see where she was going, and when she suddenly looked up, she ran into Stella, who was wearing a plain-colored dress. Stella was standing against the ligh
Mona was baffled by Stella’s question and was stunned on the spot, unable to wrap her head around the question. What kind of question was that? Was something wrong with her? The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. Choose between family and love? Had writing too many horror stories got into Stella’s mind to the point that she could not differentiate between reality and fiction? Mona wanted to grab Stella by the collar and question her about what that was. Why must Stella ask her such a question in a commanding manner? Why? She returned to her room and knocked on Sophie’s door. Sophie opened the door and saw a rare burst of emotion on Mona’s face. She asked, “What is it? Did something happen?” “It’s Stella.” Mona crossed her arms and leaned against the door frame. “Is there any way that I can avoid seeing her?” Sophie frowned. “What do you mean?” “Don’t arrange any meeting with her. I don’t care what you do, I don’t want to see her.” “Huh?” Sophie knew Mon
Stella’s question was creepy. Sophie wanted to inform Thaddeus about what happened, and just when she was about to touch her phone, knocks came from her door. She went over to the door and looked into the peephole. A towering man was standing outside. It was Thaddeus. Sophie breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him. With the man around, all problems would be solved. She opened the door, and the two kids dashed into the room. With each of them carrying a bag, Bobby and Millie greeted Sophie politely, “Aunt Sophie!” “You two little rascals are like little puppies, following your parents everywhere.” Millie sat down and rubbed her nose awkwardly. She looked aggrieved. “Millie missed Mommy, and Daddy said he wanted to see Mommy, so we came together.” “Then, you two sit tight. I’ll get some fruits and candies for you.” Sophie put a bowl of delights in front of the kids before turning around to Thaddeus. The man was typing on his phone, seemingly dealing with work. So
Sophie clapped her hands and breathed a sigh of relief. The burden was finally lifted from her heart. “Mr. Fontaine, I can rest assured with your words. Next will be the collaboration as usual. I will arrange for someone from our studio to keep an eye out. What do you think?” Thaddeus nodded. “That’s it for now. Remember to update me if anything happens.” “Alright, Mr. Fontaine.” Sophie rubbed her hands. She turned around and saw the kids playing with each other quietly. “Mr. Fontaine, your kids are really obedient. They never throw a tantrum and just follow you and Mona everywhere without a question. It must be hard for them as well. I’ll go get a room for you and the kids. They should rest soon.” “Thank you.” Thaddeus nodded at Sophie. “Daddy, I want to eat this.” Millie waved a pink teddy bear candy in front of Thaddeus and tugged on his sleeve. “It’s so hard, I cannot open it. Open it for me.” Thaddeus took the candy from the girl. He had a look at it but did not find t
“Someone will explain the situation to you when you arrive. Just come to New Astrid City. It’s late now. Get some rest.” Thaddeus then hung up the phone. His hand was shaking when he hung up. His condition was acting up again. He grasped his chest and went to his luggage. He took a bottle of medicine out and swallowed several pills at once. His condition had been getting worse lately. His second personality was getting restless and had been trying to take over control of the body. He had to consume medicine to suppress the second personality for now. After Mona finished her shoot, he would bring her home. After that, he would have to prepare for the election of the family heir, but before that, he had one more hurdle to overcome. As for whether he could overcome it, it was up to fate. Fortunately, he had everything planned out. The man lifted his head up to swallow the pills without any water. His mouth was assaulted by the bitterness. He sat down on the chair, and the dark
As for what really happened, Linda had no idea. Thaddeus informed her of the trip on such short notice, so it must be something big. Sophie looked at the travel-weary Linda. She did not expect Thaddeus to take the matter so seriously. Mona was just going for a movie shoot, yet he almost moved his entire family to the city. “Thaddeus called you?” Mona was confused. “Why? Why would he call you to come here?” “Let’s leave the questions for later. We must be on set soon, Mona.” Sophie dragged Mona into the elevator after looking at the time. Everything happened because of a single word from Mona. Sophie knew that Thaddeus loved Mona, but he chose to protect her from the dark and did not want her to know too much. While Mona was being dragged into the elevator, she waved at Linda to signal her to follow. Linda yawned after she got into the elevator. She could barely keep her eyes open. “I think your man cares a lot about you. He brought me here just to become your personal bod
“Linda, you didn’t get enough sleep last night, did you? Go have a rest in the lounge. I’ll call you when I’m done.” Linda yawned and headed out. “Alright. I really need to rest. I am seeing two of you already. Remember to call me when you are done.” “Okay. Go rest.” Through the mirror, Mona saw Linda head out to the lounge. While waiting for the makeup artist to come in, Stella came over. The red shawl on her shoulder entered Mona’s sight through the mirror. Mona sat facing away from Stella and froze when she spotted her presence. Stella took off the red shawl and gave it to Mona. “You will be wearing a black dress later. Be sure to put this on. You will have to stand in front of the well of the old house and jump down.” Mona took the shawl. For some reason, when she heard Stella saying ‘jump into the well’, she shuddered. “But the script says the first scene is when the police get to Harmony and tell her that her parents left her an old house in Santorini…” “No. No.