Share

Chapter 4

Author: Rainweather
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56
“Fate brought us together outside the troubled times…” Monique Xander’s phone rang when she was occupied with work.

She was helping out in a luxurious café. Aunt Harriet who worked with her was having a day off so all cleaning tasks for both floors fell on her alone.

She continued cleaning as she took out her old Nokia phone to accept the call. “Hello, this is Monique Xander from Mansion Coffee. Who am I speaking to?”

“Monique, it’s me, your uncle.” A gentle and amiable middle-aged man’s voice came from the other end of the call, it was familiar yet distant at the same time.

It was her uncle, Zephyrus Xander!

Stunned, she stood there without giving a response, her body bent over slightly from the floor-mopping.

Why was he calling her? It had been a long time since they last talked. Did something happen?

She thought about her past that she never liked to talk about. She had kept everything to herself like hiding it at the bottom of an ocean.

Monique Xander’s parents had a matrilocal marriage so her surname was from her mother’s side. Her parents had a divorce when she was little and she was raised by her grandfather.

She was only eight years old when he passed away. He entrusted her over to her uncle, Zephyrus Xander, and he treated her like his own daughter. He was the primary father figure in her life.

However, an unraveled knot was tied in her chest after the incident.

Her uncle’s daughter, Yvonne Xander had deceived her, causing her to lose her virginity and get

pregnant. She had been looked down upon by others ever since.

Her uncle was furious and lost his cool when he found out she was pregnant without marriage and, she did not even know who the man was.

“How can you be this shameless when I’ve raised you well? You’re an embarrassment to us!” Enraged, Zephyrus Xander landed a hard slap on Monique Xander’s face.

Monique Xander took the slap and fell onto the ground. Her fair and delicate cheek swelled and her head spun.

“...” She only responded after a while. She sat herself up, curled herself into her arms, and sobbed silently.

She did not know why she was dumb enough to trust Yvonne Xander and followed her to the bar. How could she believe Yvonne Xander when she always made fun of her since they were young?

She never expected Yvonne Xander to be this evil.

How could she explain? Would her uncle believe her if she said that Yvonne Xander tricked her into going to the bar, set up a trap for her, and took her to a hotel room?

It did not matter whether he believed her. The one with a ruined reputation and a baby was her.

Monique Xander was extremely upset but she had no solutions. She dug her nails deep into her

palm but she felt nothing.

The voices she heard were earsplitting. They were like daggers stabbing into her heart.

“You’re as cheap as your mother. You are a disgrace to us, how are we going to face people now?” Yvonne Xander’s mother, Siobhan Zack shot Monique Xander a glare and sneered.

She wanted nothing more than to chase her out of the house at that moment.

‘Aren’t I used to these words already?’ Monique Xander asked herself. Why did it still hurt so badly?

She always thought that she had thick skin to fend off and ignore comments like this. She thought that she would be content as long as her uncle still loved her.

Yvonne Xander was standing behind the door, watching the scene. Her grandfather had always protected Monique Xander and gave her everything she wanted. On the other hand, she was only left with her leftovers.

When Monique Xander came to her house, her father had been kind and loving to her too. Monique Xander had been snatching away her father’s attention which was previously on her. Yvonne Xander was unhappy about that, so she always bullied Monique Xander.

That was the first time her father hit Monique Xander. It was satisfying.

Zephyrus Xander always cared about his reputation and Monique Xander had always been a good and obedient child. How could he not be brokenhearted when something like that happened? However, his heart still ached when he saw her all curled up and weeping.

“Abort that scum within the next two days.” Zephyrus Xander shook his head and sighed before leaving.

Monique Xander stared at her leaving uncle with shock as teardrops trickled down her face uncontrollably.

Her uncle called her baby a scum instead of a bastard. Did that mean he had always seen her as a scum subconsciously?

The reason he was mad was that she embarrassed him instead of getting upset because she was taken advantage of! Nobody cared whether she was upset or suffering.

Her world was crumbling. She was so helpless and petrified, but no one cared.

Her father, her mother, and now her uncle all abandoned her. There was no one in the world who liked her.

Yvonne Xander was even more annoyed when her father left just like that, it was clear that he had a soft spot for Monique Xander. She was certain that her father would kill her if the same thing happened to her and yet her father only gave Monique Xander a scolding.

‘She’s nothing but scum abandoned by her parents and taken into our home!’ Driven by jealousy, Yvonne Xander wanted to step in to say something.

Then, she saw Monique Xander’s death glare.

Monique Xander wanted to stab Yvonne Xander and carve her heart out to see whether it was black in color.

She was her cousin! How could she do that to her?

It was unfortunate that Yvonne Xander was her uncle’s only daughter!

Stupefied Yvonne Xander had to retract her words. However, she had a smug smile on her face.

Monique Xander wobbled her way out of the house without a clue of where to go. It was a long journey and Yvonne Xander’s smile was painfully blinding to her.

She moved out of her uncle’s house, dropped out of school, and rented a place outside.

She was only 18, a very young age. She had thoughts of getting an abortion because her future awaits but she could not find the heart to do that.

Her baby was like flesh on her own body. Although she was still tiny, Monique Xander could feel her presence in her. It was magical.

She did not have a father, but she still had a mother!

Monique Xander would never follow in the steps of her mother, Miranda Xander. She wanted to love the baby in her womb just like her grandfather would.

For her, blood was thicker than water.

The baby was Monique Xander’s sole source of motivation to stay alive.

Monique Xander then started a new life of raising her kid while working.

After some time passed, Little Nomi grew up and Monique Xander realized that she did not resent her uncle anymore as he used to take good care of her. She now understood that everything he did was done in her best interest.

Monique Xander’s eyes welled up as she thought of her past.

“Oh, hi, uncle. What can I do for you?” Monique Xander stretched her lips for a smile as she replied.

“How are you?” His kind voice had a mix of reluctance and concern.

“I’m fine. I am a white-collar worker in a huge company. My work is pretty easy with a high salary and great benefits.” Monique Xander answered laughingly as her eyes dimmed.

That was her dream job!

“How about the little baby? How is she?” Her uncle hesitated before asking.

“You mean, Little Nomi? She’s fine. She’s a good girl and she’s really smart too.”

“That’s good, I’m glad to hear that,” He answered with relief.

He was genuinely happy that she was living a pretty good life.

“Well… It’s the anniversary of your grandfather’s death next month. Will you be back?” He paused for a while before asking Zephyrus.
Comments (3)
goodnovel comment avatar
Christine M
The beginning of the story wasn’t quite clear as to who is mom and dad to her. So when I read this chapter it was quite confusing to me.
goodnovel comment avatar
Bella Jersey
I wonder why uncle withdrew his love from his daughter?
goodnovel comment avatar
Kimberly
Why would she answer her phone like that, Is it hers or the business phone?
VIEW ALL COMMENTS

Related chapters

  • Wrong Ride, Right Lover   Chapter 5

    “Grandfather?”Monique Xander’s heart ached, even more, when her grandfather was mentioned. Images were flooding in from her deepest memories and getting clearer.He had been by her side since she could remember. She only got to know about her parents through other people.Her mother, Miranda Xander was a beauty, but she was lazy and an overreacher. She intended to get married to a wealthy man but she ended up having a matrilocal marriage under her father’s match.Her mother had always looked down upon her father and they were constantly fighting. She eventually found another man.They got a divorce and her father left with all the assets following that.Her mother left the country after the divorce and never returned.Monique Xander was still young at the time. She was only two.Her grandfather had been really kind to her, so kind that she thought that it was fine to not have parents, so kind that Yvonne Xander was jealous of her.Her food and clothes were of the best quality

  • Wrong Ride, Right Lover   Chapter 6

    “How are you already giving me the cold shoulder when you’re this young?” Monique Xander could not help rolling her eyes.Even she had to admit that there were times when Little Nomi seemed smarter than her.“Aunt Winnie just moved here but she seemed really nice. I noticed from the window that she has been helping some elders carry their things upstairs. She also took care of a few stray cats downstairs,” Little Nomi explained.She did not knock on a stranger’s door by random, of course. Her instincts told her that Aunt Winnie from next door was a kind elder.Little Nomi had suffered hardships since young. Despite her quirkiness, she was very observant compared to other children.“Sit here and wait for me. We’ll go home together after my shift.” Monique carried Little Nomi to the lounge after finishing her meal.“Alright,” Little Nomi replied obediently.She looked like a little angel with her chubby cheeks, bright eyes, and soft voice.She brought some picture books over as s

  • Wrong Ride, Right Lover   Chapter 7

    “Hello, this is your Stormchase driver. My car is blue with the car plate number A2219. I am in an alley right beside RK Bar. You can come out now.”Monique Xander could only hear background noises and other people talking from the other side of the call. She ended the call when she was certain that her passenger could hear her.A drunk woman with her hair hanging loose got into her car after a short while.“Retch.” She raised her head and retched twice after she sat down. Monique took a few tissues and turned around to hand them over. She was going to advise her that a young lady should not drink so much.Her words got stuck in her throat the moment she saw the person in the backseat, her hand paused mid-air, trembling. Her fair and delicate cheeks grew even paler.It had been five years since she saw that familiar face. It was no other than her cousin, Yvonne Xander.Yvonne stared at the pretty face in front of her in shock. She even sobered up a little.The dim rays from the

  • Wrong Ride, Right Lover   Chapter 8

    “Do you have proof?” Yvonne Xander was flustered.Indeed, she was the one who drugged Monique Xander. However, she only arranged for someone to take some nude photos of Monique. Everything was already out of her hands when Monique was nowhere to be found after the photographer came.Monique was the one who went to a savage’s room. She had nothing to do with that.“I have the footage of you bringing me upstairs.” Monique could only bluff her at the time, it was impossible to have footage from such a long time ago.“I’m not telling then.” Yvonne could only stare at Monique with anger due to her threat. “You will not bring up what happened in the past. Do not blame me for what happens next if you dare to speak in front of dad!”Yvonne was finally subdued. She was worried that her father might break her limbs if he learned that she drugged Monique.“You’ve reached. Get out of my car.” Monique’s tone was cold.She was initially unsure whether it was Yvonne who drugged her five years

  • Wrong Ride, Right Lover   Chapter 9

    “We’re going to your grand-uncle’s house for a visit later. Mommy bought the bangle as a gift for your grand-aunt since it’s been a while since I last went back.” Monique Xander held Little Nomi’s chubby hand as they walked out of the jewelry store.“Grand-uncle?” Little Nomi’s huge sparkly eyes on her chubby face were filled with curiosity as she looked at Monique. She heard her mother mention him once or twice, but she never met him before.“Yes, your grand-uncle is my uncle. He took me in when I was young and treated me very well.” Monique lowered her gaze to meet Little Nomi’s as she explained with a gentle smile on her pale face.Her heart was filled with warmth when she thought of how kind her uncle was to her when she was young.Little Nomi heaved a sigh with her tiny mouth. If he really treated her well, why did he never visit? Her mother was extremely easy to please.“Grand-uncle was the one who treated you well, why are you giving the bangle to grand-aunt?” Little Nomi w

  • Wrong Ride, Right Lover   Chapter 10

    Little Nomi then noticed a few waitresses, each holding a silver tray filled with exquisite delicacies, walking in their direction.She had a feeling that they were walking to their table.Monique Xander noticed them too. Indeed, those waitresses walked up to them and stopped beside their table before unloading one tray after another onto their table.Their small table became fully loaded with various delicacies.Even the boy from the next table was amazed. He had been to this restaurant many times but his father never ordered so many desserts for him. Some of them were even exclusive ones that he had never tried before.Monique was so shocked that her mouth fell wide open. She only ordered a mango pancake and a small strawberry milkshake. She could never afford all these.“There must be a mistake, I didn’t order these,” Monique stood up instantly. “I only ordered a mango pancake and a strawberry milkshake.”A beautiful woman stood in front of them in a different uniform compare

  • Wrong Ride, Right Lover   Chapter 11

    Zephyrus Xander’s house entrance, the second day.Zephyrus’s household was above average financially as he had a small business. He was living in a villa built on the land he owned.Monique Xander was actually reluctant. She pressed on the doorbell after some hesitation.Yvonne Xander opened the door, looking like a lady from a rich family with her delicate makeup and red dress.Yvonne was aware that Monique was going to visit that day. She squinted and looked at her with disgust.She did not expect Monique to still look this pure after having a daughter for five years. Monique’s huge sparkly eyes still looked just as lively as before. Yvonne always hated how innocent she looked.Ignoring Yvonne, Monique held Little Nomi’s hand and walked into the house.Yvonne followed angrily with her arms held around her chest, her heels making click-clack noises.Monique entered the living room. Her uncle was sitting on a chair while smoking a cigarette with an unhappy face while her aunt w

  • Wrong Ride, Right Lover   Chapter 12

    “Keep it up, Monique Xander! You can do it!” Monique gave herself a pep talk as she continued driving steadily. She felt the drive to be more ambitious and motivated when she thought about her uncle’s kindness.She was determined to make more money to provide a stable living environment for Little Nomi to put her uncle at ease as he was always worried about her.She enjoyed the night view flashing by through the car window. Rows of streetlights near the streets were glistening with gentle yellow rays in the night, looking like luminous pearls illuminating the busy streets. The night was sinking into the ocean of lights like a black curtain embellished into a brilliant illuminating land.Ding ding, ding ding… Her phone was bursting with notifications from WeChat conversations all of a sudden.She did not have many contacts in WeChat, she only ever entered a group for Stormchase drivers and another group for employees of the café. Perhaps there were announcements in one of the groups

Latest chapter

  • Wrong Ride, Right Lover   Chapter 1989

    "Monique, don't cry..." Su Chen's blood kept gushing out from the wound, and he felt colder and colder.He even felt difficult to raise his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of Monique's eyes."Brother, stop talking. The ambulance will come soon!" Monique reached out her hands to press the wound for him, trying to slow down the bleeding.But the blood kept flowing out from between her fingers...Su Chen shook his head, indicating for Monique to stop wasting her energy."Monique... you really... ahem, don't you remember me?" Su Chen was struggling to even say a word."What?" Monique didn't understand what he meant."I saw you... when you were very young... Have you forgotten? You promised to be... my bride..."Su Chen's words made Monique frown. She didn't remember making such an agreement with someone.Bai Bingbing was shocked by Su Chen's words.It turned out that the little girl Su Chen had mentioned to her was Monique!That was the only time Su Chen had mentioned hi

  • Wrong Ride, Right Lover   Chapter 1988

    Monique, whom the two men had been longing for, was found by Bai Bingbing."Miss. Bai, why are you here?"Monique had never seen her since Gu Linbei's wedding.Today, Bai Bingbing made Monique feel very strange.Bai Bingbing, who appeared in front of others, always had delicate makeup and was talking and laughing.However, today's Bai Bingbing had a plain face, and she had not even taken care of her hair.For a moment, she was worried that Bai Bingbing would come to her because of something."I have something to talk to Mrs. Moore alone. I wonder if it's convenient for you?"Bai Bingbing's words made Monique instinctively miss her because of Su Chen.However, Henry had repeatedly warned her not to be with Su Chen alone."Is it possible that he has something to do with Su Chen?"Monique thought about it and made an appointment with Bai Bingbing at a crowded cafe.She also sent a message to Henry.By the time Henry received the message, Su Chen had already arrived at Su Ente

  • Wrong Ride, Right Lover   Chapter 1987

    "Monique didn't come." Henry spoke as he could read Su Chen's mind without hesitation.Su Chen didn't care and looked away calmly.He looked at Su Zhenxing and the man beside him.He was really Su Zhenxing's partner, the secretary of Su Chen's biological father, David."When did David return?" Su Chen's tone was gentle and normal, as if he was really chatting with them."I just arrived last night." David answered Su Chen, but her eyes were full of worry."Chen, did you really do this?" Su Zhenxing looked at Su Chen and asked sadly."Yes!" Su Chen did not know what Su Zhenxing was asking.But no matter what they were, they had something to do with him.From the time he was adopted by Su Chen, to the time he returned to his country and met Monique, to the time he met Henry.Even the kidnapping of Monique abroad was arranged by him alone.Therefore, no matter what Su Zhenxing was asking about, Su Chen would agree.Su Zhenxing had a lot to say to Su Chen, but he didn't know whe

  • Wrong Ride, Right Lover   Chapter 1986

    This was not the worst result.Just as Bai Bingbing was cleaning up the mess and trying to minimize their losses to the minimum.Henry suddenly launched a general attack. Several companies outside Su Chen's company provinces were suppressed by Marriott International at the same time.Su Chen had long known that these companies under his name had been discovered by Henry.If that was all, Su Chen wouldn't be worried.However, the person under Su Chen's hand had just called.Su Chen's overseas businesses had been maliciously sold before the stock market was closed.Now that the stock market had been closed, it was impossible for them to buy it immediately.During this period of closing, their stock price would continue to decline.If they couldn't buy those shares as soon as possible before the trading tomorrow.They could only be controlled by others.Su Chen didn't even need to think that who did this to him.He didn't expect Henry to do like this.This was Su Chen's final

  • Wrong Ride, Right Lover   Chapter 1985

    Gu Linbei couldn't sense the mixed feelings in Gu Shaohuan's heart.He handed over the results of his efforts in the morning to the Hui family."From today on, the Gu family has nothing to do with me anymore. I have nothing to do with the Gu family anymore."At this moment, Gu Linbei was secretly glad that he was not a good-for-nothing rich second generation in order to prove to his family with Henry.He had secretly saved up his personal savings so that he could speak so confidently in front of Gu Shaohuan at this moment.Gu Shaohuan thought that Gu Linbei would suffer a lot after leaving the Gu family.This kind of revenge just happened to calm down.He didn't expect Gu Linbei to appear in front of him in such a powerful state.Gu Shaohuan didn't want to admit this difference, so he snorted coldly. "You have today's results because of the Gu family. What's there to be proud of now?"Gu Linbei had expected this, as if he had already guessed that Gu Shaohuan would say that."

  • Wrong Ride, Right Lover   Chapter 1984

    After Gu Linbei got the computer, he turned off the page of the Gu Group internal web.This was also the reason why Gu Shaohuan no longer insisted.Gu Linbei sent a message, and soon a document came from the other side.After calling Gu Shaohuan over, he opened the document.It was the three companies that had been acquired by the Gu family in the morning and other shares."You're the one who's dealing with the Gu family?!"Gu Shaohuan's first reaction was that Gu Linbei was the one dealing with Gu Group, not that Gu Linbei wanted to help the Gu family.In the face of Gu Shaohuan's reaction, Gu Linbei's first feeling was not anger or disappointment, but relief.Fortunately, this man was not his father.Gu Linbei didn't explain. Instead, he called in all the members of Gu Shao Huan's team."Mr. Gu, he is the mysterious buyer who helped us stabilize the stock market!"He was so excited that he almost called Gu Linbei the son of the Gu family.However, both Gu Shaohuan and Gu

  • Wrong Ride, Right Lover   Chapter 1983

    Gu Linbei did not care what Gu Zihang was thinking.He directly pulled her out of Henry's office.Henry looked at Monique’s photos on his desk and ignored them.He was thinking about the reason why Su Chen had attacked the Gu family first...."Zihang, how is it? Have you done it?"Gu Shaohuan had been paying close attention to the curve on the computer.He didn't notice the secretary's expression when she came in and said that Gu Zihang wanted to say something when he came back.When Gu Shaohuan finished asking, there was no response.He raised his head and saw Gu Linbei coming back with Gu Zihang."What are you doing here?" Gu Shaohuan was furious when he saw the son that the Gu family had raised for 20 years.How proud Gu Linbei had been in the past, how much he hated him now.Gu Linbei didn't care about Gu Shaohuan's tone at all. He sat down on the sofa as usual.He was so angry that his nose was crooked."The Gu family is in big trouble, and they can't hold on any lo

  • Wrong Ride, Right Lover   Chapter 1982

    Gu Linbei and Su Chen were just so happy, but they made w Gu Shaohuan and Gu Zihang feel so worried.They didn't even have time for lunch and had been busy buying.However, the funds that could be used were quickly finished, so they had no choice but to stop.It wasn't that the Gu family didn't have enough money.The wealth accumulated by the Gu family in the past few lifetimes would not be unable to afford these stocks.Not to mention that the stock loss was so much now.However, most of the Gu family's funds were flowing in the project.They could not be put into use as they wanted.Gu Shaohuan had even used up all of his savings, but it was still useless.It was too late to transfer funds now...Was it really useless now?Just as Gu Shaohuan and his nephew were in despair.The Gu Group found that the decline of the Gu Group's stock gradually stopped."Mr. Gu, look, Mr. Gu! This man seems to be helping the company. The stock doesn’t drop anymore."The leader of the team

  • Wrong Ride, Right Lover   Chapter 1981

    Only in this way could he have a better grasp of the initiative.But what could Gu Shaohuan do if he didn't listen to him?The Gu family didn’t have any business in the past two years. Of course, Gu Shaohuan, who needed a large amount of money, would release more shares to gather funds.However, they didn't expect Su Chen to be the one who bought a large number of Gu's stocks and even gave them financial support.Even if they found out, they would not doubt anything.After all, the Su Group had been developing rapidly in City B these years.Early this morning, Su Chen began to sell all the Gu Group stocks at all costs.The Gu Group's stock dropped sharply.At this rate, the Gu family would be forced to leave the city before it was over.Moreover, the other companies of the Gu family were affected.By the time Gu Shaohuan found out about this, three companies under his control had already changed owners.At this time, Gu Shaohuan were anxious, and he was anxiously discussing

DMCA.com Protection Status