When Monique got back to the office, she passed the coffee to Shaun so that he could distribute the drinks to the other secretaries.“Thank you, very kind of you, Miss Xander,” Shaun thanked her politely. He was decent-looking, tall and skinny, and wore glasses. “How much is it? I’ll transfer it to you.”“It just so happened that I passed by Mansion Coffee today. It’s my treat.” Monique pursed her lips and smiled gently, her voice clear and crisp.Her face was fair and she had delicate features; her deep brown eyes transformed into crescent moons when she smiled and her pretty dimples reminded him of blooming lotuses in the pond after rainfall.Shaun was in a daze. His eyes flickered and he quickly regained composure and smiled. “No, please, send me your QR code.”He insisted on paying her back.Monique had no choice but to accept. He was being rather persistent.After bidding Shaun farewell, Monique walked away with the coffee with her single order of coffee.Shaun could not r
Henry stared at her pretty face--her lashes were thick and long and her eyes so bright as if they contained a universe, he could see the stars shining in them. She smiled so radiantly, like blossoms on a rock: unique and alluring. He just could not resist the urge to tease her.“I don’t drink ice coffee. This has ice in it,” Henry said in a deep, magnetic voice, his eyes staring at Monique grew even more intense.Monique’s heart skipped a beat. Her eyes flickered and she blushed instantly. There was a hint of disappointment in her eyes. No ice! She was not aware of that. How embarrassing!Monique peered at him secretly. He had a stoic expression on his charming face; it was impossible to gauge his mood. He stared at her intensely, his lips pressed together as if he could see right through her.“Then…you can drink it later,” Monique’s heart was racing, her breath growing uneven. She took a breath and bit her lips, looking anxious.The way she blushed and peeked at him awkwardly mad
“Monique! You silly girl! Fool me, will you!” Henry yelled. His handsome face twisted in anger. His tightly pressed lips and wrinkled eyes turned into an icy expression.“What is it?” Monique stared at Henry with her almond-shaped eyes in silence for almost a minute before asking. She was puzzled. There was no need to be this angry, even if he did hate the taste of the coffee she bought.Angel was startled too. Daddy had always been very gentle with her. She had never seen him lose his temper. No wonder Mommy looked unhappy.“Come here.” There was a frosty bite in his deep voice.His chiseled face looked unusually fierce; his gaze on her was cold and chilly.Monique felt the atmosphere in the office drop to a freezing temperature. His cold expression and tense muscles were all signs that he was truly angry.She had no idea what she did wrong. She just wanted to treat him to a cup of coffee.Goodness gracious!Monique was about to lose it when she stared at the temperamental man
Monique’s pupils darted around while her mind rapidly churned. She tried to figure out where it went wrong. She returned to the office right after she bought the coffee and did not wander around. Who would want to frame her!Cindy Lee!It had to be her!After a moment, she said with realization, “It must be Cindy Lee!“She doesn’t like me and probably thought I bought it for myself, so she decided to sabotage my drink. She didn’t know that I bought it for you,” Monique honestly explained her suspicions to Henry.Monique’s cheeks puffed up in anger. She regretted clapping back at Cindy, which led to this misunderstanding. However, she felt that Cindy went too far.She lifted her gaze to look at Henry. His face was dangerously close to hers; there was a strange glow in his cold, dark eyes. If he came any closer, their lips would touch.He still wanted to punish her. There was no way she could get out of it!Monique gave him a pleading expression with her almond-shaped eyes when s
“Monique Xander!” Cindy lifted her head in shock as she stared at an enraged Monique for quite some time, unable to react.She had just lifted her head when she heard someone calling her name and was immediately splashed with coffee. The brown liquid flowed down her face onto her blue uniform, destroying her makeup and soiling her clothes along with it.Her ruined makeup made her look like a ghost.She glared at Monique furiously. She then glanced at her colleagues and something struck her. Suddenly, her eyes turned red and watery. Her tears filled her eyes, on the verge of falling. She pretended to be confused and asked weakly, “Monique, what are you doing? We can talk this out. Why did you throw your drink at me?”Monique watched Cindy’s Oscar-worthy act speechlessly as she transformed into a sobbing, pitiful mess.A guy who was rather close to Cindy stepped out and defended her, “That’s right; you shouldn’t do that.”“Did you know that she added heaps of salt into my coffee?”
“Right, she was just a janitor back then. Now that she’s someone’s mistress, she’s acting like this. I’ve never seen someone so shameless.”“She probably doesn’t know who the father of her daughter is.”“I know right, Cindy would never stoop to her level.”“Such a vain gold-digging woman.”The people around them started criticizing Monique.“That’s enough, Monique. Get out of here before I throw you out!” Sacha said sternly and frowned in disdain. If not for the customers, he would have splashed the coffee back at her.Cindy curled her lips wickedly and could not suppress a triumphant glare. Monique did not stand a chance against her; she would just humiliate herself.Cindy felt satisfied to see Monique fuming in anger.Monique was dumbfounded. No one believed her! She touched her forehead helplessly.She tried her best to calm down. Then, she frowned and scowled, “This coffee is not for me. It’s for Marriott’s Chairman Moore. Cindy, your actions will cost Mansion Coffee to lo
“Young Master Moore… Please be the judge of this.” Cindy reacted almost immediately. She approached him with teary eyes and a distressed expression.She wanted to hold his arm, but she stopped in front of him and dared not take one more step toward him after seeing the stern expression on his tense face.She was not bold enough to look him in the eye. It was as if this man had the power to look right through her and expose her lies.Her pitiful expression made it more believable that she was innocent.As expected, all of the customers took her side and stared at Monique with disgust.“That mistress should just stay in her quarters and not embarrass herself out here.”“What a shameless woman.”Henry fiercely glared at those who made offensive remarks. They could feel the pressure under his gaze; all of them shut their mouth right away.The silence was deafening.His features made him seem aloof, and his dark brown eyes had an icy glare.Monique was stunned when she saw him ent
After he ended the call, Sacha’s phone rang shortly after. His face dropped the minute he saw the number on his phone. It was the chairman of Mansion Coffee: Chairman George.When he answered the phone, they could hear him being bombarded by the person on the other end. He ordered him to give Henry the surveillance footage.Sacha immediately obeyed and answered respectfully, “Yes, sir.”Blood drained from Cindy’s face when she heard Sacha’s reply. Her hands could not stop shaking, her legs barely able to support her weight.After hanging up, Sacha glared at Cindy before he retrieved the footage in a hurry.The video clearly showed that Cindy added almost 10 spoonfuls of salt, even giving it a stir in the end.Those people who despised Monique just a moment ago cringed when they saw the footage.They looked at Cindy and said, “How can you do this to us? You betrayed our trust. You think you may know someone by looking at their face, but you never know what’s truly inside their mi