Chapter 9

Mona’s heart clenched. She was afraid that the man would go in to speak with Peter, and the secret about her twins would be exposed.

Fortunately, Thaddeus did not go in. He simply looked at her indifferently and said, “Found yourself a man already? You’re quite the favorable choice, I see.”

Mona secretly sighed a breath of relief when she learned that Thaddeus did not suspect anything else other than a date.

She immediately switched the topic and asked, “Mr. Fontaine, your girlfriend would be unhappy you left her in the car all alone for so long.”

Thaddeus turned to the car and casually glanced over at Marianne in the passenger seat.

The woman was watching with gritted teeth, as if she was going to hunt Mona down and eat her alive.

The man retracted his gaze and said to Mona, “I’m going on a business trip for two weeks. Call me if anything.”

“I understand. I’ll try my best not to bother you or cause any trouble.”

Mona then fled the scene as quickly as possible.

Thaddeus watched as she left. His eyes contained mixed feelings as the woman disappeared from his sight.

Mona made a quick turn around the corner and ran into Bobby and Millie.

The twins stared at her with their black pearl eyes, seemingly curious and baffled.

Bobby asked, “Mommy, who’s that Mister you were talked to?”

Mona was shocked. Had the twins seen Thaddeus?

“Who? Do you mean Flora’s daddy?”

Bobby shook his head. “No. That tall and handsome Mister.”

Mona gulped nervously. The gears in her mind spun as fast as they could in front of her twins, who were acting like interrogators trying to squeeze answers out of a criminal.

“He’s mommy’s boss. I just went to say hi.”

Bobby had disdain all over his face. “He’s your boss? How could you work for that kind of guy?”

Mona was baffled by her son’s words. “What’s wrong with him?”

Bobby scoffed. “He’s a bad person. He was on a date with another woman even though he has a wife. He’s an irresponsible playboy.”

Millie, however, waved her hands to deny her brother’s claims. “No, he’s not. He’s a handsome and polite Mister.”

“I don’t care. Mommy can not marry a guy like him, and Millie won’t ever have a boyfriend like him, or he will face my punch!” Bobby said seriously.

Millie’s tiny body wobbled before she threw herself into her brother’s arms, hugging him.

“Okay, okay. I will only marry you in the future.”

Mona burst into laughter. What did she do in the past to deserve such adorable twins?

However, now that her kids had seen Thaddeus, she hoped this would be the first and final time they met.

While worried thoughts circled her mind, Bobby tugged her jacket.

“Mommy, how was your date with Flora’s daddy?”

Mona regained her composure and said, “After some serious consideration, mommy and Flora’s daddy decided to become friends and only friends.”

Bobby facepalmed himself and sighed exasperatedly.

“Fine. If you stay unmarried for the rest of your life, I’ll take care of you. I’m the man of the family, after all.”

Mona was left speechless.

After that meeting at the mall, Mona had not seen Thaddeus for days. His name had stayed off the headlines recently as well.

He and Marianne attended a film festival abroad. As the youngest owner of a film production company, he became the spotlight of the event despite being around handsome movie stars.

“I’m jealous of her. Marianne and I were car show models two years ago, but after meeting the CEO of Timez Group, she’s a different person. She’s even an award-winning movie star now.”

“That’s life. Maybe you’ll find yourself another rich CEO.”

“I’m not that lucky. How many more perfect men like Thaddeus Fontaine are left in the world?”

Mona was fixing her makeup backstage after a runway show, and through the mirror, she saw other girls gossiping about Marianne.

She secretly scoffed.

Thaddeus might look perfect from the outside, but when he got mad, he was like a monster that reaped lives mercilessly.

“You b*tch! Get the hell out! I’m going to tear that face off your skull!”

Suddenly, a middle-aged woman covered in jewelry, looking ferocious and arrogant, came in screaming.

When Mona saw several fierce-looking men behind the woman, she quickly got up and stood aside.

The woman grabbed one of the models’ hair and pulled her out. “You b*tch, how dare you sleep with my husband? Strip her, and toss her onto the street!”

The poor girl had lost a few locks of her hair. She knelt on the ground and pleaded, “It wasn’t me. Your husband raped me after I got drunk!”

The woman widened her eyes in disbelief. “How dare you! Slap her!”

The men grabbed the poor girl, stripped her naked, and slapped her mercilessly.

The other models covered their mouths in shock, too afraid to speak or act.

No one dared to cross or defy her. After all, the woman was the wife of a government officer.

The poor girl had been stripped down to her underwear with blood trifling from the edge of her mouth.

Mona took her phone out and videoed the scene.