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Leo gazed at her for a second, then added, "The Gray family is not right for you. Get away from Conan Gray.”

Leo pulled out his checkbook and started writing as he spoke? "How much money do you need? I'll give it to you.”

He didn't think she could really care about Conan. For him, it was all about the money.

Mona instantly laughed when she heard what Leo said. "Do you have twenty billion dollars?"

Leo stopped writing and looked at her with a frown. Mona knew what he meant without saying anything: don't be ungrateful. She would have been worried about his look if it had been in the past, but now she wasn't.

"Five years, and you haven't gotten any better, Mr. Cox. What more can you do besides tossing money around?” She stood up and hissed.

The two faced each other across the coffee table in the peaceful villa, and for a minute, the mood grew strained.

Leo glanced at Mona, who was pointing swords at him, and he felt a peculiar emotion rising in his heart, as if this version of her was the only genuine one.

"Are you a fan of Conan?" Leo glanced at her with little interest, and his eyes were keen and clear. The Cox and Gray families didn't get along very well, and he wouldn't let Mona talk to the Gray. Especially because she was the one who got away from him.

Mona was angry at how he acted and said, "What if I do?"

At least Conan knows how to show respect. She was going to depart when Leo, whose face was sad, grabbed her.

Mona pushed his hand away and glared at him. "What are you trying to do?"

Leo’s  anger took over his rationality. He couldn't stand that she kept getting away from him, and he definitely wouldn't let her tell him she loved another man to his face!

"Conan is a womanizer. You don't care about that at all?” Leo looked straight into Mona’s eyes. They were incredibly near, and she could practically feel his warm breath.

Leo could also sense her elegant figure. In this property he knew well, memories from five years earlier came rushing back to him.

Mona’s  face got crimson with rage as she glared at him and said, "We're already divorced. I...”

Leo kissed her abruptly, cutting off her sentence and sealing those explosive words.

Slap!

A loud slap broke up the amorous mood. Leo’s  left face hurt, and Mona had already gotten away from him. Her eyes were crimson with rage as she replied, "I should have slapped you years ago, but I must have been crazy to put up with you back then."

Leo’s actions brought back memories of the past, which made her even angrier.

Someone had the guts to slap him for the first time in his life. Leo’s face got gloomy, and he stared at Mona with a lot of emotions in his eyes.

Mona  scowled back, not afraid, and said, "Whatever reason you had for bringing me here, Mr. Cox, I hope it's the last time." Her eyes had been red only a moment ago, but she soon calmed down and gazed at Leo with no interest. "You are going to have a wife and kids soon. I'm not the person you can complain to anymore. Don't look for me again."

Leo instantly unfastened his tie, showing a predatory smirk. "Mona, no one can get away from me."

Mona did not want to get into a fight with him. She quickly stepped on his foot with her high heel and ran away, even remembering to take the keys to the car from the table. She eventually let out a deep breath after leaving the villa area and driving away.

Leo Cox, he's still a jerk!

She left the car in a busy shopping mall parking lot and called her driver, telling him to bring the keys back to the Cox family the next day. She went back to her apartment, washed up fast, and then fell into a deep slumber since she was so tired. She stayed slept till the next morning.

A video call ringtone finally woke Mona up. "Hey?"

"Mommy is a sleepyhead; you're still in bed!" a child's voice yelled, waking Mona up right away.

A soft smile stretched across her lips. "Why haven't you guys gone to bed yet?"

Mona looked at the time while she was sitting up. It was nighttime in France. She didn't have to think about it; she knew this two had to have begged to call her, which made them stay up late.

Rue’s gentle face puffed out as she peered at the TV with tears in her eyes. "Mommy, when will we see you? I miss you a lot!