Monique's body froze. Before she could even reply, the call was cut.She could make out that familiar gentleman's voice but she did not have a clue about what happened. 'Why was he so mad? Wasn't he still being gentle when I was about to leave his office?'Her whole body was shaking as though she was engulfed by a block of ice.She was wondering why Henry was in a raged mode. Monique recalled that Henry was still in a good mood when they parted.She was sure that this was the first time she saw Henry being so mad. She could sense the malicious aura from his tone.Henry's temper was always unpredictable. He would suddenly be cold or gentle without any prior notice. That made others fear him.Monique was holding on to the phone and was stunned. It was as though she lost her soul while her eyes seemed lifeless.However, she knew that she needed to be present in front of Henry immediately. Otherwise, things would turn out so horribly that she would not be able to bear with it.Moni
The office was dead silent and terrifying. Aside from Monique's own heartbeat, all she could hear was her own heavy breathing.She wanted to ask Henry what had happened.However, she did not have the courage to break the silence.She felt that being quiet now would be the best thing to do to keep her on the safe end.She decided to wait for Henry to question her before she started speaking.However, to Monique's surprise, Henry did not say a word. Instead, he marched his way in big strides toward Monique, stretching out his arms to surprisingly grab her by the neck.Henry's pupils were shrunken as he exuded a cold, heartless aura that could easily petrify anyone near him, in addition to his fury that was emanating from his every pore. Monique was terrified; she knew Henry was mad, but she never expected him to be so angry that he would choke her to death. 'She was fooling around, yet the innocence in her eyes makes me want to just destroy her.'Henry met Monique's eyes. The st
With Henry's strength, Monique's struggle was fruitless.'Indeed, it looks like she had no intention of admitting what wrong she had done!'She really is a b*tch!'I can't believe I even sent flowers this b*tch!'This is an insult to me.’Henry's grip grew even stronger.Henry dragged Monique forcefully and slammed her to the floor, then tearing her shirt to pieces. Monique was so terrified that all she could do was struggle and shriek, "No…no…"Henry smirked. "No? Weren’t you so eager at lunch? Why are you resisting now? Who do you think you are to just reject me and come to me as you wish. Don't forget that you're just here to repay your debt. You’ve never had the upper hand!"Henry had almost torn Monique's shirt completely off. Then, he got up and turned on the shower, "However, you look rather dirty right now. You ought to be thoroughly cleansed."The pressure of the water from the shower was very strong as cold water thrust onto Monique's body, making her shiver.Moniqu
Henry kept mentioning that Monique seduced another guy, but she could not recall ever doing that.'Hahaha… What a joke, even the first time, he forced me to be with him.'Monique admitted that she had fallen for him, but that did not permit him to insult her whenever he wanted to.Her eyes reddened as she smirked. "You're the one who forced me to stay back. You really think I want to stay with you? I seduced you so that you would set me free once you’re done with me. What were you thinking? Do you really think I’d fall for you? Hahahaha, what a joke. You even gave me flowers? How does it feel to be insulted?"Even if I did seduce another man, at least he treats me way better than you do," Monique said with a voice trembling with disappointment.Monique had thought of making him fed up with her so he would let her go, all so that Angel would not get hurt. The main reason she did that was because Henry was always mistreating her.All this while, Henry had been treating Monique like
Monique's provoking smile was different from when she was smiling at Simon: a rather intimate and sweet smile.Henry could no longer suppress his anger as he buried his face and started kissing Monique madly.A surge of intense pain rose from bottom to top, reminding Monique of her foolish past.Monique could no longer struggle. She clenched her teeth, trying not to make a sound.Soon, Monique slowly started losing consciousness. She suddenly thought of Angel and of attempting to explain to Henry, but it seemed like Henry was not willing to believe her. Would he believe her if she explained?Monique made up her mind, determined that Henry would never listen to her. 'Would he believe if I explained? Never.'In her mind, Monique thought that any further explanation would only make Henry continue to insult her and all the words of humiliation would just accumulate and make her feel even worse.She had been trying her best to get a closer understanding of Henry, but whenever she did
The knocking continued going on for some time.Henry managed to compose himself. He covered the fainted Monique with a blanket without finishing what he was doing and headed to the bathroom.He quickly cleaned himself up and came out after neatly dressing up. He did not turn around to look at Monique at all. He had never been so mad before. After all, Monique was just Angel's mother and all he intended was to tease her.A feeling that Henry had never experienced swirled within him which he kept denying. It was the feeling of falling in love.'How could this be? How is it impossible for me to fall in love with a playgirl!'Mandy heard noises from inside and continued knocking. She had been knocking for quite some time and was starting to feel anxious, worrying that Mr. Moore would lose control and do something horrible that could not be reversed.Mandy could sense that Mr. Moore loved Miss Xander; he treated her differently than he did other ladies. All these years, Henry had neve
Mandy retrieved some toiletries and a basin of lukewarm water, then placed it on the bed. Monique's hair was wet, her face was bloodless, and there was a huge bruise on her fair skin.Mandy shook her head, feeling sorry for the skinny lady. 'This is just too cruel.'Mandy briefly cleaned Monique and went to the wardrobe to get her a new change of clothes.She dried Monique's hair with a towel and a hairdryer.After she was done dressing and drying Monique, Mandy went back to the bathroom and picked up the pieces of the torn shirt before leaving the office.Henry was infuriated as he read the information Mandy collected. 'It turns out that Monique has been lying to me since the beginning, claiming that the kindergarten was suitable for Angel and even sang the kindergarten’s praises. In fact, her man owned that school.'Henry felt as though everything had come to light. Henry suspected that Monique's change of behavior ever since he returned from outstation could be an order from S
Henry made a call to Mandy, who was driving. With Shaun’s absence, Mandy would have to carry out all the tasks by herself. She picked up the call and answered, "Mr. Moore.""Get a doctor. Monique has a fever," Henry said coldly, but had some concern in it."Yes, sir." Mandy replied.Henry continued. "Once you've got the doctor, come back and look after Monique."Mandy felt troubled, "I'm driving to the Starry Kindergarten to talk about buying over the kindergarten and to hear them out."Mandy shook her head, helplessly. 'He truly cares for Monique, so why would he torture her only to end up worrying about her. Well, he deserves it.'"Alright." Henry hung up.It was indeed quite a stressful endeavor buying over a kindergarten within two days.It could be done in a very short time if the seller was willing, but if he was reluctant, then it would be rather troublesome.Mandy immediately contacted a specialist as soon as she got off the call. It was expected that Monique would hav