Henry got out of the car and marched into the police station, straight to the police chief's office.The police chief immediately made a call to one of the officers to bring in coffee when he saw Mr. Moore striding into his office."Mr. Moore, what brings you here?" Chief William asked politely.A damp chill spread throughout the atmosphere when Henry stepped foot into the police station. Henry sat down without saying a word, his thin lips tightly sealed in a straight line.His towering silhouette sat in the chair, radiating a chill like the arrival of a grim reaper.Seeing Henry so silent tensed the atmosphere more; William thought that Henry was still dissatisfied about being injured the night before.He forced a smile, but his knees were shaking. "We've interrogated the criminal from last night and we learned that they were just drunk and up to no good when they saw the gorgeous Miss Graham. No one else was involved and the perps were sent to court. They will be sure to get a
'Bring me to him?'William was dumbfounded to hear Henry's words.'Who does Henry want to meet? The kindergarten teacher?'William recovered and replied with a smile. "I'll go get him now." William thought that Henry should have just told him that he wanted to meet someone, instead of making William all petrified and think that something terrible had happened.'However, what was his relationship to Mr. Moore? Mr. Moore even personally showed up to meet him, with an expression as though he was about to murder someone.'William made a call, "Bring in the guy named Simon Leeds."William learned about Simon as his underlings told him that it was Henry's order to capture Simon.Before William could hang up, Henry coldly said, "Bringing me there will do!"The call was still connected as William ordered. "Get him ready; we're heading over."A few minutes after the call disconnected, a police officer came to lead them the way to Simon. Henry stopped William, who had planned to follow,
A sneer curled Henry’s mouth. "I would like to see how you're going to beat me up. You can’t beat me in a fight, and you're in prison now; how exactly are you going to challenge me?"Simon frowned, realizing he was in a dire situation and could not protect Monique. That kindergarten was built solely for Monique, and if he could not even maintain it…"How's Monique? Is she alright?" Simon composed himself."Who are you to be concerned for her?" Henry snarled. "Her paramour?"Simon was stunned. 'What do you mean by paramour?''There's nothing between us. Did Henry misunderstand something?'Simon thought back to the time when Monique was so devastated that she started crying so badly, and now she was missing. Simon was confused as to whether the man standing before him was sincerely treating Monique well or not."Don't insult Monique. She's a good woman."Suddenly, Henry's handphone rang; it was William, "Mr. Moore, Miss Xander is at the station and wants to meet Simon. Should I l
"You two make a great couple!" Henry’s rage grew; he took big steps and headed out.Monique knew Simon would be doomed if Henry just walked away.Facing Henry's back, Monique shouted, "What do you want me to do so that you’ll let him go? Those pictures were taken by someone with ulterior intentions. Nothing is going on between me and Simon."Henry came to a halt."When I brought Angel to register at the kindergarten, I had no idea that it was Simon's. I only found out when later, and that was the day when Angel got into a fight with another kid. The teacher called me over to resolve the issue, but I ended up getting into an argument with the kid's parents. Simon helped, and to repay him, I invited him to a meal." Monique choked up, wondering whether Henry would believe it.Monique thought she had to give it a shot; Simon was innocent. She could not get him involved in her mess."I went through the pictures this morning. I don't know who did this, but the angle that they used to t
All Henry wanted was for Simon to not go near Angel anymore.Henry nodded to William, turned around, and left.Monique was relieved; all she needed to do was to persuade Simon to leave the city so that he would not need to be imprisoned.William made an arrangement and had an officer escort Monique to meet with Simon.Monique sat in front of the glass window with her face pale and scrawny from her being ill for the past two days.Simon was brought out by a police officer. Excitement glinted in Simon's eyes when he saw Monique as they picked up the phone in the reception room. "Monique, are you alright?!"Monique felt sorry at the sight of the skinny Simon. It was all because of her that Simon ended up in such a state; his clothes were soiled and his hair was matted. He had not had a chance to clean himself.‘Simon used to be a man who always paid attention to his hygiene.'"I'm sorry!" sobbed Monique, her eyes red.Everything started because of Monique."Silly, why are you ap
Simon averted the topic and looked at Monique passionately. "Monnie, these two days, you seemed to have lost some weight."Simon felt heartbroken when he saw Monique. All this while, Monique shouldered everything on herself and did not want to drag others into her problems.Simon had asked about her well-being for the past five years, and she just answered, "Not bad." Later, when Simon got the chance to speak with Angel, he had found out just how much Monique had suffered.Five years ago, Monique got pregnant, was forced to quit studying and left her hometown. Then, she gave birth to Angel and took care of Angel all by herself, while in the meantime, trying to make ends meet.Angel mentioned that Monique used to work two jobs; in the daytime, she worked at a cafe, while at night, she was a cab driver. Angel mentioned that these were the times where their quality of life improved.They only recently reunited with Henry!When Simon saw the three of them being such a happy family, S
Monique knew well that Henry had no feelings for her!Monique, who was already worried about getting Simon out of B City, became even more agitated when she was being questioned by Simon on such a sensitive question. After some time, she finally recovered, “I went to work outstation for the past two days.”The scene of Monique being agitated for even a brief moment did not escape Simon’s eyes. “You know if you’ve gone outstation, Monnie. Angel told me that you’ve never been away from home without informing her beforehand. Monnie, stop deceiving yourself. Back then when you were in your hometown, you cried in despair, and now you seem to have lost some weight over the past two days.”Simon stretched out his long arm through the gaps of the metal bars, attempting to fix Monique’s messy hair.Monique leaped backward, as though she got a shock. The image of Henry grabbing her neck floated into her mind when she sensed Simon’s hand suddenly reaching out to her.Simon’s hand was left ho
Monique heard Simon's words: "Monnie, you take good care of yourself."Monique stopped her footsteps. She felt utterly devastated as Simon still cared for her, despite her hurting his feelings.Monique continued walking away, fearing that her hesitation would give Simon false hope.'Simon should have a better life than being restrained here.'Simon witnessed Monique fade from his view. His nose was stuffed, eyes reddened, and tears started rolling down his face as he muttered, "Monnie, wait for my return!"Monique reached a corner and started sprinting her way out of the jail.It was all because of her that Simon was locked up. It was because of her that Simon had to leave B City.Louise quickly went up and supported Monique when she saw her dash out when tears were flowing down her face. "What's wrong, Monique?"Monique hugged Louise and cried for some time before she managed to compose herself. “I'm fine, I just feel sorry for him. He agreed to leave the city."Louise patted