Lahat ng Kabanata ng Clingy Love: Kabanata 331 - Kabanata 340

Ben scoffed. “You bought the place. We can forget operation if you pull out now.” Tim glanced at Ben and uttered in earnest, “Can you keep a level head for once, Ben? How am I supposed to leave the studio in your hands with that quick temper of yours?” Dumbstruck, Ben frowned and uttered in confusion, “What do you mean by leaving the studio in my hands?” Tim pulled a straight face and solemnly said, “While I may not be a part of the operation anymore, that does not mean you have to pull out of the investment. My assistant will provide the equity transfer contract later. Just sign it, and the studio is yours.” Ben’s jaw dropped. He pointed at himself. “You’re giving the studio to me?” Tim straightened out his shirt collar, which had been crumpled by Ben. He looked sharp and had the makings of a business elite. “Yeah. It’s yours, but it doesn’t come with no strings attached. You don’t get it for free. The money goes to profit sharing. Call it my investment.” The pie in the

“Of course, it’s her. How else would you have gotten a chance to steal the sketches from me? The designer had to be someone close to me.” Tim’s airtight statement gave Dave enough reason to gradually take his word for it. Dave turned his attention to Mona. However, this time, he was without the previous haughtiness. He dropped the dripping sarcasm in his tone of voice. “What is your name?” “Mona. Mona Ortega.” “Ortega? Are you an heiress of JW Corp?” While the name of the company sounded familiar, Mona believed she was not. “Why do you ask, Mr. Graves?” Tim put down his cutlery and pushed his chair back before scooting in Mona’s direction. “There is only one family among Worchester City’s rich and powerful with that last name.” Mona was taken aback as her name was given to her by Thaddeus. She had not questioned why he would call her by it. Did the name mean anything? “Dad, it’s rude of you to ask.” Not one to embellish his words, Tim pulled no punches with his

Two hundred thousand dollars was quite a lot of money, and it would be hard to say no. “Surely, the generous payment would mean that it won’t be an easy job?” “Of course. Our family runs a five-star hotel. We’re talking about more than a dozen departments. Creating different and unique designs for each department will be time-consuming and take a lot of effort.” Mona nodded her head. It was true that no money came easy. However, as it was good money, she had no reason to refuse the opportunity given by Mr. Graves. She made up her mind. “I’ll take the job. He must approve of my competence since he picked me to do the design. I will do my best.” “Okay. I’ll let my dad know later.” Tim stole a glance at Mona. There was a glint in his dark eyes. His admiration for Mona grew the more time he spent with her. With the traffic lights turning from red to green, Tim looked straight ahead and stepped on the gas to get to Mona’s residence. …Up on a snow mountain in Swertland, a

In the study, Mona was kissed deeply by Thaddeus. The man used so much force that she was about to run out of oxygen.She pushed his shoulders away and bit his tongue as hard as she could. Thaddeus felt a sharp pain and finally let go.Mona took the opportunity to retreat. Thaddeus swallowed his copper tasting saliva and stepped forward, pushing Mona back to the corner.With nowhere to retreat, the oppressive dark shadow enveloped her, and the man’s burning breath sprayed over her head from his nostrils.“Did you take advantage of my absence and got together with that boy?”Thaddeus’s breathing was rough and heavy as he questioned her in anger.“Watch your mouth!” Mona looked up and glared at Thaddeus with misty eyes. “There’s nothing going on with me and Tim. On the contrary, you’re the one who doesn’t know what respect means, Mr. Fontaine.”After saying that, Mona snorted coldly. Her expression was full of ridicule and mockery.She suddenly realized how selfish and indifferen

The Maybach speeded down the road. Perhaps the other cars saw that this car was too expensive to hit and consciously avoided it. So the journey was smooth all the way, even though it was rush hour.Mona leaned against the back of the seat. The heating was turned on and warm enough to make one feel drowsy. She closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.Thaddeus glanced to the side at the sleeping woman curled up. He pulled over to the side of the road, took off his jacket to cover her body, turned down the music, and continued to drive.Mona took a nap and woke to find the car parked across the street from the breakfast store.“We’re here.” Sitting up, she rubbed her drowsy eyes and looked at Thaddeus, who was holding his phone and dealing with his emails beside her.The sun had already risen high, and the gentle golden rays enveloped his deep face. The image was very much like a clip from a movie, making her mesmerized for a moment.Thaddeus noticed the movement of the person be