Every Breath You Take novel Chapter 77

Monica's voice was so gentle, with a very natural maternal instinct. Quarmy looked at her and Coco's back blankly, full of mixed emotions. Why did this child call her mother? Was he adopted by her?

After Coco was full, Monica led him away. Just two steps later, a figure came out. Monica was startled. Quarmy's eyes were full of inquiry as he stared fixedly at Coco. "Your child?"

"Yes!" Monica replied and strode away with Coco in her arms.

When she disappeared, Quarmy still stood rooted to the spot. He had clearly seen that the child looked very similar to her. He had a pair of large eyes and long eyelashes. They were exactly the same.

Quarmy's heart was pounding with emotions. He had really put in a lot of effort to ask that question. When he heard her "yes", his heart sank. His heart was so empty as if he had lost something.

She was actually a mother? Wasn't she sterile? What was going on? Everyone said that boys looked like their mothers, and the child inherited all of her beauty. Though he had doubted it before, after seeing the child's appearance, all of his suspicions disappeared. It was indeed her child! She and another man's child!

Quarmy returned to his car in a daze. His wife, who had not been pregnant for five years, had a beautiful son after a divorce. This was undoubtedly sarcasm to him!

Monica hurried out of the pizza shop with Coco in her arms. She stopped a taxi and went back home. On the way, her heart was pounding.

The child was an accident. She had been desperate after all those pills and still not pregnant. Then she didn't take any medicine anymore.

The day before Madrigal's visit, she found that she was late. She went to the pharmacy to buy a testing paper with the attitude that she just wanted to have a try.

The result turned out to be a red line. She couldn't believe it at all, so she went to the nearest hospital for an examination and confirmed that she was pregnant.

At that time, she was so ecstatic that she immediately called him. Noah answered the phone and said that Quarmy was sleeping.

Quarmy was very busy at that time and often had social interactions. He came home late and slept in the guest room for fear of waking her up. She didn't call him after that but remembered that the next day was their anniversary, so she wanted to surprise him the next day.

This was the fifth anniversary after they got married. It had been Quarmy who gave her a surprise before, but this time it was her turn to give him a surprise. She got up early in the morning and cleaned up the room carefully.

She also prepared a candlelight dinner for him. Everything was ready. When she heard the doorbell ringing, she thought that Quarmy was back. But she didn't expect it to be Madrigal.

Looking at Madrigal proudly showing off the pregnancy test list to her and seeing the familiar signature of Quarmy, she felt that the world had collapsed!

She remembered very clearly what happened that day, but she didn't want to think about it. She didn't want to think about that pain and that humiliation for the rest of her life!

Monica held Coco tightly! Quarmy's appearance scared her so much! How could he appear at any time like a ghost recently?

She was certain that Quarmy had just seen clearly Coco's face. Would he suspect that Coco was his son? She looked at Coco carefully. Because he was so young, he looked more like her than Quarmy. Monica felt slightly at ease. Everyone knew that she was sterile, so he wouldn't suspect anything!

Even if he would not suspect, she still had to think of countermeasures. Only in this way could she ensure that he would not know the truth for the rest of his life.

Monica hurried home with Coco in her arms. On the first floor of the new home, she saw a fancy car parking there at first sight.

After being wooed that day, Monica took leave and didn't go to work. Roland was also ashamed to see her. Monica was the first woman who dared to refuse him, and the first woman who made him sad.

He loved her and hated her so much that in the end, he loved her more than he hated her.

He was a man and she was a little woman. He should be a bigger person without arguing with her. He finally found a good reason for himself to see her.

Roland had been waiting downstairs for hours without seeing Monica. He became impatient. When he was about to leave, he saw a taxi coming in. Monica got out of the car with Coco in her arms.

He pulled open the car door and looked impatient. "Where have you been?"

"We went to see Uncle Gu off!" Coco answered in his baby voice.

"Leon is really bad. He left without telling me because he wanted you to see him off?" Roland deliberately said this. He knew that Leon must have gone back because of Old Mrs. Gu. He deliberately said this to find a topic, but he still felt embarrassed when he saw Monica.

"Uncle Gu is not bad!" Coco's face darkened. Uncle Wang was really impolite!

"He's not bad. You're!" Roland reached out to pinch Coco's face and clicked his tongue. "This little guy turned out to be your son. I thought he was Leon's illegitimate child! At that time, I thought Leon was blessed!"

"Uncle, what is an illegitimate child?" Coco asked in a childish tone.

"An illegitimate child is..."

"Roland!" Monica interrupted him angrily. Looking at her angry face, Roland smiled awkwardly. "Monica, is he your ex-husband's child, or your illegitimate child?" "None of your business!" Monica ignored him and walked home with Coco in her arms, followed by Roland. She suddenly closed the door, but luckily he was quick enough to hold it. "I'm a guest. Is this how you treat guests?"

Coco stuck out his tongue at Roland and said, "You've made my mother angry! The consequences will be very serious!"

"Bullshit! I'm your mom's boss. She sees me as a rat sees a cat!"

"You're rude and you swear!"

"This is called personality. Understand? Kid, you should learn from me. Don't be like that sissy Leon!"

"Uncle Gu is not a sissy!" Coco retorted.

"I have the final say!" Roland actually quarreled with a child. Monica shook her head. She really couldn't get angry with such a person. "What are you doing here?"

"Aren't you embarrassed to ask this?" Roland turned to look at Monica. "How long have you been skipping work? Don't you know?"

"I asked for leave, didn't I? And you agreed." Monica retorted.

"I'm not happy now. Hurry up and go to work!"

"Now?" Monica looked at him in confusion. What was wrong with him?

"I'm going to an entrepreneur party tonight. I don't have any female companion, come with me!" He ordered.

Then Quarmy was sure to be there. Monica shook her head and said, "I'm not going."

"This is your job! If you don't go, your bonus will be deducted!" Roland threatened.

"Are you going to give me a raise if I go with you?" Monica asked.

"Is money that important to you?"

"I won't go without a bonus. I'm just an assistant, not your female companion!"

"Well, I'll give you a bonus. Come with me now!"

Monica did not expect Roland to be so frank. She did not want to go with him at all. "I don't have any suitable clothes!" She said.

However, this was not an excuse for Roland. "I've bought it for a long time ago!"

Monica stared at him, but Roland could not feel her displeasure at all. "Don't worry about the size. I'm good at this. I can see your cup size with just one glance!"

"What's a cup size?" Coco asked again.

Monica was really worried that Roland would corrupt Coco. "I'll go with you. Let's go!"

A sinister smile appeared on Roland's face. He used to have no way to deal with her, but now that she had a weakness, he had plenty of ways to deal with her!

As Monica had expected, she saw Quarmy at the party. Madrigal was standing beside him, which made her want to retreat.

However, Roland didn't give her the chance. He held her hand and walked over. Quarmy was surrounded by a group of people like stars surrounding the moon. When he heard that Mr. Wang was coming, he looked over and only felt that his eyes were lit up.

It was not that he had never known how beautiful Monica was, but in the past three years, it was the first time that he had seen her in an evening dress, and he was greatly amazed by that.

She had a beautiful face, a slender neck, and snow-white skin. Her waist was so thin that it could not be held hard. Seeing that Roland was holding her hand and walking towards him, he forgot that there was someone else talking to him.

When Madrigal saw that he had been looking at Monica, she felt jealous. In order to swear ownership, she hung half of her body on him without hesitation. Monica was the only one in Quarmy's eyes, so he didn't notice her actions.

Seeing the two of them together, Monica sneered in her heart. Originally, she wanted to retreat, but now she changed her mind.

Roland and Quarmy greeted each other in a friendly way. They were indeed people in the business world, nobody could tell that they had once fought with each other.

Looking at their polite greetings and the fake smiles on their faces, Monica felt uncomfortable.

Madrigal had always ignored Monica in public, and she would only call her sister when no one was around. So when she saw Monica and Roland coming, she just nodded politely, but Monica was indifferent and ignored her. The people who attended the party tonight were all famous. As a beautiful small assistant, Monica naturally became a target for others to exclude.

"Isn't this the divorced woman from the TV station last time?" A rich Madam remembered Monica's blind date.

"Yes, yes! At that time, Mr. Wang participated in the blind date program for her."

"Yes, she refused him at that time. I remember it very clearly."

"Since she refused, why would she be with Mr. Wang now? I seem to remember that she left with an ordinary man."

"Now many people have come up with all kinds of ways to get famous. She must have refused Mr. Wang on purpose to get popular!"

"Public morals are getting worse day by day. People nowadays dare to do anything in order to become famous! Look at her. It's obvious that she's from a humble family. She has no manners at all!"

"That's right! Why did Mr. Wang take her here? Isn't he ashamed?"

Women loved to gossip. The women here were jealous of Monica's beauty, so they could say anything.

Monica turned a blind eye to these malicious words. Compared to the terrible things she'd experienced before, verbal attacks were nothing.

Roland also heard those unpleasant words. He stopped talking with a boss and turned his eyes to the two women who were in a heated discussion. "Hello, Mrs. Tian and Mrs. Liu."

The two women didn't expect that Roland would take the initiative to greet them, so they both smiled politely, "Hello, Mr. Wang!"

"Last week, I saw Mr. Tian bringing a twenty-year-old girl to dinner. That's your daughter, isn't it?" Roland said with a smile. Mrs. Tian's expression changed. Daughter?! She must be his mistress. She wanted to lose her temper, but she couldn't find a reason to do so, so she could only remain silent.

Roland, however, ignored her embarrassment and said, "Your daughter is so pretty!"

Roland was famous for protecting his men. No matter how silly the two old women were, they knew that he was defending Monica. Mrs. Liu wanted to leave, but how could Roland let her get away? "Congratulations on Mrs. Liu for your new son! When's his 100-day banquet? Please don't forget to invite me!"

Mrs. Liu's face instantly turned red. Damn it. That was the son of a shameless mistress! She even wanted to kill him!

Mr. Tian and Mr. Liu also noticed that something was wrong. Roland had always been a man who wouldn't attack unless being attacked. He talked about their scandals in such a situation that must have been because they offended him. Both of them felt embarrassed. At the same time, they stared at their wives.

Roland did not say anything more. He held Monica's hand and walked in another direction. When they left, he smiled at Mr. Tian and Mr. Liu. When they saw his fake smile, they felt really nervous. They had wanted to get closer to Roland, but now it seemed that their efforts were in vain! Furthermore, they might have offended him.

Quarmy saw the whole story. He used to believe that Roland was not sincere to Monica, but now he was not sure.

Roland would never protect the woman he didn't like. But since he really liked Monica, why would he ask her to lure Zoe?

Could it be that he had guessed all of this wrongly? When he saw how harmonious they were, his heart was in pain!

Madrigal also felt uncomfortable. Originally, she was waiting to laugh at Monica, but she did not expect that Roland would stand up for Monica without hesitation.

Why did everyone care about Monica? In the past, it was Leon and Quarmy, and now it was Roland! She was so lucky!

Monica and Roland looked around and found an excuse to go outside. There was a small garden outside the hall of the party. Monica walked out of the hall and went straight to the garden. She hadn't worn high heels for a long time, and the bottom of her feet was burning with pain. Seeing that there was no one around, she sat down on the flower bed, took off her high heels, and put her feet on the ground to relieve the pain.

Quarmy had been observing Monica all this while. Seeing her leaving the hall, he also found an excuse to go out. As soon as Monica saved her feet from pain, she heard a low voice behind her. "If Roland sees you like this, he'll definitely feel disgusted!"

Monica sneered without turning around. "What does it have to do with you?"

Quarmy was provoked by the coldness in her tone. He approached her and asked, "Who is that man?"

"What man?" Monica was puzzled.

"You don't understand?" Quarmy's eyes narrowed slightly, his eyes filled with danger. "I say, who is the child's father? Don't tell me you have no idea who he is."

Monica's heart skipped a beat as she stood up. Quarmy's words startled her. It was only when she heard the rest of his words that she finally reacted and began to put on her shoes. "Mr. Huo, you have so much time that you start to concern about other people's personal matters, right?"

Quarmy was very dissatisfied with her answer. He reached out to hold her chin and forced her to look at him. "Is it appropriate for you to leave your child's husband and flirt with another man like this?"

"I'm innocent, so I'm not afraid of being judged. But what right do you have to ask this?" Monica sneered.

Quarmy was almost driven crazy by the mockery in her eyes. He held her chin so hard that she couldn't help but cry out in pain. He still didn't let her go. "Monica, why are you so cruel? What on earth is your heart made of?"

"Mr. Huo, I don't need you to care about my heart. We're already strangers. It's better for you to avoid me in the future. What do you think, Mr. Huo?"

The darkness in Quarmy's eyes was deepening, which meant he was furious. Just when she felt a little relieved to see that, he suddenly reached out and grabbed her shoulder. In the blink of an eye, his warm lips covered hers.

The smell was familiar and strange. Monica's mind was confused for a moment, but she reacted immediately.

Did he still think she was the fool who could be easily deceived by him? She tried to push him away, but he was holding her tightly and there was a disparity in strength between them. In her desperation, she came up with an idea. She stomped hard on his feet with her high heels.

Quarmy was lost in her sweetness, so he didn't expect that she would suddenly attack him. The intense pain made him let her go at once. Monica wiped her mouth in disgust. "Damn! You're f*cking disgusting! How can you kiss me with your dirty mouth that has kissed countless women!"

Quarmy narrowed his eyes. "Monica, why are you pretending to be a chaste and virtuous lady? Roland had countless girlfriends. Didn't you kiss him as well?"

"Mr. Huo, you're thinking too highly of yourself, aren't you? To tell you the truth, in my heart, you're nothing compared to Roland!" With that said she left with large strides.

Quarmy looked at her back in a daze. He felt really desperate. In the past, no matter what happened, he had never had this feeling before. But at this moment, he felt so desperate that he even wanted to die.

He lit a cigarette, trying to relieve himself. However, it didn't work. Instead, he felt even more vexed.

He felt really frustrated. During the three years, he had never forgotten her. He had always dreamed that they would be reunited, yet she had already drifted further and further away from him.

In the three years that she had disappeared, he had thought that there would be such a day, but he had always been unwilling to believe it.

He always thought that he would have a chance, but when he heard the lovely little fellow call her mother with his own ears, and saw her love for the little fellow with his own eyes, his heart feels as if it had been poked by something.

Heh! Ridiculous! He was anxiously waiting for her to come back, but she had already become a mother. Who was the man? He had been thinking about this question.

Leon? He remembered the scene that Leon appeared in the tube- shaped apartment with the child in his arms. When she disappeared years ago, he had thought that she would be with Leon.

However, this thought hadn't been confirmed. It must be that the Gu Family did not agree, and looked down upon Monica's family background. Deep down, he was secretly happy, because as long as the Gu Family did not agree, she would never be able to marry Leon.

But now that he saw the child, he did not dare to think this way. Back then, she left without hesitation for Leon. It was possible for her to have a child for the man she loved.

But wasn't she supposed to be infertile? Since she hadn't been pregnant for five years, how could she have a child with Leon?

"Mr. Wang, what do you mean?"

"You not only hit me but also hit your sister. Your sister is really good at acting. At first, she was very aggressive, but when you were going to tell others that her mother was a mistress, she immediately fainted. Quarmy also cooperated with her flawlessly. They are really a couple." Roland sighed and suddenly remembered something. "Does he know that Madrigal's mom is a mistress?"

"He doesn't!"

"Right. With Jenny's personality, if she knew that Madrigal was the daughter of a mistress, she would never let her son be with her no matter what."

"Why do you say that?" Monica was curious. Jenny had a very high evaluation of Madrigal.

"Jenny used to suffer because of it," said Roland.

"Quarmy's father cheated on her?"

"No, it's Jenny's father who cheated on her mother. She suffered a lot. Fortunately, Quarmy's father loved her very much, but it didn't last long. He passed away young and Jenny put all her attention on her son. Quarmy is everything to her. You can imagine that. Anyway, after Madrigal marries Quarmy, she will suffer."

Monica did not speak. She knew how terrible Jenny was a long time ago. Suddenly, she began to expect Jenny's reaction when she found that her beloved daughter- in- law was a mistress' daughter. That would be fun.

Quarmy helped Madrigal onto the carriage. Madrigal's eyes were filled with tears. "Quarmy, I'm fine. I was pretending to faint just now. I don't want to lose face in that kind of situation."

Quarmy naturally knew that. In that kind of situation, pretending to be unconscious was her only option. Otherwise, Monica would have revealed everything that had happened back then.

"I just wanted to apologize to her and tell her the truth, but she didn't listen to my explanation. She scolded me and beat me excitedly. Quarmy, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get you in trouble." Madrigal said and sobbed in a low voice.

"I know." Thinking of what Madrigal had suffered, Quarmy felt a surge of guilt. "Madrigal, I'm sorry!"

Madrigal's heart was originally filled with apprehension because she was afraid that he wouldn't believe her. When she heard his apology, she heaved a sigh of relief. In the future, she couldn't afford to provoke Monica anymore.

After sending Madrigal home, Quarmy turned the car around and left. Madrigal watched him leave and turned into her home. Yale was waiting for her in the living room. When she saw the clear fingerprints on her face, she was shocked.

"What's going on?"

Zoe also came out of the study. Naturally, he also saw the fingerprints and tears on Madrigal's face. He was also very surprised. "What happened?"

"Sister hit me!" Madrigal burst into tears and said. She said that Monica scolded her and her mother for being mistresses. Anyway, it was Monica's fault.

Yale understood what she meant immediately. She reached out her hand to wipe Madrigal's tears, and she also burst into tears. "It's all my fault. It's my fault. My poor child! You've been wronged!"

Zoe sighed. He knew clearly about Monica's bad temper. Looking at them crying like tears, he sighed. "How can Moni do this? No matter what, Madrigal is still her sister. It's too absurd!"

It was the first time that Yale had heard Zoe's complaint to Monica. She was happy and decided to work harder so that Monica would lose Zoe's favor. She wiped her tears and continued to cry. "It was my fault. I shouldn't have come to you. If I hadn't come to you, it wouldn't have been like this. Moni wouldn't have left you. My Madrigal... She wouldn't have been humiliated like this!"

Yale cried and said, "This is my retribution, but why should God blame it on my daughter? Zoe, Madrigal is not a mistress. You know what happened in the past. We did it for Moni!"

Zoe sighed. "I know that you have been wronged. I will find Moni to tell her about this matter. Madrigal is not a mistress, and she should stop hating Madrigal!"

As soon as Zoe said this, Yale and Madrigal stopped crying. If Zoe told Monica the truth, how could they continue to act?

Back then, Monica had thought that Quarmy had cheated and divorced. If she were to find out that Madrigal and Quarmy had nothing to do with each other, she would definitely forgive Quarmy. In that case, wouldn't their plan be in vain?

"Zoe, don't look for Moni. She won't believe you." Yale stopped him in a hurry.

"Why?"

"Madrigal's surrogacy was to prevent Moni and Quarmy's marriage from being disturbed by Jenny, but the result was not what we thought. Jenny forced Quarmy to divorce Moni with her life, and Moni hated Madrigal so much. Now that Quarmy and Madrigal are about to get engaged, if you come to her at this time, she will think that you made up this lie deliberately for us. She will hate you more, and I don't want you and Moni to go back to the previous situation."

"Yes, Dad, Mom is right. Sister's hatred for us has been deeply rooted. Even if you explain it to her at this time, she will not believe you." Madrigal immediately agreed.

"But won't you be misunderstood all the time?"

"Anyway, Madrigal has been misunderstood. We have to think of Moni. She has changed her attitude towards you now. You must not defend us at this time, which will only push her further." Yale persuaded.

Zoe sighed and was in a dilemma. Indeed, Yale was right. If he explained it to Moni at this time, she must think that he was finding an excuse for Yale and her daughter. She hated him for taking them into the family. If she misunderstood him again because of this matter, she would never forgive him.

Seeing that Zoe did not insist, Yale and Madrigal breathed a sigh of relief. Yale helped Madrigal into the bedroom. After closing the door, Yale said with viciousness, "Don't provoke that b*tch in the future, at least not before you and Quarmy get married."

Madrigal nodded. Thinking of Quarmy and Monica's kiss tonight, she felt uncomfortable. "Mom, Quarmy still loves her. I'm afraid that we can't get married."

"So you have to keep your composure. I can wait so many years for you dad, can't you even wait a few days for Quarmy?" Yale reprimanded. "Remember, don't provoke that b*tch now. Try your best to please Jenny. As long as she's satisfied with you, she'll force Quarmy to marry you."

Quarmy drove to the tube- shaped apartment. Because of the demolition, the alley entrance was not as lively as before. Quarmy opened the door and walked into the alley. Soon, he arrived at the familiar building. He looked up at the familiar window, only to find that it was dark inside. He was stunned. Monica hadn't returned yet?

Then what about Xanjer?

The number of times he had come here in the past three years was so countless. Xanjer's life was very regular. He would definitely return home before 8 p.m.

This day was an exception. He looked at his watch. It was already ten o'clock in the evening, and the apartment was still dark. Had something happened?

Quarmy waited for a while longer downstairs, but he still didn't see anyone come back. A woman living in the tube- shaped apartment came back. She had seen him much time. Every time he would stand next to a big tree downstairs and look up at that window in a dace. If it weren't for the fact that he was dressed splendidly, she would have suspected that he was insane.

Wasn't it just a window? Why did he keep looking at it?

Quarmy pointed at the window of Monica's apartment and asked, "Madam, do you know where this family is?"

The woman looked at Quarmy in confusion. "Are you a friend or a relative of this family?"

"Well, I'm a distant relative of them." He replied.

"A distant relative?" The woman showed a doubtful look. After hesitating for a while, she said, "They have moved out."

"Moved out? When?"

"It has been a few days. This place is going to be demolished. Everyone is ready to move out."

"Do you know where they are going?"

"I think he moved in with their in-laws." The woman replied.

"Their in-laws?" Quarmy was stunned. Was Monica married? This truly shocked him.

"You're a relative of this family. Don't you know that girl is married?" The woman looked at Quarmy in confusion. "I..." He didn't know how to reply.

The woman ignored him and turned around to go upstairs, but he stood rooted to the ground in a daze. The price of the demolition of her apartment was quite low. Given her temper, she would have made a scene if she encountered such an unfair thing. However, the current situation was beyond his imagination. Monica moved out directly.

Last time, he did something unfair to Summer. He thought that she would continue to cause trouble, but she suddenly disappeared. He spent the following ten days like a year, so he had to let Summer return to her position. She appeared as soon as he gave the order.

It seemed that she could see through him. This time, he was even more surprised. In the face of such a low price of demolition, she moved out without any doubts.

She remembered the hostility she had toward his mother in the restaurant that day. It was said that people who loved each other would be willing to give in for each other. Monica had never put up with his mother. Since she married him, she had been arguing with his mother. It was no wonder that Jenny did not like her. This also proved that Monica had never loved him.

Because she didn't care about him, so she agreed to divorce him without attachments at all. Even facing such harsh conditions, she still didn't hesitate.

He was still in the past, but she had long been ready to move on. Quarmy suddenly felt that it was really ironic.