Chapter 5
The receptionist handed me an elevator key card and asked me, feeling both envious and curious, “Which company do you work for? Not anyone can get on the top floor. It’s exclusive to Mr. Chapman.”
I smiled a bit awkwardly, and she suddenly realized something.
“You must be with Ms. Clayton, right?”
Saying this, she waved at me.
“Go on then. Ms. Clayton is short–tempered; you don’t wanna keep her waiting.”
I thought, “Ms. Clayton? Is she referring to Thalia?
“It seems the tabloids are right. Thalia and Shaun are suspiciously close. Did they say the two may get married? Are they going to?
“Forget it. What’s it to me? I’m only here to bring him my notebooks.”
I shook my hand and found the restroom by following the signs.
Honestly, I was just an ordinary white–collar worker, and I felt pretty nervous about meeting with Shaun.
Taking a few deep breaths, I put the box on the sink counter.
As I walked into a stall and closed the door, I heard the crisp sounds of high heels outside.
In the next second, a woman’s impatient voice rang out.
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“He’s still looking for her? Give me a break. It’s been three years, OK? Even her bones are gone! What’s he thinking?”
Another gentle voice sounded.
“Let him be.”
“But Thalia, I just don’t think it’s fair to you! You’ve been with Shaun for years, but he still wouldn’t acknowledge you. How outrageous!”
“Enough!” Thalia cut her off, her voice stern.
“Laura, this is between Shaun and me. Stay out of it.”
Laura Allen stomped her foot in anger.
“That jerk annoys me.
“What’s wrong with him? When Mona was alive, he treated her like nothing. Remember? When we made things difficult for her at that party, he even sided with us and forced her to apologize to you.
“Now that she’s dead, he suddenly loves her so much? Can he just drop the play? He’s nuts.”
It seemed Laura was a straightforward person. She couldn’t stop complaining about Shaun at all.
Gossipy as I was, I listened with great interest.
Five years ago, Shaun and Mona met in a romantic town in France.
Back then, he had made a major mistake and was expelled from the company.
He collaborated with Thalia on that project. After things went south,
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instead of defending him, she twisted the knife and let him take all the blame because she didn’t want any responsibility.
Deeply disappointed, Shaun went to France alone to better deal with the blow.
Here, he met Mona, who was enthusiastic and kind.
They fell in love at first sight.
Soon, he popped the question partly due to the romantic vibe and partly to get back at Thalia as well as his family.
They held a low–key yet sweet wedding in a manor in France.
Mona felt she had become the real–life Cinderella, and everything was as perfect as a fairy tale.
It wasn’t until they came back that she realized fairy tales were too good to be true.
Those sweet nothings Shaun had said to her in the rose manor all collapsed in the face of the harsh reality,
Soon, he grew sick of her because she was so ordinary.
She didn’t come from a prestigious family and wasn’t highly educated. She knew nothing about jewelry or wine.
Thalia was right–Mona was eye candy and wasn’t good enough for him
He started to feel bored and even disgusted.
Whenever he saw Mona, he was reminded of the stupid mistake he had
made.
So, when Thalia gave Mona a hard time, he chose to turn a blind eye.
At the party, he saw Laura bump into Mona with a glass of wine, and he did nothing.
