Roland knocked on the door hard and asked Monica to open the door. However, no matter how hard he knocked, there was no reply. He was worried that something would happen to Monica, so he turned to look at Francisco and Summer. "It seems that we have to break the door open!"
Francisco and Summer had no other choice but to nod. Roland took a few steps back and slammed the door open. When he opened the door, he saw Monica sitting on the bed with her head in her arms. The three of them breathed a sigh of relief.
The door opened suddenly, and Monica was shocked. She stared at the three people at the door in shock. Summer closed the door and walked to her. "Moni, we're really worried about you!"
Monica smiled bitterly. "Why are you back?"
"Uncle called us to come back. What happened?" Summer sat down beside Monica and looked at her with concern.
Monica didn't know how to talk to Summer about this. She clasped her fingers and kept silent. Summer didn't want to push her. She picked up the broken mobile phone on the ground and asked, "Who called you just now?"
"Eva."
"Eva?" Summer was stunned. What did Eva say to Monica made Monica so angry that her phone was smashed? "Eva is not a good person. Don't take her words to heart."
Monica knew that Eva was a vicious woman and she shouldn't believe her words. However, Francisco had admitted that he liked her mother. What if there was really abnormal relationship between her mother and Francisco? Monica didn't dare to think about it. She was really afraid!
Summer put the mobile phone on the bedside table. Then, she went to Monica and sat down again. She reached out to hold Monica's hand. "Moni, you are pregnant now, so you can't think too much. It's not good for you and your child."
Monica remained silent. Summer reached out and held her hand. "No matter what happens, I will always support you. I will always be your backer!"
Monica looked at Summer's sincere eyes and grinned bitterly. "Summer, I'm a mess now."
"I know. That's why I told you not to keep it in your heart. It'll be fine if you tell me."
"It's really embarrassing." Monica heaved a long sigh and told Summer about Francisco's identity.
After hearing Monica's words, Summer tried to comfort her. "Moni, isn't Francisco who raised you up? Although he is not your uncle, he is no different from your uncle over the years. I don't think you should care about this."
"Summer, in fact, I'm thinking about another thing. Francisco actually loves my mother." Monica smiled bitterly. "Although they are not related by blood, I still feel uncomfortable..."
Summer was shocked. This matter was somewhat unacceptable. After thinking for a while, she said, "Moni, Francisco has no blood relationship with your mother. The law prohibits marriage between direct blood relatives or marriage between collateral blood relatives within three generations. It's not illegal for Francisco and your mother to fall in love with each other. Moreover, they didn't do anything. It's just Francisco likes your mother. Love can't be controlled. This is a matter of your elders. You can take it easy."
"Summer, do you know what Eva just said to me?" Monica bit her lip. "She said that Zoe saw Francisco and my mother have sex with his own eyes. I... I really can't imagine it."
"Eva is so vicious. She must be lying." Summer shook her head. "Moni, that woman wants to stimulate you. You can't fall into her trap."
"I don't believe her either. I'm just afraid that... What if it is true?"
"Moni, even if it's true, it has nothing to do with you. Francisco has no blood relationship with your mother. Even if they are together, it's not against ethics."
"Summer, I know that you are doing this for my own good. I shouldn't have thought too much, but I really don't want things to turn out like this. My mother, she... She is very important to me. Zoe has already disappointed me. I don't want be disappointed with my mother, do you understand?" Zoe's cheating had a great impact on Monica, so Monica couldn't accept her mother to have an affair with Francisco.
"Moni, since that's the case, you have to trust your mother. She isn't that kind of woman, and she won't let you down." Summer comforted her. "Also, I think you should believe in Francisco. Since he dares to tell you about this, he must be innocent."
"If he had told me this earlier, I would have believed him. But he was forced to tell me this. If Eva hadn't threatened him, he would have hidden it from me for the rest of his life."
"I think you misunderstood him. He didn't tell you this before because he didn't want to trouble you. Now he tells you everything because he doesn't want you to get hurt. You should believe in such a person who did everything for you."
What Summer said was true. Monica knew very well how good Francisco was to her. She should believe in him and her mother.
Summer stayed in the room to comfort Monica, while Roland and Francisco were anxiously sitting on the sofa. Roland couldn't help complaining, "Why are you saying this now? Isn't this causing more trouble?"
"I didn't plan to tell Moni this, but Quarmy came to me and told me some things about Eva. I felt angry after knowing that Eva had something to do with Moni's separation from Quarmy." Francisco told Roland what Quarmy had said.
"Eva hasn't been simple since she was a child. Besides, she has done many bad things over the years. I was worried that she would hurt Moni, so I decided to tell Moni everything. Before I did it, Eva came to me again and regarded me as a fool. She wanted me to take Moni away. I was really angry so I wasn't polite to her at all. Eva could do anything for her goal. I was afraid that she would talk nonsense to Moni so I told Moni everything. I didn't expect Moni to have such a strong reaction."
"Why does Eva hate her sister so much? Hannah is already dead. Should Eva's hatred have disappeared with Hannah's death? However, she never got over it. She has helped Yale and her daughter to deal with Monica several times. She is really hateful!" Roland was very angry. "What exactly did Yale and her daughter offer her?"
Francisco smiled bitterly. "She and Yale are the same. They have done many bad things. There must be some secrets between them."
Roland thought of Hannah's death. "Do you know Yale?"
"No." Francisco answered, "I used to believe that she was a good person, but later I found that she was Zoe's mistress. You can imagine how terrible she is."
"She actually went from the so-called Flower to a mayor's wife. That's really amazing." Roland sneered. "By the way, have you ever doubted that Hannah's death is not an accident?"
Francisco shook his head. "No. The driver wanted to ran away but he was caught and sentenced to ten years. At that time, he should have been sentenced to three years, but Zoe got the judge to give him the maximum sentence."
Roland sneered, "Zoe is really hypocritical. If he hadn't betrayed Hannah, and Yale hadn't told Hannah about their affair, Hannah wouldn't have died at all. He and Yale caused Hannah's death. He did this just for his conscience."
"What did you say? Yale came to Hannah? How did you know?" Francisco was very surprised.
"My mother told me." Roland told everything Gracie told him to Francisco. "I showed my mother Yale's photo. She said that the person who met Flannah at that time was Yale. I suspect that Flannah's death has a lot to do with Yale."
Francisco couldn't believe it at all. "Though Yale is morally bankrupt, she is not that vicious, is she? Did your mother recognize the wrong person?"
"She didn't. Don't you think Yale is vicious? She seduced the husband of her best friend and tried to kill Jenny for Madrigal. She even framed Monica for hurting Jenny. By the way, last time Summer hit Madrigal. It seemed that Yale didn't do anything to Summer, but in fact, she secretly let someone hit Summer. Fortunately, I was there at that time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable."
Roland sneered, "In the past, I just suspected her. But based on what she had done and her secret meeting with Flannah, I can almost be sure that she must have said something inappropriate to Flannah in order to marry Zoe. She indirectly caused Flannah's death."
Francisco's face darkened. "Yale secretly came to see Flannah? No wonder Flannah told me on the phone that Zoe cheated on her. So Flannah's death was not an accident but caused by Yale's stimulation?"
Fie murmured as he raised his head. Then, his face suddenly changed. "Moni! You..."
It was unknown when Monica's door opened. Summer and Monica stood at the door and looked at them motionlessly. They must have heard what Roland just said.
Under Francisco's surprised gaze, Monica walked to Roland step by step. "Can you repeat what you just said?"
Roland stood up and supported Monica. "Sit down first. I've always wanted to tell you about this, but I'm afraid that you can't accept it. Since you've heard it today, I don't have to hide it. I suspect that your mother's death was caused by Yale."
Roland repeated what he had just said. Monica's face was pale and her body was trembling. She wanted to grasp something, but there was nothing she could grab. She clutched the sofa cushion tightly. Because she used too much strength, her fingertips turned white. Seeing this, Summer was frightened. "Moni, are you all right?"
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