Every Breath You Take novel Chapter 75

The person in the photo looked exactly the same as Monica. Quarmy suspected that there was something wrong with his eyes. He took a closer look and found that it was indeed Monica. The Monica in the photo was simply dressed and looked like eighteen or nineteen.

How could Monica's photo appear in Zoe's book? He put the photo into the book and was about to close it when he saw the words "My Love" written on the back of the photo.

My love? Zoe loved Monica?

How could it be possible? How could Zoe love Monica? Zoe was old enough to be her father. He suddenly remembered that Zoe held her hand outside the tea house. Did Zoe have a crush on Monica? So it was Zoe who took the initiative to give the city construction project to Monica?

This also explained why Zoe thought of using the sports meeting project to compensate him. He felt guilty in his heart.

While Quramy was thinking, Zoe got off the phone and went back to talking to him about the sports meeting.

Quarmy wasn't in the mood to listen to this. He controlled himself and returned the book to its original position. "I've heard about it, but the Wang family seems to be interested in it too. If the Wang family gets involved, I'm afraid things won't go so well."

Zoe was stunned. "Who did you hear that from?"

"It's just gossip! But it's 80% true. The Wang family will definitely not give up such a good opportunity." Quarmy observed the expression on Zoe's face. "The outcome of this matter is still unknown."

There was an obvious change in Zoe's expression. Madrigal and Monica were both his baby daughters, but he owed Monica more. If Monica asked for this project, he would definitely satisfy her first.

Quarmy noticed the change in Zoe's expression and an indescribable emotion welled up in his heart. He had always believed that Zoe was one of the few honest and righteous officials. He did not expect that he was the same as the others. He controlled his impulse to hit him and said goodbye to him.

Quarmy's mood was complicated. He couldn't imagine that Zoe and Monica would have that kind of relationship. Did they already have a relationship? Or it was just that Zoe had a crush on her?

Monica was not that kind of person. She would definitely not have anything to do with a person who could be her father! So it must be wishful thinking on Zoe's part, right?

It must be so! Monica was beautiful, and Zoe must be eyeing her beauty. The cunning Roland used Monica as bait to lure Zoe into his trap.

It seemed that Roland was not really in love with Monica, but taking advantage of her. He knew that this playboy had ulterior motives. When Quarmy was thinking, he drove the car all the way to Monica's apartment.

After dinner, Monica took Coco to walk outside for a while and then went home to watch TV. When it was about sleeping time, she immediately took a bath for Coco and changed herself into pajamas. Before going to sleep, Coco wanted to have a glass of milk. Monica opened the refrigerator but found that the milk was gone home, so she decided to go out and buy it.

When she walked out of the alley entrance, she suddenly felt someone was looking at her. She turned around and saw a car parked on the open space. The car looked low-key outside. When she saw clearly who was sitting in the car, her whole body trembled.

Even through the window, she could feel the deep and cold eyes of the man in the car. She did not dare to look at him again and turned to a small store.

She had only taken a few steps when the sound of a car door being closed came from behind her. Soon, a familiar scent drew near to her.

Quarmy stopped her directly without saying anything. Monica saw that she could not avoid him, so she said with a cold face, "Sir, please excuse me!"

Quarmy looked at her ice- cold face and thought back to how she had smiled sweetly at him in the past. He felt so upset. "Monica, what's your relationship with Zoe?"

Monica was stunned. What did he mean? Did he know about her relationship with Zoe? So what if he knew? It was all in the past! "Does it have anything to do with you?"

Her answer made him more upset. Was she indirectly admitting it? "How can you be so depraved? Zoe is old enough to be your father!"

Only then did she understand what he meant. She sneered and raised her tone. "I say, does it have anything to do with you, Sir?"

"You..." Quarmy's face darkened. Monica saw that he was gritting his teeth so tightly that it looked like he was going to hit her. She was a little afraid, but she still glared at him. He gritted his teeth for a long time and finally said, "Is this the life you've been trying your best to get?"

"Yes, what's wrong with it?" She asked.

"Monica, I really regret to know you!" His eyes were filled with pain as he stared at her. He would rather she stay with Leon, or that playboy, Roland. Both of them were better than that old man.

"We are already strangers! Sir, excuse me!" Monica wasn't polite at all. Quarmy didn't stop her this time.

When Monica came back with milk, she found that Quarmy had already left. She rushed into her apartment with the milk in her hand. Xanjer was surprised to see her in a panic. "What's wrong, Moni?"

"Uncle, I just saw Quarmy at the alley entrance."

"What's he doing here so late at night?" Xanjer asked in surprise. "Could it be because he saw Coco? No. Before he could see Coco's face, I had left with Coco in my arms." "Regardless of whether he has seen Coco or not, we can't stay here anymore. Let's go to the new house tomorrow and clean it up so that we can move in as soon as possible."

"Okay!" Xanjer agreed.

Quarmy returned home wearily. Jenny was waiting for him in the living room. "Quarmy, you're back!"

Quarmy replied in low spirits and walked through the living room. He was about to head upstairs but Jenny stopped him. "Come over and talk to Mom."

He looked at Jenny and sat down on the sofa opposite her. "What do you want to talk about?"

He had no expression on his face, and his voice was also very hoarse. Jenny was stunned. Why was her son acting so weird? "Didn't you go to the Jane family for dinner today? What did they say?"

"What do you want them to say?" Quarmy asked.

"I thought you were going to talk about the engagement."

"Engagement?" Quarmy sneered. "Aren't you in charge of it?"

"Hey! Even so, as the party involved, you should also discuss the details with them. It's better to ask Madrigal's opinion."

"This engagement is something you want. You can do whatever you want!" Quarmy's tone was unfriendly.

"My child, why do you speak in such a way?"

"Did I say something wrong?" Quarmy sneered. "Mom, do you remember what you said to me?" "What is it?" Jenny was puzzled. She had said so much to Quarmy, how could she know what he was referring to?

"You said that as long as I promised you two things, you would stay out of my business. You asked me to divorce, I did. You asked me to get engaged, I did. After the engagement, I hope you can abide by the promise!"

Jenny was stunned. She seemed to have said it back then, but how could she really stay out of his business? Seeing that Quarmy was in a bad mood, she had no choice but to compromise for now. "As long as you are engaged to Madrigal, I will do as I said."

Quarmy's expression softened. "Thank you, Mom!"

"Quarmy, I've discussed the engagement with Mayor Jane and Madam Jane. Mayor Jane does not have many requirements. As an official, he thinks that it should be simple so that no one will judge him. But we are different. I think we still have to take it seriously. It's best to inform the media first!"

"I'm not a celebrity, what's the point of informing the media?" Quarmy asked in reply.

"There will definitely be countless media paying attention to your engagement. Instead of letting them run wild stories, let's get the news out ourselves."

Quarmy was a little impatient. "It's just an engagement ceremony. There is no need to make a lot of publicity."

"That's true, but it can't be too simple. After all, we have to show our respect for Zoe." "Zoe? Why?" Quarmy suddenly flew into a rage. For the first time, he was angry at Jenny. "Do you have nothing to do? How can you think so highly of an unimportant engagement?"

After saying this, he got up and went upstairs. An unimportant engagement? Why did Jenny feel that it sounded so unpleasant? This seemed to be what she used to say to Monica. It was just that this time, the person who said it was not herself, but Quarmy.

Looking at Quarmy's lonely back, Jenny felt very confused. What happened to him? It seemed to be the first time he had gotten mad at her after he got divorced. What happened?

Quarmy closed the door and lay on the bed powerlessly. He really didn't want to believe that Monica and Zoe had that kind of relationship. There must be some misunderstanding.

Monica was not the kind of person who didn't love herself. How could she have a relationship with an old man who was old enough to be her father?

He must have misunderstood her. His head ached again when he thought of how Queen easily won the city construction project, and Zoe's hesitation when he was mentioning Queen and the sports meeting.

He could be sure that there must be a secret between Monica and Zoe. He must figure out what it was!

This night, Quarmy tossed and turned on the bed, not sleeping until the latter half of the night. He dreamed of Monica, who smiled like a flower and said to him affectionately in a low voice, "Quarmy, Quarmy!"

There was an infinite charm in her voice that made him willing to indulge in it. "Moni!" He reached out and wanted to grab her hand, but she moved away gently and walked in another direction.

A tall and handsome man stood there, with a gentle smile on his face. He stood there in a daze and watched them embrace each other and leave hand in hand. His heart ached as if it had been torn apart.

The pain made him open his eyes. "Damn it! It's a dream!"

Coco was sound asleep and snoring. Monica was tossing and turning and couldn't sleep. Although she tried not to think about it, her humiliating past would still appear in her mind.

She was under great pressure when she was with Quarmy. He was handsome and rich. How could he fall in love with a poor girl like her? At first, she resisted him, and subconsciously refused to get close to him. Later, she was slowly moved by him and indulged in his tenderness.

She knew that Jenny didn't like her. Since the first time they met, she had seen Jenny's long face. Jenny looked at her with picky eyes and disdainful expression. Her voice was arrogant. "How old are you? What do your parents do?"

Monica could feel great dissatisfaction with Jenny's expression and voice. She looked at Quarmy and suppressed the grievance in her heart, trying her best to be polite.

After hearing that Monica's mother had passed away, Jenny's face was longer. "How could this happen? Is it because of you?"

Jenny meant that Monica was a jinx. Monica's expression suddenly changed. Quarmy held her hand and said, "Mom, it's a feudal superstition!"

Jenny snorted and was very upset with her son for defending Monica. "She looks so weak. Is she fertile?"

Monica didn't know how to answer her question. She could only remain silent. Quarmy said, "Mom, it's the first time you've met. Why are you saying these things?"

Everyone was unhappy this time. Quarmy sent Monica back, and she asked worriedly, "Quarmy, your mother doesn't like me very much."

"Don't think too much about it. My mom has been direct. She doesn't mean that." Quarmy consoled her.

A few days later, she saw Jenny in the cafe that she was working in. At that time, Jenny and Madrigal were drinking coffee together, which was given by her. Jenny spoke in a very sharp way. "Madrigal, you know what? people should know themselves well, instead of aspiring after something they are not worthy of."

This was obviously said to Monica, who was immediately irritated. Thinking of Quarmy, she gritted her teeth and held back her anger. Holding the tray, she turned around and left.

A few days later, Jenny came to see her again. She clearly told her that she didn't like her. She wanted to be Madrigal's mother-in-law and asked Monica to take the initiative to leave Quarmy. Monica looked at her aggressive look and felt disgusted to the extreme. She asked Jenny, "If Madrigal didn't have a father like Zoe, would you still like her?" Jenny was annoyed by her question. She threw a check for 500,000 in her face and forced her to break up.

Monica really wanted to throw the check on Jenny's face, but she controlled herself and left.

She asked for a breakup with Quarmy after returning home. Quarmy begged her desperately, but she didn't change her mind. After that, Quarmy kept going to the bar to get drunk and was finally sent to the hospital because of stomach bleeding. Seeing that, Jenny finally compromised, and she reluctantly called Monica to go to the hospital. As soon as Quarmy saw Monica, he held onto her hand tightly and did not let her leave. As a result, she acquiesced to their being together.

However, what followed this was her reluctance. Since Monica and Quarmy got married, she had never treated Monica as her daughter- in- law. She constantly satirized her and went to meet Madrigal. Especially after she found out that Monica couldn't give birth, she became even more mean.

Monica was often forced to drink Chinese medicine that was said to cure infertility. Furthermore, Jenny would give some strange prescriptions. One day, she found a supposedly miraculous remedy for infertility that turned out to be drinking black ants in white wine.

She said that Monica could get pregnant after drinking it, but Monica felt disgusted to the extreme when she saw it. She didn't drink according to Jenny's requirements. Therefore, Jenny yelled at her to drink or get out, and asked her not to be a dog in the manger.

At first, Monica had tried her best to put up with it, but her patience was limited. The mental and physical pressure finally made her unable to bear it and start a quarrel with Jenny.

She began to oppose Jenny. Quamry caught them arguing a couple of times. Jenny was especially good at acting. She was originally angry and cursing Monica, but when she saw her son, she immediately pretended to be bullied and wanted to commit suicide, forcing Quarmy to divorce Monica.

Monica had enough of this kind of life, she really couldn't stand it anymore. She had a deep talk with Quarmy. She said that she didn't want any more medicine or examination that gave her goosebumps.

The Huo Family couldn't be without a son. She couldn't blame Quarmy, so she decided to break up with him.

Quarmy had an unimaginable expression on his face as he held her tightly in his arms. "Moni, don't be silly. To me, everything is unimportant except for you. I just want you!"

Women were all fools who liked men's vows. Once again, she made a concession because of Quarmy.

Because of this, Quarmy had finally made up his mind and had a deep conversation with Jenny. Monica didn't know what he had said to Jenny, but Jenny had actually agreed to let them move away.

Without Jenny, Monica's life was much better. She no longer had to endure the pain and mental torture of drinking traditional Chinese medicine. Quarmy and she had spent a relatively calm period of time together.

Perhaps it was because of her mood that she finally got pregnant. The moment she received the diagnosis bill for pregnancy, she was ecstatic. She wanted to give Quarmy a surprise.

That day was their wedding day. She made Quarmy's favorite dishes, bought flowers, and prepared red wine to have a candlelight dinner with him. At the same time, she wanted to announce her pregnancy.

Reality and imagination were contradicting each other after all. Monica had never imagined that Quarmy would cheat on her.

He just wanted her? He had already found a fertile mistress, of course, he would comfort her like that. It was funny that she actually believed him. Fortunately, Madrigal came to her in time.

She hated Madrigal, but when she thought about it, she was very grateful to her. If it weren't for Madrigal, how could she know that Quarmy was such a disgusting man? How could she witness how despicable and ugly he was under his mask of hypocrisy?

When she didn't expose him, he swore that he would love her forever and everything about him was hers. But when the lie was exposed, his hypocrisy and sinister came out at once. He couldn't wait to divorce her with extreme ruthlessness. When Monica saw the divorce agreement, she really wanted to laugh out loud. How ironic it was! She finally realized the truth of that old saying. "When he likes you, you are everything; when he dislikes you, you are nothing." Indeed, she was the most stupid one. She signed the agreement without hesitation and did not hesitate to wear the clothes Xanjer bought for her to get out of the house.

The next morning, Monica went to the company with panda eyes. Looking at her dark circles, Roland laughed. "Where did the panda come from?"

Monica was not in the mood to joke with him. She started working in silence while Roland kept glancing at her. Why did he think that this woman had a lot on her mind?

Was it because of Leon? He hadn't known that the woman in Leon's heart was actually Monica before. He did not know what kind of relationship it was between Leon and her. He was sure that Leon liked her, but what about her?