Every Breath You Take

Chapter 99

Monica went home directly after leaving the hotel. On her way home, she found that she had done

something wrong. How could she explain her relationship with Quarmy to the manager?

The next day when she went to the company, her heart was in a mess. She was afraid that the

manager would ask about her relationship with Quarmy, but he didn't. His attitude was the same as

usual, and he didn't gossip about where she and Quarmy went last night.

Monica breathed a sigh of relief. She was secretly glad that she had met a good manager. In fact, the

manager just didn't dare to gossip. Last night, after she was taken away by Quarmy, Noah specifically

asked the manager to be kind to Monica.

This was a great thing. With the help of Noah, he would definitely be promoted. The manager was not a

fool. Money was obviously more important than curiosity.

At lunch time, Monica received a call from Mary. Only then did she find that her jade pendant was lost.

It must have been lost when that b*stard was taking off her clothes in the bathroom. It was left by her

mother, but fortunately, Mary founded it.

Monica went to the cafe next to the company to meet Mary. Mary took out the jade pendant and

handed it to Monica. Monica thanked her and was ready to put it into her bag. Mary suddenly reminded

her, "Monica, don't you want to check it?" "Why?" Monica was stunned.

"Aren't you afraid that it's a fake?" Mary asked half-jokingly.

"Well, I believe in you."

Mary asked again, "This jade pendant looks very valuable. Did your family give it to you?"

Monica smiled. "It's not valuable, but it means a lot to me. After all, it's my mother's relic. Thank you

very much, Tina."

Her words shocked Mary. "You mom is from Jiang City, isn't she?"

"Yes!" Monica answered.

"Where in Jiang City is she from?" Mary asked again. Monica patiently answered, but Mary didn't stop.

"Is there any relative of your mother in Jiang City?"

Her non- stop questions made Monica a little impatient. Although she was grateful to Mary, it did not

mean that she liked Mary and was willing to share her privacy.

Both of them were now Quarmy's lovers. It was weird for them to get together to chat. Monica said

impolitely, "I still have to work. Good bye, Tina!"

Monica left in a hurry. Mary frowned. She didn't expect that the jade pendant was the relic of Monica's

mother. Why was it the same as what her mother had left to her? Was there any connection between

her mother and Monica's mother?

Since her adoptive parents told her that she was not their own daughter, she had never given up

looking for her own mother. Although her mother left her in the orphanage and didn't care about her,

she always thought that she had her reasons. Maternal love was great, and no mother would be willing

to leave her own children.

Over the years, she had not given up looking for her mother, but her ability was limited. All she had was

just a jade pendant. The world was so big that she often felt hopeless.

Unexpectedly, she accidentally found such an important clue. The two jade pendants were the same.

Was there any relationship between her and Monica?

Not long after Mary returned to the company, Quarmy called her and asked her to go to his office. He

looked unhappy. "What did you say to Monica?"

"I..." Mary hesitated. Should she tell Quarmy about this? Since she knew him, he had never asked her

about her family, and she had never taken the initiative to tell him. This matter was a little tricky, and it

was beyond her ability. She'd better ask for Quarmy's help.

Therefore, she told Quarmy the jade pendant thing. Quarmy was obviously surprised. He helped Mary

because she and Monica looked alike. After hearing what Mary said, he looked her up and down

carefully. The more he looked at her, the more he felt that she looked like Monica.

Was Mary really related to Monica? This matter had to be investigated thoroughly.

Monica got off work and returned home. The house exuded a strong smell of Chinese medicine. In the

five years she was married to Quarmy, she drank a lot of Chinese medicine. She almost vomited when

she smelled it. She suppressed her nausea and said, "Lancy, who is sick?"

Yale, who was on the sofa, answered, "No one is sick. Madrigal is taking tonics."

After saying this, she added, "Quarmy said that Madrigal was too weak, so he got a famous doctor for

her."

Yale said it on purpose. Monica was naturally not a fool. She smiled faintly and went upstairs. She

heard Madrigal giving instructions to Lancy. "Be careful. Quarmy said that he spent a lot of energy on

getting it. It's priceless!"

Priceless! Monica sneered in her heart. She closed the door and ignored Madrigal's showing off.

Although she was not sad, she was a bit comfortable.

She sat on the sofa in the bedroom and sighed heavily. Then, she received a call from Quarmy. "When

are you moving in?"

Monica was silent for a while before answering, "Tomorrow."

She had already wasted a chance. This time, she must succeed. No matter how disgusting Quarmy

was, he was better than the smell of Chinese medicine.

She was already deeply afraid of the taste of Chinese medicine! Quarmy was quite satisfied with her

answer, and his tone was also very gentle. He said that he would come to pick her up.

Monica refused him. She said that she was just his mistress, so he didn't have to do it personally. He

just needed to let Noah send the keys to her company.

Her answer made Quarmy angry. Then, he hung up.

Monica moved into XS Garden the next day. When she moved out of the Jane family, she told Zoe that

she would go back to accompany Xanjer for a few days. Zoe did not stop her and reminded her to

move back after that.

Yale and Madrigal smiled happily when they saw that Monica was leaving. Without an eyesore, the

family could finally be peaceful.

XS Garden had once been a hot topic in Jiang City. However, Monica did not know it. She was having

a hard time when Quarmy was establishing it. How could she have the mood to pay attention to it?

When she opened the door, she was shocked by the decoration inside. It was really generous for

Quarmy to buy such a beautiful house for his mistress.

She only brought a few changes of clothes and belongings. She thought that if she was lucky enough,

she wouldn't be here for more than a month.

She opened the shoe cabinet and saw furry cute slippers inside. There was a mocking smile on the

corner of her mouth. She used to like to buy cute things when she lived with Quarmy. She'd bought a

lot of cute slippers, pajamas, and cups. Quarmy once protested that it looked too childish. Therefore,

seeing the cute slippers, Monica thought that there was something wrong with her eyes.

After all these years of sufferings, she was no longer the girl who loved dreaming and fantasy. Life was

so cruel, forcing her to change her habits and personalities.

Monica did not use the slippers in the shoe cabinet. Instead, she changed into her own slippers.

Quarmy was so dirty, so she didn't want to use his stuff.

Monica carried her luggage upstairs. Then, she took out her clothes and wanted to hang them in the

wardrobe. When she opened the wardrobe, she was shocked. There were cute pajamas inside.

She smiled bitterly, picked a free place to hang her clothes, and put toiletries into the bathroom. When

she saw the cute cups in the bathroom, she shook her head. She didn't expect that he was addicted to

cute things after divorcing her. Life was fu*king like a farce.

After that, she was ready to clean up the room, but she heard the sound of a car braking outside. She

was very clear that it was Quarmy's car. He came really fast!

She gave up tidying up and went downstairs. Quarmy came in. It seemed that he was in a good mood.

However, after seeing her gray slippers, his face obviously changed. "Aren't there slippers in the shoe

cabinet?"

This man was really funny. Why did he have to care what slippers she was wearing? She answered in

a harsh tone, "I'm used to using my own things."

Monica was very clearly challenging him. Quarmy suppressed his anger. "Let's go out for dinner!"

Monica did not speak and went straight to the door. Quarmy was stunned and followed her. After

getting in the car, he wanted to put the seat belt for her, but she didn't give him the chance. He was a

little embarrassed and put his hand back on the steering wheel. "What do you want to eat?"

"Whatever," Monica replied lightly. She had been looking outside of the window. Quarmy frowned.

"There's no such dish."

"I'll eat whatever you eat. I'm not picky." Quarmy shut up and started the car. There was a nice Sichuan

restaurant nearby. Although Monica was not picky, she had a unique affection for spicy food. He

decided to go there to have their first meal.

The car was moving, but both of them were silent. Monica had been looking at the street outside. In the

past, she would never ignore him. Quarmy felt upset. He really wanted to say something, but his phone

rang. Then, Madrigal's gentle and spoiled voice sounded. "Quarmy, this medicine is so bitter!"

Quarmy's voice was very gentle. "Be good. It's good for your health..."

Monica wanted to ignore it, but she was unable to do so. Hearing his gentle words, she felt somewhat

sad.

Finally, their intimate conversation came to an end, and the car also stopped at the entrance of the

Sichuan restaurant.

"Although this restaurant is small, it is very authentic." Quarmy opened the car door and got off the car.

"I have eaten here twice. The food here is very good."

Monica followed him without saying a word. Obviously, he was a regular guest here. When the boss

saw him, he immediately greeted him politely. When he saw Monica, his eyes lit up. "This is the first

time that you brought a female guest here. Is she your girlfriend or wife?"

"My wife!" Quarmy sat down and picked up the menu. When he said this, he did not look at Monica,

and there was no emotion in his voice.

"Oh, I see." The boss quickly flattered him. "Your wife is so beautiful, and you two are a perfect match!"

When Monica heard this, she immediately got goosebumps. She smiled coldly and explained, "Mr.

Huo's joking. I'm just his lover."

The boss was obviously stunned. No matter how sophisticated he was, he did not know what to say

after hearing that. Quarmy's heart sank, but his expression did not change. He began to order calmly.

The boss took the menu and went to the kitchen.

After that, Quarmy looked at Monica. "You're an adult. Don't you know what to say or not?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Huo. I'm used to telling the truth."

While they were talking, the waiter brought two dishes. They were were radish pickles and pickled

pepper chicken feet, which were common in the Sichuan restaurants. Quarmy took the initiative to pick

up a piece of radish for Monica. "Try this. This is the best radish I have ever eaten."

Monica looked at the radish and smiled bitterly in her heart. The best radish! For the rich, it was indeed

very delicious because they seldom ate it. But for her, this was just common. It was what she ate the

most during pregnancy, because it was a simple, cheap dish that tasted good. At that time, she ate it

every day, which made her feel uncomfortable when she saw it again at this moment.

Seeing that she didn't move, Quarmy frowned. "Open your mouth!"

The chopsticks had already reached her mouth. Looking at the radish on the chopsticks, Monica

frowned and finally opened her mouth to eat it. It was not as delicious as Quarmy said. It was no

different from other radish she had eaten. Monica frowned slightly and swallowed it, refusing to eat

another one.

In Quarmy's eyes, she was refusing him. It made him feel more unhappy. However, when he

remembered that today was a special day, he finally suppressed his unhappiness.

The dishes ordered by Quarmy were served one after another. These were all Monica's favorite foods,

so she didn't hesitate to pick up the chopsticks and began to eat.

Seeing that she was eating happily, Quarmy was suddenly satisfied. He sat across from her and

watched her eat with no pretense. The tenderness in his eyes was getting more and more.

Suddenly, he thought it was a dream. Yesterday, when he asked when she would move in, he was a bit

excited. He hoped that she could remember what day today was.

Sure enough, she did not let him down. She promised to move in today, which meant that did not forget

what day it was, right? Eight years ago, on this day, she and him went on our their date. Eight years

later, they began to date again. Anyway, it was a good beginning.

He hoped to start over with her and compensate her for everything he owed her.

Monica was really hungry. She was basically eating without scruple. When she was almost full, she

suddenly looked up and found that Quarmy was staring at her.

He must have been shocked by her eating manner. Madrigal was gentle, noble and elegant. Quarmy

was used to have dinner with ladies like her. No wonder that he would be shocked.

Monica admitted that she was not a lady, but did he have to be so shocked? She suddenly realized that

this man was becoming more and more picky. She had never seen him like this before!

"Mr. Huo, why don't you eat?" Monica couldn't help but ask.

Quarmy came to his senses and said, "It's a pleasure to watch you eat."

He seemed to have said the same thing before, but she couldn't remember it correctly. She was slightly

surprised. "Mr. Huo is really good at joking."

"Monica, do you want to call me Mr. Huo all the time?"

"Or what? Should I call you Brother-in-law?" Monica asked.

The atmosphere suddenly changed. Quarmy picked up a piece of fish with a livid face. He ate it

fiercely. Then, something unexpected happened. A fishbone it was stuck in his throat.

He kept drinking water and vinegar, swallowing things desperately, but he still couldn't get rid of the

fishbone. In the end, Monica suggested going to the hospital.

Quarmy felt humiliated. It was supposed to be a perfect dinner, but it was messed up by a fishbone.

Although the doctor later helped him take out the fishbone, his mood had been ruined.

On the way back, he was unhappy and silent. The two of them returned to the XS Garden in silence.

After entering the villa, Monica sat on the sofa and started to watch TV. Quarmy sat next to her, and his

heart was full of anger. This woman was really heartless.

He had not eaten anything at the restaurant at all. He was so hungry. According to common sense,

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He remembered very well how good her cooking skills were. In the past, every time he came home

from work, she would serve him delicious food.

Monica was a little nervous. She only hoped he would not be interested in soap operas and go to the

study himself. In that way, she could find a way to deal with him.

However, it seemed that something was wrong with him. He sat motionless next to her, staring at her

deeply. But she was a little scared.

Just as she was about to lose patience, she suddenly heard his stomach growling. She looked at him,

whose white face had turned a little red. "Monica, what's wrong with you?"

"Mr. Huo, what can I do for you?" Monica said respectfully.

"Don't you know that I haven't eaten?"

"I'm sorry, I'll order takeout for you right away!" Monica started to look for her phone. Quarmy gritted his

teeth. "It's so late. Can't you just make noodles for me?"

"I'm sorry, but my noodles are terrible. I'd better order takeout for you." She used to cook for him

because he was her husband. What about now? He was just nothing. She didn't want to do anything

for him.

Seeing that, Quarmy was really angry. He grabbed Monica's phone and threw it out. "I must eat your

noodles tonight!"

Monica looked at the broken mobile phone on the ground. After a while, she got up and went into the

kitchen. "You want noodles? Fine, I'll make it for you. But I wonder if you can really finish it." She

thought.

Soon, a bowl of egg noodles was placed in front of Quarmy. Looking at the egg noodles in front of him,

Quarmy's face turned livid. Didn't she know that he hate eggs? She did it on purpose!

"You! Good!" He stared at her for a few minutes and slammed the door angrily.

Monica clapped her hands and turned to go upstairs. He probably wouldn't come back, so she could

sleep peacefully.

Monica was worried that Quarmy had brought some unclean people back before, so she cleaned up

the bedroom and replaced the sheets and quilts with new ones. Then she went to take a bath.

After taking a shower, she saw Quarmy sitting on the sofa. She was shocked and her voice changed.

"Why are you back?"

"This is my home. Can't I come back?" Quarmy asked.

"I'm sorry, I made a slip of the tongue!" Monica apologized.

Quarmy stood up and walked up to her. He smelled a faint fragrance and he felt comfortable all over.

This was the normal reaction. When he was with other women, he never had any desire. When he saw

her, he felt that he was aroused. Seeing his expression, Monica subconsciously took a step back. He

reached out and held her in his arms. "Are you afraid that I will eat you?"

His voice was magnetic and seductive, but Monica was not intoxicated. She reached out and pushed

him away. "Not tonight..."

Seeing his deep eyes, she immediately explained, "I just moved here tonight, and I'm not ready..."

"What are you going to prepare?" Quarmy felt sad because he looked like a monster in her eyes. He

controlled himself and said, "I won't hurt you."

Monica didn't say anything. There were too many things she needed to prepare, such as a test tube

and a thermos cup with ice cubes. She was afraid that natural conception would fail, so she decided to

keep his sperm. In this way, at least she could be artificially inseminated. Of course, she certainly could

not tell this to Quarmy, so she quickly avoided his eyes. "Mr. Huo, are you pretending to be confused?

You are also a playboy. Don't you know it takes a mood to do something like this? If not, what is the

difference between us and animals?"

"Do you mean that you are not in the mood to have sex with me tonight?" Quarmy reached out his

hand to hold her chin. He didn't know when she had become so picky.

Monica instinctively wanted to retreat, but he held her waist and looked at her. She lowered her eyes in

panic. "I... I am very tired tonight. I can't sleep well in a strange place. I feel depressed..."

"Well, let's talk. I will let you relax!" Quarmy interrupted her and took her to the sofa. He let her sit on

his lap. felt She felt that there seemed to be something poking her ass, which made her extremely

uncomfortable.

Quarmy did not feel awkward at all. His hand was still on her waist and his head was on her back. He

asked in a very gentle voice, "Where have you been these years?"

He cleaned her out of his house himself. Why did he have to ask the question with so- called affection?

He acted as if they were a loving couple who had been separated for a long time and met again.

Monica felt extremely uncomfortable.

She didn't want to share her past with him, and she wouldn't have anything to do with him in the future.

She wouldn't be silly enough to have a heart-to-heart relationship with him. She yawned and said softly,

"Mr. Huo, I'm so sleepy now. Let's talk about it later!" A minute ago, she said that she couldn't sleep

well, but now, she said that she was sleepy. Only fools would believe that. Quarmy sighed in his heart.

Monica didn't want to have anything to do with him at all. He held her in his arms and turned around to

let her face him. "Do you remember what day today is?"

Monica shook her head. "I'm a little sleepy. I guess I'm getting old. I can't remember anything when I'm

sleepy."

Quarmy did not force her. Instead, he took out a box from his pocket and said, "This is a gift for you.

Open it."

"Mr. Huo, you're too polite. I don't need it!"

"Open it!" Quarmy ordered. Monica opened the box unwillingly. There was a beautiful bracelet inside. If

she remembered correctly, Quarmy once gave her such a bracelet eight years ago. That day was their

first date and that bracelet was the his first gift to her. Later, he gave her many more expensive gifts,

but...

Today was the first day for her to be his lover. The same bracelet made her feel so ironic. She did not

take it. "Thank you, Mr. Huo. I don't need a gift. Please take it back."

"What do you mean?" Quarmy was really angry.

"I have a bad memory, I'm afraid that I will lose it. What if you want to take it back one day..."

She was reminding him that he used to clean her out of his house and take all the jewelry back. His

face darkened. "Monica, can't you just be nice?"

"I'm sorry, I'm not good at talking. No offense! Forgive me, please!" Monica lowered her head with a

pitiful look.

Quarmy couldn't stand her so-called politeness any longer. He pointed to the bracelet and said,

"Monica, don't forget your identity. You must wear it, otherwise..."

He didn't say the following words. Monica stood up. "What will you do? Will you terminate our

relationship?"

Her beautiful big eyes were full of ridicule and disdain. Quarmy was so angry that he couldn't say

anything. Indeed, what could he do? She didn't want to be his lover at all, she was just threatened by

him. Except for that pinhole camera, she had no weakness. Only God knew where that pinhole camera

was.

Quarmy couldn't find a way to vent his anger. "Run me a bath!"

Monica entered the bathroom without saying a word. He heard the sound of water coming from inside.

A few minutes later, she came out. "Mr. Huo, it's ready. Please!"

Quarmy really wanted to turn around and leave. In the end, he held back his anger and went into the

bathroom. He bathed angrily. It seemed that he couldn't be gentle to him. He'd better to be tough!

When he walked out of the bathroom, he surprisingly found that Monica actually fell asleep on the sofa.

Damn woman. He went over to pick her up and put her on the bed. Holding her soft body, he was

turned on. He really wanted to do her, but he couldn't bear to wake her up. Monica didn't fall asleep at

all. She was just pretending to be asleep so she could get away with it. She was happy to be put on the

bed, but she didn't expect that he didn't intend to let her go. Instead, he held her tightly in his arms. She

felt very uncomfortable because she could even feel his thing, but she didn't dare to move. She didn't

get out of his arms until he fall asleep at the middle of the night. She turned around to sleep with her

back to him.

She didn't sleep well this night because of worries and precaution. She woke up at dawn and sat up.

Quarmy, who was next to her, reached out to hold her. "Sleep a little longer, I will send you to the

company!"

"Thank you, Mr. Huo. But I don't want to tell others I'm your lover!" Quarmy couldn't retort. She got up

to wash up. Then, she immediately left.

She was off her game at work because she didn't get a good night's sleep. When she finally got off

work, Summer called her to have dinner together.

Monica didn't want to see Quarmy, so she agreed happily. The restaurant was in the most prosperous

commercial street in Jiang City. When Monica arrived, Summer had already ordered dishes, which

were both Monica and her favorite.

Seeing Monica's dark circles, Summer couldn't help but tease her. Monica sighed and told her what

had happened last night. Summer laughed hysterically. Quarmy was stuck by a fishbone? How could it

be so funny! "You should have taken a few photos when he was in a hospital. It would be big news!

Hahaha!" "You only care about news." Monica glared at her. "I need your help! Last night, I pretended

to be asleep and escaped, but today, I can't do it again."

"Moni, why do you have to escape? You have to have sex with him, right? Why don't we treat him like a

man-w*ore? He's quite handsome!"

"He's so disgusting that I don't want to sleep with him. When I'm ovulating, I'll have sex with him. I hope

I can get pregnant soon.

"This is a little difficult. You know that men are all horny. You are so beautiful that he won't let you go."

Summer felt that it was not easy to escape from Quarmy's entanglement. "Why don't you let Madrigal

stop him?"

"How?"

"Tell Madrigal that you are living in XS Garden with him. That little b*tch will definitely get mad and

pester him every day..."

"That's not a good idea. He threatened me that he would let me suffer if I did that!" Monica answered.

"Did he really say so?"

"Yes. He cares about Madrigal very much. He said that Madrigal was too weak, so he asked a famous

doctor to prescribe tonic for her."

"Bastard! He is really nice to that little b*tch. He is just a playboy. Son of a b*tch." Summer scolded

Quarmy fiercely, "Let me tell you, the day before yesterday, I went to the cat's alley with my colleagues.

I saw him with his lover Mary. I don't know what were they doing."

Monica was stunned. She heard from her uncle that her mother used to live in the cat's alley with her

uncle when she was a child. Xanjer said that it was a pretty messy place. Many poor people and

rogues lived there. They killed, burned, smuggled, and sold drugs. Yale also came from that place. But

why was Quarmy there?

She couldn't think of an answer. Forget it, it had nothing to do with her. She had her own mission!

Monica and Summer kept chatting wile eating. When they came out of the restaurant, it was already

late.

There were so many cars on the busiest street in Jiang City. Summer sighed. "It seems that it will take

at least two hours to leave here."

At the same time, Quarmy called Monica. His voice was cold. "Where are you?"

"I'm having dinner outside." Monica answered.

"Tell me where you are. I'll pick you up!"

"You'd better not. There is traffic jam here." After she finished speaking, Quarmy hung up the phone

angrily. He was waiting for her at home, while she was having dinner with others without telling him.

"He's really pestering you." Summer smiled. "I got one. You can pretend to be drunk!"

Monica's eyes lit up. "Right! Let's go to the bar!"

"But it will take at least an hour to go to the bar!" Summer was impatient. She kept complaining that

there were too many cars. She said that she had never seen such a traffic jam abroad.

Monica was still calm. Actually, she was not interested in drinking. Seeing that Summer kept

complaining, she couldn't help laughing. "Isn't it good to see the scenery? Look at those cars. Aren't

they look like beetle? It's quite interesting."

"Shit! I hate so many cars. It's not interesting at all!" Though Summer said so, she started to look out of

the window. Then, she suddenly exclaimed, "Moni, look at that woman wearing sunglasses in the car.

Why do I think she looks like that old b*tch?"

Monica looked over and was also shocked. If she was not mistaken, the woman in sunglasses sitting in

the passenger seat was indeed similar to Yale. She was not sure because the distance was a little far.

The woman, who was very similar to Yale, was sitting in the passenger seat with a hat and sunglasses.

The driver was a man.

The point was that from Monica and Summer's point of view, they could faintly see that the man's right

hand was actually holding the woman's left hand!