Chapter 8

“Do you have proof?” Yvonne Xander was flustered.

Indeed, she was the one who drugged Monique Xander. However, she only arranged for someone to take some nude photos of Monique. Everything was already out of her hands when Monique was nowhere to be found after the photographer came.

Monique was the one who went to a savage’s room. She had nothing to do with that.

“I have the footage of you bringing me upstairs.” Monique could only bluff her at the time, it was impossible to have footage from such a long time ago.

“I’m not telling then.” Yvonne could only stare at Monique with anger due to her threat. “You will not bring up what happened in the past. Do not blame me for what happens next if you dare to speak in front of dad!”

Yvonne was finally subdued. She was worried that her father might break her limbs if he learned that she drugged Monique.

“You’ve reached. Get out of my car.” Monique’s tone was cold.

She was initially unsure whether it was Yvonne who drugged her five years ago as she was heavily drunk. She had been keeping the hope that it was not Yvonne’s doing and she misheard.

It was heart-wrenching for Monique to hear Yvonne admit just now. She felt like she was suffocating from the pain.

She drove away as soon as Yvonne got out of the car.

Looking at the departing car, Yvonne grinned coldly and walked into her house.

“You’re back. Why did you drink so much?” Yvonne’s mother, Siobhan Zack who was waiting for her in the living room nagged and helped her to the couch.

“Have a guess on who my ride was!” Yvonne extended her arms to hug her mother’s hand as she leaned into her. She had a smug smile like she was showing something off.

‘Yvonne is rarely this cheerful. Perhaps it was her boyfriend?’ Siobhan raised a brow and asked, “Who was it?”

“It was Monique!” Yvonne’s grin got even wider. She promised not to tattle on Monique to her father but she never said she would not get someone else to do that for her.

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“Fate brought us together outside the troubled times, yet destiny brought us to love in the hardest times…” Monique’s phone had been ringing a few times. The calls were from her uncle, Zephyrus Xander.

She did not dare pick up the call but it would distract her from work if her phone kept ringing.

It was clear that her uncle found out about her taking night shifts driving a cab although Yvonne promised not to tell him.

Who knew whether Yvonne exaggerated while telling the story? How annoying.

Monique did not want to face her uncle the moment she pictured the look of disappointment on his face.

However, her grandfather entrusted her to her uncle and he had been taking care of her like her father for 10 years.

Nothing she did would ever be enough to repay his kindness. He was trying to show his concern over her, she did not need to be cautious with him all this time just because Yvonne called her scum.

Monique called her uncle back after thinking through the dilemma and he picked up the phone almost instantly.

“Uncle, were you looking for me? I was busy.” Monique tried to speak calmly but her heart was pounding.

She was still hanging on to the last bit of hope that Yvonne did not tell her uncle about what happened.

“Is Yvonne telling the truth? Are you driving a cab? Answer me.” Zephyrus asked while trying to maintain his composure.

Zephyrus had always liked Monique because she had always been a good girl and she was never a liar.

What happened five years ago must have been an accident, she must have been really drunk to have done something so outrageous.

“Uncle, I…” Monique’s face sank. She was silent for a while, unable to speak.

She lied to her uncle’s face and he must be angry now that he found out. Besides, she did not only lie about driving a cab, she also worked part-time in a café during the day.

Monique did not know where to begin. It was not easy for her to get a job when she had to take Little Nomi with her. She even picked up trash for money during her darkest days.