Every Breath You Take

Chapter 123

Quarmy returned home in a heavy mood. Jenny was having soup made by Lassie. Seeing Quarmy,

Jenny was really happy, so she hurriedly asked Lassie to serve him a bowl of soup.

Quarmy was not in the mood to eat. He was driven away by Coco from Roland's villa. The food and

toys he bought were also thrown out by Coco. Although Coco was young, he was sensitive. In his eyes,

Quarmy had become an unforgivable bad guy.

Later, Quarmy sat in the car in a daze for a long time. He had been thinking about Coco's angry face.

He didn't know what to do next.

After thinking for a while, he decided to go home. He didn't drink the soup made by Lassie. He just sat

there in a daze. It was not until Jenny called him a few times that he came to his senses.

"Son, what's wrong with you?" Jenny was confused. Quarmy pulled Jenny to the study room and

closed the door. He sighed, "Mom, Coco knows that I am his father."

"Isn't this a good thing?" Jenny was very happy to hear that. "When will you take him home?"

"Take him home? Mom, is it that simple?" Quarmy smiled bitterly. "Coco hates me very much for

abandoning him and Monica. He pointed the toy gun at me and asked me to get out. He even called

me a liar..." Quarmy couldn't go on. His son's angry face and reproach were all in his mind. He was

really sad.

"It's all Monica's fault. If she told the truth to Coco earlier, would he be so hostile to you?" Seeing

Quarmy in such pain, Jenny naturally pushed the responsibility to Monica.

"Mom, this matter has nothing to do with Monica. I finally know why she didn't let Coco know the truth.

It's because that she knew Coco would hate me."

"What do you mean?" Jenny was confused.

"Because Coco saw the news of my engagement with Madrigal on TV. Although he is young, he is not

ignorant. He thinks it's me who abandoned him and Monica, and he can't forgive me."

Jenny didn't know what to say. She was responsible for the engagement of Quarmy and Madrigal. Her

original purpose was to let Monica leave Quarmy. She didn't expect that this scene would be seen by

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Both of them became silent. After a while, Jenny said, "The child is still young. He will understand you

when he grows up. You should visit him more. He will definitely change his attitude towards you."

"I will, but I don't know whether he would accept me." Quarmy sighed heavily. "Mom, please don't

disturb Monica and Coco in the future. Coco is sick now, and Monica has suffered a lot. Don't make any

more trouble to distract her."

Jenny didn't say anything. She had already made up her mind to compete with Monica for Coco. If she

agreed, then she had to give up the right of raising Coco. Seeing that Jenny didn't speak, Quarmy knelt

down. "Mom, I beg you!" Jenny felt sad. She did everything for her son, but now it seemed that her son

didn't appreciate it. She sighed. "Well, I can promise not to disturb Monica, but you must promise me

one thing."

"Go ahead."

"Give up on Monica. There are many good women in the world. You should have your own life."

Quarmy was not in the mood to think about this, he just wanted Jenny to stop disturbing Monica. He

nodded, "Let's talk about it after Coco is cured."

Jenny had her own reasons to say so. First, Coco was sick, so it was better to let Monica take care of

him. Second, Madrigal was pregnant with Quarmy's child so Jenny's desire for getting Coco was not

that strong.

The next day, Quarmy bought some food and toys to see Coco, but as soon as he entered, Coco

smashed a ball on him. "Liar, bad guy, you are not allowed to come here. Get out!"

Quarmy's heart ached. He tried to comfort Coco, "Coco, Dad brings you what you like..."

"You are not my dad! I don't want your toys! I don't want anything! Go away!"

Xanjer came out when he heard the voice. Seeing this, he shook his head. "Mr. Huo, you'd better not

come here. Coco will not forgive you."

Quarmy looked at Coco's angry eyes and sighed in his heart. "Where is Monica?"

"Moni went out to buy vegetables." Xanjer replied.

"Great-uncle, don't talk to this bad liar. Hurry up and drive him out!" Coco pointed at Quarmy, and his

face full of anger.

"You'd better leave now. Don't stimulate the child. He can't stand it!"

Quarmy didn't dare to irritate his son, so he turned around and left, ready to wait for Monica outside the

house. He stood outside the door for a while. Then, he heard a noise behind him. He turned around

and saw Coco take out the things he bought and smash them in front of him. Coco was too young to

carry those things. It took him three trips back and forth to get rid of them.

After that, Coco slammed the door. Quarmy smiled bitterly. Coco was really a lot like Monica in

character. He squatted down to pick up what Coco had thrown out. Then, a sarcastic voice sounded.

"Hey! Mr. Huo? What are you doing outside my house?"

Quarmy turned around and saw Roland standing beside him with. Roland's eyes were full of ridicule.

Quarmy did not speak. He picked up the stuff and put it into bags. Then, he reached out to Roland. "Mr.

Wang, nice to meet you!"

"Stop! I can't afford it." Roland didn't mean to shake hands with him. "Quarmy, I'm really looking down

on you. Are you so eager to compete with Monica for Coco? Coco is your son and he is sick. Don't you

think you are really cruel to tell him everything at this time?"

Roland didn't know the whole story, but he heard from Summer that Coco had already known the truth.

Monica didn't tell Summer that Mandy had come to her. Summer was hot- tempered. If she knew it, she

would definitely tell Roland. Monica didn't want Roland to dislike Mandy for her.

"I didn't tell him!" Quarmy felt that he was wronged. "I never thought about taking him away from

Monica."

"Enough, don't explain. Who else can it be if it's not you? Your mother? As far as I know, your mother

hasn't fully recovered yet. Stop making excuse." How could Roland believe Quarmy's explanation?

Quarmy smiled bitterly. "It's not my mother, but your fiancee."

"Mandy? How is that possible?" Roland could not believe it.

"That's the truth. Your fiancee came here yesterday, and she told all of this to Coco."

"D*mn it!" Roland's face suddenly changed. Why did he forget how scheming Mandy was? It was

indeed possible for her to do such a thing. Roland was going to enter the house, but because of

Quarmy's words, he turned around and drove away.

It seemed that Roland was coming to Mandy, but Quarmy didn't have time to care about it. Mandy was

the one who caused it. She deliberately told Coco everything for her own interests. Also, she was the

one who incited Jenny to bring Coco back. Now that Coco hated Quarmy, how could Quarmy let Mandy

go?

Monica came back from shopping and saw Quarmy standing out of the house. There were food and

toys on the ground. She immediately knew what was going on. "Coco is mad at you. You'd better not

come here for a while."

"Moni, I want to talk to you." Quarmy begged. "About what?" Monica asked.

"Let's talk about Coco and our future."

"Coco doesn't want to see you now. As for us, we are already over." Monica said calmly.

"Moni, I know that you don't want to hear my apologies. What I'm trying to tell you is, let's get back

together for the child. We can get married immediately."

"You don't have a fever, do you?"

"No, I've thought this through. Coco hates me so much because he thinks that I abandoned you. I want

to change his mind."

"That's why you want to marry me?" Monica smiled playfully. "Quarmy, you really don't have to do that.

Coco hates you because he is still young. I will slowly persuade him to forgive you. Although I am

ordinary, I will keep my word."

"Is that so? Since you will keep your word, you must have not forgotten what you promised me before,

haven't you?" Quarmy retorted. "You promised me that you would give me a chance just for Coco's

sake. Now, you've broken your promise."

"You don't know why I broke my promise?" Monica sneered. "I was indeed going to give you a chance,

Quarmy, but you're too ridiculous. I don't need to keep my promise to a lying man."

"Moni, the judge will give even a condemned prisoner a chance to appeal. Tell me, what on earth made

you leave without hesitation?"

Monica looked at Quarmy for a while and said faintly, "Nothing, it's just your lover Mary called me and

said she was having a good time with you."

"It's impossible. I haven't been with Mary. That night, she wanted to treat me to dinner before leaving. I

drank a bit, so we hired a designated driver. On the way, I met Madrigal, whose car was broken..."

Quarmy told Monica what he remembered that night.

"Did Madrigal send you home?" Monica was stunned.

"I don't remember. My mother said so when I got up in the morning," Quarmy answered, "I have

nothing to do with Mary. I never intended to let her be my lover. Moni, since you left, I have never been

with any woman. I swear!"

Monica didn't say anything. That night, she called Quarmy. It was Jenny who answered the phone. She

was sure that Mary was not with Quarmy. So was it Mary's prank?

She shook her head. "Quarmy, it's a thing of the past. Let's forget about the past. I only care about my

son's health now. Nothing else is meaningful."

"Moni, you should be with me for the sake of the child. Coco needs a father. What we need to do now

is get together and give him a happy family. Only in this way can he be cured quickly."

Monica smiled bitterly. "Quarmy, it's not that I don't give you a chance but I can't give you a chance.

Your mother won't give us a chance either. She hates me so much. Stop dreaming. We'd better just be

strangers."

"I've already talked to her. She promised that she wouldn't stop us..." Monica interrupted him. "Quarmy,

your mother is never reliable. You'd better not believe her."

"Moni, it's true. You don't have to worry about my mother's reaction. I won't let her affect you." Quarmy

said eagerly, "Moni, didn't you want to forget about the past? Let's focus on the future. You are

pregnant now. Coco had no father when he was born. You don't want this unborn child to have no

father, do you?"

Monica was silent for a long time before she said, "Quarmy, I will find a way to communicate with Coco.

He is very disgusted with you now. I will try to persuade him. As for our future, I think we'd better not

talk about it now. There are many unknown things in the future. Let's take it one step at a time."

Quarmy had no choice but to keep silent after hearing that. He couldn't push Monica. She had been

hurt so badly that she was disheartened. It was impossible for her to easily forgive him. The most

urgent thing was to let Coco no longer hate him.

Roland drove to the hotel where Mandy lived. When Mandy saw him, she was very happy. "Roland,

what brings you here?"

"Mandy!" Roland stared at her and said word by word, "You never change, do you?"

Seeing that Roland was so angry, Many immediately knew why he was here. Monica must have told

him something. Mandy controlled her anger and asked, "What did I do?"

"Why did you tell Coco that Quarmy is his father? Why?" "I just spilled the beans..." Mandy defended

herself.

"Well, you don't have to explain. Do you remember what I said to you?" Roland sneered. "Although

we're engaged, you don't have any right to disturb my life. If you can't bear it, you can break the

engagement. Now that you can't bear it, let's break it!"

"I won't break the engagement. Roland, you can't be so ruthless to me. I didn't disturb your life. I just

spilled the beans." Mandy wouldn't give up. "It's my fault. I won't do this again."

Looking at Mandy, Roland felt annoyed. "Mandy, I don't love you at all. You don't have to do this for me.

Let's break up!"

"Roland, I won't give up on you. You promised that you would marry me three years later. You can't

break your promise!" Mandy knew that Roland was a man of word, so she deliberately said so.

Roland realized that he was really stupid. He looked at Mandy and sneered. "It's your choice!" He left

without looking back.

Looking at the back of Roland, Mandy bit her lip tightly. "Mandy, I have already made too much

concessions. Since you push me so hard, don't blame me for being heartless. I won't let you get any of

the three men!

She turned into the room and called Madrigal. "Miss Jane, I'm Mandy. Let's meet!"

Madrigal was very surprised to receive Mandy's call. She was not familiar with Mandy, why would

Mandy want to see her? She was pregnant now, so she'd better be careful. "I'm sorry, Miss Gu. I don't

have time to see you. Let's talk on the phone." "I can't make it clear on the phone. Let's talk about it

when we meet." Mandy insisted. Although she could tell Madrigal about Monica's pregnancy on the

phone, she couldn't see how Madrigal would react. The most important thing was that she also wanted

to discuss with Madrigal about how to deal with Monica. She wouldn't allow Monica to be with Quarmy.

"I'm really busy." Madrigal still refused to meet Mandy. Yale told Madrigal to be careful during this

period of time.

Mandy chuckled. "Miss Jane, don't be so wary. Let me tell you, I have something important to tell you.

If you don't come to see me, you may lose Quarmy forever."

Mandy's words made Madrigal feel a little uneasy. Was what Mandy said true? Seeing that Madrigal

was hesitating, Mandy felt strange. What was Madrigal afraid of?

In the end, Madrigal chose to meet Mandy in the tea room near the Jane family. When Mandy arrived

at the tea room, Madrigal had not come yet. Mandy was a little angry. What was wrong with Madrigal?

How could she be late?

When she was complaining, Madrigal came in. Madrigal sat down and urged Mandy, "If you have

anything to say, just say it. I'm busy."

"Miss Jane, are you really that busy?" Mandy sneered. "Since that's the case, forget it. You'd better go

and do your own business."

"Miss Gu, what do you mean? I finally got the time to see you. How can you fool me?" Madrigal was

unhappy.

"I didn't fool you. What I want to say is very important. You have to show me your sincerity." Mandy said

as she ordered the waiter to serve tea. She picked up the tea and took a sip. However, Madrigal did not

drink the tea. Mandy felt even more strange. However, she did not think too much. Madrigal was

anxious when she saw Mandy drinking tea slowly. She did not have the time to chat with Mandy, so she

said, "What do you want?"

"Miss Jane, answer me a few questions honestly." Mandy stared at Madrigal. "Have you given up on

Quarmy or not?"

"This..." For Madrigal, Mandy was just an outsider. How could Madrigal tell an outsider how she felt

about Quarmy?

Madrigal didn't answer, but Mandy already knew the answer. Mandy was young, but she was also very

scheming. She just wanted to see Madrigal's reaction. If Madrigal answered decisively, it meant that

she had no interest in Quarmy. But now Madrigal was hesitating, so Mandy was sure she still loved

Quarmy.

"Miss Jane, I already know what you mean." Mandy put down the teacup in her hand. "Miss Jane, you

are hesitating because you don't trust me. It's understandable. Since that's the case, let me show my

sincerity first. I don't like your half- sister, Monica. I believe you have also heard of it. Let me be

straightforward. I come here today to cooperate with you."

"How should we cooperate?" "I want to deal with Monica and let her stay away from my brother and my

fiance. Miss Jane, you have the same purpose as me. I've already shown my sincerity. What about

you?"

Hearing this, Madrigal became less wary. "Miss Gu, do you have any good ideas?"

This indicated that she agreed to cooperate, which was in Mandy's expectation. "Miss Jane, you should

know that Monica's child is Quarmy's, right?"

Madrigal nodded, and Mandy asked again, "Do you know about Monica's pregnancy?"

"Pregnancy? Monica is pregnant?" Madrigal was shocked. Jenny didn't tell Eva about this, so Madrigal

naturally didn't know.

Mandy had always thought that Madrigal knew about Monica's pregnancy. Seeing Madrigal so

surprised, Mandy lowered her voice. "Monica is pregnant with Quarmy's child in order to save her son.

If the child is born, she and Quarmy will have two children. Then, it will be difficult for you to compete

with her. Do you understand what I mean?"

Madrigal did not understand. She was so stunned by the news that she couldn't think straight. Mandy

looked at her and continued, "I want to discuss with you... Miss Jane, are you listening?" Seeing that

Madrigal seemed to be lost in thought, Mandy waved her hand.

Madrigal came to her senses and smiled faintly at Mandy. Her face was a little hot. She had just lost

her composure. Her mother was right. She was indeed too young. Compared to her, Mandy was much

more mature.

Madrigal didn't know whether Mandy was telling the truth. She had to discuss it with her mother.

Madrigal controlled herself and tried to make herself smile as if nothing had happened. "Thank you for

telling me this, Miss Gu. I've been out for too long. I'm afraid that my mother will be worried, so I'll go

back first. See you later."

Madrigal meant that she would go back and discuss it with Yale. Mandy did not stop her. She handed

Madrigal a business card and said, "This is my personal number. Miss Jane, you can call me if you

need me. I hope we have a pleasant cooperation."

"Thank you, Miss Gu. I hope we'll be friends." Madrigal took the business card and tried her best to

maintain her elegance whiling leaving the tea room.

Quarmy had never suspected Mary. After hearing what Monica said, he couldn't calm down.

Mary was kind in his eyes. He had never thought that she would do such a thing behind his back. If it

was not said by Monica, he would definitely choose to believe Mary.

Quarmy had a lot of questions. He had to ask Mary why she did this. However, there was no news from

Mary since she went abroad, so he was unable to contact her. He called Noah and was ready to ask

about Mary's number. After the phone was connected, Noah spoke first, "Mr. Huo, where are you? I

have something important to tell you."

Quarmy guessed that Noah should have found something important, so he answered, "I will arrive at

the company in 20 minutes. Wait for me."

Twenty minutes later, Quarmy entered the company. Seeing him come back, Noah followed him into

the office. Before Noah spoke, Quarmy asked, "Is there any news about Mary?"

Noah shook his head. "Since Mary went abroad, I haven't gotten through to her. She didn't take the

initiative to contact us. However, I found that she didn't go to the school she mentioned before."

It was strange. Quarmy frowned. Was Mary deceiving him all the time? She didn't go abroad at all?

A feeling of being betrayed rose from Quarmy's heart, and his face became cold. "Go and find out who

she has been in touch with during that time."

"I've checked. It's Eva." Noah replied.

"Eva?" Quarmy was shocked. He had suspected that Eva was Mary's mother before, but Mary denied

it. Since Eva was not her mother, why did she contact Eva? This matter was strange.

Thinking of Mary's lie, Quarmy became more and more uneasy. He controlled himself and told Noah

what happened that night. "What do you think about this?"

"How could Mary be such a person?" Noah was obviously surprised. He thought he knew Mary well

and he had a good impression of her. Obviously, Noah could not believe that she would do such a

thing.

"Moni won't lie. Mary must have called her. Why did she do that?" "Could it be that Mary was bribed by

Madam?" Noah asked tentatively.

"I think so too. But what is her purpose of getting me drunk? To stimulate Moni and let her leave?"

Quarmy thought that she didn't have to do so.

What happened that night would not be so simple. Although he couldn't drink, he could hold his liquor.

When he thought of Madrigal who suddenly appeared, he couldn't help but shivered. He remembered

that he only drank a few glasses of wine and didn't get drunk that night. However, he fell asleep and

was sent home by Madrigal. This matter was really strange.

"Mr. Huo, did they want to repeat the trick at Madam's birthday party?" Noah reminded.

"The birthday party?" Quarmy also remembered what happened on his mother's birthday. Eva and his

mother had a very good relationship. Did they bribe Mary? Did they ask Mary to drug him and let him

be with Madrigal?

If it was true, then something else he didn't know must have happened that night. Quarmy didn't dare to

think about it. His heart beat faster. "What has Madrigal been up to?"

"She went to the hospital for an examination before. My man saw her entering the Gynecology

Department. Later, I asked him to inquire about what kind of examination she had, but he found

nothing."

"What do you mean? Didn't she have an examination?"

"I'm sure that she had an examination, but there was no record in the hospital. That is to say, Madrigal

used someone else's name to have an examination. I felt strange. Why did she do it secretly? Was she

planning something?"

"Cut the crap and get to the point." Quarmy was a little impatient.

"I went to investigate it in person. I asked Madrigal's doctor and then recorded what kind of examination

she had. Then I went to another hospital. After seeing what I recorded, those doctors came to a

conclusion that this examination was for artificial insemination."

"What did you say?" Quarmy raised his voice unnaturally. "Artificial insemination? Why does it sound

so incredible? Why did she do it?"

"Actually, she did not undergo artificial insemination. I couldn't figure out what she was going to do, so I

came to tell you about this."

What Noah said made Quarmy almost unable to think. He felt that his mind was in a mess, and he

couldn't figure out anything.

Seeing that, Noah didn't dare to speak. After a while, Noah asked tentatively, "Could it be that Madam

is going to let Madrigal be a surrogate again?" Noah was not completely sure about this.

Jenny had been dissatisfied with Monica, and Madrigal had never given up on Quarmy. Hearing that,

Quarmy suddenly stood up and said, "Crap, I may have been set up!"

"Mr. Huo, don't panic. It's just a guess. It may not be that serious. Let's check what happened that

night. Didn't you hire a designated driver that night? Let's ask him."

Quarmy and Noah rushed to HX Restaurant to find the designated driver that night. However, the boss

of the restaurant told Quarmy that they did not have such a designated driver. It meant that the

designated driver was hired by Mary. Quarmy smiled bitterly. It was obvious that he was set up.

Therefore, how could it be easy for him to find the designated driver? Besides, it was meaningless to

continue to look for the designated driver. Quarmy went out of the restaurant with a gloomy face.

"Mr. Huo, what should we do now?" Noah also knew the seriousness of the matter.

"Go home!" Quarmy said coldly.

"Madam is injured now..." Noah was worried that he would go back to quarrel with Jenny. Quarmy

shook his head. "It's meaningless to quarrel with her now. I want to know what happened that night."

"If it's planned by Madam, she may not tell you."

"It doesn't matter." Quarmy sneered. "Did you forget about the surveillance at my house? I'm going to

see what happened that night!"