Chapter 168

Mona walked around Thaddeus and headed for the entrance of the hospital. There was nothing more the man could do other than watch her leave. … After picking the kids up from the Cornwells’ residence and taking them home, Mona told the whole story to Linda. She told only Linda about her plans to move. Linda could not quite get where Mona was coming from. “Why must you ask help from Thaddeus? You guys are separated. Why did you get him involved? Samantha will come looking for you when she finds out. You’re just asking for trouble.” Mona opened the closet to sort out her stuff and explained, “It’s a quick fix since I can’t handle the situation on my own. Victor is out of the ICU now, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods. He might go to extremes again if things don’t go his way. I won’t marry him for sure, so my only choice is to evade him.” “Out of all the people, why did you have to go to Thaddeus? What difference does it make from the time you used to rely on him fo