Chapter 166

”Maybe another time,” Monique said as she shook her head at her daughter. “Be good, Angel. We’ll do it tomorrow.” “Mommy, are you going on a date?” Angel batted her eyelashes as she asked. Before the woman could answer, the young girl pouted and said, “Mommy, can you not go? I like this Daddy.” Despite her young age, the girl was able to piece together the details from the bits and pieces of conversation she overheard. Uncle was telling Mommy to go on a date! ‘This Daddy?’ Monique was shocked by her daughter’s choice of words. She had underestimated her daughter’s affection for Henry Moore. No! Monique’s attempts to accept the man was greeted with stinging humiliation. One day, he would chase the mother-daughter pair away. She doubted any relationship between them would last and she knew Henry Moore would always have the last say in things. If Monique tried to leave now, Henry would definitely call the cops on her. She did not want to lose her daughter, so she stayed put. Stayi