My Heart only Beats for You (Natalie Godfrey)

Montez said, "Mummy said that it's not convenient for you to go up and down the stairs at your age. It's only appropriate for me to help you." Madam Quartley beamed at Montez's words.

She looked at Qiana approvingly and said, "Qiana, you're great at teaching children! I knew I chose the right person!"

Qiana blushed, then said, "I don't know anything about teaching children, Madam Quartley. It's just that Montez is a smart and obedient child. If he were the mischievous type, I don't think I'd be able to teach him anything."

Madam Quartley was even happier at Qiana's words.

She said, "Indeed, the Quartley family has great genes. All of our descendants have turned out to be outstanding!"

After a short while, Montez led Madam Quartley over to the sofa and they sat down.

She looked over Montez carefully and couldn't help letting out a sigh of relief when she saw that he looked much better.

"Montez, I have to tell you something." Madam Quartley suddenly looked serious. "Remember to stay away from that Yesseca! She's up to no good!"

Montez said, "Great-grandma, Yesseca isn't a bad person. You've really misunderstood her."

"There's nothing to misunderstand!" Madam Quartley raised her voice. "That woman almost killed you! How can you be as silly as your father?!" Montez said, "Yesseca wouldn't try to harm me. Great-grandma, I'm not silly, and neither is Daddy."

Madam Quartley glared at him. "The fact that you're saying that proves just how silly you are!"

Qiana hurriedly tried to smooth things over. "Madam Quartley, are you thirsty? Let me get you something to drink."

Madam Quartley said, "No, I'm not. Qiana, you need to talk things over with Montez and make sure he's clear what that Yesseca is up to! Don't let Yesseca manipulate him."

Qiana laughed awkwardly.

She changed the topic deliberately. "Oh, Madam Quartley, Montez said that he wanted to have a dog earlier today, so I got him one. It's adorable, and Montez really loves it."

Madam Quartley's lip curled when she heard that Montez had gotten a dog. "What's so adorable about dogs? They're smelly and dirty and bark for nothing."

Montez immediately retorted, "Great-grandma, you're wrong. Linda's adorable and doesn't make much noise. It's really obedient."

Afraid that she wouldn't believe him, Montez got to his feet. "I'll bring Linda over to show you right this instant! You'll see for yourself just how adorable it is!"

After that, Montez went to look for Linda.

He'd placed Linda on the floor to go help Madam Quartley, but Linda was nowhere in sight at the moment. Montez went elsewhere to search for it. After Montez left to look for Linda, Madam Quartley said to Qiana, "Qiana, why on earth did you get Montez a dog? There's nothing good about dogs, and it's just going to dirty Quartley Palace."

Madam Quartley didn't have a good impression of animals.

Qiana said gently, "Madam Quartley, Montez has just only gotten better. Since he said that he wanted a dog, I had to satisfy him. Moreover, I'll make sure to clean up after the puppy. I won't allow Quartley Palace to get dirty, so don't worry."

Initially, Madam Quartley had been rather upset about Qiana buying Montez a dog, but she couldn't help feeling appeased at Qiana's words.

She made a concession. "Fine, since Montez likes it. I don't know what these children are up to, so fond of these animals."

Qiana smiled and said, "Indeed, it's hard to guess what a child is thinking, but we just need to try our best to go along with it. After all, I want to satisfy Montez in any way that I can as long as it's not over the line."

Madam Quartley said approvingly, "Qiana, you're a wonderful mother. I made the right choice, insisting on you coming to Quartley Palace. A child must never be separated from their biological mother."

She'd just finished her sentence when an earpiercing shriek ripped through the air.Content is property of NôvelDrama.Org.

It was Montez.

Madam Quartley and Qiana's expressions changed.

In the next second, Qiana flew towards the kitchen.

The scream came from the kitchen.

Madam Quartley hurried after her.

In the kitchen.

Montez was staring at the scene in front of him, his face ghostly pale.

There was a complete mess on the floor.

There was a broken bowl of broth.

It was the broth that Yesseca had brought over earlier.

Next to the broken bowl was a dead dog.

Qiana hurried into the kitchen.

She was stunned at the sight in front of her.

"Montez, what... what's happened?" She said anxiously.

Montez looked back.

His eyes were red. "Mummy, I was looking for Linda. Linda's dead."

After that, Montez squatted down and picked up Linda's body.

Although the dog hadn't spent a long time with Montez, a child's world was simple. A short hour was more than enough for Montez to view the dog as his friend and familyO member.

However, his friend, a member of his family, was dead!

It was no wonder that Montez was devastated!

He mumbled, "Linda, what's wrong? You were just playing with me and I was petting you. How... how are you dead now?"

Madam Quartley rushed over.

She was also stunned at the scene in front of her.

A moment later, she asked Qiana, "What's going on? Didn't you just buy the dog? Why is it dead?!"

Qiana looked up with a strange expression. "I did just buy it. It was fine earlier, running and jumping around. I don't know what..."

She suddenly shouted as if she'd just processed what was going on. "Isn't that the broth Miss Cowell made for Montez? Why's it all over the floor?"

Madam Quartley hadn't seen the broken bowl and spilt broth earlier because Montez was in her line of sight At Qiana's words, she took a closer look.

As expected, there was a broken bowl on the floor.

Something dawned on Madam Quartley.

She shouted at the top of her lungs. "Get someone here and do a test on the dog to see what it ate!"

The dog and the broth were both sent for testing.

Montez didn't know what Madam Quartley was up to. He only knew that he was devastated by Linda's death.

He told Qiana that he wanted to be alone in his room.

Qiana agreed.

After Montez left, Qiana said to

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Madam Quartley, "Madam Quartley, I'm sure that nothing was wrong with the dog when I bought it. There's no way I would've dared to play around with something that Montez would be spending so much time with. How could the dog have died just like that when it wasn't ill?"