Yoel was caught off guard when Melody jumped on him. He wanted to push her away but was afraid that she would fall. 'You are scared now? Why did you do it then?'However, he himself was also nervous and scared. He coaxed with a stiff face, "Get off me first. I won't be able to explain it later…""No, no. You need to protect me. I'm not lying. My dad and aunt are really scary." Unlike the brave girl she was when she ran away, she was nearly scared to death.Melody had her arms wrapped around Yoel's neck tightly. He even had the desire to die while his heart was screaming, 'You think I don't know how scary your dad and aunt are? That's why you should get down right at this moment!'However, he was afraid he would scare Melody even more if he screamed at her. Hence, he could only try to be like a big wolf and slowly comforted her, "Be a good girl. Get down now, and we can talk it over…"Melody did not dare to get down. She saw people getting down the car and on their way to the house
With her big round eyes, she stared at Jace and asked, "Uncle, who are you?"'Uncle?' At that moment, Jace suddenly felt he had aged a lot. He did not know if he should laugh or cry. Since Melody was Sage's niece, he felt like he had already grown closer to her.He twisted the corner of his mouth as if he was teasing a little kid and said, "This is my house."Melody did not understand it at first. Then she suddenly remembered she was in Yuriel Mansion. She quickly responded, "Oh, so you are Jace Yuriel, my aunt…"Just when she was about to stand up and before she could mention the word, 'ex-husband', Sage stopped her and shouted, "Kneel down." Hence, the scared little bunny could only continue to kneel. Her eyes were glaring at Jace as her face was full of resentment. "So you are the heartbreaker who hurt my aunt and made her become a different person. I hate you."Jace was speechless by her comment. Later, Melody turned her head and talked to Yoel, "Brother Rich, don't play with
From her understanding, Mister Paul had not reached the age of retirement. On top of that, the Yuriels had always been kind and generous when it came to paying their maids and servants. A servant with a high position as Mister Paul would definitely be treated well in their old age.Retiring back home did sound like a decent decision. However, it was just the equivalent of a company asking its employee to tender resignation to preserve the employee's dignity.Mister Paul was an honest man, but he could also be cunning, especially considering his close relationship with the Zeldas. The fact that Sienna was able to move into the Yuriel Mansion so easily was partially because of Mister Paul.However, how could Jace get rid of Mister Paul so easily, the same man who was partially the reason Jace and Sienna got together? Could it be that Jace really had no feelings for Sienna anymore?Sage laughed to herself internally, and she could not be bothered with any of it anyway.Those things h
Melody kneeled on the carpet in the living room before the side table. She would occasionally sneak a glance or two at her father, aunt, and uncle, who were all glaring at her from the sofa.It was as if there were three tall mountains about to fall on her, making her breathless.Yoel stood behind Melody. The scene before him had stunned him speechless.Even though he did not do anything wrong, he felt like the anger coming from Ross, Sage, and Luther was partially directed toward him…The surrounding air was getting thinner when Ross finally parted his lips to utter, "You're all grown up now, are you? How dare you do such a heinous thing to your uncle? Apologize to him now."Ross was referring to the pistachios that were spiked with the Happy Pill and given to Luther.That was indeed Melody's fault. She turned her knees to face Luther and apologized with her heart. "I'm so sorry, Uncle Luther, I shouldn't have given you the pistachios. You must've suffered, laughing, right? Wh
'Guess I'll be protecting you from now on.'Melody was still deep in her fantasy when Sage called out to her, "Melody."Melody raised her arm up mischievously and said, "Present!"Sage looked up at her coldly and said, "Is that all from you?"Melody blinked her eyes and looked over at Ross' sunken face and was reminded that there were things unsettled.Sigh, it seemed that the good ol' Ross was actually angry, seeing that his expression had not softened, as if someone had owed him a million dollars."Ross," she called out.No one answered."Daddy," she called out again.No one answered."My dearest father.""Yes." Ross answered.Finally.Melody muttered, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have run away from home again and again. Making you, Aunt Sage, and all the uncles worried. I shouldn't have done that. From now on, I'll never run away from home ever again. Since I'm almost of age now, I should act more like an adult. If father could be so forgiving and kind as to allow Brother Ri
Sage and Luther were about to bring Melody up to the car when Jace chased after them from behind."Sage…"Jace was about to say something when Sage responded, "It's okay, Mister Jace, we've booked a hotel room already. We'll drive there ourselves."The hotel Jace booked for them, Emerald Bay Inn, was under the Yuriel Group. However, Wayne chose to stay with Mendoza, and Sage and the others did not want to accept the benefit by themselves.On top of that, Emerald Bay Inn was the hotel where Jace and Sienna had their wedding, and Sage felt that it was a sign of bad luck."If you don't like Emerald Bay Inn's environment, I can arrange for another hotel for you to stay in…" Jace said hurriedly.Sage cut him off heartlessly and said, "There's no need for that, Mister Jace. I have my own property in Nadeem City."The sentence alone was enough to shut Jace up completely.Sage looked at his expression and added ruthlessly, "I bought a place here in the first year of our marriage. Parti
He could not be trying to kill him right…Of course, Ross would not try to take Yoel's life, but he was definitely furious.When he decided to adopt Melody, he had prepared to raise Melody as his own and was aware that she would eventually be married off somewhere when she grew up.As Melody started maturing, Ross knew the day would come when he had to have a man-to-man talk with a stranger.Ross did not expect the day to come so soon.Generally speaking, Melody was seventeen years old and was way past the age of puberty. However, she was actually considered to be a late bloomer.Having a crush on a person was more than normal for her age.It also didn't help that the old lady at home always talked about early marriage. It was bound to affect Melody's views when it came to marriage, thinking that it was normal to fall in love early, get married young, and bear children young.Ross had thought about entrusting that little troublemaker to a reliable man, but he did not expect Mel
Sage's place was not far from the Yuriel Mansion.It was only two blocks away.Looming District was an old district in Nadeem City, and it was also an area for the wealthy. It was quiet and private, with a library nearby and a police station just around the corner. It was also where Nadeem City's biggest antique shop was located.It was not the first time Luther had gone to the place. The house was actually bought with his name, but Tim was the one who paid for it.There were no installments nor a mortgage, as it was paid in full.Which meant that the house was chosen by Sage, under Luther's name, and paid for by Tim.Jace was oblivious to all of it, of course.However, what Sage said to him was not entirely made up to hurt him.They said home is where you feel the safest, and when Sage could not go home during the three years in Nadeem City, she decided to find a temporary shelter.The first year of her marriage with Jace was the toughest.During that time, Jace's health was