When Melanie's past rears its ugly head, she finds an unlikely haven in the virtual connection she makes with a charismatic stranger named Caleb. As plans start to develop for them to meet in person, Melanie's nerves will be stretched to their limits. Will she risk taking a chance on love outside of her comfort zone, or will old ghosts weigh her down? Fall into this life-affirming tale of self-discovery, love, and the power to take a leap of faith.
View More“Hey man, guess who just unblocked and texted me,” Alistair texts Caleb before forwarding the screenshot of Melanie's message to him. ()“Coincidentally, I just got off the call with the receptionist and apparently she is at my office with that brother of mine to see me which is not so surprising because after she ghosted me but remained in contact with Ryan” Caleb replies his best friend. “We didn't really talk about her because I could see how everything was getting to you, but you mean to tell me that she was in touch with Ryan throughout her pregnancy?” Alistair inquires and Caleb just calls him immediately “She didn't tell me that she was pregnant, but Ryan who isn't the father of her child knew that she was pregnant,” Caleb hisses. “How are you so sure that the child is yours... that if the child belongs to Ryan?” Alistair argues. “Melanie can be a lot of things, but a liar? No, she is not and she said that nothing was going on between her and Ryan,” Caleb informs Alistair.
Melanie meets Ryan at the parking lot. As they drive down to the spa, the warm morning sun shines brightly around the windshield, casting a relaxing glow over the car. Melanie, feeling a mix of excitement and nervousness, chats enthusiastically with Ryan because she knows that she has missed so much in his life because of how self-absorbed and insensitive she has been, but she is determined to change that moving forward.Ryan fills her in on the details of what she needs to know, and Melanie, smiling and attentive, listens patiently as he wraps up the details of Ryan Wellington scandal with his mom and switches to discuss his plans for her to have a rejuvenating day at the spa.“You will be having a full body massage, a facial, and a hair treatment,” Ryan goes ahead to list, and Melanie just nods.“And of course, we can't forget the nails and make-up,” He adds, and Melanie tries to hide her smile because having someone like Ryan who pays so much attention to detail is not enough, she
As soon as Ryan ends the call, Melanie tries to get out of bed to put a few things together, like taking out her outfit and putting her bags together since Ruan insisted fo take her to his mom's house, but a bright idea occurs to her to do something that she has not don't in almost one year, which is to film. She even deleted her TikTok account after she left Orion because everywhere she went on TikTok, one person or another had something or the other to say about her marriage with Caleb, and there were just a whole lot of speculations going around the internet with the videos that she watched, so she just had to let the app go. This morning, she decides to get back to the routine of filming because filming is just one of those things that she genuinely enjoyed doing, but she hasn't done it in over a year. “Since I let my business go and I am trying to find myself again, what better way is there to go about it than trying to explore the things that I used to enjoy doing before to s
Melanie takes a deep breath after she rushes out of the cramped Airport toilet that she has been hiding away, smoothing out her clothes and attempting to compose herself. She is still telling from the unexpected and uncomfortable encounter with Ethan and her mind is racing with thoughts of what is to come. As she makes her way through the bustling airport, her eyes scan the signs and directories, guiding her toward the gate where her flight is departing. She quickens her pace, her heels clicking on the polished floor as she navigates through the crowds. Finally, she reaches the gate and presents her boarding pass to the attendant, who scans it and hands it back with a smile. Melanie takes a deep breath, steeling herself for the long flight ahead, and she steps onto the plane. As she walks down the aisle, Her eyes adjust to the dim lighting and she scans the rows of seats, searching for her designated spot. She booked a seat in the second-class coach, and she is determined to find a
Melanie is in her new house in Mytrle Circle where she disappeared to when she suddenly decided to go to the day she got back to Pearl Coast because after Caleb pulled up a whole lot of resources to locate Shirley for her, she could just tell that he will find her daily if she just stopped at running away from Orion. Instead of continuing with the lies, she books another flight to Myrtle Circle where she goes to meet her mother and confesses everything that has been really going on to her, including the real reason why she and Alex broke up. Her mother felt really bad because she felt like she couldn't tell her what was really going on, and she was suggested that she should stay with her during her pregnancy, instead of aborting the baby. She encouraged Melanie that they could always give up the baby after the child was born and that was exactly what she did with the child. She didn't even bother seeing the child's face, nor holding the child before giving the child away or breastf
Emma, Caleb's assistant whom he retained at his current place of work walks into his new office at the Wellington Corporation to speak with all to Caleb. “Boss your people are here again,” Emma sighs as she informs Caleb. “Just shoo them away like we have been doing since last year,” Caleb answers her without lifting his head from the files that he buried them in. “Boss why not just adjust them once and for all,” Emma tries to intercede for them but Caleb isn't even listening to her. “At least, for the sake of them being consistent for a whole year boss…just address them today” Emma continues. “Or just hold a mini-press conference today and just address everything that has happened, because if I were the one in their shoes, I would want to know and verify all the things that everybody has been gossiping about since last year because you have refused to clarify anything to their general public, hoping that your silence will make everything fizzle out, but that doesn't stop us from
After just nodding to allow peace to rain, Ryan finds a place for himself on the sofa to sit and relax while Melanie just stays rooted on a spot on the bed reliving the events that happened over the past five minutes and then she shakes her head, but it just makes Rysn feel bad for adding to her stress, so he gets up from where he is to speak to her v‘Hey,” Ryan lets out, his voice dropping to a whisper. “ I don't want to talk to you right now, so just leave me alone” Melanie insists but Ryan just pulls her into a warm hug. “I'm sorry Mel” Ryan apologizes. “For losing my temper with you, for just dumping everything on you without trying to find out what you are going through, I am deeply sorry” he apologizes again. “I was just scared to lose you forever Mel, but that is no excuse for the way I spoke,” he apologizes again, and a tear just slips down Melanie's cheek. “I have heard you, but still think that it is totally unacceptable to shove feelings that I have no idea about down
“I need to downstairs to figure out the current situation, then I will come back here to meet you okay?” Ryan says as he pulls away from Melanie's hug. “Can't we just stay here till everything quiets down, and in the next one or two hours, we should be able to leave,” Melanie argues. “No, we can’t” Ryan refuses. “I need to know what exactly is going on to be able to judge what will happen to us if we decide to stay within the forewalls of this hotel, so just take a chill pill and stay here, I will be back in no time” Ryan insists and he starts to walk away from Melanie, instead of listening to what she has to say in protest. Ryan, on the other hand, goes downstairs and by the time he gets there, the situation downstairs is much quieter, so he walks up to the receptionist to pick up a room for himself and Melanie, but the receptionists are looking at him and whispering to themselves in a weird way that was getting underneath his skin, but he just dismisses it as he overthinking ev
As Melanie takes fast-paced steps out of the library, she starts to dial Ryan's number, while praying that he won't be asleep so that he will be able to pick up the call, but he doesn't pick up on the first two rings. The third time as she is about to give up, but decides to dial his number for one last time, he finally picks up the phone. “Hey,” Ryan answers half asleep. “I know this is late, but can you come get me?” Melanie pleads as her voice starts to shake on relieving everything that has happened to her that night and the sound of her voice makes Ryan sit up, alarmed. “Where exactly are you?” Ryan asks worried. “I am still at the hostel, but I think I am going to find a place to hide myself till you come because I don't want to talk to Caleb or become a bigger laughing stock than I already am,” Melanie informs him, and he gets out of bed ASAP, picking up his car key and dashing out of his room. “Just find a place to stay while you wait for me, I will be there as fast as I
Melanie's hands shake as she pushes open Alex's door after entering her fiancé's passcode. She hadn’t planned on coming here today, but the stress of a prospective pregnancy has forced her to seek consolation in the one person that she feels she can trust. She is ten days overdue for her period, and she is beginning to lose her mind about her mother's likely response. “How is mommy going to respond?” Her stomach knots at the thought. Before taking a pregnancy test, she feels like she should speak with Alex face-to-face so that he can mentally get ready to become a parent if the findings are positive. "Alex?” Melanie yells, "I need to talk to you," She says as she enters, but no one answers. Melanie starts to get nervous since she knows for sure that Alex is at home since his car is parked outside. “How could he be anywhere else?” Her pulse is pounding as she moves from the living area to Alex's bedroom. “What if he reacts badly?” she thinks and She notices them at that p...
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