"Do you need to take a break? You haven't eaten anything since you got off the plane…" The driver said."Drive." Jeffrey cut him off."Okay."The driver had no choice but to start the car and followed the York family's convoy.-Melanie held the bear on the road, out of the car, and even when going upstairs to see Mr. Smith. She simply would not let go. Jeffrey nearly bled from biting down on his tongue.“Master Jefford, Miss Melanie, please wait. The doctor is checking on Mr. Smith,” the bodyguard at the ward's door said.The two nodded and stood waiting.Jeffrey was getting sick of the sight of the teddy bear. "Are you going to carry this thing into the ward?"Melanie rolled her eyes at him. What did he mean by 'this thing'?It was an adorable object. He had no right to verbally assault it that way."I will!" She replied.Jeffrey, enraged, continued to glare at the teddy bear. "Aren't you worried that Mr. Smith will think it's a gift and ask you to give it to him?""I wo
Jeffrey was worried he might lose his composure so he excused himself from the ward.Melanie also stood up. She was still holding Mr. Smith's hand. "I know this might sound cruel, but having feelings for people like Nathan will only hurt you deeper. You barely escaped alive. I hope you won't continue falling into that pit. Will you get back on your feet for your own sake?" She asked.Although Mr. Smith could not see, he still turned to face the window. "Face the sunlight!""That's right. Face the sunlight! I believe you can do it." Melanie smiled."Yeah."Mr. Smith nodded and let go of her hand.Before she went out, she made a point of stopping briefly by the window.The sunlight outside the window was a little harsh, but it resembled hope all the same.'Everything will get better,' she thought before caressing her stomach. 'Don't you think so, my baby?'Melanie went out and glanced around in confusion. "Where's Master Jefford?""He said he had to leave to deal with some othe
"Miss Melanie, don't go there. Our signal has been botched. We're trying other ways to send a message back home. Help won't be arriving anytime soon."The bodyguard closest to Melanie reminded her about the dangers they faced.Melanie nodded to express her understanding.The situation around her was grim enough. The few workers disguised as construction workers had already put their equipment down. They were now staring at the bodyguards around her in a menacing manner.Her bodyguards were on standby, spreading out in circles around her."Pretty lady, it really is you!"However, her decision not to move closer was not good enough. The boy saw her and started walking towards her. He looked warily at the bodyguards around her while he walked."Miss Melanie…"The bodyguards wanted to make a move, but Melanie stopped them."He's only a child…" She said."But…""Those are the people you should be dealing with." Melanie glanced at the workers in disguise. A few of them were probab
The boy held the gun with an innocent expression on his face.God knew how nervous Melanie was now. She was too afraid to make a sound or reach out to snatch the gun from him. That was because she felt that the gun was loaded so that the boy could shoot at any time."The pretty lady gave this toy gun to me. She said she'll be waiting for me at home with a lot of toys. I know even mother cats are afraid of being hit, let alone a person's stomach. If I hit you, will your baby get hurt?" The boy asked naively."Yes." Melanie tried to breathe softly while replying as steadily as she could.She knew this was not a toy gun. It was a real gun.A single bullet could end up taking her life and her baby's life."In that case, I won't use it."The boy shook his head without even thinking about it. "I don't want any delicious food. I want to see your baby…"The sudden turn of events left Melanie feeling surprised and flustered."Pretty lady?"The boy called out to her when he saw her zon
"It hurts so bad…"Melanie groaned softly. Her face was as white as a ghost, and her hair was soaked in her own sweat.She pulled on Jeffrey's collar so hard that a button came off. Her other hand rubbed against her stomach. It hurt so badly that her fingers also turned white and tense…Jeffrey tried his best to put her down gently in the backseat. He rested her head on his lap.As soon as they sat down, the driver started the car and drove to the nearest hospital."Hang in there, Melanie. Hang in there."Jeffrey listened to her helpless groans. He thought she was in labor. Panic-stricken, he grabbed her hand and rubbed her back from time to time.Why did the nearest hospital feel so far away?Obviously, the driver was driving as fast as possible. Jeffrey still felt very anxious.Once they arrived at the hospital, Melanie was brought to the emergency room in a white stretcher. He followed her all the way to the room without ever letting go of her hand.Finally, he was stopped
"Come with me," Professor Turner said to Jeffrey after the other medical staff had left."Professor…"Jeffrey reached out and grabbed Professor Turner's arm. "Is Melanie alright?"He was prepared for the worst when he asked this…However, Professor Turner looked deeply at him. There was a helpless look in his eyes. "She's fine. Are you overthinking?""What?" Jeffrey heard a buzzing noise in his ears. He thought he had misheard Professor Turner's reply."She's fine. What are you thinking?" Professor Turner yelled."What about the baby?" Jeffrey was confused."The baby is fine too.""But… I didn't hear the baby crying…""Ahh!" Professor Turner shook his head impatiently. "She's only seven months pregnant. Are you expecting the baby to be born prematurely? That already happened once. How will she survive if it happens again?"'The baby's not born yet?' Jeffrey felt a huge sense of relief."She was… Earlier… In so much pain…" Jeffrey stammered."She over-exerted herself and sp
The baby will be born in two months. Was Jefford going to get a child by doing nothing in return?'Now, you want to take up responsibility. How convenient,' Melanie thought to herself in a fit of rage."How do you plan to do that?" She gave Jeffrey a sarcastic look.His heart fluttered. He could barely contain his excitement.He wanted nothing more than to be responsible for her. All she needed to do was say yes."We'll get married and raise our two children together. From now on, I'll take care of you and our kids!" He promised.'Two children?' Melanie had a look of disdain in her eyes.Was he including Ermin as well?Ermin had nothing to do with him.Jefford had just inherited Yancey Group and did not have a strong foothold yet. He wanted to marry the York family's heiress before announcing he had two children. He would then use the three of them to stabilize his position on the board."Master Jefford, you have this meticulously planned," Melanie said coldly.Jeffrey's loo
Jeffrey had grown up without his parents. When he lived with his grandfather in the Morgan family, he was given a strict, elite education. Love was hardly in the equation.He lacked a perception of familial bond. That was why he wanted it even more so.He wanted nothing more than to be surrounded by his wife and children. He wanted a happy family.The woman before him, who he loved deeply, offered all this to him…His love for her grew so much that it became a dependency. This was something he had never imagined. He thought he would never feel this way about anyone in this lifetime…Melanie caught the look in his eyes and knew he wanted to touch her stomach. However, the more he wanted to do it, the more she forbade it.On the contrary, she was making a show of caressing her stomach.Jeffrey swallowed hard. The baby was in her stomach, and her stomach belonged only to her. She was the one who suffered from the pain. If she said no, he could only accept her decision."I've retur