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
The reception room was set up twenty minutes before the interview began.Melanie checked in advance if the teddy bear concealed her stomach when she sat on the couch.After making sure it worked, she nodded. "You can let the media in."This was when the secretary's phone rang. "Miss Melanie, someone at the front desk wants to see you. He said he has an appointment…""Right now?" Melanie asked carefully. She did not recall making an appointment before coming here."Yes. His surname is Yancey…" The secretary said cautiously.Melanie instantly understood what was going on. She took the phone from her secretary. "Tell him to speak to me directly."The receptionist quickly handed the phone to Jeffrey."Let me come up," he said."What do you want?" Melanie was not pleased."The media will be here soon. If you don't let me come up, they'll notice me," Jeffrey said deliberately.Melanie took a deep breath. "Bring him up. Tell the media to wait in Block B.""Alright."The secretary
Pleasantly surprised, Melanie turned around to see the man she had been looking for. She never stopped saying his name in her head. He stood right behind her.At that moment, she stopped thinking completely.Without even hesitating, she ran toward him and dove into his arms."Ughh."Jeffrey groaned in pain. He did not dare to press against her stomach. Instead, he arched his back to hold her."Where the hell have you been? Do you have any idea how I…" She cried so much that she could not speak."Alright, alright. Good girl. Don't cry. I've come back."Jeffrey kept rubbing the back of her head. "Eagle was too neurotic. I've nearly gone mad from dealing with him. I finally got him to regain some of his sanity today… That's how I had the chance to find you…""How did you know where to find me?" Melanie asked."Today is the day of Nathan's trial. I know you'd definitely be in the courtroom," Jeffrey said confidently.Melanie finally calmed down a little. After letting go of him,
"We're not together…"Kenneth's facial expression changed as soon as he saw Melanie.Melanie noticed there was a hint of guilt in his eyes. This was an unsettling feeling for her. "Then where is he? What happened to you guys?"Noticing that she was shaking, Annie and Carson, who had accompanied her to court, rushed forward to assist her."Eagle had a prior arrangement with Nathan. Once Nathan and Leo's plan at the York family's residence was thwarted, Nathan would press a button. Eagle would then receive a code to detonate a bomb. He'd blow us all up," Kenneth explained."Jeffrey was the one who noticed Eagle wasn't in the right state of mind. That's why he informed me to leave with Mr. Oliver. He… Stayed behind to persuade Eagle…" He added."What happened then?" Melanie's voice was shaking."All I knew after that was that the hotel blew up. I waited for him to contact me but he never did. Mr. Oliver and I have been on the run from Nathan's shadowy pursuits. I only managed to sn
Three days later, the trial was officially in session.Leo's attorney was practically defenseless because the York family's allegations of him poisoning Joseph had been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. Leo was directly sentenced to life in prison.Nathan's attorney, on the other hand, was clever. They tried everything they could to deflect Nathan's allegations.After the presiding judge evaluated the case, he looked up. "Does the plaintiff have any more evidence that the defendant, Nathan, intentionally killed someone?"Hank sat silently at the plaintiff's table.They could only provide evidence of the time when Nathan had tried to murder Hank. However, they had no evidence of Nathan being involved in the explosion on the island this time.Hank looked at Melanie in the audience. She was also frowningThe presiding judge's implication was well understood. Without more evidence, Nathan would not receive a life sentence…"The plaintiff simply does not have sufficient evidence to
Carson sighed. It was time to explain everything to Hank…Although Carson had spent a lot of time in Hank's hospital as Professor Marshall, and he would also tend to their men's wounds, as well as discuss a variety of topics with Hank, they had never acknowledged their relationship…Besides, Carson knew Hank hated him.Hank hated him for being heartless to his grandmother back then. That was why Hank changed his last name to Castillo instead of Yule…"Let's take Melanie back to rest. I'll explain the rest to you myself," Carson said. Hank had already figured out half of it."Grandpa, I'm not going back. I'll wait for the news here," Melanie said firmly.There was no sign of Jeffrey's corpse yet. She would wait until the rescue team confirmed that they could not find any corpse.She wanted a clear answer."Okay. I'll get the trailer ready for you. You can lie down inside. You can't afford to hurt your body anymore than you already have. I checked your pulse earlier. It's not loo
Buzz!Melanie's vision turned black. She began falling backward."Melanie! Melanie!"Carson propped her up and called the doctor over.However, Melanie opened her eyes after a few seconds and tried to stand up. "I'm fine… Grandpa, take me there… I want to go to the scene of the explosion…""You're in no state…""I'm fine. I can hold up," Melanie promised."If you don't let me go and see it with my own eyes, I'll be even more paranoid," she added.Carson knew his granddaughter too well. He sighed and frowned before requesting for a ride. He met up with Hank. The two of them accompanied Melanie to look for Jeffrey.Jeffrey, Kenneth, Mr. Oliver, and Eagle waited at the drop-off point near the York family's residence. Nathan had instructed them to not do anything rash.Mr. Oliver and Eagle were still useful to Nathan.Once Nathan acquired Joseph's signature, he would meet up with them.However, the small hotel they were waiting at was already in ruins. There was smoke everywher
'Chief… Frankie?'Leo turned around in surprise. Nathan did the same. They saw Chief Frankie and several Interpol agents walking out from behind a screen in Joseph's room.Melanie was a part of that group!"Aren't you… dead?" Leo pointed at Melanie in shock."Thanks to you, I'll live a long life." Melanie sneered.Chief Frankie waved his hand. The police behind him charged forward to put handcuffs on Leo and Nathan. Leo narrowed his eyes and quickly pressed a button on the remote in his hand."We'll all die together!" He shouted.However, no matter how hard he pressed, nothing happened in the room."What's going on here… Eagle?" Leo's voice was trembling.His hands were cuffed, and the remote control was confiscated by the police."Leo, you are suspected of poisoning Master York and attempting to murder Melanie and others on the island. We are arresting you for premeditated murder!" Chief Frankie uttered calmly."No… No…" Leo struggled but to no avail. He had no idea what wa
At the same time, Melanie and Carson were on a plane with Professor Turner. They soon arrived at Medonia.Carson contacted Hank ahead of time and asked him to pick them up with his men.After the exhausting journey, Melanie's face was pale. She seemed to be in very poor condition. "I've already contacted the maternity hospital for you. You can go there and wait for your delivery. Leave the rest to me.""No…"Melanie shook her head. "I have to go back."Jeffrey was still in Nathan's hands. She would not be able to wait peacefully if she went to the hospital.Carson knew his granddaughter well enough. "Let her go. Professor Turner and I will be with here. We'll be ready for anything."Carson was still disguised as Maximilian. Hank did not know he was Carson. Hank nodded in agreement.“Mr. Castillo, there's something I need to trouble you with.” Melanie said."I heard from Professor Marshall that you're on good terms with the chief of Medonia's Interpol. Can I trouble him to be a
"Wait a minute! Isn't Jefford actually Jeffrey?" Leo asked while running after Nathan.Nathan ignored him and continued to walk forward.Leo did not give up and followed Nathan closely. "Who exactly is Jeffrey to you?""Are you being unreasonable right now? Why are you still so unsure at this point?" Nathan glanced at Leo contemptuously."I'm dealing with serious business. Don't get in my way with your petty romantic affairs!"After saying that, he glared at Leo and exited the cabin.Leo felt chills in his heart, but he could not make Nathan stay…-Jeffrey was tied up on the deck all this time. His body was freezing, and his lips were turning purple from the cold."Hey, President Morgan, fancy seeing you like this!" Nathan laughed grimly when he saw the miserable state Jeffrey was in."Thanks to you, I've been more miserable than this on many occasions. This is nothing." Jeffrey made it sound like a walk in the park."Hehe." Nathan sneered."I know. You've had strong willp
Lynette seemed stunned. She could not help but stand up with the help of the railing on the speedboat. Her eyes turned red as looked at the island burning in the distance. There was a look of disbelief on her face…If they had not evacuated five minutes ago…By now…She would not have even been able to breathe and think…The explosion sent shockwaves across the ocean's surface. The ride became even more bumpy. With sea water splashing against them, they had all become wet."Are you alright?" Carson protected Melanie. He was worried she would not be able to take it.Her stomach did feel awful, but she braced herself and tried not to tense up. Her emotions would affect her baby.When Lynette heard the voices behind her, she turned around to look at Melanie. Her gaze had become much softer than before. "You're not going to give birth on the boat, are you? I'm a woman, but I don't know how to be a midwife!""I won't give birth now. There are still things left to do," Melanie said.