After seeing enough evidence of Linda's crime and incarceration, as well as the intimate scene between Master Jefford and Melanie, the board members could not sit still any longer. Staying there would only add to the embarrassment."You all saw it for yourself. Our young master and Madam Melanie are deeply in love. They treat each other as equals. It's getting late. I'll have cars ready to send all of you home," Zac said."Ahh!"The board members had no other choice but to stand up and leave.Two of them, who had wanted to be rid of Linda a long time ago, felt relieved."Enough with the long face, my friend. Ever since Master Jefford took over the company, he's proven to be just as good as Miss Yancey, if not better. We've both seen it with our eyes. We'll have no issues retiring with all the money the group will make for us!" One of them said to the other."You're right!""There are rumors that Miss Melanie is a ruthless woman who managed to subdue the York family and become it
"It's getting late. That's precisely why I need to go back and rest." Melanie tried to pull away from Jeffrey.However, he was reluctant to let her go. "Your body hasn't fully recovered. The trip back will tire you out. You'll be exhausted. Spend the night here. I'll get them to set up the bed for you. I promise it'll be soft.""This is your turf. It won't look good.""We just announced our relationship publicly. Isn't it only normal for you to spend the night here?" Jeffrey insisted."If you think it's unfair, I'll spend the night at your place tomorrow. What do you think?" He added."No!" She refused immediately.Was this ever going to end?Why did fairness even matter if one of them spent the night at the other's place?Seeing how Melanie had made up her mind, Jeffrey frantically thought of ways to make her stay. This was when he suddenly heard raindrops falling outside.He glanced outside the window. God was on his side!"Do you hear that? It's raining. The road isn't saf
Jeffrey's hands just landed on Melanie's waist when she turned around and glared at him. "Master Jefford, have you forgotten about your promise? I'm sleeping on my own tonight!" She warned.Jeffrey's eyes glimmered. He pursed his lips tightly. "I'll do what I promised.""Is this how you'll do it?"She looked down at his hands that were still on her waist.He pursed his lips even more tightly. He then withdrew his hands. "It's dry…""Huh?""Your hair… It's dry…" Jeffrey smiled.Melanie glared at him in dismay. She flicked her hair to the side of her face. It certainly was dry."Thanks!"With that, she brushed him off and returned to the bedroom.To make sure she could sleep in peace, Jeffrey intentionally stayed in his office to work at his desk. He did not follow her into the bedroom.He focused on his work and only stood up when he felt sore in the back. He tiptoed to the bedroom only to find that she was already sound asleep…With her protruding stomach, Melanie had to sl
The temperature skyrocketed in the elevator.Melanie and Jeffrey stood side by side. Even when the fabric of their clothes touched ever so slightly, she would feel tense.If Jeffrey was the only one who could make her blush like this, now…'I have to figure this out from the very beginning…' She thought to herself.-Security was in place in the lobby on the first floor. The reporters all had to stand outside the restricted zone. However, they all held their cameras up and scrambled to capture the image of them showing up together."Last night, Miss Melanie personally delivered food to Master Jefford. This morning, Master Jefford is seen sending Miss Melanie home. They started being overly intimate as soon as they went public with their relationship!""This is what a fair relationship looks like!""They already have the ultimate product of love. This baby really knows how to choose his family… He's going to inherit the wealth of two major companies!"The reporters gossiped and
After the external conflict was resolved, and the guests were sent home, Richard walked Melanie out of the room."Grandpa seems to be in good spirits," Melanie said."Ahh."Richard sighed. "He was trying his best to put up a front when these people came to complain today. He even vomited blood this morning…""What did Professor Turner and Maximilian say?" Melanie asked.Richard shook his head. "There's nothing they can do."Previously, Maximilian and Professor Turner conferred together and tried the new neurotoxin treatment on Joseph. It was effective at first, but then things started going downhill. Joseph's condition alternated between good and bad…Now, Maximilian and Professor Turner were beginning to suspect that the note they found in the secret passage was probably not the final result of Eagle's research. That was why their treatment proved unfruitful.Things were not looking good for Joseph."Miss Melanie, you must be tired. Get some rest. I could tell Master York was
While speaking, Melanie started to sob.If this meant she was tricking Professor Turner into telling the truth, it also meant she was nearly certain about the answer she was looking for. She began to lose control over her emotions."Hey, don't get all worked up… Please…" Professor Turner said anxiously."I'm worried about your health. You're still pregnant…" He added."Are you still going to avoid it?" Melanie asked as she wiped her tears away and stared at the frantic old man on the screen."Ahh!" Professor Turner let out a long sigh. He knew he could no longer hide the truth from her."Didn't I help you to hide the fact that you're still pregnant from him? Don't look at me like that… I know these are two different things… But you're smart. You should know he has his own reasons…" Professor Turner said everything he could in Jeffrey's defense after that.Melanie did not pay attention to much of it.All she knew was that Professor Turner admitted it. Jefford was Jeffrey.Her m
"It's raining too heavily. Why don't you spend the night here?" Professor Turner asked.Ever since Melanie found out the truth, he had been very careful with his words. He knew he had done something wrong."Okay."Melanie nodded while she looked at Jeffrey's medical records in her hands.Professor Turner started walking out of the room after seeing she had not looked up. "I'll get them to clean up the room for you…""Professor?""Yeah?"He stopped walking as soon as she called out to him."Don't tell Mom or Ermin that I'm here. I… I want to be alone for a while," she said."Okay." Professor agreed before stepping outside.Outside, the rain splattered against the windows. The sound it made was unnerving.After ascertaining that Jefford was Jeffrey, Melanie could understand why he wanted to keep it a secret from her. She knew he wanted to wait until she delivered her baby. Even so, she felt mixed emotions.This was originally the outcome she was hoping for. In fact, she did n
The car raced to the hospital nearest to the scene of the accident.Zac ran ahead of Jeffrey and approached the front desk. "Excuse me. Where are the victims who were just brought here?""They're either in the emergency room or the operating room."The nurses at the front desk were busy too. There were injured victims and their family members all over the place. "The traffic police happen to be verifying the information of those injured there. You can check with them to find your family members.""President, calm down. I'll ask the police," Zac said. Jeffrey could hardly wait. He already rushed to the emergency rescue zone.Both emergency rooms were fully occupied by patients.There were sounds of people crying and screaming. Medical staff also made a lot of noise with their exchanges.Every white sheet was stained with blood. Some patients had broken arms, while others had severe leg injuries. Some wounds were so deep that their bones became exposed… Some of them were even thro