That wasn’t even mentioning how Grace needed to grab on to Gemma tightly, especially since Gemma was her final chance. She had no better avenues left.After Grace had received the wrong information last time, which caused the Duke of William to make a wrong decision, which in turn caused the William family’s products to be boycotted, thus incurring huge financial losses for the family business, the Duke didn’t love Grace that much anymore.The Duke had plenty of children, and Grace was just one of them. If she wanted to regain the Duke’s favor, she would need to go through the Fowlers to regain the support of the national market.Grace would never let go of such a good chance, not when she could impress Gemma and use Grant to retaliate against Melanie at the same time.“Right. Last time you said Melanie turned your brother down. Is he feeling any better?” Grace asked while they were eating.“I thought you know the kind of person my brother is. He can be quite obsessive, and he had
Evening.Melanie reached the agreed-upon gathering point, which was a campervan station.Annie and her friends were all waiting for her, and Grant had arrived as well. He’d brought along plenty of food items; as soon as he saw her, he immediately stuffed two whole bags of food into her hands.Melanie felt a little awkward but accepted the bags anyway. She also introduced Grant to her friends before they all drove off in their campervan and headed to Mount Everton.Melanie was driving while Annie was sitting in the passenger’s seat, munching on the food that Grant had brought to them as an offering. As she ate, she praised him, saying, “I won’t lie, the things he bought are quite tasty.”Melanie gave her a look. “Then later, I’ll let him know that you ate everything and thought that everything was delicious.”Annie let out a laugh. “You sure you want to sleep with me in the same campervan? You’re not going to give him any chance? He’s a bit awkward, but he’s quite cute.”“If you
Grant was never here for the meteor shower—he simply wanted to see Melanie.But for the whole night, Melanie had been standing with her friends, so he didn’t even have the chance to speak with her.As a result, after the meteor shower, Grant went back to his campervan in disappointment.For some reason, when everyone was checking and parking their vans, they made sure that Melanie’s campervan and his were the farthest from each other; his was at the front while Melanie’s was at the back.He then remembered how Melanie had been quite cool toward him, and couldn’t help but feel somewhat upset. However... As he held the little box in his pocket, he somehow regained a little bravery...At this time, someone knocked at the door. “Grant! Grant!”That was Melanie’s voice!He had just been about to muster up the courage to go see her, but he didn’t expect her to come here by herself.Grant was so excited that he almost jumped up from the sofa to open the door. The first thing that Me
Outside the campervan.In a hidden place a large distance away, two black cars were stopped there. Their dark colors helped blend them into the darkness of the night.A bodyguard wearing all black walked over to the last car and politely said to the person behind the door. “The doors and windows are all locked. They can forget about opening it from the inside.”“And the mobile?”Grace raised her eyebrow, wanting to make sure that everything was alright.“Don’t worry, miss,” The bodyguard said confidently. “Grant’s mobile is with us, and I’ve set up a signal jammer near his campervan. Even if Melanie has her mobile or any other communication devices, she won’t be able to ask for help with them. I can guarantee that Melanie won’t be able to get out of Grant’s campervan tonight!”“Good!”Grace’s lips curved into a smug and venomous smile.-Inside Grant’s campervan, Melanie quickly calmed down and told Grant what she saw earlier.“So... The reason you came looking for me is beca
“Do you know how hard a diamond is? And that it can be used to cut glass?”Melanie stood up and said, “While we don’t have a hammer, we still have cups, plates, a water bottle and my phone. We can use these to hit the van window, but the window is very touch; without something hard to act as a focal point, it won’t work.”“I understand now!”Grant was regaining some of his confidence after listening to her. He then did as Melanie said and used the diamond to carve out a cross on the window, and then kept on increasing the depth of that cross.After a while, Grant looked at the crack on the glass and said, “It’s almost ready. We can try to hit it with something.”Melanie stopped him. “Wait.”“What for?”“We’ve just been locked in here, so Grace’s people must be observing us from the surroundings. Wait for a little. We can continue once they believe that we’re out of options.”Grant nodded. “You think of everything.”And then, the two of them sat down, both feeling embarrassed i
Melanie was stunned for a second.She felt that her emotions were running faster than her brain was. It was the first time that she had ever felt something sting her heart like that.Jeffrey thought that she must’ve really been shocked by him, considering how she was looking at him with wide eyes and a tense body. He couldn’t help but say in a gentler manner, “It’s fine. That snake isn’t venomous...”“Yeah.”Melanie pursed her lips tightly and grabbed onto his powerful arm instinctively.Jeffrey was also stunned for a second. This was the first time that he’d ever had a woman lean on him so much. He stopped for a little before holding her up.Even through two layers of fabrics, she could still sense his strong, beating heart and warm chest. He was making her feel so safe that she instinctively wanted to get closer, and she threw her arms around her neck as she stayed in his arms.Jeffrey smiled instinctively and said, “Let’s go. I’ll take you to the hospital.”Melanie suddenly
Originally, Madam Morgan had something she wanted to say to Melanie, but she realized that she might have interrupted the two youths with their business. She quickly waved her hand and said, “It’s nothing! Well... You two can continue!”“Grandmother, what are you thinking about?” Jeffrey asked in a serious tone.“It’s not as important as your business. Please, do continue! Bye!” With that, she hung up.Nothing could be more important than her getting a grandchild!“Oh, that old lady...”When Jeffrey saw Melanie hang up, he tried to ease the atmosphere between them. “Grace and her men are all under my control now. What do you want to do with them?”Melanie gave it a thought and said, “Don’t alert them for the time being. Let them be.”Jeffrey was slightly shocked. “You mean, you want to let them go?”“Of course not.” Melanie narrowed her eyes.“What are you up to, then?” Jeffrey asked curiously.“She’s always up to her old tricks.”Jeffrey thought about it for a moment before
“Um... Wear your seatbelt.”Melanie moved her head away, trying her best to stop things from becoming awkward.Jeffrey looked at the redness on her cheeks with interest as he straightened his posture.“Do you want to know what I was wishing for?” he took the initiative to ask.Melanie realized that his tone was a teasing, seductive one. She didn’t want to fall into the trap, and so she simply closed her eyes. “If you say your wish out loud, it won’t come true. Anyway, I’m sleepy. I’m going to bed.”Jeffrey couldn’t help but smile without much reservation as she pretended to sleep.Melanie had only intended to feign sleeping, but in the end she really did end up falling asleep. She only woke up when she had finally reached the hospital.The doctor checked her wounds, after which he told them that the snake was venomous. Her sprain was also not that serious. As for the wound, there was no need to worry after it was treated.Since it was already quite late, and Melanie looked tir