After hanging up the phone, Jeffrey felt helpless for a long time. He called William and instructed him, "Find a reliable person to go meet her tomorrow on my behalf..." He had no interest in dealing with this girl’s matter. "Understood." William also found Madam Morgan’s request somewhat strange but promptly hung up to look for a bodyguard from Morgan Group’s security team. Tomorrow’s meeting had to be a success. - The next afternoon, Melanie pushed open the door of the agreed-upon restaurant, holding a pink rose in her hand. Today, her mother suddenly acted mysterious on the phone, saying that she should come to this restaurant at this time with a token to meet someone. Furthermore, this person would secretly protect her during her trip to Medonia. As long as she met him, everything would be clear. This was what Madam Morgan had personally instructed Eliza yesterday, saying that she would tell her grandson how important this was. Madam Morgan also said that as long as t
"Mr. Grant?" Melanie looked at Grant, feeling for the first time that his appearance was timely. "I just finished having dinner with a friend and saw someone that looked like you. I didn’t expect it to really be you!" Grant exclaimed with joy. "Who are you?" Grant turned to look at the man across from Melanie, who had his mouth full of food. Without waiting for the man to speak, Melanie stood up and said, "You enjoy your meal; I've already paid the bill. Goodbye." She then grabbed Grant and left. Grant pondered the awkward atmosphere at the table and couldn’t resist asking, "Melanie, were you on a blind date?" "How is that possible?" Melanie scolded him. "But you guys seemed awkward, and you even arranged to have a meal together..." Grant still had doubts. "Only he ate; I didn't eat a thing," Melanie replied irritably, not understanding her mother's intentions. "That's great!" Unexpectedly, Grant beside her exclaimed, "You must be hungry, then. I'll take you to eat
Seeing the anticipation for compliments in Cyrus’ eyes, Melanie smiled and said, "I naturally have confidence in you, master. It seems we'll have to walk quite a distance!" Cyrus laughed heartily. "You’re smart!" They had just neared the first gate when several men approached from the opposite direction, bowing respectfully from a distance. "Elder Gibson! I didn’t expect you to come too..." Cyrus was surrounded by people who exchanged pleasantries with him, while Melanie stood on the outskirts, observing the surroundings. At this moment, a woman's voice came from behind Melanie. She sounded surprised and disdainful. "Isn't that Melanie? Long time no see!" Melanie turned around and unexpectedly found that it was Olivia. Not far behind Olivia, her mother carried bags of gifts and was registering with the York family’s servants at the gate. They were at the first gate. "You came empty-handed!" Olivia looked at Melanie with disdain. Noticing her empty hands, Olivia thought Me
"Well, speaking of it, Elder Gibson is really a strange person. He never got married despite being featured in all those interviews and reports! The Gibsons have such a huge business empire, and they wouldn’t have anyone to pass on to." Lavender clicked her tongue in regret."He must have been emotionally scarred," Olivia speculated confidently. "But finding a man who never marries in his life is indeed rare. Because he has no wife or children around, my dad doesn't know what gift to give him..."Lavender and her daughter walked hand in hand, asking the servants of the York family who were registering the guests. Most people attending this event had ulterior motives. The servant, unperturbed, replied, " Elder Gibson has already arrived." Lavender’s and Olivia’s eyes lit up simultaneously, and they asked in unison, "Where is he?" "He just went upstairs!" The servant pointed upward. "He must be near to the estate by now." Lavender and Olivia hurriedly looked up. There were quit
"Yes, it's her." Melanie nodded without hesitation. Lavender and Olivia instantly turned red. "Uh... you must have misunderstood us. We weren't talking about you..." Lavender quickly explained. "Is that so?" Cyrus put his arms behind his back. "Then who were you talking about? I'm curious. Is there someone else dressed more like a beggar than me?" With such self-deprecating humor, Cyrus left Lavender and Olivia almost choking on their words, not knowing how to please him. "Elder Gibson, a person with great moral stature like you should overlook mistakes of less moral stature like us. We actually came here today to see you. Since you're often not at home, we didn't have a chance to visit." Lavender quickly sought an escape. However, Cyrus didn't buy her story. He snorted and turned away. Taking advantage of the situation, Melanie pointedly said, "So, you mean you came today to give a gift to the York family, not because you want to attend the Angle family’s centennial cele
After leaving the York family’s estate, Cyrus took Melanie and his assistant to have a meal. During the meal, Cyrus met some old friends and went to catch up with them, leaving Melanie and the assistant to their own devices. Melanie unintentionally overheard them talking about the York family and even brought up Cyrus' long-standing obsession. Carefully connecting the dots, she asked Cyrus’ assistant, "Since my master is from Medonia and has such a big business here, why doesn't he go back home?" The assistant sighed, shaking his head. "Home is a place of sorrow for him." "Is it related to that... Yelena?" Melanie inquired further. Not far away, Cyrus’ old friends occasionally mentioned that name. When Cyrus and Mr. Azul were together, Mr. Azul also mentioned that Yelena was Cyrus’ obsession. The assistant's eyes flickered for a moment. "It seems you've figured it out. You're really clever." "Is it because of her that my master remained unmarried for his whole life?" Me
Cyrus instantly understood Melanie's intention and followed her without saying a word. When they returned to the door of the emergency staircase, Melanie deliberately left it wide open. She quickly took off her high heels, threw them downstairs without hesitation, and then led Cyrus back to the corridor near the restroom. This area was filled with restaurants, and the staff was loudly maintaining order. "Ladies and gentlemen, please do not panic. This is a temporary power outage, and the backup generator will start in just a few minutes. Please be patient and remain seated. Do not move around to avoid accidents..." Melanie quickly surveyed the surroundings and then took Cyrus into the restaurant with the highest customer occupancy. "Are we hiding here?" Cyrus asked. "No." Melanie shook her head. "The layout of the restaurant is well-organized. Once those people rush in to search, even if there are many people, we won't have a place to hide." Saying this, she took advantag
Outside, chaos had ensued for about half an hour. Just then, Melanie and Cyrus heard someone shouting, "The power's back!" This was followed by the noisy aftermath settling into silence. They were contemplating when to seize the opportunity to leave when suddenly, commotion erupted again. Someone shouted sternly, "Don't move!" This was followed by screams of the customers. Melanie and Cyrus both realized that the situation was getting worse. They exchanged glances, nodded at each other, and held their breath. Soon, those people found their way to the kitchen. "Did you see a woman and an old man?" a man with a hoarse voice asked. "No." Responses from the kitchen staff were intermittent. "You didn’t even check before answering me!" The man was furious. A bang followed, shattering something and startling everyone! "I really didn't see anything. It was so dark everywhere. I didn’t see any outsiders at all." Someone from the kitchen responded, but before he could finish hi
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.