Melanie secretly took a deep breath, trying to soothe the stuffiness in her chest. “That’s his business.”“That’s right.”Leo nodded and started his car.Coincidentally, both cars were heading down the same route, with Jeffrey’s car right ahead of Leo’s.Only after she saw Jeffrey turn into a low-cost neighborhood did their cars finally separate.At this time, Leo suddenly received a call, and he stopped his car by the roadside and apologetically said, “I’m going to pick up the call. Please give me a second, sorry.”Melanie nodded.Leo then got out of the car and picked up a call while Melanie turned to look at the neighborhood. Leo was engaged with his call for a long time but didn’t see Jeffrey drive out.Which meant, he went to the woman’s home...Even if he were to send that woman home as a gesture of courtesy, there was no reason for him to stay for so long. Not to mention that Jeffrey would not show some mixed signals like this for the sake of courtesy. She couldn’t he
In the car, Melanie could feel that she was getting closer and closer to the truth. A flame burned inside her, and the twenty minutes felt longer than they actually were.Finally, she reached Morgan Group and immediately took the elevator to the top floor. William was once again shocked to see her there.“Why are you here, madam?”“Is Jeffrey inside?” She looked at the meeting room, whose doors were shut tight.“Yes.”Melanie was observing William’s facial expression. While he was genuinely shocked, he didn’t look like he was lying.“Fine, I’ll wait for him.” She didn’t say much and walked over to the meeting room opposite the one Jeffrey was in, then sat on the sofa, waiting.William didn’t dare to ignore her and quickly got her some drinks before quietly walking into the meeting room.Five minutes later, the door into the meeting room swung open, and Jeffrey walked out, heading straight for her.The moment that he appeared, Melanie felt all her worries disappear... As long a
Even when Melanie still had loads of questions in her mind, she had no chance to ask him any of them. That was because he could sense the man’s passion and sincerity, and she easily drowned in his overwhelming love...-Late at night, the tired man and woman embraced each other in Jeffrey’s office, covered by a thin blanket.It was starting to rain again outside, and the office returned to relative quietness. It was very suitable for a heart to heart.Melanie, still remembering her nervousness from before this, decided to start first.“Ahem,” she cleared her throat.Jeffrey pulled her hair back to her ears and said, “Should I raise the temperature?”“I have something that I want to ask you. Get serious.”Melanie made herself look more imposing and the man behind her nodded, rubbing his chin on her head.“Everyone in the meeting room is still waiting for you, right? Don’t tell me they’re still waiting?” She asked.“That’s what you want to ask?”Jeffrey tried not to laugh. “Th
After breakfast, Melanie insisted on wearing the same outfit from last night and even intentionally put on makeup that made it look like it was half-ruined. Only then could her plan be more believable.After preparing herself, she put on a mask and ran out of the elevator when most of the staff from Morgan Group hadn’t gone to work yet. She took a cab and went back to Jones Enterprise.Jeffrey was standing at the top of the building as he looked at the woman running to the plaza next to the road. Even when there was such a wide distance between them, he could tell how upset and pitiful she was just from her figure. He couldn’t help but smile. With that kind of acting skills, why did she support Lena in the first place? If she did it herself, she might be famous already.Suddenly, his phone rang. Jeffrey picked it up.“You’re right, boss. The moment the madam got into the cab, a car quickly followed them. I’ve checked the security camera footage. The car has been parked at the parki
“Melanie? Why are you alone here?”The voice was of someone who was graceful and lived a pampered life. Melanie turned around and was unsurprised to see Isla walking over.“You’re here alone, too?” Melanie asked.“My dad took me here,” Isla replied.Malanie blinked. Looks like Luis and Leo both were very close as well.“Did you just cry? Are your eyes swollen?” Isla asked her carefully.“I didn’t sleep well last night.”Melanie answered. Looks like she’d disguised herself pretty well. “Is my makeup ruined? I’m sorry, I’ll go to the washroom.”“Let me go with you,” Isla said and followed her.-The Mr. Price that Jeffrey had just met outside the York’s entrance was someone that had just signed a business deal with Morgan Group. They had agreed to come together to the Yorks tonight so that they could take a look at the first draft of the contract. However, William didn’t bring the contract with him at all.That was why Jeffrey yelled at him in fury in front of everyone just no
“Impossible.”Someone immediately denied that possibility. “Even if she didn’t die, she shouldn’t look so similar to the way she did back then. She and Jeffrey are around the same age, so she should be in her thirties as well...”“That’s right...”Everyone mumbled among themselves. “But that woman... She looks so much like her...”“Jeffrey is so obsessed with her!”Jeffrey put down his arm as they were surrounded by chatter, and Jane’s hand dropped. “Mr. Morgan, where are you going?”Jeffrey didn’t answer and immediately chatted with the person that came to greet him.Jane was very awkward as she secretly tightened her first. Then she remembered what Nathan had told her: as soon as she appeared in front of Leo’s home, Jeffrey would ask her to be his partner. That was why she had been asked by her manager to deliver the contract. Her managed, knowing that someone would definitely end up getting harshly scolded, had sent her out to take the heat, but she didn’t expect to really be
The party was quite huge. As the host of the party, Leo was busy entertaining his guests. Only when the melody started did the crowd start to move to the dance floor and he had some time to look for Melanie.“I’m so sorry for leaving you on your own.”“You’re being too polite, Mr. Leo.” Melanie gave him a courteous smile.“We’re not strangers. Just call me Leo,” he said.“I can’t get used to it so suddenly, but I’ll try,” she said as she maintained some distance.“Do you want to dance?”Leo looked at the dance floor that was slowly getting exciting. Melanie nodded and said, “Sure, I’ll take my leave for now...”Leo was speechless.His invitation was stuck in his throat as he looked at Melanie walking to the dance floor alone...Luis told him that Melanie spent the night at Morgan Group last night, but she went running out of there in the morning crying... Was she so upset that she was going to dance alone?On the other side, the company owners that were chatting with Jeffrey
“A... A keycard?”Jane was getting even more nervous.“What’s there to be afraid of?”Nathan said on the other end of the line viciously, “I told you on the first day you accepted this job that you’ll have to be prepared to sleep with Jeffrey. And more than once! What? Feel that you’re too good to be sleeping with him?”“No... It’s not...”Jane was starting to stutter. “It’s just that... His girlfriend is here... How can he... Come with me...?”“All you need to do is remove your clothes and wait inside the room. I’ll make sure Jeffrey loses himself the moment he sees you! You don’t have to worry about the rest! The room number is on the key card. Don’t get it wrong!” Nathan gave his orders and hung up.Jane calmed herself down. She turning back after cheering herself up.-A song had ended.Melanie felt somewhat lightheaded and instinctively held Jeffrey’s arm to calm herself down.“What is it?” he asked.“It’s nothing. I’m just feeling a little dizzy.” She let go of his ar
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.