“Because someone told me that Emma didn’t die of natural causes back then. That she could still be saved when she reached the hospital. When your father realized she was a match with you, he pronounced her brain dead and, before her family could get there, used the reason that she had already signed up for organ donation while she was alive to transfer her heart to you without consent.” “How’s that possible?!” Melanie sat up, angered. “My dad’s not someone like that!” “Everyone who was part of that surgery has either died or left. I’ve spent a long time investigating it and I’ve found some clues, but not enough to reach a conclusion.” Jeffrey put his arm around her shoulders and consoled her, but he forgot he was injured, and he instinctively frowned when his action caused him to tug at his wound. Melanie then lied down together with him. “You don’t believe me?” “I trusted the person who told me this too much all those years ago. But I’m now restarting the investigation. It
By the time Melanie reached Annie’s apartment from the hospital, she was fully engrossed in everything that was happening in the ice-cold monitor, refusing to eat or drink. “Hey, you’re pushing yourself too hard, aren’t you?” Annie shook her head helplessly. “What can he do when he knows that you’ll be watching his every move? Come on, drink this orange juice.” Melanie took the glass of orange juice and sipped it mechanically. She had seen Jane have dinner with Jeffrey in the ward. Night had descended. Jeffrey said he was getting tired. He lied on the bed while Jane handed him a wet towel to wipe his face. Jeffrey frowned but didn’t refuse. “He didn’t refuse it!” Melanie gritted her teeth. “Please. Didn’t you personally tell me that you allowed that woman to do anything she wanted to Jeffrey?” Annie gave her a snicker. “Is wiping his face that bad?” Melanie bit her lips. “She’s doing more than wiping his face.” “What else was she wiping?” Annie instantly became inte
“Hmph.” Harlow looked at Nathan’s strategies and tactics with contempt. It looked like what women would do. But he had to admit... If Jeffrey really did become the Romeros’ son-in-law, his supporters would include Morgan Group. That would almost guarantee his victory. “Is that your only worth to me? Helping Luis to get a son-in-law?” Harlow questioned Nathan. Nathan had already prepared the answer. “I wonder if you’ve heard of this organization called ‘Tempest’?” “The intelligence agency?” Harlow’s eyes lit up. The Tempest’s reputation was well known internationally, and they had top assassins among their numbers. But they had been quite mysterious all these years. No one knew who they belonged to. “My father left them for me. Otherwise, how could I know secrets that even Joseph doesn’t know? If we partner up, ‘Tempest’ will be yours to command,” Nathan said with a smile. Harlow narrowed his eyes. He didn’t expect the Quinns to be the leaders of Tempest! “You’re so di
It was time to show off her acting skills! When Jane saw how saddened Melanie was and how overwhelmed Jeffrey was, she thought that they had fallen for it and immediately tried to make things worse. “Please listen to me, Miss Melanie! Mr. Morgan wasn’t fully awake earlier. That’s why this happened between us. Don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone about this...” “Scram!” Jeffrey stared at Jane. The fury in his eyes was reaching a boiling point. Jane instantly wept. “Jeffrey Morgan... I never thought that you're someone this irresponsible! I’m trying to explain things to you, but you’re trying to get rid of me. You’re afraid that she will see us, right? But she has already seen it! What’s the point of getting rid of me?!” Jeffrey’s anger exploded as he turned around and grabbed the mobile on the desk before dialing a number and giving orders to the person on the other end. “Get someone in here and drag this madwoman out of my room!” When Jane saw that Jeffrey was doing this for
Jane saw that he looked extremely cruel, and was even scarier than Luis and Nathan. With a mumble, she said, “I simply took a picture while posing with him. Jeffrey’s injured... So, I can’t really...”“And you cared about him?!” Harlow gave her a mocking stare.“Is Jeffrey’s wound quite bad?”Nathan asked, “Morgan Group had hidden the news of him getting injured, and despite all my men in the Yorks, they didn’t get any pictures of his injury.”“If you ask me... It’s quite severe...” Jane answered carefully.“Did you get a picture of his injury?” Luis asked.Jane nodded. “I did. I took it all.”“Very good. You performed admirably well. You’ll be rewarded.” Nathan smiled.“Not only will we be able to make Jeffrey leave Melanie, but we can also make the pictures of his injuries publicly available. Jeffrey’s public image had always been a cripple in a wheelchair. Now that he’s injured again, the Morgan Group’s shares will be affected. Harlow, we need to take advantage of this and the Morga
“Tonight when she was alone with Jeffrey, all she did was simply pose and take pictures without doing anything. How confusing.” After Melanie said that, she didn’t care what Nathan wanted to say, and she immediately told him why she was there. “Nathan, by coming here to see you, it proves that I’m not here with any hostility. “It’s unfortunate that your sister left this world in her youth after the car accident, and I can feel your pain because my father passed away during a car accident as well. We weren’t prepared at all before losing him.” Melanie then said with sincerity in her eyes, “I’m also very grateful that your sister gave me her heart. Without it, I would have died a long time ago. If you’re approaching me because of her heart, I’m willing to be your friend. But if you have other plans that will affect my life, I’m afraid I won’t agree to that.” After finishing saying all that in one breath, there was a spark in Nathan’s eyes as they slowly turned red. “To be honest,
"My dad..." Melanie staggered, her vision darkening for a moment. "Are you saying that my father's death was not accidental, but a murder instead?" Nathan neither confirmed nor denied it. "In Harbor City, who can compare to Jeffrey when it comes to manipulating the situation and covering up crimes?" After calming down, Melanie asked, "Why are you telling me all this?" "Perhaps I haven't mustered the courage to move on from the pain of losing Emma. That's why I value you so much. I don't want you to be deceived by Jeffrey," Nathan said solemnly. "But I heard that you and Jeffrey were as close as brothers back then..." Melanie trailed off. Nathan's eyes flickered for a moment before he replied, "In the past year, we've had too many disagreements. Our goals and paths have diverged. Things are not as they used to be." "I suppose the disagreements between you two are because of me?" Melanie said calmly, poker-faced. "The relationship between the three of us is intricate an
"At first, I did have the intention of seeking revenge. I planned to recover my health as quickly as possible abroad, and return to seek revenge once I was healed. However, before I returned, your father had an accident. "I did send people to investigate at that time, but all evidence indicated that it was a genuine accident. The driver responsible for the accident was drunk, and is still in prison. I didn't pay much attention to that incident afterward, until you mentioned that the Snows found out and caused others to look into it." Jeffrey began explaining, trying to share everything he knew with Melanie. He trusted her sharp mind to make the right judgments. "Regarding the surgeon who performed your surgery back then, Nathan lied to you about one thing," Jeffrey continued. "After completing your surgery, Clement continued working in the hospital for more than a year. He disappeared suddenly only after your father's accident. Several other medical staff who knew about the surge