The next night, Eliza took Melanie to the charity gala.As Eliza was going to spend some time catching up with old friends, Melanie moved to the side after greeting them.She took a plate and went over to the buffet table, wanting to take something to eat, then something interesting at the buffet area.A young girl was eating quickly. The plate she was holding was so full of food that the plate’s white color was completely covered, but she was still eyeing the desserts and piling them onto her plate. The amount of food on her plate had formed into a small hill.Melanie walked over with her plate when the girl suddenly tripped over her own shoes. Before she slipped, Melanie grabbed her by the arm and held her up.“Melanie! You’re here!” Pam exclaimed in surprise.“You’re not used to wearing high heels. Who gave you such a difficult outfit to wear?” Melanie asked.“Shush!”Pam signaled to Melanie not to say that. “It’s from Mr. Quinn. I like it a lot! See, I look so nice in this!
“Sure.”Even if it was a trap, she could only get closer to the truth by facing it directly.Melanie agreed to it without any hesitation. Nethan immediately led her to a quieter balcony. After closing the door leading to the balcony, only then did he make a request for a conference call to Clement.The man on the screen looked somewhat familiar. His hair was all white, but Melanie could still remember his face. That was because a few months after the surgery, she’d gone to visit Clement at the hospital frequently. He was the one that had organized her physical therapy.“Uncle Cyrus...”Melanie was still using the name she’d used to refer to him when she was little.“Are you doing well now, Melanie? This is great!” Clement said with a smile.“How are you and your family?” Melanie asked.“We’re doing well,” Clement answered without hesitation.“Uncle Cyrus, there’s something I want to ask you...” Melanie immediately asked.“I know what you want to ask,” Clement said on his own
What delivery boy?Melanie chased after Annie’s voice and saw that Annie had already left, leaving only Jeffrey standing at the door while looking at her.“Why didn’t you come home?” He asked and closed the door.“I bought this home myself.”Melanie pointed behind her. “Speaking of which, I really don’t have any privacy when I’m with you... I didn’t go back to Marina Heights, didn’t go back to my family home, and am not staying with Annie, but you still know that I have a new place?”Jeffrey didn’t explain. He simply approached her and asked, “You met Nathan during the gala tonight? Is it because he said something?”“He did say something. Nervous?” Melanie asked.“What’s there for me to feel nervous about? I’m worried about you,” Jeffrey said honestly.Melanie then told Jeffrey about what Nathan had said. She even told him about her video conference with Clement, and that he personally admitted that someone from Morgan Group did look for him and force him to commit perjury.“D
“What happened? Calm down and explain clearly,” Melanie told Pam.Pam was on the verge of crying as she said nervously and in fear, “So many people are appearing at the hotel, and they don’t look friendly! They said they want to take my mom away, saying that she needs to see someone... I’m calling you while hiding in the bathroom...”“Who are they? Who do they want her to see? Calm down and tell me everything you can,” Melanie said as she signaled to Jeffrey that something was wrong.Jeffrey took her out and into the car while Pam said, “They said that she needs to do some kind of test, that there’s something wrong with my mom’s identity...”“Go back and stay with Pamela. Wait for me. I’ll be there soon.” Melanie consoled her then hung up.“The Yorks?” Melanie asked Jeffrey, who was driving.“Possibly,” he answered.Melanie’s brain began to race, and she quickly called Elder Gibson. “Master...”Just as she started to speak, Elder Gibson said, “I know. I’m going there as well. I
Jeffrey narrowed his eyes. He immediately made a call, keying in a string of numbers that he memorized.“You’re quite smart, knowing how to find me!” A cold and scornful voice came from the other end. “Genetic engineering... You sure?” Jeffrey asked nervously.“I didn’t confirm it.”The scornful voice continued, “If you want to be sure, take her to see me. I’ll know after some testing.”“Where are you right now? Can you come over to Harbor City?” Jeffrey asked.“I’m very busy and have no time to see you!” Dr. T replied.Jeffrey didn’t have much of a choice. After giving it a thought, he said, “You’ve been working on gene improvement technologies, but you never came to the country! It’s impossible for you to have used it on her... Unless there’s someone other than you who’s good with this tech?”“I must emphasize that it only looks like it. I didn’t confirm that it’s the same thing!”Dr. T refuted him and said, “Even if it really is genetic engineering, I’m not the one that pl
“Ah...!”Pamela understood what Melanie was saying but she still pointed at their bodyguard.The driver also said, “Miss Melanie, since there’s danger, we’ll go with you.”“I want to ask him something. You don’t have to follow me. Just wait for me outside his walls,” Melanie said.“Understood.”The driver got out of the car and ordered the bodyguards to surround the building. Then, Melanie walked over and knocked on the door.The doorbell rang three times.A middle-aged woman came over and opened the door. Melanie scanned her before asking, “Is Judas Chapman here?”“Who... are you?”The woman had just asked that when Judas appeared behind her. Judas simply glanced at the entrance and ran upstairs. Melanie called out to him and said...“Stop running. My men have surrounded this place!”Judas, who had darted upstairs, froze. He sighed before walking back down.Melanie walked in and the woman recognized her.“You’re... You’re the girl from all those years ago...?”“Yes. I’m
Melanie held Pamela’s hand tightly, both of their hands cold.At the Yorks, there were a lot of people in the living room.The moment they went in, the butler came and greeted them. They all stood in rows and yelled at the same time.“My lady!”Pamela became even more anxious, her palms getting even sweatier.“Master Joseph is in the bedroom. He got too excited after knowing the results and we almost lost him.” The butler led Melanie and Pamela further in.In his bedroom, Joseph was lying on the bed with an oxygen mask on his face, and an IV drip connected to his arm. His two grandsons and Elder Gibson were also there.Elder Gibson stubbornly held Pamela’s hands and said, “You’re still alive, Yelena...”Melanie looked at Elder Gibson. His eyes were also reddish. He was obviously trying hard not to cry.“Pamela really is...?” Melanie turned to the butler.The butler nodded and gave the report to her.“Pamela, look. This is the result of the paternity test.”Melanie looked an
“As you wish!”Joseph was a man of his word and immediately took Shane and Pam in as members of the family.Yelena, Shane, and Pam were overjoyed. Melanie knew that they were happy because they could remain together. However, everyone else’s smile in the room froze. Melanie knew why.“And Melanie. She’s someone that I trust. You have to protect her.”Yelena wrote again.Joseph nodded without hesitation and agreed. “This one is fine as well.”“But I heard that there was a fire here last time and she was in danger,” Yelena continued.Melanie was touched.She understood that Yelena wanted to force Joseph to personally guarantee her safety and warn the people inside the room that wanted to act against her to stop.“I’ll investigate this...”Joseph sighed. Between his daughter and his grandchildren, helping one would make him hurt the other. But from the current situation, he had already decided to side with the daughter that he had just claimed back after losing her for so long.