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.
Melanie watched as Elder Gibson’s car slowly disappeared into the horizon. She had just turned around when her mobile started to vibrate.“Yelena’s identity is confirmed?” Jeffrey asked immediately.“You’re quite up to date,” she said as she walked.The voice from the other end hurriedly said, “Don’t leave. Turn around and look.”Melanie paused and turned around. She saw Jeffrey’s car driving from afar before slowing down and stopping next to her.“It’s getting late. What are you doing here at the Yorks’?”“I can’t control the plane’s landing time. I know that it’s not quite right for me to come to the Yorks’ at such a time, so I can only see you a little outside the gate.” Jeffrey held her arm gently and asked her to join him at the back seat. He couldn’t help but get closer to her.Melanie raised her arm to maintain some distance. “I’m tired. I want to go back early and rest.”She really was getting tired.She was also in no mood to tell Jeffrey that she had met Judas after
Melanie instinctively looked to her side, but the bed was so neat that there wasn’t even a crease on the bedsheet, as if no one had ever been there.She was still worried so she searched the bathroom, but there wasn’t anyone there as well. Jeffrey had left when she was fast asleep.She walked over and opened the door, and the servants walked in with her breakfast.“Miss Melanie, Lady Yelena’s treatment lasted until late last night and Master Joseph asked her to sleep a little longer today. You may move freely after breakfast.” The servant relayed the butler’s words.Melanie nodded and finished her breakfast alone in her room. After that, she changed her outfit and looked for Pam, but heard from Shane that she was already meeting with Nathan.“Nathan’s here too?” A thought formed in Melanie’s mind.Did that mean she could go see the surgeon, Clement?“I heard that he came over and looked for Pam as soon as he arrived. She was so happy that she didn’t even have her breakfast!” Sha
When Melanie was little, she was very ill. Her parents took her to see Mr. Turner once. After his treatment, her heart didn’t have any problems for a very long time.But she didn’t know that Mr. Turner was a doctor that even the Yorks had trouble inviting.Back then, her grandfather who was also an expert in traditional medicine was good friends with Mr. Turner. The two of them would discuss their medical expertise in the courtyard back in the countryside. However, Mr. Turner suddenly became interested in modern medicine and started working on it, and the two of them grew apart after that.Melanie thought that Mr. Turner and her grandfather were the same, that they were experienced doctors who didn’t like the rules of the world. She didn’t expect him to have a secret that was related to the Yorks.And from how Joseph and the butler reacted, the secret seemed to be related to her. What were they hiding? She wanted to know.“Then please. Ask for his help on Yelena’s behalf.”Joseph
While Nathan was the one that sent Pam back home and he managed to take Melanie to see Clement, Melanie couldn’t help but feel like she had fallen for Nathan’s trap.Nathan was fully prepared. Not only was the car he was driving inconspicuous, but he also chose to use minor roads and secretly switched cars as well. They were driving on the small roads for a very long time before arriving at a mansion in the countryside.She was extremely impressed at how proficient they were at losing anyone tracking them.Melanie could only pray that Jeffrey wouldn’t be deceived by Nathan’s tricks and take the wrong road...“We’re here. Let’s go.”Nathan got out first and opened the door for Melanie.She stepped on the uneven gravel road, which seemed to symbolize her nervous heart. For some reason, she had a bad feeling about this.“Come with me.”Nathan said as he took the lead and even turned around to tell his bodyguards behind them, “Be on full alert!”“Understood!”The bodyguards answe
Melanie's vision blacked out for two seconds.After a brief moment of disorientation, she instinctively rushed forward and embraced Clement's emaciated body."Clement!"She and Clement were the only ones in the room. His eyes were wide open, and a bullet had pierced through his temple.He wasn't breathing anymore."Quick! Someone!" Nathan's voice echoed from behind as he quickly rushed over and instructed, "Protect this place!"Melanie felt somewhat detached. The voices in her ears seemed unreal, and there was a constant buzzing in her ears. She watched Nathan's bodyguards rush forward and encircle them protectively."Melanie!"At that moment, sounds of struggle erupted outside. Jeffrey charged in soon after, running directly to her and embracing her.Nathan's subordinates took the opportunity to start moving Clement's body...Melanie wanted to intervene, but she felt powerless. Every step she took seemed to make her vision darken. Thankfully, Jeffrey supported her from beh
When Jeffrey appeared soon after, Melanie relaxed her tensed muscles a little."If you keep coming like this, won't the York Family notice?""That's not the main issue."Jeffrey went straight to the bed and pulled her into his arms. Then, he asked in concern, "Are you feeling unwell?""I'm fine.""Don't be afraid. Sleep. I'm here."His voice was unusually gentle, and she felt like he was practicing soothing a baby in advance.Seeing her calm down a bit, Jeffrey slowly lay down with her. He covered her with the blanket and massaged her arms to help her relieve stress."I was thinking... If I hadn't kept pursuing this matter and insisted on seeing Clement, Nathan wouldn't have had to stage this drama. Then, Clement might not have died," Melanie confided in him. "Nathan was right. It's because of me that he died.""Of course not!"Jeffrey's voice was firm. "Don't think like that. Even if you didn't want to see him at first, Nathan would have forced you to see him repeatedly. Thi