“We have instructions to protect both her and the baby!” the chief yelled fiercely at the doctor.”“Her heart isn’t in a good condition. If we forcefully keep the baby, we might lose her instead…” the doctor said, clearly in a difficult spot.The masked man next to him started to panic, and asked anxiously, “Chief, what should we do?”“We’ve been told that the key is her heart. The priority is to protect the woman, then the baby!” the chief eventually said.The baby…Melanie’s heart pounded hard in her chest before she went out cold.-Jeffrey took a flight to attend an important finance meeting. After the meeting ended, he hopped on another flight back to Medonia almost immediately. He promised her that he would be back tonight.But when his plane landed, he received a call from a bodyguard from Morgan Group that the island where the research base was located caught fire. A group of armed men had abducted them all amidst the chaos.Jeffrey’s breath caught in his chest as the
When Melanie regained consciousness, her first instinct was to touch her belly. That was when she realized that both her arms were cuffed to the sides of the bed. She was unable to move.She tried hard to lift her head; she saw the bulge in her stomach, and subconsciously heaved a sigh of relief.She decided not to struggle so vehemently again; firstly for the safety of her baby, and secondly, her struggle seemed to be in vain anyway.She felt subtle tugs of pain in her stomach, and forced herself to calm down to think.Melanie could hear waves crashing against the boat from inside the room. Before she fainted, she heard the masked men talking about taking her into a boat. She must be in one right now.The masked men seized the professor, her mother, and Yelena and even claimed to want to kill them all except her. They even said that they received instructions to leave her and her baby alive.Who would care so much for her and her baby?It couldn’t possibly be the Yorks, nor cou
Jeffrey looked at the woman that was tied to the bed. Her limbs were thin, her face skeletal, her hair scattered, and even the sight of her being visibly pregnant even though she was lying there... All of this made his heart tremble uncontrollably.“You came as expected, Mr. Morgan,” the bald man spoke.“So this is how you’re taking good care of her?!” Jeffrey asked, his eyes showing his lust for blood.“Don’t be so angry, Mr. Morgan!”The bald man came closer and gave the people behind him a look. His lackey, who had his face covered, began to search Jeffrey’s body.“He’s clean, boss. Except for this.”The lackey extended his hand, showing a stick containing 12 pieces of bubble gum.The bald man frowned and took them all, before unwrapping one and started chewing it. “I didn’t expect that you would like this!” And then, he carefully put the remaining gum into his pocket.Jeffrey ignored him as he walked over to Melanie, moving the lackeys that wanted to stop him with his arm b
Melanie looked at the pair of eyes that used to make her believe him so easily. The sorrow slowly crept up on her, and her eyes felt somewhat wet.Was it not him? He who wanted to protect her, her heart, and her child? He who also wanted to kill her mom, destroying the truth that she had been trying to tell her?If he didn’t come, then he would simply be suspicious. She could never be sure.But if he were on this ship and became part of this drama where a prince saved the princess, it had to be because he wanted to gain her trust, take her to Delfino to give birth, and pin all the crimes on his enemies. They would still be in love, and she and her child could live the rest of their lives in peace with him...“It isn’t me,” Jeffrey said, his voice firm.“Then what are you doing here? And alone, too,” she shot back.“It’s because Nathan’s main base is in Delfino. I’ve already set up defenses with Delfino’s customs. Without my orders, this ship can never pass customs,” Jeffrey expla
Jeffrey turned and looked at the tears in her eyes after all the suffering. He couldn’t say anything anymore. He stood up and turned around, but didn’t turn to look at her.He would explain everything to her once the ship was docked tomorrow and she was safe....The bald man left the room that imprisoned them.His subordinate couldn’t help but praise, “Boss, the master really does have a lot of foresight! Melanie has fallen for his schemes! And here I was worried that Melanie would suspect Jeffrey seeing that he made it so vague!”“That’s the smart part of his plans!”The bald man explained in his hoarse voice. “The master said that the key to success of this plan is the human mind! He knows Melanie well; she’s smart and self-confident, that’s why we can only reveal crumbs of clues for her. That’s why we’ve used William Moore’s AI generated voice. She would only believe the conclusion when she herself comes up with it. If we gave her too many clues, she might become suspicious i
“Boss!”“Madam!”At this time, William’s people arrived in time as well.Morgan Group’s bodyguards picked up Jeffrey and then lay him down on the deck before helping Melanie up.Her belly was in a lot of pain.However, she had no time for herself; the sight of Jeffrey filled her eyes as he lay there on the ground.“Get him to the hospital! The hospital, right now!”She used all her strength to scream. Why would William, who was always so quick to act, be so slow this time? Why didn’t he send him to the hospital?!“Madam...”William raised his head and looked at her. “The boss... He has no pulse...”“Impossible! No way..”“He’s not... He knows that he still has to protect our child! He can’t die! Get him to the hospital! I order you, get him... To...”And as her emotions got the better of her, an intense pain stabbed into her stomach. Her vision turned dark as she collapsed.-It felt like a whole eternity.When Melanie woke up, she instinctively held her belly. It was st
Yelena shook her head. “You’ve been unconscious for almost two months. Jeffrey’s... body had already been sent home by the Morgans. It’s been so long, I can only imagine that they’ve already...”Yelena held her breath. If even an outsider like her couldn’t find the heart to continue, how much worse would it be for Melanie?“Where did the Morgans bury her?” Melanie asked, trying to ignore the pain.“That’s the weird part. I’ve checked, but I couldn’t find where he’s buried...”Yelena then held her hand and consoled her. “When you’ve given birth and recovered, you can go back and find out where he’s buried and visit him. It’ll be the same...”Melanie bit her lips, unwilling to let Yelena see just how much she was suffering.She didn’t want to think about Jeffrey for even a second more, worried that she would faint. She could only turn her thoughts to something else and ask, “Pamela, where are we right now? Is it safe?”Yelena held her hand and said slowly, “We’re... At the York re
Melanie touched her belly with her lips shut before nodding after a while.She couldn’t protect herself at this stage.If she were to go back to lead and fight for the Morgan Group, how could she guarantee her child’s safety?Then she had to give birth to her child first. Even if the Yanceys had already acquired the Morgan Group, she could find ways to recover the group’s losses.“Pamela, can you get all the recent information regarding the Morgan Group and the Yanceys to me?” She asked.“Didn’t you say you won’t interfere?” Yelena frowned.“Don’t worry. I know what is more at stake here, but I still need to make the necessary preparations right now so that I can know them like I know myself. Only then can I strike a critical victory over them after I’ve given birth,” Melanie said in a gentle tone.Only then did Yelena nod and order the other servants to gather information for her.“But there’s something I need to remind you of.”Yelena remembered something and got closer, the