“Does she know something?”The butler, who stood behind Joseph, agreed. “Just judging from how Miss Melanie was willing to bet everything to tackle a challenge... She was like you when you were young!”Joseph shook his head as he frowned deeply with hesitation in his eyes. “But the DNA tests came back negative. This doesn’t make sense...”The next day.Melanie and Professor Turner flew over to Delfino. Once they touched down, they immediately drove to the Frost residence.In the vehicle.Melanie was still flipping the needle therapy notebook that Nancy had sent to her that she only received yesterday. The notebook hadn’t left her hands since then.“Professor, look at this case. It’s someone who’s born deaf as well. Is it similar to Gabriel’s sickness?”She flipped through the notebook and checked on the cases of deafness that her grandfather had cured, and then gave them to the professor to read. They were hoping to find cases similar to Gabriel’s condition.“While these all h
“Seeing that you’re so young, you probably don’t have much of a track record. But there must be a few cases that can wow us, right? Otherwise, where did you get your title as a prodigy? Don’t tell me you called yourself that?” Yvonne asked with a sneer.“Now that I’m here, I’m hoping that my treatment of Young Master Frost can be my first case that can wow others,” Melanie replied.“Ha!”Yvonne smiled coldly. “You speak well, but Gabriel is a pitiful boy. He lost his mother not long after he was born. I personally raised him. I will not allow anyone to hurt him, even if you’re using treatment as an excuse!”“She has no reason to hurt me.”Suddenly, someone called out from above.The people on the sofa looked up and saw Gabriel slowly walking down the staircase.Gabriel nodded and walked over to Melanie, smiling. “You really did find a way to treat me?”Melanie nodded. “I’ll try my best.”“You know each other, Gabriel?” Mr. Frost asked, confused.Gabriel explained, “She’s the
“Even then, it doesn’t concern you.”Gabriel detested how Yvonne acted and protected Melanie the best he could. “If you aren’t willing to raise your own nephew, you will never consider another person’s child, right?”Yvonne was stunned.She was angered yet again. She glanced at Mr. Frost who was standing next to her, only to see him looking at her with a gloomy expression. She wanted to argue back but decided to shut up.All those years ago when Gabriel’s mother passed away, Mr. Frost was busy with the family business and wanted Yvonne, who was staying at home, to take care of him.However, Yvonne’s attitude toward Gabriel was even worse than the nanny that took care of him. It was so bad that Gabriel swore to leave the family as soon as possible. She had a hand in everything that made him refuse to have anything to do with them.And now that Gabriel was finally back, Yvonne knew that she had to control herself.However, who the hell was this Melanie?Last year, a niece from Yv
Gabriel was the VIP of the party.As the only scion of the Frost family, he had never shown himself in any of his family’s parties. Now that Mr. Frost had announced his return publicly, all the guests understood what he wanted to say.Soon, Mr. Frost would retire, and all the Frost family’s assets would become his. Naturally, everyone would try to get on Gabriel’s good side.He was surrounded by a group of people as they chatted. When it was time to dance, he also had no lack of dance partners.Luckily, Melanie wasn’t feeling well, and so she sat in the corner. The servants had prepared her healthy food and fruit juice that were suitable for pregnant women. She looked around, planning to take a bite before leaving.It was at this time that there was a commotion at the entrance.She heard several female guests begin to chit-chat excitedly. “Look! That’s the scion of the Yancey family! He is even more invisible than Master Gabriel all these years!”“That’s right. I heard that he o
What did he say?Melanie held her back and looked at Master Yates, the focus in her eyes slowly dissipating.His disdainful laughter and sneer carved her heart into pieces. The pain was unbearable.When the scion saw that she still refused to leave, the disdain in his expression became even deeper. “What? You’re forcing me to dance? Fine, but I don’t like such a slow melody. If we’re dancing, let’s do the samba. Come on!”And then, he got close to her and grabbed her arm.Dancing the samba would require having to twist her waist without stopping. How could she do that when she was in her late stages of pregnancy? But he wanted her to dance the samba...Why?Melanie’s mind was thrown into chaos. She hit his hand away as everyone watched and simply left as quickly as possible while holding her belly. Only after she reached the end of the corridor leading to the washroom did she start to gasp for air while she had her back against the wall.As she gasped, she couldn’t help but cry
Jeffrey’s father and Stephen’s father had once been with a woman from the Yates family and she had given birth to a child.But strangely, after both Jeffrey and Stephen were born, their mothers went back to the Yates and never contacted the Morgans ever again.They didn’t want to see their children even once.That could explain why Jeffrey and Stephen looked alike. That was because... Not only did they have the same genes from the Morgans, they also inherited half their genes from the Yates.Speaking of which, Jeffrey was also the grandson of the Yates’ old matron.And that scion from the Yates family called Jefford Yates in the party... His age, his appearance, and even his behavior were all similar to Jeffrey. Even if there were some minor differences, she believed that they were one and the same!Not to mention... How could things be such a coincidence?It had been almost two months since Jeffrey had passed away, and this was around the time that the Yates’ scion who hadn’t a
“You...”Melanie looked at the man in front of her tearfully. She couldn’t even finish her sentence, feeling that she was going to faint from the pain soon.But she didn’t know if it was from her pregnancy or from her heart.The man didn’t fake his indifference about this. He was sneering at her, as if trying to expose a cheating woman who had nothing to do with him...But he was Jeffrey!How could he do that to her?!“Melanie!”Before she fainted, Gabriel finally rushed over and picked her up like a princess using both his arms. That pair of once-aloof eyes were filled with fury as he stared at Jefford, who didn’t feel anything from this at all.“Looks like you really do have a lot of love to share around.” Jefford’s eyes were still full of disdain.“I’m warning you, if anything happens to her, I’ll have you pay it back twofold!” Gabriel threatened him before turning around and running to the elevator.“I’ll take you to the professor right away. Just hold on. We’re almost th
Melanie, Gabriel, and Professor Turner all turned to the door.They saw a servant come in with a tray with medicine that the professor prescribed for Melanie. Yvonne came in as soon as the servant opened the door.Behind them, Mr. Frost walked in with a young woman.The moment they came in, a strong perfume smell rushed in from the outside. Melanie couldn’t help but frown.“What are you doing here?” Gabriel asked unhappily as he stared at Yvonne.“I heard that Doctor Melanie fainted, causing everyone at the party to get nervous. I’m here to see how she’s doing,” Yvonne answered in a strange tone.“Is the doctor alright?” Mr. Frost asked.“She’s fine. She just needs some quiet and rest,” Gabriel answered.Mr. Frost knew what Gabriel wanted to say and he quickly told everyone, “Since Doctor Melanie needs some rest, let’s all go.”“What do you mean go, brother? The doctor is here, but she herself got sick before she could even give treatment. Are you really okay with...” Yvonne p
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.