"It’s done," Melanie said. "That fast?" Jefford sounded slightly displeased. He hadn't spoken more than two sentences. "If we take too long, we'll be gossiped about when we go out. Aren't you annoyed?" she said, turning and walking ahead. She didn't want to be the subject of gossip again outside, especially when the gossip involved the troublesome Mr. Yancey. Jefford raised his eyebrows slightly. He paused, then got up and followed Melanie out of the room. Her room was on the first floor, so they only took a short time to return to the banquet hall. A group of people gradually noticed Jefford's face, and were shocked. Some smirked, while some suppressed laughter. The atmosphere was awkward. Jefford subconsciously felt that the woman in front of him must have tampered with his face just now. Right on time, she was walking ahead started her revenge. "Just now, Mr. Yancey said that the wound on his face needed to be treated, so I helped him with a simple treatment," Melanie
Sonia pretended to open up to Melanie. "Dr. Jones, you heard it just now, too. I like Gabriel. I want to know, what are your feelings toward him?" "I’ve already told you when we first met. We're just friends." Melanie looked at Sonia, not minding repeating herself. "So, does that mean we're not rivals in love anymore?" Sonia asked bluntly. Melanie nodded. "You can put it that way." "That's good. I was immature before. Dr. Jones, please don't be angry with me. I hope you will continue to treat Gabriel. I won't deliberately provoke you in the future," Sonia said sincerely. With that, she picked up her cup, took a sip of juice, and invited Melanie to drink. "This was just freshly squeezed by my servant. I know you need more nutrition every day. Would you like to try it?" Melanie's eyes flashed. She calmly picked up the cup and took a sniff. "Mmm... it smells nice.” She smirked. Apart from the natural fragrance of the fruits, there was also a hint of bitterness from saff
"Miscarriage?" Hearing Melanie's words, the wealthy ladies there grew even more disdainful. The situation indeed looked like a miscarriage... "Didn’t Miss Sullivan just come of age last year?" "I didn't hear anything about her being pregnant just now." "She likes Mr. Lindsey, right? Could it be his child that she's carrying?" "Huh? She just said it herself that she hasn't expressed her feelings yet. Mr. Lindsey hasn't agreed to date her, so whose child is she carrying?” The women chattered quietly. Although their voices were low, everyone present heard them... Sonia almost passed out from the pain, and had no strength to explain. Yvonne was both worried and embarrassed. She not only worried about Sonia's health, but also feared that Sonia's reputation would be ruined. After all, she had just praised Sonia to high heavens in front of these people. In the end, this was the well-bred daughter nurtured by her husband's family. It seemed Sonia got pregnant before marriage
Jefford gazed at the woman under him.Each time he behaved recklessly like this, her face would turn pale with fright. She was really afraid of him.But why? Was she afraid that he would force himself upon her?She was pregnant. Would he stoop so low?It was just that one time, and he was in fact helping her out… He didn’t even really touch her, although he really wanted to do so…He knew he was in a very tough spot, like a man standing at the edge of the cliff. That was why he had to take every step carefully, for fear that he might fall into the abyss if he lost his footing.He had always been careful in controlling himself well, but why did this woman always have the ability to unwittingly sway his mood?She seemed to trigger a lost memory in his mind, leading him to keep probing and digging further in vain, leaving him cloaked in mist. Each time he looked into her crystal clear eyes, he would lose all control of his senses, falling into the abyss in one second and flying
With that, Jefford left by the window.Melanie stood up and hurried to the window, but he had disappeared around the corner and into the moonlit streets…Why did his attitude toward her suddenly shift so drastically?He clearly denied her claims. Why did she find it so hard to give up on that thought?That night, Melanie tossed and turned, her sleep greatly disturbed. The next morning, she stayed in bed a little longer and got up much later. She didn’t head out for breakfast, and instead ate whatever little was available in her room.When it was almost noon, Professor Turner came looking for her. Upon seeing how busy she looked, he asked, “Why do you look like you’re in such a terrible state?!”“I didn’t sleep well last night,” Melanie answered half-heartedly.Professor Turner sighed. “After what happened yesterday, Sonia won’t be visiting the Frost family for the time being. Mr. Frost is furious, and he even chased Yvonne Frost back to her maiden family. Gabriel is screening th
Melanie’s heart thumped as she put on a jacket and opened the door. The servant said, “I saw you opening the window just now, and thought that you might still be awake. Professor Turner has something urgent to speak to you about.”Melanie walked out in a hurry. The professor was urgently looking for her at such an hour. Did something terrible happen?“Slow down.” The servant held her arm and led her to the living room, where the lights were still switched on even when it was late at night.Mr. Frost and Gabriel were seated with Professor Turner in the living room, with a huge luggage case propped up right next to him.“Professor, this is…?” Melanie said with surprise.“I thought you had fallen asleep. I was just telling Gabriel to relay to you tomorrow morning that I need to return to Medonia immediately to settle something urgently,” Professor Turner explained.“What happened?” Melanie asked.Professor Turner’s eyes flashed as he said, “Well, nothing much. Just something to do
Mr Frost didn’t think much of Yvonne’s earlier verbal attacks on Melanie’s medical skills. He was certain that Melanie was Master Jones’s descendant. Coupled with Professor Turner’s name at stake, he was confident that even if Melanie failed to treat Gabriel, at the very least she wouldn’t worse the situation. However, he was also a businessman.Now that Yvonne drew the link between Melanie coming to treat Gabriel and his collaboration with the Yorks, he keenly sensed that something was wrong.Yvonne’s suspicions might just be wrong, and this might turn out to be a ploy.The Yorks arranged for Melanie to treat Gabriel so that the Frosts would feel grateful, and therefore sign the contract at the first negotiation with the Yorks—a contract over a term of five years, no less! If it weren’t for the guilt he harbored for Melanie, he couldn’t possibly have signed it so easily.In fact, the Frost family didn’t even intend on working with the Yorks in the first place!“Dr Jones! What
Gabriel himself was stunned. All he heard just now was his father calling his name, which disgusted him so much that he couldn’t help but turn around to yell back.That was when he realized…how did he manage to hear his father? The two skin-colored hearing aids laid quietly on the floor. There was no mistake—he heard his father calling him with his own ears!When realization finally dawned upon him, Gabriel glanced at Melanie, who was looking back at him with a smile.It was a warm, genuine smile. It was also the first smile that came from the bottom of her heart since Jeffrey’s accident. It was great news that she felt sincerely happy about, and her happiness had nothing to do with the pickle she was in.“You’ve regained your hearing. Congratulations,” Melanie said to Gabriel.For some reason, she suddenly had the urge to cry.She simply followed the steps of treatment, carefully administering professional care to him, without holding out expectations that Gabriel would be c