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
Gabriel held Melanie back. “Stay in the car. I’ll head out to take a look.”Melanie nodded.However, Gabriel didn’t return after a long while. Melanie could hear the old lady’s cries and wails from in the car. She sounded as though she was in a lot of pain. Curious, Melanie stepped out of the car and walked toward them, accompanied by a bodyguard.When she drew closer to them, she heard the old lady crying while surrounded by her bodyguards.“Why must I leave? I’m not leaving! I’m so sick, I can’t possibly put myself through the torment of being on a plane…”“Madam, since you’re ill, we’ll take you to the hospital right away!”The bodyguard tried to hold her, but the old lady wrapped her arms around her knees and sat on the floor, refusing to budge. “Don’t touch me! I’m one step away from being paralyzed. I can’t afford to let my legs be manhandled!”The old lady spoke with such authority, it stopped her bodyguards in their tracks. The chief bodyguard barked, “Hurry! Get the doc
The old lady stared at Melanie in surprise, who then winked back at her before adding, “Ma’am, your leg is very badly injured. I’m not equipped to treat it. It’s better for you to wait for your usual doctor to check on it. Meanwhile, you must avoid traveling long distances.” “Sigh, I got it,” the old woman nodded obediently.The bodyguards heard what Melanie said, and felt put on the spot. Yet, they couldn’t risk paralyzing the old lady and had no choice but to report the situation to their master.Melanie tried to stand up upon seeing the tables turn, but had to rely on Gabriel’s help to get on her feet due to her heavy belly.“You’re Mr. Frost, aren’t you? Your wife is so kind-hearted.”The old lady couldn’t help but praise Melanie, who extended a helping hand despite being heavily pregnant.A look of awkwardness flashed past Melanie’s face, but she didn’t say anything further to the old lady and turned to leave with Gabriel by her side.When she walked past the old lady’s bo
Melanie stayed in Professor Turner’s base for a few days.Jefford did not appear again, as she expected.Her interactions with him that night felt like a dream she was rudely awakened from…With regard to Gabriel’s condition, Melanie had a video call with Professor Turner and expressed her wishes for him to come back so both of them can thoroughly check Gabriel in person. However, the professor said that he was still unable to return as issues had cropped up with research in Medonia. Until he could find a solution for them, he had to remain there for the time being.However, it wasn’t ideal to delay Gabriel’s treatment, either. As such, Melanie decided to bring Gabriel back to Medonia so she and Professor Turner could jointly assess Gabriel’s condition and adjust their treatment plan for him.Coincidentally, she had left the Yorks for over two weeks. She was getting concerned about her mother’s condition, and it was about time for her to visit her mother in person.Gabriel knew
The charity ball hit its climax right after the award ceremony.The host went on stage to announce the finale auction segment, and invited all guests to take their seats. All proceeds from the auction would be donated by the auction house to a foundation to benefit children in need.Gabriel escorted Melanie to one of the seats in the first row, but Mr Frost swooped down on them before they could take their seats.“Dr. Jones, have you settled down in Professor Turner’s research base? If not, you’re always welcome back to my house.”“I’m fine, thank you,” Melanie replied politely.Mr Frost smiled awkwardly. “Dr. Jones, my sister was rude to you before. I trusted her too easily. It was wrong of me to doubt your medical skills and sincerity! I arranged for Gabriel to bring you to this auction so I can find a chance to make it up to you. Feel free to bid for anything you please, especially that emerald locket. I think it’s the most ideal gift for your baby.”He then said to Gabriel, “
The first thing Melanie saw when she turned around was Jefford, but her attention was then drawn to the woman next to him.They looked as though they had just appeared. Jefford was settling down on his chair when he raised his big sign, and the woman next to him was adjusting her shawl and bag strap…It was that woman who was holding onto his arm and behaving intimately with him at the ball… It seemed their relationship was rather stable, Melanie thought.Jefford put his sign down, sat down, and looked up a while later to return Melanie’s gaze.That hot gaze pierced through the dim room like a spotlight, so bright it almost turned night to day.Her heart started thumping wildly. She subconsciously sat up straight as she tried her best to calm herself down and turn her attention back to the emerald locket on stage.Yet, she could still feel that cold gaze fixed on her, making her hair raise.“30 million dollars! The young master of the Yancey family has placed his bid! 30 million
Melanie found the voice familiar, and turned back to look.It was the old lady who pretended to have an injured leg, the one she helped on the road before. The old lady was seated behind her, and smiled at Melanie.“Pardon me, beautiful doctor. This grandson of mine is cheeky, and has no clue that you two want the locket for a reason,” she said. “Go ahead and bid for it. I promise you, he won’t dare to raise that sign again.”Melanie rubbed her chest, feeling slightly stuffy and uncomfortable. “Ma’am, there’s no need for that. We don’t really want it that much. Mr. Yancey can have it.”“How about this? Since you saved me before, Jefford can buy this locket. We’ll send it to your family as an expression of my gratitude,” the old lady offered generously.“There really is no need for that,” Melanie said without a smile. Then, she turned to say to Gabriel, “I feel slightly unwell. Let’s go.”Gabriel looked tense the moment Melanie said that. He didn’t care about compensating Melanie
When Melanie and Gabriel left the hall, they could feel the cold air from outside.However, Melanie found the fresh air exceedingly comforting. She felt suffocated inside earlier…Just as the chill started getting to her as she waited for a taxi outside, she suddenly felt a warmth on her shoulders. She realized it was Gabriel putting his jacket over her.“Thank you,” she said, without turning her head back.“Don’t overthink things. It’s bad for your health,” Gabriel advised.Gabriel had clearly sensed that there was a reason behind her discomfort, despite her best attempts to control her emotions. Melanie smirked helplessly and self-derisively.Jefford Yancey…A man with a fiancé who kept provoking her every night by climbing through her windows… He even tried to…How could a man like that remind her of Jeffrey? She shouldn’t be so wildly obsessed over a man who resembled Jeffrey in mere appearance, Melanie berated herself.-The moment the Yancey family car drove Jefford,