Unbuttoning his shirt, Melanie frowned as her hands trembled involuntarily. Was it because she was still new to being a doctor, and not yet accustomed to dealing with such wounds? She pondered silently, lips tightly pressed together, as she undid all his buttons and removed his clothes soaked with sweat and blood. She didn’t expect his injuries to be so severe... "Did Linda do this to you?" she asked, furrowing her brows. Jeffrey didn't deny it. "How did you manage to escape from her?" she asked again. "Someone provided assistance, and I took advantage of the situation," he replied. Her brows furrowed even deeper as she examined his wounds. "Why did you suddenly set fire to Linda's house? Is it related to me?" "Huh?" Jeffrey closed his eyes, pretending not to have heard clearly. Melanie decided not to press further. "It's nothing." In fact, Jeffrey had heard her clearly. As clever as she was, she had guessed that he was deliberately diverting Linda's attention away
Melanie lowered her voice, and questioned the audacity of the man before her. “Are you asking for a favor, or giving instructions?” “Asking for a favor,” Jefford said, in a low and hoarse voice that sounded pitiful yet sensuous at the same time.Melanie looked away from his hot gaze. She flung his hand away, and stood up to close the glass door of the washroom. When she walked out of the washroom, she saw Gabriel holding a tray with a bowl of steaming hot ginger soup.“Thank you.” She reached out to take it.Gabriel hurriedly said, “Slow down, it’s hot. I added some sugar so it won’t taste too spicy.”“Oh,” Melanie muttered as she shut the door of the washroom tight.Meanwhile, the man closed in the washroom felt his heart being torn to shreds…-Melanie didn’t want to remain in the room for fear that Gabriel might suddenly need the washroom, thereby exposing Jefford hiding inside. She blew on the soup, trying to cool it down and gulp it down fast.She stuck her tongue out, a
“Melanie, are you asleep yet?”It was Gabriel.Melanie’s heart skipped a beat.Jefford, lying on the bed peacefully just a second ago, looked on in shock. His eyes were wide, as if he was worried about getting caught in the act.Melanie wanted to tell Gabriel she was already in bed, but was worried he might be here for something important. After a moment’s hesitation, she flung her blanket Jefford, hissing, “Hide yourself!”She smoothed out her pajamas, and opened the door. “What’s the matter?”Gabriel stood at the door in his gray silk pajamas, and asked with concern, “Are you still feeling unwell?” “I’m feeling better,” Melanie replied.“I can’t sleep, and came to chat with you,” Gabriel said as he made a move to enter her room.Melanie side-stepped him to block him from entering. “Umm… I’m about to turn in…”“So early?”Gabriel knew she was used to staying up late. What’s more, she was on unfamiliar grounds and that made her unable to fall asleep. Though he claimed he wa
“He… He…”Melanie pointed at the man who walked past her door with his hands in his pockets, looking as though she just saw a ghost.“Oh.”The servant looked back. and explained, “Our young master just returned this morning. You were still asleep then… His room is right next door to yours.”Melanie was surprised to see the man who walked past suddenly look back and wink at her.She clenched her fists hard and gritted her teeth, feeling thoroughly humiliated. Her eyes and her intellect were humiliated.He even said last night that he wasn’t planning on staying in her room. What he really meant was that he would be openly staying in another room!She had to admit, she didn’t see Jefford’s surprising response coming.Melanie wasn’t the only one, either. Linda herself was slightly confused, too.At the dining table, Mrs. Yancey, Linda, and Jefford had breakfast with Melanie and Gabriel. Linda looked skeptically at Jefford, who was enjoying his meal gracefully.The air in the room
“You handed me something so important without even telling me. Aren’t you afraid I’ll lose it?” Melanie asked.“Losing it would be better than letting someone who shouldn’t have it take it away,” Mrs. Yancey said frankly.Melanie pulled out a few needles from her pouch to reveal a small silk bag hidden inside. She returned it to its rightful owner, and said, “Check and see if all’s good.”Mrs. Yancey and Mrs. Hoffman pulled out the jade ring from inside the silk bag, checked it, and looked at each other with a nod.“To be honest with you, we had no choice when we put this with you and let you take it away.”Mrs. Yancey sighed as she confided everything.“At that time, someone was forcing me into a corner… But now that things are better and support for Jefford has stabilized, I’m not so worried about losing it now.”Melanie smiled as she continued applying the needles to Mrs. Yancey’s leg. “There’s no need for you to explain. I’ll just take it that I’ve never seen it before.”Mr
Gabriel did have feelings for Melanie, but he didn’t like such teasing that made Melanie feel awkward.“Miss Yancey, pardon us, but we have something else to attend to. Goodbye,” he said coldly. With that, he grabbed Melanie’s hand and made a move to leave.Behind them, Jeffrey, whose eyes were down the whole time, clenched the teacup in his hand hard.-As Melanie stepped into the car, Gabriel noticed she was in a bad mood and tried to comfort her. “Although Linda has no proof that you leaked the secret to the owner of Windborough Estate, she probably still wants to take revenge on you. Don’t take her words to heart.”Melanie pursed her lips, and shook her head.Gabriel may not know about it, but she knew very clearly why Linda was questioning her about the blood-stained bedsheets.At any other time, it was nothing extraordinary for a lady to soil the bedsheets during her period. Given Linda’s status, there was no need for her to question so much about it. She must have pursu
Throughout her pregnancy, delivery, recovery, and even going back to her home country and resuming her responsibilities in Jones Enterprise…Melanie had never once forgotten the hatred she bore for Nathan.She had given Nathan a chance. She did take Emma’s heart and was willing to let bygones be bygones, knowing that Nathan had hurt her out of his pain from losing his beloved sister.However, she subsequently discovered that Nathan hired a hitman to kill her beloved father.As if that was not enough, he killed the main surgeon in charge of her heart surgery to cover up the truth behind what had happened. He even attempted to make her mother face the same fate by hiring another hitman before her mother could find evidence.Although her mother’s life was saved, the woman remained unconscious till this day.Nathan caused Melanie to lose both her parents. That should have been more than enough to appease his anger, but perverse people are never satisfied!He didn’t want to see her h
Pam pursed her lips. After hesitating for a few seconds, she said, “Nathan…”Melanie’s eyes dimmed further. She glanced at the overly-sensuous gown that Pam was wearing, and asked, “Was he the one who gave you this gown?”“Yes,” Pam said, looking even more embarrassed.“How far have you two taken this relationship?” Melanie pressed further.“Huh…?” Pam exclaimed shyly.“Can you show me his text?” Melanie cut to the chase.Pam was surprised by Melanie’s request. After pondering for a moment, she swiped on her phone and raised it up. “You look really beautiful today. Can you come up and be with me?” Melanie couldn’t help but feel disgusted by Nathan’s thinly-veiled attempt at flirting.Most of the proceedings of the banquet were held on the first floor. Amidst the bright lights, colorful array of drinks, and hordes of beautiful women, it was common for guest rooms on the second floor to be reserved for some men who needed them…The banquet had already started. If Nathan didn’