The owner’s grayish-white brows twitched. He didn’t expect that Melanie would know so much. “Seems like you know more than I thought. However, you only know half of it.”“What do you mean?”“The jade ring is half of a pair. Mrs. Yancey has been keeping one of them, and she has passed the other one to Jeffrey’s mom...”“Is there a meaning to separating the two?” Melanie asked.“Of course there is.”The owner started to explain. “When overseas, all the Yancey Group’s employees will need to obey the orders of the one with the jade ring as if they have met the confirmed scion. However, that’s to the outsiders. For insiders, the Yancey Group’s board will acknowledge the one with both jade rings as the true scion.” That was why Jefford wanted to get his support!Melanie finally understood the reason!But...“If this is so important, why didn’t you take this back to the Yanceys after so many years?” she asked doubtfully.The owner then nodded and explained...“Your suspicion also
“How do we try?” Gabriel asked.When he looked into Melanie’s determined eyes, he knew that she had a plan.“I’ll go see him and deal with him accordingly,” Melanie said.They couldn’t delay. She asked her colleagues at the fragrance department to prepare all the verification documents. Once the materials were all ready, she would need to see Locke as soon as possible.However...Saving the Morgan Group was more important than the launch of her fragrance.The remaining partners that were not going to continue with their contract would have their contracts expire in five days.Which meant that she only had five days!Melanie opened her mobile. The first row on her missed calls list was an unfamiliar number that she hadn’t picked up. She gave it a look and made a risky decision.-Night.Melanie was in the baby’s room back in the base, trying to get little Ermin to sleep.They all said that babies who came unexpectedly were here to return the favor to their parents. Ermin’s t
Melanie didn’t like to hear Jefford expressing his care for her. His half-genuine tone made her feel uneasy, and so she used this chance to tease him, saying, “Seems like the bathroom is your favorite place.”“Not exactly.”Jeffrey knew that she wanted to run, and so followed along with her conversation and said, “If you want to blame someone, blame how the Yanceys like to renovate things to the point that the best path to use is through the bathroom.”He came closer and looked at her under the moonlight.Every time after she had to travel a long distance, she would look very pale. This time, he was even more upset as her face had become pale due to the cold.Melanie didn’t notice how he was looking at her differently. She grabbed the remote control on her bedside table and switched on a small night lamp nearbyAnd then, she grabbed a stack of documents that she had prepared earlier from under her pillow. She needed Jefford to become familiar with Jeffrey’s movements and habits.
The next second, Melanie grabbed Jeffrey’s hand and held it to her face. She was craving the sweetness of this moment.“Don’t go, Jeffrey... Don’t go...”Jeffrey was stunned as he nodded. “Alright, I won’t go.”Melanie seemed to be very happy at his words, and she finally smiled and closed her eyes.Only then did Jeffrey know that she was only half conscious.He could relax because of that.He bent over and gave her forehead a deep kiss.Then, he once again moved the hair on her face and used a handkerchief to wipe the sweat on itJeffrey didn’t sleep for the whole night because he was drowning in feelings of happiness from the documents that she had organized. He also kept on changing the wet towel on her forehead.By the latter half of the night, her fever was finally gone. Her breathing had calmed down, and he could let out a breath of relief.He extended his hand to comb her thick hair and touch her red face. She was right in front of him. The deep longing he had for her
This grandson of hers... Since when was he afraid of the sun? He was coming out with all these ridiculous things. Not to mention that the weather wasn’t too sunny, the matron couldn’t help but think.But it was exactly because of his chaotic nature that made even Linda unable to do anything to him. Ever since she took Jefford back, had Linda had temporarily stopped being so brutal against those of her own blood.“You’ve been spending so much time outside for the past few days. You’re so skinny now. Don’t forget that you just recovered,” the matron told him.“I know,” Jefford answered.Everyone in the room had initially been chatting, but the moment Jefford showed up, they all fell silent. Everyone was there enjoying the show of a grandmother taking care of her beloved grandson.After a while, Mrs. Hoffman, who was next to the bed, then reminded her, “Madam, Doctor Melanie is here too.”Only then did the matron raise her eyes and looked at the back. She then noticed Melanie and sa
Look, listen, question, and investigate.Melanie raised her eyes to look at the matron. The matron’s expression was filled with unwillingness, as if she was scared of doctors.And judging from her pulse, her sickness wasn’t very serious. These symptoms were also quite common of a urinary tract infection.It was easier for females to get this disease than males, and far easier for middle-aged females to get it.Jeffrey cleared his throat and asked, “What do you think?”Melanie looked at the matron. Melanie felt that it might be a little awkward if she were to openly announce the diagnosis in front of everyone, so she didn’t directly say it and instead asked, “What is the prescription from the doctor?”The maid immediately gave her the prescription. Melanie gave it a look and knew that the herbal medicine that he’d prescribed was correct.Just like what that doctor said, normally, it wouldn’t take that long...Perhaps there was something else in play?Just as she was thinking ab
“However, there’s something else.”Melanie turned around and looked at the butler. “I’m going to stay here for the next few days until the madam’s illness has recovered.”“Do you have to?”The butler was clearly unhappy.Obviously, the Yanceys didn’t want her to stay that long. But how was she supposed to train that unruly man if she didn’t?“You can’t compare herbal meals to normal meals. I need to personally prepare it and adjust it according to the patient’s needs in time. Only then will it help the patient.” Melanie had already prepared what to say.She looked at the butler’s mixed reaction. He wasn’t willing to entertain her...Linda wasn’t at home. And last time, at the party, she broke the hand of that pianist just so she could deal with Derrick who announced his return openly. For the past two days, she had been paying full attention to suppress the news, unable to split her attention between two places.However, before Linda left, she told the butler to be wary of Jeff
Jeffrey raised his eyebrow and smiled before he followed her in.When the staff who were fighting inside the kitchen saw Jeffrey, they gave each other a glance and quickly left.The entire kitchen was empty. Melanie was troubled as not even a cook stayed behind.She wanted to find a live duck, but she didn’t know where to find one.At this time, Jeffrey waved his hand and said, “Go. Listen to the doctor. Do you need a live duck or a slaughtered one?”“A live one.”Only now did she know that Jefford brought his people to help.Jefford’s subordinates worked very efficiently. They quickly went out and grabbed a duck from where they were raising poultry. She looked at it and said, “It’s too fat. Find one that’s skinnier.”After a while, the man that grabbed the duck came by saying that the one it caught was already the skinniest. But it was still a bit fat.“That’ll do for the time being. I’ll personally make the duck soup. All you need to do is prepare it for me,” Melanie said.