Why was it Jefford again? Why did he show up everywhere?! Melanie was speechless. She lowered her head to greet the man approaching. He was followed by Maximilian’s two assistants, who brought a narrow bed for him to lie down on so she can freely perform acupuncture. In front of others, Jeffrey had to maintain Jefford's tone. "Dr. Jones, do I need to take off my clothes?" His straightforwardness amused several old doctors, who were watching the scene. Melanie sighed, feeling embarrassed and helpless. Since she had already agreed earlier, she could only accept her fate. "Take off your shirt," she said sternly. Without a word, Jeffrey removed his shirt. She had seen the wounds on his body before, so seeing them again this time didn't surprise her. She opened her acupuncture kit, and prepared to insert needles into him. Unexpectedly, he asked again, "Just the shirt? Do I not need to take off my pants? We're all men here, so it doesn't matter if I strip completely." Th
“Young man, all of us could tell. No matter what feelings you harbor for Dr. Jones, you must choose your words carefully. If the treatment was good, just say so. If you didn’t feel anything, just be honest.”“Yes, medical sciences are to be taken seriously.” Some of the older doctors who were eager to learn hurriedly reminded Jeffrey, for fear that he might shoot his mouth off.Maximilian’s voice boomed from upstairs, “My boy, it’s fine to fool around in other matters, but not in medicine. That would be sacrilegious.”Jeffrey said with a smirk, “Don’t worry, everyone. I admit I do have feelings for the beautiful Dr. Jones. While she doesn’t reciprocate those feelings, I will speak the truth.”He glanced at Melanie, and said, “Around 15 minutes after Dr. Jones began the needle therapy, I felt my head turning warmer, especially in this area.”Jeffrey pointed at the middle part of his head.“That’s GV 24, along the middle of the forehead,” one of the older doctors commented.“It
Melanie turned around, and saw Jefford running out toward them.Professor Turner walked off first. Jefford approached Melanie and said, “When can I go find you tomorrow?”“What do you want to find me for?” she asked unceremoniously.“For my treatment.”Jeffrey refused to let this opportunity slip by. “You said it yourself just now that a doctor will never reject a patient unless he is untreatable. You proved it today that you can treat my condition.”Melanie furrowed her brows in irritation. “I’ll contact you again.”She was in no mood to argue with him, and turned around to leave. Jeffrey called out to her again, asking, “Did you use to know Maximilian?”“Why do you ask that?” Melanie turned around again to look at him, sensing something behind his question.“He looked rather agitated when he saw you on the second floor,” Jeffrey said bluntly.Melanie’s heart thumped. Was it really true that Maximilian knew her long ago? Was he just pretending that he was not familiar with he
“His skin and his flesh don’t look like his own,” Professor Turner said succinctly.Melanie’s eyes widened slightly. She had been trying to find the words to describe the feeling that Maximilian gave her. Now that she thought about it, the professor’s description was very apt indeed!“He probably looks the same as you’ve described,” she said. “I found it strange when I saw him, and I wondered why he looked like that. Was he grievously injured, and did he undergo a skin transplant? But existing skin grafting technologies are very advanced…”“Heaven knows! Perhaps this is how the heavens punish the perverts. He looked like that since I knew him ten years ago…that’s why he doesn’t like meeting people.”Professor Turner turned around. After a while, he asked, “Oh, yes. Is Jefford Yancey still bugging you?”Melanie nodded helplessly in silence.“Do you…” Professor Turner asked.“I have no feelings for him whatsoever!” she said firmly.Professor Turner said with a smile, “As long as
Although Melanie had no idea how Jefford got acquainted with Maximilian, she could tell that Maximilian regarded Jefford highly. He and even called Jefford, “my boy”.Perhaps the Yanceys had ties with Maximilian.If the Yorks provided Maximilian with something he needed, it made sense that Maximilian would treat Jefford, the likely heir of Yancey Group, with respect.Melanie sighed inwardly.Although she wanted to keep her distance from that hooligan, it was getting clearer and clearer to her that he was getting involved in many things. Rather than shunning him, it was a better idea to be aggressive and make use of him instead.“Melanie, what exactly is going on in your mind? Who is this important guest you mentioned?” Annie asked anxiously. She didn’t like being left on a cliffhanger. “I haven’t made my final decision yet. I’ll tell you after I think through things.” Melanie decided to keep things secretive for the time being, lest everyone started worrying about her.After
“Why don’t you make a guess?” Professor Turner said teasingly with a smile. “Gabriel! Who else were you expecting?”Melanie pursed her lips, suddenly feeling helpless. She wasn’t expecting anyone!Gabriel was excited to hear that he could accompany Melanie on her visit to Maximilian’s place. Not only did he carefully reflect upon his treatment experience before his ears fully healed, but he even dressed himself up well in a high-couture suit and a suave hairstyle, making sure that every detail conveyed how highly he regarded the meeting.Melanie and Gabriel sat in a car that drove them to Maximilian’s house.The servants saw that it was Melanie and brought her straight upstairs, where Maximilian was waiting.“This must be Mr. Frost.”“I’m Gabriel. Nice to meet you, Dr. Maximilian,” Gabriel greeted politely.Maximilian didn’t respond to his greeting. Instead, he signaled for Gabriel to sit down and began to feel his pulse without further ado.“I’ve looked into the cases you shar
It was the perfect opportunity for Melanie to ask about the genetic super-technology that was injected in her body…She took a deep breath, and paved the way for her story. “Dr. Maximilian, your skills amaze me. If anyone else had diagnosed all these about me, I might suspect that he had known me for a long time.”She deliberately said that, and observed the changes in Maximilian’s face. However, he remained calm and composed, with a half smile on his face.Melanie refused to give up on this opportunity to dig for more information, and pressed on, “Oh, yes. Dr. Maximilian, since you are able to diagnose my condition years ago, are you able to tell if I have something injected in me that’s not supposed to be there? Such as some kind of genetic super-technology that’s highly-advanced in the medical field?”“Genetic super-technology?” Maximilian narrowed his eyes, which still looked unreal to Melanie.“Yes. I heard from Professor Turner that you’re interested in this field, so I want
Melanie sat on the backseat, looking at Gabriel collapsing at the entrance and subsequently forcing himself to his feet. She was torn between wanting to laugh and being shocked speechless.She and her driver stepped out of the car to help Gabriel up. He looked back to see Jefford standing at the door with his legs crossed, looking like a bystander watching the fun. Gabriel quickly looked away.A loser had no right to say anything. He turned to walk to the car, but Melanie stopped in her tracks. She could see through Jefford’s pretense in one look.She smirked and walked straight up to Jefford. “Mr. Yancey, you’re very fit, aren’t you?”“Hmm.”Jeffrey held his chin up, looking as though victory was naturally his.“Seems like you aren’t really ill. In that case, let’s forget about our needle therapy sessions,” Melanie said.Jeffrey stood up and said anxiously, “Don’t. The needle therapy sessions are good to have.” Melanie smirked as she glanced swiftly at his leg. “Fine. In that
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.