Melanie’s smile was enough to stun Jeffrey.If it wasn’t because of the cheers from the people watching at the gate, he didn’t even know that he had momentarily lost his composure.The woman already took her seat in the passenger’s seat, and he walked over to the driver’s seat and gave her a stack of medical plasters. They had a strong herbal scent.“What are these?” Melanie couldn’t help but ask.“Medical plaster. For your wrist,” He said as he started the car.Melanie was shocked. “How did you know about my wrist...?”When she fell in the hidden passage, she was concentrating on the mechanism that opened the hidden door. She didn’t feel pain at all.Only when she went back to have supper did she feel the pain around her wrists. Could it be that he had seen it when she was instinctively rubbing it?“They said that it’ll take at least three months to heal a sprain like that. This plaster’s very good. If you put it on as instructed, you’ll suffer less than that.” The man said as
In Medonia, a private jet streaked through the sky.In the private jet, Linda was frowning deeply as she sat on a leather couch, an empty wine bottle in front of her.After what happened last night, all the factions in the Yanceys had come to her to ask for an explanation.How was she supposed to explain it?She was getting a migraine from all of this!She couldn’t go to Delfino, nor could she stay in Medonia, so she decided to fly her private jet to a place where no one could find her so she could wait out the storm.“Miss, are you going to leave just like this? Aren’t you going to placate the shareholders? It took you so much effort to get them on your side,” her trusted advisor asked, worried. “The only reason they supported me was because I managed to find their weakness! Now that something has happened to me, they’re even more anxious than I am! Those who know what to do will help me deal with the commotion in the company,” Linda said in disdain. Her eyes remained closed.
Looking at how anxious the man was, Melanie could only wave her hand apologetically. “My legs are numb...”“Then we can wait a little,” Jeffrey said as he helped her down. They were in no rush.Melanie thought that Jefford would use this chance to tease her, not expecting him to be so considerate all of a sudden. He didn’t seem like himself at all suddenly.“The movie’s over?” she asked.He nodded.“Then... What other arrangements do we have?”Originally, she didn’t care much about this so-called date. But after sleeping for two hours, she suddenly felt sorry for Jefford. That was why if he had more cliches planned, if he were to tell her right then and there, she would force herself to go through with it and work with him.However, Jefford simply said, “That’s all. It’s getting late. Let me send you back. Go to bed early tonight.“I see.”Melanie clicked her tongue.His sudden gentleness made her feel even more regretful about what happened.Before they left, Melanie saw th
“Ah, it’s so boring for someone as high-class as you to worry about something like that.”Melanie laughed as she was tickled by how annoyed he sounded. She relaxed and teased him instead.The thing that Maximilian wanted to tell her must be very important. Perhaps even more important than the conference that she was preparing, so of course she had to make some time to go over.How could the date that Jefford arranged be more important than this?“I’ll inform you of the location later. About lunch today, where are you? I’ll pick you up right now,” Jeffrey said.“It’s fine. This place is a bit far, so I’ll get a cab over.” Melanie refused his offer.But after she received the address and arranged the workflow, she noticed an eye-catching sports car at the gate before heading to the back door. Jefford was sitting in the driver’s seat, waiting.“How did you know I’m here?” Melanie said weakly as she got into the car.“The flyers for the York’s conference are being widely distribute
That’s right.She even had a son already!Melanie bit her lips and couldn’t help herself from thinking that.All of them were planning to get her and she had enough of it!“Is that what my grandma wanted?” Jeffrey asked as he tried to hold back his laughter.Maximilian nodded. “I’m fully onboard as well. You’re now allies. Marriage is something stronger than a mere alliance.”As if worried that Melanie would reject the plan, Maximilian even started to make a cost-benefit analysis for her. “The reason you came to the Yorks is to get support for Jefford, right? I heard everything about how you beat the Laddin Group, but till now they haven’t officially promised you anything, right?”Melanie frowned and thought about it.Joseph only told her that she had some authority over choosing the successor of the York family. But from how things looked right now, Harlow had already lost any chances of fighting back. Leo would naturally inherit all of the York family’s inheritance.But she
Melanie’s thoughts started to go wild.Jefford’s words instantly drew out the thing she buried deep in her heart.She had only married once in her life.There was no proposal, no wedding. She wasn’t even part of the process of getting their marriage certificate...If Jeffrey was still alive and remembered how they got married, would he be regretful about it too? That he didn’t prepare anything worthy of remembering for her?That was why sometimes even if the ceremony was not something important, it played a huge role for memories’ sake.The atmosphere was getting somewhat strange.Melanie cleared her throat as she joked, “As expected of the one with plenty of lovers. In the end, you still fell for someone too.”“Ha...”Jeffrey gave a helpless smile. “That’s why before I fall in love again, I have to make some proper preparations. I won’t make her and myself have any regrets.”“This ‘her’ isn’t me, alright. You don’t have to prepare anything. Save your strength. Use it when yo
“Do you really need to ask something so obvious?”Jeffrey calmly answered, “If there’s a need, then allow me to respond seriously. Yes, I’m currently courting Miss Melanie!”“Wow!”Everyone in the crowd gasped.There were very few scions who would openly inform that they were courting someone, unless they were too deeply in love and they found it quite urgent.They didn’t expect that Jefford was so urgent and didn’t even care to hide it.As everyone started to pay more attention, more people surrounded them. Melanie quickly dragged the eye-catching man to the side and said to the person behind her, “Everyone simply needs to pay more attention to the perfume. Don’t let the flowers steal everyone’s attention from it!”“Now that you’ve dragged me over here, they’ll become even more curious,” Jeffrey joked with a smile.As soon as Melanie turned around, she saw many people following them. She guessed that they wanted to see them kiss each other in some forgotten corner.She was go
Annie sent an invitation for a video call. Melanie patched it through, and she immediately called out to her.“Why aren’t you asleep yet? After calculating the time difference, it’s already one in the morning there!”“I shouldn’t have given you a like if I had known,” Melanie said with a smile.“Tsk, tsk. What did you encounter? Why are you smiling so obscenely?” Annie asked.“Endless Love’s launch conference had just ended, and it was a great success. Didn’t I tell you and William already?” she answered, using it as a shield.“Oh, honey. You can use that excuse to lie to someone else, but not me!”Annie pouted on the other side and said, “You’ll at most give a confident smile with the conference’s success, but your smile just now is so obscene, like the type you give when you’re falling in love!”“Ha.”Melanie let out a cold smile. Despite the distance between them, she was still able to get it so accurately.“Quick!”When Annie realized that she didn’t refute her words, she