Jefford, with a pale face, grinned. "Are you worried about me?" "I'm worried that you might suddenly drop dead, making me fall to the ground!" Melanie retorted, not pleased. Though her words were harsh, her body was honest. Seizing the moment of his hesitation, she jumped out of his arms. Startled, Jeffrey quickly bent down to protect her. "Be careful!" "It's you who should be careful!" Her eyes were fixed on the front of his shirt that was stained red with blood. "Let's go to the hospital immediately to bandage your wounds. They're splitting open!" she urged anxiously. "No need..." "What do you mean, no need?" Melanie was genuinely angry now, feeling that Jefford was indeed going mad. "With such serious injuries, why aren't you seeking treatment? Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Jeffrey chuckled softly. He could feel that his woman still cared about him, and not just a little bit. He wasn't someone who disregarded his own life. He had confidence in h
Their bodies were tightly pressed together, and in an instant, Jeffrey was enamored by Melanie’s familiar scent. Only she had this ability to make his mind go blank and surrender his rationality! At this moment, Melanie was also bewildered. The man's kisses were so passionate and his caresses so affectionate that it unexpectedly stirred up her longing for Jeffrey. But she quickly regained her senses, realizing that the man had already kissed her neck and was moving downward. She snapped out of it. She blocked the man's mouth with the alcohol swab in her hand! The pungent smell of alcohol hit his brain through his mouth and nose. Jeffrey also gradually sobered up, and only then did he see her fierce eyes staring at him. She was holding the surgical forceps with a grim expression. "I'm sorry..." He let go of her, suddenly apologizing. Melanie didn't dare to relax and continued to grip the "weapon" in her hand tightly, thinking that Jefford was indeed sick. He was pr
Annie was skeptical and said mechanically, "I'm at William's house. I'll send you the address, but it’s so late now. Shouldn't you be resting?" "I'll rest after I check on him!" Melanie hung up the phone without another word and left the house. - Melanie instructed the driver to speed up and take her to William's house. Annie soon came to open the door for her, and Melanie asked as soon as she entered, "Where's William?" "I-Inside," Annie stammered and led her in. Annie did not know why Melanie was in such a hurry. It was her boyfriend who was injured, wasn’t it?In the bedroom, William was half-lying on the bed with both hands bandaged. On the bedside table were two fruit platters, showing how well Annie was taking care of him. "Annie, I didn't have time to eat on the way here. Is there anything to eat? Get me something," she said, wanting to send Annie away. Annie nodded quickly. "Yes, there is. I'll heat it up for you, you can't eat anything cold now." With that, she
Hearing Annie finally sent Melanie away, William heaved a sigh of relief in the bedroom. He quietly picked up his phone and drafted a message to Jeffrey. "President, the madam suspects that I’m injured because I was with you that night..." - A week ago, on the night of the engagement banquet. As planned, William arranged tight security, with bodyguards overtly and covertly ensuring Jeffrey's car safely arrived at the banquet hotel as they wanted to be ready in case someone attacked them on the road. Unexpectedly, Linda used everything she had this time, even hiring assassins, who intercepted the cars of their security team as well as Jeffrey's car... It was crucial to stop Jeffrey’s forces. William and his team had quickly escaped their restraints, only to learn that Jeffrey had been taken away and had not shown up at the engagement banquet. They searched everywhere and finally spotted the car heading to the outskirts, eventually finding Jeffrey in a warehouse in the coun
Jeffrey went to the restroom and walked out nonchalantly. Unexpectedly, he was suddenly pulled into a nearby storeroom. The person had considerable strength! He instantly became alert and twisted the arm of the person hiding in the shadows! "Ah…!" Surprisingly, he heard a woman's groan. Upon closer inspection, Jeffrey realized that it wasn't an assassin who pulled him into the storeroom, but Melanie. "What are you doing here? Did I hurt you?" he hurriedly asked, clumsily massaging her arm. Melanie irritably shook off his hand. The pain wasn’t so bad. "Why did you pull me like that? It's dangerous, you know? Don't ever do that again!" Jeffrey frowned, still feeling the scare. If he had reacted a bit faster or used a bit more force just now, he could have broken her arm! Melanie pursed her lips. Why did her using the same tactic as Jefford yield such poor results? She intended to intimidate Jefford into telling the truth in a moment of panic,but she ended up scari
“Wait a minute!” Just as Melanie was about to step out of the storeroom, the man behind her grabbed her wrist. She turned around, her eyes full of suspicion as she looked at him. "What do you want to say?" "I want to know what you are suspecting me of." Jeffrey quickly took control of the situation, responding as Jefford would have in unexpected circumstances. If he were Jefford, he would be confused by her sudden probing. "I remember... when we first met, you didn’t talk to me like this." Melanie adjusted her stance slightly and tilted her head, looking up at the tall man. "What’s strange is, I don’t know when it started, but your rudeness, arrogance, and disrespect all disappeared, like you've become a different person. Why is that?" "Don't you know?" Jeffrey responded unflinchingly. "Are you avoiding my question?" Melanie asked calmly. Jeffrey smiled frankly. "That's because I didn’t know you at the beginning, but later, I fell in love with you. How could I be so
"Yes,” William replied subconsciously. After he spoke, he realized that Annie was staring at him, so he hurriedly corrected his statement. "I will make some adjustments right away." Actually, William was quite puzzled and wanted to ask why, but Jeffrey sounded urgent, making William understand that the situation was critical. Besides, Jeffrey must have his reasons, and all he needed to do was to comply. "Sorry, let's pause for now. There was a problem with the proposal just now, so I need to make some adjustments." William hung up the phone and apologized to Annie. "Okay.” Annie seemed a bit smug. William left, and Annie quickly reported the latest situation to Melanie, saying that William was originally calm and even took her to see a movie, but he suddenly received a phone call, seemed very respectful to the caller, and then quickly went out to make adjustments... Melanie blinked. A sudden change in plans? Could it be that Jeffrey discovered something? She unconscious
The car ride was smooth. During the journey, Melanie, feeling he was driving too slowly, impatiently urged, "You rarely drive?" "Which type of car are you referring to?" Jeffrey teased, portraying Jefford’s unlikable persona. "A real car." Melanie resisted showing her impatience and said calmly, "Can you drive faster? I'm worried that something will happen before we even get to your house!" Jeffrey glanced at her abdomen unconsciously. He was driving so steadily mainly because he was considering her physical condition… - The car arrived at Jefford's home in Harbor City. Before getting out, Melanie sent her location to Annie, telling her she was at Jefford's house, just in case she needed a way out. She got out of the car and followed Jefford into the villa. "Make yourself at home," Jeffrey said. "Okay," Melanie responded and did not hold back at all. She did not even have a drink and immediately started exploring the house—bedroom, bathroom, dining room—looking for