"By the way... I feel like Mr. Hardy's face... looks familiar..." Melanie could only change the subject. "Don't change the topic," Jeffrey said. "I'm serious," Melanie insisted firmly. This thought had been in her mind since she entered the room, but now that she was closer, she could see his fake face more clearly, so the feeling was stronger. "Really? Am I really great?" Jeffrey began to misinterpret. "Only men who can't perform seek confidence through words. How could you be compared to those people?" Melanie adeptly saved herself, then lightly pushed aside the arm holding her. She then stood up and moved away. "Your phone vibrated. Why don't you check it?" After all, she was his woman. No matter how clever she was, she was still loved by him. Jeffrey raised an eyebrow and grabbed his phone from the bedside. It was a message from his subordinate. "Boss, the location has been confirmed. Mr. Castillo is in the two innermost rooms of the warehouse, with two doors and ab
Just now, Melanie was focused on doing her makeup, but being in an unfamiliar and dangerous environment, she was on high alert. She was sure the door hadn't been opened, so how did Anthony come in? "I heard you've been taking good care of Mr. Hardy?" Anthony continued to approach her, his eyes gleaming with malice! "Anthony, aren't you... supposed to be meeting Mr. Hardy for something important?" Melanie tried to warn him with Greg’s identity. "I figured I would come to you first before I went to him." Anthony wasn't afraid. He forced her to move backward until her back was against the dressing table, leaving her no way to retreat. Such a beautiful woman was carefully selected by Hank to be given to him! Why should others get a taste too? "Didn’t you say just now that you were willing to serve me only? Why are you so flirtatious to Mr. Hardy?" Anthony grabbed her by the neck and tore open her neckline. - Jeffrey had been following Milo for a while. He felt a bit uneas
After speaking, Melanie's eyes narrowed slightly. Her mind made up, she turned to walk toward the closet where Anthony had just hidden. Jeffrey's bodyguard naturally knew that someone had been here just now, so he followed Melanie closely to protect her. However, after Melanie searched around the closet, she found no sign of anyone hiding there. The window in the closet was narrow, and there were no traces of it being opened. Yet, Anthony had clearly hidden here just now, so how could there be no one? It could only mean that there was a secret passage here. She relaxed her wrinkled brows and went out. She then picked up a delicate bottle of perfume and said, "Wait for me. I'll go with you to deliver the medicine to Mr. Hardy." "Yes." The bodyguard naturally obeyed her. Melanie changed into another outfit and touched up her makeup. She poured the contents of the small perfume bottle into the sink, filled it with water, and then held it in her hand. Then, she followed J
Melanie downed a glass of alcohol without hesitation. "Good! You’re bold!" Anthony, on the side, squinted his eyes and smirked, waving his hand at the girls. In response, the girl who had been downing alcohol just now stood in front of Melanie, and the other girls began to set up drinks on the table, preparing for a showdown between the two. One of the girls handed Melanie a glass of liquor. Melanie's eyes flickered for a moment, but she didn't take it. It was a cocktail. She could smell its fruity aroma. It was rum, and without a doubt, it was Bacardi rum, the one she was most allergic to! "What's wrong? Are you afraid?" The girl offering the drink sneered at Melanie. Melanie was thinking about finding an excuse to replace all the cocktails set up behind her, when "Mr. Hardy" on the sofa said, "Cocktails are so beautiful, so how can they be used for drinking contests? Keep it simple. I want beauties, not drunkards..." Melanie took the opportunity to continue, "Mr.
Although she didn't want to, there were so many people watching her. Melanie knew that her current identity was that of a girl enticing Greg, so she could only smile as charmingly as possible. Then, she took a step back and lightly sat on Jefford’s lap, giving him a gentle peck on the cheek. Instantly, two red marks were left on Jefford's face... "Run along now." Jeffrey smiled indulgently. Melanie smiled, got up, and walked toward the private room's exit. As she walked, she cursed in her heart! This Jefford! Just wait until she left this place! The next time she saw him, she would definitely find an opportunity to teach him a lesson as revenge for this kiss! - Melanie lingered in the restroom for a while, but eventually had to return to the private room. Although she wasn't sure if Jefford would still take advantage of her, Nathan could come at any moment, so she had to stay with Jeffrey or she might miss the opportunity to act. On the way back, when she pass
The man's body was scorching hot as it pressed tightly against Melanie, whose clothes were thin. Only then did she realize why his face was flushed red and why he was sweating profusely. It was probably because someone spiked the alcohol in the private room just now! "No." Melanie pushed her elbows back and struggled in his embrace. But Jefford’s embrace seemed to tighten like magic as she struggled more. "They gave me some aphrodisiac... Melanie... I really want you..." "You need to calm down! Hold on!" Melanie bit her lip, feeling a bit flustered. She never expected Jeffrey to be manipulated by someone! She quickly reminded herself to calm down and tried to speak in a formal tone, "We still have important matters to attend to, and time is of the essence. I believe in your willpower; you can definitely resist it!" "Uh!" The man behind her paused at her words and loosened his grip. Melanie had been struggling, so she fell onto the sheepskin rug beside the sofa hard.
Jeffrey snatched the perfume from Melanie's hand, straightened his shirt, and walked toward the door. After hearing the report from his subordinate, Jeffrey turned to Melanie and said, "You go with him!" "Is Nathan here?" Melanie asked as she approached. "Almost." Jeffrey nodded. Without hesitation, Melanie threw away the baseball bat in her hand and prepared to leave. Before leaving, she saw Jefford taking a mask from another subordinate and putting it on his face. Then, he mounted a dagger at his waist. "What about you? Where are you going?" she asked, puzzled. "I will make anyone who dares to touch my woman pay!" Jeffrey's eyes flashed with determination behind the mask as he spoke to her. His woman? Did he mean... her? Melanie was puzzled, but she didn't have time to dwell on it. She leaned close to Jefford’s ear and whispered, "There's a secret passage in the closet. That's how Anthony came into the room." She wanted to give him a way out. "I got it. With me
When they were rescuing Hank from the club, Melanie noticed an opened sewage cover near the club's exit. It wasn't empty inside; she had vaguely seen a staircase! So, she speculated that it should be an exit for a secret passage. Furthermore, the bedroom she and Jeffrey were in had a secret passage in the closet. This club's underground probably had numerous secret passages. Once there was gunfire above, hiding in the secret passage would be safe. She wanted to go back and find Jefford through the secret passage. Besides, she had told Jefford that there was a secret passage in the closet in the bedroom. Perhaps Jeffrey was hiding in the secret passage, waiting for someone to pick him up. At this thought, Melanie hastened her steps without hesitation. With one of Jefford’s bodyguards with her, Melanie found the sewage entrance outside the club. Inside was indeed a narrow staircase leading to a secret passage! "Is this the southeast corner of the club?" Melanie asked. "Ye
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.