The more Melanie thought about it, the more frightened she became. Tiny beads of sweat formed on her nose.Just then, her phone rang. She quickly regained her composure and answered it."Melanie, I'm outside the gate, I won't come in." Gabriel was here to pick her up."Okay, I'll be right out." Melanie quickly touched up her makeup with some powder before heading out."You look beautiful today," Gabriel sincerely complimented her."Really?" Melanie replied listlessly."This traditional dress suits you perfectly, and the color is lovely," Gabriel praised, trying his best to be genuine in his compliments."Didn't you notice I've gained a bit of weight?" Melanie deliberately asked as she stood by the car door."Not at all!"Gabriel dared not mention her weight gain, especially her stomach. He didn't even dare to look at it for fear of upsetting her.Melanie sighed inwardly. Well, whether she was getting thicker around the waist was something only she knew for sure.In the car
"Haha!"A burst of wild laughter erupted from the group of spoiled young men."That woman’s got curves in all the right places. As long as she's decent in bed, you could go all night with her. It's no wonder Mr. Frost is smitten and can’t take his eyes off her!"The more they talked, the more vulgar they became. Jeffrey couldn't take it any longer. He spun around and walked over, "Who are you talking about?!""Mr. Yancey!" The young heirs immediately stood up straight, wary of Jeffrey’s unpredictable expression, not daring to say more. "We weren’t saying anything...""Watch your mouths!" With a sharp glare, Jeffrey turned to leave.The most outspoken of the group clenched his fists, mustering the courage to call out after him, "We were talking about Mr. Frost and his fiancee. What's wrong, Mr. Yancey? Don't tell me you want in on the action too?"Unexpectedly, someone dared to provoke him!Jeffrey paused, then turned back with a cold, intimidating look.The others quickly aver
"You’re wearing a traditional dress again today!" Jeffrey set the tone for their skit, "Didn’t you say you only wear traditional dresses for someone you like?""I came with Gabriel, so I obviously wore it for him," Melanie replied with a natural touch of pride."You didn’t used to like Gabriel!" Jeffrey’s voice grew emotional and harsh."Speaking of which, I have to thank you, Mr. Yancey. Since you ran away from the engagement, I realized that Gabriel and I are a perfect match!""And what makes you two such a perfect match?!""Our personalities complement each other. We can talk about anything, and we’re in sync.""In sync, just in conversation, huh?! Hah, can his aloof and indifferent demeanor match you in bed?!" Jeffrey naturally brought up the topic a few spoiled brats had been discussing earlier.He obviously knew that Linda actually instigated the discussion about Melanie among those young heirs! Now he was tying their conversation to make Linda, who was eavesdropping, beli
"Why did you take so long? Are you feeling unwell?" Noticing that she looked unwell, Gabriel asked Melanie with concern after she came out. "I just touched up my makeup," she said and pursed her lips. "Come on, the new product presentation is about to start." Gabriel took her hand and led her to their seats. Yancey Group's business was huge, spanning multiple fields, from traditional industries like trade and transportation to modern industries like luxury and technology. At this anniversary celebration, they were showcasing a high-end VR gaming headset. Users simply needed to wear the headset and hold the remote, which was easy to use, to fully immerse themselves in their desired storyline. After a while, the lights and sound effects were set. The VR product manager picked up the microphone and began introducing their product to the guests. "Our team worked overtime to rush out a new storyline for the VR headset before the anniversary celebration. It recreates daily in
"Mr. Yancey?" The product manager looked at Jefford in surprise. "Mr. Yancey, you’re indeed leading by example. Of course you would test out your own product first. Please join us on stage!" Jefford quickly got on stage, and he even stood on the other side of Melanie deliberately. Melanie blinked and thought that Jefford was smart. Since Gabriel and her were on stage together, he naturally wouldn't miss the chance to stir things up. This, however, made things a bit difficult for Gabriel. Seeing Jefford standing close to Melanie, Linda's gaze turned sinister. Soon, all four men were selected. The product manager said, "Please wait a moment. Our staff is preparing the draw lots, and all eight of you will be paired up shortly." Soft music played to fill the pause. At this time, a subordinate hurriedly walked up to Linda and whispered, "Miss, our people backstage just saw Mr. Jefford instructing the person in charge of the draw..." "He wants to be paired with Melanie?"
There was an uproar from the audience. Although there were only four slips of paper, there was only a 25% chance that Jefford would draw Melanie’s name. Drawing the same name twice in a row was too much of a coincidence. Jefford's face finally eased up. Now, it was Gabriel's face that looked grim. Linda sat silently in the audience, smiling without a word. Jefford had indeed tampered with the draw. This time, Gabriel couldn't say anything. The staff moved the draw box to the other three men, who each drew a name. Melanie stood by, observing the entire process. She knew there was no such thing as a simple coincidence. Sensing that Jefford was planning something, she wondered if this coincidence was the code to start the drama. He was waiting for her to play along. When the last man opened his slip and the pairings were announced, Melanie blinked. She had roughly figured out Jefford’s code. "Wait a minute!" She stepped forward again. The product manager, interrupted o
"Melanie, I have something to tell you." Jefford blocked Melanie's path firmly. Gabriel instinctively shielded Melanie behind him. Seeing this, Jefford's face darkened, and he glared at Gabriel with his chin raised. "I need to talk to Melanie! Move aside!" "Hey, Melanie is my fiancée!" Although Gabriel was shorter than Jefford, he clearly had more confidence. The people who had been surrounding the product team sensed the tension here. Seeing the potential drama, they shifted their focus to the two men and one woman. "The two of them are obviously very much in love. What is Mr. Yancey doing? You can’t force love," someone couldn't help but comment. "Shh! Don’t offend Mr. Yancey." Someone else pulled the talkative person back, fearing trouble. Jefford clearly wasn't going to let Melanie and Gabriel leave. Melanie sighed, not wanting a fight to break out here. She could only step out from behind Gabriel and say, "Whatever you have to say, you can say it here." "You..."
"Melanie!" "What's wrong?" Jefford and Gabriel shouted at the same time. Melanie was in so much pain that she was gasping for breath and wasn’t able to speak. Jefford was terrified and instinctively bent down to pick her up, but as he bent over, he lost his balance. Before he could touch Melanie, Gabriel pushed him to the ground. Seizing the opportunity while Jefford was still on the ground, Gabriel stepped forward, picked up Melanie, and began to walk away. The event manager hurriedly caught up and asked urgently, "Mr. Frost, should we call an ambulance?" "Call one now!" Gabriel didn't even think about it and shouted without turning back. At that moment, the sharp pain subsided, and Melanie regained her senses. Apart from feeling a bit weak, she didn't feel much discomfort. "Gabriel, there's no need to go to the hospital. Take me to the lounge; I just want to lie down for a while." Hearing her speak, Gabriel suddenly slowed his pace and looked at her anxiously. Melan