"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
"How did you get here?" Melanie's eyes were filled with surprise. "I jumped down from upstairs," Jeffrey replied. "Upstairs?" Melanie was confused. Jeffrey explained that after Gabriel carried her away, he had been drinking alone in the banquet hall. Later, Linda deliberately sent a woman to accompany him, so he went along with it. He pretended to be drunk and took the woman upstairs to a room. The room was directly above Melanie's. Once the woman fell asleep, Jeffrey jumped down from the balcony. He was eager to see her. Hearing this, Melanie felt herself tense up. "This is too risky. Why did you come?" "Someone was so harsh on me just now. I wouldn’t be able to tell what was real unless I checked in person..." Hearing him say this with a frown, Melanie couldn't help but laugh. "The harsher it is, the more Linda will believe it. Just now, she didn't even force Gabriel to stay with me, which means she believes there's absolutely nothing going on between you and me." J
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.