Melanie sang for twenty minutes until little Ermin finally closed his eyes and fell asleep contentedly.Not wanting to immediately lay him down in the crib, Melanie hummed to him a while longer. Only when Ermin's grip on her collar loosened and his furrowed brow relaxed did she, sore all over, carefully settle him into the crib.Annie had been waiting at the door all this time.As Melanie turned toward the exit, she heard Annie say, "Professor Turner is with Aunt in the ward, right at the end. He said to come find him once Ermin's asleep.""Alright, I'll go over."Melanie nodded."You go ahead; I'll watch over Ermin for you," Annie said warmly.Melanie didn't thank her but instead squeezed Annie's hand, smiled knowingly, then turned toward her mother's ward.The door to the ward was slightly ajar.Melanie entered, and Professor Turner waved her over.With one look, she saw her mother in bed, covered in ash with traces of burns on her hands, already treated. Closing the door b
Melanie, cornered by Professor Turner's stare, could only lower her head and say nothing."I knew it was him!!"Professor Turner put his hands on his hips, glaring: "So what's his plan now? After you break off your engagement with Gabriel, does he intend to take responsibility?"Melanie shook her head.Professor Turner's eyes widened: "Does he not acknowledge the child??"Melanie shook her head again."What?!"Thinking Jefford refused to acknowledge the child, Professor Turner turned angrily toward the door as if ready to confront him.Frightened, Melanie quickly added, "I don't want to tell him."Professor Turner stopped, turned back, and asked, "Why?""For now... I don't want to tell him... I want to prepare myself first..." she hesitated.Seeing her pained expression, Professor Turner sighed and walked back, saying, "I knew you would be like this... So, only Lester and I know about your medical report from last night. Even Annie and the others don't know you're pregnant.
Today, the top headline in the economic news of Delfino:[Heir of the Frost Family Cancels Engagement, Potential Changes Ahead for the Frost Family?]Melanie naturally nodded, her face showing no extra emotion."Ah."Professor Turner sighed, "Now that you've broken off the engagement with the Frosts, how will Gabriel send people to protect you?""That's why I had him withdraw them all, to avoid any misunderstandings," Melanie said lightly.Professor Turner shook his head repeatedly. "Couldn't you have waited a bit?""For what?""With the Frost family's engagement, their bodyguards could protect you at any time. Some small forces wouldn't dare to make a move against you. Now that the engagement is off, it's different. For what? Don’t you understand?" Professor Turner glared at her, dissatisfied.Melanie raised her eyebrows slightly; of course, she understood.Now that she was pregnant, her body was more delicate than before, and Professor Turner was worried someone might harm
700 Lucy Street.Jeffrey patiently played along with Yvette for two days until she finally left, satisfied.Jeffrey also breathed a sigh of relief.As long as Yvette reported back that he had been happily spending time with her every day, Linda would likely believe he hadn't regained his memory. That way, Melanie and the child would be safe.Once Yvette left, Jeffrey walked out of the room and summoned a subordinate. "How has Melanie been these past two days?""The research base is still being rebuilt. Professor Turner and Madam are staying in the underground base. According to our information, both she and Ermin are doing well."The subordinate reported and then added, "However..."This abrupt pause made Jeffrey immediately raise his sharp eyes, staring intently at the subordinate, who stammered, "I also found out that Madam went to the hospital a few days ago, to the gynecology department...""A few days ago?""Yes, just before she went to the boutique to find you."Jeffrey
Two women got out of the car blocking the road ahead. One of them, disheveled and dirty, was Julia!"Miss Jones..."The driver was trembling.Melanie frowned, seeing that the road was completely blocked. Even if she didn't get out, their car couldn't force its way through.She had no choice but to open the door and step out, watching Julia approach.Julia's face was pale and bloodless, like a ghost with disheveled hair…As she got closer, Melanie noticed something shocking—"Where's your baby?" she asked.Julia's belly was now flat…But the last time Melanie saw her at St. Margaret Hospital, Julia was in the late stages of pregnancy, her belly huge…"You dare mention my baby!"Julia shouted hoarsely, glaring at Melanie with eyes like a vengeful spirit. "Melanie! If it weren't for you! My fully formed baby wouldn't have died! This is all your fault!"Julia said viciously.Two days ago, Linda had Julia dragged from the hospital in the middle of the night to interrogate her a
Melanie worriedly held her belly, taking a few deep breaths.Luckily, the slight pain wasn't severe.As she began to look for other exits in the bar, she suddenly heard screams from the crowd behind her:"Murder!""Someone's been killed!"Melanie turned around in shock—She saw Julia, brandishing a knife, charging in like a madwoman, slashing several young people in her path.Melanie's eyes widened, and she immediately turned and continued running.The club was dimly lit and crowded, and Julia's knife-wielding rampage sent people screaming in terror!Melanie pushed through the crowd, heading for the emergency exit.When she finally, breathlessly, pushed open a door, she found herself at the bar's back entrance.The alley was dimly lit by weak streetlights, almost deserted, with a group of men smoking in the distance, looking suspicious.By sheer luck, there was a gradient green sports car parked by the roadside, its engine just started by a man in a baseball cap in the driv
Bang! Bang! Bang!Melanie was certain she could hear her own heartbeat clearly.Jeffrey!The moment she removed the man's mask, Melanie froze.Those eyebrows, that jawline—wasn't this Jeffrey?She reached out again, trembling as she took off the man's cap. Even his hairstyle was the same; right now, with his eyes closed, he looked just like Jeffrey after a shower, with his hair hanging down!It took her a while before her emotions gradually calmed down.Setting aside the filter of longing in her eyes, she slowly realized that this man was much younger than Jeffrey, and his frame was slimmer, with a youthful vibe reminiscent of Ermin.She frowned deeply.How could there be so many men who looked like him?"Where do you live?"She nudged the man, asking.He grunted twice but didn't answer.This man had saved her. Now, he was drunk and unconscious. She couldn't leave him on the roadside... and certainly couldn't take him back to the research base…And the car was his…Melan
As Melanie left the hotel, she remained cautious, worried that Julia might have gone crazy waiting outside all night just to confront her.However, she managed to hail a taxi smoothly, realizing her concerns were unnecessary.Back at the research base, Melanie was feeling a bit tired. After taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, she discovered breakfast had been delivered to her room.And there was a serving of Annie's favorite gnocchi.She thought for a moment, picked up the gnocchi, and went out to find Annie.William wasn't around, and Annie was feeling particularly lonely. Seeing Melanie arrive with gnocchi, she happily pulled her inside, saying, "You're the best! Why is this research base so biased? Why has my breakfast never been this lavish?!"As Annie spoke, she couldn't resist setting down the gnocchi and digging in."Be careful, it's hot."Melanie sat across from Annie, watching her eat like an excited kitten, feeling like laughing a little."So delicious!"
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.