Melody swallowed nervously, "hey, Morgan hi". Her eyes wandered aimlessly around the room, looking everywhere but his naked chest. "Come and sit down". Morgan pointed a couch and it was the same one she wanted to sit on And because she might look awfully funny just standing there, Melody forced herself to move until she was sitting on the couch. She adjusted her position until she wasn't close to him when Morgan walked around to sit close to her. "You two know each other?". Evans, one of the boys that laughed at Paul, asked Morgan. "Yeah, we've met before". Morgan answered. "Well, that must be the reason why she ignored our handsome Paul here". The secoms guy, Bernard, hit Paul on his shoulders with a teasing smile. "Fuck off". Paul shoved him off in annoyance. Morgan turned to Melody with a confused expression. He was about to ask her what they were saying about her ignoring Paul when Harrison called him. "She's hungry, Morgan. Can you please whip up so
"My dear Melody, if anyone volunteers to help you escape from your father or volunteers to help build your life and achieve your dream then take it without much thought. You can repay them back when you have more than enough. You need all the help in the world. I'm sorry I could not be the person that will help you". Melody remembered her mother's last words. Her mother had told her to take help from people should she receive any. She jumped up from her bed and went to get the form. He won't disturb you to pay him back. He did not trouble you about paying him back for taking you to the hospital twice now. He's kind and just trying to help you because of his sister. Melody kept chanting in her head as she filled up the form with the pen she borrowed from a maid. She added the last part because s part of her kept telling her that he was helping her because he likes her and wanted her to be with him for a long time. That was a part of her that was falling for him with each
“She does not have a boyfriend, and she does not need one now. All she wants to do is to focus on the competition and how to pass it”. Rebecca answered for Melody, who was still thinking of an answer to the question of if she has a boyfriend. "Chill, Rebecca. Allow Melody to answer for herself” Morgan grunted in irritation before turning to Melody," do you have a boyfriend?”. Melody shook her head," Rebecca is right, I don't have a boyfriend, and I'm not interested in having one. I just want to focus on winning the competition” " I told you”. Rebecca said in mock satisfaction.“ Melody is still young, so she can say that. I'm getting old”. Arianna lamented. " How old are you?”. Melody asked her." I'm twenty-three, some of my mates are married and have even given birth to a cute baby”." And some of your mates are dead”. Samantha told her. Arianna jumped on the sofa to an upright position. She glared at Samantha” Are you cursing me, Sam?”.Samantha gave a careless shrug with a s
Everything was going well. Melody was learning quickly because her teachers were good and took time in explaining everything to her until she understood. The girls were fun to be with. There was never a dull moment with them. Melody, who had been awkward whenever Arianna hugged her, was no longer awkward. She got used to it before the end of the week. Morgan popped by anytime he was free to offer lessons to her, and Melody could not help but to always squirm under his gaze. She has caught him staring at her countless times, and she could not understand what the look in his eyes meant but she was so not comfortable with it.A week passed by almost too quickly for Melody because her anxiety level began to increase. She began to wonder what would happen if she did not pass the competition. She knew that everyone would be disappointed and would try not to hold it against her. Her dream would be over if she failed, so she tried to block every other thing from her mind. Including thoughts
Hunter returned early in the morning. Rebecca told her while she was preparing breakfast. After Rebecca's announcement, the kitchen went silent, which was a surprise to Melody. When she asked them what the problem was, they shook their heads and refused to say anything while Rebecca just snickered. Melody jumped and whirled around at the sound of a ceramic plate hitting the floor and shattering. She saw Arianna cursing under her breath as she picked the broken pieces from the floor with shaky hands. Hunter was standing at the door of the kitchen with a scowl etched in his face as he watched Arianna's action. Melody's heart began to race as she drank in his features like a horse starved for water. He had dark circles under his eyes and there was a scowl on his face, but he was still by far the most handsome man Melody had ever seen. She wished she could go to him and smooth out the frown on his face and take his head and rest it in her bosom …. Dammit, stop thinking rubbish, Melody
Melody's lips curled into a tiny smile as she watched Hunter expertly flipped a pancake. He was right, he could cook. She did not believe him even when he had told her that all of them in his house could cook, but after seeing the way he confidently carried himself in the kitchen, she knew that he belonged there. If he did not like business, she was sure that, like Rebecca, he would also want to become a chef. He knew exactly where all the ingredients were and it made her think that he must always cook for himself anytime he was free. Her toes curled up in her slippers when he brushed past her to pick up a bowl, and she wondered what he wanted to use the bowl for. She had noticed that he was constantly trying to initiate body contact with her, but she couldn't be so sure. Maybe it was a mistake, but the kitchen was big enough for the both of them to walk about without touching each other. Him touching her was not exactly what she was thinking about. It was the way her body was
"How has your lesson been going?”.Melody turned away from the window where she was staring at the different houses and companies on the road as they drove past when she heard Hunter's question. They were both in his car on their way to his company. They were seated together at the back and Michael was driving them. She has not felt scared of sitting with him. After cooking with him in the kitchen, some of her discomfort of being around him has lessened. Melody took in the handsome man who was clad in a black suit. She had been trying to avoid looking at him because she realized that she always lost herself, and he always caught her staring. It was embarrassing. "Hey". Melody blinked her eyes and tried hard not to blush. She has been caught staring again, “It has been good so far. I have the best teachers in the world. Cooking is not as easy as people think, but it's not that hard either if it's something you love”.He loved the way she spoke about her friend's who were teaching
“Coffee on my desk, Liliana,”. Hunter said as he walked past Liliana's desk after stepping out of the elevator with Melody. Liliana jumped to her feet, “yes sir”.Melody cringed at the bright smile on Liliana's face. She has already realized why Liliana did not like her and always looked at her like she was an enemy. Liliana likes Hunter. Well, who wouldn't? He was not just rich, he was handsome and a good man. "Here you go, Mr. Winthrop”. Liliana said. The bright smile was still on her face as she dropped a cup of hot coffee on Hunter's desk. She continued to stand and wait for him. When he did not look up or spare her a glance, she asked, “any other thing, Mr. Winthrop?”. "No". Hunter murmured distractedly. His whole attention was focused on the mail that Micheal sent to him. He gave a laptop to Melody and after teaching her how it's done, he asked her to type some documents from a stack of papers into the laptop for him so that she won't sit down and be idle. The both of the
Rebecca did exactly as Hunter asked; shut her mouth and not mention anything about that night again. Even when the girls asked her if they would still look for the culprit, she just asked them to let go of it. Rebecca told them not to worry about getting punished again by Hunter when she overheard them talking about it. She also told Morgan that since they couldn't find the video from that night on the CCTV, there was no need to look again. She would keep her eyes on Melody and make sure that morning happens to her. And that's exactly what Melody did; she began to monitor Melody's movement. Even if she knew that she would not be with Melody all the time, she was doing her best and that was how she found out about the guard following Melody everywhere. It made her happy that Hunter was keeping his eyes on his mate but it also made her question when this guard started to follow Melody around. It made her wonder if it was truly Doctor Matthew who had snitched on her or if it was th
As the car Rebecca was seated in flew past different houses in the estate and began to move in the direction of Hunter's mansion, Rebecca felt dread curling in the pit of her stomach. After the call she received from her hacker friend about the CCTV being wiped off, she immediately got a call from Hunter asking her to come home.He sent her a car when she tried to give a flimsy excuse about being far from home and without a car or enough money to get a cab down to their estate gate. She couldn't think of any reason why he would want to see her, except that he wanted to punish her because of the stunt she pulled: carrying Melody to the club.She knew she couldn't escape. Her efforts will be futile. Her steps were heavy as she got down from the car and began to walk inside the mansion.“I'm here”“Argh'' Rebecca jumped, a foot in the air as she twirled around and came face-to-face with Hunter who was standing behind her with his hands shoved in his pockets. Her hand went to pat her ches
“What is the relationship between Hunter and Melody?” Rebecca choked on her food and went into a coughing fit, “thanks” she wheezed out when Morgan handed her a glass of cold water. "Shit” Rebecca cursed as she slapped her hand against her chest after taking the water and then proceeded to start eating without replying to his question.“You still haven't answered my question” Rebecca looked up and blinked innocently, “what question?” She asked.Morgan's lips curl up with a tiny smirk, “don't think I haven't noticed it” Rebecca blinked again, “noticed what?”Morgan frowned at her but went on to explain," I have seen the way Hunter looks at Melody. I didn't notice at first because I thought she was maybe a family friend or something. I first began to notice that Hunter might like her way more than just a family friend when I saw the both of them in the kitchen. The way he looks at her, the way he tries to get into her space while also trying hard not to, the way he wants to touch her
“You can stay if you like. I don't really have anything I want you to do for me”. Melody told him that she wanted to stay with the girls as he had nothing he wanted her to do for him, and that was exactly what she did. Throughout the day, she kept on thinking about why Hunter suddenly came to see her in the morning and what really went down at her club. The girls refused to tell her, and she couldn't understand why they were quiet for most part of the day. It was almost like they had done something wrong and were feeling guilty about it. In the afternoon, Melody left, saying that she had important things to do, and she also wanted to meet up with Morgan for something. “You are late” that was the first thing Morgan told Rebecca as she stepped into the restaurant she wanted to meet with him and walked down to his table “I'm not,” with an eye roll, Rebecca drew out a chair and slid into it. Her stomach growled with hunger as her eyes fell on the table that was filled with her favorite
“Eh? What happened last night?” Melody asked Hunter instead of replying to his question.Hunter's dark eyes locked on to her green one's and his eyes searched hers to see if she was just pretending. She wasn't. She genuinely looked confused.Hunter's heart that has been beating all the way down to this place immediately slowed down. His mate was fine, and she couldn't remember anything, and he hoped that she wouldn't because it would become bad. She was already traumatized enough, no need to add another, but Rebecca has without wanting to, added another.“Come on, take your bath we are going home” Hunter saw her look him up and down before getting up and walking inside the bathroom.Hunter sighed and his shoulder and tensed up muscles relaxed as the door of the bathroom closed behind her.He had not wanted her to go with Rebecca for the girl's night when Rebecca asked for permission, but he saw the glow in Melody's eyes, he knew that she wanted to go with them. He had agreed, thinking
“Why does my head hurt?” Melody groaned as she sat up on Rebecca's bed, holding her head with her hands.“You had too much to drink last night. You are having a hangover. Here” Rebecca stretched out a glass of water and pills to Melody.“Thanks” with a sigh, Melody drank the pill. She squeezed her face in disgust at the taste of the medicine before quickly washing it down with water.Rebecca received the glass of water and kept it on the bedside table. She turned to peer at Melody's face with furrowed brows, checking to see if Melody would ask why she felt hot yesterday.“What happened last night?” Melody asked.Rebecca felt her shoulders slumped in relief. She was scared that Melody would remember and things would go bad.“We went to the club, and you drank too much” Rebecca gave her a short explanationMelody tried to nod but realized that it was a wrong decision when she felt like someone was banging on her head when she moved it, “I have never drank alcohol before. I wonder what I
“ Shit, we are done for,” Arianna muttered as her eyes fell on Melody who was rushing to stand up. She reached over to grab Melody but shrieked the next minute. Melody retched all over her. “The heck!!”“Oh my God” Samantha groaned as she slapped her hand on her forehead and turned away so that she didn't have to see Melody's vomit“I told you all that it was a bad idea to take her along for the party, but of course, no one listened” Zain said as she folded her hands over her chest and leaned against the wall.Arianna grabbed Melody, who was about to collapse back on the bed and carried her into the bathroom. She dumped her into the bathtub and turned it on.Melody sighed as cold water filled the tub to caress her hot skin, which felt like it had been set ablaze. Though she was still biting up inside, it was a little better than before. “It's still so hot inside” she moaned as she slid down in the bathtub, intent on making sure the water covered her head. Rebecca grabbed Melody befor
Melody did not like Paul at all. Not only because of how their first meeting went, but because he rubbed her off the wrong way. Her spirit did not accept him.She tore her eyes from his, cleared her throat, gathered herself together and went over with Rebecca. She planned on pretending like she was unaware of his presence, and that was precisely what she did.After the first initial introduction and greetings, Melody did not interact much with the others at the table because she did not know them. With time, Melody relaxed enough to not have another panic attack. At first, she refused to touch alcohol, but Rebecca told her that it wasn't so bad. She should loosen up and enjoy her time out, so that was undoubtedly what Melody did. She dropped the juice that Morgan got for her and decided to start with beer.Of course, the first taste was bad and very bitter, she instantly hated it. But, when she looked around and saw that everyone was having fun except for her, and they were drinking
Arianna was the first one to recover, “oh fuck, can someone please tell me what the hell just happened?” “ I think she got a panic attack” Zain said as she pushed her brown hair behind her ears and continued to stare at Melody with furrowed brows. “What happened?” Rebecca also asked. She had seen a friend of hers and went over to say hi. She was having a discussion when Samantha came to call her. Her heart nearly left her chest at the condition she met Melody, and the first thought that rang in her mind was how she would explain to Hunter should anything happen to Melody. He would have her head.“I don't know what happened. I just gave her the ID that she would be using to get in, and she panicked. I think she got scared of being caught” Arianna explained.Rebecca nodded before grabbing Melody's hand and taking her to one side, away from the other girls. “What happened?” Rebecca asked Melody in concern. She knew that Melody was a good kid and must not have done all this before. Be