"I'm the elder to both of you now, in terms of seniority in the family," Valerie announced proudly, for it was an unexpected turn of events that she found beneficial.Valerie was Melissa's sister-in-law, and Julian was her nephew. The three of them were more than best friends now. A sudden realizat
After learning that Julian had always been bullied at home, Melissa asked, "Is Julian not the sole heir of the Kingsleys, the only grandson?""He is. He was quite a little tyrant himself before I became a member of the Kingsleys. Things changed after my marriage to Kieran, though. "Maybe I jinxed h
"I caught sight of you too. You scratched a girl's face and kicked another in the stomach. You were so full of vigor and vitality."It seemed that William's mind could retain a bunch of her misdeeds, but not even one good deed."Dad, I'm usually quite ladylike. That last time was an exception," Meli
Bennett lifted his gaze to meet Valerie's. Quick to catch on to things, Valerie walked over to both of them and pulled at Melissa's arm. "It's time for our lecture. Don't cry, Melissa. Bennett's not running away."Valerie managed to lead Melissa away and into the lecture hall. Julian followed close
"Among bushes," Scott responded."What bushes? I want the exact location," Kieran continued to press.Threatened by Kieran's strong presence, Scott looked at the Kingsleys nervously. He couldn't comprehend why they would want to bring this matter up again today.William was also expecting a reasonab
"I'll go back on my own."After lectures ended in the afternoon, the Kingsleys didn't intervene with where Melissa wanted to go next."Melissa, Julian and I are going home now. See you later," Valerie said.Melissa waved them goodbye, then took a cab to where Bennett was working. "Bennett."Bennett
Bennett gave a confirming sound and said, "Don't visit them for the time being, okay? They were quite shaken up by it."Melissa lowered her head and asked, "They don't like me now?"Bennett consoled, "Nothing like that. You've always been Melissa to them, so they can't accept that you're not actuall
Melissa did as Bennett demonstrated, but she still couldn't wrap it up nicely.When they finished making their pierogi, it was finally time to present their work. Bennett's pierogi were perfect with the characteristic half-moon shapes, while Melissa's were being crowned as the "meat-vegetable balls