Alexander still had a grim look, obviously heartbroken.Lily continued to appease him, "Of course, my success is all thanks to you. Your credit is the greatest. You’re the unsung hero behind all of us! It’s my greatest honor to have your support and help. I’m so proud of you!"Alexander was quiet, and Olivia said nothing either. Edward let out a few coughs. Olivia wanted to applaud Lily for her incredible flattery skill if they were not in the same car as Alexander.Honestly, it was the first time she saw Lily like this. It wasn't like this when Lily was with Nathaniel. They communicated little; even if they did, it all revolved around work. Occasionally Nathaniel would say something nice. However, their interaction had never been so natural and pleasant. Olivia took a peek and saw that Alexander’s grim face had changed entirely. Olivia suspected that he even blushed a little. ‘Huh, I never expected him to be shy.’"Where did you learn how to bootlick?" He raised his hand and
Olivia was very aware this time. She immediately opened her mouth to refuse, “That’s not necessary. I can manage!”Lily was speechless.It was dark outside the car window, but it was apparent this was not the community’s entrance. Opposite her was an alley, which did not look safe to cross.“Edward, you send her back. Send her right back to her front door,” Alexander took the initiative to order as if he could sense Olivia’s discomfort. “Go quick and come back right away.”“Yes, sir,” Edward replied.He stopped the car, undid the seat belt, and left. Olivia was flattered. “No, no, it’s not necessary.”Edward had already walked around the car to her door and opened it. “Miss Hart, please.”Things were already at this stage, so there was no point in refusing. Thus she could only bite the bullet and leave the car. “T-Then I’ll leave first. Lily, you and Mr. Russell have a good rest.”“Okay.” Lily nodded her head. After watching Olivia and Edward leave some distance away, she retur
Olivia’s new place was not too far from the company, and the rental was incredibly cheap. The only downfall was that she had to cross that alley. She did not think it was a big problem; thus, she rented the place.Olivia turned around after stopping at the staircase. “I’m here. Thank you.”Edward stopped walking. “You’re welcome.”“That…” Olivia scratched her head and revealed an embarrassed smile. “They are still waiting, so I won’t ask you to go up with me. I’ll treat you to some tea another day.”Edward opened his mouth and muttered two words, “Not necessary.”“All right, goodbye.” Olivia did not know what to say to a reply like that, so she waved her hand. She noticed he was still standing there and not moving, so she went up the stairs. At the stairs landing, she stopped and looked down, but Edward was still standing there. Olivia waved and said, “You go ahead.”“Oh.” Although Edward said this, he remained rooted to the spot.Olivia had no choice, so she did not say more. S
Melanie panicked and stopped thinking for a moment. Although she was hesitant to accept the baby, she had never thought the baby might take the initiative to leave her instead. She had the power to decide all along. However, this matter had gotten out of her control.She returned to her senses after hearing some noises outside. She decided to put the matter aside and quickly opened the shower’s faucet to wash the blood stains off the ground and rinsed herself.She wiped herself dry and observed that there were no more blood stains. She felt relieved. Since that had happened, Melanie dared not stay there any longer. She hurriedly exited the bathroom and got dressed. She could not wait to leave that place.Frank heard her and noticed she was about to open the room door. He looked at Melanie and frowned, “Did I say you could leave?”“I’m sorry, Frank. I have an urgent matter to tend to right now.” Melanie explained in a hurry.“Of course, you can leave, but what about your promise?”
“If you still want this baby, you cannot be intimate anymore. It’s advisable to be hospitalized to prevent miscarriage.”The doctor held the reports and said objectively, “If you don’t want it, I recommend you to perform surgery immediately. The longer you drag it, the worse your health will be.”“Does being intimate have such severe consequences?” Melanie asked. Although she could refuse to be intimate with Nathaniel, she could not refuse Frank. Even if she rejected him once or twice, it was impossible to keep doing so.This meant that she could do nothing for the next ten months except lie down on the bed to protect the baby until it was born. What about after that? She would end up a mediocre housewife who would be busy around her husband and children her whole life. She knew that Nathaniel could not give her a wealthy lady’s life. She wanted to change her fate. However, it was a crucial time, and she was determined to win the year-end competition.Her popularity would inevita
Melanie thought she needed to wait for the doctor to arrange a time for her surgery. However, the doctor prescribed her some medicine instead.She was puzzled as she held the prescription list. “Didn’t you say that medicine isn’t suitable? Why’d you still prescribe me medicine?”“You have some inflammation, and this is the medicine for it. It needs to be treated before the surgery.” After a brief pause, the doctor advised her, “You must avoid s*x for some time. Your condition is bad. If this continues, it will affect your uterus.”The doctor kept reminding her of what she needed to be mindful of, but she stopped paying attention. She knew her body was not in good condition, but she had not expected it to be this bad. She felt ashamed when she recalled the doctor’s gaze. Fortunately, no one recognized her.She went home and took medicine with some water. After she carefully kept the prescription in the innermost layer of her bag, she lay down to rest. Fortunately, Nathaniel was busy
“Actually, the sample was successful, but our product failed during the last test. The final result was just unpresentable. We'd lose if we used this as our competitive product.” He might as well tell Melanie the truth because he could not disguise it. “What do you mean by unpresentable? How could this be? This formula could not be wrong. I got it from…” She realized what she was saying as soon as the words left her mouth and promptly stopped talking. Nathaniel stared at her, “From where?” “F-From way back. I’ve had this formula for a long time, and I’ve done countless tests on it. I believe this formula has no problem at all!” Though she sounded determined, she was also unsure. Frank gave her the formula, and Melanie had no reason to doubt him, given his authority and expertise. She thought everything he gave her was perfect. However, her belief in him faltered after his formula failed lab testing. She could not let Nathaniel know, so she had to act confident in her f
Melanie had not thought of how to tell Nathaniel about the abortion even though she had decided she did not want the baby. This issue with the formula came at the right time. It allowed her to stage her abortion as a miscarriage and make Nathaniel feel sorry about it too. Before that, she needed to see Frank. She met him at a cafe as she felt safer meeting him in public. Frank was late and looked horrible, his eye bags were huge, but at least he made it. Since Melanie had somewhat of an idea what kind of person he was, he always looked like a man about to die from sickness. However, he could only die after she finished using him. “Didn’t you say you were busy?” He questioned as he dropped several sugar cubes into his coffee, stopping after the sixth cube and stirring with his teaspoon. “Miss me already?” Frank teased while taking a huge sip of coffee and heaving a sigh of satisfaction after. Melanie sat there staring at him until he was done talking. “Was there anything