Chapter 242

Before Melanie could breathe a sigh of relief, she felt herself being lifted and placed onto the table behind her. She panicked as she remembered her doctor’s advice. She tried to stop Frank by pushing against his chest, “Frank, wait, we can’t!”

“We can’t?” His smiling face immediately darkened, “Mel, how could you just dump me after using me? Don’t forget. You still need me!”

“No! It’s not that I’m trying to avoid you. It’s just…” Melanie still needed him, so she could not make him unhappy. She bit her lip and decided to tell him the truth, “I’m pregnant, so I can’t…”

A glimpse of surprise flashed across Frank’s blue eyes, but then he remembered, “Mr. Hall’s?”

Melanie nodded, “The doctor said my pregnancy is not very stable, so I didn’t mean to reject you, but you should know I have my reasons.”

After listening to her explanation, Frank finally released her. He seemed like he had lost interest in continuing, “You’re saying that you’re due soon? Mel, I thought you were a twenty-fi