Chapter 388 Suffer
Melanie and Annie boarded the plane and returned home on brief notice.
But what they didn’t know was that, in the first–class cabin all the way up front, Jeffrey and William were sitting side by side with their curtains drawn.
“Boss, you’re already here. Don’t you want me to greet them?” William asked, confused.
“She doesn’t need to know,” Jeffrey said with a frown. “Tell your men to surround and protect her at all times. Don’t let anyone suspicious approach her!”
He knew she wouldn’t be happy if she knew he was tailing her, but all he wanted to do was to make sure that
she was safe.
Harbor City.
Melanie had rested for a day.
Eliza returned home from abroad that night, and the mother and daughter had a heart–to–heart for the entire
night.
The next day, Melanie gave Annie a call. “Annie, when I went over to your place, I remember that the apartment
below you was for sale. If you’re free, can you let me look at it? If the interior decor is alright, I want to buy it.”
“Why?” Annie didn’t understand.
“I keep vomiting lately, and my mom is in the country right now. I’m worried that she’ll grow suspicious if I
stay at home for a long time,” Melanie explained.
“You’re not telling her?”
“Not for now.”
She didn’t even tell her mother about her marriage to Jeffrey, and now that their marriage was on the verge of
collapsing… If she were to suddenly tell her mom she was pregnant… She herself wasn’t quite ready for that,
much less Eliza. She couldn’t find the strength to take care of her mom’s feelings at the same time.
“Then you can just stay with me! You don’t need a new apartment!” Annie said.
“Before the apartment is done, I’ll stay with you. But I want to have my own home too, you know?” Melanie
insisted.
“Fine, I’ll go take a look in the evening once I’m home.”
As Annie said that, her tone suddenly became darker. “Also, I think there’s something that I should tell you.”
“What is it?”
“The private investigator told me that the woman that looks like Jeffrey’s ex–girlfriend is still working in
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even focused all his effort on, he almost touched me… But in the end, after you two ended up like this, he’s still letting that darn woman stay! Looks like I’m still too soft–hearted! To think I can be shaken so easily! All men
are liars!”
Melanie let out a bitter laugh. “Let him be. I just want to take good care of myself.”
“That’s right!”
Then, Annie turned and said respectfully, “I struggled over this for half a day, but still told you this. I’m worried that you’ll get soft–hearted and lied to. But you’re not alone anymore! Other than the baby, you have me too! I’ll take good care of the baby together with you! You can be the mom, I can be the dad!”
Melanie blurted out a laugh before saying, “I think it’s better for me to be the dad and you the mom.”
“That’s right! If it’s a girl, I’ll teach her how to act cute. If it’s a boy, let him learn how to strategize from you,” Annie said with a laugh.
That night, after Melanie finished her dinner, she told Eliza that she wanted to stay with Annie. Since there are things she needed to work on with Annie’s PR company, it would be easier for them to discuss it if they were together.
Eliza held Melanie’s hand and said, “Your appetite has been quite bad lately. It must be because you’re too tired. Remember to take care of yourself.”
All these years, that was how Eliza raised Melanie. She didn’t think it was weird for Melanie wanting to move
out.
Despite already agreeing with Melanie’s request to move, Eliza then mumbled, “Melanie… About that…”
“Mom, is there something you want to say?”
When Melanie saw her mom couldn’t even eat in peace, she knew that something had happened.
“Mom, if something had happened, you can tell me. You’ll only make me feel bad if you keep it to yourself,” Melanie said as she looked her mother in the eyes.
Eliza sighed and said, “Is your bad mood the reason for your poor appetite?”
“Did you split up with your boyfriend?”
Eliza’s questions immediately rendered Melanie speechless.
“Mom… How did you know…”
“I saw everything today…”
Eliza held her daughter’s hands and said, “When I went to see a business partner today, I saw him together with someone else. They were really close… Only then did I find out that my daughter has suffered so much…”
Melanie’s eyes began to tear up when she felt that someone cared. However, she still did her best to control her emotions. “Really?”
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So Jeffrey had already flown back?
He must have used his private jet to fly back to rest…
She and Jeffrey had hidden their relationship from so many people, she really didn’t know when her mother
had figured it out…
And Annie had just told her that Jane was still working in Morgan Group. And not only was she working, she was apparently also taking care of Jeffrey’s mental health.
“Melanie, don’t lie to me. Are you really moving in with Annie when you move out?” Eliza asked again.
“Yeah,” Melanie nodded.
Eliza shook her head in pity and said, “How can you still say that? How can you still move in with Annie after she did that to you? If you want to stay alone, you can just stay in our mansion in the countryside. I just need you to tell me you’re safe.”
“Annie… What now?” Melanie was completely confused.
“Today, she and William were moving around together. I saw that they almost had their arms around each other. Isn’t she the one causing you two to split up?” Eliza asked.
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Melanie was speechless.
