Chapter 474 Give Her An Official Status
Just then, another hand reached out to pull her aside.
“Harlow, today is Yelena’s birthday banquet. There’s no need to blow things out of proportion and make everyone upset, is there?” Leo stepped forward to Intervene.
All the relatives of the York family quietened down as they focused their attention on the
commotion.
Leo never openly opposed Harlow in front of others. To think he stepped forward to challenge Harlow for Melanie Jones! What an exciting turn of events this was!
“I was just inviting her to an opening dance. How am I making everyone upset?” Harlow said as he straightened out his suit.
“If Melanie is upset about it, others will naturally be upset. How about letting me dance the opening dance with her and you take a break, Harlow?” Leo said.
Everyone was mumbling under their breaths. Melanie looked on with her brows furrowed.
She thought Leo had come to save her from the situation. As it turned out, he was here to invite her to dance as well. That surprised her.
Harlow sent his men to the base to force her back to the York estate the day before yesterday. because he suspected that she was pregnant. And now, Leo was insisting on dancing with her today…
Did Leo also catch wind of rumors about her being pregnant? What’s more, he seemed even more
intent on dancing with her than Harlow was.
Melanie had always been friendly with Leo, and couldn’t find a reason to reject him there and then.
Leo retracted his gaze and lifted his hand confidently, as he said gentlemanly, “Miss Melanie, may
I have this dance?”
“With me around, she shall be no one else’s dance partner!”
Just then, another hand reached out and wrapped around Melanie’s waist, pulling her into his embrace.
“President Morgan?”
Leo was surprised to see Jeffrey.
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He composed himself before turning around to ask his subordinate, “Did we invite President Morgan to tonight’s banquet?”
“Mr. York, tonight is supposed to be a family banquet and only relatives are invited,” the subordinate replied, obviously understanding the implicit meaning behind Leo’s words.
“Grandpa is celebrating Aunt’s birthday tonight and Invited only relatives. He didn’t want to make it a huge affair. May I know how you got in here, President Morgan?” Leo said with a smile, but his tone was firm and unyielding.
“Relatives?”
Jeffrey tightened his hold over Melanie as he went on calmly, “Since Melanie is a relative you have acknowledged, I am her legally–wedded husband. We have a marriage certificate to prove it. Does that make me enough of a relative for you?”
The veins on Leo’s temple popped as he paused for a moment before saying sarcastically. “I’ve heard it said that the marriage certificate is only used when a couple is getting a divorce. But since you’re so worried about Melanie getting close to other men, I’ll let you have the chance to open the banquet with a dance.”
Jeffrey smirked, and took Melanie’s hand unceremoniously as he led her to the center of the dance floor.
The fight between the sons of the Yorks for Melanie’s attention had whetted their relatives” appetite for more excitement. Coupled with President Morgan’s attention–grabbing entrance, everyone’s attention was on Melanie and Jeffrey.
Melanie’s hand tightened over Jeffrey’s shoulder as she felt the pressure weighing on her.
She couldn’t help but remind Jeffrey, “Slow down…”
“If you know how to remind me to slow down, why don’t you know to wear something with shorter heels?” Jeffrey asked.
He had just dealt with the bodyguards at the door of the York estate when he saw the thin heels measuring around seven to eight centimeters high that she was wearing. The sight alone. frightened him to death!
He came to rescue her from her plight without any hesitation. If she danced with any of the York. brothers in those heels, she certainly wouldn’t be able to manage….
“These heels aren’t that high for a banquet. If I wore the ones you prepared for me, it’d be obvious even without them probing me,” Melanie explained helplessly as she moved along with him.
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The pace of the opening song was moderate, neither too fast nor too slow, but somehow, the pace. of the song accelerated after the climax.
Jeffrey’s hand caressed the side of Melanie’s waist tenderly as he tried his best to control the rhythm between them. Despite his efforts, he could still sense the strain in Melanie’s stiff back.
The change in the beat of the song signaled the Impending segment where the fernale partner was to do a twirl. She was carrying a child right now, and doing a twirl was near impossible for her
Jeffrey’s eyes narrowed as he instinctively lowered his body to block hers…
He shifted from his gentlemanly pose of putting his hand on Melanie’s waist, and released one of her hands so that he could hold her waist with both hands while signaling her to put her arm around his neck.
Melanie was smart, and immediately knew what he was making her do.
Under everyone’s intruding gaze, Melanie hooked her arm around Jeffrey’s neck and he wrapped his arm around her waist. It no longer looked like they were dancing, and were instead becoming intimate with each other…
“Whoa…”
Someone amongst the crowd suddenly started clapping.
In an instant, more and more people started joining in to clap and cheer for them. The resounding applause drowned out the awkwardness that Melanie was feeling.
As the tune became more soulful, their intimate dance moves became infectious as more and more couples joined in on the dance floor…
That was when Jeffrey and Melanie seized the chance to leave the dance floor.
Melanie hobbled on her heels, not used to wearing them after she got pregnant. She headed to the couch for a rest. Jeffrey took off his suit and draped it over her shoulders.
The oversized jacket covered almost her entire torso and no one was able to see her belly underneath despite her being seated.
“Do you feel any discomfort?” he asked with concern.
Melanie shook her head. She felt sore at her back and ankles, but she was capable of bearing the discomfort, especially in public.
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However, the Yorks clearly weren’t about to spare her so easily.
Very soon, they heard an unfriendly voice from behind. “Since you’re so defensive over your wife, why don’t you publicly announce her as your wife, President Morgan? Are you not intending to give her an official status?”
