But Melissa didnât go up to him.
Instead, she stood where she was and said in a cold tone, with her eyes fixed on him, âIf there is anything you want to say, just say it now.
â
Weldon was quite upset to see how cold she was.
âYou still donât want to forgive me, right?â he asked.
But heâd hardly finished saying this when he fell into a coughing fit and collapsed on the bed, his entire body shaking Like a fallen leaf.
It never crossed Melissaâs mind that Weldon would end up Like this one day.
Perhaps Thomas was right.
Weldon didnât seem to have much time left.
After recovering from the coughing fit, Weldon stared at the incandescent lamp overhead and murmured, âIâve been diagnosed with stomach cancer.
Unfortunately, itâs terminal and beyond cure.
Melissa, I had a dream in which I met your mother again.
She was as beautiful as when I first met her.
To be honest, even till today, Iâm yet to see a woman thatâs as beautiful as she is.
Her eyes looked so bright when she looked at me! Please can you tell me if sheâs still willing to give me a chance to atone for my sins?â
âShe has already forgotten about you,â Melissa told him pointedly.
Weldon fell into another coughing fit when he heard this.
This time, it was so bad that he held his chest with his withered hand and gasped for air.
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Thomas quickly rushed over to try to help him sit up.
But Weldon refused.
When the coughing ended, he was left panting and even the sound of his voice had changed as he said to her, âI also dreamt of you and you were so little.
You looked so cute with your chubby face.
Itâs unfortunate that I never got a chance to see you when you were a little girl, my dear Melissa.
â
Melissaâs eyes nearly became moist with tears when he said this.
She quickly went over to the window and asked with her back to him and Thomas, âWhatâs the point of saying all these now?â
Weldon tried to sit up so he could see her face.
But after several failed attempts, he collapsed down on the bed dejectedly.
âBoth Thomas and
my lawyer are here.
Theyâll act as witnesses to everything I say here.
Melissa, I want you to take over the Smith family.
I want you to inherit the family wealth, take charge of the family and make it prosperous in the future,â he declared, his eyes shining brightly.
âWhen I knew that your mother was pregnant,â he went on, âI felt that given her personality, she wouldnât be able to give birth to a promising child.
I never expected that you would one day encounter Marcus and Albert.
Anyway, Iâve just made my final declaration.
You can take it as a compensation.
â
He said the last few words in a pleading tone.
There was silence in the room for a moment before Melissa responded.
âCompensation for me?â she scoffed.
âYou really are something, Mr.
Smith.
You lied to my mother and then you totally abandoned me.
Now, youâre asking me to spend my time to manage the Smith family for you.
How can you be so selfish?â
âYou donât want to accept this?â Weldon asked in disbelief.
âBeing in charge means that youâll be inheriting hundreds of billions of dollars! Iâm sure Albert canât do so much for you, even if you worked for him for the rest of your life.
â
âI donât give a damn about your money,â Melissa swiftly retorted.
Then she turned to Thomas and said, âWell, the task has been completed.
Iâm done with him.
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