Chapter 396 A Great SonâinâLaw By the time Melanie reached Annieâs apartment from the hospital, she was fully engrossed in everything that was happening in the iceâcold monitor, refusing to eat or drink.
âHey, youâre pushing yourself too hard, arenât you?â
Annie shook her head helplessly. âWhat can he do when he knows that youâll be watching his every move?
Come on, drink this orange juice.â
Melanie took the glass of orange juice and sipped it mechanically.
She had seen Jane have dinner with Jeffrey in the ward. Night had descended. Jeffrey said he was getting tired. He lied on the bed while Jane handed him a wet towel to wipe his face.
Jeffrey frowned but didnât refuse.
âHe didnât refuse it!â Melanie gritted her teeth.
âPlease. Didnât you personally tell me that you allowed that woman to do anything she wanted to Jeffrey?â Annie gave her a snicker. âIs wiping his face that bad?â
Melanie bit her lips. âSheâs doing more than wiping his face.â
âWhat else was she wiping?â
Annie instantly became interested and hopped over to have a look. âTsk. Sheâs just wiping his hands. Just think of her as a nurse.â
âIs dinner ready?â
Melanie asked.
âYouâre a national treasure now. I wouldnât dare let you eat just whatever. Iâve asked the nanny to prepare five different dishes for you to guarantee that you have all the nutrients you need. Come on, letâs eat,â Annie said.
Melanie decided to toss the monitor to the side when she smelled dinner. She got angrier the more she watched.
Once she and Annie had finished dinner and she picked the monitor back up, she noticed that Jeffrey had already fallen asleep.
But Jane hadnât left?
After a while, Jane started to test him. âMr. Morgan? Mr. Morgan?â
Seeing that Jeffrey didnât respond after she said his name a few times. Jane unbuttoned his top and removed her own clothes.
She lied down next to Jeffrey and started taking pictures with her phone...
Melanie blinked as her lips formed an icy smile. The oldest trick in the book...
+15 BONUS After the party at the Yorksâ ended, Melanie and Jeffrey werenât the only ones that rushed back to Harbor City.
Harlow and Luis did too.
In a private vineyard.
Luis led Nathan to meet Harlow.
Luis was smiling like a gentle god as he looked left and right, saying, âIâm glad to be given the opportunity to introduce both of you to each other. This is the first time both of you are meeting, and I hope we can all be friends after this. Harlow, this is Nathan Quinn. Nathan, this is Harlow York.â
Nathan had a friendly smile on his face as well.
However, Harlow still had the same icy demeanor he did during dinner. âI heard that youâve been getting quite close to Leo, Luis!
And you, Nathan. Youâre Leoâs peer in the past, werenât you?â
âThatâs right. Leo and I have been peers for three years. Before coming here, you must have already investigated the relationship between Leo and I. If weâre friends, you wouldnât have come to this dinner willingly, correct?â Nathan confronted him calmly.
Harlow didnât respond.
After pausing a little, Harlow turned to look at Luis with judging eyes. âWhat about you, Luis? Is the reason you side with me now because the benefit that Leo gave you isnât big enough?â
âStop teasing me, Harlow. The Romeros have always been your ally. Youâve helped me remove quite a few obstacles... You know this, right?â
Luis quickly guaranteed it. âThe only reason Iâve accepted Leoâs invitation lately and worked together on two minor projects is for our strategy, Harlow. If Leo trusts me, Iâll be able to provide you with his movements on demand, wonât I?â
âYou say that, but can you prove it?â Harlow sneered as he opened his eyes.
âI can.â
Nathan waved his hand, and a subordinate behind him approached Harlow with a stack of documents. It was some information that they got after Jane had approached Jeffrey.
âLuis and I have set this up. Luis wants Jeffrey as his sonâinâlaw, so I found this woman and trained her. She has successfully gotten in between Melanie and his relationship. Havenât you noticed Melanieâs treating Jeffrey completely differently this time in Medonia?â
Harlow held the evidence in his hand and thought about it. No wonder Melanie avoided Jeffrey during the party a few days ago.
Nathan found a woman that looked like her sister...
âHowever, if Luis manages to get him as his sonâinâlaw as he wishes, but Melanie becomes Leoâs wife, what should I do? My old man is very impressed with Melanie!â Harlow said with doubt as he put the document down.
âThey wonât. Itâs impossible for Leo and Melanie to get together!â Nathan said with certainty.
213 +15 BONUS Harlow looked at Nathan and said, âSo you know about the rumor as well? That Leo has already fallen for someone else?â
Nathan narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
Some time ago, Leo had fallen for someone when he was studying at the university. For some reason, they broke up. After that, Leo refused to have anything to do with love. It could be seen that he still couldnât forget about her after so many years.
As for his courtship with Melanie... Harlow simply believed that he was obeying Josephâs orders.
If he could get Josephâs support by courting a woman, anyone would do it. If it was him, even if Joseph had his eyes on a mute, a blind, a deaf, or a lame, he was willing to court her as long as Joseph gave him the green light.
Harlow paused before asking, âBut Jeffrey blocked an attack for Melanie!â
A woman could be very softâhearted. If Jeffrey continued to move her, they could get back together with this chance.
âThis woman is together with Jeffrey in his ward right now, taking care of him through the night...â Nathan said with an egotistical smile. âMelanie will also find out very soon. So... Thereâs no possibility of them getting together.â