âHope for what?â Brooklyn looked at her nervously with expectation.
âHope to gain a connection with the Winters family?â Melody guessed before she quickly frowned. âBut she should go to George about this.â
Brooklyn hunched his shoulders again. He felt slightly dispirited.
âMelody, havenât you looked at it from another direction?â Brooklyn gazed at her. He wanted to blurt out so many things, but he was afraid that he would scare her. As such, he could just indirectly ask, âHavenât you thought of getting married in the future?â
âGetting married? Iâve never thought about it.â Melodyâs face was filled with a grimace, and she asked, âBrooklyn, do you plan on getting married?â
For some reason, when Melody imagined Brooklyn standing in the church and getting married to another person, she felt her heart clench.
It was like⦠something that had been with her for a long time going missing all of a sudden. Her heart felt empty and gloomy.
âI want to get married, but things havenât even begun to Right then, he was extremely envious of Everettâs luck and Ninianâs sobriety.
What should he do to enlighten his senior?
Should he start borrowing some moves from Ninian?
Brooklyn narrowed his eyes, and deep thoughts crossed his oceanâlike blue eyes.
âIâm a little tired. Iâll go back to the room and rest,â Melody said. âPlease help me tell your grandma and mother that Iâm very thankful and honored. I appreciate their sincerity, but the gift is not needed for now.â
Brooklyn nodded and spoke with concern. âSure, go and get some rest. I wonât let the others disturb you again.â
Melody turned around and left. She was a little down.
Meanwhile, Brooklyn was immersed in his own plans and was not aware of her emotions.
After Melody returned to her room, the group of women that was hiding in the corridor immediately went forward.
They were elegant and noble ladies from a reputable rich family on the outside, but they were gossiping without a care for their image.
âWhatâs wrong with Mel? Is she angry?â
Tâsk, Mom! Itâs your fault! Your wedding dress scared her!â
âBut I canât control myself! Sheâs so obedient and understanding. Sheâs capable, gorgeous, and comes from an outstanding family! I want to kidnap her home as my daughter. How can I hold myself back from treating her well?â
âTsk, now that you have a daughterâinâlaw, you despise your own daughter! Luckily, I, your daughter, am generous, so I donât mind it.â âWhat about our presents? Iâve prepared a lot. I just managed to bring out a few pieces!â
When Brooklyn heard them, he massaged his furrowed eyebrows.
âOkay, please calm down,â he said. âMel doesnât like all this, and sheâs also not used to your enthusiasm . If you donât want to scare her off, you have to reduce your meeting time and stop approaching her.â
âHuh?! Why should we?â
âIf we donât take action, you can forget about bringing her home again!â
Brooklynâs grandmother added, âYouâre so disappointing. I even pampered you for so many years.â
Brooklyn stroked his nose awkwardly, and something crossed his eyes.
âOkay, donât rush it. Iâve already come up with an idea to win her back.â