Chapter 1389:

He had been cast out on a freezing night when he was only four, left to fend for himself. If Freya hadn’t found him, he might not have made it.

“In return for those four years you and Mom looked after me, I’ve made sure you’re financially secure,” Melvin said, his voice firm. “But I’d prefer if we kept things simple between us.”

After that night, it was as if his parents no longer existed. They had abandoned him. To them, he was nothing more than a discarded burden.

“I don’t have anything else to say,” Melvin said, ending the call.

Turner tried calling back, but Melvin ignored it. He left the study with a heavy heart, emotionally drained.

Jessica noticed the shift in his mood and asked gently, “What’s wrong? Did something happen?”

“Nothing.”

just talk

with things on his own. “Why don’t you sit and relax? I’ll cook

shaken up over company matters. And it

messaged Freya to ask about Melvin’s background. Freya didn’t know much. She replied simply, “I’m not sure. He avoided talking about his family, and I never pushed

Freya had respected Melvin’s, choosing not to

ask


asked, “Have you

doesn’t like me. I’m scared if I

one for gossip, but when it came to Melvin, her attention sharpened. To her, he was like

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desperate for a second opinion, laid out

probably

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