Chapter 1456:

Just to be safe, Roland gave a quick instruction to the butler on his way up. “Keep an eye on her. If she tries to sneak up and eavesdrop, let us know.”

“Yes, sir,” the butler replied promptly.

Jessica let out short huffs but kept her mouth shut. She waited—more or less obediently.

To her surprise, she ended up waiting over two hours.

The sky had grown dark, and there was still no sign of them coming down. Finally, she got up and started heading upstairs.

“Your father said not to let you go up without permission,” the butler reminded her, repeating Roland’s earlier order.

“I’m just going up to call them for dinner!” Jessica called out as she climbed the stairs, raising her voice so they could hear. “How long are you planning to stay locked in there? I’m—”

a few times, but nobody

inside was just wrapping up. Melvin had laid everything out on the table for Roland and Lena. He was ready—whether

Roland asked, his face

replied with

to let go of his daughter just yet, if it was Melvin, it was something he could live with. “If she’s okay with it,

across his usually


pressure,” Roland said, his tone lighter now. He gave Melvin’s shoulder a reassuring pat. “All we care about is whether you’ll stay true to her and take care of her. That’s

“She means more to me than

rang out from behind the door, followed by

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as he

at the three of them and asked,

eat him

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