She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1513:

“Should we check in with Alan to see if the materials are ready?” Jessica asked.

“No need,” Melvin replied calmly. “He’ll let me know when everything’s done.”

Even so, Jessica couldn’t help but worry. The online storm kept brewing well into the afternoon. Some reporters even tried to catch Jayda at the hotel, hoping to snatch the first exclusive scoop about Melvin. Fortunately, the hotel’s security was tight—no unauthorized person could get through. To block out any fake guests, Alan had all the rooms cleared for the day, canceling new bookings entirely.

By six in the evening, Melvin had dinner ready. As for Turner, he’d already arranged with the hotel staff to have his meal delivered separately.

After dinner, Melvin sent Freya a message. “I’m sorry for dragging Anita International into this mess.”

Freya responded, “We’re family. There’s no need to apologize. The materials are nearly finished. They’ll be ready in about an hour. Don’t stress yourself.”

Melvin replied with thanks.

She stared at the endless flood of messages and comments, but there wasn’t even a hint of satisfaction. Deep down, she knew exactly how this would play out—the same people showering her with sympathy and support now would turn on her the second Melvin cleared

up

unknown number lighting up his screen, his first thought was that someone had dug up his contact info and was

“Hello. Who’s this?”

“Jayda speaking.”

to hang up. But Jayda rushed to speak before he could. “Wait! I need to talk

looked over at Jessica, who mouthed silently, “Who is

switched the call to speaker and placed the phone between them. Jayda’s voice came through the speaker.

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Melvin replied, his

matter what I say, you’ll probably end up exposing me, but have you thought this through?”