As soon as Melanie left the room, she ended up face to face with the Smith family butler. She lowered her head and concealed her feelings. She held her right hand firmly over her left to cover it more. “What is it?”“Don Smith is waiting for you,” the butler replied in a professional manner.She nodded and followed him to the courtyard. Don Smith did not seem to plan on going to sleep. It was already so late, yet he was still drinking tea. The type of tea he drank helps keep people awake, so it certainly does not help with sleep, especially for old people at his age.“Grandfather,” she greeted dutifully.The old man waved his hand, beckoning for her to sit down. There were only street lamps in the courtyard, so it wasn’t that bright. Hence, she didn’t need to conceal her wounded left hand.The old man looked far into the night sky for a very long time, then suddenly spoke up, “Do you have any questions for me? You’ve just joined the family not too long ago. You must feel apprehens
Don Smith praised her generously, “Looks like I’ve made the right choice. You just need to be a good wife and take good care of Ale. Leave the rest to me. Go back and take care of him. He’s had a lot to drink. He’ll need someone to care for him.”Melanie got up. “Okay. Please excuse me. You should get a good night’s sleep too, grandfather.”By the time Melanie arrived back at the room, she suddenly realized. Was Don Smith implying something? What did he mean when he said that she didn’t need to worry and to leave it to him? He wasn’t going to do anything to Tiffany, was he?She had never experienced these kinds of things before, and didn’t dare overthink it. However, she still felt very uneasy.The next morning, Jackson drove to the civil affairs office straight away. He saw that Tiffany’s car hadn’t arrived, and wanted to call to hasten her. However, he was worried about her bad driving skills and thought that a call might distract her, so he had no choice but to wait for her pati
Alejandro opened his eyes and looked at her, probably because he had heard her voice. Then, he passed out again.Tiffany followed the ambulance taking him to the hospital. Alejandro and the van driver were pushed into the emergency room. Only then did Tiffany return to her senses and call Jackson. “You should go home for now. I can’t come. Something happened while I was on the way!”Jackson did not expect this to happen. He sounded dismayed. “What happened? Where are you? You’re not only late for such an important thing, you’re not coming at all…”Tiffany did not plan on telling him about Alejandro’s involvement in the accident, but she was afraid of inciting antagonism by keeping it from him, so she decided to be honest about the accident.“I’m coming to the hospital to get you. You’re coming home with me at once!” Jackson ordered after hearing her explanation, to her surprise.She hesitated. “But Alejandro’s family members aren’t here yet. I can’t leave. You should go. I’ll be f
He shook his head. “If my guess is right, someone is deliberately targeting you, and Alejandro knows. That’s why he appeared to help you. It’s not a coincidence or an accident.”Tiffany was shocked. She remembered the scar-faced man in the van and shivered. “Actually, I was wondering… Because the van driver looked like he was driving right at me, his eyes were like a hawk’s, and the scars on his face were so scary. He’s in the emergency room right now. If what you’re saying is right, who’s trying to hurt me? I haven’t offended anyone. Why would they want to hurt me? And how would Alejandro know?”Jackson paused. “I don’t know either. How about this, I’ll take you home and I’ll tell Mark about this, and ask him to investigate the matter. The man with the scars is in the hospital, isn’t he? I’ll pay him a visit after dropping you home. We’ll do the registration another day. I don’t want any more accidents before our wedding tomorrow. You, be good and don’t go out alone. If you must, be
“Okay…” Melanie replied, too afraid to look Don Smith in the eye.Alejandro waited for Melanie to leave before asking, “What did you want to talk about?”Don Smith carried a calm look on his face. “You’re not my Ale. Where is Ale?”Alejandro smirked. “What if I told you that you Smiths have lost your one and only heir? Would you die from a heart attack right now? He died at that hospital in Nafaeth. You should know, I was there too. He died next to me… He asked me to live for him, in his place. To do everything that he would never be able to do.”“Enough!” Don Smith suddenly growled. “It’s all my fault! I should have shown him more concern. I shouldn't have fought with him and sent him all the way to Nafaeth. I shouldn’t have given anyone the chance to hurt him… It’s all my fault…”Alejandro ignored the old man and minded his own business by looking out the window. Don Smith suddenly calmed down again. “Regardless of the situation, we can’t change anything now. There will never be
Soon, Don returned with some men. Ethan’s face had been so badly burnt, it was no longer recognizable. Since he had the same build as Alejandro, Ethan had hidden his past from the public and undergone numerous plastic surgeries. Appearance-wise, he had practically become Alejandro Smith’s twin. To make his disguise even more convincing, he had destroyed his own fingerprints.After all that he’d been through, Ethan no longer wanted to fight for anything from Mark anymore. The only regret he had was Tiffany, the girl who had given up everything she had for him. There was nothing that would make him happier than to live with his loved one in peace, so he planned to look for Tiffany the moment he returned, making amends for everything he had done in the past.Don grabbed his injured leg when he saw that Ethan was silent. “There’s nothing you can do now. It was Melanie who had been secretly passing you information, am I right? Here I was, trying to get rid of her eyesore, but who would’
Arianne scowled, “What are you talking about? What has using your brain got to do with your child’s intelligence? You silly goose! Anyways, you aren’t in contact with Alejandro anymore and you should stay away from him. To be honest, I always get a very strange feeling when I see him, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. Anyway, you should rest at home and prepare to be the most beautiful bride tomorrow.”Tiffany smiled and said, “Alright then, you should come early tomorrow morning and accompany me. I’ll leave Smore with Mark; he’s married, so he can’t be the bridesman. The same goes to you; you can’t be my bridesmaid either, so I had to spend a sum to hire someone to do it, and neither of them are people I know.”As she said this, Arianne thought of Eric again. He would be the bridesman if he were still around.Shortly after, Jackson had arrived for Tiffany, but Lilian stopped him right by the doorstep. “Jackson, you’re not allowed to enter this door before the wedding day—it’s
Mark seemed amused as he looked at her. “What do you mean? Go on, tell me what you think.”She lost confidence from the way Mark had looked at her. “I’m not as smart as you, so you can think about it yourself. I’ve got nothing to say.”He got up and stood in front of her, then slowly picked up Smores. “I know what you’re trying to say. You’re suspecting that this Alejandro isn’t the real Alejandro, and you’re suspecting that… Ethan is somehow involved with him, right? I have the same suspicions, but where’s the evidence? There is none. So unless we can get our hands on some concrete evidence, we have no way to confirm or prove it.”Arianne knew that Mark had the same thoughts as she did. “I haven’t told Tiffany about this since it’s only our suspicions. I’ve met Alejandro before, and I felt strange when I did. He felt so familiar yet so distant. He has always been going against you, yet he wasn’t being nasty about it. But he’s trying to get close to Tiffany on purpose, and that’s wh