After finishing his meal, Andre looked at Julius, who had a frown on his face and said, "I thought you were in agreement with this meeting, but I sense that you're not happy about it. Why did you come if you knew you didn't want to be here?"Valerie glanced at Julius and then back at Andre, hoping Julius wouldn't give away their plan She wished he would just play along since it was his idea in the first place to search Andre's phone.Julius smiled and replied, "You're right, Andre. I don't want to be here any more than necessary. However, look at Valerie over here. She's very precious to me, and no matter how much I dislike the current situation, I have to prioritize her happiness. Valerie told me that this is what she wanted, so I had to come. She has told me about your trial relationship for a month, and though I wasn't happy about it, I respect her decision. If, after that one month, Valerie still wants to be with you or chooses to spend her life with you, I won't stop her. Her h
Andre, Julius, and Melody watched in amazement as Valerie took the stage and began to sing. Andre, completely captivated by her performance, couldn't take his eyes off her. Valerie sang and smiled directly at Andre, while even Julius stared at her in surprise. Sensing the moment, Melody discreetly took advantage of the distraction. She slowly moved backward behind Julius and quietly made her way to the restroom.Upon entering the restroom, Melody swiftly locked the door and leaned against it, her heart racing. She reached into her jeans pocket and retrieved the chip given to her by Drew. Following Drew's instructions, she inserted the chip into her phone. A red arrow appeared on the screen along with a warning message that read, "Warning! Unrecognized device, disconnect." Melody glanced at the time and realized she still had four minutes and forty-four seconds remaining. Though tempted to remove the chip, she recalled Drew's explicit instruction not to do so until after five minute
Drew stared at his damaged computer, feeling frustrated and angry. He had no one else to blame but himself. He couldn't ask Melody why she didn't remove the chip from the phone when the warning popped up because he was the one who had told her to leave it there for five minutes, and she had taken it out immediately after five minutes. He had lost all the important information in his phone, but he found solace in one thing: he had managed to take down the details of the Ferris contract, which had originally been meant for him but was stolen by Andre. "No matter what, I am not going to let it go through," he vowed.As he looked at the address and other details he had written down, he said to himself, "After tomorrow, there will be no more Andre Scorpion." He started brainstorming different ideas on how to execute his plans. Knowing Andre, he was sure that he would be accompanied by his underlings. Drew had a rough idea of their numbers, and he knew that only a few of them, like Sol
Andre drove Valerie back home more than an hour later, and when they arrived in front of her house, he kissed her goodnight and said, "I will see you tomorrow.""Looking forward to it," Valerie replied before entering her house.Inside, she found Julius sitting on the couch, seemingly waiting for her. Melody was nowhere to be seen, indicating that Julius had already dropped her off at home. Valerie sat beside him, feeling anxious, and asked, "So, how did it go? What exactly happened? What did you find in Andre's phone?"Julius sighed and began to explain, "Well, as Melody mentioned earlier in the car, Andre is faithful to Valerie. I checked his messages, calls, and even documents, and it's clear that she is the only woman in his life."A wild smile spread across Valerie's face as she exclaimed, "Really? I'm so happy! This is wonderful. I know it doesn't make Andre a saint but at the very least, I can give our relationship another chance." However, noticing her brother's somber expre
Valerie stared at her phone with a frown on her face. Andre had ended the call abruptly and she thought he wanted to call her back, but he didn't. "Why had he hung up the phone just like that?" she wondered. She decided to call him again, and when he answered, she immediately expressed her dissatisfaction, "I am really cross with you, Andre. How could you just hang up on me like that and then..."Andre interrupted her with laughter, "I was just waiting to see your reaction, and honestly, this reaction makes me very happy.""Oh, wow! Amusing yourself at my expense, I see." She replied. "In all honesty, I was planning to call you before you called me again." Andre chortled. "I ended the call because I wanted to think of something really sweet to tell you. I was making plans to repay your heart-melting gesture, you know. The fact that you called me, professed your love for me and wished me a good night is not something to be taken lightly."Valerie rolled her eyes. "Just a simple 'I
After sending a text message to Drew, Andre smiled, feeling pleased by how successful his plans had gone. Now he knew for a fact that someone in Valerie's group was working with Drew. No matter how he thought about it, the only person he could think of was Melody. It couldn't be Julius because Valerie would never support Drew, and Julius would never go against Valerie. However, he couldn't be entirely sure. All the men Drew had taken with him had been killed, and he also learned that Drew was able to escape with an injury to his leg. If he hadn't been smart enough to change his plans, perhaps he might have also ended up injured. But this was going to teach Drew a lesson—that he was no match for Andre.When the deal had concluded successfully, Andre returned to his mansion. When Soldier came back, he said, "We lost only one man, one of the men we employed.""That's sad," Andre replied. "Why did that happen when we had the element of surprise? Besides, we outnumbered them.""Yes, that
Julius placed his hands on Valerie's shoulders and asked, "Is that why you look so distressed, Valerie? Let me ask you a question, do you want to get rid of this baby?"Valerie shook her head. "No, Julius, I can't even imagine doing that.""So why do you look this way? I know you to be very strong. You can't break down like this just because you're pregnant. Since you have no intention of getting rid of this child, you need to be strong enough to take care of it. Listen to me, yes, I know your career is just kicking off, but I believe we will figure out a way to handle this. It is not going to ruin whatever you have going. I'll be here to support you, and I hope Andre will too. No one gets trained on how to be a mother. You learn, just like I learned to take care of you after we lost our parents. I'm sure you're going to do just fine, Valerie."Valerie sighed, "You mentioned Andre just now, and that is what I'm worried about. Andre is still very young. Will he want to have a child at
After the call with Drew ended, Melody sat on her couch, thinking about what to do. She was very scared. It was bad enough that Andre was closing in on her, from what Drew had said, and now she had to get Valerie. How was she supposed to do it? Drew had given her until midnight. She paced up and down, thinking about what to do until an idea suddenly struck her mind, and she stopped. She looked at the time on her clock and saw that it was a few minutes to five. She knew that Valerie always closed from work around six or six thirty, and judging from the fact that her relationship with Andre was now good, it was likely that he would come to pick her up after work. After coming up with a plan in her head, she quickly dashed out of the house and hurried to Valerie's place of work.Valerie was still in her office when she was informed that there was someone waiting to see her. At first, she thought it was Andre since he had called her and said that he would be picking her up for dinner.