All Chapters of Don’t Tell Him About Me: Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

Yelena was already displeased when she heard what Samuel said, and when he yelled at her, she decided to stop hiding.She stepped out of her hiding spot and went over to grab Samuel’s arm, but Samuel avoided her.She gritted her teeth and looked over at Melea. After sizing her up, her eyes landed on Melea’s legs, and she said, “Our dance troupe originally got an offer to perform at the Graham family. Practice was going well when our leader suddenly came over and told us that the performance was canceled.“I asked, and it’s because you don’t want to see other dances because you can’t dance anymore. Seriously, if you can’t watch other dances, then don’t. Why did you have to cancel the performance? You caused so many people to be unable to get any money from this gig. You’re still as selfish as ever!”“Quiet!”“Shut up!”The men shouted at her. Samuel even slapped her despite her being pregnant. Yelena fell to the ground, and her stomach clenched in pain. “Ow! My stomach!”Melea

The words of truth made Samuel shut his eyes slowly. All the other words he wanted to say became lead on his tongue, and bitterness spread in his mouth.Suddenly, he remembered how Melea had been unable to sleep at night all those years ago due to fear.With a teddy bear in hand, he would sit beside her bed and tell her bedtime stories.At the end of his story, he would put the teddy bear by her pillow and say softly but firmly, “I’m the same as this bear and will always protect you. I won’t ever hurt you. You’ll always be the most important person to me.”Delight flashed in Melea’s eyes, but she soon looked down. “You’re definitely just saying that to make me happy.”“I’m not. Let’s make a pinky promise.”“Okay. If you actually hurt me in the future, I won’t talk to you anymore!”Tears fell from his eyes, and Samuel looked at the woman before him.But she had started walking down the mountain.“Melea!”Melea paused for a moment, but she did not turn back.Even so, Samuel re