"Evening, I..."He reached out cautiously, intending to support Melissa Ernest, but before he could touch her, she moved away from him. His unfinished words caught in his throat.Melissa Ernest's instinctive action pained Frederic Howard. Seeing the hurt expression on Frederic Howard's face, Melissa Ernest belatedly realized that her gesture had wounded him.Tim and the others were somewhat incredulous at seeing Melissa Ernest coming downstairs. Noticing the awkwardness, Liu Liu quickly came over to support her, "Let's all sit down and talk."Melissa Ernest sat beside Liu Liu. Tim tugged at Frederic Howard's sleeve, bringing him back to his senses, and he sat down diagonally across from Melissa Ernest.Melissa Ernest looked at Xiao Wenbo, Xu Lan, and the others, then spoke slowly, "Grandpa, Mom, Dad, Brother, Liu Liu, I've caused you a lot of trouble recently and made you worry about me. I'm sorry."As soon as she finished speaking, tears welled up in Xu Lan's eyes. "You silly ch
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