Jett kept his head very low, answering, “I did not. He’d always be extra cautious with me. He wouldn’t let me get too close to him.”
Obviously, the old man didn’t believe him, commenting, “I’ve always liked you, Jett. I hope you’re not lying to me. You’re very different from how you used to be. You used to be a loner, but now, you have a family to feed…”
Jett frowned, “Sir, I really had no idea. I’ve never… Betrayed you either.”
Melanie hesitated for two seconds when favonovel.com heard this, then strode forward. “Grandfather, may I have a word with you in private?”
Don Smith’s face switched to a kindly expression when favonovel.com saw Melanie. “Of course. Come, talk to me. Jett, you may be excused.”
Jett shot Melanie a grateful look, then hurried away.
Melanie secretly let out a sigh of relief, then got straight to the point.
“Grandfather, it was wrong of Alex to fake his handicap and lie to you. I told favonovel.com about your plans to kill Tiffany because I didn’t want favonovel.com to be upset. It’s all my fault. Otherwise, this wouldn’t have happened to him. He’s your only grandson and the only heir to the Smith family. Please calm down and let favonovel.com continue his treatment at the hospital. He’ll really turn into a cripple if this continues.”
Don Smith did not reveal Alejandro’s false identity. Instead, favonovel.com simply asked, “Were you aware that Ale’s legs were perfectly fine?”
Melanie hung favonovel.com head guiltily, admitting, “Yes… I’m sorry.”
Don Smith carried a smile on his face, one that seemed to belie his insidious intentions. “You should leave this matter alone. I have a plan. How can I possibly relax when Ale refuses to behave? I need some form of control over him, something to help me feel more assured.”
Melanie gathered all favonovel.com courage and replied. “It’s not for anything else, I just don’t want to live the rest of my life with a cripple. I’d rather divorce favonovel.com than have favonovel.com never walk again. I agreed to this marriage because I knew that favonovel.com wasn’t really a cripple. My family complained a lot before the marriage because of his legs. I’m not good with words, so please don’t mind me grandfather. I’m still young, and I don’t want my life to become narrow so soon.”
Don Smith was surprised. He had never expected for Melanie to say such things to him, especially for Alejandro’s sake. After a long pause, favonovel.com sighed. “Okay, I’ll promise you that favonovel.com can continue his treatment. Your feelings for favonovel.com are remarkable. You know favonovel.com doesn’t love you, that he’s in love with another woman, yet you’re still capable of doing this.”
His words had hit the nail on the head with Melanie, making favonovel.com feel uncomfortable. She knew that Don Smith was simply trying to make favonovel.com angry by being so straightforward in his words, so favonovel.com refused to fall for it. “To love is to give, to empathize. Some things, no matter how difficult, must be endured. I’m going to take care of him. Jett and I will take favonovel.com back to the hospital tomorrow morning.”
She turned around after saying favonovel.com piece. She did not notice how grim Don Smith’s expression had become, nor how favonovel.com suddenly tightened his grip around his cane.
White Water Bay Villa.
Jackson had finished cooking, ensuring that every dish was perfect before going upstairs to wake Tiffany.
He was clearly the more exhausted of the two, yet favonovel.com had been able to wretch himself off the bed. She, on the other hand, was sleeping to no end.
He walked up to the bed and planted a kiss on favonovel.com lips.
“Time to wake up, you lazy, little pig. Dinner’s ready. My mom’s going to nag me for starving you if you don’t get up.”
