Chapter 2941 It was the distinct scent of a hand cream.

He had bought it himself for Melissa and rubbed it on her hands. He wouldn't mistake the scent for anything else.

Marcus took a deep breath and greedily inhaled the remaining traces.

He took in Lungfuls of air, his feelings slowly cooling until they died down. There was no Longer any burning from hearing her name, and he convinced himself not to look for her.

After what had seemed an eternity, Marcus stepped inside the elevator.

He went downstairs to retrieve his broken phone, absentmindedly looking at the pieces.

There was only one photo of Melissa in it.

(Eagles) ‘s (Eagles) And now even that was gone. He couldn't piece it back to the way it was before.

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Above him, a figure stood on the second floor near the corner of the elevator. Melissa stared at Marcus from the shadows.

He had lost a lot of weight.

He seemed different from how he used to be. Somehow, he carried himself with more seriousness, but she felt no fear toward him.

Perhaps her own affection had been the reason why she used to be afraid of him.

But things might be different now.

Lowering her eyes, she placed a hand over her stomach. The baby was an unexpected development.

Despite having taken the pill, she still got pregnant.

‘When Melissa first found out, she hesitated to tell him. She was afraid that if she told Marcus that she had gotten pregnant, he would probably accuse her of pulling a trick to deceive him.

Not once had she forgotten his words.

He said right to her face that she didn't deserve to be his wife.

As if sensing her melancholy, the baby in her womb wriggled around.

Melissa felt the movements and kicks under her palm. A gentle smile curved on her lips. Now that she had a child, she would never be alone again.

She raised her head and took one last look at Marcus.

Melissa bid farewell to him in her heart. “Goodbye, Marcus. We'll never see each other again.” Without going through the prenatal checkup, Melissa quietly entered the elevator and left.

Chapter 2942 Alexis’ postpartum examination went without a hitch. Both she and her child were in perfect health.

When she got into the car, she saw a small bag with a broken phone inside.

Alexis looked down at her baby and cooed. In a gentle voice, she asked, “Marcus, what happened to your phone? Why were you so angry?” “I dropped it. It was an accident,” Marcus replied flatly.

“Accident? That's uncharacteristic of you.” Alexis speculated that his sour mood had something to do with Melissa.

However, it was pretty obvious that he didn't want to talk about it, so she quickly changed the topic. “Are you going back to Livebop soon? Why not just stay for a few more days?” Marcus gripped the steering wheel with his slender fingers.

For a while, he just stared at the rearview mirror with a faint smile. Then he answered, “There's too much going on there. I'm not going to sit through all that.” Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated for All Books Updates...

There was nothing else Alexis could say to that.

It had snowed that day, and the road was covered with ice.

Fortunately, Marcus’ driving skills were top-notch.

He changed to another road where there was less snow and the car moved along steadily. When he took a turn, his eyes caught a woman standing with her back to him at a bus stop across the street.

(Eagles) She was just the right height, and her hair was just the right color.

Even from a distance, Marcus could see the curve of the woman's round stomach. She was pregnant.

The woman raised her head to check the bus sign, as if thinking about which bus to take.

She had to be around seven or eight months pregnant. Why was she taking the bus alone on such a snowy day? What was her husband doing? Marcus caught himself in a rare moment of distraction, but he couldn't afford to let his thoughts wander. Alexis and Daniel were in the back seat, and he had to pay attention to the road. He looked away quickly, and the black off-road vehicle brushed past the woman.

At the same moment, she turned around.

It was Melissa.

Once again, the two missed each other.

A bus slowly rolled to a stop in front of her, and Melissa got on.

When she sat down, she saw that she had received a call from Julie, the proprietress of the small diner in Warsew where she once worked.

Chapter 2943 Julie Wilson's husband had lost all his money to gambling, and he was neck-deep in debt. His creditors often came to harass his family, which eventually forced them to close the dinner.

It was only a matter of time before Julie's husband was taken to prison.

Coincidentally, Melissa was currently in a good place, financially.

She worked as a secretary for the Watson Group in Heron.

Last month, she was transferred to the branch on Duefron.

She hesitated about the move at first, but in the end, she agreed.

Eagles.

The Watson Group compensated well. Melissa didn't want to lose such an opportunity because she was being held back by the past.

and rented a decent

and she invited Julie to live

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and Melissa wanted to pick her up, but Julie refused. “You're pregnant. You shouldn't be running around all over the place. Just wait at home. You gave me the address, and I'l manage.” Melissa smiled fondly and didn't argue anymore. “Okay, I'll go back first.” Forty minutes later, she returned

in was old, but it

Melissa arrived at the apartment building, she saw Julie and her

giving her

greeting, sadness made her

the ups and downs of

she grabbed Melissa's hand. Julie looked her up and down, her eyes finally settling on her stomach. “It must be so hard to be pregnant while managing things all on your own." Julie

was no need

to help Julie carry her things, but Julie would have none of

nothing." Melissa held her

they arrived inside, Julie looked around and hummed with satisfaction. “Your baby's arriving

Luggage and

the

find a place and open a small diner.

to her and wiped her tears. “What are you crying

don't have to worry. We'll be able to take care of your child.”

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her certainty brought a pang of sadness to Melissa. Julie's husband was in jail, and her own

tears. “From now on, we have each

she brought up another topic. “How was the prenatal check-up today? Can I have

it meant. “You didn't have the check-up?” she asked curiously. “Or is there anything wrong with the baby? You can tell me, Melissa. I've gone through what you're going through now. I might

I ran into Marcus at the hospital.” “Did he see you?" Julie asked, surprise

calmly, “No. Vanessa was also there. He probably thought he misheard or it was her that others were calling.” Julie carefully watched Melissa's

some gifts that looked really expensive. Melissa... are you sure you don't want to give you two another chance? From how I see it, he really Loves you.” With a bitter smile, Melissa said,

it yourself? We'll be taking care of the child together. He can't know. You can't tell him." Julie let out a resigned sigh. “I can't win over you. Okay. We will do it

and Julie gave a light pat to Melissa. “I'll go open the door.” She had not expected

It was Ryan.

eyes went wide at the sight of Julie, and he asked in a low voice,

she left. She just met him by accident one time. Melissa didn't know what had gotten into him. He had sold

to do

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thought differently. Ryan was aware of his condition, and he knew that he would likely never be

growing inside Melissa's womb gave

If Melissa would be willing to marry Ryan, he could raise the child as his own. Marcus would never know, as he had no intention of

did he plan on letting him know Melissa's

were. He was practically volunteering to be the child's father. His audacity enraged

about coming back here. Or I'l kill you!" Ryan had always been one to abuse the

and embarrassed.

keep pestering me, you can't blame me for what I

he let out a cruel laugh. “Haha, I see you've become much fiercer in the half a year that I hadn't seen you. What? Did Marcus rub off on you? Maybe you got it from

sneered. “So what? It's none of your business. At the very least,

From what I heard, the Fowler family is setting him up with someone. There will be

2946 With those words, he stormed

Why else would he be so persistent? Ignore him. He won't be able to do anything with me here.”

this? Mr. Fowler might really settle down with another woman.” Melissa lowered her

there would be a woman who would be taking her place by Marcus’ side and one day become Mrs. Fowler. It was only a matter of

was a small relief to

away from giving

she was still

the airport to pick up an important client. There had been no Books Chapters

the client was from abroad, they couldn't find a proper translator in time and Melissa was the only one in the entire secretariat division who could speak the

these circumstances, Albert had

in the back seat and

single. Melissa heard from the employees of the Watson Group that he had

to pry

Eagles.

respected Albert. He was a good

get out of the black Limo across from them. Walking at the very front was Marcus, with a woman beside him. Melissa recognized her. She remembered the woman as the daughter of a

Her name was Jessie.

she was holding on

at them quietly, her long

Marcus. He gave Melissa a gentle smile and asked, “What is it? Do you know him?" Melissa forced a smile and answered, “He's my former boss." Albert's smile didn't falter.

the idea of going out to

2947 For one, she no longer wanted

alone and pregnant

saw each other, and now, Marcus eventually chose a girl

Marcus’ that Ryan had talked about! Before Albert could get down from the car, Melissa quickly stopped

at work back then and we didn't

I guess you don't have to meet him. I'll just go over and

out of the car and hurried over to open the rear door

though he was over 40, he still maintained his physical charm. After all, he had a face and figure that belied

focused on handling his Luggage. At some point, he turned and said to Jessie, who was standing very close to him, “Isn't this inappropriate? Why not keep a bit of distance?” But Jessie said with a pout like a spoiled child, “I told my family I have a boyfriend, but they didn't believe me,

behaved like a jerk, you should really help me with

should help you,” Marcus grumbled in displeasure and quickly removed her hand which she had placed on his arm, but Jessie drew closer to him again, acting

suddenly called out, which

surprise. “Uncle Albert, why

Heron and Duefron that Albert admired Marcus’ mother, Rena. Albert himself also never made any effort

her birthday and even on Valentine's Day, he would send

Rena would usually refuse to accept them, he always insisted

going on

usually felt displeased with it. But over time, he became indifferent and began

first heard this story, he was left

he had no choice but to admit to himself that Albert was not only a quite impressive businessman, but also an affectionate romantic.

who was still hanging on Marcus’ arm.

“She's just a friend,” Marcus clarified with

arm out of her grip. He wasn't a particularly warm person. “Uncle Albert, it's getting late, I need to board,” he said to Albert after

lifted his chin slightly in

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