The Italian's proposal

Chapter 21

Chapter Twenty-one

Melody

“Here’s your tea,” Melody’s mother handed the tea to Timothy and he sat down in the living room next to her.

Between her parents, she was going to keep up the charade the best she could. In their eyes, the wedding was a fact, her affair with Timothy was true. She would never confess that Equilay blamed her, there was no need to. That would bring into question the reason she was getting married, and she didn’t want that. Not when she still didn’t know what Timothy wanted from her.

What if he no longer wished to marry her? What if he felt only regret towards her?

She didn’t know what she felt for him, fear did not allow her to analyze her feelings for the Italian. The only thing that was clear to her was that she already had solved at least the ugliest part. Having Timothy’s trust was enough for her.

She didn’t want to be a bother, she didn’t come into his life to annoy him, she was attracted to him, that was perfectly clear to her, but she didn’t want to upset him.

“Thank you, Mrs. Redford,” he told her very politely. She couldn’t take her eyes off him, it was so strange to see him there, in the house that saw her grow up, her anger was over. Now she only felt his warmth, his proximity was an aphrodisiac for her. She wanted to kiss him, for a moment she thought he would, but he didn’t.

“Tell me Lydia, please. You’re Melody’s fiancé, we’re already family,” she smiled, her perfect teeth. She was remarkably similar to Melody, or rather the opposite. Melody had the same gray eyes and dark hair, though Lydia had a few silver strands standing out from age.

“Lydia it is,” Timothy agreed.

Forgive him? She didn’t know if she could do it so quickly, but, even if she was erring on the side of bipolar, she felt that, at that moment she counted more on him, than she did on her own mother.

That was more than enough to forgive someone.

“You know Melody is pregnant, right?” Melody looked at her mother in surprise, her eyes widening wildly.

“Of course,” Timothy answered her confidently and without hesitation. “I’ve known it since we met.”

“And yet you still proposed?” her mother had no hesitation. Melody felt her cheeks burn from the embarrassment her mother was causing her.

“I still want to marry her. I don’t mind being a father to the child. “

“Hello!” Allegra’s voice filled the house, interrupting the path, down which things were going. “Here we are.”

“Allegra, my child. How glad you are already arrived,” Lydia excused herself and went quickly to the door.

“Timothy...” they never talked about it. Him being in her son’s life...? That hadn’t crossed her mind. Now she realized how innocent she had been about everything.

“What?”

“It’s just...”

Thompson-Redford family entered, and he was forced into silence as

immediately stood up when he saw Equilay there and Melody grabbed his

she whispered

they have a guest. “You must be Timothy,” she walked over and

her sister

This saddened Melody.

missed those days where her sister believed her

even say a polite hello. All she could think about was how many things her husband must have put in her head, to make her doubt her completely.

her sister went straight to her father, who was coming from the kitchen at

Hi. Have you seen...?” the question died as it began, the moment her father’s

told you isn’t true. You

thought you were so smart? Testifying against your own sister-in-law, not knowing if I was going to bring her to justice. Without thinking about what was going to happen

Anton in her arms, and lowering him to the ground, she stepped

already

husband instead of your own sister?” Timothy looked at her

he felt. Until that very morning, he

with him

on. It’s

sure they don’t

face turned scarlet, “you can’t come

behind it all. Your husband called Melody and threatened her, talked to her like the disgusting human being

his head down. “Equilay...” it pained her to see her sister in that position. But she deserved it well for not believing her. For not giving her the

him to get sick. Even though he was relatively a young man. She

him, intending to care for him, but he wouldn’t

So, I won’t support Timothy? Do you think I

finally sure he believed her. That he trusted her. Her

very ugly misunderstanding,” Lydia Redford stepped in and grabbed her eldest daughter, as if this would save her from the bad wolf. “We all know Melody can manipulate very

looking at his wife of over twenty-five years, as if she were a stranger. “Have

looked at

front of everyone, her mother finally made it clear her

was what she wanted all along! This is what she came for,” Lydia opened her arms and pointed accusingly at Melody. “You wanted to cause chaos. Since no one supported you with your crazy pregnancy, with your irresponsibility, now you want

lost her composure. She spoke as if she were saying the most normal things, as

gave no credence to what

him alone, Melody was able to forget her own pain, the embarrassment she

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