While speaking, Lilia looked at Mellisa's lower belly unabashedly. She then added. "In any case, your stomach will just get bigger, so… do you want to stay with him as a servant forever?"
Mellisa walked slowly, showing a surprised expression, smiling slightly contrived. "Marriage, huh…? I'm afraid neither of us have the final say."
"Why?" Lilia was confused.
Mellisa looked at the two men walking side by side in front of her with serious thoughts, and she hesitated for a few seconds before she finally told Lilia about the rules set by the Adler family for the main wife.
After listening to everything, Lilia didn't speak for a while.
Even though Mellisa only explained it briefly, she still sensed a lot of helplessness in it.
Seeing her silent, Mellisa couldn't help smiling bitterly. "Now, you understand right?"
Lilia frowned slightly, and sighed. "I see, but isn't Leonard suffering..."
Mellisa asked with a smile. "If Jean also had the same problem, what would you do?"
Lilia pulled the corners of her mouth and muttered. "I will definitely do the same…"
Mellisa laughed when she heard this. "Hahaha it seems what you said is true. Over the years, I have learned many things, but the rules and knowledge in the big family... I have absolutely no idea about them."
"Now Leonard's father gave me this opportunity so that I can be worthy of being a woman who can stand side by side with him. If I don't work hard, I feel that I will regret it later."
Lilia noticed Mellisa's indifferent face, and a sudden burst of emotion rose in her heart.
She had never seen Mellisa have such determination to give everything to Leonard willingly.
Taking advantage of the dim night, Lilia calmly grabbed Mellisa's fingertips. "Since everything has been decided, do your best. I'm recently trying to reduce strenuous activities myself, so I'll help you study while I'm here."
"You don't need to accompany me." Melisa squeezed Lilia's finger and shook her lightly. "You just need to have fun while you're here, don't worry about me. This is all my struggle, I want to achieve my future with my own hands."
Lilia didn't answer, but she already had a plan in her heart. At first, her purpose in coming to Bandung was for her sister.
...
Twenty minutes later, in the front yard, Jean and Leonard were seen smoking. Meanwhile, Lilia and Mellisa walked into the living room.
In the air, a faint white mist drifted, Leonard looked around with a comfortable expression. "Actually, I didn't think that my father would arrange for you to stay here!"
The man raised his eyes and looked at him through the floating smoke.
Leonard met his gaze and sighed. "This place, as far as I can remember, was a forbidden place. When I was a child, I was curious and sneaked around to have a look. But in the end, I was caught and chased away by the patrolling guards. Jean, I can see that my father takes you very seriously!"
Leonard said this not as satire or ridicule.
Instead, his expression was serious and hearing this, Jean smoked a cigarette, turned his head and exhaled the smoke, and muttered in a soft voice. "He values ??me because of you!"
Leonard sighed and nodded. "I know, but he rarely values ??the friends around me. I am very happy to see him recognize you!"
Jean looked at his cigarette and paused for a moment, then looked at Leonard. "Why are you suddenly so emotional? it's not like your style."
Leonard was surprised for a moment, then smiled at him.
Half an hour later, Leonard took Mellisa and returned home.
The guards were arranged inside and outside the building where Jean and Lilia were staying.
On the way back, Leonard and Mellisa walked side by side under the night sky. The two of them didn't speak at all.
As they approached their building , Mellisa's arm was suddenly pulled. And in the next second, Leonard immediately dragged her beside the thick grass bushes.
Melissa was too late to react, her back was pressed against a tree trunk, her cheek was lifted by Leonard, and a deep kiss immediately locked her lips and made her deeply confused.
On this road, the occasional sound of night patrol vehicles could be heard passing by.
This man… Was he not afraid of being seen by others?!
Mellisa responded to this kiss in a daze. And when they parted their lips, she raised her eyelids and glared at him angrily. "You are too presumptuous!"
Leonard pressed his forehead against hers, and after calming his breath, his voice sounded hoarse. "Mellisa, the most righteous thing I've ever done in my life is to love you!"
The sudden confession made Mellisa confused.
Her hand pushed Leonard slightly, putting some distance between them. "Are you crazy?"
Leonard came closer and rubbed Mellisa's cheek. "This is how I feel."
Then he hugged her. Mellisa was helpless and could only enjoy it. "I thought you were exhausted from the events of the past few days."
"Mellisa, listen to me. Maybe I'll be very busy starting tomorrow, so I can't take care of you all the time. But I promise, things will pass as quickly as possible!"
Mellisa's smile gradually turned into a serious expression, she just leaned against Leonard's chest and didn't respond for a long time
"Are you scared?" Leonard lifted her face, his deep gaze fixed on Mellisa's eyes.
Hearing this, Melisa shook her head slightly, pursed her lips, and placed her fingertips on the neck of his shirt. "You and I know that Jean and Lilia came to Bandung especially for us. So it doesn't matter what you want next. I'll support you, but... my only condition is that you won't put yourself and them in danger."
Leonard looked at her deeply, sighed and hugged her tighter. "Okay, I promise."
The both of them wouldn't let their fight put Jean and Lilia's lifes on the line.
...
The next day, at half past seven in the morning, Lockhart was exercising in front of his villa, and within a few minutes, Luke rushed over to him.
Standing in front of Lockhart, he quickly reported the latest news.
At the end of his words, Lockhart glared at him. "What did you say? My brother let people from the Widjaya family live in the building near Moon Lake?"
Luke nodded vaguely. "Yeah, I just got the news this morning. Dad, how do we respond? This Widjaya family sounds really bad to us. He seems very supportive of Leonard, if we don't move quickly, then I'm worried..... . "
Lockhart raised his hand and interrupted him. "Follow me!"
The father and son went to the study on the second floor. When Lockhart sat down, he picked up the phone and made a call.
The moment he connected, his face turned to one of flattery in a matter of seconds. "Master, how about the things we discussed earlier?"
The other party's lazy tone sounded relaxed. "Master Adler, I actually wanted to work with you but it only gave me 60% of the profits. I'm afraid I'll have to consider this matter again!"
Hearing this, Lockhart's face sank.. He gritted his teeth and said in a grim tone. "Master, how about 80%?"
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