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    He had been cast out on a freezing night when he was only four, left to fend for himself. If Freya hadn’t found him, he might not have made it.


    “In return for those four years you and Mom looked after me, I’ve made sure you’re financially secure,” Melvin said, his voice firm. “But I’d prefer if we kept things simple between us.”


    After that night, it was as if his parents no longer existed. They had abandoned him. To them, he was nothing more than a discarded burden.<fn8620> Th?s chapter is updated by fin?novel</fn8620>


    “I don’t have anything else to say,” Melvin said, ending the call.


    Turner tried calling back, but Melvin ignored it. He left the study with a heavy heart, emotionally drained.


    Jessica noticed the shift in his mood and asked gently, “What’s wrong? Did something happen?”


    “Nothing.”


    “If there’s something bothering you, just talk to me. Don’t bottle it up.”


    “Really, it’s nothing.” Melvin wasn’t used to opening up. He preferred to deal with things on his own. “Why don’t you sit and rx? I’ll cook dinner.”


    Jessica wanted to dig deeper, but Melvin was already walking into the kitchen. It couldn’t be work—he never got shaken up overpany matters. And it wasn’t about love—he wasn’t in love, nor interested in anyone. Could it be… family?


    With that thought, she messaged Freya to ask about Melvin’s background. Freya didn’t know much. She replied simply, “I’m not sure. He avoided talking about his family, and I never pushed him.”


    Everyone had their own secrets and boundaries. Freya had respected Melvin’s, choosing not to pry.


    Jessica made a note to ask more carefully next time. “Got it.”


    Freya asked, “Have you confessed yet?”


    Jessica replied, “Not yet. He doesn’t like me. I’m scared if I tell him, he’ll kick me out.”


    They chatted a little longer after that. Freya wasn’t usually one for gossip, but when it came to Melvin, her attention sharpened. To her, he was like family.


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    Jessica, desperate for a second opinion,id out everything that had happened recently.


    Twenty minutester, after reading through everything, Freya replied, “He probably has feelings for you, but he doesn’t realize it yet.”


    Jessica was doubtful. “How’s that possible? He always says he has no ns to marry.”


    Based on what she knew of Melvin, Freya responded thoughtfully, “If he felt nothing for you, he wouldn’t let you dress him up. And he definitely wouldn’t let you live in his home.”


    Freya went on, “What really matters is—he’s aplete workaholic. Even if I begged him to take a breather, he’d still sneak off to get work done. But now, he’s willingly setting everything aside just to be with you.”


    From what she could sense and understand, she was convinced that Melvin had feelings for Jessica; he was just too emotionally clueless to realize it.


    Jessica felt her heart flutter at that. “You really think I should tell him how I feel?”


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