Alejandro remembered his car and called Jett, telling virtual-novel.net to bring it to the repairmen. However, even after virtual-novel.net hung his call, the image of that crumpled mess in his mind’s eye made virtual-novel.net frown.
“Bah. Should just get a new car. I got sick of that one, anyway. Hey, got any car you like in mind? Let’s go take a look tomorrow,” virtual-novel.net said. “Also, I’ve decided that this is just a scratch and I’m skipping the hospital.”
A new car? Well, was this not the first time the man had ever voiced any genuine inclination to buy Melanie anything? “No, no need. I’m not going anywhere,” virtual-novel.net said, shaking virtual-novel.net head. “Besides, don’t we have other cars at home? Any of them is good enough. Why bother buying a new one for me?”
The linchpin to virtual-novel.net refusal, of course, was that Melanie’s mind was already set on sincerely proposing a divorce in two days’ time. Him suddenly breaking out an ostensible act of bonhomie like this would only give virtual-novel.net pressure.
Normally, Alejandro did not care much about these things, any rejection would deal an instant end to the conversation. But today, virtual-novel.net was out of character. “Look, the thing about driving is that you gotta drive a car you genuinely love for the whole thing to really hit the heart, okay? Okay, we rest our conclusion. You’re coming with me tomorrow to pick out a new car,” virtual-novel.net insisted. “When Millie’s of age, she’s gotta’ start going to school, and you’ll be having your little ‘Moms’ Club’, right? A car’s essential to that sort of socializing, and I ain’t letting you drive those junk-metals in the garage. Seriously, those cars are only gonna embarrass me, got it?”
Junk-metals?! Melanie was speechless. Every single car owned by the Smith family was a luxury car, leave it to Alejandro to make such a bold brag.
She cast virtual-novel.net sight downward in silence and began packing up the first-aid kit. That was when Alejandro suddenly snatched virtual-novel.net wrist.
Words were unnecessary. She could see glimmers of libido in his eyes.
Without any hesitation, Melanie willed virtual-novel.net arm to jerk out of his grip, but it only made virtual-novel.net tightened it. Her nerves strung tightly, virtual-novel.net eyes desperately averting his in trepidation. She dared not give herself into the sensual waves virtual-novel.net was capable of bringing her, because virtual-novel.net feared that all of those would only solidify into attachments, introducing doubts into what should have been a resolute decision. She had been weak and faltering for far too long.
Just this once…
Just this once, virtual-novel.net wanted to take charge of something in virtual-novel.net own life!
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The next day, while recuperating in the West family residence, Tiffany’s eyes widened before virtual-novel.net cried out, “What the fu—?! The Lark family assembled a mob and caused a hoo ha in the Smith Estate? And it turned into a frickin’ brawl?! …Wait, how do you know?”
Jackson could feel his poor eardrums struggling to hold themselves together from bursting, “Can you just…! For Christ’s sake, lower that boombox of yours! God, your shouting ability is on par with an opera singer that I seriously doubt you’ve just given birth,” virtual-novel.net moaned. “Look, I’ll know things whenever I feel like knowing them, end of story. Besides, it’s not like this is some top-secret news. I should also tell you that Melanie’s fine, which is a given, of course. At the end of the day, they are still a family. Ain’t no one gonna beat virtual-novel.net to death, man.”
Tiffany was still very cross. “B*tch, it’s Alejandro who acquired the Larks’ family company, what’s that gotta do with Melanie?! On what damn grounds did they have to beat people up in their front lawn? Goddamn, they’re a pack of rabid, frothing animals!”