Dangerous Love: You Are My One and Only Bride novel Chapter 1200

Seeing her rise in emotions, Don Smith had no choice but to soften his tone. “Melanie, you’ve misunderstood me. That’s not what I mean. I’m not asking you to shield Ale in front of your family members. I’m well aware of how he’s been treating you, and it’s his fault. I’m just worried that separating from this conflict would only estrange both of you further, instead of solving the problem. If you really want to go, have Ale take you there. You have to smooth things over before you leave, understand?”

Melanie didn’t want to waste her energy on guessing what Don Smith was thinking. It didn’t matter if everything wasn’t what it seemed. Having to deal with conjectures all the time was too tiresome. She didn’t feel like caring anymore, and did not want to try reading his mind. All she wanted to do was to deliver this baby, safe and sound. “I understand.”

Upon returning to her room after dinner, she realized that Don Smith had an ulterior motive in asking Alejandro to take her back to Ayashe. Alejandro probably wouldn’t care, which meant that the real meaning behind Don Smith’s words was—if she wanted to go, she needed Alejandro's approval first. If Alejandro refused to take her, she could forget about leaving. Don Smith knew Alejandro very well. Therefore, Don Smith never intended on letting her go in the first place.

Alejandro’s words served as a reminder for her; she was nothing more than an outsider in the Smith household. She needn’t take the old man’s kindness towards her seriously. Kindness with an ulterior motive was worthless.

Despite having all of that in mind, she confronted Alejandro. “Grandfather has asked you to take me back to Ayashe. I just want to stay there for the rest of my pregnancy. I’ll come back when the baby is born. I just can’t seem to adapt to this place. I could do it before I got pregnant, and I was able to tolerate it all. But now that I’m pregnant, I’m feeling even more uncomfortable than ever. I can’t eat or sleep. Please, try to consider my needs.”

To her surprise, Alejandro agreed this time. “Sure, when do we leave?”