Dangerous Love: You Are My One and Only Bride novel Chapter 1307

Melanie spotted the confident sparks in Don’s eyes and understood that the old patriarch had his contingency plan mapped out. It reassured her a little.

Still, she could not bear to see the old man die with regrets. And so, a bold and almost-crazy idea took form in her mind. “Grandpa, I was thinking… What if I undergo surgery to deliver the baby earlier than expected? I could do it after two more months. That way, you could see it before you go,” she suggested. “I know it’s still a bit too early relative to the expected time of delivery, but I doubt it’ll impart too severe an effect on the baby.”

Don’s expression turned austere. “That’s a horrible idea, Melanie! You must not be reckless just because you pity me. You can’t force a baby to come out early like that; a mother’s womb is the best place for it to grow. Please, don’t entertain these crazy ideas because of some words an old geezer said… And really, Melanie, this is your weakness: you’re too altruistic! Don’t you know that men are always interested in wild, wayward women over self-sacrificing altruists?”

“And yet, everyone knows that if a man loves a woman, she could be anything—even a beggar—and he would still see a queen in her. But if a man has no love for her, then it wouldn’t matter how hard she works and presents herself—everything she does is wrong in the man’s eyes,” Melanie replied with a self-deprecative laugh. “He doesn’t love me, Grandpa. I have no leeway to be anything but ‘altruistic.’ It’s precisely because of this ‘weakness’ that has made it easier for him to tolerate my existence so far.”

Don gave another heavy sigh, and suddenly, all of the vim he had erstwhile accumulated seemed to have left him. Quickly, Melanie helped him lay down while cooing, “Take a rest, Grandpa. I won’t disturb you anymore.”

…

It was midnight when Jackson suddenly paid the Tremont Estate a visit.

Mark’s sudden rise from their bed roused Arianne from her sleep. “Hey, where are you going?”