Melanie Royce clearly saw the fierce competitiveness burning in Preston Whitmore's heart—
And his undeniable love for her.
Even though she felt a bit like an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire.
Still, seeing the usually cold and restrained Preston express his love so bluntly felt like a massive win.
He always maintained an icy, intimidating demeanor when dealing with others.
But in front of her, he seamlessly switched between being a doting boyfriend and a master of emotional manipulation.
And now, he was putting on this jealous, territorial display...
Taking a deep breath, Melanie slowly wrapped her arms around him.
With their chests pressed tightly together, Preston's racing heartbeat transferred directly into Melanie's chest.
Her own heart rate picked up as her body gradually warmed.
"Honey..."
Hearing her call him that, Preston's eyelids flew open.
"You misunderstood... I only love you, and only you... Everett, Elias, they're just friends."
With Melanie's gentle and sincere voice right by his ear, Preston felt as though he had been entirely saved.
The air inside the car grew warm.
The atmosphere was no longer suffocating.
Melanie logically laid out the truth about Everett Kingsley and Elias Carter.
"So that's what happened. I just accepted Everett's apology. I had absolutely no idea he had a matching keychain... I only hung it on my bag because I thought it was cute."
Saying this, Melanie held up the little bunny plush keychain and waved it at him.
"Hello, I'm the cute little bunny."
Preston smiled.
He knew she was intentionally trying to cheer him up.
Melanie was the kind of person who bought pajamas with cartoon pigs on them; it was perfectly normal for her to like a plush bunny keychain.

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