Micah found an awning of a closed store on the side of the road, sheltering himself from the rain.
He roughly estimated the distance to the Matthews House, and the distance back to the hotel.
In the end, it turned out that both sides took about the same amount of time.
He decisively rushed into the rain and ran wildly in the late night rainstorm.
An hour later, he hadn't arrived at the Matthews House.
Before he came out, he looked at the map twice. It was so dark outside. He ran with his memory, and didn't know which street was wrong, and ended up lost.
At three or four o'clock, there was no car on the street, and there was no one as well.
Neither could he go back to the hotel, nor could he find the Matthews House.
He was alone in the pouring rain, like an isolated little wretch.
He planned to pretend to be miserable but it turned out that he was really miserable.
...
The next morning, it was breezy and peaceful in Suham.
After Melissa finished her breakfast, she called Shane with a sense of apprehension.
The moment the call was answered, before she could speak, Shane was the first to say, "You finally figured it out?"
Melissa took a deep breath, "Well, I'd like to go back to live at the Callahan Residence."
Shane smiled lightly and seemed to be in a good mood, "It's good that you've figured it out. Send me your address later and I'll have my driver come pick you up."
"Don't bother. Keith will take me there."
On the other end of the phone, Shane's voice sounded cold, "You are part of the Callahan family. It's natural that you need to take our family's car. What's the point of taking Keith's car?"
Melissa wondered, "What's wrong with that? Keith is my boyfriend now, and it's only natural that he'd send me there."
Shane was silent for half a second, but still insisted, "Melissa, be good. Pack up and wait, I'll have the driver come and pick you up."
Melissa was speechless for a moment and didn't say anything.
She was in a daze when her phone was taken away by Keith who was next to her.
"Mr. Shane, if I send Melissa here, no one dares to say a word against it. Although Melissa is a big star, with my influence in the entertainment circle, even if I am photographed, no one dares to report it."
His already bass voice sounded even colder, "Are you looking down on me, or the Lloyd family?"
Shane snorted, "No."
Finally, Shane compromised and Keith would drive Melissa to the Callahan Residence.
While hanging up the phone, Melissa and Keith's faces didn't look very good at the same time.
Keith said, "Shane is very controlling. He bullies the weak and fears the strong. Try not to be led by his nose when dealings with him."
"But don't be too tough. Using both hard and soft tactics is the best. He is after all in charge of the Callahan family. For the Callahan family's business, Lyra and I can not manage."
Just as he finished speaking, he glanced at Melissa's deep-thinking expression and suddenly realized something else.
"Hmm ... Is it inappropriate for me to say bad things about Shane to his face?"
Melissa was amused by his words, "Whether it's appropriate or not, you've already said it and you can't take it back?"
"That makes sense." Keith was slightly embarrassed and quickly turned serious again, "But I know that you won't mind."
Melissa pursed her lips and smiled sweetly, "Yeah, I don't mind."
After packing a few pieces of luggage, the two left the villa side by side and boarded the car to Callahan Residence.
The closer she got to the destination, the more uneasy Keith became, clenching her palms.
"Melissa, if you want to check out the penthouse, you can't be too hasty. You've been up there once after all. Shane will definitely be on guard, so you should behave yourself for a few days and wait for him to loosen up on you a bit before making plans."
Melissa nodded, "Don't worry. I know all about it."
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