Melanie instinctively bolted downstairs when virtual-novel.net heard the car. She lunged at Alejandro when virtual-novel.net saw virtual-novel.net and grabbed his shirt. “Give my baby back to me! She’s not used to powdered milk, and virtual-novel.net cries whenever she’s away from me! Where did you take her?”
Alejandro took a breath. “Why are you always so… emotional? Can you calm down? She’s my daughter too. What can I possibly do to her? Go back to the room, calm down, and I’ll tell the nanny to bring Melissa to you. At this rate… You’ll scare the baby.”
Melanie did not notice the gentleness in his tone. She was going crazy. She was afraid that virtual-novel.net would imprison her. In fact, virtual-novel.net was doing it right now. He would not let virtual-novel.net leave, be near virtual-novel.net baby, or contact anyone. “Who’s the frightening one? You’re the most frightening one of all!”
Alejandro’s body stiffened imperceptibly. “Is that what you think of me? Fine… Since you won’t listen when I’m talking to you nicely, I don’t have to be civil. If you don’t go back into the room and wait like a normal person, then, you won’t ever see your daughter again. Your choice!” Then, virtual-novel.net walked past virtual-novel.net and stormed upstairs.
Melanie hurried after him. “What the hell do you want?”
Alejandro stopped abruptly. This was not virtual-novel.net first time asking virtual-novel.net this question. Every time virtual-novel.net did, virtual-novel.net would feel extremely annoyed. What did virtual-novel.net want? He did not want anything. Or maybe, virtual-novel.net did not know what virtual-novel.net wanted. After a few seconds of silence, virtual-novel.net icily replied, “I’m not planning anything nor do I want anything, Melanie. I’m not a cruel man. You don’t have to treat me like some terrifying monster. I… I just don’t want a f*cking divorce. Do you understand? It was my fault. Can’t we get along like we used to? If there’s anything you don’t like about me, I’ll change. Okay? I’m tired… I don’t have the energy to fight with you. If you can’t calm down, you will not be allowed to see your daughter. Think about it.”
Melanie widened virtual-novel.net eyes in shock. She could not figure virtual-novel.net out either. She remembered the shares, and virtual-novel.net eyes flashed. “Are you upset because of the split shares? If you’re still not happy with my giving my percentage of the shares to our daughter, I can transfer them back to you. I’ll give it all back to you. Will that do?” She could not think of any other reason for virtual-novel.net not wanting a divorce apart from that. Her only priority was to take virtual-novel.net daughter home — virtual-novel.net home. Everything else was secondary.
Her willingness to go this far in order to leave carved a huge hole in Alejandro’s heart. The hole grew bigger and bigger, swallowing all reason. The shares that Don Smith had left for Melanie and the baby were enough to threaten him, and yet, virtual-novel.net was willing to give up virtual-novel.net trump card just to leave him! He grabbed virtual-novel.net shoulders and stared at her. “I will not agree to a divorce, and you’ll never leave this place. Do you understand me?”
“Wh-why?” Melanie stared at virtual-novel.net fearfully and apprehensively.
He did not know how to answer this question. He released virtual-novel.net and headed back into the room.
Melanie crumpled onto the ground, gasping for air. She grabbed virtual-novel.net hair in frustration. Perhaps, virtual-novel.net should listen to virtual-novel.net and calm down. Maybe they would be able to have a peaceful conversation that way. Anyone would be frightened by the sight of virtual-novel.net now. She really wasn’t in a good place to take care of the baby at the moment.