He walked into the room and saw her sitting on the couch. She looked up and smiled at him. He could see the sadness in her eyes. He sat down next to her and asked if she was okay. She nodded and said she was just feeling a little down. He reached out and held her hand, letting her know that he was there for her. They sat in silence for a while, just enjoying each other's presence. Eventually, he broke the silence and told her that he loved her. She looked at him, her eyes filled with tears, and said she loved him too. They hugged each other tightly, finding comfort in each other's embrace.
Cliff held Melanie in his arms, and tears immediately streamed down her face. "Cliff..."
Cliff looked at Melinda's swollen face, his eyes filled with pity.
He furrowed his brow and looked up at Veronica, saying, "Grandma, it was me who let Melinda in to recuperate, Vania left on her own accord, it has nothing to do with Melinda."
"What a shame! Vania, such a good child, could be driven away by this woman. Don't you have any sense of husband's responsibility?"
"Grandma, it was Vania who caused Melinda's car accident! She..."
"That's enough!" Veronica coldly reprimanded, "Blaming all the mistakes on your mate just for the sake of one person. Are you even a man?"
Cliff had never defied Veronica before, and at this moment, he dared not say anything more.
Veronica coldly glanced at Melinda and said, "As for this woman, the Silver Moon Wolf Pack provided you with education, and it's fine if you don't strive for progress. But to think you can become Luna of the Silver Moon Wolf Pack, don't think I can't see through your intentions! I advise you to give up on this idea! As long as I'm alive, you can forget about entering the Silver Moon Wolf Pack."
Cliff couldn't help but speak up, "Grandma, Melinda wasn't like this."
"Wasn't she that kind of person?"
Veronica took out a stack of photos from her bag and threw them on the table.
"Take a closer look, this is the student you have been supporting all along!"
In the photo, Melinda was heavily made up and dressed in revealing clothes, dancing in a nightclub. There were also many photos of her sitting with unfamiliar men, drinking together, and behaving very flirtatiously.
After seeing the content on the photo, Cliff fell into silence.
And Melinda's face instantly turned pale.
Veronica sneered and said, "A woman like this, who is only interested in climbing the social ladder, you offended the Gilbert family for her, making us, the Silver Moon Wolf Pack, a laughingstock in front of everyone! Cliff, Grandma is so disappointed in you."
"Grandma, I will handle this matter."
Cliff glanced at Jenny and said, "Take the old lady back home."
"Yes, sir."
Jenny helped Veronica leave the Silver Moon wolf pack.
Melinda looked at Cliff, who remained silent, and suddenly felt a surge of unease in her heart. "Cliff... listen to me, let me explain..."
Cliff said, "The facts are right in front of you, how else do you want to explain it?"
Melinda bit her lip and said, "This is... this is because I took on a part-time job, I had no other choice..."
"Part-time job?"
Cliff obviously did not believe her explanation.
Melinda lowered her eyes and said, "I saved all the monthly allowance you give me. I don't want to rely on you to support me all the time, so I want to earn some living expenses myself... The expenses in school are high, and I can only earn enough money by working part-time in those places."
Cliff pursed his lips.
Melinda continued, "I know I was wrong, I will never work part-time there again in the future, don't misunderstand me, okay?"
Melinda shed tears of grievance, looking at her swollen half face. Cliff couldn't bear to say harsh words either: "I'll have the doctor come to the house and take a look at you. It looks like you're badly hurt."
Melinda shook her head quickly and said, "Veronica has misunderstood me. I don't want to cause you any more trouble. This minor injury will heal soon, I promise!"
Upon seeing this, Cliff dispelled his previous doubts and said, "You can just stay here peacefully for the next few days, and no one will bully you again."
Melinda nodded cautiously.
In the evening, Cliff was in his study dealing with documents when he caught a glimpse of the time on his computer. Vania had moved out exactly one day ago.
Cliff took out his phone and looked at the chat conversation with Vania. She had not sent him any messages.
Cliff felt somewhat annoyed for no reason, and soon he dialed Beta Elliott's phone number.
"Call Vania and ask her to come home."
"Ah?"
Beta Elliott paused for a moment on the phone.
Meanwhile, Vania and Grace were having a great time in the private room of the nightclub.
Vania rarely got so drunk, but since her rebirth, she had been burdened with too many troubles. At this moment, under the influence of alcohol, all those unhappy things instantly disappeared.
Vania's phone rang, and she answered the call. On the other end of the line, Beta Elliott hesitated and said, "Madam, Alpha Cliff wants you to come home."
"What? What did you say? He asked me to go home and I just went home? He's nothing!"
Vania was speaking incoherently, but Beta Elliott heard something unusual from this side: "Madam, where are you now?"
"A place without Cliff!"
After saying that, Vania hung up the phone.
Grace hugged Vania and said with a smile, "Just the two of us is too boring! Sister will take you to play something exciting!"
"Exciting?"
Grace pressed the service bell.
In no time, the manager came in with a smile on his face and said, "Miss Gilbert, what do you need?"
"Bring all the most handsome male models here!"
"Okay, please wait a moment!"
Soon, a row of handsome guys entered the door, all of them having outstanding looks that caught Vania off guard.
In her past and present lives, she has always been a well-behaved girl, but she has never witnessed such a scene before.
"How was it? Was it exciting?"