Raising her head, she saw those deep, rugged features, the delicate brows and eyes, meticulously crafted, each stroke was the most familiar to her.

"Jared Quinn," Melody Thorne’s voice carried a sense of dependence and helplessness that collapsed in an instant. Her legs instinctively tightened around his firm, expertly built waist, and her arms tightened as she embraced the man who had suddenly appeared before her.

"Were you upset?" Jared Quinn’s fingers brushed over her nose. Seeing her on the verge of tears, his anger surged, and his first instinct was that someone here had upset her!

"No," Melody Thorne’s legs clamped tighter around his waist. She raised her head, her clear eyes filled with a thin layer of mist, "I thought you wouldn’t come."

She thought he would come to find her, but as the days passed, he appeared only now. Melody Thorne thought Jared Quinn might not come at all.

Upon hearing her explanation, Jared Quinn’s delicate brows and eyes relaxed, though his face remained expressionless. "Daring to speak so openly, did you expect me to chase after you right away?"

In fact, he immediately dared to come once he knew Melody Thorne might be threatened. If he hadn’t feared arousing the Seymour Family’s suspicions, he would have shown up sooner. Now, he finally had the opportunity to enter!

"But you didn’t have to be this late," Melody Thorne bit his finger, her earlier aggressive demeanor long gone.

Now, she just wanted to cling to Jared Quinn.

The tighter she held with her legs, the more Jared Quinn’s anger subsided. Initially, he had wanted to settle the score with her!

But now, how could he bear to?

Especially now, when she depended on him so much.

Jared Quinn’s narrow, alluring eyes fell on her full lips, and he lowered his head to take them in a fierce, pent-up kiss, entwining her little tongue with his, the sound of their embrace echoing in his ears with a teasing intimacy.

Melody Thorne clearly showed more hunger than him, actively opening her mouth and extending her tongue to meet his.

The kiss grew more passionate, more intense. After all, it had been two days since they last saw each other...

Jared Quinn’s body pressed closely against hers, rubbing, his long fingers reached for the zipper at the back of her dress, slowly pulling it down, fingertips tracing her smooth skin, ever-changing in shape.

"Mmm..." Melody Thorne couldn’t help but let out a sound of longing,

Surprised by her own sound, she questioned herself, when had she ever been this... needy?

"Jared," Melody Thorne struggled to hold onto her sanity, her face flushed hot, "My dad and mom are outside."

Jared Quinn paused his kissing, time was short, but letting her go now was simply impossible.

"Be good, just once," at least let him have this one moment of relief.

In the blink of an eye, Jared Quinn had taken her to the big bed in the bedroom, kissing her skin. Although the things she said that day were false, forced, they still lingered in his mind. He wanted to prove he was just as important to her.

"Stop, stop, they’ll hear outside," Melody Thorne’s face was crimson with embarrassment.

"They won’t."

Melody Thorne worried, how could she face others when she went out later?

"What about Timmy? Does he know I’m here? Will he cry?" Melody Thorne was most concerned about Timmy.

She had clearly said she would take Timmy with her no matter where she went, but she had broken her promise.

"He knows," Jared Quinn didn’t hide it from her, "I asked the butler to watch over him. As soon as things here are settled, we’ll go back immediately."