He was deliberately provoking the silent man inside.

Jared Quinn’s eyebrows furrowed deeply, yet he didn’t go out to defend Melody Thorne as he used to.

"Get out of the way!" Melody Thorne’s face turned cold as she forcibly pushed Harold Chapman away from the door.

And Harold obviously let her in on purpose.

"Bang" Melody Thorne slammed the door shut, striding towards the silent man, lowering her little face to confront his eyes, "Why did you leave without saying a word?"

Jared Quinn pinched the bridge of his nose with his large hand, and when he opened his eyes again, they were filled with coldness, "Melody Thorne, do you know what I just saw?"

His jet-black eyes gradually turned blood-red because he couldn’t keep calm about what he did in the dream. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

As long as he thought about truly becoming the way he was in the dream, he couldn’t face Melody Thorne at all.

"Did you see yourself killing me?" Melody Thorne guessed, having clearly seen the murderous intent in Jared Quinn’s eyes when he woke up.

"Yes."

"That was in a dream; no one can control it," Melody Thorne said, "Even when we’re asleep at night, we can’t control ourselves."

"Even in a dream, I wouldn’t kill you. Melody Thorne, do you even understand? No one can withstand the Quinn Family’s medical history. If it really gets to that point, even you won’t be spared."

"So, are you trying to drive me away now?"

Jared Quinn remained silent. Drive her away? He couldn’t do it. No matter what, he couldn’t make her leave.

"Jared Quinn, speak up."

"I should have told you what would happen once I found out about Timmy’s biological mother, right?" Jared Quinn lifted his head, a serious look in his eyes.

He feared that one day he would go mad and kill her, but if he really had to let her go, he couldn’t do it either.

"You want to imprison me? Just like you imprisoned Sheryl Lancaster?" Melody Thorne’s eyes showed hurt as she looked at him, "Jared Quinn, I really wonder if you ever truly loved me!"

What he said in her ear that day was that he loved her body, every part of it, yet he never said he loved her as a person.

"If you don’t, and you’re only interested in my body, I’ll marry Hans Montrose right now. He shouldn’t mind that I’ve had a child. In fact, he’d probably be thrilled to have a son," Melody Thorne smiled innocently, "If you don’t care whether your wife and child are with someone else, why should I care?"

The more she spoke, the darker Jared Quinn’s face became, like ink.

"Don’t you dare!" Jared Quinn’s arm forcefully pressed against her waist, pulling her tightly against him. Melody Thorne, off balance, fell into Jared Quinn’s embrace, her hands wrapping around his neck, "So you better not provoke me. If you push me too far, I’ll do anything."

Jared Quinn was helpless, the scenes from the dream still vivid. He knew nothing about hypnotism, but he and Melody Thorne were both painfully aware that people can’t control themselves, not even in their dreams.

"Let go of me," Melody Thorne stepped on his shoe, "I’ll go marry Hans Montrose right now, and then have a child with him!"

Jared Quinn "..."

His entire face seemed to be engulfed by a raging storm, "Shut up."