Chapter 229

The cold, mechanical female voice came through, indicating that the phone had been turned off. Melody held her phone, her face filled with confusion and helplessness. She had just been able to get through… But Melody didn't have the energy to think about why Jeremy had suddenly turned his phone off. By then, the pain in her ear was so intense that it was getting hard for her to breathe. Calling Jeremy was almost like an instinct to Melody. She'd thought that he would appear when she needed help, like every other time before. Besides Jeremy, Melody didn't know who else she could turn to. She had never really wanted to expose this vulnerable side of herself to others either. Even with Felicia and Jason, she had always presented herself in the best possible light. Melody could be stubborn in this way. She just didn't want her friends to treat her like a special case. But Jeremy was different. Every time she felt helpless, it was always him who'd showed up. It was as if he coul