Chapter 54

Melanie was stunned. She couldn't understand why Derrick was so infuriated. "Mr. Grant did buy me dinner, but my stomach wasn't feeling well. That's why I didn't eat much," she explained. She couldn't stomach the dinner earlier. She wanted to throw up just by smelling the food. Her morning sickness had been very severe in the past few days, but she had been suppressing it by taking medication. She had been at the Quinton residence every day, so she had been very careful, fearing that she would be found out. Derrick slammed his cutlery on the table before he cut straight to the point. "I gave you a spot at Little Scholars Preschool, didn't I? Why did you go to such lengths to ask him for help instead, then? Do you like asking others for favors so much?" he asked. His sharp gaze was locked onto Melanie, and his tone was icy. He had no idea what he was angry about. He was just upset to see Melanie asking someone else for a favor. "It was because Louisa's name was not on the admiss