Chapter 118

Melody said, "I promised I'd pay you back." Lydia had told her not to let Jeremy spend his own money, and Melody agreed, so she never mentioned the repayment. The orphanage faced enough trouble and might lose Regallo's funding, leaving the kids' health at stake. She wouldn't add to Lydia's burdens. She still managed to come up with a hundred grand. She modeled for Alexis to pay it back, but her ear surgery would have to be postponed again. Jeremy's face revealed nothing, his dark eyes fixed on her. "Fine." Melody added, "Thank you for today. Without you, they would have forced those tests." "There will not be a next time," he said coldly. "I didn't come to meddle in someone else's mess." "I know," she answered. Jeremy hated wasting time on things that had nothing to do with him. Still, he had helped, and she couldn't just ignore that. Melody wasn't someone who couldn't tell right from wrong. Even though Jeremy's words had been harsh, she still knew she should thank him. She s