Chapter 142

Jeremy's face was expressionless. "I came over after dinner. It's late, after all." She looked confused. "So what if it's late?" He frowned and finally noticed that something was off with Melody. She seemed completely downcast, her eyes almost overflowing with sadness. It wasn't just sadness—it seemed mixed with some anger as well. His voice deepened. "What did Denvin do to you?" She shook her head. "He didn't do anything to me. He's actually helped me a lot." Melody's voice trembled. If it hadn't been for Denvin, she wouldn't have known how badly they had been deceived. After seeing that Jeremy still had a furrowed brow, she thought he didn't believe her, so she explained again, "Really, he's helped me a lot. If it wasn't for him, I would've been deceived for life." She had thought this was just a small accident, but it turned out to be something premeditated all along. Tears slid down the corners of her eyes. For the first time, she felt what it was like to have her heart bro