Chapter 200

"It has been about two months. It was Nancy who deliberately hurt Alvina. She did this to drive me out of the Clarkson family. Of course, this incident touched my bottom line, so I took the children and left." In simple terms, Melissa summed up the situation. "There are many things I can't tell Peter about." "You've left the Clarkson family? Where are you living now, at Amy's house? Actually, you could move in with me." Peter seemed to be surprised by this. He couldn't believe Melissa carried such a burden all on her own. "At first, the children and I stayed in a small hotel, but we had a little run-in with a thief. It's actually a funny story…" Melissa hadn't finished speaking when she was excitedly interrupted by Peter. "Good heavens, you could write a whole adventure book about your experiences. Melissa, why didn’t you come to me for help?" Peter looked at Melissa in awe. He was astonished at how casually she mentioned her encounter with the thief. Melissa's optimism truly stunned h