Chapter 352: Married
"We won’t tell them, then. I’ll say you rescued me from the kidnappers and took care of me because I had lost my memory. And now," she paused for effect, her eyes locking onto his, "we’re madly in love and planning to get married."
Melanie smiled up at him then, trying to keep her expression as sweet and innocent as possible as she waited, watching him closely for his reaction.
There was a moment’s pause, a flicker in his gaze, too brief to read, and her breath hitched.Did he take the bait? Or was she going to have to spin something else?
Then, at last, he stepped back and gave a slow nod as he answered in a low voice," Okay. Then I’ll have someone bring them here."
Her eyes flew wide open, panic instantly surging. Dam* it! Did this man not think straight? "No. Wait!" she yelped, and quickly darted in front of him, arms outstretched as if to physically block his path. "Ay ay ay! You can’t do that!"
He blinked at her, and she could already see the suspicion forming in his gaze so she hurriedly huffed, trying to sound casual, "If you bring them here, they’ll figure everything out. I mean, come on! The moment they see where I’ve been kept, they’ll realize something’s off. That you’re not just the guy who saved me-they’ll see you as the one who took me."
She laughed nervously, stepping even closer, forcing a light tone into her voice."And then your whole plan? It’ll fall apart. Poof. Gone."
He studied her, quiet and still, and she kept going, rambling now, trying to stay ahead of whatever calculation was forming in his mind.
"Look, if we want this to work, we have to be smart. We let them think everything’s fine. That I came back on my own. Maybe I call them first, ease them into it, tell them a softer version. But you bringing them here like that?" She gave an exaggerated shrug. "Might as well confess outright."
She dropped her arms finally, taking a breath, her eyes still fixed on him. "So," she said gently, "can we... not do that?"