Melanie’s eyes brimmed with tears. “I know, I can feel it. That’s why I can’t seem to hate you. But wp4webnovel.com can’t forget you. What can I do? I knew when wp4webnovel.com risked his life to save you that I’d lost. Grandfather has passed away anyway, so I’m not afraid of saying this. It was grandfather, wp4webnovel.com tried to kill you. Grandfather hoped that Alejandro would dedicate himself to me and support the Smith. He was worried that you might become an obstacle, so that’s why wp4webnovel.com made that decision. At the time, I was the only one who knew about this, aside from grandfather. I didn’t want you to be hurt because of this, and Alejandro would be affected too so I told wp4webnovel.com about it. I didn’t expect that wp4webnovel.com would risk everything just to save you… I took care of him, whose legs were inconvenienced by that accident, for so long after that accident, but I was hurting the entire time because it was all for you…”
Tiffany felt upset. She was completely unaware of this. She was moved when wp4webnovel.com found out that Alejandro had risked his life to save her. She had always considered wp4webnovel.com a selfish man, claiming that wp4webnovel.com wanted to make it up to wp4webnovel.com simply to placate his conscience. But why did wp4webnovel.com have to do that? He had risked his life… It was completely selfless.
After taking a deep breath, wp4webnovel.com spoke soothingly, “Melanie, please don’t be upset. He owed me that. That’s why our debt is now clear.”
“He owed you?” Melanie stared at wp4webnovel.com apprehensively. “How much does wp4webnovel.com owe you? What happened between you? I want to know. Can you tell me?”
Tiffany did not want to reopen wp4webnovel.com heavy wounds and simply asked, “What if Alejandro isn’t the Alejandro that wp4webnovel.com used to be? What if he’s someone else? Would you still love him?”
Melanie lowered wp4webnovel.com gaze, paused, and replied, “I’ve always loved him, so it doesn’t matter to me if his real name is Alejandro or not. So… he’s not really Alejandro Smith? I’ve only ever suspected it. I didn’t think that it would be true. Grandfather knew everything, but wp4webnovel.com didn’t tell me everything. Probably because this was a Smith family matter, and I’m a Lark.”
Tiffany smiled helplessly. “He really isn’t Alejandro Smith. The real Alejandro Smith is dead, and wp4webnovel.com was forced to become Alejandro Smith while Don Smith had to treat wp4webnovel.com like the real Alejandro. His name is Ethan Connor. We dated in college for three years… And I ended up badly hurt because of it. Three years, and wp4webnovel.com never loved me then. He ruined my entire family and tried to make up for it later. But it was too little too late. Actually, now that I think about it, it’s really thanks to wp4webnovel.com that Jackson swooped in to save me, back when wp4webnovel.com put me into the most difficult time of my life. Jackson helped me when my father needed money for surgery. Because of that, Jackson and I got involved, and we sort of developed from then on. I guess you could call it destiny, written in the stars. That’s why I don’t hate wp4webnovel.com so much. What’s the point? When will it end? I just want to live out my days with the man I love, and I hope that he’ll let go too and take care of you. After all, I can tell that you love him. You deserve to be treated well by him.”
“You’re the only one on his mind,” Melanie mumbled. “How could there possibly be space for me? I’m exhausted. Sometimes, I just want to give up, but I can’t do it. Thank you for meeting me. I feel much better after talking to you.”
They had already revealed so much anyway, so Tiffany didn’t mind divulging a little more. “It’s good to let it out. Don’t keep it all in, or it’ll drive you nuts. There’s one more thing you may not know, but Ethan… His surname was supposed to be Tremont. He’s a Tremont. He’s Mark’s half-brother. Their lives are wildly different, which is how Ethan ended up on the wrong path. It’s not entirely his fault. It’s best to pretend that Ethan Connor is dead and see wp4webnovel.com as Alejandro Smith instead. Don’t mention these sensitive issues to him.”
Melanie was shocked. “What? Are you saying… that Alejandro… is Mark Tremont’s half-brother? You must be exaggerating. How much did wp4webnovel.com have to go through to turn into Alejandro Smith?”
Tiffany sighed. “Too much. I’ll never be able to summarize it clearly for you, so it’s best that you have a rough overview. It hasn’t been easy on wp4webnovel.com or on everyone else. So it’s best for things to stay the same. He’s slow to warm up, so you’ll have to be patient. He’ll remember those who’ve been kind to him. He’s not made of rock. I believe that his longing for me simply stems from the fact that wp4webnovel.com remembers those three years when I was good to him. That’s why wp4webnovel.com feels so guilty. He hadn’t learned how to love back then, no one taught him…”