A Whisper that went unheard novel Chapter 159

Jeremy was indeed a poor drinker, but he held fast onto Melody, even if he was sleeping deeply. His warm breath caressed Melody's cheeks as she watched him sleep, and his eyebrows twitched ever so slightly.

Jeremy truly had a stunning appearance.

Melody recalled the first time she saw him—he was a young man, standing in the harsh sunlight and blocking her from the heat. He'd looked so youthful, dashing, and sophisticated.

Back when Melody was a young girl, she was very skinny and petite because she was always starved. In turn, this made her an easy target for bullies.

She'd met Jeremy for the first time in an alley outside her orphanage. Back then, a group of bullies had been trying to forcefully take her stuff away.

Her hair was a tangled mess because they'd pulled at it, and her bag strap was yanked and snapped off. There were even scratches on her cheeks.

However, Melody didn't have any energy to fight back. She was already skinny and weak to begin with.

Nevertheless, she was still so intent on protecting her bag that she curled up onto the ground.

Incidents like this happened nearly once every week. The bullies lived nearby and would always pick a hapless kid from the orphanage to drag to the alley to pick on every Friday.

Unfortunately, Melody was such an easy target that she became their favorite target.

But that was up until Jeremy appeared. For some reason, the bullies were terrified of him.

After that, he became Melody's guardian whenever she used the alley. He'd appear at the other end of the alley at the same time of the day and walk her through it.

That said, they had barely talked to each other. After all, silence was Jeremy's middle name.

Melody felt groggy as these thoughts swarmed her mind. Before long, she dozed off as well.

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By the time Jeremy opened his eyes, it was already pitch black outside.

It was still quite early when Melody woke up the next day. Jeremy was no longer sleeping by her side, but the fresh clothes on the headboard were her size.

After a while, Melody went downstairs and saw Ophelia, Owen, and Jeremy. She clutched her sleeves as a slight tinge of embarrassment stirred her heart.

Jeremy raised his gaze, looked at her, and nonchalantly said, "Get over here for breakfast before you go home."

Ophelia also waved her over. "Join us. See if you like the food."

Melody was restless throughout breakfast. So, it was a good thing that she didn't stay in the villa for too long, as Jeremy had immediately told her to go home after she was done eating.

Melody was still stiff and stressed when she stepped into the car. Jeremy paused for a second before he said, "I thought you'd sleep longer, so I didn't wake you up."

Melody lowered her gaze and softly responded, "Will Ophelia and Owen think less of me?" She was wracked with nerves and concern, and what made things worse was that they'd done the unspeakable deed in the Chesson villa on Ophelia's birthday.

Jeremy turned his gaze and saw Melody's twitching eyebrows. It reminded him of a butterfly's fluttering wings.