Thinking of that, she rolled her eyes, pushed this matter to the back of her head, and began to focus on her work.

At noon, she received a call from Shawn. She promptly went out and withdrew three hundred thousand dollars from the bank. When she handed Shawn the money, he promised, "You have my word, Melissa! I'm sure of it this time. In two weeks, I'll have doubled the money, and I'll pay you back as soon as possible. Then I'll pay off all my debts, get Janet back, and live happily ever after!"

Melissa looked at him calmly and said, “I'm trusting you one last time, Shawn.”

Shawn nodded vigorously and left with a spring in his step, money in tow. When Melissa returned in the evening and shared the news with Julie, she expressed her happiness but pretended to be upset, asking, “Why did you Lend him money again? You've helped him countless times already. You think I don't know that? You really don't have to do this. Alas, how could I have such a useless child?"

Of course, Melissa knew Julie was just worried about Shawn.

She comforted her gently, saying, "Shawn's not a bad egg. He just has some bad luck."

Hearing this, Julie felt a bit better.

The two fell silent for a moment. The older woman wanted to ask something about Marcus, but on second thought, she changed her mind and kept quiet...

Marcus didn't come to the apartment that night.

Melissa was about to go to bed when she received a message. It was from Marcus, saying that he went to Algaira for a business trip and would be back the next day.

Matthew, who was snuggled up against Melissa, suddenly asked for Marcus.

Melissa was stunned. Feeling soft, she gently stroked her son's head.

Matthew had only met Marcus a few times, yet the little boy seemed quite fond of his father.

"Daddy will be back tomorrow!"

Matthew seemed to understand what she said and nodded obediently.

To get the child to fall asleep, Melissa read him a bedtime story.

Unexpectedly, Matthew seemed to pick up on the words she was reading aloud and started to read alongside her. That was when Melissa realized that her own son was much smarter than her when she was little. Maybe this was the Fowler family gene?

Matthew soon fell asleep, but his mother tossed and turned all night.

Just then, she heard a noise outside the door.

Who could be visiting her at this late hour?