Chapter 11
Jeremy’s tone was low. If it weren’t for his furrowed eyebrows, it would be hard to see that he was asking a question.
Melody flinched and immediately lowered her eyes, wanting to hide her current state. She explained softly, “No. A bug just flew into my eye
Jeremy’s forehead relaxed, and he no longer pursued the issue. Instead, he asked, “What’s wrong with your hearing aids?“.
It took Melody a while to understand what he meant. “It’s already fixed.”
However, her voice was still solland even a little hoarse, clearly indicating that something wasn’t right.
She carefully looked back up at jeremy. Her grip on her phone tightened, and she finally gathered enough courage to ask, “Did you come out here to look for me?”
Jeremy did not deny this “Harold asked me to check on you. He said you were upset. Why are you upset?”
Melody blinked. She didn’t know how to answer him. After all, she couldn’t bring herself to tell Jeremy it was her birthday, too.
The phone in her hand was still flashing, catching Jeremy’s attention. “Answer the call first,” he reminded her.
Like a puppet, Melody obeyed his directive and answered the call.
The next second, Felicia’s cheery voice chirped, “Surprise, Melody! Happy birthday!
“Guess who I’m with right now? I ran into Jason Chilton, and I only remembered today was your birthday after he mentioned it, I’m so sorry, sweetle. I’ve just been so busy. Once I’m done with this interview, I’ll make sure to make it up to you, okay?” Felicia’s voice was bright and crisp.
Melody always had her phone’s volume turned up because of her hearing issues. Her heart clenched as she wondered whether Jeremy had b
When she looked up at him, her eyes met his thoughtful gaze.
heard Felicia’s words.
She clenched her fingers around her phone and said to Felicia in a low voice, “We can discuss it when you get back. I’m still at the hospital. I’ll call you when 1 get home
With that, she promptly hung up the phone.
A brief silence fell between them until Jeremy spoke up first. “Today’s your birthday?
Melody’s stomach plummeted. In a daze, she nodded mechanically. “Yes”
Jeremy was smart, and everyone knew he was a genius. Moreover, he had an extraordinary memory and hardly forgot anything.
Yet, even after spending so many birthdays with Melody, he still forgot the date?
Melody bit her lip as she corrected herself. It wasn’t that Jeremy had forgotten the date, but he hadn’t intended to remember it in the first place.
Jeremy paused for a moment before asking, “Why didn’t you mention it before?”
Melody answered quietly, “I forgot.”
Jeremy stared as she stayed quiet. His handsome face revealed little. He furrowed his brows slightly, as If considering something
After a while, he said, “Since it’s your birthday today, I’ll order you a cake when we get back. But for now, don’t ruin Krystal’s birthday. She’ll misunderstand if you
This was the first time Melody heard Jeremy express something resembling concem, though it wasn’t for her.
Jeremy had always been different from others since he was young. He had always been chlin, and collected, as if nothing could ever affect him.
Melody swallowed the bitter lump in her throat. She asked slowly, “Are you worried that Krystal will be upset?”
“Pn. just reminding you not to do anything that will ruin the mood. ”
In the end, Melody followed Jeremy back to the cafeteria. She sat quietly in a comer by herselt, not intending to join the others in their merriment.
Only Tillany came over. “Are your hearing aids okay?” she asked, concerned.
“They’re fine.”
Tillany unitled at her “Dr. Chesson went off on Caleb carller because of!
I you
Caleb Lancaster was the doctor who said it was a chance that Melody was deaf earlier.
Heally?” asked Melody softly
