“Coffee on my desk, Liliana,”. Hunter said as he walked past Liliana's desk after stepping out of the elevator with Melody. Liliana jumped to her feet, “yes sir”.Melody cringed at the bright smile on Liliana's face. She has already realized why Liliana did not like her and always looked at her like she was an enemy. Liliana likes Hunter. Well, who wouldn't? He was not just rich, he was handsome and a good man. "Here you go, Mr. Winthrop”. Liliana said. The bright smile was still on her face as she dropped a cup of hot coffee on Hunter's desk. She continued to stand and wait for him. When he did not look up or spare her a glance, she asked, “any other thing, Mr. Winthrop?”. "No". Hunter murmured distractedly. His whole attention was focused on the mail that Micheal sent to him. He gave a laptop to Melody and after teaching her how it's done, he asked her to type some documents from a stack of papers into the laptop for him so that she won't sit down and be idle. The both of the

Time flew by faster than Melody wanted or expected. Cooking with Hunter's grandparents in the kitchen was fun and educational. They treated her the same way they did Hunter and Rebecca, and even forced her to call them grandmother and grandfather. Cooking was even more enjoyable anytime Hunter closed from work early and decided to join them.They began to cook and take them to different orphanage homes as the food was too much for them in the house. Even if Melody did not contribute the money used in buying the ingredients for the food, she felt fulfilled that she was among the people who prepared the food.She loved to see the smile on the faces of the children at the orphanage, it served to remind her that her life was better and that so many people were wishing for it. It made her want to work hard so that one day, she could own an orphanage and help other kids too, including the ones that have been abused.Arianna, Zain and Samantha left after the arrival of Walsh and Callista but

Melody did not just pass the first competition, she passed the second and the third one. She was among the fifty people that were remaining and would move to do the last competition before three winners would be picked.Just a day before the competition, it was announced that they would be picking five winners and not three. Melody, who has been anxious from the beginning, was still anxious even after the news.Her anxiety even seems to have increased with the news, and she couldn't sleep the night before the competition day. Her mind keeps clouding with thoughts about the different things that could go wrong and what she would do if she did not come out among the top five.She rolled from one side of her bed to the side and when she just couldn't take it anymore, she pushed the bed covers aside, threw her feet off the bed and walked out of her room.She walked slowly, trying not to make any noises to arouse everyone. She went down and walked across the living room. The light was turn

Just when Melody thought that all the celebrations they had been doing for her were too much, they did a bigger one. It was like a big but small party since only Hunter and his family, then the girls and Morgan were invited.Melody, who has never been celebrated like this, had a hard time keeping the tears at Bay. Yes, she did cry, but she spent the rest of the time floating in a bubble of happiness.Now it was time to resume school, and Rebecca said they were going shopping. According to her, Melody needed new clothes, and she needed to have her hair done. All the other things she needed for school would be provided by Hunter. They did not show her the list or the things she needed for her registration, so she did not know what exactly it was she needed before resuming. She thanked him profusely and ticked it down in her more book. Another debt to pay back.Melody was already getting used to the fact that she was now their family, like his grandparents had told her times without num

Arianna was the first one to recover, “oh fuck, can someone please tell me what the hell just happened?” “ I think she got a panic attack” Zain said as she pushed her brown hair behind her ears and continued to stare at Melody with furrowed brows. “What happened?” Rebecca also asked. She had seen a friend of hers and went over to say hi. She was having a discussion when Samantha came to call her. Her heart nearly left her chest at the condition she met Melody, and the first thought that rang in her mind was how she would explain to Hunter should anything happen to Melody. He would have her head.“I don't know what happened. I just gave her the ID that she would be using to get in, and she panicked. I think she got scared of being caught” Arianna explained.Rebecca nodded before grabbing Melody's hand and taking her to one side, away from the other girls. “What happened?” Rebecca asked Melody in concern. She knew that Melody was a good kid and must not have done all this before. Be