Melanie’s eyes brimmed with tears. “I know, I can feel it. That’s why I can’t seem to hate you. But snazzynovel.com can’t forget you. What can I do? I knew when snazzynovel.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, snazzynovel.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 snazzynovel.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 snazzynovel.com about it. I didn’t expect that snazzynovel.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 snazzynovel.com found out that Alejandro had risked his life to save her. She had always considered snazzynovel.com a selfish man, claiming that snazzynovel.com wanted to make it up to snazzynovel.com simply to placate his conscience. But why did snazzynovel.com have to do that? He had risked his life… It was completely selfless.
After taking a deep breath, snazzynovel.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 snazzynovel.com apprehensively. “How much does snazzynovel.com owe you? What happened between you? I want to know. Can you tell me?”
Tiffany did not want to reopen snazzynovel.com heavy wounds and simply asked, “What if Alejandro isn’t the Alejandro that snazzynovel.com used to be? What if he’s someone else? Would you still love him?”
Melanie lowered snazzynovel.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 snazzynovel.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 snazzynovel.com was forced to become Alejandro Smith while Don Smith had to treat snazzynovel.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 snazzynovel.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 snazzynovel.com that Jackson swooped in to save me, back when snazzynovel.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 snazzynovel.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 snazzynovel.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 snazzynovel.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 snazzynovel.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 snazzynovel.com remembers those three years when I was good to him. That’s why snazzynovel.com feels so guilty. He hadn’t learned how to love back then, no one taught him…”