Dedicated to Amiyele for her constant support for this book.

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Melanie got into car, with a force so alarming she slapped the door shut so hard it made her wince. Picking up her phone, she dialed a number which was picked after the third ring.

"Hello?" Her uncle's gruffy voice sounded at the other line. He was taking a nap when Melanie's call came through.

"Explain this." Melanie demanded, her voice was shaky as she didn't expect something that big. She didn't know what to fell anymore. Happy? Sad? Angry?

Her whole world was about to be turned into something she didn't plan. Never did she think that her father would one day hand over his company to her, maybe she did think of it when her mother was alive but the hope died with her mother.

"This is a long story so listen carefully as I'm not going to be saying it again." Her uncle said, becoming serious.

"That company belongs to your mom, Mel."

"What!?"

"Adele inherited the company from our dad when she was 18, but first she had to marry your dad in an arranged marriage. Adele fell in love with your dad and in a moment of love drunkenness transferred the ownership of the auto tech industry to him. She did something smart though, she made him sign a contract that the company would be passed to you when you're 21. He should have done that months ago but he didn't want to thinking he was the only one that knew of the deal as well as Adele's lawyer so he bribed the lawyer. Well, I knew about it and threatened to expose both him and the lawyer so he had to transfer it to you."

There was silence at both ends for a while before Melanie bursted into tears. Kevin sighed.

He hated when she cried, she was the second strongest person he knew after his sister. He knew what to do.

"Go home, Melanie."

"Okay." Sniffling she cut the call and rested her head on the wheel. She took a deep breath digesting the information and drove to her home.

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She put the car into park and got down, her mind running 1000 miles per hour, she had no care for her surrounding and could only hope to sleep without any nightmares..

She made her way to the front door and opened. She froze.

She could hear some giggling inside and wondered who it could be. She immediately face palmed herself, of course it would be Bryan.

She groaned. He was probably with another slut and that annoyed her. He was supposed to comfort her any time she was distressed not fuck with sluts who couldn't keep their legs closed. Determined to kick both of them out she barged in but was surprised at the sight in front of her.

Bryan was sitting on the floor in front of the couch with a blonde beside him, they were so taken with each other that they didn't notice her presence until she cleared her throat.

"What's going on here?" Normally, Bryan only brought his sluts home and fucked them and they'd be gone few hours later but it was different for this girl. He looked at her like she was the only thing that existed. Almost as if he actually liked her.

"Uhm-- Mel, this is Sadie." He introduced. She could read fear in his eyes, almost as if he didn't want the girl to know about them.

"I didn't ask who the hell she is. All I want to know is what she's doing in my house!" Melanie screamed.

"Babe, who's this bitch?." The girl dared ask. That infuriated Mel and she opened her mouth to tell her off but reconsidered as she saw Bryan's pleading look. She took a deep breath and answered.

"I am Bryan's cousin and this is my house so I'm kicking you guys out of my freaking house if you so much as annoy me further, is that clear?" She asked with a stern look and could see Bryan looked relieved.

"Oh." Said Sadie.

"Yeah, we'll be good." Bryan promised, offering Mel a smile to which she rolled her eyes at.

She walked to her room and silently closed the door behind her. Who knew the play boy Bryan could fall in love, she chuckled.

Walking to her bathroom she quickly freshened up and changed into black shorts and a Louis Vuitton XXL round neck gray shirt. She laid on her bed and in her attempts to get her mind off the happening of the day, brought out her phone.

A message from an unknown number came up.

10:23pm
Unknown: come home.

Melanie frowned. Come home? Did the person mean the home in Walker's estate?.

10:25pm
Melanie: who's this?

10:25pm
Unknown: Toby.

She gasped. Toby told her to come home. Did mean his house? How did it become her home? Why would he call it her home?

She decided the only way she'd get her answers is going to her supposed home. So she messaged him.

10:27pm
Melanie: send address.

Without changing out of her clothes, she made her way to the front door. She gagged as she saw that Bryan and the unknown girl were making out on the couch.

She recognized the girl from somewhere but couldn't place it. It must be from the club, she thought and brushed it off.

Toby texted the address to her and she made her way to the place.

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On getting there, the gates to the mansion opened as if it had been waiting for her arrival. She looked around trying to spot a gateman or someone who must have opened the gate but found no one.

She shrugged.

Driving in, she parked in front of water fountain and walked in. There were no guards and the front door opened immediately she raised her hand to knock.

Her heartbeat changed its tempo and started to beat faster, she didn't know what to think but she could feel that something was wrong.

The living room's floor was littered with cloths and blankets with led her to believe that Toby had been sleeping there for a while. She wondered what could have happened and gasped as she saw him laying on the floor at the bottom of the stairs. He had a little cut on his forehead probably from when he fell.

"Toby?" She called, raising his head up and placing it on her laps, his eyes fluttered open.

"Melanie?" He called sleepily. She could smell alcohol on his breath.

"Yes. It's me." She whispered.

"Stay with me."

"Always."

He smiled and closed his eyes to a peaceful sleep.

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