But Melissa didnt go up to him. Instead, she stood where she was and said in a cold tone, with her eyes fixed on him, If there is anything you want to say, just say it now.
Weldon was quite upset to see how cold she was.
You still dont want to forgive me, right? he asked.
But hed hardly finished saying this when he fell into a coughing fit and collapsed on the bed, his entire body shaking Like a fallen leaf.
It never crossed Melissas mind that Weldon would end up Like this one day.
Perhaps Thomas was right. Weldon didnt seem to have much time left.
After recovering from the coughing fit, Weldon stared at the incandescent lamp overhead and murmured, Ive been diagnosed with stomach cancer. Unfortunately, its terminal and beyond cure. Melissa, I had a dream in which I met your mother again. She was as beautiful as when I first met her. To be honest, even till today, Im yet to see a woman thats as beautiful as she is. Her eyes looked so bright when she looked at me! Please can you tell me if shes still willing to give me a chance to atone for my sins?
She has already forgotten about you, Melissa told him pointedly.
Weldon fell into another coughing fit when he heard this. This time, it was so bad that he held his chest with his withered hand and gasped for air.
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Thomas quickly rushed over to try to help him sit up.
But Weldon refused.
When the coughing ended, he was left panting and even the sound of his voice had changed as he said to her, I also dreamt of you and you were so little. You looked so cute with your chubby face. Its unfortunate that I never got a chance to see you when you were a little girl, my dear Melissa.
Melissas eyes nearly became moist with tears when he said this.
She quickly went over to the window and asked with her back to him and Thomas, Whats the point of saying all these now?
Weldon tried to sit up so he could see her face.
But after several failed attempts, he collapsed down on the bed dejectedly. Both Thomas and
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my lawyer are here. Theyll act as witnesses to everything I say here. Melissa, I want you to take over the Smith family. I want you to inherit the family wealth, take charge of the family and make it prosperous in the future, he declared, his eyes shining brightly.
When I knew that your mother was pregnant, he went on, I felt that given her personality, she wouldnt be able to give birth to a promising child. I never expected that you would one day encounter Marcus and Albert. Anyway, Ive just made my final declaration. You can take it as a compensation.
He said the last few words in a pleading tone.
There was silence in the room for a moment before Melissa responded.
Compensation for me? she scoffed. You really are something, Mr. Smith. You lied to my mother and then you totally abandoned me. Now, youre asking me to spend my time to manage the Smith family for you.
How can you be so selfish?
You dont want to accept this? Weldon asked in disbelief. Being in charge means that youll be inheriting hundreds of billions of dollars! Im sure Albert cant do so much for you, even if you worked for him for the rest of your life.
I dont give a damn about your money, Melissa swiftly retorted.
Then she turned to Thomas and said, Well, the task has been completed. Im done with him.