I Became His Sweetheart

Chapter 473 Is She Really Pregnant?

Upon seeing Melanie arrive, Yelena approached her and said, “They told me they had a surprise

for me. | didn’t know the party was going to be held outdoors.”

Yelena knew Melanie was pregnant, as they stayed in the research base together.

She was smart enough to guess that Melanie was hiding her pregnancy from the Yorks for a particular reason.

Although Yelena was a member of the Yorks, she hadn't yet regained her memories. She wasn’t as close to the Yorks as she was to Melanie, and she therefore sided with Melanie whenever

something happened. “It's fir

fine. My skirt hem is thickened. See, this is made of leather. Even if the wind blows my way. it’ll still remain poofy and conceal my stomach,” Melanie said.

Yelena heaved a sigh of relief and nodded. “I'll have them bring out more air—conditioning units. This dress looks too thick.”

Very soon, Melanie saw Yelena instructing the servants on-site. “I feel rather warm. Bring in a few more air—conditioning units and cool down the place.”

“Miss, the weather isn’t that hot now, is it?” the servants exclaimed in surprise. “| said that it’s warm.”

The servants were at the mercy of Yelena, the esteemed eldest daughter of the York family. Thus, they had no choice but to do her bidding.

After a while, two air—conditioning units were installed in the main banquet hall, closest to where Yelena was at. Melanie stood near her so that her legs under the thick dress wouldn't feel so

warm. She was just enjoying the respite when someone came by to provoke her.

“Miss Melanie! You look like you've gained weight!”

Melanie turned around to see Sylvia Anderson, one of Harlow’s previous female partners.

“| suppose | might have gained weight from staying with Ms. York at the base and enjoying a good life there, where | don’t even need to see annoying people?” Melanie responded with ease.

Melanie’s implicit dig at Sylvia made her eyes burn with anger. +15 BONOS She was Harlow’s official partner!

She had broken Harlow’s record of changing a new girlfriend every week. Her greed made her want for more, and she had bragged to people within the industry that she would soon become the mistress of the York family.*

To her utter surprise, Harlow proposed to Melanie in front of everyone at the last banquet they attended. That was a slap to her face!

It was also why she couldn’t hold herself back from mocking Melanie the moment she saw her, in a bid to vent her anger.

“Did you gain weight or is it because of something else?”

“Hmm?” Melanie looked coldly at Sylvia.

Sylvia drew near, and surveyed her from head to toe. “You’re wearing such an oversized dress. People who have no idea might think that you’re bearing some bastard’s child!”Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

“Hah!” Melanie sneered. “You have quite the imagination, don’t you, Ms. Anderson? Or perhaps it's not your imagination, but insights gleaned from your rich personal experiences?”

“What did you just say?!”

Sylvia realized she had no way of outwitting Melanie and stepped forward, wanting to pull her dress.

Melanie instinctively stepped back, but accidentally stepped on something that felt soft. Someone behind her grunted in pain.

She turned back in surprise, to see Harlow wincing in pain.

“What are you doing?” Harlow lunged forward and stood in front of Melanie, helping her to block Sylvia’s attacks. “Are you sick of being with me? Do you want to leave?”

“Harlow

Sylvia immediately started crying tears of indignation. She thought Harlow would be nasty toward Melanie after she rejected him in front of everyone. Why was he standing up for her now?

Sylvia wanted to say more, but Harlow didn’t give her a chance and yelled, “Scram!”

Embarrassed, she covered her mouth with her hand and ran off crying.

Just then, the host of the party announced that the dance floor was open to all guests. Harlow lifted his hand toward Melanie with a smile. “May | have the honor of inviting the most +15 BONOS

His smile was polite, but Melanie could still sense the hypocrisy in it.

“I'm sorry.” Melanie rejected Harlow without any hesitation.

Harlow’s face fell at once.

Many people saw Harlow drawing closer to Melanie again and how he stood up for her just now, and were all keeping their eyes peeled for what would happen next. No one expected to see Melanie reject him so heartlessly, without any regard for his pride!

“Miss Melanie, you’re the one my aunt trusts the most. There are no outsiders at our family banquet today. Are you that bent on embarrassing me in front of people I'll see day in and day out?” Harlow’s hand was still lifted in midair as he asked her.

“I'm a rather petty person, and I’m not that anxious in seeking personal gain. | can’t find it in myself to forget about what happened in the past so easily,” Melanie said unceremoniously.

Fury rose in Harlow’s chest. “In that case, should | embarrass you too?”

“Do as you please,” Melanie said indifferently.

“Fine. I'll make you dance with me today, whether you like it or not!” Harlow reached out to tug Melanie’s arm.

He came with an ulterior motive.

As long as he danced with her, he would be able to gauge whether she was really pregnant or not!