My Unborn Baby Chose My Husband for Me novel Chapter 143

Standing by the gates of the Langford Manor, Melody watched the black Maybach disappear into the distance. The gentle smile on her face slowly evaporated.

Her lips pressed into a tight line, her expression turning somber.

Shortly after, Melody said her goodbyes to Eleanor.

The older woman gave her a dismissive wave.

Seething with rage, Melody turned and marched to her car.

She yanked the door open, slid inside, and slammed it shut with far more force than necessary.

*Bang.*

Sitting in the driver's seat, Melody gripped the steering wheel so tightly her knuckles turned white.

She took a deep breath, but she couldn't extinguish the fire blazing in her chest.

The events of the day replayed in her mind like a twisted movie.

That old hag Eleanor had treated Seraphina like absolute royalty.

Fawning over her, piling food onto her plate, treating her like a precious treasure.

Melody had spent years visiting the Langford estate, but she had never seen Eleanor dote on anyone like that.

Eleanor used to be fond of her. Melody didn't know when the shift had happened, but the old woman's attitude had completely changed.

Now, Eleanor treated her with cold indifference.

Melody wasn't blind to it.

Every word Eleanor had said today was a calculated warning, but for Lucian's sake, she had swallowed her pride and endured it.

Yet, she was infuriated beyond belief.

The man she had chased her entire life hadn't given her a single proper look.

She greeted him, and he dismissed her with a single word.

She tried to start a conversation, and he stared at his phone.

But he went out of his way to serve Seraphina food, handpicking the absolute best piece for her.

Melody bit her lip and dug through her designer bag for her phone.

Scrolling through her contacts, she found a number saved as 'Jasper Vale' and dialed it.

It rang twice before connecting.

"Ms. Monroe," a deep, gravelly voice answered.

And what had she told them?

She had smiled and said, *"Lucian just hasn't realized it yet. When he finally understands, he'll know who belongs by his side."*

She had waited all these years. While studying abroad, she obsessed over every piece of news about him.

She even turned down a lucrative job offer in France, rushing back the second she graduated.

And for what?

Before her plane even touched the tarmac, her friends told her Lucian had gotten married.

A shotgun wedding.

She hadn't believed it.

A man like Lucian Langford wouldn't just marry some random woman.

She convinced herself it had to be a business arrangement, a family obligation. It couldn't possibly be what he actually wanted.

But seeing them together today proved she was dead wrong.

The way Lucian looked at Seraphina wasn't something you could fake.