I Was the Stepping Stone novel Chapter 69

Chapter 23

In fact, Melanie had known for a long time that Jordan liked Danica.

When exactly did you realize it?

The answer was at the beginning.

From the moment Melanie realized that Danica, who was hired despite her lack of relevant expertise and performed terribly in the interview, was special to Jordan,

The longer the time passed, the more evident his exposure became.

Jordan looked into Danica’s eyes and saw tenderness and indulgence, definitely not the gaze of a boss

looking at an employee.

He always had a sweet orange perfume scent on him.

Melanie had only smelled this perfume on Danica.

However, during the short period of time we spent together, maintaining social distance, I never got a whiff of

such a strong perfume scent.

In addition, there were stray, slightly curled, chestnut brown strands of hair on Jordan’s suit jacket.

Jordan always wanted to promote Danica and help her establish herself in the company.

Even though Danica made frequent mistakes at work, Jordan’s intention was not to fire her according to the

regulations, but to assign her a leisurely job at the front desk, serving as a decorative figure.

All the employees who had ever mentioned Danica’s connections were fired by Jordan for various reasons,

Even when Melanie asked one more question about Danica, Jordan reacted as if she had touched a nerve,

accusing her of making a mountain out of a molehill, being overly suspicious, and constantly being jealous.

Later, Melanie happened to see the message Danica sent to Jordan.

Danica said softly that since Jordan had proposed to her, he should treat her well.

The wedding could not be sloppy either, she wanted to be the most beautiful bride.

Melanie just found out that the person Jordan was going to marry was Danica.

The promise that I had been waiting for twelve years to fulfill, was lightly given to Danica by Jordan.

She even dared not recall her feelings at that time.

Despair, sadness, it felt like the sky had collapsed.

On the surface, Melanie could only pretend not to know, allowing that wounded heart to be burdened with countless injuries, in order to completely leave.

In this process, Melanie actually gave Jordan opportunities, countless times.

But every time, Jordan disappointed her.

Having accumulated enough disappointment, Melanie resolutely left and never looked back.

Now, Colin said that Melanie had known for a long time that she wanted to marry Danica.

Jordan’s face was filled with tears of heartache as he asked, “When did you find out?”

He found it hard to imagine how much pain Melanie was in at that time, watching him love someone else and

feeling utterly hopeless.

“It doesn’t matter anymore, it’s all in the past.” Melanie leaned against his chest, not wanting to dwell on the past with Jordan anymore.

She is very happy now and doesn’t want to recall the past at all.

Colin sensed Melanie’s emotions and held her even tighter, as if trying to convey some comfort and strength

through this embrace.

“Melanie, it’s all in the past, I’m here.”

Colin’s gaze towards Jordan grew colder.

“The only thing you should do now is to stay far away from Melanie, as you should have seen, she doesn’t

want to see you anymore.”

Looking at Melanie curled up in Colin’s arms, unwilling even to spare a glance for herself.

Jordan also knew that he had committed an unforgivable mistake.

Jordan gave a bitter smile and said, “I no longer seek Melanie’s forgiveness now. I know I don’t deserve to be forgiven. I just want to do whatever I can to make it up to her.”

“Compensation? What can you compensate her with?” Colin said coldly, “With your shallow and hypocritical love? Or with the precarious the Tye Group?”

Admit it, your current intention was not to compensate, you just wanted to alleviate some of the guilt in your heart, to make yourself feel better, even if it means disregarding Melanie’s feelings. Jordan, you are truly a

despicable person.

Colin’s words hit Jordan’s heart like a heavy hammer.

He left the manor restlessly. He returned to his country like a drowning dog.

After returning to his home country, Jordan had no interest in the company’s business. He spent his days and nights drinking, suffering from insomnia, and constantly replaying Colin’s words in his mind, while murmuring

Melanie’s name.

The whole person lived like a walking corpse.

One day, a crazy woman with disheveled hair and covered in bruises stabbed me in the heart.

That crazy woman was indeed Danica.

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She laughed crazily and then repeatedly stabbed Jordan several times.

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