From the other side of the phone, a man with altered voice replied, "Now that he knows about the lady, we're gonna change to Plan C, which does not require you".
Melissa: What do you mean by plan C!? Why do I not know about it!?
: Because it does not require you. Mr.Davis already knows there are other parties involved in it. He doesn't want a traitor's hand in it.
Melissa screamed out, "Please don't do anything to her!"
The caller hung up the phone abruptly. Matthew pulled her violently, "WHO WAS IT!?"
Melissa was shaking from fear, she couldn't say a word.
Matthew tightly hugged her, "What happened? Tell me? I can fix it, just tell me for godsake!"
Melissa looked up, tears streaming down her cheeks. She pushed him away and looked at Alex and Mark's direction. Matthew looked over there, his jaw dropped seeing them here.
Matthew: Why are they here? I don't remember telling you my reason to come to Shanghai? Unless...
He paused for a while.
Matthew: Unless you already knew...
Alex and Mark rushed to them, "Sorry for hiding this from you but we had no choice".
Matthew turned to Melissa, "Tell me everything".
Melissa slowly replied, "My dad... he is after you. He knows you're here".
Matthew: Why didn't you tell me before?
Melissa: I was being tracked, even right now they can hear every single conversation.
Alex: Sorry we couldn't tell you before. We have a plan to stop them. We—
Melissa stopped him abruptly, "It's useless".
Mark: What do you mean?
Melissa: They know about our plans and now they're gonna follow a different plan, which they never told me.
Mark: Are you being serious right now!?
Melissa: Anything can happen now, I don't know what they're planning to do. Matthew put his hand on his head, "All this time, I thought I was ahead of him", his voice was cracking, his eyes were filled with anger.
Matthew: "I'm gonna bring Mom back, no matter what. I'll bring her back to our home, I'll..." Melissa hugged him tightly, "We will save her, I promise". Matthew pushed her away and coldly replied, "I don't trust you anymore".
Tears rolled down her cheeks, she slowly replied, "it's alright...I'll still do everything I can to protect you and keep you in my life".
Between their conflict Alex suddenly realized that he forgot to ask about Cindy.
Alex: If you were going to come here to save your mother, why did you bring Cindy here?
Matthew: I don't think it is necessary for me to give her ex-husband an explanation.
Mark's eyes widened from shock but he didn't ask Alex anything.
Alex: Just now, where did you send her?
Matthew: That's none of your business.
Melissa: He sent her to buy liquor and some gifts.
Alex: Why is she taking so long?
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