2025-10-21 18:03:23"Melissa, are you sure mentally okay? You have been in a suspiciously good mood since you returned from work. Like you are you and what have you done to my friend," A girl on a couch was telling Melissa until she showed her what she got from work that day.
"WHAT?! I KNOW YOU CANNOT AFFORD THAT!" The lady barked at Melissa, but Melissa simply smiled. "And you are right to assume that. I didn’t buy it. There was this guy…" Melissa said, keeping the smile on her face, and it turned crimson as she recalled the encounter. "A guy bought you all of that? You know he will expect you to give him your cookie, right?" Her roommate said, shaking her head and rolling her eyes. "Don't be such a cynic and a pervert, Rhianon! He has no such intention! I was the one that even gave him my number," Melissa pointed out, but Rhianon was even shocked by what her friend just said. "You, you made the first move?" Rhianon questioned with a raised brow. This isn’t something her friend is capable of doing. Unlike Melissa, Rhianon is a typical hippie with long brown hair covered with scarfs that had psychedelic patterns, wearing a muted coloured shirt with the inscription “NO MORE WARS” Rhianon had piercing blue eyes and was by every means a beautiful lady with quite the bust that almost ripped her shirt apart. "I know! I feel so awkward thinking about it! I don't even think he will call…me," Melissa said, but the excitement in her voice faded as she concluded this sentence. "If he got you all of that and took your number. Girl, he is going to call you, but I am curious to see what kind of man can make innocent Melissa make the first move," Rhianon teased, trying to cheer up her friend. Rhianon was the same height as Melissa, but she was older by a year. She was the one covering the majority of the rent with Melissa helping around with other bills. Rhianon didn't mind the major contributor because she saw Melissa as her sister, her person. She had once joked that if they were both into women that she would marry Melissa. Rhianon sees her as a pleasant person to be around, and this is a great addition to her otherwise sad life. "You can not meet him! You will hypnotize him with that chest of yours!" Melissa barked, prompting Rhianon to giggle. "Lisa, you know, not all men like them this big, yours are just fine," Rhianon responded, but she couldn't help but worry that this man would break her friend's heart. There was no reason for him to buy her all of this, but then again, he didn't attempt to even get her number, which piqued her interest. Rhianon was the lead singer for an upcoming Alternative Pop band called The Spinsters, and she had a gig later that night. Rhianon was a woman who truly believed she had what it took to top billboard charts and tour the world with her music and message of love and peace even though her numbers said otherwise. "OH MY GOODNESS!" Melissa screamed, dropping her phone, but thanks to Rhianon's position and sharp reflexes, she was able to snatch it out of the air before it hit the ground. She was yet to make the transition to her new phone, but Rhianon noticed that the number wasn't saved. Without hesitation, she picked up the phone on behalf of Melissa. "Hello…?" A voice said behind the phone, but before Rhianon could respond, Melissa snatched the phone out of her hand before running to a different room in the house. "You are so extra," Rhianon said with a smile as she watched her friend close the door behind her. ****** Melissa managed to get away from her roommate, but she had no idea what to say as her mind went blank. "Is everything alright?" Harry asked her, and Melissa could feel her heart pound like it was about to tear out of her chest. "I-I am fine… I didn't know you would call so soon…" Melissa said, her voice almost hushed. "It was hard not to. What can I say? I am very much into girls that know what they want and are bold to go for it," Harry responded, and this sent Melissa's mind into a frenzy. She couldn't even give a verbal response, but Harry found this refreshing. "I was thinking, maybe you and I could get something to eat tonight," Harry proposed, and this brought the biggest smile on her face. "I would love that… Harry," Melissa blurted out before covering her mouth shut once she realized that Harry never told her his name. She got it by asking the person who had swiped his card. It showed his name on the pop-up. "Hey, it's cool, you know my name," Harry said, and Melissa could feel the second-hand embarrassment creeping up on her. "You are beautiful, bold, and you are also a stalker…" Harry teased her, and Melissa couldn't contain her giggle. "Text me your address and get ready by 7," Harry instructed, to which Melissa complied as the conversation came to an end. "Damn, he really has done a number on you," Rhianon said behind the door. “Shut up!" Melissa barked, but this was a byproduct of her embarrassed state. None of this mattered right now. She had a date to prepare for. ****** Harry was done with the phone call, and there was a sense of relief that came with it. He didn't know women could act this way around him. When he was in that one-sided relationship with Alicia, she had never been this way with him unless she wanted him to do her assignments It wasn't something he was used to, but he could totally see himself getting used to it. Harry knew at that moment that he needed to go shopping, he didn't have any clothes worthy of a date. But he also had no idea what would be appropriate to wear or even the restaurant they would go to. Harry knew it had to be expensive. It had to be very expensive so he could spend as much money on her as he could. A cyan screen soon appeared as usual, but Harry wondered what this could be about. [Update in affection bar!] [Melissa's affection: 15%] Harry was surprised it went up at all because all they did was have a little conversation over the phone. It couldn't be that easy, could it? Either way, this worked to his advantage, and he planned to milk the heck out of it as he headed to a store to get some clothes for his date with Melissa.
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Chapter 178. Mariko The Messenger
Morning arrived, and even though Harry wasn’t someone who cared much for social media, he received a message from Clara informing him that he had suddenly become well-known.Confused by what she meant, Harry went online to check for himself. That was when he discovered that someone had managed to capture a clear photo of his face.He didn’t dwell on it for long. To him, this was the kind of attention that would die down eventually. Besides, if things went according to the future he had planned for himself, he was bound to end up online sooner or later anyway.Melissa was still asleep, but Harry found himself wondering whether what she truly needed was a complete change of surroundings. He knew he needed to speak to Rhiannon about moving out of that apartment. And if money was an issue, he was more than willing to step in and help.He let Melissa continue sleeping, aware that she hadn’t rested well throughout the night. He had felt her shifting restlessly beside him, turning over again
Chapter 177. Melissa Knows
Harry had given Rhiannon something she couldn’t find anywhere else, and the most important part of it all was that there was no sexual expectation attached. There was no hidden agenda, no ulterior motive. This was simply Harry being a decent human being and offering support to someone who was clearly hurting.When Harry finally made his way back home, the amount of money he had spent that evening didn’t bother him in the slightest. It felt justified. More than that, it had been worth it, because it allowed Rhiannon to open up and let herself be vulnerable around him, something she clearly struggled to do with others.By the time Harry arrived home, it was already well past eleven at night. What he didn’t expect to see was Melissa curled up on the couch, wrapped in a blanket. She hovered in that half-asleep state, drifting in and out of consciousness. From the way she lay there, Harry could tell she had been waiting for him the entire time, worried enough to stay up despite her exhaust
Chapter 176. Terrible Parents
Rhiannon had been a highly impressionable child, and because of that, it was crucial that her early years were built on some kind of emotional groundwork she could grow from. Children like her needed stability, something solid to lean on while discovering who they were. Ingrid understood this better than anyone and did everything within her limited power to provide that support. Still, there was only so much she could realistically do. At the end of the day, Ingrid was not family, she was an employee.Her loyalty did not lie with the children. It lay with the parents.No matter how much she cared for Rhiannon, Ingrid ultimately answered to the household’s authority, and that authority belonged solely to the parents.That night, after witnessing yet another incident that left Rhiannon emotionally shaken, Ingrid made the decision to speak to the parents directly. She approached them with cautious hope, quietly praying that the conversation would end positively. It wasn’t unusual for car
Chapter 175. The Wayward Daughter
Harry slid into the car, settling into his seat as the door closed behind him. The evening had gone incredibly well, and notably, neither of them had touched a single drop of alcohol the entire night. It had been a genuinely good moment for both of them, one of those rare experiences that felt light, comfortable, and real. Slowly, it dawned on them that Melissa had been the bridge that connected their paths in the first place. She was the reason this night had even happened. Melissa had trusted Rhiannon enough to place her around Harry, and at the same time, she trusted Harry enough to let him be around Rhiannon. That trust had made everything possible. Rhiannon found herself grateful that Harry had entered their lives. She had been cautious at first, carrying doubts and internal hesitations, but what Harry had done earlier was something she was absolutely certain no one else would ever do for her, not in this lifetime. That realization warmed her deeply. For the first time, sh
Chapter 174. A Weird Turn Of Events
Harry was out on a date with Rhiannon, and he genuinely hadn’t expected her to bring him to a place this extravagant.The restaurant was clearly high-end, the kind of place where simply booking a table could easily cost more than a thousand dollars.Under normal circumstances, Harry would have been completely swept away by the experience, his heart racing at the thought of someone treating him to something so luxurious.If not for the recent changes in his life, specifically, the perspective and confidence his system had given him, this night would have stood out as the single greatest moment he had ever lived.Even so, he couldn’t deny that it was still a thoughtful and generous gesture on Rhiannon’s part.It was the kind of thing most people would struggle to match or return, and that alone made Harry curious.He found himself wondering how she had managed to come into that much money in the first place.He already knew it had something to do with the show she had been involved in,
Chapter 173. Rhiannon Takes Control
Harry made his way back home, and to his genuine surprise, he found that Melissa had already selected the outfit she wanted him to wear for his outing with Rhiannon.He wasn’t entirely sure how he was supposed to react to something like that, but he couldn’t deny that the gesture meant something to him.As he took a closer look at the clothes she had laid out, Harry couldn’t help but admire her taste. Part of the reason it looked so well put together was because Melissa clearly had more information about the evening than Harry himself had been given.He smiled warmly at her, then moved closer to the bed to inspect the outfit more carefully.“This actually looks really good,” Harry said, openly complimenting her choice.“You like it?” Melissa asked, her face lighting up instantly, and Harry nodded in response to reassure her.Her fashion sense stood out to him because there was no chance he would have picked something like this on his own.The shirt was simple and loose, patterned with
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