Love Across Borders: Melinda’s Story - Season 1 Episode 1

At the charity dinner, prominent and wealthy figures gathered, and the dazzling flashlights flickered non-stop.
A heated battle was also unfolding in a luxurious suite above the hall.
“No!” Melinda Paisley exclaimed in horror as her wrist was gripped by a giant hand.
After she lost her balance, she was thrown onto a soft bed, and a warm body covered her from behind.
“What are you doing? Let me go!”
Realizing the man’s intentions, Melinda struggled desperately, but the man quickly overcame all her resistance.
Her waist was suddenly lifted before a sharp pain followed and caused Melinda’s face to turn pale.
Feeling her resistance, the man paused briefly to kiss her slender neck and soothed her with a hoarse voice. “I’ll make it up to you.”
Then, he let the drugs take over and ravage her.
Melinda didn’t understand how things had escalated to this point. She had come to the charity dinner and accidentally got lost.
When she saw that this room was unlocked, she wanted to come in and ask for directions but was instead dragged in by the man inside.
Melinda felt like a squid on a hot plate the whole night as she was being flipped repeatedly. Her limbs were constantly twisted into impossible angles.
The man would break her if it weren’t for her flexible ligaments.
When dawn broke, the man controlled by lust slowly regained his senses.
The girl beneath him was already exhausted. Her delicate little face was covered in sweat and a few strands of hair were sticking to her forehead, adding a touch of fragility to her beauty.
Even though Stanley Fox had seen countless top-tier beauties, he couldn’t help but be stunned by her appearance.
Then, he turned his head. He lowered his eyes when he touched the blood on the bed sheet. She was a virgin, yet I used her as a tool for pleasure…
Staring at the sleeping girl’s face, Stanley thought momentarily and then took off the ring on his thumb that symbolized his identity and placed it in her palm.
As long as she had this ring, she would know his identity.
He would satisfy all her wishes if she came to him.
…
When Melinda woke up, she felt like her body wasn’t hers, and every movement was painfully sore.
Opening her eyes, she saw the messy room. Every ambiguous trace reminded her of what happened last night.
“Damn it…”
Her expression turned thunderous. She struggled through the pain to get out of bed to find the man who had bullied her all night, intending to make him pay. However, he was nowhere to be found in the room.
Clank!
Suddenly, a jade thumb ring fell on the carpet. Melinda picked it up and looked at it, then her pupils shrank.
Doesn’t this custom-made thumb ring belong to the heir of the Fox Group?
The heir of the Fox Group was Stanley Fox.
So, Melinda instantly lost her confidence. If the man last night was Stanley Fox, I will have no way to get back at him.
After weighing her options, she reluctantly wore her clothes and left.
I am unlucky to have provoked such an influential figure. From now on, I must practice self-defense to avoid reencountering such situations!
In the end, Melinda left in a huff.
However, she didn’t know that not long after she left, Stanley had sent his subordinates to pick her up, but she was long gone.
Time passed quickly, and seven years went by.
The towering skyscrapers of the Fox Group stood solemn and majestic under the sunlight.
With his cold and handsome face, Stanley Fox walked toward the lobby with a stern pace. Standing nearly six feet tall, he exuded a terrifying aura.
Several black-clad bodyguards and his assistant, Max Vance, followed him with a respectful and chilly demeanor. Even though they spent half a year meticulously preparing for the international financial conference, Stanley left it all behind to capture one person in a poverty-stricken village.
Under the astonished gazes of his employees, they got into the car.
They drove a limited-edition Rolls-Royce to Sunnyvale, the poorest village southwest of Riverdale.
Ten minutes ago, a hacker infiltrated Stanley’s computer and stole the most important project of recent times, the Clear Sky Project.
The hacker revealed their location and stated that Stanley had to come in person to retrieve the Clear Sky Project, or else the project would be sold to their competitors.
Stanley could not afford to be negligent on this matter; it was the first time he had been led around by someone.
Sitting in the car’s back seat, he gazed at his watch with his sharp eyes, expressionless and without any warmth.
“Mr. Fox, Sunnyvale is situated on a flat terrain surrounded by mountain ranges forming a small basin. The villagers rely on planting herbs and sunflowers to make a living. The data shows this is a poor village, and the economic situation has only slightly improved in the past two years…”
Max reported to Stanley about the village’s situation. His back was already soaked with sweat since the Clear Sky Project was crucial for the future of the Fox Group.
Stanley remained silent. He leaned against the backrest of his seat with a chilly gaze.
Five hundred meters into the village was a small wooden house by the roadside.
Under the warm sun, Melinda flipped the freshly picked herbs as they were being dried. A faint fragrance permeated the air.
Her elegance stood out among the other women in the village. With a face the size of a palm, she had a pair of gemstone-like eyes, pure and beautiful as if she were not from the mortal world.
In the fields, sunflowers bloomed splendidly under the blue sky. It had white clouds and a warm breeze, making life seem peaceful and beautiful.
“Mommy!”
A clear and tender child’s voice rang in her ears, and Melinda turned around with a joyful smile.
A pair of five or six-year-old twin children walked toward her hand in hand. Their big black gemstone-like eyes were as beautiful as the stars in the sea.
“Mommy, can we go to Becca’s house and play for a while?” Samuel’s voice was crisp and loud, and his eyes were shining.
“Sure, go ahead.” Melinda affectionately stroked the children’s heads. “Remember to come back for dinner. It’s the first rule of the Paisley Family not to trouble others too much!”
“We will!” Pamela, wearing a pink dress, smiled cutely. “Be back soon!”
“Good. Go ahead!”
The children ran away hand in hand, jumping and bouncing.
Watching the small figures disappear, Melinda smiled with indulgence and contentment.
She had become pregnant after the one-night stand with Stanley. When she found she was carrying twins, she couldn’t bear to give up the two lives and decided to give birth to Samuel and Pamela.
However, she knew that the Fox Family would not allow their offspring to live outside, so she secretly came to the remote Sunnyvale while pregnant and gave birth to Samuel and Pamela.
They were the biggest pride of her life.
After the two little ones walked away hand in hand, Pamela slowed down and mysteriously asked, “Samuel, do you think Daddy will come?”