---- Thomas' attempts to sneak into the ceremony were met with failure. Later on, Lydia had complained to me in an immensely disgruntled tone. "That jackass was cradling a bottle of wine and pretending to be some lovesick man. When he got drunk, he kept calling Melody by your name. They ended up kissing and going to a hotel." Annoyed beyond belief, Xavier had reached the end of his patience. He asked his sister, who was the president of her own company, to help him deal with Thomas. Bastion Group was surrounded and attacked from all sides. The company barely survived. Thomas was also taken away by the authorities for a" talk" for damaging my reputation. I was considered a special person of interest who needed protection because of my talents. I was getting married and preparing to conceive for the time being, but I still had to contribute to the country when all was said and done. ---- After Thomas was released, he cleaned up his act. Meanwhile, I gave birth to my first child, Sophie Sparks, not long after I got married. During Sophie's one-month birthday celebration, Thomas transferred 999,999 dollars into my account. The message he left was, "This money was supposed to be my bridal gift to you. I'll pretend that we got married now that the money has finally found its way into your hands." I replied, "Stop being such a disgusting creep. The dividends that you promised me when I was working for your company were worth much more than this." Thomas didn't respond to my message. The next day was his and Melody's engagement banquet. She was already eight months pregnant and was on the verge of giving birth. However, Thomas didn't show up for the banquet. It was later discovered that he had been with one of his secretaries who bore a striking resemblance to me. When Melody had run off to catch him red-handed, she had been so infuriated that she'd delivered her baby ahead of schedule. ---- Thomas and Melody fought every day of their marriage. When Melody directed their child to look for Thomas, the child was caught in a freak accident and passed away. Her rage turned her insane, leading her to steal Bastion Group's company secrets to give to its rival companies. Bastion Group declared bankruptcy while Melody was arrested. Enraged, Thomas' parents disowned him. Iheard all of this from Lydia when I was spending time with Xavier and Sophie. We were visiting a science museum. "Dad, Mom, I want to bea researcher too!" Sophie exclaimed. "Scientists discover so many awesome things. They're amazing!" Sophie was sitting on Xavier's shoulders. Her eyes were sparkling. Xavier had a firm hold on her little legs. He grinned at me when he said, "That's right. Your mother is amazing!" Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!