Chapter 728

After walking for a short distance, Andrew spoke in a chilling tone, "We're just friends?" Melina felt a headache coming on. "Andrew, give me some time. I'm afraid people might misunderstand. I'll explain it properly to everyone soon." Word spread fast in the village that Melina was back. This place was small, and people had always cared about her, an orphan partly raised with everyone's help. After all, she was the local top scorer in the college entrance exam, and she had eaten at their homes before. It gave them a bit of pride. Besides, she'd returned with two strikingly attractive men. Melina greeted everyone along the way as she returned to the house she had lived in for 20 years. It was a small house with a black tile roof, and its worn condition clearly visible from the outside. On the way, they noticed that some villagers had built multi-story houses with glazed tile roofs. Even the single-story houses were much bigger than Melina's. It wasn't surprising, though. Melina