Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker (Chapters 66, 67, 68, 69 & 70)   

Chapter 66

Russell felt conflicted about Melody. If she were not his own daughter, it would be much simpler. He felt that Melody was unsuitable because she had been raised in the countryside since childhood, and the affection was not as strong as a father’s bond should be.

Thinking this way, Russell said, “Yolanda, apologize to Melody. And promise that you will never take her things again.”

Yolanda felt countless humiliations in her heart. Apologizing to this ugly girl was more uncomfortable for her than a slap from Russell.

“Yolanda?” Russell urged with a frown.

Yolanda bit her lip and said shamefully, “I’m sorry, I will never touch your things again.” She almost squeezed out this sentence from her teeth. Maria frowned when she heard it, but Russell thought it was enough.

There was a difference between the old and the young. An elder bowing down to apologize to a younger generation, no matter whether it was true or not, it was over here.

“Well, let’s just drop this matter. The other day, I went to Owen again. If it goes as you say, there should still be room for this matter. The other day, you two will take gifts with me to the Nathan family.”

Melody lowered her eyes and obediently responded, “Yes.”

Yolanda also responded and then said she was not feeling well and went upstairs.

The contract issue was heavily dropped and lightly ended. Melody returned to the room but couldn’t calm down. This war without smoke seemed to have been won, but in fact, it was lost. This was a great blow to her, and for several days, she couldn’t cheer up no matter what she did. Even when she went to the Swanson family to match the medicine for Margaret, she was listless.

On the fourth day, Melody was having dinner in the living room. Owen’s contract was finally successfully reached at the price of Russell giving up 10% of the profits.

But even if they gave up 10% of the profit, the Justalion Group could still make a lot of money. Russell was in a rare good mood today, and he asked the butler to open a bottle of red wine to drink with Yolanda. By then, Melody had become an outsider.

The couple clinked glasses, and Mabel smiled and congratulated them. The family of three was happy, and Melody felt out of place.

Russell looked at Mabel with a smile in his eyes and said, “The success of this cooperation is due to Mabel.”

Yolanda pretended to be confused. “Mabel? What can Mabel do to help you?”

Russell said, “Mabel and Owen’s eldest daughter were classmates before. She asked her to plead with Owen. When signing the contract, the young lady was also there and asked Mabel to teach her coffee-making more when she was free.”

Mabel was originally quite happy, but upon hearing the word coffee-making, the salad in her mouth suddenly became tasteless.

At Margaret’s birthday party, the Nathan family happened to be back in their hometown, so they were unaware that Melody had outperformed herself in coffee-making.

“What’s the matter?” Russell asked, noticing Mabel’s reaction.

Getting older, Mabel didn’t want to draw attention, but she felt humiliated by being praised only for coffee-making.

Yolanda then deliberately mentioned Melody, her eyes slightly flashing. “What about Melody? Do you plan to let Melody join the company?”

At the mention of Melody, Russell’s hand holding the wine glass paused. Today’s fashion designers needed to be highly skilled, and he didn’t think it was a good idea for Melody to join the company without a foundation in fashion design.

He said, “Melody, you don’t have a foundation in fashion design, and you need more experience. I found a small headhunting company a couple of years ago. How about this? You go home now and strive to become a shareholder in the future.”

Mabel almost couldn’t help but laugh when she heard this. She only managed to restrain her laughter after seeing Yolanda’s cautionary look.

A headhunting company was so small that the number of people in the entire company could be counted on one hand. Melody working there was tantamount to being directly abandoned by Russell.

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Russell wasn’t intentionally trying to marginalize Melody. He genuinely believed she lacked the ability and capital to work at the Justalion Group, fearing it would tarnish the brand. However, Russell had forgotten that the Justalion Group was established by Melody’s mother, Wilona.

Wilona had once been a global sensation, marrying the fashion icon Russell during her prime. With the substantial financial backing of the Brewer family and the fortune Wilona had amassed as a former movie star, they jointly founded the Justalion Group. Subsequently, Wilona revealed an astonishing talent in fashion design, outshining Russell, the professional designer.

In no time, the Justalion Group became renowned throughout the land and went overseas. It wasn’t until Wilona’s passing that the Justalion Group began to decline. Yet, to this day, it remained a significant brand, albeit not as influential as before without Wilona’s designs and fame.

By all accounts, it was only natural for Melody to join the Justalion Group, and even more so, compared to Russell himself, Melody was the true owner of the company.

It was worth mentioning that at the time, Yolanda was merely a minor employee of the Justalion Group. Melody clearly saw Mabel’s disdain and the subtle complacency in Yolanda’s eyes.

She responded impassively, “Understood, Dad. I’ve finished eating. I’ll go see Grandma and have her come to eat. You all carry on.”

The meal was nauseating, and as Melody was about to put down her utensils and return to her room, she heard a sharp shout from outside. “Melody! Come out here!” Melody was taken aback, completely unaware of what had happened.

“What’s going on?” Russell stood up with a gloomy expression.

Yolanda added fuel to the fire by deliberately asking, “Melody, you’ve been going out every day recently. Have you provoked anyone?”

Upon hearing this, Russell’s face grew even darker. The butler rushed in hastily. “Mr. Fox, Mrs. Fox, outside…!”

Before he could finish, Astrid stormed in with a group of people. The Fox family had no bodyguards. Only two servants tried to stop them. Seeing they couldn’t hold them back, they bowed to Russell and said, “Mr. Fox, we apologize. We couldn’t stop them…”

Russell never expected the intruder to be Astrid. He immediately reprimanded the servants. “Stop what? This is a distinguished guest.”

He scolded them and then ingratiatingly approached, saying, “Mrs. Astrid, what brings you here? Is there something wrong?”

“Something wrong?” Astrid sneered and said, “Your daughter’s doing.”

It turned out that Melody had indeed caused trouble outside. If it had been someone else Melody had upset, he could have just thrown some money at the problem and made it go away. But with Astrid, it was different.

Astrid grabbed Melody by the collar, her anger palpable. Russell narrowed his eyes coldly and easily caught Astrid’s wrist.

“Mrs. Astrid, what happened?” he asked.

“Margaret started coughing up blood after taking Melody’s medicine for four days. Don’t blame me for turning my back on you; I warned you beforehand.”

Russell instinctively looked at Melody. “Melody, you…”

Without any panic, Melody asked Astrid, “Mrs. Astrid, may I ask what the color of the blood was?”

Astrid was taken aback, not understanding the purpose of Melody’s inquiry. But nonetheless, she replied, “The color of the blood was reddish-brown.”

Melody explained calmly, “If the blood is the color of pig liver, then it’s a normal phenomenon, indicating that my medicine is starting to work and it’s time to switch to a new prescription. So, you can’t take me to the police station but should invite me to the Swanson family to change Margaret’s medicine.”

Melody spoke calmly and confidently, with a clear and logical tone. Next to her, Russell was extremely anxious.

“You rebellious child, you dare to say such things?” Russell raised his hand to slap Melody’s face. But when he met Melody’s calm and deep eyes, his hand hesitated. Because those eyes were too similar to Wilona’s.

Thinking of his deceased wife, Russell ultimately did not slap Melody, but heavily slapped the dining table and commanded, “Now, immediately, kneel and apologize to Mrs. Astrid!”

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Although an apology wouldn’t help much, if there was any chance to make amends, it was best to try. However, Melody raised her head and said, “I’m not going to kneel and apologize.”

Russell never expected that at this point, Melody would still stubbornly refuse to admit her mistake. This was not only harming herself but also the entire Fox family. Even the octogenarian Maria would suffer.

At this moment, he could no longer care that Melody was the only bloodline left by his deceased wife and swung his hand fiercely toward Melody’s face. Melody had her own plans, so she was not prepared to dodge this slap and simply closed her eyes. Just as she thought she might have a tooth knocked out by Russell, the expected pain did not come, and the slap did not land on her face.

‘Could it be that Russell still cares and trusts me a bit?’ Melody hesitantly opened her eyes and saw a well-defined hand tightly gripping Russell’s.

Following that hand, she looked up in astonishment and saw a handsome man with dark eyes looking at her. It was none other than Ken.

But how could Ken be here? He cared so much about Margaret, and now seeing Margaret coughing up blood, shouldn’t he want to tear Melody into a thousand pieces?

Russell was also taken aback when Ken stopped him and asked Ken’s intentions with suspicion, “Mr. Swanson?”

Ken expressionlessly shook off Russell’s hand and said, “Sorry, I can’t interfere with your discipline of your daughter, but now I have to take her to treat my grandmother first.”

“Treat?” Russell was even more astonished, his mouth slightly agape.

Ken didn’t bother with Russell and directly turned to call Melody. “Let’s go. Hurry up!”

Melody took half a second to recover from her surprise. “Okay!” she responded and was about to follow Ken out.

“Wait a minute!” Astrid didn’t expect that Ken would actually disregard Margaret’s life and death for Melody and immediately stepped forward to block the two, reminding Ken with displeasure, “Ken, your grandmother was perfectly healthy, and now she’s coughing up blood because of this country girl. Are you still going to let her continue treating your grandmother? Have you lost your mind? You should use this time to persuade your grandmother to agree to go to the hospital, otherwise, it might be too late!”

Astrid wasn’t really worried about Margaret. She was afraid that Ken would protect Melody. Ken was extremely cunning, and if not handled carefully, he might really be able to clear Melody’s name. All her efforts would be in vain then.

Ken looked at Astrid with a half-smile and said, “I came to pick her up for my grandmother’s sake, so please step aside. I don’t want to embarrass you in front of others.”

Astrid was furious, painting Ken as an ungrateful grandson. “Don’t you care about your grandmother’s life? She has been so good to you…”

Ken didn’t even frown and just said lightly, “Are you done?”

“You…” Astrid was so angry she almost exploded. “Ken! Are you truly going to…”

“It’s because I don’t want anything to happen to my grandmother. Therefore, I’m taking her away,” Ken said calmly.

Ken’s trust in Melody was not because of anything else but because she had risked her own life to save him once. Due to that kind of courage and perseverance, he didn’t believe she would harm Margaret.

Melody couldn’t help but be moved. Being trusted was a luxury for her, and Ken’s belief that she wouldn’t harm Margaret was something she didn’t expect. Compared to Astrid, it was usually Ken who would make things difficult for her.

Human hearts were indeed complex, and one could never fully guess them.

“What are you doing?” Ken said to her. “Let’s go!”

“Stop! You can’t do this! Melody is a liar. She will only kill your grandmother. You can’t bring this murderer in front of your grandmother again. I won’t allow it!” Astrid shouted.

“Enough! We’ll talk about it later. I don’t have time to waste with you now!” Ken grabbed Melody’s hand and was about to leave.

Astrid gave a look to the bodyguards, who shrank and blocked Ken and Melody.

Ken’s black eyes swept toward Astrid like an iceberg, and the temperature in the living room seemed to drop instantly. Even the air seemed to stagnate. “Are you really going to let me embarrass you in front of outsiders?” he said each word with sharp finality, and his tone conveyed an overwhelming presence that made one feel as if they were under the force of a thunderous storm.

For a moment, that momentum was so intense that it made Astrid’s back stiffen, and she couldn’t speak a word. Astrid didn’t dare to make a sound, and needless to say, the bodyguards she brought were also silent. Everyone instinctively made way for Ken, not wanting to be caught in the crossfire.

Ken boldly walked out with Melody.

In the living room, Astrid’s face was terribly sour. Ken had really embarrassed her in front of the Fox family.

She coldly glanced at Russell and the others, saying before leaving, “You’d better pray that my mother is fine.” Then, she left with her bodyguards.

Russell was silent for a moment, then suddenly knocked over the entire dining table.

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Maria was adamant about taking Melody away.

Wandering around the situation, Russell felt helpless but waved his support away.

Cathy, Maria’s maid, was Margaret’s support in this matter, but Maria wouldn’t let it go.

Maria suddenly opened her eyes and said sharply, “Is my word no longer valid? Hurry and get it done!”

Russell gritted his teeth, bowed to his mother, and left to make a statement.

On the other side, Melody was pulled into the car by Ken. The car sped off, and Melody could only see in the rearview mirror that Astrid was pointing at them angrily, saying something.

She let out a sigh of relief. If Astrid had taken her to the police station at this critical moment, she would have been left with no room to maneuver. Fortunately, Ken had come to her rescue.

Thinking of Ken, she subconsciously looked down and saw that Ken was soothing her.

“Um,” she said, indicating with her eyes.

Ken then realized that their hands were still clasped and quickly pulled away to wipe them with a wet tissue.

Melody’s mouth twitched. Was it really necessary? Was she some kind of terrifying vine?

Melody didn’t notice the fleeting awkwardness in Ken’s eyes. However, she didn’t mind. If it hadn’t been for Ken this time, Astrid would have ensured she never saw the sun again and might have been locked up in prison for life through underhanded manipulation. Fortunately, Ken believed in her.

Barchi Melody pressed her lips together and said, “Why did you take me out instead of letting Astrid take me to the police station?”

Ken sighed and looked out the window. “Because Grandma refused to go to the hospital, I decided to give you another chance.”

She had just been moved by Ken’s trust in her, but it turned out it was all because of Margaret.

“It’s because of Grandma, but I’m glad you came,” Melody said, trying to lighten the mood.

Ken suddenly turned to look at her again. “You’d better hope that Grandma’s sudden vomiting is a normal phenomenon. Otherwise, without Astrid having to do anything, I’ll take you to the police station myself.”

“I understand,” Melody replied, her mood somewhat gloomy.

The recent series of events had indeed exhausted her mentally and physically. She had only been back for a week, yet so many heart-wrenching and dangerous things had happened.

Ken took a deep look at Melody. He wasn’t blind to the disappointment in her eyes, but saving Margaret was the most important thing.

Upon thinking of this, Ken’s eyes once again turned cold as he looked out the window expressionlessly.

Neither of them spoke for the rest of the journey. The car sped along and soon arrived at the Swanson villa. An ambulance was parked at the entrance, and a crowd of people stood in the hall.

As soon as Melody arrived, she was immediately surrounded by the servants of the Swanson family.

“Melody! How dare she come to our home?”

“Didn’t Mrs. Astrid go to arrest her? Where is Mrs. Astrid?”

“Quick! Notify Mr. Ramon first.”

“Murderer! You murderer!”

The servants were in an uproar, and just as the bodyguards tried to grab Melody, Ken, who was walking behind, arrived just in time. “Stop everything!”

As soon as Ken’s voice fell, the bodyguards immediately halted their actions.

A butler emerged and stepped forward. “Mr. Ken, this woman is a murderer. We must take her to the police station.”

Ken glanced coldly at the butler. “A murderer? Are you cursing Grandma?”

The butler’s face turned pale, and he quickly denied it. “No, no, Mr. Ken, that’s not what I meant.”

“You better not mean that.” Ken looked the butler up and down, the sharpness in his eyes making the butler tremble.

Melody didn’t have time to explain to these people. She reached out and tugged at Ken’s sleeve and said, “Ken, I need to hurry upstairs and check on Margaret.”Belonging to NôvelDrama.Org.

“Sure, let’s go. I’ll go with you.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the servants’ faces immediately showed complex expressions. They couldn’t help but whisper…

“Did Mr. Ken bring in this murderer? Has Mr. Ken gone mad?”

“Margaret was so good to him, but he actually repays kindness with enmity. It’s too much!”

“Shh, keep your voice down. Don’t forget he’s the one who crippled Mr. Ulric’s legs… What can’t he do?”

The servants’ gossiping voices were almost inaudible, but Melody, with her keen ears and eyes, still caught a few snippets of gossip. Once inside the elevator, she couldn’t help but clench her fists and say, “Ken, don’t worry. No matter why you trust me, I will not betray your trust. I promise you that Margaret will be fine!”

She absolutely would not let Ken become a sinner again.

Melody’s gaze was resolute as if she was radiating light.

Ken was somewhat stunned by what he heard, and for a moment, he didn’t know what to say.

He had never heard anyone speak to him in such a tone before as if this girl was going to protect him…

“Is she going to protect him?” he wondered.

Ken suddenly sneered, shaking off the complex emotions in his mind. He swallowed and finally found his voice. “Less talk, more action.”

The tone was as cold and ruthless as usual.

Melody felt as if she had been doused with a bucket of cold water. “I’m being very serious, you know…”

Just then, the elevator chimed, and the doors slowly opened.

Melody didn’t waste any more time and quickly made her way toward Margaret’s room, with Ken following closely behind.

Soon, Melody arrived at the door of Margaret’s room. She saw several familiar doctors anxiously pacing back and forth in the living room.

Melody recognized them instantly. They were the same doctors Ramon had called.

As Melody spotted the doctors, they also noticed her, and one of them, Dr. Scott, blurted out in surprise, “You charlatan, you still have the nerve to show up?”

Melody furrowed her brows in concern. “Dr. Scott, I don’t believe I’ve offended you.”

“You haven’t offended me, but you’ve harmed Margaret,” Liam said angrily. “Margaret has been taking your medicine for a few days, and now she’s vomiting blood non-stop. We need to take her to the hospital for surgery, but she refuses because she’s been deceived by you. You can be a fraud, but you shouldn’t deceive people with their lives!”

Liam had shed many tears as soon as he heard about Margaret’s persistent vomiting of blood. Now, seeing Melody, he felt both astonished and vindicated.

“This great deceiver is finally getting what’s coming to her,” he thought. “It’s time for me to take the stage.”

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Melody furrowed her brows tightly. These doctors‘ attitudes toward her seemed excessively hor

Reborn into this life, although she still couldn’t fathom the Swanson family could bring them, rather than genuinely be

hostile.

bents, the was clear in her mind that these guys were after the benefits of Margaret’s life or death

Such people severely violated the medical ethics of her master are, unworthy of being doctors!

Melody’s face turned cold as she said, “Whether I am a fraud or not is not for you to decide. Now, please step aside. I need to see Margaret“,

“Huh!” Liam was both surprised and amused, “At this critical moment, instead of fleeing, you dare to come back. You’ve truly deceived yourself with your own lies! I advise you to leave immediately, or you’ll be in for a hard time when Mr. Swanson comes out”

“Dr. Scott, why are you still talking to her? She’s a murderer. Just tie her up!”

These words were just heard by Ken who had just entered the door

He said nothing and just stood in front of Melody.

At this moment, silence was more powerful than words. Standing in front of her was enough to show his stance

The doctors looked at each other in confusion

“What’s going on? Why is Mr. Ken still protecting this female fraud? they wondered.

Liam had a poor impression of Ken, to begin with, and now he was even more convinced that Ken was no good.

He couldn’t help but speak up. “Mr. Ken, don’t you know? This woman is a fraud! You defending her like this will harm Margaret!”

“That’s right…” Others chimed in

Ken spoke indifferently, was the one who agreed to let Melody treat Grandma, if you say she’s a fraud, does that make me one

me one too?”

As he spoke, his powerful aura was fully displayed, silencing the doctors who were echoing the accusations

Liam gritted his teeth and boldly said, “You’re so protective of this female fraud, Mr. Ramon will be furious when he finds out. He was just in a great rage a few minutes ago!”

“Shut up!” Ken said in a deep

ep voice. “I’m going to let Melody in to treat Grandma. Please don’t waste our time, otherwise…

Just then…

“What’s all the noise about?”

Speaking of the devil, Ramon came out of the bedroom with a frown

Liam had been a bit apprehensive about Ken because of the strong and unfriendly aura he exuded, but now seeing Ramon, Liam felt as if he

had found his backbone and immediately started to tattle.

“Mr. Ramon, it’s Mr. Ken who brought Miss Fox here. We pointed out that Miss Fox was a fraud, but he not only didn’t believe us, but he also insisted on bringing the fraud inside

Liam spoke, feeling smug inside.

By stopping Ren and Melody, he had surely done something commendable, hadn’t he?

Ken had just dared to threaten him. He must be in for a severe scolding from Pamon now!

However, the anticipated furious rage from Ramon didn’t come, and instead, the living room fell into an eerie silence.

What was going on?

Liam looked at Ramon in surprise, only to see Ramon with a

a complete

ere was no anger on his face.

“Mr. Swanson? They..”

Liam wanted to complain more, but suddenly Ramon stepped forward and bowed deeply to Melody.

Liam was full of questions.

What

What was happening?

The other doctors also stared in shock, their faces full of bewilderment

Ramon didn’t get angry at the fraud but instead bowed to her

Ramon must have made a mistake,

Compared to the doctor’s vaned

ons, Melody’s

option. She reached out and lightly helped Ramon up

“Mr. Ramon, you don’t have to do thức Hộ

“She is much better now. Please go

non pause.

continued. “I’m sorry I misunderstood you at the time and

couldn’t stop Astrid from going to find you Are you alright?”

Melody shook her head and didn’t forget to mention Ken…

“I’m fine. Luckily, Mr. Ramon appeared in time, and Mrs. Astrid didn’t succeed in taking me to the police station

Upon hearing this, Ramon’s face showed a bit of gut really sorry, Mus Fox I will do my best to make up for it.

Melody waved her hand, interrupting Ramon’s words. “All right, no need to say ”

The most important thing now is Margaret’s health

“Yes, please come in!”

Saying that Ramon politely made a gesture of invite

Melody nodded slightly and strode in

Ken was about to follow when Ramon extended an arm to stop him, speaking in a voice only audible to the two of them. You did well ”

Ken pursed his lips, said nothing, and walked past Ramon to go inside

Ramon couldn’t help but frown. “He”

If only Ken wen

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(considered leaving the company’s

What a stubborn guy!

Ramon thought to himself, but deep down, he became increasingly satisfied with Ken.

Ramon shook his head and strode inside.

The doctors looked at each other, and then all turned to Liam.

“Liam, what’s really going on here?”

They still couldn’t believe what they had seen. A person like Ramon actually bowing to a fraud!

Had he gone mad?

Or was it possible, that the young girl wasn’t a fraud after all?

Thinking of this possibility, the men couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

“Liam, could it be that the girl really has some skills?” one of the doctors asked, trembling,

“Fools! That’s absolutely impossible!” Liam said with a dark expression. “Not to mention that at her age, she couldn’t possibly understand any medical skills. Besides, didn’t you see how Margaret was vomiting blood? As doctors, don’t you know what vomiting blood means? It’s clearly a sign that death is imminent!”

The doctors listened to this and felt a little more at ease.

But there were still those who were uncertain and couldn’t help but ask “So… Dr. Scotte, why did Mr. Rowan and Mr. Swanson’s father invite her in so politely?”

Liam huffed and puffed. “What else could it be? They must have been deceived by that girl’s glib tongue!”

“Alright…”

But was that really the case? They couldn’t help but think that the young girl didn’t seem to be eloquent but rather seemed quite honest and modest.

But it would be best if she was a fraud; otherwise, wouldn’t they have offended the benefactor of Margaret?

“No matter what, let’s go in and see first.” Liam raised his chin haughtily, firmly believing that Melody had bewitched the Swanson family.

“No matter what, let’s go in and see first.” Liam raised his chin haughtily, firmly believing that Melody had bewitched the Swanson family.

In the bedroom, she was determined to see what tricks that girl could possibly pull off next! Ceppffeong making as Melody entered. She saw a servant on their knees wiping up blood stains, while Margaret was lying with her eyes closed. Seeing that the blood on the floor was about to be wiped clean, Melody quickly stepped forward.

“Wait!”

But was that really the case, they couldn’t help but think that the young girl didn’t seem to be eloquent but rather seemed quite honest and modest.

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