Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker (Chapters 106, 107, 108, 109 & 110)     

Chapter 106

Melody’s eyesight was good. She recognized at a glance that what was in the bag was the herbs soaked in mercury sulfide. from Maria’s medicine.

Yolanda took the herbs and was about to leave, but at that moment, the stall owner called out to Yolanda again. “Madam…”

After all, Yolanda was doing something illegal. After buying the herbs, she could not help but feel a little guilty when she heard the stall owner call her again.

Not only did Yolanda not stop, but she also quickened her pace to leave the black market.

The stall owner hurriedly chased after her. “Hey! Madam, don’t run!”

The stall owner called out to Yolanda for another reason. In a moment of desperation, he grabbed Yolanda’s sleeve.

“What are you doing?” Yolanda panicked and reached out with her other hand to break free from the stall owner’s hand

However, under this drag. Yolanda’s mask accidentally fell.

“No!” Yolanda cried out in surprise and quickly squatted down to pick up the mask.

The process lasted less than five seconds, but the stall owner saw Yolanda’s face.

It was a beautiful face that had been well–maintained. Coupled with her graceful body, she was simply a charming young Woman.

Yolanda, who could make Russell cheat on the number one beauty, Wilona, was naturally far more beautiful than ordinary people.

However, compared to Wilona, Yolanda was still a bit inferior. However, in the eyes of a person like the stall owner, Yolanda was already like a fairy.

The stall owner was stunned for a moment and almost drooled.

Of course, Yolanda also noticed the stall owner’s gaze. She immediately frowned in disgust. Then, she said, “What are you? trying to do? Don’t forget that although this is a black market, people working for the boss of this black market are everywhere. We all paid the protection fee to get the pass. I’ll report you if you dare to be rude to me!”

At the mention of the boss of the black market, the stall owner finally recovered from his amazement.

He smiled wretchedly and said, “Madam, you’ve misunderstood me. I stopped you because I wanted to make another deal with you.”

Yolanda coldly refused, “There’s no need. Our deal is over! After buying this medicine, I won’t come again.”

She had bought a lot of the medicine this time. It was enough to poison Maria to death. Naturally, she wouldn’t come to this dangerous and dirty black market anymore.”

The stall owner shrugged. “Madam, I know best what you want to do with this medicine. However, I have a better medicine here that can kill people in three days. Moreover, this medicine is colorless and tasteless. It can be used with water. After an hour, the poison will dissipate, and no one will discover it. However, this price is much higher than the medicine you’re buying now. I wonder if you need it”

When Yolanda heard this, she knew the stall owner had stopped her because he wanted to promote another poison. She heaved a sigh of relief. She shook her head. I don’t need it for now. I’ll come to you if I need it.”

Yolanda did not completely refuse because she felt that this medicine did not need to be used on Maria but it could be used on Melody.

However, the most important thing now was to get rid of Maria, Melody’s backer.

As for how Melody would die, she had not thought about it yet.

The stall owner also sensed Yolanda’s hesitation and smiled. “Alright, it’s a deal. I’ll wait for you. Madam.”

As the stall owner spoke, his gaze swept across Yolanda’s body, as if taking another look would make him feel high.

Yolanda felt a sense of physical disgust and ignored the stall owner. She hurriedly left with the medicine diluted in mercury sulfide.

After confirming Yolanda would not turn back, Melody walked to the stall owner’s stall

“Miss, what do you need? I have all kinds of herbs here.” The stall owner put on a standard bootlicking smile.

Those who could enter this place were all people of status or wealth. Although the girl in front of him looked very young, and the upper half of her face, which the mask didn’t cover, looked especially ugly, he was still enthusiastic.

However, he could not hide the trace of disgust in his eyes.

He was a person who loved beautiful ladies. His attitude toward beauties and ugly women was clear.

Although Melody saw the stall owner’s disgust, she did not care. She lied through her teeth, “Hello. I’m a student studying medicine. I’m here to buy some medicinal herbs for my professor for research.”

When the stall owner heard this, he immediately became even more enthusiastic, thinking, “A professor doing research… These professors are the richest because they spend public money and spend it without batting an eye.

“Oh, hi! So you’re here to help your professor buy medicine. See what you need, and I’ll introduce it to you. Not to mention anything else, the goods I have here are the most complete in the entire black market. Even if I have no ready-made goods, I can immediately transfer them to you,” the stall owner said confidently. Melody nodded and scanned the stall attentively.

Originally, she was only putting on an act, but after a glance, she realized there was a rare medicinal herb that could cure her appearance in the stall.

It required many medicines to cure her face, and this medicinal herb was one of them. It was also the one she planned to buy when the boss of Herbathrive returned.

Surprisingly, the stall owner was selling it…

I’ve gained a lot from this trip!” Melody thought happily.

This one…” Melody pointed at the herb and asked, “May I know how much this is?”

When the stall owner saw this, he immediately smiled happily

This was because this medicinal herb was expensive and not poisonous. It could not poison people to death, and ordinary people did not need it.

This medicinal herb is called Draba. This herb is rare and expensive. It’s sold by stalk. 2 million dollars each,” said the stall owner. “2 million dollars?” Melody–raised her eyebrows. This price sounded high, but the stall owner did not overstate it.

If she bought it in Herbathrive, not to mention whether the shop owner had it or not, but even if he had it, he would also sell it for 2 million dollars

“That’s what our professor wants. I’ll take it. But this isn’t enough for research. How about this? You buy more. I’ll come over and buy them together.” said Melody.

The stall owner hesitated for two seconds and said. “Kid, this medicinal herb is expensive. If you don’t pay in advance. I usually won’t buy them unless you pay a deposit first.”

Coincidentally. Melody had brought the 2–million–dollar check that Ken had given her this time.

She took the only stalk of Draba from the stall and stuffed her hands into her pockets.

Two seconds later, she took the check from her pocket and placed it in the stall owner’s hand. This is the deposit. I need at least five more stalks. How long will it take for you to bring the goods over!”

When the stall owner saw the check and confirmed it was real, his eyes lit up.

He had made two big deals today!

He said excitedly. “A month! Give me a month and I’ll be able to get five stalks. When the time comes, you can pay the rest. I’ll give you the remaining five stalks.”

As the stall owner spoke, he greedily held the check in front of his nose and sniffed it.

This action made Melody smirk subtly.

However, the stall owner did not see Melody’s expression because of the mask

“By the way.” Melody suddenly said, “Sir, you have to pay more attention to your body recently. I saw that many medicinal herbs in your stall are very poisonous. In addition, I felt that something was wrong when I saw your complexion. Are you poisoned?”

Chapter 107

When the stall owner heard Melody’s words, he could not help but be stunned for a few seconds. However, he immediately. smiled and waved his hand. “That’s impossible. Kid, you might have seen it wrongly. I’m usually careful. When I take poisonous herbs, I always wear gloves.”

Melody shrugged. “I’m the professor’s proudest student, so I usually won’t make a mistake. How about this? If you feel your condition has worsened in three days, look for me at Forest Cafe in the city center. I won’t charge you for treatment for the sake of the medicinal herbs you sold me.”

The stall owner still did not believe Melody’s words. He casually said, “Got it.”

Melody smiled secretly and left after putting “Draba” away.

The hook was already in place, waiting for the fish to take the bait.

“What nonsense? How could I be poisoned? This student was talking big!” the stall owner muttered as he stared at Melody’s back. However, he did not know if it was a psychological effect, but he suddenly felt a little tired and could not muster his energy.

“Forget it! I’ve earned enough today. I should pack up and go back to sleep, the stall owner muttered to himself as he began to close the stall.

However, the stall owner didn’t know Melody had tampered with the check and added some “condiments

When Melody came out of the black market, she received a call from Hattie

“Miss Melody, I’ve bought the incense,” said Hattie.

Melody replied. “Okay. Where are you? I’ll take a cab and come to you. We’ll go back together.”

Tm at Hattie gave Melody an address, and Melody took a taxi to meet Hattie. Then, they returned to the Fox villa together.

The two of them carried the incense into the house. Coincidentally, Yolanda had already picked Mabel up and was encouraging Mabel. “In short, you must overcome the weakness of dancing, understand?”

“I know Before Mabel could finish speaking, she raised her head and saw Melody, who had returned with Hattie. Her expression instantly turned extremely dark.

She thought Ulric had bought that pile of gifts for her, but she did not expect it to be a thank–you gift from the Swanson family for Melody

There are so many luxury goods. How can Melody be worthy? Mabel thought unwillingly.

However, Maria had personally instructed that no one could touch these things except Melody.

Therefore, Mabel could only hold her anger back and vent all of it by practicing dancing
Fortunately, her efforts were not in vain. The dance teacher praised her for improving a little more than yesterday.

However, this was not enough. Mabel had to work hard to decrease her shortcomings and win this year’s top socialite again. She had to successfully marry into the Swanson family and let Melody be inferior to her!

As soon as Melody entered, she felt Mabel’s murderous gaze. She turned a blind eye to walk into the backyard with Hattie and She did not even look away. When Mabel saw this, she immediately felt dissatisfied and said, “Hey! You don’t even say hello to Mommy when you return from outside? Is this how you treat the elders in the family? Don’t you even know such basic etiquette?”

Melody pretended not to hear her and strode to the backyard,

“You…” Mabel was about to chase after her when Hattie stopped her.

Hattie smiled and said. “Miss Mabel, Miss Melody is in a hurry to send incense to Mrs. Maria. You also know Mrs. Maria’s health is too poor, so we must prioritize her anytime. Therefore, Miss Melody didn’t have time to greet Mrs. Fox. I’m here to apologize to Mrs. Fox on her behalf.”

When Mabel saw Hattie speaking up for Melody, she was instantly furious. “Who do you think you are? How dare you stop

Yolanda was shocked. She quickly went forward and pulled Mabel over. She said, Tm sorry, Hattie. Mabel is a child with filial piety and a straight temper. Please don’t take her words to heart:

Hattie chuckled and said, Tm just a maid. It’s only right for Miss Mabel to speak to me in such a tone. It’s just that it’s best not to let Mrs. Maria hear this. Otherwise, she’ll be unhappy”

With that, Hattie walked past Mabel and left.

Mabel was even angrier. Now, even a maid dares to ignore me? She wanted to complain. “Mom, sh

Shut up!” Yolanda’s expression darkened. “Did you forget everything I told you just now? These things are not something you need to worry about at all. It’s fine if Melody doesn’t greet me. Don’t tell me you expect her to call me Mom respectfully,”

Mabel felt a little aggrieved. “It’s fine if Melody did that, but even Hattie dares to speak to me like this… What she said is a threat!”

“I think you’ve lost your mind from dancing. Don’t you know how important Hattie is to your grandma? Your grandma treats her like a sister!” When Yolanda said this, she lowered her voice and said, “She’s only being so arrogant because she has your grandmother as her backer. When your grandmother dies, you can teach her a lesson however you want.” When Mabel heard this, the anger in her heart finally subsided

She asked, “Then how long will it take before Grandma dies?”

“Don’t worry.” Yolanda smiled coldly and said, “The amount of goods I imported this time has increased again. This month, the matter will be resolved.”

Yolanda’s words were very obscure, but Mabel immediately understood.

It was because the poison had strengthened. Maria would not live past this month!

That’s great! Once Grandma dies, Melody’s greatest backer in the family will be gone. At the thought, Mabel was in a good mood. She gritted her teeth and said, “Mom, I’m not eating dinner. I’m going upstairs to practice my dance.”

“Now? Didn’t you only finish class just now? Won’t you be tired? Yolanda asked.

“No!” Mabel waved her hand and ran upstairs to practice her dance.

Yolanda didn’t want Mabel to be too tired, but she was also happy. Her daughter was improving bit by bit and becoming more mature.

She believed that soon, she would nurture Mabel to be as smart and successful as her. The sky gradually darkened When it was time for dinner, Melody used the excuse that her body had yet to recover to not go to the living room to eat. Instead, she ate with Maria.

She checked Maria’s pulse carefully. After dinner, she returned to her room and began to study the pharmacy.

Maria’s illness was many times worse than before she was locked in the abandoned garage. She could not waste a second.

Finally, when the sky began to turn bright, Melody successfully developed two prescriptions.

Maria had a lot of illnesses. The first thing Melody had to treat was the diarrhea she told Maria before she could begin to detoxify the poison.

The two prescriptions she prescribed were for the treatment of detoxification and diarrhea.

It was not difficult for her to treat the two diseases. She wrote the prescriptions quickly. However, the difficulty was that many medicines were counteracting each other. If she wanted to treat both diarrhea and mercury sulfide poison at the same time, she had to think of a completely different prescription from ordinary prescriptions.

Fortunately, her hard work paid off. She finally completed it.

Melody confirmed the prescription one last time before ordering the medicinal herbs online. She was prepared to sleep before she got up to get the medicine.

However, she received a call immediately after she confirmed the reservation form. The number showed that the clerk from Herbathrive was David,

Melody quickly picked up the call and heard David’s

Ce coming from the phone. “Miss Fox, was it you who placed the order just now? I happened to be on duty today. When I saw an order at this hour, I thought it might be you”

“Yes, it’s me. Melody was a little sleepy. She asked lazily, “What’s the matter?”

Chapter 108

On the phone, David said, “Here is the thing. You asked me to call you if my boss comes back. I just received news that my boss will be back today. You can come to get the medicine later and meet my boss.”

“Your boss is back?” Melody was delighted. She had been waiting for the shop owner of Herbathrive for a few days.

However, Melody immediately remembered that she did not have much money now. Even if the shop owner returned, she could not afford those rare herbs,

If you have no hand, you can’t make a fist. Melody was silent for two seconds before saying. I don’t have enough money now. I’m afraid I can’t afford the herbs I want. How about this? Don’t mention me to your boss first. I’ll come to him when I’ve gathered the money.”

“Alright,” David replied, “I’ll help you concoct the herbs properly, I’ll choose the best herbs. There won’t be any mistakes.”

“Okay, thank you,” said Melody.

“It’s my pleasure, David replied softly.

After hanging up the phone, Melody sighed sadly. She lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling, thinking about how to get the money.

The next moment, she suddenly remembered the shop Wilmot had given her.

She immediately used her phone to log into the merchant’s backend and realized that the income in the past two weeks had reached over 400 thousand dollars.

She hesitated for a moment before withdrawing all the money.

Her account received 100 thousand dollars immediately, but this amount was still a drop in the bucket for buying medicinal herbs. She could not even buy a single medicinal herb with it

Helpless, Melody could only turn her gaze to the thank–you gift from the Swanson family.

If she sold all of these… it would be enough to buy one medicinal herb.

‘Okay, let’s do it, Melody thought to herself. She closed her eyes and tried to catch up on sleep. When she woke up, she looked at the time. It was past eight in the morning.

She wondered if Ken had woken up at this hour.

After hesitating for a moment, Melody called Ken.

Ken picked up the call very quickly. *I forgot to transfer the money to you last night. I’ll transfer it to you now,” Ken said.

“No, no.” Melody quickly said, Tm not urging you to pay my salary.”

Then what do you want to do?” Ken, who was about to go to the meeting, sounded impatient but didn’t look impatient. Instead, he gestured at his assistant, indicating he would go to the meeting room later.

Melody did not know about Ken’s situation. She said, “Do you still have the receipt for the gifts you gave me?”

Ken was stunned. He did not expect Melody to call him about this.

He could not help but frown. “Is that why you called so early in the morning?” “That’s right… I’m a little short of money now and want to return these things because I don’t need many gifts. So, can you help me ask if the receipt is still there?” said Melody.

Ken’s expression was especially dark. He replied unhappily, “No, I don’t have it!”

“Alright, thank… Before Melody could say the word “you“, the call ended.

“What’s going on…” Melody was confused. He had already given me those gifts. I only want a receipt. Why was he so angry?

So, Melody had no choice but to search for second–hand luxury goods stores on her phone.

Although she did not even unpack these gifts, the price would not be high once she sold them to a second–hand shop. However, she was too short of money now. So, she could only do this.

At the headquarters of the Swanson Group, Ken hung up the phone with a dark expression.

I had personally chosen those gifts. I can’t believe Melody asked me for a receipt to sell these gifts! Good for her! She is so tacky! I must have been blind to feel that she was not annoying Ken thought angrily.

Coincidentally, James returned from the countryside. He knocked on the office door and reported, “Mr. Ken. I’m back from Miss Fox’s place in the countryside. She…

“I don’t want to know anything about her now. Go busy yourself with Pearly Antiques. Keep an eye on Pearly Antiques and figure out who has been managing its operations now,” said Ken.

James went to the countryside to investigate Melody almost night and day. It was not easy for him to find Melody did not live in the farmhouse arranged by the Fox family. However, before he could tell Ken, Ken said he did not want to hear anything about Melody.

James could not help but feel surprised, but Ken seemed in a bad mood. He did not dare to say anything and could only leave.

Coincidentally, the assistant entered and urged, “Mr. Swanson, the directors are all here. They’re waiting for you in the conference room.

This assistant used to work for Ramon. She had heard that Ken had crippled his brother’s legs, so she didn’t have a good impression of Ken.
However, Ken’s aura was too strong, so she had to hide her dissatisfaction with him.

However, she could not understand why the chairman would let such a ruthless person manage their headquarters for the time being.

‘Isn’t he afraid Ken will be ruthless and take over the Swanson Group? While she was confused, Ken had already put on his suit jacket and brushed past her.

The assistant quickly came back to her senses and followed Ken.

The directors were gossiping about Ken in low voices in the meeting room.

“Do you think Mr. Ramon plans to hand the company over to Ken in the future?

“Mr. Ramon has never asked anyone to take charge of the company. He suddenly asked Ken to come to the headquarters to take charge. Perhaps that’s his intention.” “Tsk, I don’t know what Mr. Ramon is thinking. Someone like Ken should be sent to prison to be taught a lesson. It’s not like Mr. Ramon doesn’t have another son. Why is he so biased toward this ruthless…”

“Ahem, ahem, ahem!” One of the directors suddenly coughed violently.

Only then did everyone realize that Ken was standing at the conference room’s door.

The directors in the meeting room immediately fell silent, but they did not show any guilt on their faces. In their opinion, Ken had indeed crippled his brother’s legs. They were telling the truth, so there was no need to fear.

As for Ken, even if he heard what they said, he would pretend he didn’t.

However, in the next second, Ken chuckled and said, “Looks like everyone is quite interested in my gossip. Do you need me to tell you in detail about what happened so you won’t be curious again?”

The expressions of the directors froze, and they felt a little embarrassed.

They were all about the same age as Ramon, so they were a little unhappy that a junior had exposed them.

“Ken…” a director related to the Swanson family said without scruples, “What you said is too much. It’s wrong for us to talk about you behind your back, but what we said is the truth. You know it yourself…”

“The truth?” Ken’s cold and noble eyes swept across the director.

That gaze was like a sharp blade hanging on the director’s body, making the director’s back turn cold. Even a thin layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and he wished to leave this place immediately.

The director swallowed hard before he found his voice. He mustered his courage and said, “I was telling the truth. Is… Is there a problem?”

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Ken chuckled softly and said, ‘It seems like you hid under my belt and saw the whole process. I didn’t expect you to have such a hobby. If I had known earlier, I would have bought a high bed to make it easier for you to crawl in.”

“You…” The director’s cheeks instantly turned red. He said furiously, “Ken, I’m considered your elder. How can you talk to me like that? Besides, everyone in Silverlake knows what you’ve done. What’s wrong with us talking about it?”

“Oh? Does everyone in Silverlake know? Then why don’t I, the person involved, know that I crippled Ulric’s legs? How do you know better than me, the person involved? Don’t tell iné you’re the one who crippled Ulric’s legs. Mr. Hunter.” Ken still looked calm and casual.

Although Wendell Hunter said he was related to the Swanson family, he was actually from Astrid’s side. Naturally, he spoke up for Astrid and Ulric.

Wendell’s expression instantly darkened. “What nonsense are you talking about? How could I do such a thing!”

Ken shrugged nonchalantly and said, “Whether you did this or not, I didn’t see it lying under your bed, so I can’t say. However, regarding the acquisition of Taynorma Capital. Mr. Hunter, you did spend a lot of effort, right?”

Ken’s sudden mention of Taynorma Capital made Wendell’s eyes widen in horror.

He was in charge of the acquisition project of Taynorma Capital, but when he investigated this company, he realized most of the data submitted by Taynorma Capital was fake. It was not worth the Swanson Group spending a lot of money to buy it.

In terms of price, he could have used the fake data to suppress Thynorma Capital, but he did not. Instead, he went to find the chairman of Taynorma Capital at that time with it.

The Taynorma Capital’s chairman immediately gave Wendell a lot of benefits to keep his mouth shut, so he naturally filled his wallet. And now, the acquisition was nearing its end and was about to be completed.

However, no one else knew about this other than him and the chairman of Taynorma Capital.

‘How did Ken know? Why did he suddenly mention this? Wendell wondered.

In his panic, Wendell subconsciously denied it. I didn’t confiscate any benefits from Taynorma Capital! Don’t slander me!” Ken chuckled. “I didn’t say you took benefits from them, Mr. Hunter. Why are you reacting so agitatedly?”

Wendell held his breath.

Indeed, Ken did not say that he had received any benefits. Wouldn’t what I said just now expose myself? At the thought of this, Wendell’s entire face turned red. He opened his mouth for a long time but couldn’t make a sound, afraid Ken would find any loopholes.

However, Wendell’s sudden silence made the other directors feel something was amiss.

According to Wendell’s usual personality, he would argue with anyone who slandered him

But now, Wendell did not say a word. It was abnormal

Could it be true that Mr. Hunter received benefits from Taynorma Capital? But wasn’t it Ken’s first day at the headquarters? How did he know about these things that we don’t know? With the questions in mind, everyone could not help but start to fear Ken.

Before the other directors could ask, Ken said, “It’s my first day working at the headquarters today, and this is our first meeting, so let’s not beat around the bush. Now, let’s start our routine meeting…

The people present had more or less done something dirty. They were afraid that Ken would know their secret, so they naturally did not dare to argue with Ken. A meeting that should have been filled with bloodshed ended smoothly under Ken’s lead.

In the end, Ken suddenly said, “I want to finish the acquisition of Taynorma Capital myself. This is also the first project I’ll do at the headquarters. I hope you guys will cooperate.”

When Wendell heard this, his expression immediately turned dark.

However, he was afraid Ken already had enough evidence, so he could only smile apologetically. “Ken, I’ve been monitoring this project, and it’s about to be completed, Is it good to let you do it now?”

Without waiting for Ken to speak, Wendell quickly added, “Of course, I’m not saying you’re incapable. We all know your ability. The branch company in Insterimond developed well under your leadership. However, the handover alone will take a few days if we change people to do this acquisition now. And time is important for the acquisition project, so I’ll do it. What do you think?”

Ken smiled faintly and said, “Mr. Hunter, you’re so dedicated to the company…”

“You’re flattering me. Only if the company is good can we be good!” Wendell thought that he had fooled Ken, so he finally smiled again.

However, Ken said again in the next moment. “However, you don’t have to worry about the time. I came early today and have already gone through the entire project. There’s no need to arrange another time for the handover.”

Wendell’s face stiffened. “You…”

“Why?” Ken’s dark eyes met Wendell’s coldly. “Don’t tell me that you had indeed accepted benefits and are afraid that Taynorma Capital won’t be able to withstand my investigation?”

“How… How is this possible ?” Wendell denied hurriedly.
“That’s good. Since you have no objections, this matter is settled. Ken decided. He picked up the meeting notebook and left not giving Wendell a chance to speak again.

Wendell knew that there was nothing he could do. He immediately stood up shakily and walked out dejectedly.

The other people in the meeting room couldn’t care less about Wendell. They started whispering and discussing Ken

“Do you think there’s a chance that Mr. Ken didn’t cripple Mr. Ulric’s legs?”

“But that’s what the rumors say. Moreover, Mr. Ulric is indeed still in a wheelchair…

“But I think what Ken said just now… Could there be another reason for Ulric’s matter? Otherwise, according to the chairman’s wife’s personality, how could she let it go and not send Ken to prison?”

“Perhaps it’s indeed a rumor… In our circle, what kind of dirty things won’t happen?”

“In any case, whether it’s true or not, we shouldn’t provoke him. If it’s true, he’s an outlaw. We cherish our lives and can’t afford to offend him. If it’s not true, he might inherit the Swanson Group. We can’t afford to offend him either. It’s better to avoid him.”

“That’s right! Look at Mr. Hunter… Mr. Ken must have gotten something against him. Did you guys notice his expression just now? It was as if the end of the world had arrived.” “Oh! A new official indeed applies strict measures. Guys, I’ll take my leave first. Take care!”

Chapter 110

It could be said that none of the people present had clean hands

Wendell was the one who was exposed by Ken in public today, but who knew that it would not be one of them who would be exposed tomorrow?

For a moment, the higher-ups panicked. They were busy cleaning up their mess. No one dared to find trouble with Ken again.

At the same time, Wendell caught up with Ken and tried his best to get back the Taynorma Capital project.

However, although Ken was young, his words were watertight. He even accidentally made Wendell almost fall into the word trap again and admit that he had indeed obtained benefits from Taynorma Capital.

After the conversation. Wendell broke out in a cold sweat.

He finally realized that, with Ken’s sophistication, he couldn’t deal with Ken.

Helpless, Wendell could only grit his teeth and leave. However, as soon as he returned to his office, he made a call.

The call was picked up very quickly. Wendell said anxiously, “Astrid! You have to save me!”

On the other end of the line, Astrid was surprised to receive a call from her biological brother. After hearing Wendell say, “Save me,” an ominous feeling instantly arose in her heart.

However, this was not the first time Wendell had caused her trouble, so Astrid quickly calmed herself down and asked impatiently, “Wendell, what trouble did you cause me again? Were you arrested at the nightclub again?”

Wendell gritted his teeth. “Why would I go to a nightclub in broad daylight? It’s about the company’s business!”

Hearing this. Astrid became more serious. “What’s wrong with the company? Didn’t Ramon go on a business trip? If he’s not around, you should be able to resolve the trouble you caused yourself, right?”

When Wendell heard Astrid’s tone, he finally felt something was wrong.

He said, “Wait… Astrid, don’t tell me you still don’t know.”

“I don’t know what?” Astrid was confused.

“Ken! Ken came to the headquarters to work!” said Wendell anxiously.

“What?” Astrid raised her voice. Wendell continued, “It seems like you don’t know… Ramon is on a business trip for at least a week or a month. Ken will be in charge of the company’s affairs when he’s not around!”

Astrid’s hand, holding the corner of her shirt, instantly turned pale, and a big panic surged in her heart. “L. I don’t know. He never told me….”

“Oh! I don’t know what to say about you. You’ve been thinking about how to deal with Ken all day. You even sacrificed Ulric’s legs. Now, when Ken is about to snatch the company, you know nothing about it?” Wendell sighed.

Astrid gritted her teeth and exhaled heavily.

For the sake of her biological son inheriting the Swanson Group, she worked day and night, constantly trying to please Ramon. In the end, Ramon wanted to hand the company to Ken to manage without telling her. This made her almost unable to maintain her rationality.

After a while, Astrid regained some of her rationality and tried to remain calm as she asked, “Where’s Ken? Has he gone to work?”

“That’s right! I only learned it when Ken stopped the board meeting, but I thought you already knew! What should we do now?” Wendell asked.

Astrid gritted her teeth, took a few deep breaths, and said, “We can’t panic. Ramon has no intention of retiring at all. I think he made this arrangement firstly to see Ken’s ability, and secondly, he might want to find a reliable person to help him manage the company temporarily. After all, Ken is his biological son. No one could be more reliable than his son.”

Wendell sighed and stomped his foot. He could not help but complain, “Back then, I didn’t think it was a good idea when you said that you wanted Ulric to cripple his legs. But the two of you were very persistent. But now, Ramon still protects Ken, although he believes it’s Ken’s doing. Not only that, he even let Ken enter the headquarters. Ken is only in charge on Ramon’s behalf now, but what about in the future? Will he directly arrange a headquarters for Ken and let Ken be the owner of the Swanson Group?”

“No way!” Astrid subconsciously denied this possibility.

As far as she was concerned, this was impossible and not allowed
However, the current situation was too disadvantageous for her and her son.

“I’ll find a doctor to treat his legs quickly. If Ken enters the headquarters, I’ll get Ramon to agree to let Ulric enter the headquarters, too. They’re both Ramon’s biological sons. I don’t believe he’ll be so biased!” Astrid was hysterical.

She had to find a traditional medicine practitioner, who could perform the nine–line acupuncture!

“Do you know of any famous traditional medicine practitioners? A doctor I brought Ulric to see said we could cure Ulric’s legs. if we find a traditional medicine practitioner who can perform the nine–line acupuncture!” said Astrid.

“Traditional medicine practitioners… Who still sees traditional medicine practitioners these days? I know a lot of modern medicine doctors. I’ll help you ask around.”

Just like Astrid, Wendell also scoffed at traditional medicine, He felt it was something trashy that should have been obsolete) long ago.

Astrid said unhappily, “I’ve seen all the modern medicine doctors! The best orthopedist I’ve seen asked me to find traditional medicine practitioners!”

“Alright, alright. Don’t be anxious. I’ll help you find it. Nine–line acupuncture, right? Three days. Give me three days. I’ll help you find it!” said Wendell. Although Wendell often caused trouble, he had connections with the underworld and the politicians. He had a much wider way of finding people than Astrid.

Only then did Astrid’s mood improve a little. Thinking of what Wendell had said first when he called, she asked again, “You asked me to save your life. What’s the matter? Ken is just a substitute manager. What can he do to you?”

Only then did Wendell remember the serious matter. He immediately told Astrid about Taynorma Capital and what happened in the meeting room.

Astrid, who was in a better mood, heard this and her expression immediately turned dark.

She scolded, “You idiot! You did such a stupid thing for a mere 10 million dollars! Are you a pig or something?”

Astrid scolded Wendell badly, but he could only smile apologetically. “Astrid, my dear sister, my best sister, I know I was wrong, but how can I not want the money that came knocking on my door? Moreover, I didn’t need to do anything after I took the money. All I needed to do was to pretend I didn’t know anything. Who knew Ken would come out of nowhere.

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