Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker (Chapters 131, 132, 133, 134 & 135) 

Chapter 131

When Ulric heard Mabel’s nasal voice, he felt even more impatient than before.

He hated women who cried constantly.

“No, I just… Ulric was about to find an excuse to hang up when he suddenly looked up. He thought, ‘Mabel Fox, Melody. Fox

Ulric rolled his eyes and returned to his usual gentle tone. I’m not in a bad mood. It’s just that after lunch today, I had dessert with Melody and I feel a little sick of it now. So… I’m sorry. I appreciate your kindness?

“I see… Melody actually came over. I didn’t even know…” Mabel tried her best to maintain her voice and said calmly. “Then go ahead. I won’t disturb you anymore.”

“Okay, goodbye. Ulric hung up and sneered.

Melody made him very unhappy today. In that case, he wanted to make use of Mabel to disgust her.

He thought, ‘Mabel has a beautiful appearance but nothing in her mind. She is the best person to use.

On the other end of the phone, Mabel was so angry that she almost dropped the half–cooked cheese in her hand.

Bitch! Bitch! Her fingers gripped the table tightly, digging a long mark on it

With a loud snap, her nails broke.

Mabel gasped in pain, and the anger in her heart intensified.

She thought, “Melody, Melody! That bitch is everywhere! It was not enough for her to get close to Ken. It was not enough to let Ken speak up for her at the birthday banquet. Now, she wanted to curry favor with Ulric. Does she want to have both of them with her look? Why didn’t she take a look at herself in the mirror first?

Mabel was so angry that she was about to go crazy. At this moment, the socialite from the same training class opened the door of the bakery classroom.

Mabel was shocked and quickly regained her composure: She turned around and asked with a smile, “Pam? Isn’t class over? Why are you back?”

The socialite named Pamela Clark sighed and said, “My mother asked me to come back and practice more. Seriously, no matter how hard I work, it’s impossible for me to become the top socialite in Silverlake, okay? In my opinion, as long as you sign up this year, the top socialite will definitely be yours.”

Mabel enjoyed her words, but she still pretended to be humble on the surface. “How can you be so sure? As long as you work hard enough, you will have a chance. Everyone will have a chance.

“Forget it, I’m already over it. I’d better stay here and scroll through my phone.” As Pamela spoke, she asked suspiciously. “By the way, why are you still here after so long? Didn’t the teacher say that your half–cooked cheese is the most perfect during the baking class?”

Mabel lowered her eyes and said sadly, “I wanted to give my half–cooked cheese to the person I like, but just now… he rejected me on the phone: “What?” Pamela raised her voice and asked. “Who’s so blind as to reject our top socialite in Silverlake?”

Mabel shook her head, “He’s a perfect person. It’s normal for him to reject me. However, I’m sad that he rejected me because of my sister…”

Pamela said. “Your sister? The ugly one?”

Mabel pretended to be unhappy. Tam, please don’t talk about my sister like that. She’s actually quite a nice person.”

Pamela sneered and said, “She’s a good person? If she was a good person, would she snatch her younger sister’s man?”

Mabel shook her head and looked like she was unwilling to say anything else. She only said, “If my sister likes him too, then, then I’m willing to give up.”

Pamela felt even more indignant for Mabel “If you give up, you’re a fool! She’s inferior to you in every way. She’s the one who should give up! Mabel, you have to believe in yourself. Among all the socialites in Silverlake, you’re the most beautiful and charming!”

Mabel sighed and said, “Thank you for praising me. I’m not in the mood to talk about this anymore. Please help me keep it a secret. I’ll go back first.”

Pamela nodded and watched Mabel leave.

However, after Mabel left, she quickly scolded Melody in the group chat on her phone.

The socialite circle in Silverlake was not big. Soon, Melody became famous in the circle.

Someone commented in a group chat: [How dare that ugly girl from the countryside snatch Mabel’s man? Is she crazy?]

Another girl wrote: [That’s why country bumpkins are country bumpkins. They have no self–awareness at all.]

Another person texted: [She probably doesn’t even know how to write the words ‘self–awareness‘!]

All the socialites were ridiculing Melody. Mabel naturally saw it too, but she pretended not to see anything and let the matter ferment crazily.

At this moment, Mabel received a message from Ulric. [Mabel, are you free tomorrow afternoon? If you’re free, can you help me go to the Herbathrive to get the medicine? My mother went to find a doctor to treat my leg. I’m worried about letting others get it, so I can only ask you.]

Mabel’s eyes lit up when she saw the message. The gloominess from before was swept away.

She replied: [I’m free! I don’t have class tomorrow!]

At this moment, all the reservedness of a socialite was thrown out of Mabel’s mind.

On the other end of the phone, Ulric smiled in satisfaction.

He thought, ‘She is indeed an easy woman to control. She is overjoyed just by giving her a little hope. If only Melody is so easy to control.

In the next moment, Ulric’s expression turned ugly again. He thought, Why do I keep thinking about that ugly woman!”

Ulric closed the message page and called Wendell Hunter.

The call was quickly picked up and Wendell’s fawning voice could be heard. “My good nephew, why did you call me?”

Ulric pursed his lips impatiently and said, “My mother said that you have a way to find a traditional doctor who knows Nine-Line Acupuncture?” “Right” Upon hearing this, Wendell couldn’t help but say proudly, I know a forum that has experts from all walks of life. I put a bounty on it. If anyone knows the Nine–Line Acupuncture, they will accept that bounty. Let’s just wait patiently.”

Ulric asked, “Forum?”

Wendell said, “It’s the black market in Silverlake. Nephew, you should know it, right?”

Yes. Ulric replied.

He had long known about the existence of the black market. “I remember the place was very small a few years ago. It seems to have gotten bigger now?”

Wendell said, “That’s right! I wonder who the boss behind the black market is. If we can find out his identity, we can rope him in. He will definitely become a very powerful helper for us!

Ulric raised his eyebrows. “Don’t tell me you have a clear mind too? Think of a way to dig out the identity of the boss of the black market. No matter what conditions he offers, as long as he is willing to serve us, I can agree.”

“Understood!” After the call ended, Wendell immediately logged into the forum to check if anyone had accepted his bounty.

No one accepted the bounty, but there were many posts below.

Someone commented: [Nine–Line Acupuncture? What the hell is that?]

Another person replied: [The Nine–Line Acupuncture is an acupuncture technique. Legend has it that it can cure all poisons and illnesses. However, this is only a rumor. In any case, I’ve never heard of anyone who knows this.]

Just as Wendell was disappointed, he scrolled down and suddenly saw a post below.

Someone commented: [I’ve heard of this, and I know that there are indeed people in the world who know this.]

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This post was instantly replied to countless times.

Someone wrote: [Please enlighten me, big shot!]

Wendell immediately perked up and read the post carefully. The person who posted replied: [It’s the traditional medicine Master, Quentin Parker! But he has retired for many years. Perhaps he has already passed away.]

Someone wrote: [I’ve heard of Quentin. Not only is his medical skills impressive, but he’s also very famous in other industries. He’s an all-rounder. However, he disappeared for a long time. If he hadn’t passed away, it’s impossible for there to be no news of him for more than ten years.]

Someone else commented: [Is the Nine–Line Acupuncture so awesome? Why is the bounty only worth two hundred thousand dollars?]

Another person commented: [Judging from the level of the person who posted the bounty, it should be because his level is not high enough to post a higher amount.]

The posts at the back were all meaningless. Wendell couldn’t be bothered to read them anymore. The hope that had been ignited in his heart was extinguished again.

“Fuck!” He couldn’t help but curse. “It wasn’t easy for me to find some useful information, but that useless Quentin is already dead! What the hell.

Wendell didn’t have much patience. Soon, he was no longer in the mood to continue reading the forum. He added a sentence in the post: [If you provide any clues, you can get the bounty. I can’t put up a higher amount, so I can transfer it privately. After that, he changed his username

He changed the original string of irregular numbers to his real name.

Since Ulric wanted him to rope in the boss of the black market, he had to attract his attention first.

He believed that his name would quickly attract the attention of the boss of the black market.

After doing this, Wendell closed the page and continued his life of luxury.

Money made the world go round. He just had to log in to the forum every few days to take a look.

At the same time, when Melody took the car to the headhunting company, she also logged into the forum on her phone.

The forum server did a good job, and it was very smooth to log in.

She saw a private message notifying her that a bounty had been received.

This was the first bucket of gold she had dug up on the forum.

Melody could not help but be in a good mood. After withdrawing the bounty, she went to check the medical section.

Unintentionally, she caught a glimpse of a post with the words “Nine–Line Acupuncture” written on it.

Nine Line Acupuncture was what she had learned from her master.

Melody clicked on it with interest. When she saw that the bounty was only two hundred thousand dollars, she was disinterested and prepared to close the page.

The reason was that the Nine–Line Acupuncture consumed a lot of energy.

She would need to be bedridden for at least half a month to perform it. Just two hundred thousand dollars was not worth it.

Just as Melody was about to close the page, she suddenly noticed the username of the bounty hunter. Wendell Hunter. “Wendell?” She could not help but be stunned.

She thought, Isn’t Wendell Ulric’s uncle and Astrid’s brother? Is this a coincidence or a fake name?”

After all, almost no one on the forum would use their real name as a username.

However, after combining the contents of the bounty, Melody was almost certain that this person was the Wendell she knew.

If Ulric’s legs wanted to return to normal, he needed to be treated with nine–line acupuncture.

After realizing this. Melody smiled coldly.

She thought. This Wendell is really stupid. He actually announced his real name so openly

She clicked on Wendell’s homepage and sent him a private message after accepting the bounty

The forum showed that Wendell was not online now, so she did not wait for a reply on the forum and went offline.

Coincidentally, she had arrived at the headhunting company.

Melody opened the car door and got out. She saw a woman wearing black–framed glasses standing at the entrance of the company.

Melody had interacted with this woman in her previous life and knew that her name was Kayla Simon. She was the person in charge of this headhunting company, but Melody had not interacted much with her and did not know her temper.

As soon as Melody walked over, she put on a smile and greeted me. Hello, I’m…

Before Melody could finish introducing herself. Kayla interrupted her and said. “I know, Miss Fox.”

As Kayla spoke, she sized Melody up seriously and subtly.

She had seen Mabel before. Mabel had a willful temperament, but her appearance and temperament could be said to be peerless. She did not disgrace the title of the top socialite in Silverlake.

However, Kayla had never seen Melody before. This time, she could not help but be shocked.

Not only did Melody look hair–raising, but her clothes were also extremely ordinary.

If Melody was not Russell’s daughter, she would not even let her in.

However, even though Melody was her boss’s woman, Kayla did not take her seriously.

Since Melody was arranged to work there by the boss, she would just be a desk in the company. Kayla felt that Melody might leave soon. She had personally gone downstairs to welcome her today because Russell had called her personally. Otherwise, she would not have personally gone downstairs to welcome this young lady who had returned from the countryside.

Melody’s judgment was very accurate. She could tell at a glance that Kayla was not satisfied with her.

However, there was no malice in this dissatisfaction, so Melody directly ignored it.

She maintained her smile and asked, “Can we go up now?”

Just as Melody thought that Kayla would take her upstairs directly, she heard Kayla say, “Wait a little longer. There’s still an empty…._cough!”

Kayla almost said that another person arranged by her boss was coming over. She quickly covered up her mistake with a cough.

Melody did not care. She only asked curiously, “Who else?”

As soon as she finished speaking, a car stopped by the roadside and a man in a suit got out.

The man was about the same age as Melody and looked average.

When he saw Melody, his gaze revealed undisguised disgust as he said, “Why are you here?”

Melody did not recognize the man in front of her at first glance. It was not until the man spoke that she remembered who he was.

It was Ryan Fox. He was the son of a relative of Russel and could be considered Melody’s cousin.

Melody did not have a deep impression of him, but the other party’s tone and expression made her feel uncomfortable.

Melody put away the expression on her face and asked calmly. This is my family’s company. Is it strange for me to be here?”

Ryan could not help but choke and frown with an ugly expression.

“Alright, everyone is here. This is your work pass. I’ll arrange for someone to train you.” Kayla interrupted their conversation impatiently. After going upstairs, she casually called for a team leader and left the two of them behind. She went back to her work

The team leader didn’t know their identities, but when he heard their last name and that they had come to the company on short notice and were personally arranged by Kayla, he immediately understood that they didn’t join this company through official ways.

There was no company that did not have such a person, so the team leader introduced the company to the two of them. “Our company covers an area of over 2000 square feet. This is the conference room, and this is…

Melody followed behind casually. Ryan was in a similar situation, but his expression was arrogant as if he was the owner of this company.

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Melody looked at Ryan’s expression and roughly knew what kind of person he was,

She smiled and did not say anything. As she told Ken what she had found on the forum, she followed behind like Ryan’s sidekick.

Soon, the team leader finished introducing the company and brought them to a meeting room.

In the conference room, most of the company’s employees were present. The team leader had specially summoned them. “Everyone, welcome the two new employees, Melody Fox and Ryan Fox”

Upon hearing their last names the employees finally understood why they had to put down their work to welcome new employees

However, they wondered which of these two was closer to their Boss.

Everyone present was experienced in the workplace. They knew what was going on and sized up the two of them carefully.

“Alright, introduce yourselves,” the team leader said, giving Melody and Ryan time to talk.

Melody was about to speak when Ryan beat her to it. “Hello, everyone. My name is Ryan Fox. I’m very happy to be able to work with you in the future. I’m an easygoing person, but when it comes to work, I am very professional. Therefore, I hope that in the future, everyone can do their best to complete the task at hand…”

Melody almost laughed when she heard that.

She thought, “How is this an introduction? It is obvious that he is acting like the big boss coming to inspect the company and pressuring the employees.

After more than ten minutes, Ryan finally finished his introduction and reminded Melody considerately, “Melody, it’s your turn now.

He talked like he was talking to a subordinate.

The employees present exchanged glances. Some communicated with their eyes, while others whispered, “Looks like this is the one who’s closest to the boss,”

Another person said, “Yes, I’ll curry favor with him more in the future. Maybe I can work less.”

Melody took in the situation. She raised her eyebrows in amusement. Then, her gaze swept across the entire conference room and she said calmly, “Hello, everyone. My name is Melody Fox. Russell Fox is my father, and this is my cousin. Although we are here because of our family, we will work hard to keep up with you in the future. Please bear with us.”

As soon as she said this, the meeting room fell silent.

Ryan had spent a lot of effort to mislead everyone present, making them feel that he was closer to the boss.

Now that Melody had directly revealed their identities, his expression was even uglier than if he had eaten a pile of shit.

He thought, ‘Is this woman stupid? No one would point out that they joined the company through illegitimate ways” However, Melody did not even look at Ryan. She clapped her hands twice and said, “We’ve wasted everyone’s time just now. As compensation, I’ll buy everyone coffee today.”

As soon as she finished speaking, cheers immediately sounded in the conference room.

There were also some mischievous ones who directly shouted, “Long live Her Highness the Princess!”

Everyone completely ignored Ryan.

Ryan’s expression turned even uglier as he clenched his fists tightly.

He thought, If this continues, how am I going to survive in the company? Why didn’t Mom tell me that Melody, this country bumpkin, has also come to the company?

Ryan was furious. When everyone in the meeting room had finally dispersed, he took a few steps forward to stop Melody. who was about to leave. He glared at her and questioned, “Melody! What are you doing?”

Melody pretended to be confused and asked, “What are you doing?”

“You…” Ryan gritted his teeth. “You shouldn’t have said your identity directly. Don’t you think your actions will affect your father’s reputation?”

“My father’s reputation?” Melody looked at Ryan deeply and stopped smiling. “Cousin, are you afraid of affecting my father’s reputation, or are you afraid that your status in the company is inferior to mine!”

Now that his secret thoughts had been exposed, Ryan looked embarrassed.

Exasperated he denied it. “You’re talking nonsense! I didn’t even think that.”

“Is that so!” Melody took a step forward and said in a domineering manner, “I don’t care what you’re thinking, I just want to say that since you got in through connections, don’t think that you can still get everyone’s respect. If you really want to be respected, work hard or keep a low profile. You don’t have to put on airs the moment you come up. Those who don’t know might think that you’re the son of my father. As for what I say or do, it has nothing to do with you. Besides, it’s none of your business”

As Melody spoke, she pushed Ryan away with her shoulder and walked out.

In her previous life, she had worked hard for the Fox family. She was afraid that a single mistake would affect the Fox family’s reputation, so she was careful and forbearing.

In this life, she would never live like she did in her previous life.

As long as she was I’m unwilling, no one could make her suffer.

Ryan looked in the direction Melody had left, his eyes filled with confusion and shock,

He suddenly felt that this country bumpkin did not come from the countryside at all. Instead, she looked like a high-ranking person. He couldn’t refute a single word she said just now

He thought, ‘Damn it!

Ryan stomped his feet angrily, gritting his teeth.

After Melody left the meeting room, she went to the desk that her team leader had arranged for her.

The company did not occupy a large area, and because of the layout, there were not many offices that could be vacated.

However, she did not plan to stay here for a long time anyway. As long as there was a place to do things, she was fine.

Ryan was unwilling to be on equal footing with the employees, but the team leader said that Melody was working in the employee area, so he could not get an office at all and could only endure it and return to his desk to sit down…

He had nothing to do on his first day of work. He didn’t even know what a headhunter was, let alone take on a job directly

In his boredom, Ryan inadvertently glanced at Melody, who was sitting not far away.

She was typing on the keyboard, looking very busy.

He thought, What is she doing?

Out of curiosity and fear that Melody would steal his limelight, Ryan stood up and went behind Melody, his eyes fixed on Melody’s computer screen.

A few seconds later, his eyes widened in shock. “You’re going to poach Zack Nelson?”

Melody was writing an electronic contract for headhunting, and the person she wanted to poach was actually Zack.

Zack was an influential figure in their generation. Although he came from a poor family, he had become the upper echelons. of the world’s top 500 companies at a young age. Many companies wanted to poach him. Even Ryan was often mentioned by his father to be on par with Zack.

Now that he saw that Melody wanted to poach Zack on her first day in the company, she immediately felt that Melody was crazy. He was also angry that the company was too ridiculous to hand such a huge project to Melody.

If one could poach Zack, as a headhunter, the commission would be very considerable.

Melody had written this contract so that Ken would not regret it She had set the commission first and did not intend to hide it, so she did not turn off the computer when Ryan came behind her.

Hearing Ryan’s words, she turned around and asked, “Why? Can I poach him?”

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Ryan smiled disdainfully and said. “It’s not that you aren’t allowed to poach him, but it’s impossible to poach him.”

As Ryan spoke, he said to his team leader not far away. “What are you doing? It’s her first day on the job, and you’re handing Zack’s project to her? What if she messes it up?”

The team leader asked in shock, “Zack? Is it the Zack I know?”

Ryan said, “Nonsense! How many Zacks are there in Silverlake? You’re too stupid! This is not a small matter. It’s not a tool you can use to please her!”

The team leader was even more stunned. “No, no… We don’t have a project for Zack at all.”

The other team members also looked over and discussed in whispers.

One person said, “Zack? Our company is so small and has no influence at all. Who would look for our company to poach Zack?

Another person said. “No one is in charge of the project allocation. I didn’t receive any notice that someone wanted us to poach Zack

“If there’s really such a project, we really shouldn’t hand it over to Miss Shi. Although she’s the princess… once this project is completed, our company will definitely shock the world.”

Quiet! Ryan was like a big leader as he said accusingly to his team leader, “You can’t hand this project to him. You can redistribute it! If you can’t make the decision, I’ll go talk to Kayla

Before he came, his mother had already told him that although the boss of the company was Russell, he did not care much about the matters here. Therefore, Kayla was in charge of all the matters in the company.

The team leader said. “I didn’t give it to Miss Fox… To be precise I didn’t know about this project at all.”

Ryan’s attitude was too aggressive. The team leader looked at Melody for help in fear.

Melody frowned and said expressionlessly. “The company didn’t take on this project. I did.

“You” Ryan laughed as if he had heard a joke and said. It’s your first day at work today. Without the company, who will let you poach Zack?”

“You don’t have to worry about that,” Melody said as she turned around to continue writing the contract.

Seeing this, Ryan did not believe Melody’s words even more. He went straight to Kayla and said, “Kayla, do you think Zack, such a big client, can be handed over to someone who doesn’t know anything.

Kayla originally didn’t want to care about Ryan and Melody, but she heard that it was related to Zack, so she came over.

She asked the person who was in charge of the project assignment to get the recent project form. After carefully checking it, she said, “Our company indeed doesn’t have a project for Zack. This project… should be taken on by Miss Fox.”

“What?” Ryan was surprised. “How is that possible? Who would be so stupid as to ask her to poach Zack?”

Melody had already finished writing the contract and sent it to Ken.

After she was done, she was in the mood to talk to Ryan. “Whether you believe it or not, that’s what happened.”

Ryan hated Melody’s tome the most as if she was talking to a fool.

At the same time, Ryan’s mind raced.

He thought, Melody seems to have taken on this project personally, but I can’t miss such a good opportunity to make a fortune.

Zack gritted his teeth and suddenly revealed a smile. “Cousin, you’ve just arrived in Silverlake and don’t know what kind of person Zack is. How about this? In order to ensure that your project is foolproof, I can help you poach Zack. However, after it’s done, we will split the commission into 30% and 70%. You know too little. I’m definitely the one who will contribute the most, so I’ll take 70% and you take 30%. How about that?”

He thought. She is a country bumpkin, so she must be short-sighted. If I offer to help her, even if it is 30%, Melody will definitely agree!

However, in the next second, Melody rejected him expressionlessly. “No need. I can do it alone.”

Ryan said. “You…

Melody said. “However, you can also join this project, but the final commission depends on your ability. If you can poach Zack. I’ll give you all the commission. I don’t want a single cent. How about that?”

Ryan was overjoyed. “Are you telling the truth?

“Of course it’s true.” Melody raised an eyebrow and said, “But if poach Zack, you need to leave the company immediately.”

Based on Ryan’s personality, he would definitely make this company a mess.

Melody had to count on this company many times in the future and did not want to be disturbed by Ryan.
“Sure!” Ryan said arrogantly. You won’t be able to poach Zack you can poach him, not only will I resign immediately, but I’ll also kneel to you and call you Boss on the day I leave

Melody’s lips curled up in amusement. “I didn’t expect you to have that kind of fetish. Alright, I promise you.”

Ryan snorted coldly from the tip of his nose. “It’s useless to talk nonsense. Just wait to give me all the commission!”

Ryan was very confident because he was in the same class as Zack in high school.

Although the two of them did not interact much, he believed that Zack would give him face. Then tell me the price that the other party’s company quoted to Zack, as well as the information about the other party’s company. I’ll go look for Zack now.”

Melody shrugged nonchalantly and said, “There’s no price. Zack can name any conditions. As for the other party’s company’s information… I can’t tell you because I don’t know either.”

Ryan said. “Are you kidding me?”

Melody stood up and said, “I’m telling the truth. Alright, I’m going out to work now. Best of luck

With that, she patted Ryan’s shoulder and said good luck before striding out of the company.

Ryan’s angry roar came from behind. “Melody, don’t got Tell me the truth!

Melody said, “I’m telling the truth.”

She was telling the truth because she didn’t know what Ken’s company was called. She only knew that it was related to Al Technology.

However, Ryan clearly did not believe her and continued to ask,

Melody closed the door with her foot and walked quickly to the elevator.

After leaving the company, she was at peace.

She took out her phone and saw Ken’s reply. [As long as you can poach Zack. I’ll give you 70% of the commission.]

The corners of Melody’s lips curled up as she replied with an “Okay” emoji.

She wanted 50% of Zack’s annual salary to be paid in one go. She did not expect Ken to be so rich to give her 70%.

Just as Melody was about to take a taxi to Zack’s house, Ken called again.

Puzzled, she answered the call and asked, “What’s wrong? Are you regretting giving me such a high commission?”

Ken asked, “I’ll keep my word about the commission. Let me ask you, how do you plan to resolve Wendell’s matter?”

Melody said. I’ve already accepted the bounty. It’s very simple and will provide him with an ineffective treatment plan.”

Ken’s voice fell silent. Two seconds later, he said, “So, you can actually cure his legs?”

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“Of course! Don’t you believe in my medical skills?” As Melody hailed a taxi, she held her phone and said, “However, I definitely won’t let his leg be cured”

Ken asked, “Why? If you treat Ulric’s legs, you can immediately get a huge sum of money to treat your face.”

Melody said, “You can think of it as me having a dark heart. I just don’t want to see someone I don’t like living well.”

Ken was silent for another two seconds before continuing, “Don’t reveal your true identity, or it will be troublesome.”

“Don’t worry, I’m not that stupid.” The call ended there. Melody said to the driver, “Sir, go to South Alley.”

The driver said, “Alright!”

At the same time, at the Swanson Group.

James Deed had heard their conversation. He could not help but say worriedly, “Mr. Ken, do you really believe Miss Melody? What if she changes her mind and treats Mr. Uric for money?”

“She won’t Ken’s expression was firm.

James asked in surprise, “Why are you so sure??

Ken did not answer immediately. After a long time, he said. “Intuition”

James was on the verge of vomiting blood. “Do you believe her just based on your intuition? If she really changes her mind and treats Mr. Ulric’s leg, it will only create an even greater obstacle for you to take back the Pearly Antiques.”

Ken glanced sideways at James. Then what do you think we should do now?”

James hesitated for a second and said boldly, “In my opinion… we should get rid of Miss Fox directly to prevent future. trouble. If Miss Fox can really treat Mr. Ulric’s leg, as long as she still exists, his leg will still have a chance to recover.”

After saying that, James realized that Ken’s gaze seemed to be getting colder and colder.

He was shocked and quickly lowered his head. I’m sorry. Mr. Ken. I went overboard…”

Ken stood up and approached James step by step.

He only stopped when he was a couple of feet away from James. How many years have you been with me?”

Cold sweat broke out on James’s forehead. He knew that Ken did not like people to go against his wishes and take matters into his own hands.

Hearing Ken’s question, he stammered, “Nine, nine years…”

Ken asked, “Nine years. I thought you’d know me well enough after more than nine years Have I ever been wrong in my judgment of people?”

“No!” James felt that something was wrong and immediately knelt down in front of Ken. “Mr. Ken, it’s all my fault. I was being a smartass. Please punish me!”

Ken stared at James and did not say anything. He was silent until James could not hold it in anymore. Then, he said, “You’ve been acting abnormally recently. You seem to be… very hostile to Melody. Tell me the reason.”

He was not a tyrant. He would not punish his subordinates for no reason.

James did not dare to say it at first, but after confirming that Ken really wanted to hear the truth, he chose his words carefully. “It’s true that I don’t like Miss Fox. There are two reasons. Firstly, I feel that you’re completely insulting your status by getting married to her. Secondly, it’s because… because…”

Ken said, “Say it.” James gulped and said, “Because I feel sorry for Miss Murphy!”

Ken frowned. “What does this have to do with her?”

James boldly raised his head and said, “Mr. Ken, can’t you tell? Miss Murphy has always liked you. She has sacrificed a lot for you… There are some things that you don’t know, but I know. Back then, Miss Murphy had acute gastroenteritis, and it happened to be the time when our company went public. For the sake of the company, she still worked on her computer during her hospitalization. As a girl, she took painkillers and dealt with documents… She only told me these things, but she never let me tell you.”

Ken raised his eyebrows. “Continue,”

James continued, “This is a private matter between you and Miss Murphy. I know that I don’t have the right to say those words. But for so many years, Miss Murphy has worked hard for you. I really can’t stand it… I think you should at least tell Miss Murphy why you registered your marriage with Miss Fox so that Miss Murphy can rest assured.

“Tell her not to worry?” Ken raised his chin slightly. “Why would I need her to worry about my personal matters?”

James was stunned. He could hear the determination in Ken’s tone.

He looked at Ken in shock and said, “Mr. Ken… don’t you like Miss Murphy at all?”

Ken’s eyes were dark as he said, “You’ve been with me for nine years, so you should know my style of doing things. If I had feelings for Janet, we would have been together long ago.”

James was stunned.

This was a situation that he had never expected. “I thought you were more or less in love with Miss Murphy…”

Ken interrupted James and said, “She and I are just colleagues, or to be precise, she is my subordinate. And it will always be this relationship.”

“Then… what about you and Miss Fox?” James knew that he had crossed the line today, so he simply asked.

Ken said, “She’s different. She’s my Grandma’s benefactor, and she’s my benefactor. She’s different from Janet

When James heard that Ken was not in love with Melody, he finally felt better.

If Ken did not like Miss Murphy but Miss Fox, he would really suspect that Ken had misjudged.

Ken’s tone turned cold again. “So, I don’t want to hear about getting rid of Melody again, understand?”

James quickly straightened his back and replied. Understood!”

Ken’s cold expression softened a little.

He would never allow himself to be involved in a romantic relationship.

That would only affect his career.

“Get up,” Ken said to James, who was kneeling on the ground.

James stood up and asked uncertainly, “Mr. Ken, aren’t you going to punish me?” Ken turned around and looked at the floor–to–ceiling window outside the window. “Melody has been in a lot of trouble recently. You need to protect her in secret and listen to her orders when she needs it. Help her deal with the miscellaneous matters.

James’s eyes widened in disbelief. You want to chase me away?”
Many people thought that he and Janet were Ken’s right–hand staff. One was in charge of the company, and the other was in charge of dealing with shady business.

However, James understood that Ken had basically relied on himself. Without him and Janet, Ken would still be the Ken of today.

James immediately panicked and knelt on the ground again. “Me Ken, I know that I was too unruly today, but no matter how you punish me, please don’t chase me away? I promise I won’t go overboard again in the future!”

Ken’s expression did not change as he said, Tm not chasing you away. I just want you to be in charge of Melody’s safety and trivial matters. I don’t need you here for the time being. Just treat it as a temporary change of work environment”

James said. “But…”

Ken cut him off. “If you don’t want to, then you can just go home and rest for a while. Or you can never come again.”

James was shocked and quickly agreed. I’m willing! I’ll protect Miss Fox!”

Only then did Ken turn around and look at James. “Report Melody’s whereabouts to me at any time. I need to know what kind of person my wife is.”

James nodded. “I understand!”

“Gol” Ken massaged his temples. When you go out, call your assistant in. I need to hold a meeting”

“Yes!” James did not dare to stay any longer for fear that Ken would change his mind and fire him.

After leaving the company, James called Melody directly. With a complicated expression, he held his phone and asked, “Miss Fox, where are you now?”

On the other end of the line. Melody suddenly received a call from James.

She knew that James was Ken’s staff and would not betray Ken, so she told him the address she was going to. “South Alley. No. 415

James answered. Alright, I’ll come and find you right away.”

Before Melody could ask James why he was looking for her, the call had already ended.

Confused, she put the phone back in her pocket.

Coincidentally, the taxi stopped. The driver turned around and said, “Miss, we’re here.”

Thank you!” Melody paid and got out of the car. She walked to the door of No. 115.

This was still the place in her memory. Back then, in order to help Ulric poach Zack, she had spent a lot of effort just to find -out Zack’s address. In the end, she had to follow Zack personally to find out about this place.

The benefit of being reborn was that she did not have to suffer the same losses again.

However, when she came here again, Melody could not help but sigh. The famous genius in the business world actually lived in such an inconspicuous alley. Melody looked at the time and knew that Zack was definitely not at home at this time, so she reached out and knocked on the door.

“Coming!” An old voice came from inside.

Hearing the voice, Melody could not help but put on a gentle smile.

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