Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker (Chapters 306, 307, 308, 309, and 310)

Chapter 306 – Sideline

“No need,” Ken declined with a frown, then sternly added, ” Don’t tell her about my injury.”

“Why not? Don’t you trust Miss Melody’s medical skills?” Hattie blurted out instinctively.

Susan shook her head, and then pulled Hattie out of the room before closing the door, scolding, “Are you dense? Mr. Swanson doesn’t want Miss Fox to worry, that’s why he told you not to tell her.”

Susan belatedly asked, “Really?”

“Of course, why else would he ask you not to tell Miss Melody?” Susan replied, smiling knowingly. “Mr. Ken likes Miss Melody, even though he never says it, I can tell he treats her very differently from everyone else and he’s serious about her.”

Hattie said hesitantly, “But Mrs. Maria intends for Miss Melody to marry Mr. Ulric. Besides, Mr. Ken seems to have very high standards; how could he possibly like Miss Melody?”

Hattie paused for a moment and continued, “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with Miss Melody, but appearance-wise, they don’t match at all. As for Mr. Ulric, he can accept Miss Melody’s shortcomings because of his leg disability. “Mr. Ken’s character is flawless, and he’s practically perfect. Hence, there are plenty of beautiful ladies waiting for him to choose from, so how could he be interested in our Miss Melody? You must be mistaken.”

Susan said with certainty, “I’m not mistaken, and if you don t believe me, just wait and see. We can bet on it as I’m sure Mr. Ken has feelings for Miss Melody.”

Hattie wasn’t in the mood for betting with Susan, believing that they wouldn’t have a happy ending even if Ken liked Melody because he was such an exceptional and perfect person.

Even if he liked Melody out of novelty, he wouldn’t stay devoted to her forever.

Instead of taking this risk, Hattie found it safer for Melody to choose Ulric, who was gentle, kind, and appeared to be very family-oriented as a man with a disability wouldn’t have the mind to philander.

Moreover, Maria had a prejudice against Ken that was hard to change, making it less possible for Ken to marry Melody.

As the two argued their way downstairs, they didn’t realize that Ken overheard their entire conversation.

‘Maria intends to marry Melody to Ulric? Ken had always thought Maria was a smart person but didn’t expect even smart people could make such foolish decisions.

At that moment, his phone rang and it was Ramon calling, his eyes darkened as he answered. “Dad.”

As soon as Ken greeted him, Ramon commanded, “Come home immediately.”

Ken asked calmly, “What’s going on?”

“You’ll know when you get here,” Ramon said and hung up. Frowning slightly, Ken endured the pain and changed into clean clothes before driving off alone, soon arriving at the Swanson villa.

Ramon had arranged for someone to receive him at the door, and then Ken followed the servant to Ramon’s study.

Inside, Ramon sat in a swivel chair, his face dark with anger as if on the verge of an outburst, while beside him sat Ulric in a wheelchair.

Ulric saw Ken enter and shook his head in disappointment.” Ken, you’ve been so foolish.”

Ken asked, “What do you mean?”

Just as Ken finished his words, Ramon threw a stack of documents at him, hitting his injured right shoulder, which made him groan softly but remained expressionless.

“Look at what you’ve done while I was away!” Ramon shouted.

Ken picked up the documents, which detailed the changes he made recently at the company, including the merger project with Wendell involved.

Ramon continued angrily, “This perfectly good project has been dragged out by you and still isn’t finished. Since you took on this job, you should have the skills to handle it, but now, look at what’s happened. We could have acquired Taynorma Capital for 600 million dollars, but now they’re calling to say they won’t agree to the acquisition.”

Ken frowned. “That’s impossible, Owen approached me a few days ago, agreeing to let us acquire his company for 200 million dollars.”

“200 million dollars? Owen would have to be crazy to sell for that. Do you know what his asking price is now?” Before Ken could ask, Ramon slammed his hand on the desk. “One billion dollars, this is all caused by you.”

Ulric chimed in, “Ken, Wendell previously had the project under control. Why did you interfere? Now, Taynorma Capital is asking for one billion dollars, and we urgently need their resources; this is a major loss.”

Ignoring Ulric, Ken stared at Ramon and said, “Give me a week, and I’ll figure out what happened.”

Ramon fell silent as if he was hesitating.

Sensing Ramon’s hesitation, Ulric quickly added, “Ken, Wendell knows Owen well, maybe you should just let him handle the project again. He’s a lawyer professional in mergers and acquisitions, so he’s more likely to succeed.” Ken scoffed. “Do you think Wendell is professional? Sure, he’s professional at taking a large bribe from Owen to turn a blind eye to their data fraud, inflating the price to 600 million dollars. In my opinion. Taynorma Capital is only worth 200 million dollars, not a penny more.”

Ulric retorted, “Ken, you’re mistaken. Owen did transfer money to Wendell, but it was a repayment of a loan. You may not know, but Owen is a gambler. Wendell has worked diligently for our family for years, please don’t misunderstand him and hurt his feelings.”

Ken responded, “Wendell, he…”

“Enough!” Ramon interrupted Ken coldly. “This matter is settled. From today, the project is back in Wendell’s hands and you’re no longer needed at headquarters.”

Ken coldly asked, “Are you sending me back to Insterimond?” Ramon was about to say “yes,” but then reconsidered before replying, “You just returned from Insterimond, and Margaret would be upset if you left again. How about this? Instead, you can go to Swanson Universal Entertainment as there’s plenty of work there to temper your stubborn nature!” Ken frowned, knowing that real estate and investments were the Swanson Group’s main businesses while Swanson Universal Entertainment becoming an industry leader was an unexpected success, so sending him there was clearly to sideline him.

As the crux of the matter was still Owen, nothing Ken said would convince Ramon without resolving Owen’s issue, so Ken simply agreed. “Fine.”

Just then, Ulric spoke again, “Ken, it’s good you’re going to Swanson Universal Entertainment. Since Russell has already hinted in the industry that you agreed to let the Justalion Group collaborate with Swanson Universal Entertainment, you can handle this personally.”

Hearing this, Ramon’s face, which had just begun to ease up, suddenly turned cold again.

Chapter 307 – Signs Of Poisoning

“Russell, the head of that nearly bankrupt Justalion Group?” Ramon was furious. “Have you lost your mind? How could you promise to cooperate with them?”

Ulric tried to calm Ramon down. “Dad, don’t be angry, Ken has his reasons for doing this. Have you forgotten? He’s already married to Melody, so he naturally has to support his father-in-law.”

Ramon said, “Russell doesn’t count as a father-in-law as this marriage was just to make Margaret happy. Ken, you aren’t taking the marriage seriously, are you?”

Ken gave Ulric a deep look, then turned and said calmly, Ulric is well-informed, but there’s one thing he got wrong. I promised Russell a chance to collaborate with the Justalion Group, not because of any so-called family ties.” “Then why are you doing this?” Ramon asked.

Ken responded unhurriedly, “You should know about the troubles with the Clark Group, and we haven’t found a suitable partner for our fashion brand business yet. Although the Justalion Group is struggling now, it used to be a major player in the fashion industry, so I think giving it a chance is no harm. If they can seize this opportunity to rise again, it would be an excellent way to demonstrate the earning power of our artists, thereby attracting more brand partners to collaborate with us.”

With Ken’s sound reasoning, Ramon, who prioritized benefits, wavered and spoke after a brief silence, “Alright, then give the Justalion Group a chance. If they succeed, all the better; but if not, we can use this as an opportunity to sever ties with the Fox family. Margaret’s health has greatly improved, and we no longer need to rely on her mood to support her body. Try to divorce Melody as soon as possible because the girl is not worthy of you.”

Ken clenched his fists subtly but remained calm on the surface. “Understood.”

Ramon ordered, “Fine, then you handle the business collaboration. As for the headquarters, since I’m back, you don’t need to worry about it for now.”

After that, Ramon rubbed his temples in fatigue and added, “I’m tired; you should all go and rest.”

Ulric said with concern, “Dad, you should rest early too as you’ve been traveling for a long time and must be exhausted. I’ve arranged a masseur for you, and he should be waiting downstairs. Please take care of yourself.”

Ramon nodded in satisfaction, then glanced subconsciously at Ken, finding Ken’s cold demeanor a stark contrast to Ulric’s thoughtfulness.

Ramon thought that he had handed over all his power to Ken by now if Ken was considerate enough.

Hence, Ramon decided to send Ken to Swanson Universal Entertainment which had enough bothersome tasks to temper Ken’s character.

Ramon frowned in irritation, instructing, “Everyone out.”

Ken turned and walked out immediately, while Ulric, after nodding slightly to Ramon, wheeled himself out before closing the door gently behind him.

Seeing Ken already several feet away, Ulric sped up his wheelchair to catch up, saying, “Ken, it’s so late. Aren’t you staying here? After all, this is your home and Dad might be unhappy if you always stay at Serenity Villa.”

Ken looked at Ulric indifferently. “Isn’t it to your liking that he’s upset with me?”

Ulric feigned innocence. “Ken, what are you talking about? No one wishes for a harmonious family more than I do, and you know that best.”

Unwilling to banter further, Ken headed for the stairs but… Ulric’s voice sounded again from behind. “Ken, you need to work hard because going to Swanson Universal Entertainment is like being sidelined. If you want to return to headquarters, you’ll have to put in a lot of effort.”

Ken turned back expressionlessly, then pursed his lips and smirked. “You spent so much money and effort to win over Owen just to send me to Swanson Universal Entertainment; you are quite dedicated. But you seem to have forgotten that the entertainment industry is not what it used to be.”

In the past, celebrities might not have earned a lot; but now with their national popularity and earnings soaring, they are full of opportunities.

Ulric’s face stiffened, his smile slowly fading as he had hoped the Taynorma Capital incident would get Ramon to send Ken back to Insterimond, but it only resulted in Ken going to Swanson Universal Entertainment.

He thought that by using Taynorma Capital’s matter, he could get his father to chase Ken back to Insterimond. He did not expect that Ken would only go to Universal Entertainment.

The punishment was far too light, but at least Ulric had salvaged some dignity by rescuing Wendell, making it seem less of a loss.

However, seeing Ken unaffected and even mocking him, Ulric felt frustrated but quickly hid his feelings to say with a smile, “Ken, what are you talking about? I don’t understand at all.”

“Hope you truly don’t understand.” Ken gave Ulric a deep look, then quickly went downstairs.

Ulric gritted his teeth, watching Ken leave, and punched his useless legs, vowing silently that he would make Ken suffer horribly when he inherited the Swanson Group.

On the other side, Ken began to investigate Owen after he left the manor, finding that, as he suspected, Ulric had indeed helped Owen behind the scenes.

Not only had Ulric suppressed all the scandals about Taynorma Capital, allowing its market value to recover within days, but he had also paid Owen a large sum of money.

Ken finally knew that Owen hadn’t come groveling to him in the past two days because he had found a new backer in Ulric.

But knowing that everyone had weaknesses, Ken was determined to find Owen’s weakness to turn the situation around.

After carefully reviewing Owen’s profile, Ken finally focused on a photo of Owen’s only daughter and murmured her name, “Shindy Nathan.”

The photo showing Owen hugging Shindy implied how much he doted on her, leading Ken to call his people to have Shindy investigated.

*****

The next day, Melody was ready to head to the hospital early to perform acupuncture on Lucas.

As she left, she encountered Mabel anxiously making a phone call in the living room, saying, “Yes, help me to make an appointment with the best dermatologist. My face has been very itchy lately, and today I noticed a lot of fine hair growing on my skin…”

When Melody heard what Mabel said, she subconsciously glanced at Mabel’s face.

While there might seem to be no issue to normal people, Melody noticed something was wrong, finding it looked like poisoning but not quite.

Just as she was about to take a closer look, Mabel sensed her gaze and immediately hung up the phone, coldly asking, “What are you looking at?”

Melody shrugged, not wanting to bother anymore because Mabel didn’t want her to look.

“Nothing,” Melody replied before quickly leaving the living room.

Soon, Melody arrived at the hospital while Wilmot was also there, but to avoid suspicion, Melody had only been in contact with him by phone and instructed the guards to prepare his medicine on time, not visiting him personally.

Tomorrow was the deadline for the bet, and just as Melody planned to discuss the details with Wilmot, she accidentally saw Leo leading Jennie into the hospital.

The two bodyguards assigned to Leo had been swayed to Melody’s side, so normally when Leo visited Wilmot, Wilmot just needed to pretend to be asleep.

However, Wilmot could fool Leo but not Jennie, and this made Melody feel anxious for a moment.

Chapter 308 – Double-Cross

Melody thought it was probably too late to transfer Wilmot now.

The Central Hospital was built many years ago with an unfriendly layout. There was only one way to the inpatient department. It was impossible for Melody to run to Leo and Jennie. This would definitely attract their attention.

Melody’s mind raced.

Seeing that Jennie and Leo were about to reach the Inpatient Department, Melody had an idea.

She quickly made a call. After exchanging a few words with the person, she took a few steps forward and stopped Leo.

“Mr. Sherman!”

Leo and Jennie stopped at the same time and turned to look at her.

When Leo saw her, a trace of panic flashed across his eyes. Then, he asked indifferently, “Why are you here?”

Beside her, Jennie narrowed her eyes and sized Melody up.

Without taking a look at Jennie, Melody said bluntly, “Why I’m here is none of your business, but you seem to have forgotten something, right? Have you not returned the things you stole from me?”

“Heh-” Leo sneered and said, “The things in the company belong to the company. What do you mean by ‘stole’?”

“You won’t give it back to me?” asked Melody.

Leo shrugged. “I didn’t say that. That instrument isn’t worth much. You can take it back if you want, but you have to wait until the day after tomorrow.” Melody’s face turned cold. “The day after tomorrow? Tomorrow is the gambling day. What’s the use of returning it to me the day after tomorrow?”

“I don’t care. The equipment has been transported to the division in Insterimond. It will take at least a day to send it back. How about this? I’ll return it to you tomorrow night.”

“Leo, don’t go too far! Listen, if I lose the bet, you’ll come to no good end too! To be honest, the company isn’t mine. Losing or winning the bet is no big deal for me. I’m doing this for you. How can you treat me like this?”

Leo said impatiently, “Are you done? If you’re done, we’re leaving.”

“You…” Melody saw a figure from the corner of her eye. Knowing that she had stalled for enough time, she feigned anger and said, “Leo, you will regret what you did!”

With that, she turned and walked in the other direction.

Leo looked at Melody’s departing figure and snorted disdainfully. He said to Jennie, “Without that instrument, she can’t do anything. Looks like she won’t be able to produce any new products on the gambling day tomorrow. We’re definitely going to win.”

Jennie raised her eyebrows and said, “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. Before the results are out, we can’t let our guard down.”

Leo was about to speak when a voice suddenly sounded.

“You bastard! I knew you were cheating on me!” Leo looked at the unfamiliar woman in front of him blankly and asked in confusion, “You are…?” “Well, you’re pretending not to know me, right? I’ll let you know who I am!” The woman said as she slapped Leo’s face hard.

Leo was stunned by the slap. However, the woman didn’t stop. She immediately punched and kicked him.

“Crazy woman! Let go of me!”

Leo subconsciously wanted to strike back, but he suddenly realized that everyone around him was pointing at him.

He paused and quickly explained, “You’ve misunderstood. I don’t know her!”

However, Leo’s explanation was obviously inconvincible to them. The people around looked at him with disgust.

What made Leo even more annoyed was that Jennie, who was beside him, looked at him coldly and questioned, “Who is this woman? Didn’t you tell me that you’re single?”

“No, no…

Jennie, I don’t know her. She’s a lunatic!”

Jennie sneered, “Leo, do you think I’m a fool?” With that, she turned around and left, her heart filled with anger.

Although Jennie had always treated Leo as a chess piece to take down Icy Clear Cosmetics, she still felt very angry that she had been played by him.

“Jennie, I’m not lying to you!”

Leo broke free from the woman’s hand and chased after Jennie.

The two of them quickly disappeared from the hospital.

Melody waited until she could no longer see the two of them before walking out from the shadows.

When the woman saw her, she quickly greeted her respectfully.

“Miss. Fox, my acting skills are not bad, right?” Melody praised, “Not bad. I didn’t expect Zoe to find someone like you in such a short time.”

“When I was young, I always wanted to be an actor.” The woman smiled and introduced herself. “Sienna Morgan, Ander’s little sister. I work in fashion design. I just came back from abroad today.”

“I see…”

The two of them chatted as they walked towards the inpatient department.

In order to prevent Jennie from returning and resolving the misunderstanding with Leo, Melody quickly transferred Wilmot to the safest hotel. Wilmot looked puzzled. “I’ve almost recovered. Why do I still have to hide?”

Melody said solemnly, “If I’m not wrong, they came here today to kill you.”

Wilmot instantly frowned.

“How dare they? There are surveillance cameras everywhere in the hospital. Aren’t they afraid of taking criminal responsibility?”

Melody shook her head.

“You don’t know how terrifying malicious doctors’ methods are. They can kill people without leaving a trace. Not to mention the police, even a

professional forensic doctor can’t tell if you died a normal death.”

Wilmot felt the sudden clutch of fear.

He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that after he died, Shane would become an orphan without anyone to take care of him.

His lips moved slightly as he said, “Melody, I owe you my life.”

“This is not the time to talk about this. Hide yourself. As for the rest, we’ll talk about it after I win the bet…”

“Okay.” Wilmot nodded. As he got into the MPV, he asked, “How’s the development of your new product?”

“It’s already done. I just need to make some samples today and wait for tomorrow’s bet.”

“Melody… Thank you.”

Thousands of words welled up in his heart, but when the words reached his mouth, he only said, “Thank you.”

“We’re friends. There’s no need to say that.”

As Melody spoke, she waved at Wilmot. Her eyes lingered on him until the car merged into the traffic. She then followed Sienna to the ICU.

Sienna asked with a curious expression, “Is he your boyfriend?”

“No.” Melody shook her head. “We are friends.”

“But the way he looks at you clearly shows he’s not just a friend.”

Melody shrugged. She did not want to talk about her complicated relationship with Wilmot.

Soon, they made it to the ICU.

Ander and Zoe stayed here the entire night. When they saw Melody coming over, Zoe approached her and asked, “Melody, has it been resolved?”

Melody nodded. “It’s settled. Thank you for arranging for Sienna to come over and help.”

Sienna beamed a smile, but when she saw Lucas in the ICU through the glass window, her smile faded again. She asked solemnly, “How’s Lucas?”

“It’s still the same. He spasms every few hours…” Zoe covered Melody’s hand and said, “Melody, please take a look at him. I feel terrible when I see him like that.”

Melody nodded. Immediately, Lucas in the ICU started twitching violently again.

Chapter 309 – Brain Injury

Just then, Rodney came over to check on the situation. Seeing this, he helplessly told Melody, “Miss Fox, we’ve already used many medicines on him, but nothing works…”

“Don’t worry, I’m here.” Melody patted Rodney’s shoulder. After changing into sterile clothes, she followed Rodney into the ICU.

After entering, Melody realized that Lucas’s condition was much worse than she thought.

She carefully checked Lucas’s pulse, and after a few minutes, she stood up and said, “He needs a third operation.”

Rodney was shocked and asked, “Why? Didn’t we already take care of the damaged parts of the internal organs during the second surgery?”

Melody took a deep breath and said, “It’s not about the internal organs. I suspect… his brain is injured.” “Brain?”

Rodney’s expression turned more solemn.

Melody nodded. “As far as I can tell, there’s nothing wrong with his other parts except his brain… However, we can’t be sure what kind of injury it is and how serious it is without a biopsy. Then, we’ll decide whether to carry out the third surgery.”

“Understood,” Rodney said and sighed in self-blame. “It’s all my fault. I didn’t do a thorough brain examination for Mr. Morgan. He only took an X-ray and didn’t do a biopsy. I only checked his internal organs.”

Melody shook her head and said, “It’s not your fault. There are no obvious external injuries to his brain. It’s understandable you missed it.”

Rodney was still blaming himself. He sighed and said, “I’ll arrange for a brain checkup now…Please inform Mr. Ander Morgan about the situation.”

Melody hummed in acknowledgment and walked out of the ICU.

As soon as she went out, the three people waiting anxiously at the door immediately surrounded her and inquired about Lucas’s situation.

When Melody patiently told them about Lucas’s brain condition, the three of them instantly turned pale.

Zoe asked with tears in her eyes, “Melody, Lucas will be fine, right?”

Melody pursed her lips and said, “We’ll see after the biopsy, but I promise you that Rodney and I will do our best.”

Ander was calmer and asked, “How long will it take for the results to come out?”

“Usually a week, but Rodney should be able to speed things up for you. I think… the results should be out in about three days.”

Ander pondered for a moment and asked some follow-up questions. Melody patiently answered them one by one.

After listening, Ander nodded and said, “I

understand. Melody, go ahead and do it. We trust you.”

Melody could not guarantee that she would be able to save Lucas. She only said, “Rodney and I will do our best.”

Soon, a brain biopsy for Lucas was arranged.

Just as Melody had predicted, the results would take at least three days to come out.

She said goodbye to Ander and his wife and returned to the Morgan family to continue the final process of developing the new product.

After Melody left, Sienna couldn’t help but say, “Lucas, Zoe, there’s something I want to tell you…” Ander nodded. “Go ahead.”

Sienna bit her lower lip and said, “Dr. Fox doesn’t look like a scheming person, but she’s too young… She doesn’t look much older than Lucas.

Moreover, brain surgery is the most complicated and difficult surgery of all. Are you sure you want her to be the chief surgeon? What if something goes wrong?”

It wasn’t that Sienna didn’t trust Melody. It was just that Melody was too young to convince her.

Sienna paused for a moment and said, “Well… just to be safe, why don’t I fly back overseas and invite an internationally renowned neurologist over to work with her?”

Ander hesitated for a moment and nodded.

“Alright. It’s safer. But I wonder if Melody will be uncomfortable with this…”

Zoe said, “Melody is not that kind of person. I believe she will understand us.”

After the three of them discussed it, they finally decided to let Sienna fly back overseas.

*****

At the same time.

In Zoe’s workshop.

Melody spent the entire afternoon finally producing a complete sample on the last day. Just as she was splitting the data, Colin called. Melody had previously instructed Colin not to contact her by phone unless there was a special situation.

Melody’s heart tightened when she saw Colin’s call. She quickly pressed the answer button. “Colin, you…”

Before she could finish, a familiar voice came from the other end. “Melody, how have you been since you went to Silverlake?”

It was Quentin!

It had been too long since she heard Quentin’s voice. It was as if a century had passed.

Melody’s Adam’s apple bobbed. Excited, she couldn’t to find her voice for a while.

“Quentin…”

Quentin was keenly aware of the sobbing tone in her voice.

“Silly girl, why are you crying?”

“No…” Melody sniffed and said, “I just… I just missed you.”

“Alright, don’t cry. I’ll come and find you soon after I take care of things here.”

Melody’s heart trembled. She quickly asked, “Quentin, are you going to Silverlake?”

“Yeah.”

“But… didn’t you say that you won’t come out of the mountains for a special reason?”

Quentin replied, “But this time, the situation is special. Jennie has returned to the country. I suspect that there’s someone behind her. If the malicious doctors’ faction reappears… By then, the entire Halcyon will be in turmoil.”

“Then… when are you coming over?”

“I still need some time. Before that, you have to help me figure out the reason she came back.”

“I understand,” Melody said firmly. “I will figure it out.”

“Alright.” Quentin paused for a moment and said, “I heard from Colin that you plan to restore your appearance?”

“Well… I want to show my true face. But if you think that’s not good, I’ll stop now.”

“There’s no need. You’ve already grown up. You’re not what you used to be. You have the ability to deal with the trouble brought to you by restoring your appearance. Moreover, you can’t show this face for the rest of your life. I’m looking forward to seeing your original appearance.”

Melody’s expression froze.

‘What did Quentin mean by I’m not what I used to be? Could it be that Quentin knew about my rebirth? That shouldn’t be the case…

Melody wondered.

Quentin was very powerful, but not so powerful that he could predict everything.

She was about to ask when Quentin said, “It’s not convenient to talk on the phone. We’ll talk when we meet. By the way, I asked Colin to bring you my card. Inside is all my savings. The password is the date you became my disciple. Help me buy a secluded house in Silverlake. The rest of the money is yours.”

“Okay…”

Melody had just answered when the call was hung up.

Quentin had been honest and upright for half his life, so she assumed that his savings should not be much.

Melody thought she should work hard to earn money and help Quentin buy a house with her own ability.

As she was thinking, Errol, the sales manager, called.

“Miss Fox, there’s news about the house you asked me to buy last time. A few clients want your house. I’ll send you the price of each house later. If there’s no problem, you can come over and sign the

contract now.”

“Okay.”

Melody hung up the phone and soon received a price list from Errol.

Chapter 310 – Live Broadcast

Errol was very reliable and responsible.

Melody bought a total of 12 houses in Eastern Garden. Besides the one she kept for herself, Errol found a seller of the other 11 houses for her.

The property prices in Eastern Garden were soaring. They had almost stabilized over the past few days, so it was the best time to sell.

Melody had earned 20 million dollars from 11 houses.

She could make use of the money to buy a house for Quentin.

Melody did not delay and went straight to sign the contract.

The 20 million dollars was quickly transferred to her account. She planned to find a house for Quentin after she was done with the gambling. At the same time.

On the other side, after Leo explained to Jennie, they suddenly realized that the whole thing was someone’s plan.

They exchanged a glance and said a name at the same time, “Melody!”

Jennie’s eyelids twitched and she said, “It’s all that girl’s trick. She tried to stop me from looking for Wilmot.”

Leo asked nervously, “Could she have guessed that we went to the hospital to kill Wilmot? She… She wouldn’t call the police, right?”

Jennie found it ridiculous and said patiently, “We didn’t do anything. How can she call the police? Even if she calls the police, she won’t even be able to file a case.”

Leo heaved a sigh of relief, but he had a bad premonition.

“Does she already know that we poisoned Wilmot with ?”

“Nonsense!” Jennie said with a sullen expression, “Go back to the hospital now!”

“Okay!” Leo quickly turned the car around and drove to the hospital.

However, when they arrived at Wilmot’s ward, they were told that Wilmot had already been discharged.

Leo had a bad hunch.

“Where did he go?” he asked quickly, grabbing the nurse’s sleeve.

The nurse pulled her hand away unhappily. “How do we know that?”

“You…”

Leo wanted to ask more, but he was pulled over by Jennie.

“Wilmot must have been hidden by now. Even if we find him, we won’t have the chance to do anything to him. We might as well prepare for tomorrow’s bet.”

The more Jennie spoke, the angrier she became.

Jennie couldn’t believe she lost to Melody, a chit of a girl, twice in a row.

What made her more concerned was that the girl’s acupuncture technique was very similar to Quentin’s.

However, before the malicious doctors’ faction was destroyed, she had killed Quentin with a fatal poison…

Moreover, there had been no news of Quentin in the past few years. He should have died long ago. Reason told Jennie that Melody could not have anything to do with Quentin, but she still vaguely felt a sense of danger.

If Quentin was alive, it would be a fatal blow to her plan to revive the malicious doctors’ faction.

Jennie thought she must investigate Melody’s background when the bet was over.

The more Jennie thought about it, the more frustrated she became. She reached out and hammered the elevator door hard, cursing, “Damn it.”

The ferocity in her eyes shocked Leo.

Jennie had always been cold and calm in front of him. He had never seen Jennie like this.

However, Leo did not think too much about it. He only thought that Jennie was upset for his benefit. He composed himself and comforted her. “Don’t worry, Jennie. Even if Wilmot has woken up and can attend tomorrow’s bet, it doesn’t matter. Without that instrument, Melody can’t develop and produce a new product in a short period of time. No matter if Wilmot is around or not, Icy Clear Cosmetics will definitely lose!”

Jennie was not as confident as Leo.

She frowned and asked, “What if she makes it?” Leo smiled and said, “Don’t worry, Jessica and I have made plan B. We have bribed the few experts who will be doing the test tomorrow, and one of them is in a position of unchallenged authority. No one will doubt her words.”

“Unchallenged authority? Who?”

“Mrs. Morgan. You just returned to the country not long ago. I don’t think you know her.”

Leo did not elaborate. Jennie did not expect it to be Zoe, Ander’s wife.

She nodded. “That’s good.”

“Oh right…” Leo hesitated and said, “I saw you eating with a girl today. She looks a little like you. She… What’s her relationship with you?”

Jennie’s persona in front of Leo was a single woman. When she heard Leo’s words, her eyelids twitched slightly.

However, she quickly said with a natural expression, “It’s my niece. She’s been staying overseas all this while. She’s coming to Halcyon for vacation these few days.”

Leo scratched his head and said with a smile, “So it’s your niece. No wonder she looks like you. I almost thought she was your daughter… By the way, we haven’t had dinner yet. Do you want to ask her to join us?”

“Leo…” Jennie suddenly said, “I don’t want to be alone tonight. Can you stay with me?”

As soon as she said this, Leo couldn’t care less about Jennie’s niece. He quickly said, “Alright! Let’s go home now. My servants cook well.”

Jennie threw a faint smile at Leo, which turned him on.

He felt hot all over and swallowed hard before calming down a little. He walked downstairs to the inpatient department with Jennie in his arms.

Just as Jennie reached the entrance of the hospital, she suddenly saw a beautiful figure from the corner of her eye.

The girl had a pretty face and a graceful figure, standing out among the crowd.

She recognized the girl at a glance. Her name was Mabel, Melody’s younger sister. She was the Best Celebrity of the last year.

Under her arrangement, Regina had gotten close to Mabel a while ago.

However, what caught Jennie’s attention was that Mabel seemed to have been poisoned by a poison she had developed.

Jennie narrowed her eyes slightly and quickly retracted her gaze. She decided to ask Regina what was going on later.

****

On the other side, Mabel took the test report and got into her car with an irritated expression.

She went to the hospital for a day of examination but was told that there was nothing wrong with her. But if there was no problem, why was her face so itchy? And why was there more and more hair growing on her face?

After much thought, Mabel contacted a beauty shop and decided to do facial cleaning.

However, after the call, Mabel became even more frustrated.

Wilmot’s beauty salon was the best in Silverlake, but she was still on the blacklist of Wilmot’s beauty salon.

“Damn Melody!”

Mabel clenched her fists tightly, her knuckles cracking. The driver in front was so frightened that he held his breath.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

It was the gambling day between Icy Clear Cosmetics and Silk Beauty Cosmetics.

Melody woke up early in the morning. As soon as she turned on her phone, she saw the news of the bet between the two pharmaceutical companies. The news immediately made the headlines. Countless netizens were waiting to watch the gambling game.

Jessica was confident. It was announced on social media that the whole process would be broadcast continuously.

In an instant, countless netizens subscribed to the live broadcast.

Melody sneered.

‘Live broadcast? Wouldn’t that suit me?’

Melody put down her phone and got up to wash up.

It could be foreseen that there would be a battle today.

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