Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker (Chapters 316, 317, 318, 319, and 320)

Chapter 316

Meanwhile, at the Ximber Tech building, Janet sat in her chair and looked at the TV screen with a mocking gaze.

The screen showed the influencers expressing their disdain for Melody’s Water of Time.

Janet had a cold smile on her lips but quickly composed herself and put on a worried expression when she realized someone was sitting next to her. “Melody is being a bit too impulsive this time. She doesn’t even specialize in developing skincare products. How could she use her own product for the bet?”

Sid rubbed his chin. After thinking for a moment, he asked, “Oh, does she really know nothing? How can she have the guts to put her own product out there? Isn’t she asking for trouble?”

Janet sighed and said, “You’ve only met her once, so you don’t know her well. She’s… good in many ways but just a bit arrogant. Once she’s set her mind on something, no one can change it.”

Sid frowned and said, “Really? Doesn’t Ken hate conceited people the most? Why would he allow her to join our company?”

“I don’t think you know this.” Janet said worriedly, “Margaret fell ill before, and Melody knows a little about medicine. She was lucky and cured Margaret. Since then, Ken’s trusted her a lot.”

Sid said unhappily, “No wonder I felt Ken’s attitude towards Melody was unusual yesterday. So that’s the reason.”

Janet sighed again. Her brows were tightly furrowed and her eyes were filled with worry.

Sid couldn’t help but say, “Don’t worry, I’ll talk to Ken. He shouldn’t let personal feelings determine his business decisions and let Melody work at our company just because she helped his grandma, especially if she’s arrogant and incompetent.”

“No, don’t-” Janet quickly advised, “Don’t talk to him about this. He trusts Melody the most right now. If you bring this up, he’ll definitely get mad.”

Sid looked even more displeased. After a moment, he suddenly sneered, “I won’t talk to him, then. I have other ways.”

Janet asked, “What ways?”

“You’ll see,” Sid said. He stood up listlessly and added, “Why watch a competition that’s sure to lose? Let’s go, I’ll take you to lunch.”

Janet wanted to see Melody’s defeat firsthand, but she didn’t want to raise suspicion in front of Sid, so she left with him.

But less than a minute after Janet left the office, the influencers at the venue showed expressions of incredulity.

Before the host could ask, they eagerly started speaking. “Water of Time… is actually not bad.”

“I’ve used a lot of toners, but I’ve never tried one like Water of Time… It kind of gives me a feeling of… I can’t describe it, but it makes this half of my face feel relaxed.”

“Although the smell is really unpleasant, I can’t deny that it feels much better than the All-Purpose Water.”

“I have allergic skin. and even the All-Purpose Water stings a bit. But with this Water of Time, I didn’t feel any stinging at all. It feels quite soothing.”

The influencers spoke up one after another, each expressing their shock and surprise.

Seeing this, Jessica showed a panicked expression.

‘Soothing and effective? That’s impossible! How could anyone develop such a great skincare product in just one week? Unless… Melody has bribed these influencers? But to ensure fairness, they were randomly selected. Even I didn’t know which ones would be here. How could Melody know in advance?’ Jessica pondered over it and could only come up with one possibility.

She figured Melody must have used Ken or Ulric’s influence to find out which influencers would come and bribe them beforehand.

‘That must be it!’ Jessica was certain that Melody had bribed the influencers. After a short moment of panic, she quickly calmed down.

The influencers’ scores only accounted for a very small percentage, at most 20%, of the total score.

Ultimately, the decision on who won or lost rested with the experts.

Even if Melody’s Water of Time was really better than All-Purpose Water, and the data of the device showed the same, Jessica had already bribed all the experts. In the end, the winner would still be her All-Purpose Water.

Jessica became calmer when she thought about that. She looked at Melody as if she was looking at a clown. Her eyes were filled with contempt.

Just then, the influencers’ scores were announced.

Water of Time won against All-Purpose Water with an overwhelming score.

The reporters immediately swarmed to Jessica.

“Miss Summers, the influencer’s scores are out. Do you still think you’ll win?” one reporter asked.

Another reporter questioned, “Miss Summers, how do you feel about the comments from the influencers?”

Jessica responded, “I don’t know why the influencers gave these strange comments. I only know that my employees put in a great deal of effort and spent countless days and nights to develop All-Purpose Water. Miss Fox, on the other hand, only took a week to develop Water of Time. I just want to ask, did you all give your scores with a clear conscience?”

When the influencers heard Jessica’s words, their faces darkened. “Jessica, what do you mean? Are you saying that we were bribed by Icy Clear Cosmetics?”

“I can swear on my career as an influencer that every word I say is true.”

“Wow, Jessica, after all the nice things I said about your All-Purpose Water, I never expected you to be this disgraceful!”

The influencers thought that Jessica was a conscientious entrepreneur who cared about consumers.

To their surprise, the person they had admired for so long was worse than a rogue, smearing them to their faces.

Jessica remained as cool as a cucumber in the face of the influencers’ criticism and rebuttals.

She said calmly to the camera, “People can lie, but machines and data do not lie. We’ll know whether you have a clear conscience or not once the machine results are out.”

“You-“

The influencers were furious, but with so many security personnel present, they couldn’t do anything drastic to Jessica. So they could only suppress their anger and wait for the results of the machine.

Leo, sitting beside Melody, said faintly, “I was wondering why you were so confident. It turns out that you bribed them. But let me remind you, the ones who decide the outcome of the competition are the experts, not those beauty influencers.”

Melody picked at her ears and said annoyingly, “You’re too noisy. Be quiet.”

Leo thought that he had hit the mark, He lifted his chin proudly and said, “Miss Fox, what goes around comes around. it’s surprising to see someone your age resorting to such underhanded tactics. Wilmot, I’ve told you before, she’s not-“

Before Leo could finish his sentence, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck.

Instinctively, he reached to touch his neck, but to his horror, he found himself unable to move!

He opened his mouth, trying to make a sound, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something, preventing any noise from coming out.

Melody put away the acupuncture kit and said with a faint smile, “Since you won’t shut up, I’ll help you.”

At this moment, the device beeped. The testing was completed!

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Suddenly, the entire room fell silent.

The machine automatically printed out the test result, which the staff distributed to the experts.

The reporters were waiting eagerly, wanting to get it published.

Jessica smiled and said, “The report contains the formulas of our products, which are top secret. To prevent any leaks, I’m sorry, but we can’t show them to the media. Also, the data in the report is highly technical; you probably wouldn’t understand it. It’s better to wait patiently for the result from the experts.”

The reporters nodded in understanding.

Jessica’s smile grew wider.

She knew that they had to protect the confidentiality of the data, so she had made use of that and bribed all the experts.

No matter what the data showed, the experts’ conclusion would favor All-Purpose Water.

With Zoe around, no one would question the fairness of the outcome.

After the experts received the test report, they began to discuss the data.

It looked like a discussion, but in fact, they were only making inconsequential remarks, while some tried to curry favor with Zoe.

One of the experts said, “Mrs. Morgan, it’s my honor to meet you in person. Do you have time for dinner later?”

Zoe replied calmly, “I’m afraid you won’t have appetite later.”

The experts didn’t understand her meaning and assumed she was looking down on them.

Zoe’s cold response made them feel disgruntled.

They exchanged looks, silently communicating their displeasure with her.

One thought, ‘Why is she acting all high and mighty? She might be a renowned expert, but hasn’t she been bribed by Jessica just like us? None of us are any nobler than the others!’

The experts stopped trying to butter up Zoe and continued their charade of discussing the data.

However, as they carefully examined the test report, they were genuinely surprised.

In terms of whitening, moisturizing, and anti-aging, Water of Time completely outperformed All-Purpose Water.

They had thought that Melody was all show and that All- Purpose Water would win easily without their intervention. But the data told a different story.

Water of Time’s effectiveness wasn’t just better than All-Purpose Water; it surpassed some of the top international brands by a significant margin.

The experts were all impressed by Melody.

They could not help but glance at her.

Melody sat in her seat with a calm and confident expression.

If the experts hadn’t been bribed, they would have expressed their admiration to her.

One of the experts cleared his throat, handed the test report to Zoe, and said with a smile, “Mrs. Morgan, your opinion should be the same as ours, so why don’t you go ahead and announce the results?”

Zoe remained seated and did not take the report. With an indifferent expression, he said, “I’m not good at speaking. You go ahead. I’ll add my comments accordingly.”

The expert scoffed at Zoe’s words internally. ‘Add comments accordingly? As if the data is real? Hmph!”

But since Zoe had given him the chance to shine in front of the public, he didn’t decline.

Facing the cameras and countless eyes in the audience, he slowly spoke, “We have reviewed all the data from the device. After discussion, we’ve come to a unanimous conclusion. When it comes to toners, All-Purpose Water has rightfully earned its reputation. Whether it’s whitening, hydrating, retaining moisture, anti-aging, or skin repair, the device shows that All-Purpose Water has achieved nearly all of these aspects with exceptionally high values. It could be said that All-Purpose Water is the pride of domestic products!

The expert did not mention anything about Water of Time in his speech. Therefore, the audience and reporters immediately concluded that All-Purpose Water had won the bet

Instantly, cheers broke out at the scene, and viewers watching the livestream were crazily sending a barrage of messages, all congratulating All-Purpose Water.

Meanwhile, fans of Icy Clear Cosmetics were glaring bitterly at Melody.

The reporters started congratulating Silk Beauty Cosmetics. “Miss Summers, congratulations on winning the bet. From now on, Icy Clear Cosmetics will be yours.”

Jessica smiled and walked up to Wilmot and said, “Mr. Wilmot, the facts are clear. I believe you’re not the kind of person who goes back on your word. It’s time to fulfill your promise.”

After saying that, Jessica took out the contract she had prepared.

The contract clearly stated that starting from that day, Wilmot’s shares and position in Icy Clear Cosmetics belonged entirely to Jessica.

Although Leo could not speak or move, the joy in his eyes was evident when he saw that.

Jessica considerately handed Wilmot a pen and said with a smile, “Mr. Wilmot, please sign at the bottom right corner.”

“You-” Wilmot clenched his fists and glared at Jessica.

“What’s wrong?” Jessica asked in surprise, “Mr. Wilmot, are you really thinking of going back on your word? The entire process of our bet has been recorded by the media and streamed live. Under such circumstances, are you really going to break your word?”

As Jessica spoke, her subordinates also began mocking Wilmot.

One said, “Mr. Wilmot, it’s too late for you to back out now. The terms of the bet are written in black and white on the agreement, You and our president have signed it.”

The other said, “That’s right, Mr. Wilmot. Instead of struggling in vain, it’s better to just put your name down. Otherwise, you won’t be able to salvage your dignity.”

The corners of Jessica’s lips curled up. “Wilmot, did you hear that? Hurry up and sign it. Even if you’ve lost Icy Clear Cosmetics, don’t you still have your beauty salon and styling store? Let me give you a piece of advice. In the future, never trust anyone blindly when making important decisions. Women’s words are deceitful. If I were you, I would sign it now and sue Miss Fox, demanding her to compensate for all your losses.”

*****

At the same time, at the Fox residence, Russell’s eyes started to redden with anger when he saw the livestream.

“Idiot! Why did I give birth to such an idiot? If I had known she would cause so much trouble, I would have kept her in the countryside for the rest of her life! No, I shouldn’t have let her be born at all!” Russell said angrily.

Yolanda smirked coldly.

Deep down, she had been on edge all the while, until when everything settled, she finally heaved a sigh of relief.

Yolanda gloated in her mind. ‘Melody, oh Melody, you’re too smart for your own good. In this world, having abilities isn’t enough. You also need connections. Obviously, Jessica bribed those experts. Regardless of whether you’re

competent or not, you’re no match for Jessica in terms of shrewdness. After all, you’re just a girl from the countryside. How could you compete with Jessica? She’s a seasoned businesswoman. You’ve brought this upon yourself!’

Yolanda was in a great mood. She looked at the furious old man and instantly put on a worried expression.

“Russell, don’t be angry. It’s not worth it to let it affect your health.” As Yolanda spoke, she picked up the remote control and turned off the television. Then, she turned around and thoughtfully handed Russell a glass of water.

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Russell took a sip of the water, and his inner fury remained unchecked.

He reached out and smashed the cup. His eyes were smoldering with anger as he said, “She’s a jinx, the bane of my life! She caused Wilona’s death the moment she was born, and now she’s ruining me. What did I do wrong to have a daughter like her?”

Upon hearing Wilona’s name, Yolanda’s expression stiffened slightly.

However, she quickly regained her composure. As she stroked Russell’s chest, she said, “Calm down. Maybe her fate just clashes with ours. But don’t worry, with her

handwritten note, even if Wilmot causes trouble, it won’t implicate us.”

Remembering the note, Russell’s heaving chest calmed down slightly.

Yolanda quickly seized the opportunity and continued, “But she’s still your daughter. To put it bluntly, if she continues to stay with us, Wilmot will come here to look for her

eventually. Why don’t we… just send her back to the countryside?”

Russell looked a little hesitant when he heard that. “Send her back… I would like to, but I don’t know how to explain it to Mom.”

Yolanda persuaded, “Don’t worry, Maria understands the priority. No matter how much she likes Melody, she won’t let Melody drag the entire family down.”

Russell was silent for a moment before he nodded and said, “You’re right. But Mom’s health hasn’t been good. I’m afraid this will upset her.”

Yolanda quickly suggested, “Then how about this? We kick her out first and hide it from Mom. Whatever happens next will depend on her luck and whether Margaret is willing to help her.”

Russell’s eyes darkened. A moment later, he ordered, “Roy, pack up Melody’s belongings and put them by the door. When she comes back, tell her to leave. I don’t want to see her!”

“Yes!” the butler replied, and his eyes showed a complicated expression.

He wondered if things would go as Yolanda expected.

Somehow, he felt that Melody wouldn’t be defeated so easily in the bet.

After some contemplation, he decided to quietly inform Melody before packing her things.

He was currently under Melody’s poison, and until he got the antidote, he couldn’t afford to see her kicked out.

‘If Melody is chased out, what will happen to the poison in my body?’ The more Joy thought about it, the more anxious he became.

He hurriedly typed a message and sent it.

Only after doing this did he start packing Melody’s belongings.

*****

Meanwhile, at Epoch Plaza, Jessica was going on and on, trying to stoke Wilmot’s anger.

However, Wilmot remained unresponsive, which puzzled her. ‘Why isn’t Wilmont confronting Melody? What did Melody do to him to make him so biased toward her?’

Melody’s phone rang, but she ignored it and looked coldly at Jessica, who was trying to sow discord between her and Wilmot. Suddenly, Melody smiled.

Jessica noticed her expression and asked unhappily, “Why are you smiling? You caused Mr. Wilmot to lose his company, and you still have the nerve to smile?”

The diehard fans of Icy Clear Cosmetics at the scene were even more furious.

“Bitch, how dare you smile? Do you really want to ruin Wilmot?”

“Being ugly is one thing, but she’s also so evil. People like her shouldn’t even deserve to exist in the world!”

Melody ignored those vicious words. After checking the time on her watch, she confirmed it was time.

She stopped smiling and asked Jessica indifferently, “Miss Summers, are you done talking?”

Jessica did not know what Melody was up to. She frowned and said, “I’m done. What do you want?”

Melody nodded and said slowly, “Since you’re done, it’s time for the experts to announce the final results.”

When Jessica heard this, she burst out laughing and said, “Miss Fox, are you having hearing problems or is your brain damaged? The experts have already announced the results. Didn’t you hear? The All-purpose Water developed by us has already been hailed as the pride of domestic products by them. What more do you need them to say to consider it the final result?”

Melody raised an eyebrow and said, “There are many experts here, Does the compliment from one expert for your All-Purpose Water represent the opinions of all?

Jessica laughed disdainfully and said, “Fine, since you want a more definitive loss, let all the experts share their opinions.”

Melody waved his hand and said, “If we let them speak one by one, it would waste everyone’s time. Why not let the most authoritative expert among them, Mrs. Morgan, say a few words?”

Jessica’s smile widened, thinking, “This girl really doesn’t know what’s good for her. She’s ridiculously stupid. I have bribed Zoe Morgan with 10 million dollars. She will definitely speak in my favor.

Jessica shrugged and said, “Alright, since you insist, let’s be fair and let Mrs. Morgan say a few words. But let me say this in advance. If Mrs. Morgan also confirms that our All-Purpose Water is better than your Water of Time, you’ll lose your bet. You won’t pull any more tricks then, right?”

Melody replied, “Don’t worry, I won’t.”

Jessica smiled and asked, “Mr. Wilmot, what do you say?”

Wilmot said nonchalantly, “Melody can speak for me.”

“Very well. Then let’s all take our seats and let Mrs. Morgan announce the final result!” said Jessica.

After hearing Wilmot’s words, Jessica suppressed her eagerness and returned to her seat.

Seeing Jessica walk away, Wilmot hurriedly looked at Melody and asked her with his eyes, “What should we do next?”

Melody said calmly, “Don’t be anxious. The show has just begun. We’ve prepared so much. We can’t let it all go to waste, right?”

Wilmot thought of the series of things Melody had instructed him to do and felt slightly relieved.

He thought, ‘That’s right. The show had just begun. Melody is much younger than me. If she could be so composed, what am I anxious about? Or am I not patient and not calm enough?’

Wilmot took a deep breath and looked at Leo, whose eyes were wide open and filled with confusion. He smirked coldly and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t give the company that Dad entrusted to me away so easily.”

Leo wanted to say something. But it was as if he had been struck mute, he couldn’t make a sound. ‘Damn it! What had Melody done to me? What the hell are these two up to?’

The audience thought that Melody was just stalling for time and was no longer interested in continue watching.

Just as they were about to leave, they heard Zoe say straightforwardly, “My opinion is different from those of the other experts.”

Everyone stopped in their tracks and looked at Zoe in surprise.

They thought, ‘Different? What does she mean by that? Could they have reached different conclusions from the same data?’

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The spectators who had intended to leave returned to their seats.

Jessica looked at Zoe in confusion, trying to use her eyes to ask Zoe what she meant.

However, Zoe did not even glance at her.

The sense of certainty that Jessica had felt a moment ago was suddenly replaced by anxiety.

Jessica wondered, ‘What the hell is Zoe doing? Hasn’t she already accepted my money? Why is she still causing trouble? Could it be that she wants more screen time to make her presence known? That must be it! Otherwise, there is no explanation for her strange behavior.’

Zoe held the microphone in her hand tightly and said, ” According to the data I’ve reviewed, All-Purpose Water does indeed achieve multiple effects such as whitening, anti-aging, skin repair, and hydrating, surpassing many skincare products on the market. I can affirm that.”

Upon hearing that, the nervous Jessica instantly heaved a sigh of relief.

Zoe had been bought off by her and wouldn’t support Melody.

However, the next second, Zoe spoke again, “But I think the other experts might have had a bias against Miss Fox’s Water of Time, which was developed in such a short time, so they didn’t even look at its test data. What All-Purpose Water can do, Water of Time also can. Moreover, based on data analysis, its effectiveness in these aspects far exceeds that of All-Purpose Water. It’s the most effective and harmless toner I’ve seen so far. So, personally speaking, I think the Water of Time has won and has significantly outperformed All-Purpose Water!”

As soon as Zoe finished speaking, the scene erupted with discussion.

“Wow! Mrs. Morgan said that the Water of Time developed by that woman is better!”

“What’s going on? Mrs. Morgan is highly respected, so she shouldn’t be lying, right? But what about the other experts’ opinions?”

The beauty influencers had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and Zoe had righted the wrong for them. The influencers were not bribed by Melody. They were telling the truth. Water of Time was indeed better than All-Purpose Water.

They even felt tears well up in their eyes.

On the other hand, Jessica was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

She did not believe what she had heard or seen at all.

In a moment of desperation, Jessica blurted out, “Mrs. Morgan, could you be mistaken?”

Zoe frowned at Jessica and said, “Miss Summers, are you questioning my professional capability? My daily work involves evaluating various test data. Do you think I could be wrong?”

Jessica choked and then said, “No, that’s not what I meant. I just… I just think you might be mistaken.”

Zoe sneered and said, “Don’t worry, I didn’t make a mistake. To confirm the data, I reviewed it several times. But Miss

Summers, there’s one thing that I think you might be mistaken about.”

Jessica asked, “What is it?”

Zoe looked up at Melody.

Melody nodded and quickly operated something on her phone.

In an instant, the big screen in the middle of the plaza quickly switched from the live scene to a video.

The scene in the video was Zoe’s living room.

The moment Jessica saw the place, she felt a chill run through her veins.

Realizing that the video might destroy her, she hurriedly shouted, “Who switched the screen? Switch it back now!”

The staff in charge said innocently, “I didn’t touch anything.” “Turn it off! Turn it off now!” Jessica yelled.

The staff nodded and hurriedly tried to switch the video back, but the computer seemed to have crashed. No matter how hard he pressed the keyboard, the screen wouldn’t change.

“Idiot! Unplug the power!” Jessica screamed crazily.

The staff was startled and quickly moved to unplug the power, but before his hand could reach the plug, a slender hand grabbed his wrist firmly.

The staff subconsciously looked up, only to meet the gaze of a face that was incredibly handsome yet ice-cold. The staff’s eyes suddenly widened. “Mr… Mr. Swanson…” “Get lost.” Ken spat out the word with a blank expression. The staff member almost wetted his pants in fear. He could not care less about Jessica’s shouting and ran away because the aura around Ken Swanson was so intense and terrifying.

Seeing Ken drive away the staff member, Jessica stepped forward, intending to go over and unplug it herself.

But it was too late, and the video started playing.

When everyone saw Jessica and Leo appearing together on the screen together, they were stunned.

One of them was the president of Silk Beauty Cosmetics, and the other was the vice president of Icy Clear Cosmetics. The crowd didn’t understand why the two nemeses would show up together.

In the next second, Jessica’s voice was heard.

She was inviting Zoe to the event.

Everything seemed normal until the final shot, focusing on the gift box Jessica gave to Zoe.

On top of it lay a bank card.

Seeing this scene, Jessica’s face instantly turned pale as a sheet of paper.

However, this was not the end.

A recording played and it was Leo’s voice. “Money makes the world go round. Even the proudest must bow before it. With this, whether that girl can develop a product better than All-Purpose Water and Golden Water, she’s bound to lose this bet!”

Then came Jessica’s smug voice. “I look forward to seeing the expression on Melody’s face when she is defeated.”

The video on the big screen ended there and switched back to the live venue.

The atmosphere there was chaotic, filled with continuous curses.

“Oh my god! Jessica has gone too far! She was trying to bribe Zoe! No wonder she reacted so strangely when the video was played on the screen. She was afraid of being exposed and having her true colors revealed!”

“I was wondering why that expert earlier didn’t mention Water of Time at all. Turns out he was bought off. Jessica is willing to do anything to get Icy Clear Cosmetics!” “Thank goodness Zoe has integrity and wasn’t bought off.” “Now it seems that the allegations made by Icy Clear Cosmetics against Silk Beauty Cosmetics for stealing formulas weren’t baseless. right?”

“Jessica is so despicable. The police should arrest her!”

“I’ve never seen such a malicious woman in my life. She looks like a decent person, but she is so mean. She is nice to Miss Fox in front of other people and then curses her behind her back. My goodness, she is such a phony!”

“I must have been blind to support Silk Beauty Cosmetics earlier.”

When Jessica heard the discussions around her, her legs went limp and she collapsed to the ground.

But how could the reporters let go of such a big piece of news?

They were no longer polite to Jessica. They pointed the microphones at Jessica’s face and started grilling her. “Miss Summers, how many experts did you bribe? Don’t you feel ashamed doing this?”

Jessica, do you have anything to say about the video we just saw Do you regret it?”

Miss Summers say something!”

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“What are you talking about? I have nothing to say. All of you, shut up!” shouted Jessica.

She was on the verge of breaking down.

She had never expected that Zoe had never intended to work with her from the beginning.

Jessica suddenly remembered that there was a servant wearing a mask standing beside Zoe. The servant looked exactly the same as Melody, who was wearing a mask not far away.

She realized that the servant was Melody and she had been tricked by Zoe and Melody!

The reporters were still pressing her for answers aggressively.

Jessica pushed away the reporters in front of her in exasperation and shouted madly, “Get out of my way! All of you, go away!”

Reporters loved scenes like this. Jessica losing control meant the headlines were secured.

Not only did they not move aside, but they even pressed in closer and bombarded her with questions. “Miss Summers, are you really not going to explain anything? You bribed the experts. Does that align with your idea of fair play?”

“Did you act so calm because you knew from the start that you would definitely win this bet?”

“Did your All-Purpose Water steal the formulas of Icy Clear Cosmetics’s Golden Water?”

Jessica snapped again, “Shut up! All of you shut up!”

Seeing Jessica’s agitation worsen, her assistants hurried forward to help stop the reporters.

“Miss Summers, calm down. They’re reporters around us, and this is being streamed live. It’s not good for our image.”

“Yeah, Miss Summers, let’s go. We can discuss this further back at the office.”

Only then did Jessica realize how badly she had lost her composure just now.

She tried to regain her calm and prepared to leave with her staff.

However, at this moment, a group of bodyguards in black suits blocked her way.

“Who are you? What do you want?!” Jessica glared coldly at the bodyguards in front of her.

She did not notice that in a hidden corner, Ken was looking in her direction with an indifferent expression.

Two seconds later, he gestured with a finger.

A bodyguard immediately stepped forward and asked, “Mr. Swanson, what can I do for you?”

Ken tilted his head slightly, and the guard immediately leaned in.

Ken whispered a few words in his ear, and the bodyguard quickly replied, “Yes, I’ll go and arrest her.”

Over at Jessica, one of the guards spoke expressionlessly,” Miss Summers, are you leaving just like that? Isn’t there something you’ve forgotten to do?”

A fleeting panic flashed in Jessica’s eyes, but she immediately retorted firmly, “I’m not feeling well. We’ll talk about everything else later! Move aside! Or I’ll call the police!”

The bodyguard was about to speak when Melody walked up to Jessica with a contract in her hand and unhurriedly unfolded it in front of Jessica.

“Miss Summers, don’t be in a hurry to leave. Even if you’re not feeling well, signing a document shouldn’t be a problem, right?” said Melody.

Jessica caught sight of the words “share transfer agreement” on the contract.

Just minutes ago, she had presented a similar contract to Wilmot. Now, within a few short minutes, the roles had completely reversed.

Jessica was trembling with anger. Her eyes were fixed on Melody as if she wanted to kill her.

“What’s wrong?” Melody smiled and borrowed Jessica’s own words. “Miss Summers, I believe you’re not the kind of person who goes back on your word. Please sign here,”

“Melody, you-” Jessica was at a loss for words.

“Me? What’s wrong with me? Miss Summers, you wouldn’t really go back on your word in front of so many people, right? But even if you do, it’s useless. The terms of the bet are clearly stated in black and white on this contract. Instead of struggling in vain, it’s better to just put your name down. Otherwise, you won’t be able to salvage your dignity.”

All these were words Jessica had spoken herself, and Melody threw them all back at her.

Wilmot, who was beside him, felt extremely relieved!

He imitated Jessica and stuffed a pen into her hand.

“Just sign on the bottom right corner of the contract. It won’t take much of your time, Miss Summers,” said Wilmot.

Jessica clenched her fists so tightly they cracked, and through gritted teeth, she squeezed out three words: ” Dream on!”

“Are you going back on your word?” Wilmot chuckled and said, “Since you don’t have the courage to face the consequences of losing the bet, why did you agree to bet with us in the first place?”

“I didn’t lose!” Jessica said shamelessly, “Other experts have all agreed that my All-Purpose Water is better than Water of Time. Why should Zoe’s opinion alone represent the final outcome? Yes, the video footage indeed proves that I wanted to bribe her. But since Zoe didn’t refuse at the time, it means that you also bribed her to speak for you later!”

When Wilmot heard this, he turned to look at Melody and used his eyes to ask for his next move.

Melody smiled and said, “If you question Mrs. Morgan’s words, we can get an authoritative national institution to verify the data. After all, the result is already out, so we just need to take the forms with us.”

“No!” Jessica clenched her teeth and said, “Who knows if the institution has been bought off by you?

Jessica was behaving like a hooligan, prompting the onlookers to boo in response.

Experts could be bribed, but the national institution was owned by Halcyon. They worked for the government, and no one could bribe them.

The crowd jeered, “Don’t gamble if you can’t afford to lose! Where did your aggressive attitude toward Wilmot go?”

“That’s right! I feel embarrassed for her!”

When Jessica heard the criticism, her face turned pale.

Melody pursed her lips and said, “Miss Summers, it seems that you want us to take this to court. Since you don’t want to sign now, then let’s go to the court together.”

Jessica frowned. “Together? What do you mean?”

Melody snapped his fingers, and Kristian, the lawyer hidden in the crowd, followed Zoe and strode toward them.

Kristen’s appearance immediately caused a stir.

“Isn’t this Mr. Lawson?”

“Who’s he?”

“Don’t you know him? He owns a national chain of law firms and is renowned as a consistently victorious figure. There’s no legal case he’s handled that he hasn’t won.”

“Wow, that’s impressive!”

Those who did not know Kristian immediately felt respect for him.

Jessica quickly recognized the lawyer. Her eyes widened in shock.

She couldn’t believe Melody had someone like Kristian helping her.

“Let me introduce you,” Melody said calmly. “This is Mr. Lawson. He will handle your slander against Mrs. Morgan along with this breach of contract case.

“You… I…” Jessica was panicking and didn’t know how to respond to the situation.

Melody spoke again, “Oh, I almost forgot. There’s another case that Mr. Lawson will take on as well. It’s about you colluding with Leo, the vice president of Icy Clear

Cosmetics, to poison Wilmot and keep him imprisoned for six days.”

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