Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker (Chapters 336, 337, 338, 339, and 340)

Chapter 336

Russell was already furious about the bet-on agreement incident.

If Melody had just left quietly, Russell could have pretended Melody didn’t exist and let her off.

As for Melody’s life and death, Russell’d rather let Melody fend for herself. Russell wouldn’t help Melody, nor would he hinder Melody’s future.

But now, not only did Melody show no remorse, but she also dared to lay a hand on Russell’s favorite daughter. This was sheer defiance, showing no respect for Russell as a father!

Russell’s anger flared like a raging fire, his eyes blazing with fury.

With a voice as cold as ice, Russell glared at Melody as if she were an enemy. “Kneel, you bitch!”

Melody’s expression remained unchanged as she calmly asked, “I didn’t do anything wrong. Why should I kneel?”

Russell yelled, “You hit your sister and you still don’t think you’re wrong?”

“I didn’t hit Mabel,” Melody replied, her face devoid of emotion. “Mabel tried to take my things, I just pulled her a little. Mabel fell because she lost her balance.”

“Liar!” Mabel countered. “You nearly broke my hand, and now you’re denying it! Roy, you saw everything. Tell them!”

For a moment, Russell’s gaze shifted to Roy.

Roy felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. Roy was caught between Yolanda and Mabel’s threatening stares and Melody, who could potentially kill Roy. No matter whose side Roy took, he would face retaliation from the other.

In a panic, Roy stammered, “I… I was busy fetching you and Mrs. Fox. I didn’t see anything…”

Yolanda’s suspicion grew as she frowned, sensing something was off with Roy.

At this moment, Melody spoke softly, “It doesn’t matter if there are no witnesses. You all might have forgotten, but there are security cameras at the gate. Just check the footage to see who’s telling the truth.”

Mabel’s back stiffened as she felt a surge of panic.

Mabel had indeed been the one to pull Melody first. Melody grabbed Mabel back and stopped Mabel. As for falling, Mabel deliberately lost her balance and fell to the ground.

If they really checked the footage, it would reveal Mabel’s attempt to take Melody’s belongings, exposing Mabel’s lies.

Mabel paled and looked to Yolanda for help.

Yolanda quickly realized that Mabel had lied.

Yolanda shot Mabel a cold look before turning to Russell, saying, “Russell, there’s no point in dwelling on this. Mabel isn’t hurt, so let’s drop it. You should just tell Melody to leave to avoid further trouble.”

But Russell wasn’t ready to let it go.

Russell thought, ‘If I just let Melody bully Mabel, where’s my dignity as a father? Besides, once Melody is kicked out, I’ll only have one daughter left. Naturally, I need to make sure Mabel’s grateful to me, not resentful.’

With that in mind, Russell took out his phone.

“Melody, you’re my daughter. I didn’t want to push things too far, just sending you back to the countryside. But you’re too outrageous! If I don’t teach you a lesson, you’ll cause even bigger problems in the future!” Russell scolded, dialing the police.

“Hello, sir? I’d like to report an assault!” he said on the phone.

After giving the address, Russell hung up and looked coldly at Melody. “Since you refuse to back down, let the police teach you a lesson!”

Yolanda and Mabel’s faces turned pale.

If the police came, they would definitely investigate the incident. Yolanda and Mabel would be trapped by their own schemes.

Yolanda, not wanting to worsen the situation, quickly urged, “Russell, Melody is still your daughter. Do you really want this to go to the police? It will only disgrace the Fox family. 3/7

Call them back and say we’ve already settled this privately. Tell them not to come over.”

Mabel, anxious and scared, also said, “Yes, Dad. No matter what, Melody’s my sister. And I’m not hurt. Don’t blow this out of proportion.”

“No!” Russell was resolute, his voice icy. “Melody needs to learn her lesson now, or she’ll make bigger mistakes later. It’s better she learns her place now!”

Russell wore a righteous expression, but he actually had his own plans.

‘Sure, Melody going to jail will embarrass the whole Fox family, but it will also make it clear to everyone that we’ve severed ties with her. That way, Icy Clear Cosmetics won’t have the nerve to come after us for Melody’s debts,’ Russell thought.

Russell’s wishful thinking seemed foolproof in his mind, completely disregarding his responsibilities as a father.

Seeing that Russell wouldn’t give in, Mabel grew increasingly anxious, tugging at Yolanda’s sleeve secretly in desperation.

Yolanda’s eyes flickered with a cunning idea.

Yolanda pulled Mabel’s hand away and walked to Russell’s side, saying, “Russell, don’t get so worked up. It’s not good for your health. Let me get you a cup of coffee.”

Russell, his face still stormy, grunted in agreement, letting Yolanda go fetch the coffee without thinking too much.

Seizing the opportunity, Yolanda slipped into the living room, quickly finding the servant responsible for the security cameras, and deleted the footage.

After doing this, Yolanda returned, acting natural as she handed a cup of coffee to Russell.

Russell took a sip of the iced coffee, feeling the fiery anger within him begin to subside.

Staring coldly at Melody, Russell said, “Melody, don’t blame me for being harsh. You grew up in the countryside, away from my guidance. Now that you’re going astray, I have no choice but to use extreme measures. I hope one day you’ll understand my good intentions.”

Melody’s eyes were filled with mockery as she thought, ‘Good intentions? Yeah, right. To sever ties with me completely, he’s willing to sacrifice his precious reputation. Such good intentions indeed.

Mabel, who had been panicking, saw the reassuring look on Yolanda’s face and instantly felt relieved.

‘It seems that Mom has already taken care of the surveillance footage. That’ll make things so much easier!” Mabel thought.

Watching Melody with a gloating expression, Mabel cursed inwardly with malicious glee, ‘Stupid bitch, you had the chance to leave but didn’t take it. Now you’ll get a criminal record before heading back to your wretched little village!’

Melody noticed Mabel’s look and smiled.

That bright smile made Mabel even angrier. Mabel thought viciously, ‘Laugh while you can! Let’s see if you can still smile when the police arrive!’

Russell was also astonished that Melody could still smile at a time like this.

But Russell’s astonishment quickly turned back into anger, fueled by Melody’s defiant attitude.

“You ungrateful bastard. You’re so stubborn and unrepentant!” Russell yelled.

Melody’s expression remained unchanged, her tone cold and resolute. “I’ll say it again. I’ve done nothing wrong. I have nothing to repent for.”

“You bitch! You’ll be the death of me!” Russell’s insults grew nastier.

Melody thought she’d grown used to Russell’s attitude, but it still stung deeply at this moment.

This was Melody’s biological father, calling Melody a bitch.

Melody clenched her fists tightly, refusing to show any weakness.

Seeing that Russell was getting more and more irritable, Yolanda comforted him again, but that was undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire.

Just as Russell was on the verge of hitting Melody, the police arrived.

The police moved quickly, arriving within ten minutes after the call.

One of the police officers stepped forward, asking, “Did someone here call the police?”

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“I called the police!” Russell said, still fuming. He was determined to send Melody to the police station to teach her a lesson.

The police officers nodded, verified identities, and started asking questions.

After understanding the basic situation, one of the police officers asked incredulously, “So you called the police because your daughter hit your other daughter, and you want to press charges?”

“Yes! And we won’t accept any reconciliation!” Russell declared righteously, leaving the officers stunned.

These police officers had never encountered such a situation before.

The officers glanced at Melody with a complex expression, unable to hide a trace of pity.

Melody and Mabel were both Russell’s daughters. It was fine if there was a huge difference in the two’s appearances, but the fatherly love Melody and Mabel received was also worlds apart.

But with Russell adamant about pressing charges, the police officers had no choice.

“How about this…” one of the officers said. “According to the procedure, we need to get a medical examination first. As for this person called Melody, she’ll come with us to the police station for an investigation. Once the medical report is out, we can decide how long Melody might be detained.”

When Yolanda heard this, her smug eyes gleamed with satisfaction.

Taking care of the medical report was easy. Yolanda could just have Mabel insist on feeling dizzy, and the doctor would diagnose a concussion without any problem.

A concussion, even considered only a minor injury, could lead to Melody being detained for up to fifteen days.

The duration wasn’t as important as the fact that Melody would have a criminal record.

Someone with a record would never be accepted by the Swanson family. The only person who could marry into the Swanson family would undoubtedly be Mabel.

Yolanda felt elated, for the first time thinking Mabel had done something right.

The police officer walked up to Melody and said, “Miss, please come with us to the police station for questioning.”

“Questioning? Just detain her already!” Russell snapped impatiently.

The officer replied firmly, “We have to follow procedure. Even we can’t detain someone without a proper investigation. We’ll take her in for questioning first.”

The officer’s firm and upright demeanor seemed to intimidate Russell. Russell muttered a few words but didn’t insist on the detention anymore.

At this point Melody spoke calmly Officer, I didn’t hit anyone.

Hearing that Russell couldn’t help but speak again. “The police are here, and you still dare to lie?”

Ignoring Russell Melody said to the police, “Mabel was the one who managed to snatch my suitcases first. I only blocked her a little to protect my property. If you don’t believe me, you can check the surveillance footage.

The officers looked up and noticed the surveillance camera with its red light on, indicating it was recording.

Seeing this the two officers discussed it briefly and then asked Russell for the surveillance footage.

The servant in charge of the surveillance, following Yolanda’s earlier instructions, had deleted the footage. Without hesitation, the servant pretended to access the footage.

During the process, one of the officers glanced at Melody and reassured her quietly, saying, “We won’t let any bad person go unpunished, nor will we wrong any innocent person. If you didn’t do anything wrong, we’ll see that justice is done”

“Thank you,” Melody said gratefully and lowered her eyes bitterly.

Even this stranger offered Melody comfort, while Melody’s own father was determined to send her to jail.

Melody took a deep breath, trying to hold back the tears stinging her eyes.

Just then, the servant spoke up, “I’m terribly sorry, but our surveillance system has been unstable, and today’s footage wasn’t saved…”

The officer frowned, sensing something was off.

He felt an air of chaos and deceit in this household, and the servant’s expression was suspicious.

At the thought of this, the officer took the phone that was controlling the surveillance camera and tried to retrieve the footage himself.

However, the truth was just as the servant had said. Today’s footage was indeed missing.

“Well…” The officer hesitated, looking uncertain.

Without the surveillance footage, the existing testimony would imply that Melody did hit Mabel.

The officer said, “Miss, about the footage…”

“The footage was deleted,” Melody stated bluntly, hitting the nail on the head.

Yolanda’s expression stiffened at those words. She scowled and said, “Melody, we’ve all been here the entire time. Who would have had the chance to delete it? And why would we? You did hit Mabel. Deleting the footage would only make it harder for us to explain, right?”

Russell’s anger flared up again. “Melody! Stop trying to stir up trouble!”

Ignoring them, Melody turned to the officer. “Can you give me two minutes? I can recover the deleted footage.”

“Of course.” The police officer nodded. “This is beneficial to our investigation. You can do whatever you want.”

Yolanda, panicking, quickly said, “Officer, you don’t understand. Melody grew up in the countryside and only went to a third-tier college. She doesn’t know anything about this. She’s just trying to buy time.”

“That’s right.” Mabel nodded. “Officer, Melody’s just stalling. Don’t believe her!”

The officer frowned. “We deal in facts. Two minutes won’t hurt. We’ll soon see if Melody’s telling the truth.”

Yolanda still wanted to stop Melody from accessing the surveillance footage.

Although Yolanda was not sure if Melody knew how to do this, Yolanda’s instinct made her not even want to give Melody this chance.

Just as Yolanda was about to snatch the phone away, Melody looked up and said, “The footage is recovered. You can check it now.”

Melody had done this many times before, so her skills were even more refined now.

It took Melody less than thirty seconds to restore the footage.

Hearing that, the officer took the phone and reviewed the footage, finding the cached videos intact.

“You’re really skilled!” the officer praised, deeply impressed.

Yolanda and Mabel both turned pale as they thought, ‘Melody actually restored the footage!’

The next moment, the officer announced, “We have the footage from the incident now.” Then he carefully scrutinized the video.

Just as Melody claimed, the “victim” was indeed the one who aggressively tried to snatch the suitcase Melody was sitting on.

Under such circumstances, Melody then used defensive moves on Mabel for self-protection.

The subsequent fall was entirely the “victim’s” doing, followed by Mabel lying on the ground for a long time, accusing Melody with a contorted face.

The officer’s expression hardened. He handed the phone to Russell, who then watched the footage and paled in anger.

Russell hadn’t expected this to be a self-staged act by Mabel.

“You see that?” the officer scolded. “Is this how you parent?”

Russell coughed awkwardly, casting a reproachful glance at Mabel, who shrank behind Yolanda.

Yolanda, ever the quick thinker, stepped forward. “So, it was all a misunderstanding! I apologize, officers, for making you come out here for nothing. How about coming inside for some coffee?”

Yolanda tried to brush it off as a simple “misunderstanding”.

“No need!” The officer’s tone was cold. After turning down the offer, he turned to Melody and said, “Miss, the truth is out. You’re not at fault. But if you want to press charges for defamation and attempted theft, we can help you file a case.”

Russell’s heart skipped a beat. Forcing a stiff smile, Russell said, “Melody, we’re all family. It was just a simple misunderstanding. Why make it a big deal? If word gets out, wouldn’t it be humiliating for you?”

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As soon as Russell spoke, he immediately tried to guilt-trip Melody.

If Melody really did press charges against Russell, Yolanda, and Mabel, Melody would be seen as the villain.

Of course, Melody was well aware of this.

If Melody sued Russell and Yolanda, they would ruin Melody’s reputation in Silverlake.

Melody wouldn’t destroy her own reputation over a moment of anger.

Melody laughed mockingly, unsure if she was mocking her own misery or Russell’s shamelessness. “I can let this go without pressing charges, but Mabel has to apologize to me.”

Since Melody couldn’t go after Russell and Yolanda, Melody turned her attention to Mabel.

As expected. Mabel immediately retorted after hearing that, “No way!”

Mabel thought. ‘I’d rather die or jump off the roof than apologize to Melody, that worthless eyesore!”

Melody had anticipated Mabel’s refusal, giving Melody the perfect opportunity to flare up.

Melody pursed her lips indifferently. “Dad, Yolanda, you see this? It’s not me trying to blow things up. Mabel doesn’t want to let this go.”

Russell’s face darkened as he glared at Mabel. “You misunderstood Melody. Now apologize! Do you really want her to press charges for defamation?”

“I…” Mabel wanted to argue but was silenced by a warning glance from Yolanda.

Gritting her teeth, Mabel whispered, “I’m sorry.”

Melody raised an eyebrow. “Sorry, what? I didn’t hear you.”

Clenching her fists, Mabel shouted, “I said I’m sorry! Now did you hear that?”

Melody casually dug at her ear. “Yeah, I hear you now.”

Mabel was livid, but with the police still there, she couldn’t act out. She had to hold back until they left.

Russell forced a laugh. “Alright, officers, the misunderstanding between these two kids is resolved, and Mabel has apologized. Thank you for your trouble. How about coming inside for a drink?”

“We don’t need anything.” The officer frowned, turning to confirm with Melody again if she needed help.

Melody said gratefully, “Thank you, but… we’re family. I don’t want to make things worse.”

The officer looked at Melody with sympathy and thought, ‘What a sensible girl.

After lecturing Russell, the officers got into the police car and left.

As soon as the police left, Russell’s demeanor instantly changed. He dropped the fake smile and coldly demanded, “You little bitch! You didn’t hit Mabel, so why didn’t you say so earlier? Were you trying to embarrass us? Does it make you happy to see us humiliated?”

Melody indeed hadn’t hit Mabel.

But with the trouble Melody caused at Icy Clear Cosmetics, Russell didn’t care if Mabel lied. To Russell, it was all Melody’s fault for provoking Mabel in the first place.

To Russell, everything was Melody’s fault!

Melody’s eyes were full of sarcasm. “Dad, didn’t I

explain? I told you the truth. But did you listen?”

“Stop making excuses! You could’ve stopped me from calling the police!” Russell yelled.

At the sight of this, Mabel felt a surge of triumph, thinking. Even though Melody has now proved she didn’t hit me, so what? Dad is still on my side.’

Mabel curved her lips into a smug, almost ear-to-ear smile.

At the same time, Russell’s anger grew as he scolded, “Don’t think that you don’t have to get out of the house after this. Hitting Mabel or not is minor compared to your arrogance and lack of consideration for this family!” Russell knew Mabel had lied about the incident, but it didn’t matter.

Russell kicked the suitcase by his feet as if he did not want to see Melody again. “Take your things and leave. Go back to the countryside! I’ve already bought your ticket. Just take your ID and get on the boat!”

Melody looked at Russell deeply. “Dad, are you really kicking me out?”

“Do I look like I’m joking? You arrogantly participated in the bet-on agreement and lost. Who knows what trouble you’ll cause in the future? For the sake of the Fox family, leave now!”

Melody locked eyes with Russell, her eyes gleaming. “So, you’re kicking me out because of the bet-on agreement?”

“Isn’t that serious enough?” Russell snapped, his face darkening, feeling more certain that Melody was beyond redemption.

‘Does she need the entire Fox family to be ruined before she understands the gravity of the situation?’ Russell thought.

With this thought in mind, Russell became more convinced that kicking Melody out was the right decision.

Melody remained calm and asked, “What if I won the bet-on agreement? Would you still be throwing me out?”

Russell sneered. “You won? Do you think we didn’t watch the livestream? You’re trying to deceive us again? Melody, is there anything you won’t stoop to?”

He was both furious and disappointed, having lost all faith in Melody.

“Stop wasting time and leave!” Russell urged in a low voice.

Mabel also said slowly, “That’s right. Melody, we all saw the livestream. The Water of Time you developed lost miserably. The experts didn’t even bother to comment on your product. Just go, or else Dad might get so mad he’ll hit you before throwing you out.”.

Mabel acted to be concerned, but the smirk on her face was undeniable.

Melody said in amusement, “Looks like you guys didn’t

even finish watching the livestream either.”

Janet and Sid had been the same way.

Why were people so impatient?

They were already watching the livestream at the time, so why didn’t they finish it?

Tired of explaining to Russell, Melody pulled out the contract Wilmot had insisted on giving her. “See for yourselves. Not only did I win the bet-on agreement, but Wilmot also gave me Silk Beauty Cosmetics. This is the transfer agreement signed by Jessica herself.”

Russell’s eyes twitched as he subconsciously took the contract and read it. Sure enough, it stated in black and white that Jessica’s shares and position were all unconditionally transferred to the party named, and that name was none other than Melody.

“This can’t be…” Russell muttered, stunned.

Yolanda also sensed something was wrong and was about to check the contract’s authenticity when Mabel blurted out, “Dad, this contract must be fake. We all watched the livestream. It clearly announced Icy Clear Cosmetics lost the bet-on agreement. Why would

Jessica write such a contract after winning?”

Russell, agreeing, glared at Melody coldly. “You shameless liar! Not only are you lying, but you also dared to forge a contract. Do you know that’s a crime? Are you not going to stop until you’re sent to the police station?”

Melody couldn’t believe Russell doubted even the contract. Frowning, Melody explained, “The contract is real. You can verify it if you don’t believe me.”

“Enough! I don’t want to hear any more of your nonsense. Get out of here now! The Fox family won’t tolerate a liar like you!” Russell shouted.

Mabel laughed coldly. “Dad, if she won’t leave, have someone throw her out.”

Russell nodded and commanded Roy, “Don’t just stand there. Throw her out immediately!”

Roy’s mouth twitched as he hesitated, knowing his fate all depended on Melody. ‘How would I dare to kick Melody out?’ Roy thought to himself.

Just as Roy was trying to figure out how to politely escort Melody out, the sound of sirens filled the air.

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The sudden sound of sirens drew everyone’s attention.

Russell merely raised his eyebrows and ignored the sirens, believing wholeheartedly that the sirens had nothing to do with him.

“Butler, did you hear what I said?” Russell frowned and urged.

“Yes…” The butler looked troubled. Just as he took a step towards Melody, he saw a police car parked at the entrance of their villa.

“Sir, this…”

The butler signaled with his eyes at the police car parked in front of their door.

Russell frowned. He watched as multiple policemen alighted from the police cars in succession. Their cold and solemn expressions made them feel fear.

Russell finally realized that something was wrong. He subconsciously looked at Melody and asked, “Did you call the police over again?”

Mabel’s face was filled with dissatisfaction. “My dear sister, how can you do this? You were the one who did something wrong. Why are you the one calling the police?”

Russell was even more furious, but seeing that the police were already at their door, he could only suppress his anger for the time being and force a smile to welcome them.

“Sir, why are you here again? It’s just some family matters. I don’t need your help…”

“Family matters?” The leading police officer asked coldly, “Do you think we’re here for your family matters? You must be mistaken.”

“There’s no mistake, there’s no mistake. It’s just two daughters arguing. Isn’t it a family matter?” Russell was confused. He did not understand why the other party’s attitude was so serious.

However, when he swept his gaze across the group of people before him, he did not find the two police officers who had just come.

Russell realized he might be wrong and quickly asked, “You’re not here because we called the police?”

The leading policeman frowned and said, “I don’t understand what you’re talking about. We’re here to arrest Yolanda!”

“What?”

Russell’s eyes suddenly widened.

Yolanda was in disbelief.

Arrest me? Why?”

The police officer referenced the personal information on his phone and walked to Yolanda’s side in a few steps. “You instigated Henry Davidson to jump ship from Icy Clear Cosmetics and got him to steal the formula for Icy Clear Cosmetics’ Golden Water. He has committed the crime of infringing on business secrets. We have witnesses and evidence. Please follow us immediately and cooperate with our police investigation!”

“He. Henry…

Henry had betrayed her!

Yolanda’s lips instantly lost all color. Even the thick foundation could not hide the paleness of her face.

How could Henry betray her?

Didn’t Silk Beauty Cosmetics win the bet?

There was no reason for Henry to do that…

Melody must be behind this!

When Melody heard the police officer’s words, she looked up.

Didn’t Ken say that he wouldn’t help her deal with Yolanda if Melody didn’t say something nice?

Then why did the police still come looking for Yolanda?

Was it a coincidence, or did Ken secretly help her?

She looked up at Yolanda. Yolanda gritted her teeth and braced herself to deny it. “You’re talking nonsense. I don’t even know Henry.”

“If you have anything to say, you can leave it for the police station!” The leading police officer said and waved them off in dismissal.

The police officer behind him immediately put on a “silver bracelet” for Yolanda and escorted her out.

“Let me go!” Yolanda struggled with all her might. “You have no right to take me away! Let me go now!”

Russell quickly went forward and said, “Sir, did you guys make a mistake? We don’t know Henry at all.”

The police officer said patiently, “You might not know him, but it’s impossible for Ms. Yolanda not to know him. Otherwise, the higher-ups wouldn’t have issued an arrest warrant for us directly.”

“But, but my wife has no motive at all. She has no contact with anyone from both Icy Clear Cosmetics and Silk Beauty Cosmetics.”

The police officer said calmly, “I’m sorry, we’re only in charge of carrying out the arrest. If you’re dissatisfied with the results, you can hire a lawyer. We’re merely following orders.”

As the police officer spoke, he turned to leave.

However, when he passed by Melody, he suddenly stopped and asked in surprise, “Miss Fox, why are you here?”

Melody pointed at herself in confusion and asked, “Do you know me?”

“Yes!” The police officer nodded repeatedly. “I’m in charge of maintaining order at the gambling scene.”

Melody instantly understood.

“I see…”

The police officer said in joy and admiration, “I didn’t expect to see you here. You were awesome at the gambling scene! You were able to develop a product as powerful as the Water of Time in such a short time at such a young age. Furthermore, not only did you win the bet, but you also exposed the evil deeds of Jessica Summers, Leo Sherman, and others. We all admire you.

Melody smiled faintly. “Thank you. I just did what I should have done.”

However, Russell revealed an expression of disbelief. He took a few steps forward and asked, “Sir, you said Melody won the bet? Are you serious? Didn’t Icy Clear Cosmetics lose the bet?”

The police officer looked at Russell strangely and asked, “You didn’t watch the live broadcast, did you? In the middle, because Jessica bribed the experts, everyone thought Silk Beauty Cosmetics won. But later, Zoe, the expert pointed out that something was wrong and even exposed Jessica’s bribery in public. When they compared the data collected and Zoe’s data, it was clear Icy Clear Cosmetics won the bet.”

The more the policeman spoke, the more passionate he got.

Those who were not present could not feel such a satisfying feeling.

After listening to the police, Russell’s expression

changed again and again. He kept muttering, “How is this possible…

How could Melody have the ability to develop any useful skincare products?

She was just a useless girl that he had raised in the countryside…

Mabel was in even more disbelief.

This news shocked her even more than Yolanda’s arrest.

“Impossible! This is impossible! They must have made a mistake!”

Mabel was unwilling to believe the truth. She

questioned the police crazily, “You’re an actor hired by Melody, right? You were cooperating with her just now, right?”

The police officer warned her with a cold expression, “Young lady, please watch your attitude.”

“Stop pretending! You’re a fake, right? You’re not a real police officer at all!”

The police officer took out his police badge and warned coldly, “If you continue to spout nonsense, we can arrest you for slandering a public official.”

Mabel looked at the bright police badge and her pupils quickly shrank in fear.

In Halcyon, no one dared to create a fake police badge.

Moreover, the steel seal on it was obviously real.

That means that what the police said was true!

Melody had won the bet!

In an instant, Mabel felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her knees went weak and she fell to the ground.

Just a few minutes ago, she was still smugly helping Russell to chase Melody out. However, in the blink of an eye, reality told her that Melody had won the bet.

In that case, her father would definitely not chase Melody out.

Mabel suddenly remembered Yolanda.

She was about to chase after Yolanda to tell her the news so that Yolanda could think about what to do next.

However, Yolanda had already been brought to the police car. She could not get close at all.

“Then we’ll take her away first.” The police officer nodded slightly at Russell and Melody before bowing and getting into the police car.

As soon as the police car left, Russell tightened his grip on the transfer contract in his hand and was still in a daze.

If this was true…

Then wouldn’t he have a company listed under his name for free?

The surprise came so suddenly that Russell forgot that Yolanda had been taken away by the police.

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When Mabel returned to the door alone, she saw Russell’s surprised expression.

Her heart ached. Jealousy and hatred surged in her heart. She turned around and glared at Melody.

If looks could kill, Melody would probably be covered in wounds by now.

Unfortunately, that was not the case.

Mabel unwillingly walked up to Russell.

“Dad, Mom has been taken away. Hurry up and think of a way to fix this now!”

Russell finally came back to his senses when he heard Mabel’s voice.

He pinched his thigh hard. After feeling the pain, and confirming that he was not dreaming, he bypassed Mabel and stopped in front of Melody.

He placed a hand on Melody’s shoulder and looked at her as if he had found treasure. “Melody, my good daughter, you’re my lucky star! Why didn’t you explain yourself earlier? You almost caused me to chase you out because of a misunderstanding.”

Russell was able to clear himself of all responsibility with just a few sentences. He turned around and

instructed the butler, “Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and put Melody’s luggage back in its original place.”

The butler quickly replied in affirmation as he pushed the luggage out together with the servants, he was glad that he had not had the time to chase Melody out.

He knew that Melody was not an ordinary person. How could she be chased out of the house just like that?

His life was saved!

On the other end, Russell asked hypocritically, “Melody, did Daddy scare you? Daddy is doing this for this family. I believe you understand Daddy.”

Melody only felt disgusted when she saw Russell like this.

She really wanted to leave at that moment. Out of sight, out of mind. However, when she thought about how her grandmother was still bedridden and had not fully recovered, she could only endure it and say, “I’m not frightened. I just hope that you can investigate properly in the future before coming to a conclusion.”

As she spoke, she took a step back and distanced herself from Russell.

Now that Russell’s hand was not holding anything, he looked a little awkward.

He touched his nose and said, “Melody, you’re still young. You’re not qualified to be the chairman of Silk Beauty Cosmetics. I’ll send a trusted aide to assist you. You just have to go to Silk Beauty Cosmetics for show. Dad’s people will help you deal with the other matters.”

Melody’s heart was filled with mockery.

The person who had wanted to send her to the police station a few minutes ago suddenly had his eyes set on Silk Beauty Cosmetics.

As expected of Russell!

How thick-skinned!

She endured her disgust and said, “The handover will take a few days. I’ll look for you when I take office.”

“Alright, alright, alright.” Russell agreed immediately. He felt that Melody was easy to manipulate. It was just a matter of time before he snatched Silk Beauty Cosmetics from her.

Moreover, what he was doing now could not be quantified as snatching at all. He was merely helping his daughter.

Russell felt good about himself and did not think that there was anything wrong with his actions.

He looked excited and thought that today was really a good day.

On the other hand, Mabel’s expression was extremely ugly.

She bit her lower lip hard and raised her voice again. “Dad! Mom has been arrested. We don’t know what will happen when she reaches the police station later. How can you still be in the mood to say this? Do you not care about Mom’s life just because Melody won?”

Mabel’s words made Russell embarrassed.

Russell was not shameless. On the contrary, he cared too much about how others viewed him.

However, because he lived to his values, he did not feel that he had done anything wrong. Now that Mabel’s words were said so harshly, that sense of shame immediately rose in his heart.

He glared at Mabel and said, “Did I say that I don’t care about what happened to your mother? The fact now is that the matter hasn’t been clarified yet. How was I supposed to help her?”

Mabel was anxious and afraid. Without Yolanda, she would be losing her backbone. She seemed to be in a panic.

Russell took a deep breath. After the extreme joy slowly faded, he finally began to worry about Yolanda.

He thought about it for a while. After two seconds of silence, he looked at Mabel and asked, “The police said that she committed the crime of infringing on business secrets…they said she instigated Henry to steal Icy Clear Cosmetics formula. Did you know about this? Did she do that?”

Of course, Mabel knew about Henry.

The reason why Yolanda did this was to remove Melody’s supporter, Wilmot.

Who would have thought it would turn out this way, where not only did Melody’s supporter not fall, but also that Yolanda would get herself into a lawsuit?

Mabel was not stupid. Naturally, she would not admit to this.

She said innocently. “Don’t you know what kind of person Mom is? She has no grudge against Icy Clear Cosmetics. Why would she send someone to steal their formula?”

As Mabel spoke, she looked at Melody suggestively and said, “It must be someone who disliked Mom and deliberately used Icy Clear Cosmetics, who was in the limelight after winning the bet, to frame her!”

Russell noticed Mabel’s gaze. He hesitated for a moment before walking up to Melody and asking “Melody, you have a good relationship with the chairman of Icy Clear Cosmetics. Did you know about this?”

Melody could not bother with speaking nonsense. She opened the live replay of the bet and dragged the progress bar according to what she remembered from her memory. Then, she handed the phone to Russell!

In the playback, Henry explained how he had used the formula and approached Jessica. Together with her, he copied the Icy Clear Cosmetics formula for Golden Water to develop the All-Purpose Water.

After playing this part, Melody took back her phone and said half-truthfully, “Yes, I was at the scene. But I can only know what was shared there. However, I do know something else. I know that Yolanda did something wrong and offended Wilmot. By this logic, it’s not impossible for Yolanda to deliberately take revenge on Wilmot behind your back…”

“You’re talking nonsense!”

Mabel wanted to strangle Melody. Her eyes were red as she shouted, “Mom is not that kind of person! Don’t slander her!”

Melody shrugged. “I’m just hypothesizing. Aren’t you overreacting?”

“You!” Mabel choked. For a moment, she could not refute. She could only repeat, “You’re talking nonsense!”

“That’s enough!” Russell massaged his temples as he felt an oncoming headache. He asked Melody, “Melody, you’re now Wilmot’s benefactor. Can you tell Wilmot to release your mother no matter what?”

Melody revealed a helpless expression and said, “I’m afraid not.”

“Dad, look at her! She can’t wait for Mom to go to jail!” Mabel stomped her feet and complained.

Russell’s eyes revealed a hint of displeasure.

“Melody, even if Yolanda is not your biological mother, she is still your mother. You can’t leave her in the lurch like this.”

“Dad, it’s not that I don’t want to help,” Melody explained calmly. “You saw it just now. Henry announced what he had done to the public. This matter will definitely be taken seriously by the higher-ups. It’s beyond just Wilmot suing Yolanda.”

After saying that, Melody paused for a moment and added, “And if I ask Wilmot for help at this juncture, what if he suspects that I’m in cahoots with Yolanda and thinks that I manipulated things in the bet?”

“Then the contract in my hand might not necessarily belong to me anymore, Melody continued.

“After all, Wilmot’s name is written on the betting

contract. According to the law, Silk Beauty Cosmetics should belong to Wilmot.”

When Russell heard that the betting contract in Melody’s hands might be invalidated, he immediately dismissed the idea of asking Melody to beg Wilmot

He focused his attention and looked at Mabel. “Mabel, it’s indeed not good for your sister to participate in this issue now. You will have to be the one in charge of this. Go and ask Ulric for help. You keep saying that Ulric has feelings for you. He will definitely agree to help if you’re the one begging him. With his help, your mother will be released immediately.”

The expression on Mabel’s face was ice-cold. Guilt flashed in her eyes.

Unlike what she had told her father, Ulric did not feel that way about her at all.

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