Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker (Chapters 356, 357, 358, 359, and 360)

Chapter 356

Melody paused and said, “I do need your help with something. Shall we talk outside?”

There were many people on the production team, so it was not convenient for so many people to hear what she wanted to say.

Mason and Ruby nodded repeatedly. The three of them walked out together.

When Melody passed by Ken, Ken suddenly reached out and stopped her.

“Wait for me at the school gate. I have something to tell you.”

Melody nodded. “Okay.”

Ken’s sudden appearance here was definitely not a coincidence.

After Melody left, the crew looked in the direction she left with probing eyes as they tried to guess the relationship between the ugly woman and Ken.

At this moment, Ken said in a low voice, “Melody is my special assistant. If she comes to the production team again in the future, everything she says will be on my behalf. Do you understand?”

Everyone instantly stopped and said in unison, “Understood!”

Hearing this, Yana’s eyes flashed.

So that woman was Ken’s assistant…

To think that she had thought that Melody had a powerful background such that Ken had to give her face.

Since she was an assistant, things were easy to handle. Yana had been in the entertainment industry for more than three years, so dealing with an assistant was not a problem.

A cold light flashed across Yana’s eyes, but she concealed it well.

Just as she was thinking about how to avenge herself today, Tyler pulled her aside and warned her in a low voice, “Today’s matter is considered over. I believe that Mr. Swanson won’t easily expose your fake persona for the sake of the company. I’ll also apologize to President Taylor and ask him to forgive us. So in the future, you have to be careful when you do things. Don’t be like before, understand?”

Yana agreed on the surface, but she did not take Tyler’s words seriously at all.

She nodded casually. “I understand.”

At the same time, at the end of the corridor.

Ruby was the first to ask, “Melody, what do you need us

to help you with? As long as we can do it, we will definitely do it for you!”

Mason also nodded to express his attitude.

What he didn’t tell Melody was that after her treatment, he went to Insterimond’s hospital out of worry to check again.

Experts had told him that if his condition was not taken seriously, he would have become permanently blind.

If it wasn’t for Melody, Mason might have lost his sight by now. This gratitude made him want to do

something for Melody to express his thanks.

Melody looked at their sincere expressions and stated her needs.

“Actually, my face became like this because I was poisoned. There is a special herb needed to detoxify the poison, but this herb can only be found in the Taylor family.”

Mason’s eyelids twitched. He asked, “The herbs you’re talking about…Could it be our family’s secret, Green Velvet?”

“That’s right, it’s Green Velvet.”

When Mason heard this, he looked a little troubled.

Ruby, who was beside him, had never heard of “Green Velvet” before. She immediately agreed. “Isn’t it just herbs? We can give you as much as you want.”

“Ruby…” Mason explained with a complicated expression, “To be precise, Green Velvet isn’t a single herb, but a combination of many herbs. Only my father has the formula for Green Velvet.”

Ruby asked in confusion, “Then can’t we just ask Dad for it? The medicine is meant to treat illnesses. Won’t Dad be willing to give us the medicine?”

“That’s hard to say…Our family’s Green Velvet has always been used for auction. It’s very rare. Even I’ve only seen Green Velvet a few times. This is our family’s heirloom. Dad won’t take it out easily.”

Mason paused for a moment and said to Melody, “Miss Fox, don’t worry. Although I can’t get Green Velvet immediately, according to the usual practice in previous years, Green Velvet will be put up for auction very soon. I’ll bid for it for you then.”

“Alright, if you know the time of the auction, please let me know. I’ll go with you. I’ll pay for it myself.”

“That’s won’t do. If it weren’t for you, I might have gone blind. Take this as a thank-you gift from us. Please give us this chance.”

Melody could not refuse. She could only nod. “Alright, sorry to trouble you.”

“What are you talking about?” Mason waved his hand to dismiss her concerns and asked, “Do you need me to fire Tyler from the company?”

Melody hesitated for a moment and said, “This entire issue started because of vanity. Since Zara is willing to forgive them, as long as they don’t cause trouble again, there’s no need to remove them completely.”

Her only worry is that Yana would not change so easily.

However, Melody was not a cold-blooded animal. Yana was not targeting her, so she was willing to give Yana a chance.

She only hoped that Yana could open her eyes and figure out the situation.

Mason nodded.

“Since you’ve said so, I won’t hold him responsible, but he can forget about getting a promotion this year.”

Melody did not say anything else. She reminded the two of them about the medicine and bade them farewell.

Coincidentally, Ken came out of the classroom.

Melody also had something to say to Ken, but Sid stuck

to them like glue. Melody could only suppress the words in his heart and leave the set silently.

After Ken sent Sid away, Melody said, “Why are you looking for me?”

Ken frowned.

At some point, Melody’s attitude towards him seemed to have suddenly turned cold.

She would answer anything you asked and take the initiative to speak, but there didn’t seem to be any hint of a smile left in her eyes.

Ken pursed his lips, swept away the messy emotions in his mind, and got down to business.

“I went back to the manor after I got back from the hospital.”

Melody listened carefully.

Ken continued, “Cadence has returned to normal. He came to the manor today to denounce us.”

Melody’s eyelids twitched. She hurriedly asked, “She knows that your people injected her with drugs while she was hospitalized?”

“It’s just a guess. Without any evidence, she went straight to the door to testify against me. Grandma thought that Cadence hadn’t recovered and didn’t believe her.”

Melody heaved a sigh of relief.

“That’s good. Astrid was worried about not having any evidence to catch you. If Cadence has clear evidence, Astrid and Ulric will definitely not let you off.”

Ken looked at her deeply.

“You seem to be very clear about the grudge between Astrid and I…”

Melody’s heart tightened. She quickly thought of something to say as a cover-up. “Didn’t you mention it to me before? Astrid must have been involved in your mother’s death. Not to mention that she was worried that you would snatch away Ulric’s assets. Her guilty conscience alone would not allow her to tolerate you.”

Her explanation was watertight, but Ken did not look away from her.

“It’s almost as if…you’re someone from the future,” Ken voiced out his thoughts.

Melody’s eyelids twitched violently, and her heart suddenly beat faster.

Chapter 357

“I…”

Melody Fox did not know how to explain. After all, there were too many things that a “country bumpkin” like her should not know. A sharp guy like Ken Swanson would be able to sense that something was wrong quite easily.

Fortunately, in the next moment, Ken chuckled and said, “Why are you so nervous? How can there be people who transmigrated from the future in this world?”

Melody heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, “That’s right. If I were someone who had transmigrated from the future, I would have bought a lottery ticket long ago. Why would I be taking on jobs on the forum…”

Ken murmured a reply and added, “I’m telling you all this to remind you to be careful of Cadence Hunter. She has been defeated by me, yet she is unable to get back at me openly. Therefore, she will definitely transfer her hatred to you.”

Melody became serious. “I understand. I’ll be careful.”

Ken then added, “James Deeds’s business trip has ended. He will arrive at Silverlake later. I have told him to continue tailing you to ensure your safety during this period.”

When Melody heard the name “James Deeds”, she recalled that Ken had once sent James to investigate her.

She felt a sense of irony inwardly but outwardly, she simply replied indifferently, “Okay.”

It was good to have James Deeds tailing her. He was a simple-minded chap, and it was easy for Melody to trick him into telling her what he had found out when he went to the countryside.

Ken spoke up again, “There’s something I may need your help with.”

Seeing Ken’s solemn expression, Melody temporarily put aside the matter of James Deeds and asked, “What is it?”

Ken briefly explained Taynorma Capital’s situation and then said, “Owen Nathan had already given in and confessed to me that he had forged the data and bribed Wendell Hunter. He had also agreed to let us buy out at a low price earlier. However, he suddenly turned against us and stood on Wendell Hunter’s side.”

Melody pondered for a moment before saying, “No wonder you were sent by Mr. Swanson to manage Swanson Universal Entertainment. It probably has a lot to do with this matter, doesn’t it?”

Ken replied indifferently, “Mm-hmm. The old man was very displeased. He felt that I couldn’t manage the headquarters and screwed up on the deal to buy out Taynorma Capital.”

Melody was familiar with Ramon Swanson.

He was an extremely proud person. Once he verified that there was nothing wrong with Taynorma Capital, he would not believe anyone unless all the evidence was placed in front of him.

Melody sighed and then asked, “Have you found out the reason? How can I help you?”

Ken nodded. “Ulric was behind this. Owen Nathan has a daughter called Shindy Nathan. She has a strange illness, and Ulric has promised to cure her within a month. Owen Nathan only has one daughter, and he treasures her so much that he has chosen to stand on Ulric’s side immediately. This is also my oversight. I didn’t record what Owen Nathan said at that time.”

Melody narrowed her eyes.

“So does that mean Ulric will definitely get some highly skilled doctors to treat Shindy?”

“Mm-hmm. His men have already started looking for doctors long ago. They covered all the specialists in both traditional and modern medicine but it doesn’t look like they’ve achieved anything so far.”

Melody looked at Ken. “Are you saying you want me to treat Shindy?”

“Yeah.”

“I understand. Help me gather the info on Shindy’s illness. I’ll see if I can treat her illness. I’m not some miracle healer and I can’t be 100% sure of treating all illnesses, especially this so-called ‘strange illness.’ I have to understand her condition first.”

Ken then took out an invitation card and handed it to her.

“The Swanson Group is having a cocktail party tonight to celebrate the old man closing a big deal with the government during this business trip. Many former business partners will be there, including Owen Nathan. He probably doesn’t have a strong impression of you. You can look for a chance to talk to him. He’s very wary now, and it’s difficult for my men to get close to him. But they will support you in any way they can.”

Melody simply shrugged. “In other words, I still have to find out by myself.”

Ken appeared a little apologetic.

“He’s too wary of me. Moreover, he’s been hiding his daughter’s illness from the outside world. Indeed, my people can’t find any reliable information. Moreover, Ulric has stationed his men near Owen’s house to prevent me from contacting Owen again. Even the people from the black market have no way to get close.

“Alright, I’ll do my best. But this is also an extra job for me, right? As for the remuneration…”

Ken chuckled, “Don’t worry, I won’t shortchange you.”

“It’s fine as long as I get paid. Leave this to me then.”

As Melody was speaking, she received a call from Zara Wentworth.

She gestured at Ken to keep quiet while she answered the call.

As soon as she answered, Zara’s voice could be heard.

“Melody, you’re amazing! The doctor also confirmed that I suffered a concussion. If I hadn’t gone to the hospital in time, I could have developed psychological disorders and amnesia. Thank you so much…”

Zara’s voice was filled with gratitude and admiration.

Melody did not claim all the credit for herself. She only said, “You have to thank yourself for mustering the courage to resist instead of choosing to suffer meekly this time.”

Zara was silent for a moment before saying guiltily, “I’m sorry, Melody. I should have listened to you right from the beginning…”

“No need to thank me. We are friends, aren’t we?” Melody’s lips curved into a smile. Then, she added on a more serious note, “In the future, you have to be more careful. You chose to forgive Yana Norangel this time, but she might not forgive you. It’s better to be careful.”

However, Zara was very laid-back about this matter.

“Don’t worry. After this incident, I believe that Yana will become a better person.”

“Would that really happen?” Melody wondered.

She then replied, “Just listen to the doctor’s advice for your treatment. We’ll catch up again next time.”

“Yup!”

When Melody ended the phone call, she saw Ken staring straight at her.

She subconsciously wiped her face and asked, “Is there something on my face?”

“No.” Ken averted his gaze but added, “I just feel that you seem to be nice to everyone except me.”

Amused, Melody asked in return, “Am I not nice to you? Am I not going to work for you tonight?”

Ken remained silent but turned to look at Melody’s sports car.

“It’s a thank-you gift from Ander Morgan. I operated on his son. You knew about this. He was the one who was injured in the car accident that day.” Melody took the initiative to explain.

“Mm-hmm. I know.” Ken then said with raised eyebrows, “Ander is really generous to you. It seems that he is truly grateful to you. Only 10 units of this marque were produced worldwide, and one had to pre-order in advance. I reckon this car was what his son wanted initially. Now, he has decided to give it to you instead.”

Melody simply nodded and changed the subject. “Sid Quant mentioned to me that you might need his help in the future?”

“That’s right. He’s one of the top figures in the scientific research world. If we have the chance to collaborate with his laboratory to develop new products, it will be very beneficial to Ximber Tech’s development in the future.”

“Got it. I’ll continue to keep in touch with him.

Besides… he and Zoe are very nice indeed. I like them very much.”

While they were talking, an MPV came to a stop in front of them.

As the car door swung open, James Deeds alighted and rushed toward the two.

He looked as if he did not even have time to change his clothes. His shoes were still covered in mud.

There was a sinking feeling in Melody’s heart. Her intuition told her that James must have discovered something since he appeared somewhat tense.

Chapter 358

James Deeds quickly ran to Ken Swanson.

When he saw Melody Fox behind Ken, he seemed

slightly startled. Clearly, he did not expect to see her here.

Melody looked at James who seemed like he wanted to say something but hesitated, and thought that this was such an irony.

“Miss Fox…” James smiled stiffly.

Melody only nodded slightly and hid her true feelings completely.

After putting away the invitation card, she took the initiative to say, “I have performed five hours of surgery, and then I was busy with the production team just now. I have to go back and rest for a while to prepare for the cocktail party tonight. I’ll go back first. You guys carry on.”

As she spoke, she made her way to the sports car without looking back.

However, before she could get into the car, she bumped into Mabel Fox, who had just alighted from a private car.

The moment their eyes met, Mabel was the first to speak. “Melody? Why are you here?”

Melody felt very annoyed and could not be bothered with Mabel. She simply brushed past Mabel.

Mabel became so angry that she gritted her teeth and lashed out, “Melody Fox, what kind of attitude is this? Do you think you can act all arrogant after my mom has been taken away?”

However, Melody did not even stop and walked straight to the parking lot by the roadside.

Mabel was just about to follow her when she remembered that she had something important to do here. She could only suppress her anger and turn back.

Following that, she dialed a number.

“Yana? I’m at the entrance of your production team. Do you have time to talk to me?”

She was so focused on making the call that she did not notice Ken and James walking off not far away.

After Ken got into the car, he asked, “Did you find anything?”

“Yes!” James answered proudly but prolonged the suspense. “I deliberately changed my appearance on this trip and dressed up as a local postman. Guess what I found out?

Ken glanced at Jantes indifferently.

James felt a chill run down his spine. He did not dare to keep Ken in suspense anymore and reported outright. At first, the things I found out were the same as before. Everyone said that Miss Fox was raised by a farmer in the village. But then I knew that Miss Fox’s medical skills were definitely not self-taught. Someone must have taught her so I pretended to show signs of poisoning.

Ken murmured a reply and gestured for James to continue.

James swallowed nervously and said. “Those villagers were very simple. They honestly believed that I was really poisoned. By some stroke of luck. I finally managed to find out about a person. You will never be able to guess who that person is.

Ken gave James a look that hinted to him to cut the crap. James quickly went straight to the point and said. “Quentin Parker! A super genius medical practitioner who specializes in both traditional and modern medicine! He was also the one who led a team and helped Halcyon eliminate all the people from the Malicious Doctors Group. If not for him, I’m afraid our Halcyon nation wouldn’t have its current prosperity.”

Quentin Parker…”

Ken had also heard of this man. He was a one-in-a-million genius in the medical world.

It was said that there were no patients who could not be cured by him. Unfortunately, he vanished from this world more than ten years ago.

Ken thought that Quentin Parker was already dead, but now, it did not seem to be so.

In that case. Melody’s superb medical skills could be explained.

James continued, “However, they seemed to really care about Mr. Quentin Parker’s safety. In the end, they only summoned the city’s doctor for me and did not let Quentin Parker show himself.”

As James reported, he also observed Ken’s expression and finally asked, “Do you need me to bring some men to search the entire village? It’s not a big place, and we have photos of Quentin Parker. We will definitely be able to locate him in the village within 3 days.”

In response. Ken stared at James icily.

“When I told you to investigate Melody Fox, it wasn’t to locate Quentin Parker. Quentin Parker is a respectable medical practitioner. Since he’s living in seclusion in the mountains and doesn’t want to show himself again. let’s not force him.”

James looked puzzled.

“Then what was the purpose of my trip there this time?”

Wasn’t it to investigate Melody Fox’s background and see if she was a spy sent by Ulric Swanson?

Of course, James did not dare to utter these words out loud. He had worked for Ken for so many years and could sense the importance and trust Ken placed in Melody Fox.

Then why did Ken send him to investigate Melody when Ken trusted Melody?

Ken gazed at the blue sky outside the car window. After a long while, he muttered, “To get to know her better.”

James was utterly dumbfounded.

To know Melody Fox better? What did he want to know about her?

James scratched his head and realized that he could not understand his employer’s thoughts at all.

Before he could ask further, Ken looked at him without any emotion and instructed, “Get out of the car and tail Melody Fox. Protect her at close quarters. I’m afraid she won’t be leading a peaceful life these few days.”

Cadence Hunter, the Lawrence family, the Clark family who had been lying low up till now, and the Fox family, which was already in a mess to begin with, were all ravenous wolves eyeing Melody covetously.

James thought that Ken would transfer him back to Ken’s side after locating Quentin Parker. To his surprise, he was instructed to tail Melody.

James became gloomy all of a sudden. After replying Yes Sir listlessly, he got out of the car and went to look for Melody dejectedly.

Half an hour later. Melody returned to the Fox family’s residence.

She had expended too much effort in the morning surgery. She needed to have a good rest.

However, as soon as she entered the living room, she bumped into Russell Fox, who was on the phone.

Russell was talking on the phone and pleading in a fawning manner, “Mr. Quinn, are there really no more invitations

Russell was using the phone on speaker mode, so Melody could hear the other party’s words clearly.

“It’s not that I don’t want to give you, but this cocktail party is too high-end. Our company only received two invitations in all. I really can’t help you.” Mr. Quinn paused and asked meaningfully, “Didn’t you say that Mabel Fox is about to marry into the Swanson family? Why didn’t the Swanson family give you an invitation?”

Mr. Quinn’s query was clearly probing for clues.

Russell’s expression stiffened. He suddenly saw Melody from the corner of his eye and an idea flashed across his mind.

“Of course, we received an invitation! It’s just that Ulric has many things to do and he only gave Mabel one invitation. My other daughter wants to go too. As an elder, I can’t possibly approach Ulric with such a brash request, so I have no choice but to trouble you, Mr. Quinn.”

Melody gave a scornful laugh. She was no longer in the mood to listen and walked toward the backyard.

Despite walking away, Mr. Quinn’s voice still reached her ears.

“You mean that daughter who came back from the countryside? She did not even receive higher education. If she attends such an event, won’t it affect your family image? And I heard that in terms of appearance, she does not take after you or Wilona at all.”

Russell’s face clouded over and an awkward expression appeared on his face.

Mr. Quinn continued, “In my opinion, it’s enough for you to nurture your Mabel. As for that daughter, just provide enough for her so that she doesn’t have to worry about living expenses. There’s no need to spend too much effort on her. I honestly don’t have extra invitations, but I’ll help you keep a lookout. That’s all. I’ll have other things to attend to.”

“Sure,” Russell replied and ended the call. Following that, he called out to Melody in a foul mood.

“Melody, stop right there!”

Chapter 359

Melody was extremely tired today and did not want to deal with any Fox family members at all.

However, Russell strode up and blocked her path.

“I’m talking to you! Didn’t you hear me? Do you still treat me as your father?”

“Father?” Melody’s eyes were filled with disdain. She only wanted to end this conversation quickly, so she went straight to the point and asked, “What’s the matter?”

“What kind of attitude is this…” Russell instinctively wanted to hit Melody to teach her a lesson.

However, he recalled that Melody had already gained control of Silk Beauty Cosmetics in its entirety, and he had yet to wrest control of this business away from Melody.

With this in mind, Russell forced himself to resist the urge to hit Melody. He suppressed his anger and said, “Your stepmother has been taken to the police station. We won’t blame you if you don’t think of a way to help, but why are you still in the mood to go out and play? Do you still care about this family?”

Melody found it amusing when she heard the word “family.”

She had no family from the time she was born. Russell even wanted to chase her out this morning.

However, she knew that once she began arguing with Russell, it would be endless. She was really fed up now.

Melody replied indifferently, “I didn’t go out to play.”

“If you didn’t go out to play, then what did you do?” Not surprisingly, Russell did not believe Melody’s words.

Melody took a deep breath and answered, “Ander Morgan’s son was scheduled to go for surgery today. His attending physician did not have the ability to perform that surgery, so I took over.”

Russell’s eyelids twitched violently. “In other words, you saved Ander Morgan’s son again?”

“That’s right. Now do you believe that I didn’t go out to play? If you still don’t believe me, you can call him directly and ask him to corroborate,” Melody responded impatiently

Russell did not have Ander’s contact number but he reckoned Melody would not dare tell a lie that could be easily exposed.

“If that’s the case, when Yolanda returns from the police station, find an opportunity to get Ander to eat with us so that your younger sister can get a job in his laboratory easily. Do you understand?” Russell told Melody in a commanding tone.

He then softened his tone and added, “This is not only for your younger sister but also for you. With a face like yours, no noble family heir is willing to marry you. However, if your younger sister gets to work in Ander Morgan’s laboratory, things will be different. At that point, there will be many people who want to curry favor with us. You won’t have to worry about a lack of suitors!”

The corner of Melody’s mouth twitched involuntarily.

“I understand. I’m very tired after performing the surgery. I’m going to rest.” She gave a perfunctory answer and left it at that.

“Then go.” Russell gestured with his hand and finally let Melody off.

Melody proceeded quickly to the backyard.

However, before returning to her room, she popped by Maria Fox’s room.

Coincidentally, Maria had just woken up from her afternoon nap. She held Melody’s hand and asked, “Melody, did Yolanda get into some big trouble? Your father told me that she was taken to the police station for questioning and might even be charged.”

Melody replied with a conflicted expression, “Yes. Are you… very worried about Yolanda?”

Maria sighed and said, “I can’t say that I’m worried. I’ve been sick and bedridden for so long, and she rarely came to visit me. I don’t expect her to shower me with concern but she’s the mother of this family after all. If she’s really charged, I’m afraid your marriage with Ulric Swanson… will be very difficult to finalize.”

Ulric Swanson… Disgust flashed across Melody’s eyes.

She couldn’t take it anymore and blurted out, “Grandma, I don’t want to marry Ulric Swanson!”

Maria looked at her with displeasure and asked, “If you don’t marry him, who else can you marry? In the entire Silverlake, or even the entire Halcyon nation, there’s no suitor better than him. That child has a gentle temperament. After you marry him, he definitely won’t treat you badly.”

Melody clenched her fists and said without thinking, “What about Ken Swanson? The Swanson family has two sons. Haven’t you considered Ken Swanson?”

The instant Melody asked this, she regretted her action immediately.

However, it was too late for regrets. Maria sat up in bed and shot back. “Definitely not Ken Swanson!”

Melody’s mouth opened and closed, but in the end, she still couldn’t resist asking, “Why not?”

Maria frowned and looked at the younger woman.

“Melody, tell me honestly. Have you fallen for Ken Swanson?”

Melody’s back froze before she quickly replied, “No. I don’t fancy him, nor will I fancy anyone.”

The elderly lady heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, “You’re still young. You may change your mind in the future.”

Maria then became serious and continued, “The reason I said that Ken Swanson is definitely a no-no is because that child is very scheming… Putting aside the question of whether Ulric’s leg was crippled by Ken or not, you can tell by his appearance alone that he is very difficult to get along with. If you marry him, you will definitely not have a good life. Therefore, you must listen to Grandma. Grandma will definitely not harm you, understand?”

Melody wanted to say that Ulric was ten thousand times more vicious than Ken, but seeing the worry in Maria’s eyes, she simply nodded out of consideration for the elderly woman’s health.

“I understand.”

“Good. I just hope that Yolanda can leave the police station without problems so that you and Mabel won’t get implicated,” Maria added with a sigh

Melody did not reply. With a bitter smile, she changed topics and said, “Grandma, I’m a little tired today. I want to go back to my room to rest first.”

“Sure, go quickly. You seem to have lost a lot of weight recently. I know you’re a girl with your own views and goals, but you’re still just a girl. You don’t have to work so hard like the boys. Your health is the most important, understand?”

Melody nodded mutely. Maria rambled on for a while more before letting Melody go.

Perhaps Maria’s words affected her, but Melody found that she could not fall asleep at all, even though she was very sleepy earlier.

She tossed and turned for a while before getting up to deal with the work she had accepted on the forum.

The deadline for the classical painting was not up yet, so she decided to complete another task first, which was helping out with a very complex question.

Meanwhile, Mabel returned home from Paven Senior High School.

When Russell saw Mabel, he asked anxiously, “How did it go? Can your celebrity friend get you an invitation?”

“Don’t remind me…” Mabel gritted her teeth in anger. “Dad, you don’t know this. At first, Yana promised to bring me to the cocktail party tonight. In the end, when I unintentionally mentioned that Melody Fox was my sister, she went back on her word and even scolded me. She said that Melody Fox embarrassed her today.”

Russell’s expression instantly turned abnormally ominous.

“Are you sure that it’s your sister Melody who made Yana Norangel upset and that’s why Yana Norangel changed her mind about bringing you?”

“Of course! When I went to look for Yana, I happened to see Melody at the entrance of Yana’s filming

location. At that time, I thought it was a coincidence, but now it seemed that she had secretly gone out to stir up trouble!”

“Dad, Melody must have done it on purpose! She hates Mommy so much and doesn’t want Mommy to leave the police station unharmed. That’s why she deliberately made a scene!”

The more Russell listened, the angrier he became. He couldn’t hold back anymore and stormed toward the backyard.

Mabel hurriedly followed him.

Chapter 360

Due to the matter of Mabel’s mother getting arrested, Mabel hated Melody to the core.

Now that her only chance of getting the invitation had been destroyed by Melody, Mabel wished she could skin Melody alive, drink her blood, and eat her flesh!

However, when Mabel saw her father’s downright ominous expression, she knew in her heart that Melody would definitely get a thrashing this time.

Mabel finally felt a little better as she mulled over this.

Along the way, she kept fanning the flames by Russell’s side. When they reached Melody’s room, Russell kicked her door open.

Of course, to prevent Maria Fox from hearing the commotion, Russell had already instructed the servants to close the door and windows of Maria’s room before he kicked Melody’s door.

As it was summer, the air conditioner in the room had to be turned on. No suspicion would be aroused if the old lady’s door and windows were closed.

*****

In the room, Melody was working on the problem at her desk.

She wanted to use the traditional method to solve the problem at first, but she found that the traditional method would take at least a day.

If she used her own way of thinking to solve the problem, the time needed would be halved at the very least.

Just as Melody finished solving the most crucial part. her door was kicked open from the outside.

She got a shock and subconsciously hid the answer sheet behind her.

She didn’t want others to know that she had taken on a job on the black market forum.

Her action did not escape Mabel and Russell’s eyes.

Russell stepped forward and bellowed, “What are you hiding?”

Mabel was also very curious to know why Melody was so flustered. She chimed in. “Dad, she must have

hidden something that will harm our family!”

Russell’s eyes were ablaze with fury, but his expression was unusually icy.

He demanded outright, “Hand it over!”

Melody frowned as she looked at Mabel and Russell who had kicked her door open. Her eyes were filled with iciness.

“Why should I hand over something that belongs to me?”

Mabel sniggered nearby and said, “Belongs to you? Dad gave birth to you so your things naturally belong to Dad. Hurry up and hand them over!”

Melody gave a scornful laugh as she asked, “So now technology has reached the level where a man can give birth?”

Russell’s expression became more ominous. He rushed forward and tried to snatch Melody’s paper.

Not surprisingly, Melody would not give Russell the chance. She quickly turned sideways and easily dodged Russell’s pouncing body.

Russell missed and became even more furious.

He did not know what Melody was trying so hard to hide. Perhaps that thing was some treasure. In that case, he must get hold of it!

Russell turned around and grabbed Melody’s wrist instead.

“Bitch! Hand it over!”

Russell used so much force that Melody’s wrist instantly turned red.

Melody ignored the pain and was about to break free from Russell’s grip when Mabel lunged and snatched the answer sheet from Melody’s hand.

“Dad! I got it!” Mabel shouted as she eagerly unfolded the paper.

No question was written on it. There was only a large written chunk comprising steps to solve a problem. The characters were clearly numbers, but they were connected by obscure notations which Mabel could not understand at all.

“What is it?” Russell leaned over for a look.

However, his reaction was similar to Mabel’s. He could not understand what was written on it.

“What is this?” Russell demanded frostily.

Melody was rubbing her wrist which was hurting from Russell’s grip. When she saw that they could not understand the contents at all, she felt slightly relieved.

She replied without any emotion, “I’m helping a friend with a question. This shows the steps needed to solve the question.”

Russell didn’t believe her and put away the answer sheet straightaway

However, for some reason, Mabel suddenly felt agitated.

The question… The steps of solving the problem…

Why did she feel that the “friend” Melody was talking about was her?

Moreover, when she saw those few numbers on the answer sheet just now, they were indeed very familiar.

If the problem-solving whiz Mabel found was Melody Fox, what would that make Mabel?

Wouldn’t she be worse than Melody Fox, a weak student in some obscure subject?

This speculation made Mabel even more upset.

On the other hand, Russell recalled the main purpose of coming here. He interrogated Melody, “Did you go to Yana Norangel and tell her not to let Mabel attend today’s cocktail party?”

‘Not let her attend the party?” Melody was very puzzled. She replied with a frown, “I went to the production team to look for my friend.”

As usual, Russell did not believe her at all.

“Melody, don’t you think that everything is too coincidental? Mabel was just about to look for Yana Norangel to help with something and you showed up there. There can’t be so many coincidences in the world!”

Melody replied indifferently, “You guys can think whatever you like. Anyway, I didn’t stop anyone from attending any cocktail party. I don’t have the ability to control Yana Norangel’s actions anyway.”

Russell could not help feeling hesitant now. Could it be that Melody really wasn’t responsible for these things?

Nearby, Mabel saw that Russell was starting to waver. She could not care less about the question and retorted, “Dad, she must be lying! She just doesn’t dare to admit it because she’s afraid that you’ll punish her!”

Russell only hesitated for a moment before glaring at Melody angrily. “You’d better tell me everything or you can forget about walking out of this room again!”

Melody pursed her lips nonchalantly. “What? Are you going to ground me again?”

Russell blew his top then. “Ground you? I’m telling you to reflect on yourself in your room! When you’ve thought it through, ask the servants to tell me. Otherwise, don’t even think about leaving here!”

With that, Russell led Mabel away and instructed the servants to lock the door from the outside. No one was allowed to enter or leave Melody’s room.

In spite of this, Mabel still felt a little disappointed.

“Dad, isn’t your punishment too light?”

At any rate, he should have given Melody a severe thrashing, shouldn’t he?

Russell frowned and did not hide anything from Mabel. He said frankly, “Your older sister has been very strange recently. Who knows if she will cause trouble for me again after I hit her this time?”

Russell was really afraid now. After numerous twists and turns, no matter how angry he was, he would think twice before laying hands on Melody.

After a few seconds of silence, he added, “After I’ve taken over Silk Beauty Cosmetics and your mom has returned safely, I’ll educate her properly. The most important thing now is your mom. Since Yana Norangel can’t help you, you can only ask Ulric Swanson directly for the invitation.”

Mabel did not want to go to Ulric every time something happened. She was worried that Ulric would get sick of her as a result.

If not for Melody, she could have asked Yana to bring her along and create a romantic encounter with Ulric.

However, there was indeed no other way now.

“Okay.” Mabel gritted her teeth and nodded, her heart brimming with hatred.

She was so angry that her hands were clenched into fists.

At this moment, Mabel caught a glimpse of the red limited edition sports car parked near the entrance.

She had only seen that marque in a promotional magazine. It seemed that only 10 of these cars were produced worldwide.

The owner of such a rare and expensive car must surely be someone rich and noble.

Mabel wondered whether the owner of that car could take her to the Swanson Group’s cocktail party at night…

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