Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker (Chapters 361, 362, 363, 364, and 365)

Chapter 361

Moreover, that marque was a performance car that guys loved. It was also designed in the dashing and trendy style that guys liked. The owner of this car was most likely a man and a very young one too.

Other than those two scions from the Swanson family, there was no man Mabel Fox wasn’t able to conquer.

In particular, young men would invariably fall for her as long as she willed it.

At this thought, Mabel’s eyes instantly lit up with hope again.

She turned to Russell Fox and asked, “Dad, who owns the sports car at the entrance? Did a new neighbor move here?”

Russell did not know why Mabel suddenly asked this, but he made an effort to recall.

Seconds later, he confidently shook his head and said, “There are no new neighbors recently.”

“Then where did the sports car at the entrance come from?”

“Maybe it belongs to some neighbor’s guest?”

As the two of them were discussing, a servant suddenly walked forward and said, “Sir… I saw Miss Melody getting out of that car.”

“What?”

“What!”

The father and daughter exclaimed at almost the same time.

However, the servant said with certainty, “I saw her get out of that car with my own eyes. Moreover, she got out from the driver’s side.”

Russell frowned. “So… that sports car belongs to Melody?”

“That’s impossible! Putting aside the fact that Melody doesn’t have that much money to buy a multi-million dollar sports car, only 10 of such cars were produced worldwide. We can’t buy it even if we want to. So how was she able to afford this car?” Mabel blurted out without thinking.

The servant choked and stammered, “But…”

She had clearly seen it with her own eyes!

Before the servant could finish speaking, another servant stationed near the entrance came in and reported, “Sir, we have a guest.”

Russell temporarily put aside the matter of the sports car and asked, “What guest?”

“It’s Professor Morgan. He visited us previously.”

When Mabel and Russell heard that the visitor was Ander Morgan, they exchanged glances.

Surely Ander was not here to look for Melody again?

The father and daughter nodded tacitly at the same time. Russell was the first to speak. “Go and keep an eye on the servants guarding Melody’s door. You must not let Melody come out.”

“Yes, Sir…” The servant quickly rushed off after acknowledging the instruction.

Soon, Ander was led inside.

This time, Ander came alone. Zoe Morgan did not tag along.

Russell immediately went forward with an ingratiating smile on his face.

“Professor Morgan, why didn’t you inform me in advance before dropping by? I could have asked the servants to prepare refreshments for you in advance.”

Ander smiled politely and replied, “You don’t have to stand on ceremony. Is Melody home? I called her, but she did not answer her phone.”

Russell’s expression stiffened slightly.

Before he left Melody’s room, he had confiscated all of Melody’s communication devices. It was no surprise that Melody did not answer her phone.

Naturally, Russell would never admit this in front of Ander. He simply smiled and said, “I don’t know where that child went to play. She’s not at home.”

“Not at home? That’s impossible.”

Ander remembered that he had seen the sports car parked outside when he entered, so he said, “Isn’t she back already?”

Russell did not know how Ander knew that Melody had returned.

He quickly changed tack without batting an eyelid, “I wasn’t home just now. She might have come back before me. However, that child usually hangs out in the living room and only returns to her room when she wants to sleep. She’s probably sleeping now. I’ll get the servant to wake her.”

Ander dismissed Russell’s suggestion with a wave of his hand and said, “That’s not necessary. You might not know this, but Melody worked intensively for more than five hours in the operating theater to operate on my son. She must be very tired now. Since she’s asleep, let her continue to rest.”

Russell nodded and heaved a sigh of relief inwardly.

If he allowed that girl to come out and that tactless girl blurted out to Ander that she had been grounded, things would become troublesome.

Russell continued with an ingratiating smile, “May I know why you are looking for my daughter, Professor Morgan?”

“It’s nothing much. In that case, I’ll have to trouble you to hand this insurance document to her for me.”

As Ander spoke, he retrieved a document from his briefcase.

Russell accepted it with a puzzled look. Upon closer inspection, he realized that it was a vehicle insurance agreement.

“This is…”

Ander said with a smile, “To thank Melody for saving my son’s life, I gave her a car. However, on the way home, I suddenly remembered that I didn’t hand over the insurance agreement to her. As I happened to be in the

vicinity, I decided to pop by and give it to her.”

As soon as he said this, Mabel’s reaction was the most drastic.

She blurted out, “You were the one who gave Melody that red sports car at the entrance?”

Ander was baffled by Mabel’s reaction so he inquired, “Why, yes. What’s wrong?”

Mabel’s face clouded over. She gestured stiffly and murmured, “Nothing…”

She never dreamed that the limited edition sports car outside really belonged to Melody.

In that case, wasn’t her plan just now ruined?

Mabel felt jealous and resentful. There was also a hint of disappointment in her eyes. Her expression was very strange indeed.

Ander became even more puzzled. Every member of this Fox family got on his nerves.

Since Melody was already asleep, he did not want to stay here any longer.

Ander bade them goodbye at once. “Then I won’t impose on you anymore. I’ll take my leave first.”

Russell was scheming inwardly on how to let Mabel join Ander’s laboratory when he realized that Ander was about to turn around and leave. He hurriedly took a few steps forward to stop Ander.

“Professor Morgan, it’s rare for you to visit us. Aren’t you going to stay a while longer?”

Mabel understood Russell’s intention and also tried to persuade Ander to stay. “Professor Morgan, if you have nothing planned, why don’t you sit down and have a cup of coffee with us? I have many questions to ask you, Professor Morgan

Ander knew that Mabel and Russell Fox did not like Melody Fox, and so likewise, he did not like the Fox family members very much either.

Hence, he declined politely. “I’m afraid I can’t. I have to go back and get some things done. After that, I have to rush back to the hospital, so I won’t stay any longer.”

Mabel felt humiliated. She and her father had already taken the initiative to ask Ander to stay, yet Ander still refused to return the courtesy!

However, she could foresee that if Melody was present, Ander would definitely be willing to stay a little longer.

Mabel became noticeably glum upon realizing the substantial differential treatment.

Russell was better at hiding his emotions. He quickly restored his smile and said, “Since you are busy, we’ll meet up again next time. Please allow me to send you out, Professor Morgan.”

As he spoke, he gestured to the entrance with his hand but in the process, a sheet of paper draft slipped out of his pocket.

Russell immediately recalled that he had snatched this from Melody. Ander was a highly educated person. He might be able to understand what was written on the paper.

Thinking of this, Russell picked up that piece of paper and spread it out in front of Ander.

“Professor Morgan, I may have to trouble you to stay for a few more minutes. Can you help me take a look to decipher what’s written on this paper? What do those numbers mean?”

Chapter 362

Ander Morgan was already feeling impatient.

Regardless of his own feelings, Ander knew that Russell Fox was still Melody Fox’s biological father after all. Thus, Ander could only patiently accept the paper thrust at him by Russell.

After Russell’s rough handling, the paper looked terribly wrinkled.

Ander glanced at it without much patience. In the next second, his eyes lit up.

“This… this is…”

Russell was about to say that this was some gibberish written by Melody.

However, in the next second, Ander looked at Mabel with shining eyes and asked, “Did you solve this question?”

Mabel instinctively wanted to say “no” but she realized that Ander seemed to be unusually excited. Thus, she did not deny it immediately. Instead, she asked vaguely, “Is there a problem?”

With such a vague answer, if the thing written on the paper was something awful, Mabel could simply deny that she penned it and that it was actually written by Melody.

As soon as Mabel said this, Ander revealed a look of joy and said, “Amazing! This is truly amazing!”

Puzzled, Russell asked, “Professor Morgan, what do you mean?”

Ander looked at Russell enviously and said. “Mr. Fox, you’re so fortunate! These two daughters of yours are so outstanding! As if it isn’t enough that Melody’s medical skills are superb and a rarity, your other daughter is actually not far behind at all.”

Mabel’s eyelids twitched as speculation began swirling in her mind.

In the next second. Ander continued, “Mr. Fox, I guess you are probably not aware? This question is the one I issued to Mabel’s instructor. If she can solve it, there’s a high chance that she can enter our laboratory. In the end, not only did Mabel solve it, but she also came up with a solution I had never seen before! It’s so novel and unique, and such an intelligent solution! With her ability, she can definitely join my team!”

“Er… er…” As Russell reeled from the shock, his expression was full of conflicting emotions.

That was because this question was not solved by Mabel but by Melody!

Before he kicked the door open, he saw Melody scribbling away furiously on that piece of paper!

Mabel also appeared somewhat conflicted.

She also suspected that what Melody had written was the method to solve her question.

Yet who could have foreseen that her suspicion turned out to be true?

Mabel herself could not figure out this question at all!

Could it be that the guy on the black market forum was actually Melody Fox?

Surely not…

Nevertheless, Mabel was very happy because Ander finally looked her in the eye.

The expressions of both father and daughter grew increasingly conflicted but at this moment, Ander was completely immersed in the joy of discovering another genius and did not notice the expressions on their faces.

Ander carefully read through the solution on the paper again. Then, he looked at Mabel with approval and said, “The day after tomorrow is the time to hand in the solution. I see that you’ve basically solved the bulk of the question. You’ll definitely be able to finish it in two days. I think very highly of you. When the time comes, I’ll personally come to your school to collect the papers. I’m looking forward to seeing how you solve the remaining half of the question.”

When Mabel heard this, the joy in her heart instantly vanished.

Remaining half?

That piece of paper was already filled with writing, yet the solution was not complete?

How could Mabel possibly know how to solve the remaining half of the question?

However, she could not voice out her thoughts in front of Ander. She could only try her best to maintain a smile and say, “Sure. I’ll definitely finish the remaining steps as soon as possible.”

“Good, very good!”

After a few more words of praise, Ander took the initiative to exchange contact information with Mabel.

Ander was someone who cherished talent. After saving Mabel’s phone number, he said, “After you solve it, call me first. You don’t have to wait for 10 days. I’ll go to school with you and let your instructor witness that moment. After all, other than you, I suspect no one else can solve this problem. On top of that, you came up with such an unprecedented solution.”

Mabel nodded with a strained smile. “…Sure.”

“That’s all for now. I do have a lot of things to deal with today. Call me when you are ready.”

Ander waved and said goodbye to Mabel in a good mood.

After Ander left, Russell and Mabel stared at each other and suddenly became tongue-tied, even though there were so many things they wanted badly to say to each other earlier.

After a while, Russell finally uttered, “Have you solved that question?”

Mabel’s heart skipped a beat as she replied, “I’m on the verge of solving it too. It’s just that my methodology is different from Melody’s.”

“That’s good!” Russell heaved a sigh of relief without realizing why.

He patted Mabel’s shoulder proudly as he said, “Looks like my genes are pretty good!”

The corners of Mabel’s mouth twitched uncontrollably. She asked tentatively, “Then regarding that piece of paper just now… Do we have to tell Professor Morgan the truth?”

“Of course not!” Russell’s temples bulged a few times. “Although I don’t know how Melody came up with this solution since Ander has now determined that you came up with this solution, then let it be! Anyway, Melody has already done him a favor. There’s no point in explaining any further. It’s better that you just take this opportunity to join Ander’s team.”

In this way, they would have the best of both worlds.

Next, Russell asked again. “There’s only half of the solution written here. Are you able to complete the remaining half?”

Mabel did not dare to admit that she did not understand any of the steps at all.

Nonetheless, she braced herself and lied, “I can solve it, but it will take some time…”

“Two days should be enough, right?”

Mabel answered through gritted teeth, “It’s enough.”

“Good. Then keep this piece of paper. After attending the cocktail party tonight, don’t worry about anything else. Finish up the remaining half first.”

“Okay…”

“Alright. Quickly get in touch with Ulric and ask him to get you an invitation. I have to open a bottle of wine to celebrate the happy occasion today!”

Mabel nodded silently and went upstairs with the paper absent-mindedly.

After entering her room, Mabel sat on the sofa for a long time before she managed to digest the earlier information.

She was no longer in the mood to feel envious of the sports car. What she cared about the most now was the answer sheet in her hand.

She could not help wondering whether that person on the forum was really Melody.

After all, Melody had said that she was helping her “friend” solve the question but Melody did not have any friends from Mabel’s school.

After pondering for a while, Mabel logged into the forum and began to message privately the whiz she liaised with earlier.

“Whiz, are you online?”

Melody’s phone and computer had already been

confiscated by Dad. If the whiz was able to reply to her now, it meant that Melody Fox was not the whiz.

After sending the private message, Mabel pressed her palms together and closed her eyes, praying that Melody wasn’t the whiz.

If, however, it turned out that the whiz was Melody, then Mabel wouldn’t know who to approach to help her complete the remaining steps of the solution.

Chapter 363

Just as Mabel prayed with her eyes closed, her phone suddenly rang.

She opened her eyes and saw Forum Whiz had replied to her message.

Mabel’s eyes lit up. She hurriedly checked the reply.

The reply was simple. There was only one word “Yes.”

However, the very word gave Mabel great hope.

‘Melody’s locked in her room and has all her communication tools confiscated. She can’t reply to me,’ Mabel thought. ‘The whiz on the forum is indeed not Melody!’

Mabel was overjoyed and quickly texted, “Sir, have you completed the problem you promised me? I only have two days left.”

She got the reply in no time. “Soon. I’ll give you the answer in half an hour.”

Mabel thought of the answer sheet in her hand and took a photo of it. She sent it to her secret helper.

“Sir, I might have to ask you to use this solution to solve the problem. My teacher’s request has changed again. Can you follow this solution?”

However, Mabel’s message this time seemed lost. Her helper did not answer.

Mabel could not help but ask anxiously, “Is this solution complicated? If you can solve the problem according to it, I’ll give you another 200 thousand dollars.”

To the current Mabel, she did not have much money on her. This 200 thousand dollars was the last bit of spare money she had.

At the same time, on the other end of the forum.

Melody had already snuck out of the Fox family and got into her car when no one was paying attention.

Thankfully, she had figured out Russell’s plans. Melody had already bought a few phones and placed them in several hidden places in her room. That was why she could successfully bring one out today.

As for the servants, they were so focused on staring at the door that they did not notice her escaping from the bathroom window.

Melody saw the picture sent by the bounty hunter on the forum, and her eyes widened as she gaped at the phone screen.

‘The photo… Isn’t this the steps I’d written on the paper?’ Melody thought.

She immediately realized the bounty hunter was none other than Mabel.

It turned out that she was working for Mabel, and Melody could not describe her complicated feelings.

She should have thought of it when Ander first came to her house. Whether it was Mabel or the bounty hunter on the forum, they all had the same deadline for solving the problem.

But at that time, Mabel thought it might be a coincidence and did not think any further.

Now, it seemed she was not careful enough.

Probably because Mabel did not reply, Mabel sent another message.

“Sir, are you still there?”

A mocking smile touched Melody’s lips as she sat in the sports car.

Melody wondered what kind of expression Mabel would have when she realized who her secret helper was.

After thinking, Melody raised her eyebrows and replied, “Yes. I was looking at your photo. I should be able to solve it. You’ll get the answer today, but the money you mentioned…”

“I’ll add it to the bounty now!” Mabel promised.

Not long after, the system notified Melody that the bounty had increased by 200 thousand dollars.

Melody smiled and texted, “Alright, you’ll have it before tonight.”

After replying, Melody raised her eyebrows thoughtfully and closed the forum.

‘Don’t you want the answer, Mabel? No problem. I’ll give it to you. But it’s up to me to decide how to write it,’ Melody laughed inwardly.

Melody stepped on the accelerator and drove to Serenity Villa.

About half an hour later, Melody arrived at the entrance of Ken’s place.

Melody pressed the doorbell, and Susan immediately answered the door.

Susan’s face was filled with joy at the sight of Melody

Miss Fox, welcome! It just so happens that Mr. Swanson has just returned.

Susan’s words fell when Ken came down from the second four: His footsteps were as hasty as if he knew Melody would be there. There was no surprise in his eyes

Melody understood James was following her again because and always felt a car was following her along the way. Now everything made sense.

What is it?

Ken looked a Melody and asked her why she was there bluntly.

Maintaining her smile. Melody said. I’m here to take Hattie’s way. Thank you for letting her stay these days.

The her away Ken repeated.

He frowned and asked, “Why are you taking her away? Isn’t it safe here?

It’s safe. It’s just that I don’t want to trouble you anymore And Hamre might be more used to living alone:

Ken fell to silence. Later, he asked, “Melody, did I do something that upset you?”

Melody did not expect that question. She shook her head “No, I just want her to stay somewhere else. A friend of mine will come to Silverlake soon and needs someone to help with household duties. So-“

Before she could finish, Ken interrupted. “A friend? Which friend?”

Melody’s expression froze slightly, but soon, she answered calmly, “A friend that’s older and needs to be taken care of.”

Ken’s eyes darkened.

He ignored Susan, who was giving him looks like crazy. He nodded and said, “Alright, I understand. Susan, tell Hattie to pack up and leave with Melody”

Susan was so surprised. She wanted to refuse, but as a maid, she could not interfere with the master’s order. She could only brace herself and nod. “Yes, sir.”

Not long after, Hattie walked out excitedly. She was a stark contrast to Susan, who wore a complicated expression.

Hattie came empty-handed and had no luggage. Hattie had borrowed Susan’s clothes for the past few days, so she walked out without bringing anything.

Hattie could not hide her joy and said, “Miss Melody, let’s go!”

Melody nodded and turned to Ken. “We gotta go, I’ll be there on time for the cocktail party tonight.”

“Wait.” Ken stopped her and asked, “Where will she live? I can send someone to protect her in the dark.”

Melody subconsciously wanted to refuse because no one could know about the news of Quentin coming to Silverlake.

However, it dawned on her that Hattie’s safety was also important. At most, she would find a reason to send Ken away when Quentin arrived.

With that in mind, Melody nodded and thanked Ken. “Okay, I’ll send the address to your phone later. Thank you.”

Ken’s expression did not change as he said, “I told don’t you, you have to thank me. Also…”

He took a bank card from his wallet and stuffed it into Hattie’s hand.

Hattie looked puzzled. “What’s this, sir?”

“Your remuneration for helping Susan these few days. The PIN is six zeros. You’re welcome. Just accept it.”

Hattie refused, but Ken refused to take it back. He only said, “You deserve it.”

“Well…” Hattie hesitated.

Melody noticed Hattie’s hesitation and said, “Hattie, take it.”

Only then did Hattie accept the card.

Melody said goodbye to Ken and drove Hattie to Ford’s previous residence.

Hattie was satisfied with the house. She looked around and finally chose the room Zack had stayed in before as her bedroom.

There were many rooms in the house. Melody also found a room with a desk and sat by it to write down the remaining steps of the problem.

Meanwhile…

Chapter 364

At the Serenity Villa.

As soon as Melody left, Susan finally could not help but speak.

“Sir, how can you just let Miss Fox take Hattie away, especially since Miss Fox was already angry? If you don’t hurry up and coax her, Miss Fox will really leave you!”

Ken frowned.

“Susan, you’re thinking too much.”

“I’m not overthinking. As a woman, how could I not know what Miss Fox was thinking? Although she was smiling on the outside, she must have been very angry for her to do this.”

Susan realized that although Ken does well in his business and is usually very smart, he is less intelligent when it comes to relationships.

Ken still felt that Susan was thinking too much.

“Someone angry would not react how Melody did. I’m tired. I’m going back to my room to rest for a while,” Ken said.

As he spoke, he strode upstairs, leaving Susan behind.

Susan was so anxious that she was pacing around on the spot.

If this was Ken’s reaction, what would become of the two of them?

After thinking about it, Susan decided to help Ken.

She took out her phone and sent a message to Melody.

At the courtyard house.

After more than half an hour of solving the question, Melody finally finished the remaining steps.

It was undeniable that she had not properly used her brain for a long time. It took her much longer to solve the question as compared to when she was in high school.

If this had been given to Melody back then and if her thought process was already clear, it would have taken her less than ten minutes to finish the remaining steps.

However, helping Mabel solve the problem had more or less trained her calculating and thinking ability.

She stared at a certain step for a while and came up with a perfect plan.

After confirming that there was no mistake, the corners of her lips curled up slightly. She then sent Mabel the steps to solve the entire question through the forum.

Mabel was very happy. In a few seconds, it was confirmed that the compensation would be given to Melody.

The compensation of 200 thousand dollars was immediately transferred to Melody’s account.

She had enough money to buy this courtyard house.

At this moment, Melody saw Susan’s text messages.

“Miss Fox, the first of next month is Sir’s birthday. I wanted to ask you, what gift should I give Sir?”

Susan was very smart. She wanted to use this method to remind Melody that the first of next month was Ken’s birthday.

However, Melody’s face darkened when she saw the word “birthday”.

Melody’s mother had passed away on the day that Melody was born.

It was as if she had been cursed. Something bad would happen every birthday, and Melody had never celebrated any birthday happily.

Hence, she was especially repulsed by the word “birthday”.

She took a deep breath and suppressed the gloomy feeling in her heart. She replied briefly, “He doesn’t need anything. Why don’t you bake him a cake?”

After replying, Melody threw her phone aside.

However, Susan quickly sent another message.

“But I’ve never baked a cake before. How about…if you have time that day, Miss Fox, can you come over and teach me how to bake one?”

Melody briefly glanced at the phone screen. With her good eyesight, she immediately saw the message sent by Susan.

But Melody didn’t reply, and she didn’t want to.

At this moment, Hattie, who had bought daily necessities from a store nearby, returned.

“Ms. Fox

Melody turned around and saw Hattie holding the

supermarket’s shopping bag. Her expression immediately became nervous

“Hattie, did you go out?”

Melody had been preoccupied with solving the question previously and had thought that Hattie was cleaning the courtyard. She did not expect Hattie to have left the house!

Hattie asked in shock, “Was I not allowed to go out?”

“What do you think?” Melody asked. “What if Yolanda finds out?”

Hattie had been very safe in Serenity Villa during this period. She had forgotten about Yolanda for a moment.

She immediately apologized in a panic. “I’m sorry, Ms. Fox. I forgot about it…”

Before Hattie could finish speaking, the courtyard door was suddenly pushed open.

Melody’s entire body instantly tensed up. She subconsciously tried to move in front of Hattie to protect her.

But soon, she saw the person who entered.

It was James.

Her expression relaxed slightly. Before she could speak, James spoke first. “When Hattie went out, I was guarding nearby. I did not see Yolanda’s people, and no one noticed Hattie. You can rest assured.”

Melody replied, “Thank you

No need to thank me; James waved his hand in dismissal. Mr. Swanson asked me to continue following you This is my duc

Melody nodded and turned around to remind Hattie Hattie: please clean the courtyard. I have a friend coming over to stay in a bit.

Hatte knew that she had almost gotten into big trouble She hurriedly nodded. “Alright, alright

James Melody looked at James again and said. “Let’s talk about the cocktail party tonight”

James did not think too much about it and entered the room to talk to her.

After entering he glanced at the draft paper on the table.

To James who only had a high school diploma, the piece of paper which was filled with lines and lines of numbers seemed extremely foreign.

Melody noticed James’s gaze. She reached out and threw the pile of draft papers into the trash can. She said calmly, I was just writing for fun.”

James quickly retracted his gaze and started talking about the cocktail party tonight.

Tonight’s cocktail party is to celebrate Mr. Ramon winning a very important project.” James started.

“The venue of the cocktail party is set at the Sky City’s holiday will. It should have been written in the invitation letter that Mr. Swanson gave you,” James continued.

“Celebrities from all over Silverlake would be coming to the party. That includes the wealthy families in Insterimond. It is a relatively larger-scaled party, and it will be quite formal as well,” James said.

“Mr. Swanson has already made arrangements. A stylist will come over later to help you dress up.”

Melody did not refuse. If she went in this casual outfit, she would probably be chased out by the security guards of the party.

Moreover, her purpose for this trip was to ask about Owen’s daughter. Therefore, her image had to be different from when she met Owen in the restaurant back then. Otherwise, it would be easy for Owen to recognize her.

She responded with a hum and pretended to mention casually, “My master will be coming over to stay in a few days. You should know who he is, he’s someone with very good medical skills.”

“Of course.” James blurted out, “Who doesn’t know Mr. Quentin Parker?”

Melody lowered her eyes and smiled. “Heh…I didn’t say my master’s name. You’re quite well-informed. You must have suffered a lot on the trip to the countryside, right?”

As soon as she finished speaking, James finally realized that he had fallen into Melody’s trap. He quickly covered his mouth in fear.

However, his reaction was even more revealing. It was equivalent to admitting that he had investigated her.

James looked at her with a pale face. He knew that he could not hide it anymore, so he gritted his teeth and admitted it.

“I did go to the place where you lived when you were young… However, Mr. Swanson said that we wouldn’t disturb Mr. Parker since he does not want to be disturbed. Other than you, only Mr. Swanson and I know about Mr. Parker. We definitely won’t tell anyone!”

Chapter 365

Melody’s eyes were cold as she stared intently at James.

It was not until James’s forehead was covered in sweat that she looked away expressionlessly.

“I’ve never done anything to harm you or Ken, but it’s obvious that you still suspect my motive for approaching the both of you.”

The more Melody spoke, the more guilty James felt.

It was true that he still did not fully trust Melody, but that did not stop him from feeling apologetic.

After all, he sincerely felt that Melody was not a spy sent by Ulric.

No matter how smart a person was, it would have been impossible for them to not give themselves away at all.

There had never been such a successful undercover agent in the world.

James clenched his fists and apologized sincerely, “I’m sorry, Miss Fox.”

Melody looked away and did not accept James’s apology.

“James, what I want is not an apology. My master’s identity is special, and he has countless enemies. All the malicious doctors see him as a thorn in their side. As long as the news of him being alive is leaked, he will face great danger. So I’m warning you, you can’t tell anyone about this. Otherwise, don’t blame me for turning my back on you.”

James lowered his eyes and nodded solemnly. “Alright. Don’t worry, I definitely won’t reveal a word to anyone.”

Melody turned around and said, “Tell Ken that I hid my identity only for the sake of Master’s safety. As for the rest, he can ask me directly in person if he wants to know anything. There’s no need to secretly investigate and do those things in private.”

When James heard Melody talk about Ken, he could not help but feel displeased.

He clenched his fists and said, “I did suspect you but Mr. Swanson didn’t. He sent me to investigate you only because he wanted to know the kind of life you lived in the past.”

Melody smiled.

“James, I know very well why he’s investigating me. I don’t need you to find these excuses.”

“It’s really not an excuse. Mr. Swanson values you very much…”

“That’s enough. I don’t want to hear these things.” Melody frowned and said, “Don’t mention this anymore. The cocktail party will start in two hours. Give me the information on Owen. I need to know everything about him to get close to him.”

James pursed his lips in response. However, when he remembered that the matter around Owen was to help Ken return to the headquarters, he could only choose to go with Melody’s wish of temporarily not talking about Quentin Parker.

“Owen doesn’t have any bad habits. If we have to talk about hobbies, it’s that he loves money and loves to drink. He came from a poor background and used to live in the countryside. He was only able to move to Silverlake after getting good grades and securing success for himself. He is what others would call a First Generation Millionaire. Personality-wise, Owen is flexible, but also a little shrewd…”

Melody quickly got rid of her distracting thoughts and memorized everything James said.

About half an hour later, the styling team arrived.

For Hattie’s safety, Melody specially chose a nearby hotel to meet the styling team.

This was not the first time the team had seen Melody. The makeup artist asked, “Miss Fox, do you still not need makeup this time?”

Melody thought for two seconds and said, “Give me the makeup kit. I’ll do the makeup myself.”

“Okay.” The makeup artist could not wait to nod and agree.

The makeup artist believed that with Melody’s face, even someone talented like Wilmot would not be able to paint her as a beauty.

But soon, the makeup artist was proven wrong.

Melody did not use any foundation to conceal the red spots and acne on her face. She only used some compact power to cover the flaws around her eyes and applied light makeup to the area around her eyes.

However, such a small change made Melody look like a different person.

Although Melody still would not be considered a beauty, it would not make sense to say she was an ugly woman anymore. In fact, Melody even exuded a unique aura of beauty.

The makeup artist could not help but feel her hands itching. She asked with a longing expression, “Miss Fox, do you nor neet makeup anywhere else? Why don’t I help you cover your flaws?:

“There’s no need Melody looked at herself in the mirror and said. “This is enough.”

If she put on full makeup, her true appearance would be revealed.

Of course, the poison that her master had given her would also make her facial muscles relax, giving her a blunt look.

Even if she put on full makeup now, she couldn’t look the same as how she would after the poison was removed.

However, she was not strong enough yet. If she exposed her beauty too early, it would bring about many unexpected troubles.

This was something she didn’t want for the time being

When the makeup artist saw her rejection, she immediately revealed a regretful and puzzled expression.

She didn’t understand. Girls all wanted to look beautiful, but why was Miss Fox completely different from other girls?

However, she did not dare to ask because of Nesseld and distant temperament.

Soon, Melody’s hair was styled.

The stylist had prepared a black evening gown for her. The collar was a palace-style design, and the waistline design was perfect, outlining her slender waist very well.

Coupled with the curly hairstyle that the hairstylist had made for her, her aura became very classical and charming.

Melody was very sure that even if Russell stood in front of her, he would not be able to recognize her if he did not look carefully.

On the sofa in the hotel living room.

James waited in boredom for Melody to come out of the bedroom.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

James got up to open the door and realized that it was Ken.

“Mr. Swanson, why are you here?” He could not help but ask in surprise.

“I plan to go to Sky City with her.”

Ken’s expression was natural. He did not feel that there was anything wrong with waiting for a woman to attend the banquet together.

James quickly put away his shocked expression. He only thought that Ken valued the matter of Owen at night, so he did not think too much about it.

However, he immediately thought of Quentin and said, “Mr. Swanson, let’s talk outside.”

Ken glanced at him and walked out in two seconds.

“What is it?”

James quickly told Ken that Melody already knew that he had gone to investigate her. James also repeated what Melody said at the end.

“She said that if you want to know anything, just ask her directly. You don’t have to do those things behind her back…”

James did not dare to say anything for a long time.

Ken frowned impatiently.

“Which things?”

James swallowed before saying, “Those things you’ve done in private.”

Ken’s expression instantly darkened.

James was about to complain about Melody’s unpleasant words in front of Ken, but Ken had already turned around and walked into the room.

James could only follow.

The two of them had just returned to the living room when the bedroom door was opened.

The makeup artist was the first to come out. When she saw Ken, she was surprised for a moment before saying proudly, “Mr. Swanson, you’re here. Miss Fox will surprise you today.”

James almost laughed out loud.

Melody that ugly woman was going to surprise Ken?

Wasn’t that a joke?

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