Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker (Chapters 466, 467, 468, 469, and 470)

Chapter 466

Ken’s eyes darkened. It was as if they had nothing to talk about other than work. If this continued, he felt that their relationship would probably be only about work.

“Personal?” Melody looked up and quickly said, “Yes, I haven’t thanked you seriously. Thank you. If it weren’t for you, I would really have died there today. But don’t worry, I won’t let you save me for nothing. I’ll go over to help you deal with Owen Nathan as soon as possible and pull him back to your side.”

She would do her best to help Ken. However, Ken frowned. In the end, they still talked about business.

He thought, ‘Melody is calm and smart, but when it comes to relationships, she is as dumb as a log.’

However, the dumber Melody was, the stronger the desire to conquer her he had.

He really wanted to know what it felt like to be in a romantic relationship with Melody.

If they really confirmed their relationship, he wondered if she would still be as ignorant as she was then.

However, Ken thought about it and felt that it was not a bad idea to maintain their current relationship.

They trusted each other and helped each other. They would never break up this way, and he could continue to be friends with her shamelessly.

On the contrary, if Melody really had no feelings for him after he confessed to her, he wouldn’t know what to do after that. He was afraid that they couldn’t even remain friends.

Being worried about gains and losses was probably referring to the current Ken.

Ken said dejectedly, “That’s not what I’m talking about.”

Melody racked her brains. Suddenly, she clapped her hands and said, “I know! You want to talk to me about the divorce, right?”

Without waiting for Ken to answer, Melody continued, “You don’t have to feel sorry. Our marriage was a freak accident. It was used to help Margaret recover from her illness. You can just say it directly. I’ll call City Hall later to ask. When my personal information is settled, I’ll immediately divorce you.”

“Alright, stop talking.” Ken pinched the space between his eyebrows.

He thought, ‘This girl can’t even get to the point. She even mentioned something that I am most unwilling to mention.’

Melody looked at Ken’s darkened expression and did not understand what he wanted to talk to her about.

Before Melody could figure it out, the car had already arrived at the entrance of the Youth Center.

There were more people gathered at the Youth Center than before. Most of them were nearby residents who came to watch the show.

The two of them avoided the crowd and joined up with Sid and Janet.

Janet went forward and asked about Ken’s injuries. “How did you manage it so quickly? Did you hurt your foot too? Why is it in a cast?”

Ken casually said, “I’m fine.” Then, he asked Sid, “Did you find anything?”

Sid shook his head in self-blame and reported, “I’ve already sent people to check the surrounding surveillance cameras. The surveillance cameras in this entire area broke at the same time. Rather than saying they broke, it’s better to say that they were hacked and the surveillance system was shut down.”

“A hacker?” Ken frowned and looked at Melody. “Do you have a way to recover the data? I know you’ve done this several times.”

Melody was not confident. Previously, she had hacked into the surveillance system a few times because the system had only been deleted by ordinary people, or because the other party was just an ordinary hacker and had never encountered a top hacker.

Right now, they could only rely on luck and bet that the surveillance footage was not deleted by that top hacker who Melody was fighting with just now.

“I can give it a try first, but I can’t guarantee that it will succeed. When I removed control of the Youth Center’s smart door, I went up against the hacker from Ulric. Although he’s not as capable as me, he’s still a top hacker. If he was the one who hacked the surveillance cameras around here, then it’s almost impossible for us to recover the surveillance content.”

However, as soon as Melody finished speaking, Janet said with a faint smile, “Melody, just say that you’re not capable enough. Why find so many excuses? We’re all on the same side. We won’t laugh at you. Instead of wasting time here, it’s better to find a professional hacker and repair the surveillance content.”

Melody could not be bothered with the sarcastic Janet. She directly asked Sid to hand over the laptop in his hand.

When Janet saw that Melody was ignoring her, she was even more certain that she had hit the nail on the head.

She thought, ‘Isn’t Melody trying to pretend to be capable in front of Ken? I won’t even give her a chance to pretend!’

Janet stopped Sid, who was about to hand the laptop to Melody, and said, “Sid, in terms of computer technology, your skills are not inferior to ordinary hackers. We’re pressed for time, so let’s not let Melody work for nothing. You can repair it directly.”

Sid looked deeply at Janet with a complicated expression in his eyes.

He tried his best to suppress his doubts about Janet and said, “Janet, do you know how powerful the hackers from Ulric is? He’s a top hacker. A top hacker can completely make the surveillance content disappear and it will never be found.”

Janet asked unhappily, “Why are you telling me this?” Sid said, “I learned from Zack that this top hacker-controlled the door of the Youth Center. Melody broke through the other party’s firewall and hacked the other party’s computer to open the door. This meant that her hacking skills were far better than the other party’s! As for me, I only know a little bit about hacking. It is completely incomparable to Melody’s skills. I don’t know what you’re doing by having me do it instead of her. Do you want the surveillance to be repaired quickly, or do you want it to never be repaired?”

Janet was shocked and felt guilty all over.

She forced herself to be calm and asked, “Sid, what do you mean? Of course, I want the surveillance cameras to be repaired quickly.”

“Then you should have Melody do it.”

“I-” Janet felt as if something was stuck in her throat. She was furious.

She thought, ‘Why does Sid seem to be completely biased towards Melody, that bitch?’

The more Janet thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. She could only look up at Ken, hoping that Ken would not be deceived by Melody.

However, in the next second, Ken raised his chin expressionlessly and gestured for Sid to hand the laptop to Melody.

Janet’s heart sank. The hatred in her heart surged. She wished she could skin Melody alive.

However, no matter how much she hated Melody, she could only pretend to be sorry and say harmlessly, “Melody, I’m sorry. I was too anxious just now… But you have to believe me. I’m definitely not looking down on you, and I don’t want the surveillance footage to be erased.”

Melody only wanted to find evidence leading to Ulric as soon as possible, so she could not be bothered to feign civility with Janet. She only calmly said, “I know,” and began to repair the surveillance cameras.

Chapter 467

Janet looked at Melody who did not care about him at all. His heart was bleeding with hatred. He could only pray in his heart that Melody would not be able to restore the surveillance camera.

Melody’s fingers were typing rapidly on the keyboard, so fast that she could only see the afterimage of Melody’s fingers.

She could not help but purse her lips tightly, unable to hide the unhappiness in her eyes.

However, Janet did not notice that Sid had noticed all the changes in her expression.

Sid was frustrated. He did not want his guess about Janet to be true. After all, the two of them had been good friends for many years and were business partners.

He exhaled and took a cigarette out of the pack. Just as he was about to light a cigarette, a large hand pressed down on his hand that was holding the lighter.

“Yes?” He looked at the owner of the hand in confusion.

Ken shook his head slightly at him, indicating that he should not smoke there.

Sid did not understand what was going on. He asked in confusion, “What’s wrong?”

Ken said expressionlessly, “I’m quitting smoking. I can’t smell it.”

“Quit smoking? When did you start quitting?” “Today.”

“When you were coughing before, I didn’t see you quit smoking. Why did you suddenly quit smoking?” Sid was confused. He felt that Ken was very strange, but he could not figure out what was strange about him.

“I just suddenly feel like quitting.” Ken looked away and did not want to continue this topic.

However, Janet could guess why Ken suddenly said he wanted to quit smoking. It was obvious that he did not want Melody to smell the smoke.

She clenched her fists tightly and gritted her white teeth. Because of Ken’s habit of coughing every season, she had advised him to quit smoking countless times. But now, just because Melody did not like the smell of cigarettes, he wanted to quit smoking.

Janet could clearly feel that Melody was favored by Ken. What followed was endless sorrow.

About ten minutes later, Melody finally stopped typing.

Sid was the first to step forward and ask, “How is it? Can the surveillance camera recover the previous scene?”

Janet’s heart was also in her throat. She was afraid that Melody would really resume the surveillance footage. The next second, Melody shook her head and said, “I can’t recover it. All the data has been completely erased. I’ve used many methods, but they still don’t work.”

Janet heaved a sigh of relief.

She thought, ‘Fortunately, Melody is a good-for-nothing. If she had really recovered the surveillance footage and obtained the evidence that the fire was caused by Ulric, I might really have been implicated.’

Janet rejoiced in her heart. Her rationality slowly returned and she resisted the urge to mock Melody at this moment.

In any case, Ken and Sid had mistaken Melody for a hacker. If she mocked Melody now, it would only make Ken and Sid more biased towards Melody.

Sid and Ken did not notice the change in Janet’s expression. A hint of irritation flashed past their eyes at the same time.

Ken narrowed his eyes and said, “Looks like the hacker you’re up against did something.”

Melody nodded. “That’s right. I can recover the data deleted by ordinary hackers, but the data deleted by top hackers really can’t be recovered. Even if he does it himself, he won’t be able to recover any data.”

Sid asked anxiously, “Then what should we do now? Is the surveillance line cut off just like that?”

Ken and Melody looked at each other and communicated a message with their eyes.

Ken was the first to speak. “Melody and I suspect that many of the fires that happened today were related to the fire at the Youth Center. Moreover, they started the fire later than the Youth Center. If we’re not wrong, Ulric deliberately used up all of Silverlake’s fire resources so that they couldn’t come to the Youth Center to save people immediately.” This time, Sid guessed what Ken wanted to express. He confirmed, “You mean to check the surveillance cameras in other places?”

“Yeah.” Ken nodded. “No matter how powerful that hacker is, there will always be places that he accidentally missed. If we investigate them one by one, we might be able to find some clues. However, this is a huge project…”

Melody said without hesitation, “No matter how troublesome it is, I will check all the surveillance cameras in the shortest time possible. However, I need to confirm which surveillance cameras I need to check.”

Sid immediately said, “Melody, leave this matter to me. Before tomorrow, I’ll find out where the fire started today and all the surveillance cameras on the nearby road. Then, I’ Il send it to your email.”

“Okay.” Melody nodded and said, “Thank you.”

“You’re being too polite. Ulric was our opponent, to begin with. Now that he actually did such a crazy thing, he has completely become a beast. I will definitely do my best to catch this beast. Even if it’s not for your and Ken’s safety, I will seek justice for all the victims of this fire!”

Sid was furious. Although there were no deaths in the Youth Center, there must have been casualties elsewhere. With so many lives lost, anyone with a conscience would feel angry.

After discussing what to do next, Melody sent Ken back to recuperate while she made a trip to Herbathrive.

Sid will not be finished with his work until tomorrow. She had time to go over and take a look.

She had been busy recently and had not been to

Herbathrive for a long time. She did not know if anything had gone wrong there.

As Melody was thinking, someone from Herbathrive called her.

She pressed Bluetooth in the car. As soon as the call went through, David Marrow’s anxious voice immediately came through.

“Miss Fox, something bad has happened. Someone is causing trouble at Herbathrive!”

David’s voice was extremely hoarse. It was obvious that he had suffered a huge shock.

Melody’s eyes narrowed. After comforting David, she said seriously, “I’m already on my way there. I’ll be there in about ten minutes. Tell me first, what happened?”

On the other end of the line, David took a deep breath and tried to speak as calmly as possible about what had happened. “A middle-aged man came to the clinic to treat his illness. He said that he had a heat stroke and asked us to prescribe medicine for him. I asked him to let me give him a check-up first, but he refused and insisted that we prescribe him medicine.

“I thought that prescribing some heatstroke medicine was fine, so I prescribed it for him without checking him. Unexpectedly, not long after he took the medicine, he suddenly collapsed on the spot and stopped moving… Now, his wife was causing a scene in Herbathrive. She said that she wanted us to pay with our lives and refused to let us approach the patient. We were not completely sure if the patient was dead or alive. But… Miss Fox, if someone dies, our clinic might close down…”

David cried as he spoke. He said in a hoarse voice, “What if that patient really dies? It’s all my fault for harming Herbathrive. I’ve let you down, and I’ve let my master down even more. I might as well die with him!”

David’s voice was filled with self-blame and guilt. There was also a strong sense of despair as if he really wanted to die.

Melody’s expression instantly became even more solemn.

If someone died in the clinic, even if it would not be closed down, the impact on Herbathrive’s reputation would be devastating.

After all, if there was a choice, no one would go to a clinic that had killed a patient before.

However, she pretended to be relaxed and said, “I thought it was something serious. It’s normal for medical accidents to happen. It’s not as serious as you think. Stabilize the patient’s family first and resuscitate the patient. I’ll be there soon.”

Chapter 468

Melody pretended to be calm just to calm David down. When people were anxious, they were often prone to making wrong judgments. David loved traditional medicine so much that he thought highly of the patient’s safety. Because of this blow, he might really do something irreparable.

Therefore, no matter how anxious he was, Melody’s tone still sounded very calm. Fortunately, her calmness seemed to have worked. David stopped crying and asked tentatively, “Is it really not that serious?”

“Of course. A heatstroke medicine cannot really kill people. There must be a problem. Just do as I say and comfort the family members. Don’t make a big deal out of it. I’ll deal with the rest when I come over.”

On the other end of the phone, David nodded hard. When he realized that Melody could not see his movements, he quickly said, “I understand. I’ll go now!”

After the call ended, Melody stepped hard on the accelerator. The red sports car nimbly changed lanes on the road.

At the same time, in a white business car.

Janet called Ulric with an ugly expression. The call was immediately rejected.

Janet frowned and realized that Ulric might not be able to answer the phone. She could only wait impatiently for Ulric to call back.

At the same time, at the entrance of a certain manor.

Ulric hung up the phone. His expression did not change at all as he maintained a warm smile. “I had a great time with you today.”

Mabel’s cheeks were pink. She lowered her head shyly and said, “Me too…”

Ulric’s smile deepened. He said guiltily, “I can’t walk, so I won’t send you back. See you next time.”

“Okay…” Mabel’s heart was filled with reluctance.

After spending the entire afternoon with Ulric, she had completely fallen for his gentleness.

Moreover, this private manor was extremely luxurious. She had experienced an unprecedented high-end life and wished that she could immerse herself in this kind of life every day in the future.

The car was already waiting for her six feet away, but Mabel did not want to leave at all.

Just as she was about to get into the car, Mabel suddenly took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to turn around and ask Ulric. “Mr. Swanson… Are we on a date today?”

She threw caution to the wind.

She thought, ‘Today, I must establish a relationship with Ulric!’

However, as soon as she said this, Mabel began to regret it. What she did was no different from lowering herself in the relationship between a man and a woman and becoming the passive party. This was how it was between a man and a woman. Whoever mentioned love first would lose.

Mabel was stunned and uneasy. With a red face, she hurriedly apologized and turned around to get into the car. However, Ulric called her name from behind. “Mabel…”

Mabel seemed to have frozen. She immediately stopped in her tracks and turned around stiffly.

Because of her outstanding appearance, she had been confessed to countless times. This was the only time she took the initiative to confess to someone.

She only realized by then that when confessing, her heart would actually beat so quickly. She looked up at Ulric nervously.

Ulric chuckled and said in an extremely firm and gentle voice, “Mabel, from the moment I saw you, I was sure that my life partner was you. If it weren’t for Melody, I would have come to propose marriage with you long ago.”

Mabel’s heart trembled, and her voice trembled with excitement. “What about now?”

Ulric smiled and said, “Melody is no longer a part of the Fox family. Naturally, we can be together legitimately. However, I can’t let a girl confess to me first.”

As he spoke, he borrowed the power of the Al mechanical legs and walked to Mabel in a few steps. He brushed away the hair on her forehead and planted a gentle kiss on it.

Mabel’s face immediately turned red.

Ulric glanced at her flushed face and said even more gently, “Give me some time. When I’m done with this, I want to propose to you seriously.”

Mabel’s heart beat even faster. “Then, we’re together now, right?”

“Of course.” Ulric smiled and pulled Mabel into his arms. He said gently, “You’re the person I took a fancy to at first glance. From today onwards, you’re my girlfriend. And soon, you’ll be my fiancée. I’ll make you the happiest woman in the world.”

Mabel only felt that she was in the clouds. That feeling of floating surrounded her entire body.

After hugging each other for a while, Mabel finally left Ulric’s embrace. She said goodbye to him shyly and happily.

In the car, the smile on Mabel’s face kept widening. She could not suppress it at all.

She couldn’t believe that the person she wanted to marry had finally become her boyfriend.

She wanted to share this good news with everyone she knew immediately.

As for Melody, Mabel really wanted to know what kind of interesting expression Melody would have if she knew that she had snatched her fiancé away.

Mabel, who was immersed in happiness, did not realize that the speed at which she was developing with Ulric was a little unusual.

At the same time, Ulric smiled as he watched Mabel leave.

After the car gradually left his line of sight, Ulric’s trusted aide, Daniel, could not help but step forward and say

hesitantly, “Mr. Swanson, there’s something… I don’t know if I should say it.”

Ulric retracted his gaze and looked at him indifferently.” Shoot.”

Daniel took a deep breath and said, “I think… at this juncture, you shouldn’t be in love. This time, the plan against Melody has failed. It will be much more difficult to plot against her in the future. They will definitely be more vigilant. You should… focus on your career first.”

Ulric sneered and asked, “Do you think I established a relationship with Mabel because of so-called love?”

Daniel looked confused.

He thought, ‘Don’t you?’

No matter how one looked at it, the atmosphere just now looked like two people in love establishing their relationship.

Ulric glanced at Daniel indifferently. “In terms of brains, the few of you combined can’t compare to Melody.”

He sounded a little regretful that Melody did not end up working for him.

However, since Melody decided to take Ken’s side, Ulric could only make her disappear from this world. Although he failed once, there would be a second and a third time.

Daniel could not tell what Ulric meant. He gritted his teeth and said, “I’m not very smart, but you know my loyalty to you. I just don’t want to see you go astray.”

“Alright, shut up.” Ulric massaged his temples in frustration. He could not be bothered to explain further to this idiot.

To him, nothing was more important than inheriting the Swanson family.

The reason why he was so patient with Mabel was firstly because she had the title of Best Celebrity. Secondly, Mabel would soon enter Ander’s laboratory. Thirdly, of course, it was because of the arranged marriage with the Fox family.

He thought, ‘Forget about Mabel. In order to achieve my

goal, I can even marry that ugly freak, Melody.’

Thinking of Melody, Ulric remembered the call he had just rejected from Janet.

Chapter 469

Ulric took out his phone, untied his mechanical leg, and called Janet back as he sat in the wheelchair to the manor.

On the other end of the line, Janet was getting more and more impatient. Just as she was about to call again, Ulric called.

She immediately picked up the call and asked unhappily,” Why did you take so long to call back?”

“I was dealing with some private matters just now. Why, is there something urgent, Miss Murphy?”

Janet took a deep breath and threw away the frustration in her heart. “Many places in Silverlake were on fire almost at the same time today. This was your doing, right?”

Before Ulric could answer, she said, “Forget it. You don’t have to answer this question. If you did it, then immediately erase all the surveillance cameras around the fire. Melody wants to check all the surveillance cameras. I don’t want to be implicated by you.”

“Melody?” Ulric was silent for two seconds before asking, ” Could it be her who hacked my hacker’s computer? The hacker I sent this time is a top international hacker. To be able to hack his computer means that the other party’s technology is far superior to my staff.”

“That’s right, but her hacking skills are very ordinary. I’m afraid Zack helped her back then, but she took all the credit.” Ulric frowned and said, “I’ve investigated Zack. He knows some hacking skills, but he doesn’t even have the ability of an ordinary professional hacker. With his ability, it’s impossible for him to defeat my hacker.”

Janet did not want to hear others praise Melody. She held her phone tightly with a dark expression and said, “I don’t care if her hacking ability is good or not. In short, you have to clean up your mess as soon as possible. The surveillance cameras at the Youth Center are a dead end, but Sid has already started to investigate the other places. You’d better move quickly!”

“Thank you for your reminder, Miss Murphy. I’ll make the arrangements now.”

Ulric hung up and turned to look at Daniel. “Do you know what to do?”

Daniel immediately replied, “I’ll get him to clean up all the surveillance cameras that he didn’t deal with.”

“Make sure you do it before Sid gets to it.”

“Yes!” After Daniel left, Ulric’s eyes narrowed coldly.

He thought, ‘If Melody’s hacking skills are really better than the top hacker I raised, then her value far exceeds my previous estimates.’

Ulric massaged his temples with a headache. In that case, he felt that it seemed a pity to get rid of Melody directly. After all, obtaining Melody was equivalent to having a hacker expert and a miracle doctor at the same time.

He found this to be a difficult choice.

Ulric snapped his fingers and called one of his subordinates over. “Mr. Swanson, what can I do for you?” “Send someone to the countryside where Melody lived and investigate how she learned her medical skills and hacking skills.”

“Yes!”

*****

At the same time, Melody drove the sports car towards Herbathrive.

At this moment, the entrance of Herbathrive was filled with people.

A woman was crying and shouting, “Give me back my husband’s life!”

A passerby who had just passed by could not help but ask, What happened?”

The woman immediately said loudly, “My husband just had a heatstroke, but the doctor from Herbathrive actually treated him to death! Everyone, do you think this clinic is still qualified in that case?”

The passersby who had figured out the situation immediately started discussing.

A person asked, “How big of a deal is a heatstroke? They can actually cure someone to death. Who would dare to come here to check their illness?”

Another person said, “I always thought that Herbathrive was very reliable. I didn’t expect them to be so heartless! Quickly compensate her husband’s life and close the clinic!”

Someone else said, “That’s right! Herbathrive, close the shop immediately!”

David said with a pale face, “Don’t be confused! The heatstroke medicine we gave him is a traditional medicine. There are almost no side effects. Moreover, it’s sold on the market. There has never been such a medical accident. There must be a misunderstanding…”

“Misunderstanding?” The woman sneered. “He went in alive and kicking, and now he’s coming out unconscious. You’re telling me it’s a misunderstanding? My husband is already dead. How can this be a misunderstanding? You just don’t want to admit that the medicine you prescribed killed someone!”

The passersby quickly helped the woman accuse Herbathrive. “He’s still unwilling to admit it after his patient died. I think we should just call the police!”

A person said, “That’s right. Who knows if your Herbathrive is getting popular by selling illegal drugs?”

The patients in the clinic also felt apprehensive and shouted for a refund.

There were even people who came to Herbathrive for treatment a year ago who rushed over after hearing the news and wanted Herbathrive to return the money to them. It was appropriate to say that those people were just trying to get some benefits from the situation.

For a moment, Herbathrive became extremely chaotic.

David panicked. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a limited edition red sports car stop opposite the medical center.

He thought, ‘Miss Fox is here!’

David’s eyes lit up and he immediately waved at Melody.” Miss Fox! Over here!”

When the woman heard David’s words, she immediately looked in Melody’s direction. She turned around and met Melody’s cold eyes.

The moment their gazes met, the woman felt as if her entire body was frozen. For a moment, she even had the thought of escaping.

She thought, ‘This woman’s aura is too powerful!’

It was not until Melody walked from the opposite side to Herbathrive that the woman recovered from her fear. She stuttered and asked, “You’re Herbathrive’s boss?”

“That’s right.” Melody did not want this matter to bother Colin Herbert and Beverly Herbert. The two of them were still at the inpatient department, so she simply admitted that she was Herbathrive’s boss.

As soon as Melody said that, the people around her immediately exclaimed. “The boss of Herbathrive is actually so young? And the sports car she drives is expensive, right?”

A person said, “No wonder they killed one of their patients! How can she open a good clinic at such a young age?”

Another person said, “I remember that the boss of

Herbathrive was a man. It seems that the clinic has

changed owners, so the entire place is in chaos. That’s why this happened.”

Someone else said, “What a jinx! Why did she open a clinic at such a young age? Great, now she’s killed someone. I think she’ll spend the rest of her life in prison!”

When the woman heard that the people around her were helping her, the fear instantly dissipated. “Alright, since you’re the boss, compensate me for my husband’s life immediately! I want 20 million dollars, not a single cent less. Otherwise, I’ll call the police immediately!”

Melody ignored the surrounding voices and glanced at the woman indifferently. “Don’t worry. If the situation is true, I won’t give you a single cent less.”

“Of course it’s true. It was your doctor who killed my husband!”

Melody did not reply. She looked sideways and asked David, “Where’s the patient?”

As soon as Melody arrived, David seemed to have found

his backbone. Even his words became more confident. Over there!”

He pointed in a certain direction. A middle-aged man was lying upright on a stretcher. His face was pale. Melody walked towards the patient.

However, she had only taken two steps when the woman immediately blocked her way.

Chapter 470

“Stop! What do you think you’re doing?” The woman stared at Melody in fear. Her hands were wide open, completely blocking Melody’s path.

At this moment, the two of them were less than half a foot apart. When she saw that Melody was just an ugly little girl, she felt vexed that she was almost scared out of her wits by Melody’s gaze.

Melody met the woman’s gaze expressionlessly and said coldly, “I don’t want to do anything. I just want to confirm if something has really happened to your husband.”

The woman spat and said, “How can I not know if my husband is dead or alive? I think you’re just trying to shirk responsibility!”

Melody raised her right eyebrow and suddenly chuckled.” Madam, you seem to be especially afraid that I’ll get close to your husband?”

The woman choked and retorted, “What’s there to be afraid of!”

David completely calmed down at this moment.

After regaining his rationality, he recalled that he had been rejected many times when he wanted to check on the patient’s condition. He finally felt that something was wrong.

He immediately said, “Miss Fox, after the accident, I wanted to help her take a look at her husband many times, but she refused to let us get close no matter what. She insisted that her husband was dead. There must be something fishy going on!”

Guilt flashed across the woman’s eyes.

However, she quickly composed herself and sat on the ground as if she were throwing a tantrum. She slapped her thigh and wailed, “There’s no justice! My husband was killed by Herbathrive, but they still want to question if my husband is really dead! Are you still human? You’re simply animals. A group of animals!”

The surrounding people were moved by the woman’s cries and began to criticize Herbathrive again.

Melody ignored the voices of the people around her and stared at the woman calmly. “Didn’t you want us to compensate and close the clinic? Sure.”

The woman was stunned, and her crying suddenly stopped. “Are you serious?”

“Of course it’s true. It’s just that…” Melody dragged out her words and said, “There are too many scammers these days. It’s not the first time Herbathrive has seen someone like you. So to be fair, we have to confirm if your husband is really dead.”

Just as the woman was about to speak, Melody interrupted her and continued, “I see that you’re so sad. Compared to the compensation, you must still think that your husband’s life is more important, right?”

The woman subconsciously replied, “Of course…”

“In that case, let’s go and confirm your husband’s condition. There’s a golden time for resuscitation in medicine. Perhaps he can come back alive if I go over to treat him now.”

“That’s impossible! My husband is already dead. How can he come back to life?” The woman blurted out.

However, her reaction was too strange, causing the passersby who had spoken up for her to take a few more glances at the woman.

Melody took the opportunity to give David a look. David was not stupid. He immediately said, “You’re guilty! You’re indeed a liar! Nothing must have happened to your husband!”

The woman quickly got up from the ground and denied, “I’m not a liar! I’m not lying! I saw my husband fall down with my own eyes and confirmed that he’s not breathing!”

As she spoke, she wanted the passersby to speak up for her. She looked at the onlookers pleadingly and said, “They’re bullying me, a villager who doesn’t know anything. Please help me…”

However, no one in the crowd stood up for her this time. Instead, someone couldn’t help but say, “They just want to confirm your husband’s condition. Isn’t your reaction too exaggerated?”

As soon as he said this, the others also spoke. “That’s right. It’s not like you have anything to lose by confirming that he’s dead.”

A person said, “Let them do it. After all, they’re doctors. Your husband might still be able to be saved!”

Another person said, “Madam, why do I feel that you’re really guilty? If you’re not guilty, why don’t you let them get close to your husband?”

The woman gritted her teeth and a hint of ruthlessness flashed across her face.

“Alright!” She met Melody’s gaze and said, “Go and confirm it! However, if you defile my husband’s body, you have to compensate me double!”

The surrounding people exclaimed, “Double the compensation? Doesn’t that mean that they have to compensate 40 million dollars? Herbathrive is worth 20 million dollars at most. In that case, if that man really dies, won’t they have to compensate a lot”

David could not help but break out in a cold sweat.

Not to mention 40 million dollars, even if it was 20 million dollars, he would not be able to afford it even if he sold himself. Now, this woman asked for double. He felt that the price was too high.

David could not help but pull on the corner of Melody’s shirt and say, “Miss Fox, why don’t we… forget it? I’m willing to work hard for Herbathrive for the rest of my life to repay this 20 million dollars.”

Melody pulled David’s hand away and said, “Don’t worry, I can still afford to compensate 40 million dollars. I don’t need you to work for it. Moreover, it’s not certain if I need to compensate.”

With that, she strode toward the man lying on the stretcher. However, Melody had just taken two steps when the woman blocked her way again.

Melody frowned and looked at the woman, asking her with her eyes what she meant.

The woman raised her chin and said, “I don’t trust you. What if you insist that my husband isn’t dead?”

Melody pursed her lips and asked patiently, “Then what do you want?”

“Go to the nearby clinic and get a doctor!”

The street where Herbathrive was located was called Medicine Street. There were many clinics, and there was a traditional medicine clinic more than 100 yards away from Herbathrive.

Melody nodded. “Sure.”

Someone in the crowd volunteered, “I’ll call a doctor for you!” Before long, an old man with white hair was invited over. After David saw the other party’s appearance clearly, he immediately whispered to Melody, “Miss Fox, this is Dr. Terry Bradley, the boss of the nearby Bradley Clinic. He has been a doctor for many years and is very experienced. His character is also not bad. He won’t help them fake it.”

Melody nodded and took a few steps forward. “Dr. Bradley, I’m Melody. Colin Herbert is my uncle.”

When Terry heard that Melody was Colin’s relative, he looked at her.

Melody continued, “I believe you already know what’s going on on the way here. Please help us notarize Herbathrive.” “Sure.” Terry did not say anything else and went straight to the middle-aged man’s side. Under everyone’s gaze, he squatted down and reached his hand under the man’s nose. A few seconds later, Terry’s back stiffened as he turned to look at Melody.

Melody had a bad feeling when she saw Terry’s gaze.

The woman asked anxiously, “Dr. Bradley, how is it? My husband is dead, right?”

Her tone and expression made it seem like she wished that her husband was dead.

The staff of Herbathrive and the onlookers waited eagerly for Terry’s answer.

Terry pursed his lips and said unhurriedly, “Let me check him again. Breathing doesn’t explain everything…”

This meant that the man was indeed not breathing.

David’s heart instantly sank to the bottom.

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