Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker (Chapters 471, 472, 473, 474, and 475)

Chapter 471

Although the woman did not know medicine, she understood what Terry meant.

She did not hide her emotions anymore. After glancing at David and Melody smugly, she urged Terry, “Then hurry up and check his pulse!”

Terry frowned and looked at the woman unhappily.

However, a life was at stake. In the end, he placed his finger on the victim’s wrist.

David swallowed hard and begged the man to have a pulse.

There was no expression on Melody’s red-spotted face. Her lips were pursed into a straight line.

Terry’s frown deepened. After more than a minute, he finally let go of the man’s wrist.

He looked at Melody with dark eyes and shook his head gently at Melody. He sighed and said, “Negotiate with the victim’s family…”

The woman was completely relieved. The corners of her mouth curled up as she looked at Melody and said, Compensate me 40 million dollars, not a single cent less! Also, you have to close the clinic immediately, lest you continue to harm people!”

When the surrounding people heard the news of the man’s death from Terry, their doubts about the woman completely dissipated.

A person said, “As expected, someone died! Hurry up and close the door!”

Another person said, “Close the clinic and pay up!”

David’s legs went weak and he knelt on the ground. “It’s over…”

He thought, ’40 million dollars, and we have to shut down the clinic. I can never repay Melody and Colin for the rest of my life!’

Despair and guilt made David lose all hope. His eyes darkened, and he suddenly stood up and wanted to run to the road.

Since he could not afford it, he wanted to use his life to compensate.

At that moment, the road was filled with endless cars. There was no speed limit there, and every car was driving very fast. If he was hit, it would be difficult for him not to die.

However, David was already determined to die. Without any hesitation, he ran towards the road.

However, David had just taken two steps when a slender but strong hand grabbed him.

The force was so great that he staggered backward and fell to the ground.

Ignoring the pain in his body, he looked at the person holding him back with a pained expression. It was Melody.

He could not help but look even more pained. He said in a hoarse voice, “Miss Fox, why are you stopping me? Let me die as an apology!”

Melody said coldly, “Only a coward would sacrifice his life to atone for his sins. You’re not compensating for your life, you’re escaping.”

David’s back stiffened and he trembled in guilt and embarrassment.

He did not cry easily, but at that moment, he could not control his tears.

“Watch him!” Melody ordered Herbathrive’s other workers before she walked towards the deceased.

The woman hurriedly went forward to stop Melody. “What do you want?”

Melody met the woman’s gaze expressionlessly and said,” He’s already dead. What’s there to be afraid of? I just want to apologize to your husband one last time.”

When the woman heard this, she let go of Melody’s hand and raised her chin. “At least you have some conscience! After you apologize, quickly compensate and close the clinic!”

Melody did not say anything. She walked straight to the man and squatted down. “I’m sorry… Herbathrive made such a mistake. I know you can’t hear me anymore, but I still have to apologize to you on behalf of Herbathrive…”

As she spoke, she held the victim’s hand with an extremely sincere expression, making the woman feel secretly pleased.

However, at this moment, Melody suddenly pulled out a silver needle and stabbed it into a part of the victim’s body before the woman and the surrounding people could react. Everyone was stunned when they saw this.

The woman was the first to react. As she ran towards Melody, she cursed, “Bitch! What are you doing?”

Melody stopped the woman and pressed her to the ground with a swift grab.

The woman said, “Let go of me! Guys, Herbathrive’s boss is going crazy!”

The onlookers were furious. “How can you do this? Let go of her!”

A person said, “You killed this man and still treat his family like this. Are you still human?”

Another person said, “It’s fine if she’s ugly, but she’s also so vicious! Everyone, call the police!”

Some people spoke up for the woman, while others took a few steps forward to help save the woman.

Melody quickly snapped her fingers.

In less than two minutes, dozens of men in black appeared out of thin air and quickly stood in front of Melody, blocking the passersby who were about to help.

Seeing this, the staff from Herbathrive also helped to stop everyone.

The passersby looked at the group of tall men in black who had suddenly appeared in front of them. They were a little afraid and subconsciously took a few steps back.

When the woman saw this, she shouted loudly, “This is murder! There’s no justice! Herbathrive killed my husband, and now they want to kill me!”

The woman’s words made the onlookers feel indignant again. “What do you want? Is there no law?”

A person said, “Herbathrive, you’re courting death!”

Terry could not stand it anymore. He took a few steps forward and said, “Young lady, your name is Melody Fox, right? Colin has a good relationship with me. Since he’s not around, let me advise you on his behalf not to make Herbathrive’s situation more difficult. Although the medical accident is very serious, your actions will only make the situation more serious. Before the situation becomes irreversible, let this lady go quickly!”

The woman immediately struggled and shouted, “Ugly monster, if you don’t let go of me, the entire staff crew of Herbathrive will have to go to jail!”

Melody did not even look at the woman. After handing her over to one of the bodyguards, she walked a few steps to the front of the crowd and said, “Dr. Bradley, ladies and gentlemen, this woman is a liar. I checked the victim on the ground just now. He took a medicine called Narrow Escape and created the illusion of his death. In fact, he did not die at all. He only came to Herbathrive to extort money.”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

Terry was the first to ask, “Is what you said true?”

Before Melody could speak, the woman spoke first. “She’s talking nonsense! What do you mean by Narrow Death? We’re just ordinary people. How can we have that kind of medicine? She’s just trying to shirk responsibility!”

Melody looked up and glanced at the woman. The bodyguard immediately understood Melody’s meaning and covered the woman’s mouth forcefully, preventing her from making any sound.

Melody then continued, “In order to test the truth of my words, everyone, just wait patiently for a few more minutes. After what I did to him, the medicinal effect will disappear very quickly. By then, he will naturally wake up.”

The passersby looked at each other. “Is she telling the truth or not?”

A person said, “Looking at her expression, she doesn’t seem to be lying…”

Another person said, “But why have I never heard of such a drug?”

Terry thought for a moment and said, “I’ve indeed heard of a medicine called ‘Narrow Escape’, but that medicine is strictly prohibited. It was developed by malicious doctors many years ago.”

Chapter 472

Terry’s words shocked everyone.

A person asked, “There’s actually such a medicine that can make people fake their death?”

Another person said, “If that man really took that drug, wouldn’t that be a serious violation of the law? Malicious doctors’ drugs can’t be used by ordinary people…”

When the woman heard these discussions, her expression changed slightly.

From the corner of her eye, Melody noticed the change in the woman’s expression. The corners of her lips curled up imperceptibly as she raised her voice and said, “That’s right. It’s illegal to come into contact with malicious doctors and the medicine developed by malicious doctors. You’ll have to go to prison for at least five to six years. However, these can’t compare to the side effects of the medicine ‘Narrow Escape’.”

Terry was filled with curiosity about this medicine and could not help but ask, “What are its side effects?”

Melody raised her eyebrows and said, “Although people who take it will automatically wake up, the damage to the brain and heart is irreversible. There’s a high chance that there will be cardiac arrest or sudden cerebral hemorrhage happening to the patient not long after.”

The woman subconsciously shook her head and shook off the bodyguard’s hand that was covering her mouth. She blurted out, “What did you say?”

For a moment, everyone looked at the woman.

The woman panicked and forced herself to be calm. “What does all this have to do with my husband? My husband didn’t die from eating shit!”

“That’d better be the case. Otherwise, your husband’s plan might backfire and go from faking his death to actually dying.”

The woman pursed her lips and was about to speak when Melody suddenly raised her wrist to look at her watch. “It’s almost time. If he took it, his heartbeat and breathing would be recovering. To be fair, Dr. Bradley, please check him again.”

Terry nodded vigorously and walked towards the victim.

The woman immediately struggled violently, trying to break free from the bodyguard’s control.

However, she was just a woman. Her strength was weaker than the bodyguards that Ken had arranged for Melody. Her struggles turned into unquestionable resistance. On the contrary, it made the onlookers even more suspicious that her husband had really taken the Narrow Escape.

“Let me go!” the woman shouted loudly, trying to bite the bodyguard who was restraining her with her teeth.

However, the bodyguard reacted quickly. The woman missed, and only the sound of teeth colliding could be heard.

At the same time, Terry had already placed his hand on the man’s wrist.

In just two seconds, Terry let go of the man’s hand and looked at Melody with admiration. “His pulse has indeed recovered.”

As soon as he said this, the woman’s legs went limp and she fell to the ground.

Melody clearly saw the eyelids of the man lying on the ground twitch. He was obviously awake, but he continued to pretend to be dead.

She sneered and walked to the man’s side in a few steps.

She raised her leg and kicked the man’s calf.

The man did not open his eyes, but beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

The smile on Melody’s face deepened. She turned to look at David and said, “It seems that someone is unwilling to

wake up. David, you’re a man. You should know which part of kicking a man hurts the most, right?”

David had also recovered from his despair.

The situation had taken a drastic turn. He no longer had the thought of seeking death. Instead, he angrily walked in front of the man and directly kicked his groin.

A scream pierced through the clouds.

The man lying on the ground pretending to be dead sat up with a whoosh. His face was pale as he covered the spot where he had been kicked.

This kick contained David’s immense anger. The man was in so much pain that he wanted to die. He sat down one moment and rolled on the ground the next.

Because of the pain, his entire face was scrunched up. Beads of sweat dripped down his face.

Everyone could feel how painful it was just by looking at his expression.

However, there was no sympathy on David’s face. He said coldly, “Bastard! You almost killed me and almost destroyed the entire Herbathrive!”

“Hubby! Hubby!” the woman cried out in alarm.

Only then did the man remember that he was pretending to be dead. He was suddenly at a loss as to whether to continue lying down or maintain the current situation. The surrounding onlookers widened their eyes in shock. They realized that they had been completely used by the couple and were furious. “Damn it! So they’re two liars!” A person said, “Herbathrive has been operating for so many years and was almost destroyed by these two liars! To think that I used to come here all the time. I’m really sorry…”

Some people in the crowd spurned the couple, while others apologized to Melody and the staff.

Melody knew very well that these people were not very vicious. It was just that ordinary people were easily deceived, so she did not intend to mind them.

She stood in front of the man with a cold expression and questioned coldly, “Tell me, who gave you the medicine? Where are they?”

The man knew that it was impossible for him to continue pretending to be dead. He could only hold his injured part and stand up. His expression was ugly as he said, “What instructions? I don’t understand what you’re talking about!” Melody looked at the man indifferently and said, “You don’t have to say anything, but the amount of medicine left in your body will cause you to die quickly. At that time, the person behind you won’t be able to save you. The only

person who can save you is me. If you don’t believe me, you can give it a try. However, whether I want to save you or not will depend on my mood.”

“Bullshit! There’s something wrong with your medicine. I almost died just now! Also, let go of my wife!” The man shamelessly refused to admit it. He took a few steps forward and grabbed the woman’s hand, wanting to run. The bodyguard naturally refused to let go of the woman. However, Melody said, “Let them go. Since they want to die, let them do as they please!”

“Yes!” The bodyguards did not suspect anything and released the woman’s hand.

After obtaining their freedom, the two of them ran away and soon disappeared.

David asked anxiously, “Miss Fox, are we letting them go just like that? If it weren’t for you just now, the Herbathrive would have closed down.”

“I know. I have my own plans.” David did not dare to sludge Melody, so he could only give up.

After Melody dismissed the bodyguards, she walked over to Terry. “Dr. Bradley, thank you for your help today. I’ll tell Colin and visit you with him to thank you.”

Terry waved his hand repeatedly. “No need, no need. I didn’t help much at all. On the other hand, I didn’t even realize that the man had taken Narrow Escape, but you immediately reacted. I can tell that your medical skills are far superior to mine. I hope to have a chat with you about medical skills someday.”

“I just happen to know something about this. It’s my honor to chat with you. When you have time, I’ll come and look for you immediately.”

“Okay, okay!” Terry was very happy and waved his hand to say goodbye.

Soon, Herbathrive returned to normal.

After the incident, more patients came to Herbathrive.

Melody helped David for more than an hour before she finally had time to call Colin.

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Chapter 473

“Colin, how’s Beverly’s condition?” Melody’s tone was normal as she walked towards the backyard.

After all, there were too many people in front and it was difficult to say a lot.

Even so, Colin immediately felt that something was wrong. Beverly is recovering very well. She’ll be discharged after a few days of observation and will go home to recuperate.” As Colin spoke, he instructed Beverly. He walked to the door of the ward and asked, “Melody, did something happen at Herbathrive? Your tone is not right.”

Melody was slightly stunned. She smiled bitterly and said, ” You really know me. Someone came to Herbathrive to cause trouble just now…”

She told Colin the whole story in the shortest possible way. Then, she said, “Only malicious doctors have a Narrow Escape. This must be Michael Hudson’s doing.”

“As expected, Michael is unwilling to leave just like that.” Colin’s voice sank as he felt a lingering fear.

He said gratefully and worriedly, “Melody, if it weren’t for you, Herbathrive’s reputation would have been ruined today. However, I’m afraid he won’t let it go just like that. The next time he finds someone to cause trouble, we might not be able to deal with it.”

“No.” A cold glint flashed across Melody’s eyes. “Although I let the couple who faked their death go, I deliberately exaggerated the side effects of Narrow Escape and said that only I can treat him. I did something special to his body. Not only did I cure the effect of Narrow Escape for him, but I also made sure that he would feel dizzy and nauseous a few days later. His heartbeat will be chaotic. He will definitely come back to find me.”

Colin’s eyes lit up. “In that case, they will definitely give up Michael.”

“That’s right!” Melody narrowed her eyes coldly. “When we get concrete evidence, Michael won’t have the chance to make a move again. I’ll send him straight to jail.”

Colin nodded. After two seconds of silence, he suddenly said, “By the way, Melody, you should know that I have a lot of rare herbs. I placed the key to the storeroom under the second flower pot at the door of my bedroom. If you need anything, just go and get it.”

Melody hesitated for a moment and did not refuse. She replied, “Okay.”

It was time to put the poison in her face on the agenda and do the final detoxification.

With such an ugly face, although she did not care, it was undeniable that such an ugly face would inconvenience her on many occasions.

Humans were visual animals. Just because she wasn’t didn’t mean most people weren’t.

After the call ended, Melody found the key and went to the storeroom.

During this period of time, before she went to bed, she would expel the poison in the most rapid manner. Although she could not completely detoxify the poison without gathering the five types of herbs, the red spots on her face had actually faded a lot compared to the beginning.

After entering the storeroom, the smell of herbs assaulted her nose.

Melody looked up and saw two rows of glass cabinets in the storeroom. Through the glass, she could see countless precious medicine materials inside.

The most expensive one could be exchanged for a villa in downtown Silverlake.

However, she couldn’t find the herbs she needed even after searching the storeroom.

So far, she had already collected three of the five antidotes. Kintame from Deer Mountain, Uvograss from an auction, and Deathtenaire from Colin.

Other than the Green Velvet promised by Mason Taylor, she still needed the last herb Heavy Grass.

Heavy Grass was very poisonous, but it was very effective against the poison on her face. Because this herb was very rare, only a few collectors and some malicious doctors had it.

Melody closed the door of the storeroom with a hint of regret in her eyes.

She originally had a glimmer of hope that Colin would have the last herbs. In the end, it still fell through.

However, after her experience in her previous life, she clearly knew who had this herb in their hands. However, that person was Insterimond. The current Melody was not qualified to come into contact with that person.

However, she felt that there were always more solutions than difficulties. The first few herbs were also very difficult to gather, yet she still managed to gather them.

Melody quickly perked up and went to the clinic to help again.

The next day, Melody was woken up by her phone ringing. Yesterday, Herbathrive had a lot of patients, so she did not go back to Ken’s residence to sleep. Instead, she slept in the backyard of Herbathrive.

She rubbed her eyes and reached for the phone.

It was Sid. She knew that Sid’s call must have something to do with the fire yesterday.

Melody sat up from the bed and quickly picked up the call.” Sid, have you found all the surveillance cameras?”

“Yes, I’ll send it to you now.” Sid’s voice was very suppressed as if he had not slept the entire night.

“You stayed up all night looking for it?”

“Yeah,” Sid said in a hoarse voice. “I can’t help you with anything else. I can only do this kind of chores. I hope it will be useful for digging out clues leading to Ulric.”

Melody frowned and reminded him. “You can’t stay up late due to your health. No matter how urgent things are in the future, you have to sleep. Don’t forget that your blood pressure doesn’t allow you to stay up late to work under heavy pressure.”

She could not tell Sid directly that he had suddenly died while working in her previous life. She could only remind him in this way,

“I know. I’ll go lie down now. You must call me if there’s any news.”

“Yes, I will.” Melody hung up the phone and saw the document sent by Sid.

The document detailed the places that were on fire yesterday. It also marked the places near the fire and the places where there were surveillance cameras.

Melody was a little surprised. She thought that Sid was unreliable, but she did not expect him to be so careful and responsible when it came to serious matters.

Time was of the essence. After she washed up, Melody began to devote herself to the task of restoring surveillance footage.

She didn’t even hear David knocking on the door.

It was not until David pushed the door open and entered that she suddenly came back to her senses.

“Miss Fox!” David called out.

“What’s up? I was busy just now, Melody replied.

“No wonder you didn’t respond even after I knocked on the door for a long time…” David quickly got down to business. There are two people outside who want to see you.”

“Who?”

“It’s a couple. I don’t know them, but they look a little familiar. They must have come to Herbathrive for treatment before.”

“Alright, I understand.” Melody nodded and said, “Tell them to wait for me in the lounge on the second floor of the clinic. I’ll be right there.”

“Okay.” After David left, Melody did not rush over. Instead, she continued typing rapidly on the keyboard.

She didn’t close her computer until she finished checking the place that she was working on just now.

Before she left, she looked at the time. It was already noon.

In the morning, she had already checked two-thirds of the places that were on fire, but every surveillance camera was wiped clear. She did not find any clues.

She could only hope that the hacker didn’t clean the rest of the surveillance by himself.

Melody let out a long sigh and pushed open the door with a heavy heart.

Chapter 474

As soon as the door of the lounge opened, Melody saw Mason Taylor and his wife Ruby Taylor sitting inside.

“It’s you?” Melody was a little surprised, but she felt that it was reasonable.

The medicine she gave Mason had already taken effect. Logically, Mason would have already recovered his fertility. “Miss Fox!” Ruby’s eyes were filled with joy when she saw her. She immediately went forward and held her hand very intimately.

Mason’s eyes were also filled with smiles. He quickly stood up and bowed to greet her.

This kind of greeting seemed a little too grand.

Melody’s lips curved into a smile as he asked the question in her heart, “Looks like the two of you have good news?”

Ruby nodded vigorously and raised her chin to signal Mason to speak.

Mason understood and said with a smile, “Miss Fox is indeed a divine doctor. My eyes have completely recovered now, and I no longer have any symptoms of dizziness. As for Ruby… her period has been delayed this month, so on the one hand, I want to thank you, and on the other hand, I want you to check her and see if she’s… pregnant.”

Ruby nodded and said, “My period has always been very accurate. It should have come last week, but it’s been delayed for almost ten days…”

Melody listened to the two of them. As she prepared to check Ruby, she asked, “When was the last time you had sex?”

Ruby blushed, but when she saw Melody’s serious expression, she felt that it was not good for her to be so shy. She simply said, “I think it was last week. I thought my period was coming soon, so I didn’t sleep with him after that. But I haven’t checked it yet because I was afraid I would be disappointed.”

Melody understood Ruby’s mentality very well. After all, the two of them had been married for several years and had never gotten pregnant. It was normal for them to be afraid of disappointment.

She nodded and did not say anything else. She checked Ruby’s condition seriously.

After about ten seconds, Melody let go of Ruby. Under their expectant and nervous gazes, she said, “Congratulations to both of you. Your wish has been fulfilled.”

Ruby’s eyes instantly widened and turned red. She opened her mouth, but she was too excited to speak.

Mason calmed down a little. He swallowed hard and confirmed, “Miss Fox, you mean that Ruby is pregnant, right?”

Melody nodded. “Yes, but it’s not even a month yet. The first three months are a dangerous period. You must pay more attention to her. Things like having sex should be put off for now. Wait after the child is born.”

Ruby was happy and shy. She only nodded repeatedly.

At this moment, Mason came back to his senses. He picked up Ruby and began to spin around.

Ruby exclaimed, “Put me down! I’m pregnant!”

Mason immediately came back to his senses and carefully put down Ruby. He asked softly, “I was too excited just now. Are you feeling unwell?”

“No…”

Melody could not help but smile when she saw how happy the two of them were.

This was the only happy thing she had encountered in this period of time, but then a hint of loneliness flashed past her eyes.

As someone who harbored hatred, she felt that she would probably never experience such happiness in her life.

Ruby and Mason did not notice the change in Melody’s expression. After their excitement, they thanked Melody repeatedly.

“Miss Fox, thank you…” Ruby held her hand tightly.

Mason recalled what Melody had said before and said, Miss Fox, regarding what you said previously about needing our family’s secret herbs, I’ve asked my father about it recently.”

Melody immediately became serious. “What did he say?”

Mason said, “My father’s health hasn’t been very good recently. In addition, he’s the only one in my family who knows how to develop Green Velvet, so it’s impossible for him to auction a batch of Green Velvet for the time being.” Upon hearing this, Melody’s expression turned grave.

When Ruby saw this, she hurriedly pulled Mason’s shoulder. “We owe Miss Fox a huge favor. You have to think of something.”

Mason nodded and said, “I was just about to say it. Miss Fox, although the volume is not enough for an auction, there must still be some left at home. How about this? Why don’t you take this opportunity to come back to Insterimond with me? After you cure my father’s illness, I’ll take the opportunity to tell him that you helped Ruby get pregnant. This way, my father will definitely give you the Green Velvet in his inventory.”

Ruby nodded repeatedly. “Miss Fox, I can go with you. After this is done, I can also accompany you to shop around Insterimond.”

“Insterimond…” Melody remembered that she still needed to obtain the last herb from a person in Insterimond. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded and said, “Alright, but I have some things to deal with recently. I’m afraid I have to set off next week at the earliest.”

“Coincidentally, I’m a little busy at the company this week. After we all finish dealing with our business this week, we’ll go to Insterimond together,” Mason said sincerely. “Okay, thanks.”

After confirming the approximate time, Melody reminded Ruby, “You’ve just gotten pregnant and your body is thin. I’ll prescribe you some nourishing medicine. If you have time, you can go to the hospital to set up a profile for yourself. I’m now a doctor at Silverlake Central Hospital. If you go over there, I can help you get the best treatment.”

“That’s great!” While Ruby was happy, she looked at Melody with even more admiration. “I didn’t expect Miss Fox to be so capable. You’re really amazing.”

Melody pursed her lips. She had never been used to being praised by others. It was rare for her to show an embarrassed expression.

When Ruby saw this, she chuckled and said, “Miss Fox, your medical skills are too superb and your personality is calm. I almost forgot that you’re still very young. I wonder if you have a romantic partner? If not, I can introduce you to the rich boys from Insterimond. I also know some people in Silverlake.”

Melody quickly regained her usual expression.

She shook her head. “No need. With my face, which rich boy would fancy me? Besides, I have no intention of getting married or dating now.”

Ruby said, “If they don’t like you, they’re blind. Men are visual animals. They’re all superficial!”

Mason, who was standing at the side, coughed awkwardly and reminded Ruby, “I’m a man too.”

Rugby said, “You too!”

Mason was blamed for no reason, but he was in front of Melody, so he happily accepted it. “Yes, yes, yes. We men are not good people. When I get to know some men with real substance, I will introduce them to you, Miss Fox.”

Melody knew that they were saying this to take care of her emotions, but she did not care about her appearance at all.

She only wanted to recover her appearance so that it would be easier for her to take revenge and slap those who looked down on her.

“Alright, I still have something on, so I won’t send you off. Take care.” After saying goodbye to the two of them, Melody rushed back to the backyard and continued to try to repair the surveillance footage.

However, just as she turned on the computer, her phone rang again.

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Chapter 475

Melody glanced at the caller ID. It was Ken.

She put the phone on speaker and continued to hack the remaining surveillance system while typing on the keyboard. She said, “Wait for me. I still have a third to check. I’ll tell you the results after I’m done.”

On the other end of the phone, Ken paused for a moment and asked with a complicated expression, “Do you think I’m rushing your work progress?”

Melody’s fingers paused. She asked in confusion, “Isn’t that so?”

Ken’s bitter laugh came from the other end. Ignoring the question, he asked, “Did you sleep well last night?”

“I slept very well. I was busy all afternoon at Herbathrive yesterday. After I was done, I fell asleep right away.” After her rebirth, she had not slept well. Last night, she had a rare sleep due to exhaustion.

“No wonder…” Ken’s tone was meaningful. Melody could not help but ask, “What’s wrong?”

“You didn’t come back last night. I called you many times. Later, I asked the guys who protected you and found out that you slept in Herbathrive. Remember to tell me if you don’t come home in the future.”

“I understand.” Melody agreed, but she felt a little awkward.

This conversation was more like a conversation between husband and wife.

She tried to shake off those messy thoughts and said, “You just said that you didn’t call me to rush me to work. Is there something else?”

Ken subconsciously said, “Can’t I call you if it’s not about work?”

As soon as he said that, he regretted it and immediately added, “I was just joking. I just wanted to remind you that you have to look for that Mr. Grover today.”

Melody did not think too much about it. As she continued typing on the keyboard, she said, “Yes, I remember. After I check all the surveillance cameras at the fire point, I’ll ask him to meet me. Coincidentally, I have something else to ask him.”

“Something else? What is it?”

Melody hesitated for a moment. In the end, she told Ken what happened yesterday in Herbathrive.

Ken immediately understood. “You want Mr. Grover to help Herbathrive completely clear its relationship with malicious doctors.”

“Yes. Other than him, I can’t think of any other way to keep Herbathrive out of the picture while we reveal the fact that Michael is a malicious doctor.”

“I understand. I’ll prepare the gift. When you arrange a time, we’ll go over together.”

“Don’t,” Melody quickly said, “Your leg needs to recuperate. Try not to go out as much as possible. I’ll give you a prescription to nourish your bones later. That way, you’ll recover faster.”

Ken paused. The gloomy expression on his face eased a little.

He thought, ‘At least this girl still knows to care about my legs.”

He said, “Alright, I’ll get James to go with you. I’m worried that Ulric will still think of a way to attack you. Your safety is the top priority during this period of time.”

“Alright, I’ll hang up first.”

Ken quickly tightened his grip on his phone. “Wait…”

Before he could say the other word, the call ended.

Frustration flashed in his eyes.

For some reason, every time he faced Melody, he felt powerless.

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

Susan, who was outside the door, entered with a bowl of creamy vegetable turkey soup with Ken’s permission. “Mr. Swanson, this is the creamy vegetable turkey soup I just made. I wanted to put some nourishing ingredients in it, but I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to control the quantity well, so you should drink this bowl first. When Mrs. Swanson comes back, I’ll ask her which herbs I should use.” Ken nodded and gestured for Susan to put the creamy vegetable turkey soup by the bed. Then, he picked up the tablet beside him and prepared to work.

However, Susan did not leave immediately after putting down the creamy vegetable turkey soup.

Ken could not help but look up and ask, “Is there anything else?”

“Here’s the thing…” Susan rubbed her hands and reminded Ken, “It’s almost the first. I wonder how you plan to arrange it this year?”

“The first?” Ken did not react for a moment, but he quickly remembered that the first of next month was his birthday. Just do what we always do.”

Susan said hesitantly, “Just like in previous years, I’ll only cook you a bowl of spaghetti? Wouldn’t that be too simple? You’re already married this year.”

Ken nodded. “Yes, just do it simple. There’s no need to specially tell her. She’s quite busy.”

Melody’s seriousness and responsibility for her work sometimes even amazed Ken.

“Alright then, let’s do it as usual.” Susan bowed and left.

Ken looked at the closed door with a complicated expression.

However, he quickly forgot about this small episode and continued to devote himself to his work.

Ximber Tech was currently in the most important development period. If it crosses this hurdle, it could successfully become a first-tier Al technology company. Ken could not be sloppy at all.

*****

At Herbathrive.

3/5

About two hours later, Melody finally finished checking all the surveillance cameras. She called Ken with an ugly expression.

After the call went through, she said guiltily and irritably, “I’m sorry, the surveillance footage has all been cleared. They handled it very cleanly. They didn’t leave any loopholes for us to exploit.”

“I see. Ulric is a very cautious person. Originally, I couldn’t count on him to leave any loopholes. Now, the only thing left is the girl we saved and the scene at the Youth Center.”

“Now that you mention it, is the portrait done? What did James say?”

“He just reported to me a few minutes ago. The girl’s family felt that something might be wrong, so they stopped letting James contact Averi. Even if the conditions James gave them are tempting, it’s useless. Now, James is personally guarding their house. As long as Averi goes out alone, he will find a way to contact her.”

Melody rolled her eyes and said, “I’m afraid they won’t let Averi go out alone for a while. If bribery doesn’t work, what if we pretend to threaten them?”

“I’m afraid that won’t do either. You probably don’t know yet, but the Blevins family is not an ordinary family. They started out in the jade business and have branches of jade stores all over Halcyon. If we threaten them rashly, it will only be detrimental to ourselves.”

Melody massaged her temples with a headache. “Alright, I’ll go look for Samuel first.”

“Then I’ll send James over now.”

“No need.” Melody refused. “Let him keep an eye on the Blevins family personally. That way, I’ll be more at ease. Anyway, you’ve already sent someone to protect me. I won’t let anything happen to me.”

“Call me if you need anything.”

“Okay.” Melody hung up and called Samuel.

The call was picked up very quickly. Melody was the first to introduce herself. “Mr. Grover, I’m Melody.”

Samuel’s excited voice came from the other end. “Master? Do you have time to spar with me?”

“No…” Melody was still not used to people who were a lot older than her calling her master. She cleared her throat and said, “I have something else to ask of you. I wonder if you have time to see me?”

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