Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker (Chapters 491, 492, 493, 494, and 495)

Chapter 491

Nickolas praised the painting endlessly. His hands trembled as he stroked his beard and said, “The rarest thing is that such an unprecedented masterpiece only took ten minutes to complete. This is a height that I can’t reach in my entire life.”

Nickolas carefully analyzed Melody’s painting, letting those who did not know about the paintings see how perfect and rare this painting was.

They looked at Melody in surprise and fell into a strange silence again.

As for those who knew Halcyon paintings, their jaws almost dropped. Who would dare to believe it?

Who would believe such a painting was from a young girl whose looks were inferior to “ordinary people”? And she only used ten minutes.

‘This is a genius!’ they all thought.

However, Warner did not have the patience to listen to his grandfather continue to praise the painting. He asked impatiently again, “Grandpa, don’t say how good this painting is. Anyway, I don’t understand it. Just tell us the result. Can you tell if she’s Morin from this painting?”

Melody raised her chin slightly and looked at Nickolas calmly. She showed no panic or anxiety.

Nickolas also looked at her at this moment. The expression in his eyes was indescribable, and his face was filled with embarrassment.

However, under Warner’s constant urging, Nickolas finally said, “Ms. Palmer, it’s my fault for being blind. After your repeated explanations, I still insisted that you’re a fake. I’m old and blind. Please forgive me this time.” Nickolas’s tone was filled with guilt and reverence.

Hearing that, everyone knew what Nickolas meant.

They knew Melody was the legendary Morin.

Shock, surprise, embarrassment, and guilt were all expressed on the faces of the guests present. After all, many of them had also spoken up for Mabel and said that Melody could not be Morin.

Warner’s face was filled with ecstasy. ‘She is Morin! She is not a liar! I had not misjudged…’

However, when he thought of his attitude toward Melody, the ecstasy in his eyes turned into a deep sorry. ‘I shouldn’t have doubted and wanted to chase her out because of Mabel’s words.’

“Melody, I-I’ve let you down too.” Warner lowered his head deeply, the apology in his eyes extremely sincere.

Melody was neither servile nor overbearing in the face of Nickolas and Warner’s apologetic gazes. She said neither arrogantly nor impatiently, “The name Morin is indeed easy for everyone to misunderstand. You haven’t seen me before, so it makes sense that you don’t know I’m Morin. I’ve never been angry before, so you don’t need to ask for forgiveness. You two don’t have to apologize to me.”

Nickolas felt even more embarrassed. “I admire how generous you are. However, even if you’re not angry, I must apologize,” Nickolas said as he looked coldly at Mabel.

Mabel was shocked and subconsciously shrunk her neck guiltily.

The next second, Nickolas said coldly, “Men, chase this woman who was sowing discord out of the manor. From now on, she is not allowed to enter any territory under the Chapman family’s name.”

“No…” Mabel said with a pale face, “Mr. Chapman, I didn’t know she was Morin. If I knew, why would I say that?”

As Mabel spoke, she secretly pinched the flesh on her waist. The pain made her cry instantly, and her eyes turned red.

A beauty’s tears were always the most lethal weapon. It instantly turned Mabel into a victim. It was as if the person who had just become the target of public criticism was not Melody, but her.

Some male guests present could not help but feel their hearts ache as they spoke up for Mabel.

“Mr. Chapman, Miss Mabel is the same as us. She doesn’t know that Morin is Melody. As the saying goes, the ignorant are not guilty.”

“That’s right. You have to be lenient. She’s just a young girl after all. Moreover, she’s been pleading for Melody just now, right?”

When Mabel heard this, more tears fell. She said, her voice hoarse, “Melody, I’m doing this for your good. I didn’t know you were Morin, so I pleaded for you. I didn’t mean to smear your reputation on purpose.”

Mabel’s fragile appearance made Melody want to laugh coldly in her heart.

Mabel’s act of pretending to be pitiful was something she had seen too many times in her past and present lives, and it worked every time.

‘Wasn’t I also deceived by Mabel’s acting skills in my previous life? Didn’t I always think that Mabel had done something bad out of kindness? Let alone the guests present. However, after the reborn, I won’t be stupid enough to believe Mabel again, Melody thought.

This time, she did not intend to let Mabel off easily.

Melody laughed mockingly and said, “For my good? Mabel, do you believe your own words?”

Mabel looked embarrassed. “I-“

Melody did not give her a chance to defend herself at all. She continued to question. “You came up and said that I’m from the countryside, thus making everyone automatically believe that I don’t have any painting foundation and can’t be Morin. Is this for my good? Not only that, but you also deliberately blurred the facts to make everyone think that I was the one who caused your mother to go to jail. Is this for my good? I’ve only met Mr. Grover once, but he’s willing to take my side and trust me. He asked Mr. Chapman to give me a chance to prove myself. It is truly for my good.”

As Melody spoke, she removed the last layer of Mabel’s disguise and said, “Furthermore, your mother went to prison because she stole trade secrets and poisoned Grandma. She even kidnapped Grandma’s trusted aide, Hattie. She tried to kill Hattie overseas. She didn’t go to jail because of me.”

Mabel’s face instantly turned ashen.

News of Yolanda’s imprisonment had already spread, but no one knew the exact reason. Those who knew were also bribed with a lot of money.

Under Mabel’s and her father’s deliberate smearing, they blamed all the blame on Melody.

But now, Melody had directly revealed the matter before this group of big shots.

Anger rose in Mabel’s heart, and her rationality fell into chaos at this moment. She said, “You’re talking nonsense! You’re talking nonsense all the time! It’s obvious that you framed my mother and sentenced her to ten years of imprisonment. Also,” Mabel was desperate. She turned to Nickolas and said, “Mr. Chapman, she’s a scheming and vicious woman. Don’t assume Melody is Morin just

because the structure of her painting is similar to Morin’s. Who knows if she drew this painting because she learned Morin’s style before coming here? Think about it carefully. How could a person whom the Fox family raised in the countryside since she was young become the Morin that even you admire? Think about it again. No one at the scene has seen Morin’s true appearance. If she intended to impersonate Morin, you couldn’t tell. There must be something wrong with this. Please investigate clearly. Don’t believe her nonsense.”

After Mabel finished speaking, she turned to look at Ulric for help.

‘Only when Ulric is on my side will Nickolas wonder if Melody is the rumored Morin, she thought.

Chapter 492

Mabel looked at Ulric. Ulric naturally understood that she was looking at him to ask for his help.

He had never stepped into such troubles.

‘However, Mabel is about to enter Ander’s laboratory and is very useful. If I let Mabel fight against others alone and do nothing, it will be difficult to explain later.’ While hesitating, Ulric also made a judgment. He decided to help her.

After all, just as Mabel had said, no one present had seen Morin. If Melody deliberately wanted to impersonate Morin, Nickolas could be wrong when he thought Melody was Morin.

However, just as Ulric was about to step forward to help Mabel, a voice came from the hall’s entrance. “Nickolas! I’m late. You don’t mind, do you?”

The voice attracted everyone subconsciously. Melody also looked in the direction of the voice.

Yannick walked in happily with a basket of eggs.

“Mr. Frost?” Soon, someone recognized Yannick and greeted him.

Yannick smiled and greeted them one by one. Then, he walked straight toward Nickolas.

Warner coincidentally blocked Melody’s figure, so Yannick did not see Melody immediately.

He raised the eggs proudly and stuffed them into Nickolas’s hand. “The few chickens I told you about last time have laid eggs. The eggs in this basket are all newborn. I can’t bear to eat them myself. Here you go!”

If someone else sent a basket of eggs over for Nickolas’s birthday, they would be laughed at.

However, Yannick was famous because of his oil paintings in Halcyon. He had a pivotal position in the art world, and because he had the same hobbies as Nickolas, he and Nickolas were close friends.

In addition, this was his usual style. It was very normal for him to send a basket of eggs. Therefore, other than the stunned Mabel, no one else revealed any strange expression.

Nickolas was also used to it. After taking the eggs, he handed them to the servant cherishingly. Then, he turned to Yannick and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll eat them sparingly.”

Yannick revealed a satisfied expression. Then, he realized that something was wrong. “What are you all doing? Why aren’t you saying anything?”

This atmosphere is a little strange. How could the atmosphere of a birthday party be more deathly silent than a funeral?’ Yannick wondered.

Nickolas gave Yannick a look that said, “You finally felt it.”

However, Nickolas suddenly remembered that Yannick had seen Morin in person. With Yannick around, they could know if Melody was Morin.

He was about to tell Yannick what had happened and ask him to identify the person.

However, at that moment, Yannick saw Melody beside Warner.

Before Nickolas could say anything, Yannick had already widened his eyes and shouted in surprise, “Melody! What are you doing here?”

As he spoke, he ignored Nickolas and strode to Melody. He said as if no one was around, “Melody, as your student, I’ve been waiting for your call for the past few days. Why didn’t you contact me?”

Everyone was instantly dumbfounded. ‘What’s going on? Why did Yannick say this girl is his teacher?’

However, what was even more shocking was Samuel walked forward unhappily and stood in front of the two of them. Before Melody could speak, he frowned and said, Why should she contact you? She’s my teacher.”

“What nonsense are you talking about?” Yannick rolled his eyes at Samuel and said, “I’ve already been her student for a few years. When did you become her student? Also, when did you start learning painting?”

“What painting? She’s my chess teacher. I got down on my knees to her in public to ask her to be my teacher. Did you kneel?” Samuel asked proudly.

“…” Yannick felt a lump in his throat. Indeed, he had never knelt before…

However, in the blink of an eye, Yannick’s eyes lit up. ‘I didn’t kneel back then, but I can still do it now! At the thought of this, Yannick was about to kneel,

Melody quickly grabbed Yannick’s hands. “Yannick, stop fooling around. How can I let you get down on your knees to me?”

Yannick said with an aggrieved expression, “But Samuel has done that. Why don’t you let me do it…” His tone and expression made him look like an old child.

The surrounding people were stunned by this scene. ‘What kind of ridiculous thing is this? Yannick and Samuel are fighting to kneel to this country girl? Is there something wrong with my eyes?’

Mabel’s eyes were so full of jealousy that they turned red.’ That is Yannick! I even sold my luxury goods to buy a class from Yannick. However, such a person felt wronged because he could not kneel to Melody.

Mabel bit her lower lip hard, and her lips turned pale. She hated it. ‘What right does Melody, the bitch, have to enjoy such treatment?’

When Mabel’s heart collapsed, Nickolas recovered from his shock.

He staggered to Yannick and asked, “Yannick, is she… Morin or not?”

Yannick hesitated because he knew that Melody did not like to publicize it. He could not help but look at Melody, trying to seek her opinion.

Melody said, “Just tell the truth. It’s fine.”

Yannick was relieved. He had kept this secret in his heart for a long time. Now, he could finally say it.

He grabbed Nickolas’s wrist impatiently and introduced him. “Nickolas, haven’t you wanted to meet Morin for a long time? She’s right in front of you now. Her name is Melody, also Morin.”

When Yannick called Melody his teacher, Nickolas had already confirmed that Melody was Morin because Yannick only had two teachers he respected so much. One was long gone, and the other was Morin, whom he had always wanted to meet.

However, when he heard this from Yannick, he still felt shocked.

However, what made Nickolas feel awkward was that after hearing what Mabel said, he doubted if Melody was Morin. After all, Melody was too young.

For a moment, guilt, excitement, and embarrassment lingered in his heart, making him speechless for a long time.

Yannick did not know what had just happened. Seeing that Nickolas did not speak for a long time, he thought Nickolas was too excited.

Yannick immediately laughed and said, “You didn’t expect it, did you? My teacher is so young. The person you admire is the same age as your grandson. I’ve wanted to tell you this secret for a long time. But my teacher doesn’t want me to tell others her identity, so I’ve been hiding it from you. But now, I don’t have to hold it in anymore.”

Yannick was extremely pleased, but Nickolas’s expression became even more complicated.

“Ahem…” He coughed and took two steps back. He bowed deeply to Melody and greeted her formally, “Ms. Palmer, I’ve heard a lot about you. Now, I officially greet you. I hope you can forget about the past and give me a chance to compensate you.”

Chapter 493

Nickolas’s bow gave Melody complete respect.

Everyone present subconsciously looked at Melody with politeness.

Mabel was so jealous that she didn’t even notice that the nails on her hands had dug deep into her flesh. Beside her, Ulric was not in a good mood either.

However, Ulric had always been good at hiding. Almost no one noticed the dark light hidden in his eyes.

Nickolas bowed deeply. The next moment, Melody quickly held Nickolas’s hands, afraid that he would kneel to her.

Fortunately, Nickolas was more mature than Yannick and Samuel. He did not kneel but looked at her with a burning gaze that seemed to want to swallow her.

Melody would have misunderstood if she didn’t know that he only admired her painting skills.

“Mr. Chapman, you don’t have to stand on ceremony.” Melody smiled and said, “I’ll say the same. No blame attaches to the unconscious doer of wrong. I drew this painting hurriedly and didn’t have time to draw some details. If you don’t mind, I’ll help you fill in the details later and give it to you.”

“That’s great!” Nickolas could not hide the joy in his eyes.

However, Warner took the opportunity to go forward and ask for credit. “Grandpa, I did surprise you this time, didn’t I?” Nickolas raised his eyelids and said to Warner with a rare but amiable expression, “Well, I’m indeed satisfied with this gift. Whatever reward you want, feel free to say it.”

Warner’s eyes lit up, but then he remembered the trouble he had caused and his expression became complicated.

“If you have something to say, just say it!” Nickolas urged impatiently. He was still waiting to compensate Melody. Warner did not hesitate anymore. He took a deep breath and said, “Here is the thing, Grandpa. I accidentally destroyed the item painting in the study…”

Nickolas was stunned for a moment before his eyes widened in anger. He raised his hand and was about to hit Warner.

Warner shrunk his neck and hid behind Melody.

He only stuck out half his head and said, “Grandpa, although I destroyed that painting, I brought Ms. Palmer herself, right? Can’t you treat it as atonement and spare me this time?”

With Melody in front of him, it was not convenient for Nickolas to make a move. He could only suppress his anger and say, “For the sake of Ms. Palmer, I’ll let it go this time. But there can’t be a next time.”

“Okay, okay, okay!” Warner nodded in agreement repeatedly. Nickolas could not be bothered with Warner anymore. He turned to instruct the butler, “Follow what I said just now and ask Miss Mabel to leave. From now on, she is not allowed to set foot on any territory of the Chapman family.”

Mabel was shocked. She thought that Nickolas couldn’t care less about her now. She didn’t expect that what was supposed to come would still come.

Mabel turned pale and quickly asked Ulric for help. “Ulric, help me…”

Ulric came here to curry favor with the Chapman family. But now, because of Mabel, it was all ruined.

The only way was to cut ties with Mabel.

However, Ulric looked at the woman in front of him. Her pitiful appearance and her usefulness made him unable to decide to cut ties with her.

In the blink of an eye, Ulric was no longer conflicted. He could only choose one from the Chapman family and Mabel.

He looked deeply at the expressionless Melody and then at the red-eyed Mabel. Then, he looked up at Nickolas. “Mr. Chapman, Mabel did say something wrong today, but I believe she had good intentions. It’s just that she’s too straightforward and innocent. She did something bad with good intentions. I can take her away now, but please take the sentence that you won’t let Mabel set foot on the Chapman family’s territory again back for the sake of me. As an apology, I’ll bring her over tomorrow to apologize.”

Nickolas frowned in confusion. “Mr. Ulric Swanson, why are you speaking up for this stupid woman?”

Ulric’s expression froze, but he quickly regained his composure. “Mr. Chapman, you might not know this, but Mabel is my girlfriend. Logically speaking, I have to ask you to spare her.”

Mabel’s heart skipped a beat, and the fear instantly dissipated. ‘Ulric finally introduced me as his girlfriend: “What? She’s your girlfriend?” Nickolas was shocked. Ulric and Mabel were indeed very compatible in appearance, but judging from Mabel’s performance today, her intelligence was average.

Nickolas was surprised that Ulric would speak up for Mabel at the risk of upsetting him because he liked a beautiful appearance.

‘Could it be that Mabel was not as useless as I thought? Nickolas suddenly remembered that Mabel was Silverlake’s Best Celebrity last year. The person who could sit in this position naturally had some ability. ‘Unfortunately… she had offended the wrong person!”

Even if Mabel and Ulric were combined, they were not as important as Morin in Nickolas’s heart.

Melody was also surprised. She did not expect Mabel to be so important to Ulric.

Based on her understanding of Ulric, he should disassociate himself from it and not bring Mabel anymore. He should explain to Mabel later.

However, whatever the reason, Ulric openly admitted that Mabel was his girlfriend, which was a good thing for Melody.

‘Ulric is an extremely cautious person. It was difficult for me to find any loopholes in him. However, once he made it public, Mabel and Ulric would be one. I can’t find any loopholes in Ulric, but how can I not find loopholes in Mabel?’

With this thought in mind, Melody’s lips curled into a faint and imperceptible smile.

She looked up at Nickolas. She had already gained a lot today. It did not matter if Nickolas dealt with Mabel or not.

Nickolas’s eyes darkened as he said, “Mr. Ulric Swanson, I naturally have to agree since you said so.”

Mabel felt relieved when she heard this.

However, in the next second, Nickolas said again, “Don’t worry, this matter has nothing to do with you. I won’t blame you, so I’m only targeting this woman who maliciously defamed Ms. Palmer.”

Mabel’s eyes widened in surprise. ‘Nickolas didn’t even agree to Ulric’s request and deliberately pretended to be stupid, Is Melody’s painting so attractive to him? Damn it, where did this bitch learn her painting skills, chess skills, and medical skills?’

Mabel hated Melody to death, but she was even more afraid that Ulric would look at Melody because of this.

Fortunately, Ulric did not even look at Melody. He only lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly. “I understand what you mean, Mr. Chapman. I’ll take her away now and come here to apologize another day.”

As Ulric spoke, he glanced at Mabel, telling her to follow him.

Mabel had countless grievances in her heart, but the fact Ulric could publicize their relationship made the grievances fade a lot. ‘I had offended Nickolas but got Ulric. This deal is very worth it.’

However, at this moment, Nickolas suddenly said, “Wait.”

Ulric stopped in his tracks. He and Mabel turned around at the same time.

Ulric asked, “Mr. Chapman, is there anything else?”

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Ulric asked. He still had that gentle smile on his face. His elegant appearance made people unable to bear to criticize him.

Nickolas, who wanted to say something harsh to warn Ulric and Mabel, could not help but soften his tone. “You don’t have to let your girlfriend apologize to me. If you want to apologize, apologize to Ms. Palmer. After all, she’s the victim.”

Mabel immediately felt humiliated and jealous.

She clenched her fists even harder. Her palms turned into a bloody mess, but she did not let go.

Under the reminder of Ulric’s gaze, she tried hard to suppress the anger in her heart and squeezed out a sentence, “Thank you for your reminder, Mr. Chapman. I’ll apologize to my sister another day…”

Nickolas waved his hand in satisfaction and urged Ulric to take Mabel away. That disdainful and impatient tone almost made Ulric lose control of his emotions.

He took a deep breath and almost used all his restraint to maintain the gentle expression on his face. Then, he left with Mabel.

As soon as he walked out, Ulric’s eyes turned cold.

However, Mabel was still in her emotions. She held Ulric’s arm and complained, “Ulric, if you ask me, Nickolas is muddle-headed. I can’t believe he made the two of us-“

“Mabel.” Ulric suddenly stopped.

Mabel immediately felt that something was wrong. ‘This tone… is too cold.

She subconsciously looked at Ulric’s face and saw a mist in his gentle and charming eyes, making it difficult for her to see what he was thinking.

However, no matter how slow Mabel’s reaction was, she could tell Ulric was in a bad mood.

She was shocked and swallowed her saliva reflexively.”

Ulric, what’s wrong? Are you blaming me?”

As Mabel’s voice sounded, Ulric realized he had almost lost control of his emotions.

In the blink of an eye, Ulric returned to his usual gentleness. He smiled as he gently tucked the hair on Mabel’s

forehead behind her ear. He said gently, “Why would! blame you? I was the one who asked you to speak up for Melody. In the end, it’s my fault.”

Mabel immediately heaved a sigh of relief and said, “It’s good that you’re not angry. I thought you-“

“No, I’m not the kind of person who gets angry easily.” Ulric paused and pretended to ask casually, “Has Mr. Morgan still not contacted you?”

“Yes.” Mabel was also very anxious. She sighed helplessly and said, “I’ve already submitted the test questions he gave us for a few days. However, I later asked around and found out that his son’s condition had stabilized. I believe he can return to his post in less than a week. Then, he will have time to check the test questions we submitted.”

“Alright.” Ulric nodded. His eyes were meaningful as he said, “Then I won’t disturb you for the next few days. After passing the test questions, there will probably be other tests. Prepare yourself in advance so that nothing will go wrong.

Mabel was shocked again. “Other than the test questions, are there other tests?” She thought that as long as she passed, she would be able to join the laboratory.

“Of course, Ander’s laboratory has such a high status in Halcyon because the threshold is too high. Those who can enter are all geniuses in some aspect.” As Ulric spoke, he reached out and rubbed her head. “But you don’t have to worry. You can pass the test. I’ve also seen the questions Ander set this time and found it difficult. I’ve called some experts in this field, but none can completely answer it. Since you can answer it, you’re also a genius.”

Mabel smiled guiltily. She couldn’t even understand the questions, let alone answer them. If not for the whiz on the forum, how could she have solved it?

Ulric, what’s wrong? Are you blaming me?”

As Mabel’s voice sounded, Ulric realized he had almost lost control of his emotions.

In the blink of an eye, Ulric returned to his usual gentleness. He smiled as he gently tucked the hair on Mabel’s

forehead behind her ear. He said gently, “Why would! blame you? I was the one who asked you to speak up for Melody. In the end, it’s my fault.”

Mabel immediately heaved a sigh of relief and said, “It’s good that you’re not angry. I thought you-“

“No, I’m not the kind of person who gets angry easily.” Ulric paused and pretended to ask casually, “Has Mr. Morgan still not contacted you?”

“Yes.” Mabel was also very anxious. She sighed helplessly and said, “I’ve already submitted the test questions he gave us for a few days. However, I later asked around and found out that his son’s condition had stabilized. I believe he can return to his post in less than a week. Then, he will have time to check the test questions we submitted.”

“Alright.” Ulric nodded. His eyes were meaningful as he said, “Then I won’t disturb you for the next few days. After passing the test questions, there will probably be other tests. Prepare yourself in advance so that nothing will go wrong.

Mabel was shocked again. “Other than the test questions, are there other tests?” She thought that as long as she passed, she would be able to join the laboratory.

“Of course, Ander’s laboratory has such a high status in Halcyon because the threshold is too high. Those who can enter are all geniuses in some aspect.” As Ulric spoke, he reached out and rubbed her head. “But you don’t have to worry. You can pass the test. I’ve also seen the questions Ander set this time and found it difficult. I’ve called some experts in this field, but none can completely answer it. Since you can answer it, you’re also a genius.”

Mabel smiled guiltily. She couldn’t even understand the questions, let alone answer them. If not for the whiz on the forum, how could she have solved it?

After thinking about it, Mabel asked uneasily, “Then do you know what kind of test there will be later? Will it be like this time, a difficult problem?”

Ulric shook his head. “I don’t know about that, but I remember the tests change each year. Last year, it seemed that it was for you people who wanted to enter the laboratory to complete a difficult experiment. After you go home, go online and check what tests are for the previous years. Prepare well.”

“Well…” Mabel was no longer in the mood to care about Melody.

For some reason, she was not confident in front of Ulric. She felt that if she could not enter Ander’s laboratory, he might not love her so much.

At the thought of this, Mabel’s heart burned with anxiety. She wished she could fly home immediately and start preparing.

*****

On the other side.

After Mabel and Ulric left, the atmosphere quickly became relaxed and happy.

The surrounding people came forward to compliment Melody. Some people wanted to ask Melody for a painting, but Yannick stopped them. “If you want my teacher’s painting, come to me and queue up to sign up.”

Yannick half-jokingly helped Melody block a lot of trouble. On Melody’s side, Nickolas took out the pendant at his waist and presented it to Melody with both hands. “This is what I’ve always carried with me. Ms. Palmer, please accept it. From now on, as long as it’s the Chapman family’s place, no matter what you want to do, as long as you take out this pendant, they will listen to you.”

Melody quickly refused. “I can’t accept such an important thing…”

“Please accept it, or I’ll feel guilty. Just take it that I misunderstood you just now and gave you compensation.”

Melody saw that she could not refuse, and the Chapman family did have a profound foundation. Thinking that this pendant might help, she did not refuse and took it with both hands.

This pendant was made of top-grade ruby and had a bullet head embedded in the middle.

On the side, Warner explained enviously, “One of my grandfather’s comrades used his life to block this bullet for him. My grandfather has always kept it with him and was unwilling to give it to even me. With this thing, all people of the Chapman family will listen to your orders. Melody, you’re so lucky.”

Melody was even more shocked. She bowed and thanked Nickolas. “Thanks, Mr. Chapman, for being willing to give me this precious treasure.”

“This is what I should give you.” Nickolas chuckled and said, “I wonder when you will have the time to help me complete the painting. If I can obtain this complete painting of yours, I will have no regrets.”

Warner frowned. “Grandpa, you don’t have to say that. It’s just a painting. She’s already taken my money and your pendant. She’ll finish it properly, right, Melody?”

However, after Warner said that, Nickolas bent his finger and knocked Warner’s head. “Who allowed you to speak to Ms. Palmer in such a tone? Apologize now!”

“Grandpa…” Warner looked aggrieved.

“Hurry up!” Nickolas ordered with a dark expression.

Warner glared at Melody and said reluctantly, “I’m sorry.”

Melody could not help but laugh. “There’s no need to apologize, Mr. Chapman. I’m friends with Warner, and he’s right. Since I’ve accepted his money, I’ll complete the painting well. It’s just that there are too many people in the hall, so I’m afraid I can’t calm down and draw…”

“That’s easy.” Nickolas waved his hand and said, “I’ll bring you to my study. There are more tools upstairs, you can use them as you wish.”

Warner could not help but feel even more jealous. ‘I can’t even enter Grandpa’s study at will. Grandpa is too biased!’

Chapter 495

Melody smiled and said, “Today is your birthday party. It’s unreasonable for you not to be in the hall. Moreover, I’ll spend more time on the details. How about this…”

She turned to look at Samuel, who immediately understood and walked forward. Then, Samuel said, “Nickolas, my legs are not healthy enough to stand for a long time. I’ll accompany Melody to paint on your behalf. You can stay here and entertain your guests.”

Nickolas wanted to see Melody complete the painting with his eyes, but today was indeed his 80th birthday. It was indeed inappropriate for him not to be present.

With this thought in mind, Nickolas revealed a pained expression and said, “Alright, I’ll come up to take a look after I’m done entertaining them.”

Melody nodded and followed Samuel to Nickolas’s study.

Warner wanted to follow them, but Samuel found a way to send him away.

Samuel closed the study’s door and asked curiously, Melody, why are you so anxious to look for me? You even went through so much trouble to come here as Morin. What urgent matter do you have to look for me for?”

“Here is the thing…” Melody weighed her words in her heart and said, “My men and I have investigated. The fire at the crime scene was not an accident, but a malicious arson.” “What?” Samuel’s expression immediately darkened as he asked, “Who is so vicious that he wants to kill hundreds of people at once? What exactly is his motive? Have you found out who did it?”

Melody did not mention Ulric. She only said, “I can’t confirm this person’s identity for the time being, but he destroyed a lot of evidence, including the surveillance cameras in the surrounding roads.”

Samuel’s expression became even more solemn. “Doesn’t that mean we won’t be able to catch this arsonist?”

“Not necessarily,” Melody said, “I’ve investigated and found that before the fire, someone had changed the doors and windows of the youth center. If we follow this lead, we might be able to find some clues. However, they will clean up the ruins soon. When that time comes, there will be no way to investigate. Therefore, I want you to interfere and temporarily keep the ruins to buy us time to investigate.” “When you say ‘us’, do you mean you and Ken?” Samuel asked.

“Yes.” Melody nodded and said, “The two of us are doing our best to investigate, but the other party is too cunning. We don’t dare to let the officials get involved lest we alert the enemy. So, please help us once.”

“You’re being too distant by saying that. You’re the one who saved my life. Moreover, I’m calling you a teacher. It’s just a small favor. You can ask for it through the phone. I can’t believe you came personally.” Samuel pretended to be angry and said, “Don’t worry. I’ll call the person in charge of Silverlake later and ask him not to deal with the ruins first.”

“Thank you…”

“You’re being distant again. I’m also a victim. I also want to know which beast did it.” The more Samuel spoke, the angrier he became.

He had been in the military his entire life, but he had almost lost his life in the fire. No one would be able to take this lying down.

He added, “Feel free to call me anytime if you need my help. I’ll help if I can.”

“Okay!” Melody nodded vigorously. Then, she remembered that Samuel was critically ill in her previous life and asked indirectly, “Mr. Grover, well, I know some medical skills. I’m currently working as an external doctor in Herbathrive and Silverlake Hospital. I see that you don’t look too good. Have you been feeling unwell recently?”

Samuel first sighed and said, “You know so much.” Then, he said, “But I haven’t been feeling unwell recently. If I have to say a problem, it’s just that I occasionally feel like needles pricking me.”

Melody recalled that Samuel had died of a cerebral hemorrhage in his previous life. Coupled with Samuel’s current statement, she had already confirmed it.

She used Nickolas’s pen and paper to write a prescription and handed it to Samuel. “If you follow this to get the medicine, this feeling will disappear in less than a month.”

“Alright, I’ll listen to you.” Samuel trusted her very much and carefully put away the prescription.

Melody hesitated before saying again, “But I have another presumptuous request…”

“Tell me. I’ll still say the same thing. I’ll help you if I can.” Melody’s expression softened slightly, but she quickly became serious and said, “It’s about malicious doctors…” Samuel’s eyelids twitched, and he subconsciously lowered his voice. “Malicious doctors? Melody, in Halcyon,

malicious doctors’ crime is even greater than murder. Back then, to suppress malicious doctors, the entire Halcyon was almost thrown into chaos. Till the end, they mobilized the army to eliminate malicious doctors’s faction. Although we’ve cleaned them up, the higher-ups still hate malicious doctors. Don’t get involved in this matter.”

He paused and said, “If you have malicious doctors as your friends, you should draw a line with them as soon as possible! Otherwise, I won’t be able to protect you.”

Samuel misunderstood what Melody meant. He thought that she had friends of malicious doctors and wanted Samuel’s help.

When Melody realized this, she quickly explained, “No, I don’t have malicious doctors as my friends. Here is the thing. The Herbathrive I work for used to have a doctor called Michael Hudson…”

She told Samuel about Michael and said, “I can vouch for Herbathrive. They have no intention of covering up for malicious doctors. Before I went there, they had no idea Michael would be one of the malicious doctors.”

Samuel’s expression relaxed slightly. “So that’s what happened. The malicious doctors’ faction has been hiding since the extermination many years ago. It made sense that Herbathrive didn’t find out. I was scared to death. I thought you wanted me to help malicious doctors clear their names.”

“How can that be? There are no good people in malicious doctors. Since I’m a doctor, I can’t associate with them even more.”

“Then you mentioned this to me because you want me to help you keep Herbathrive?”

“That’s right,” Melody said sincerely, “I’ll find Michael, but I’m afraid that after I find him, the higher-ups will still

investigate Herbathrive. If a medical center is related to malicious doctors, its operations are probably over. So, I wonder if you can inform the higher-ups first.”

Samuel thought for a while and said, “Sure. I’ll tell the person in charge of malicious doctors that you’ve found traces of malicious doctors and are thinking of a way to work with them to find him. In this way, you’ll be heroes. After they catch him, the higher-ups won’t make things difficult for you.”

Melody finally felt relieved. “Then I’ll thank you in advance on behalf of Herbathrive.”

“No problem. It’s not a big deal.” Samuel pointed at the landscape painting they had brought and said, “We’ve wasted lots of time. You can draw first. I’ll go and inform them about Herbathrive now.”

“Okay!” Melody also calmed down and began to draw the details.

The landscape painting was about the structure and framework, and she had completed them in those ten minutes.

Therefore, Melody did not need to spend much effort on the details. She completed it soon. At the same time, Samuel had also finished his call.

He said, “I’ve already done the two things you instructed me to do.”

“Thank you, Mr. Grover!”

“Melody, you only treat me as your disciple when you stop standing on ceremony.”

Melody smiled bitterly. “I’m afraid that’s difficult for me.”

The two of them looked at each other and smiled. Suddenly, they heard exclamations coming from downstairs.

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