Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker (Chapters 496, 497, 498, 499, and 500)

Chapter 496

After the exclamation, it was followed by beatings and scoldings and the cries of children. The sound was very ear-piercing and drilled straight into Melody’s eardrums.

Melody and Samuel looked at each other at the same time. They instinctively felt that something had happened and walked downstairs almost simultaneously.

However, Samuel was old and needed to walk with a stick, so he naturally fell behind Melody.

When Melody went downstairs, she saw that the child who had just delivered the painting to Nickolas was being beaten up by his parents.

Meanwhile, Nickolas covered his face with his hands awkwardly.

“What happened?” Melody took a few steps to Warner’s side and asked.

Warner said with awkwardness, “My grandfather has a strange illness. His eyes are scary, so he has been wearing sunglasses. I didn’t expect that when he was playing with that child just now, that child accidentally took off his sunglasses. My grandfather wasn’t angry, but the child’s parents were frightened and had been hitting the child. No matter how we stop them, it’s useless.” Warner said and pointed to the ground.

Nickolas’s sunglasses had fallen to the ground. Judging from the extent of the damage, someone must have stepped on it a few times in the chaos.

At this moment, Nickolas had already recovered from his awkwardness.

Men were not like women. It did not matter if they were ugly, not to mention it was someone of Nickolas’s age.

When Melody looked up, Nickolas had already removed his hand from his eyes.

Nickolas’s eyes were drooping heavily, and his eyelids were almost black. His entire face looked extremely strange.

Seeing Nickolas like this, everyone felt he was even more terrifying than Melody’s red-spotted face.

However, with Nickolas’s status, the guests had already adjusted their emotions and suppressed their surprise and fear when Melody came down.

However, everyone had a curious mindset. The stranger Nickolas’s face looked, the more everyone wanted to see it. Hence, people at the scene would glance at Nickolas occasionally before quickly looking away.

They looked like a thief.

“Mr. Chapman, the sunglasses are here!” The Chapman family’s butler hurriedly handed a pair of sunglasses to Nickolas.

Nickolas did not take it. He smiled and said, “Since everyone has seen it, there’s nothing to hide. It’s just that you two don’t have to blame the child. He was just careless. The couple had already turned pale from fear. It was not that they did not care about their child, but they were afraid of offending the Chapman family.

They were slightly relieved when they saw that Nickolas

had no intention of blaming them. After saying goodbye to Nickolas, they ran away as if they feared their child would cause trouble again.

After the family of three left, Nickolas still did not put on his sunglasses.

He swept his gaze across the crowd and said, “I invited you guys here today not only to have fun with me but also to tell you something. I plan to retire next year, and Warner, my grandson, will take over my position.”

The entire venue fell silent.

Everyone knew that Nickolas had retired from politics more than 20 years ago and started doing business after his retirement.

The business empire he founded was second only to the Swanson Group.

Everyone had guessed that Nickolas would leave his foundation to one of his two sons, but they did not expect him to leave it to his grandson.

For a moment, the two sons of Nickolas revealed complicated expressions.

Warner’s father, Wade Chapman, was the first to react. He took a few steps forward and thanked Nickolas. “Thank you, Dad, for taking such a fancy to Warner. I will supervise him and let him familiarize himself with all your businesses within this year.”

“Wait!” Wade’s younger brother, Benson Chapman, said unhappily, “Dad, how can you make such a hasty decision? Yes, I’ve been living overseas and rarely stay by your side. But I’m also your son. It’s fine if you don’t give me anything, but how can you leave the assets to Warner, a completely unreliable little punk?”

Wade laughed coldly and said, “Benson, who are you calling a little punk? Warner is already 26 years old this year. He’s not a kid anymore. He only lacks experience. Since Dad has already decided, you shouldn’t interfere too much. Didn’t I also not get anything?”

Benson glared fiercely at Wade and said, “What nonsense are you talking about? The person who inherits Dad’s estate is your son. So, of course, you’re happy. In my opinion, Dad, you should still split the estate into two. Give half to Wade and the other half to me.”

Nickolas had already expected such a thing as his two sons fighting for the inheritance to happen.

However, when it happened, it was more disgusting and uncomfortable than he had imagined.

Nickolas closed his eyes and said, “I’ve already decided. You don’t have to say anything else.”

Nickolas also knew that Warne was not capable enough to inherit his business. However, since he had this problem with his eyes, Nickolas did not know when he would die suddenly, so he decided to announce it today.

“Dad!” Benson rarely said with dissatisfaction, “Aren’t you afraid that after Warner inherits your assets, he will immediately lose them?”

Initially, Warner did not care about the family assets at all. However, when he heard this, his youthful temper was infuriated. “Uncle Benson, what do you mean by that? What right do you have to say that I’ll lose all my assets after I inherit the family business?”

“Isn’t that so?” Benson said disdainfully, “It’s been two years since you graduated, but you’re still like a child. All you do is enjoy yourself and play with some strange toys. Don’t think I don’t know your situation just because I’m overseas all year round.”

Warner’s expression turned even darker. “That’s not a toy. That’s my invention.”

“Huh!” Benson laughed when he heard that. “Dad, listen to this. The grandson you valued thought that he would be an inventor. He even invented… How old is he? Why don’t you dream of something more realistic?”

“You…” Warner was so angry that his face turned red.

After a while, Warner suddenly calmed down. He turned to look at Nickolas and said, “Grandfather, you only will retire in a year anyway. I will prove I’m not the prodigal man Uncle Benson said I was in this year.”

Nickolas was happy to have ignited Warner’s fighting spirit. He nodded and said, “I didn’t make this decision on a whim. Although Warner is still slightly immature, his character is superior to the two of you as elders. However, since you have objections, we’ll do as Warner said. You can’t object to it anymore if he can prove his ability in a year. How about that?”

Seeing there was still room for negotiation, Benson was sure that Warner, the indecent playboy, couldn’t complete the transformation and advancement within a year.

Therefore, he immediately agreed. “I have no objections. Let’s do as you say, Father. But let me say this first. If Warner is still like this, my brother and I will each get half of the family assets.”

Warner’s father, Wade, was dissatisfied that the benefits were gone just like that. Just as he was about to speak, Melody said, “Mr. Chapman, are you in such a hurry to retire because of your eye disease?”

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None of the guests present dared to interrupt the Chapman family’s family matters. They were afraid that they would be implicated.

They were even more afraid that they would accidentally take the wrong side and suffer revenge from the person who won at last.

Melody’s sudden voice made everyone subconsciously look at her.

There were also whispers.

“This ugly woman is so arrogant just because she’s Morin. She even dares to interrupt such a thing.”

“Isn’t that so? Compared to that beauty Mabel, she is unpresentable. If not for Nickolas’s hobby of Halcyon paintings, I’m afraid she wouldn’t even be qualified to enter the Chapman family.”

“Let’s wait and see what will happen to her after taking the wrong side! In my opinion, the successor of the Chapman family won’t be Warner in the end. He’s too young!”

“Shh, stop talking. It’s not good to attract attention.”

Upon being reminded, the whispers immediately disappeared.

Nickolas’s sons were also very unhappy with Melody’s sudden interruption.

However, Nickolas was unlike the others. He did not care about Melody’s interruption. He was even happy that she could come out and change the topic.

The scene of the two sons fighting was embarrassing. He did not want to continue embarrassing himself.

Therefore, Nickolas immediately answered Melody’s question, “That’s right. I’ve already visited many hospitals because of this eye disease, but they can’t tell what illness I have. They even said that it was a strange illness. I’m afraid that my body might not be able to last long, so I want to choose an heir in advance.”

Melody nodded and said, “Your illness is rare, but I wonder if you’ve seen traditional doctors?”

“Yes, but there was nothing they could do. They said that if Quentin was here, he might be able to treat it. However, it’s said that Quentin passed away a long time ago, so I don’t plan to continue seeing a doctor. Let me leave everything to fate.”

When Melody heard her teacher’s name, she subconsciously raised her eyebrows. But she quickly restrained her expression.

She said, “Well, you don’t have to be so pessimistic. If this illness doesn’t receive the correct treatment, it will indeed be life-threatening in the long run. However, if we treat it correctly, you will recover in a few days.”

Nickolas’s eyelids twitched as he asked, “What do you mean by that?”

Warner grabbed Melody’s hand excitedly and asked,” Melody, do you know someone who can cure my grandfather’s illness?”

“That’s right.” Melody nodded and said, “But it’s not that! know anyone. It’s that I can treat it.”

As soon as she said this, Warner said to Nickolas happily, Grandpa, that’s great! If your illness is cured, you won’t have to be in a hurry to choose an heir.”

Warner’s father, Wade, immediately showed dissatisfaction when he heard Nickolas might delay choosing his heir again. “Dad, isn’t she an artist? How can she know how to treat illnesses? Don’t believe her words casually. It won’t be good if she’s careless and causes more serious problems during treatment…”

Benson’s eyes darted around. He thought about how if Nickolas suddenly died, what he said today would become a verbal will. ‘In that case, won’t all the assets have to go to Warner?’ With this thought in mind, he said anxiously, “That’s right, Dad. She’s just a young girl. You’ve seen so many famous doctors, but they’re all helpless. What can she do?” Melody looked at the two of them coldly and completely understood. ‘No wonder Nickolas did not pass the family

assets to his two sons, but passed it on to Warner, his grandson. The two of them are simply jackals of the same tribe. They only care about the family assets and do not care about Nickolas’s safety. After all, if it were anyone else, they would try it now that they know even famous doctors can do nothing about Nickolas’s illness. However, they did not even let Nickolas try. Their intentions can be said to be obvious at a glance.

She looked up at Nickolas and saw that Nickolas also felt that his two sons did not care about his life and death at all. His drooping eyes looked even more dejected.

Melody could empathize with this feeling of being abandoned by his family. Her impression of the two sons of the Chapman family became worse.

Nickolas was silent for two seconds. He no longer looked at his two sons and asked Melody, “Ms. Palmer, do you know how to treat illnesses? Can you cure my illness?”

“That’s right.” Melody nodded. “If you’re willing to believe me this time, why don’t you let me check your pulse?”

“Of course.” Nickolas ignored his two sons’ efforts to dissuade him. He walked up to Melody and extended his hand.

In less than half a minute, Melody retracted her hand and said, “I was right just now. Your disease is caused by the virus attacking the liver, causing blood to get stored in the liver, which damages the eye, so your eye is severely drooped. Without the virus, the veins of the eye won’t dilate that much. If this virus persists, you’ll have blood in your stool. If my diagnosis is correct, you should have lots of blood in your stool recently, right?”

Nickolas asked in shock, “How did you know…”

He only thought the blood in his stool was because of an unhealthy diet, so he didn’t tell anyone.

Melody said indifferently, “Mr. Chapman, traditional medicine focuses on inferences from a patient’s state and pulse. I’ve seen your complexion and checked your pulse. I can almost diagnose all the illnesses in your body. I can still see these symptoms.”

Samuel also spoke at the right time, “Nickolas, I happened to talk to Melody in the study room upstairs just now. Her painting skills are amazing, and she’s also a doctor of Herbathrive and Silverlake Hospital. Perhaps she can treat your illness.”

Benson said anxiously, “But she’s still young. Her medical skills can’t be as good as those of famous doctors, Dad, your status is extraordinary. You can’t just let her treat you casually.”

Wade also chimed in, “Dad, Benson is right. If you want to see a doctor, we can continue to look for famous doctors, We can’t ask such a young lady to treat you blindly.”

“Enough!” Nickolas said coldly, “Don’t think I don’t know what the two of you are up to. Shut up!”

The two of them were shocked and dared not say anything else.

Warner gritted his teeth and glared at Benson and Wade. Even though Wade was his biological father, he was still burning with anger at this moment. He even hoped that he was not Wade’s son.

Melody glanced at Benson and Wade expressionlessly and said, “Actually, there’s no need for the two of you to have such a big reaction. I’ve already said it just now. Other famous doctors can’t treat Mr. Chapman’s illness because they don’t have the right medicine. Coincidentally, I’ve encountered this illness before, so I naturally know how to treat it.”

Warner said anxiously, “Melody, don’t bother about them. Just tell me directly. How can I treat my grandfather’s illness? Chemotherapy? Surgery?” He had already named all the treatment methods he could think of.

However, Melody only shook her head lightly and said, ” Neither. He only needs to take a few portions of traditional medicine. In less than three days, he will recover.”

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As soon as she said this, everyone was shocked. “Three days? Isn’t that too arrogant?”

“That’s right. We can all tell Mr. Chapman’s illness is not easy to treat. Even the most conservative treatment has to be through surgery. But she said he only needs to take a few portions of traditional medicine. She’s simply joking.” Initially, Wade and Benson did not dare to speak anymore. However, they immediately sneered when they heard Melody say she could cure it in three days.

Benson could not hold it in anymore and said, “Miss Fox, there has to be a limit even if you want to brag.”

Melody said calmly, “I’m not bragging. If Mr. Chapman still hasn’t recovered from his illness in three days after taking my medicine, you can come to me for an explanation.”

Benson found it even more funny. “Alright, I’ll believe you this time since you said so.”

Although he said that, Benson did not think Melody could cure Nickolas’s strange illness. ‘If Melody can cure Dad’s illness in three days, won’t all the famous doctors Dad had seen become a joke?’

Melody raised her eyebrows slightly and asked Nickolas, Mr. Chapman. If you’re willing to believe me, I’ll prescribe medicine for you now.”

Nickolas hesitated for a moment before making up his mind. “I believe you.”

Humans were afraid of death, and so was he.

If she couldn’t cure his illness, he would treat it as drinking three more days of medicine. If he recovered, everyone would be happy. He would have more time to teach Warner. That way, Warner could sit firmly after taking over.

“All right, pen and paper, please,” said Melody.

Nickolas gave the butler a look. The butler immediately understood and quickly brought over a pen and paper.

Melody began to prescribe without thinking. As she wrote,

she explained the prescription she had written. “My prescription requires a lot of notopterygium root. Notopterygium root can cure headaches, fever, vomiting, and arthralgia. Coupled with other traditional medicine materials that can remove the virus, even if it can’t cure your illness, it’s harmless to your body. You can rest assured.”

Nickolas nodded and said, “Most traditional medicine ingredients are indeed harmless. Don’t worry, I’ll go to the Herbathrive you work for tomorrow and get the medicine according to this prescription.”

Melody nodded. After handing the prescription to Warner, she stopped trying to steal the limelight and quietly retreated into the crowd.

The birthday party quickly continued.

Wade and Benson had ulterior motives and quickly found an excuse to leave.

Melody had already finished her business and wanted to leave as soon as possible, but Nickolas warmly asked her to stay and play for a while.

Helpless, she could only continue to stay in the hall.

She thought that no one would pay attention to an ugly woman like her. However, she was eye-catching wherever she went after the Morin and the prescription incidents. Occasionally, people would approach her with ulterior motives, hoping to get some useful information from her. Melody could answer most of the questions, but soon, two socialites from Insterimond came to her with ill intentions and asked, “Miss Fox, is it true that you’re married to Mr. Swanson?”

Melody did not know how to answer this question. She did not want everyone to know about this. After all, it was a marriage that was about to end. ‘Who would have thought Ulric would say it in front of everyone and forcefully tie me to Ken?’

However, it was one thing for Ulric to say it. But it was another for her to say it. The meaning was completely different.

After thinking about it, Melody could only stiffly find an excuse. “I’m sorry, my stomach suddenly feels a little uncomfortable. Excuse me.” With that, she turned and left the two of them.

However, Melody had just taken two steps when she heard the two socialites sneer and mock, “What did I say? How could my idol like such an ugly woman?”

“That’s right. Men only like beautiful women. Even if they registered their marriage as Mr. Ulric Swanson said, it must be for some reason.”

“You’re right. It’s just like how Mr. Chapman likes paintings. Perhaps Margaret also likes Halcyon paintings and wants my idol to marry her.”

“Huh, if that’s the reason, they’ll get a divorce soon. Ken isn’t the kind of person who can be manipulated. You still have a chance.”

“Then thank you for your blessings.”

Melody’s eyes darkened and she felt uncomfortable. This feeling was indescribable, but it was like a person who was extremely hungry and his stomach began to ache.

She calmed down and cursed herself for feeling uncomfortable because of such words. ‘They are right. Ken had indeed married me because Margaret wanted him to in the beginning. We did not even have a basic wedding. Our marriage doesn’t live up to its name. They’re also right about we’re getting a divorce soon.’

However, the more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt.

She scolded herself in her heart in frustration. ‘Melody, are you crazy? Wake up!’

Coincidentally, a servant passed by her with a tray of wine glasses. For some reason, Melody stopped the servant and said, “Please give me a glass.”

“Alright…” After the servant finished speaking, Melody had already taken a glass from the tray. She raised her head and finished the wine in the glass.

She didn’t like to drink and had only drunk it once or twice. This time, the wine didn’t have a bitter taste at all. Instead, it had a fragrant sweetness.

Melody grabbed another glass and downed it again.

The servant was shocked and said, “Miss Fox, this wine is-” The servant wanted to say it was specially made and was strong.

However, before the servant could finish his sentence, Melody had already left.

The servant hesitated but did not chase after Melody, thinking, ‘Perhaps Miss Fox’s alcohol tolerance is good. After all, she is a great painter even Mr. Chapman respects. Artists generally have good alcohol tolerance.’ With this thought in mind, the servant stopped caring about this matter and continued to deliver wine everywhere.

After Melody drank two glasses of mixed wine, she wanted to find a quiet place to wait for the birthday party to end, but Yannick blocked her way.

He said, “Melody.”

“What is it?”

“There’s something. I want to ask you if you’re interested.” “Go ahead.”

Yannick deliberated over his next words and said, “Here is the thing. The University of Insterimond wants to recruit some special talents this year. I thought… Melody, your education level is not high. Why don’t you sign up to participate? It can be considered as gilding yourself. It’s to prevent those who don’t like you from always attacking you with your education level.”

“University of Insterimond?” Melody hesitated before asking, “How do we do that?”

“You can sign up for any of their special talents. There are paintings and chess skills and so on. Anyway, there are many types. After signing up, you only need to be their student in name and represent the school to participate in

the competition occasionally. Then, you can obtain a graduation certificate from the University of Insterimond. Moreover, this graduation certificate is even more valuable than those who got into this school by taking the SAT.” Yannick explained.

Melody was interested.

Back then, she had only enrolled in a community college. One reason was that she did not want to be far from her teacher. The other reason was that the tuition fees for community colleges were very cheap. She did not want to burden her teacher, so she deliberately filled in the wrong answer sheet during the SAT.

Now, she needed to have a degree. It would be best if she had a university degree from the University of Insterimond, the number one university in Halcyon.

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However, she had so many things going on lately that she might not have time to take the exam.

Melody was silent for two seconds before asking, “What’s the exact time?”

“The exact time hasn’t been announced yet. It’ll probably be announced next month at the earliest. These people wanted me to sign up, so I knew about this news in advance. But I’m already so old, and my energy is limited. Moreover, they still need the written test. I heard that the questions for the written test don’t seem easy, so I wanted to ask if you want to try,” said Yannick.

Melody hesitated and said, “Okay, please let me know after you announce the time. I’ll find time to attend.”

“Alright!” Yannick rubbed his hands and said, “With your painting skills, applying for painting is the most stable. However, you can also apply for other things together. You can choose whichever major you’re best at. Anyway, our goal is clear. We want to obtain the graduation certificate from the University of Insterimond.”

Melody asked in surprise, “Can we enroll in many subjects simultaneously?”

“Of course! If you have enough time, you can apply for all of them. The people from the University of Insterimond told me that some geniuses have many skills. This condition allows these geniuses with many skills to perform fully, so the examination time for every subject is staggered.” “Alright.” Melody nodded.

She had countless skills. If she had enough time, it would indeed not be a problem for her to register for eight or ten.

Melody was about to ask for more details when a commotion sounded at the hall’s entrance.

The two of them subconsciously looked at the door.

When Melody saw the handsome man in the wheelchair, her expression was blank for a few seconds. ‘Am I hallucinating? Why do I seem to see Ken?’

As soon as she had this thought, Ken’s gaze had already accurately locked onto her position in the crowd. He looked up at her.

The moment their eyes met, Melody’s heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

She was very sure that she was not hallucinating. Ken was here.

‘But why is he here?’ Before Melody could figure out why, Ken said something to the bodyguard behind him. The bodyguard pushed the wheelchair with a clear purpose and looked straight at her.

Coincidentally, the two socialites who had mocked and questioned Melody just now were also standing not far away.

When they saw Ken coming over, they were immediately surprised and delighted.

“It’s your idol. He seems to be walking toward you.” One of the girls nudged the other on the shoulder.

The girl blushed and said embarrassedly, “Don’t talk nonsense. I only met him a few times at some cocktail parties and didn’t even say a word to him. He can’t remember me…”

Love could easily make people lose their rationality. Although the girl said that, she hoped Ken was here for her. The other girl looked at her best friend’s blushing face and couldn’t help but laugh. “Even if he’s not here for you, you’re the most beautiful person in the hall. He’ll notice you. You didn’t speak to him before, so you must seize the opportunity this time.”

The two girls’ whispers reached Melody’s ears.

She didn’t want to listen, but her hearing was naturally better than ordinary people’s.

The uncomfortable feeling in her stomach like she had been hungry for a long time came again.

However, she quickly convinced herself. ‘If Ken can find someone who is suitable for him earlier, won’t I be able to take this opportunity to distance myself from him and not implicate him again?

Just as she was thinking about this, Ken, sitting in a wheelchair, was less than six feet away.

However, from six feet away, Ken said, “Honey, why did it take you so long to attend a birthday party?”

As soon as he said this, the surroundings instantly fell silent.

The two girls widened their eyes in disbelief. Especially the girl who regarded Ken as her idol. Her expression instantly turned from blushed to dark.

She had thought Ken was not there for her, but she couldn’t believe Ken had called Melody “Honey” in public. This was undoubtedly a slap to her face.

For a moment, the girl could not even stand steadily.

And the person involved, Melody, was no less surprised than the girl. She was stunned for a few seconds before she realized that Ken was acting.

After all, they had acted before Ramon, showing him they were in love. ‘What happens today will reach Ramon’s ears. In that case, Ken is almost acting for Ramon.’ With this thought in mind, Melody quickly came back to her senses and asked with a stiff expression, “What are you doing here?” Ken glanced at her and asked, “What do you think? Didn’t you say that you would be back soon?”

Melody was a little unsure of what Ken meant by saying this. She could only go along with his words. “I was just about to say goodbye to Mr. Chapman and the rest.” Ken nodded.

As they talked, Nickolas had already walked over. “Long time no see, Ken. I sent you an invitation but you didn’t come. I thought you weren’t coming.”

Ken was also stunned when he saw Nickolas’s eyes, but his expression quickly returned to normal. He nodded and said, “It’s your birthday. I should have come earlier, but my leg is slightly injured. It’s inconvenient, so I specially asked my wife to come.”

Nickolas looked at Ken and Melody with a smile. No matter how he looked at them, they did not match. However, if he ignored Melody’s face, Melody and Ken were alike in temperament.

He said, “I didn’t expect you two to get married. Why didn’t you inform me so I could give you a wedding gift.”

Ken smiled and said, “That’s easy. We’re preparing for the wedding. You must come to support us.”

“That’s for sure! Even if it’s not for you, it’s impossible for me not to attend Ms. Palmer’s wedding.”

Hearing the words “Ms. Palmer”, Ken raised his eyebrows and a hint of pride appeared in his eyes.

They exchanged pleasantries for a while, and almost every word was about Melody.

Coincidentally, Warner came over. Ken’s gaze landed on his face, and a moment of admiration appeared in Ken’s eyes. He asked, “Mr. Warner, when did you come back?”

“Last month,” Warner replied, but his gaze kept moving between Ken and Melody. When he saw Ken call Melody’ Honey”, he had an indescribable strange feeling in his heart for some reason.

The topic quickly shifted to Melody.

Nickolas asked, “When is your wedding?”

“Soon,” Ken answered naturally. Melody felt that something was wrong with her body. She said to interrupt the two of them, “Mr. Chapman, it’s getting late. We’ll go back first.” “You’re going back just like that?” Nickolas said regretfully, Originally, I wanted to keep you in the study room to look at your painting after the birthday party. But now, I guess I shouldn’t disturb the two of you.

Melody smiled stiffly. Just as she was about to speak, Ken suddenly held her hand and said, “Since Mr. Chapman has let you go, let’s go back.”

Ken’s hands were cold, but Melody felt her palms burning.

She nodded and did not stay any longer. She pushed Ken’s wheelchair out.

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As soon as they were far from the villa’s door, Melody immediately put away the fake smile and asked with a frown, “Why are you here? Didn’t I say that you must recuperate during this period to recover quickly from your leg injury?”

“What’s there to be afraid of? Isn’t my wife a famous doctor?” Ken said with a smile.

Melody’s back stiffened, and her heart beat uncontrollably faster again. She realized that she really couldn’t stand Ken calling her his wife.

Melody swallowed hard, adjusted her breathing, and asked, “Can you be more serious? Why didn’t I realize that you were so indecent before?”

Ken’s lips curved into a smile, but his eyes were filled with bitterness. Of course, he was not an indecent person. It was just that he could only use this joking opportunity to call her his wife.

However, Ken quickly put away his emotions and said seriously, “I heard that Ulric is also here. I’m worried that he will do something bad to you.”

Melody’s heart skipped a beat. She coughed dryly and said, “He won’t dare to do anything to me in public.”

“He naturally won’t do anything to you at the venue, but what about on your way home? If he sets up an ambush on the way, you might not escape unscathed.”

“-“

“Don’t say that you can. It’s always better to be careful. I’d rather do something unnecessary than let such a thing happen.” Ken paused for a moment and said, “We’re here. Help me out of the wheelchair.”

Melody looked up and realized that they had arrived at the parking lot.

However, they were in front of an off-road vehicle. She had never seen this license plate before.

“Stop looking. It’s this one, Ken said. He raised his hand naturally and gestured for her to help him up.

Melody did not know why, but her body subconsciously bent down. She put his arm on her and helped him up from the wheelchair.

Ken sucked in a breath of cold air, probably their move was too fast.

Melody was shocked and quickly apologized, “I’m sorry. I was too careless. I’ll try to be as slow as possible.”

“Okay…” Ken frowned as if he was in great pain.

Melody could not help but be even more careful. With every step she took, she observed Ken’s expression to see if it would pull on his wound.

When the bodyguard beside them saw this scene, he did not know what expression to show. ‘Mr. Swanson’s right foot is fractured, but his left foot is fine. Before seeing Miss Fox, he didn’t need our help to get out of the car, and he did not even need a wheelchair. He walked for a long time by himself. But now, he looks like he is paralyzed:

“Ahem!” The bodyguard coughed to hide the confusion in his eyes and stepped forward to open the car door for them.

Melody helped Ken into the car with difficulty. Just as she exhaled, she noticed something was wrong with it.

She reached out to touch the car window. “This-“

“It’s bulletproof glass,” Ken explained before she could ask. The car has been specially modified. There are guns and some self-defense tools under the seat. When an external force attacks, the car will immediately call the police and connect to my phone.”

Melody was shocked. She had only heard of Halcyon’s high-ranking politicians improving cars like this.

After two seconds, Melody returned to her senses and asked, “When did you prepare this car?”

“After the incident at the youth center, I asked someone to start improving it. It has just been done,” Ken replied.

Melody suddenly remembered that when she went to

Serenity Villa today, she saw a floor plan of the car on his tablet.

She thought it was a product of Ximber Tech, but she did not expect it to be for her to use…

Melody couldn’t help but think, ‘Isn’t Ken treating me a little too well? But… why? Is it because I had saved his and Margaret’s lives? However, he doesn’t need to do these things at all.’

While Melody was stunned, Ken said again, “From today onward, don’t drive your weak car anymore. Take this. Just tell the driver where you’re going. He’ll be on standby 24 hours a day.”

As soon as Ken finished speaking, the bodyguard driving said to the rearview mirror in the car, “Miss Fox, I’m your full-time driver. I’m Ted. You can contact me anytime if you need anything.”

Melody nodded subconsciously. But she quickly reacted and said, “I don’t need this car. I’ll leave it to you.”

“Melody.” Ken frowned unhappily. “I can promise you everything, but you must listen to me regarding your safety.” His tone was unquestionable. Melody could not refuse.” Alright then…”

‘This car after modification must not be cheap. This way, I owe him even more before I can repay him.’ With this thought in mind, Melody took a deep breath and tried to cheer herself up. ‘Ken is so good to me. I have to work harder to repay him.’

She didn’t say anything else and went straight to business.” Mr. Grover has already helped me settle the matter. The ruins of the youth center will be preserved. Our people can investigate at any time.”

“Got it.” Ken nodded and said, “It’s too conspicuous to investigate during the day. To avoid alerting the enemy, I’ll get them to investigate at night.”

Melody nodded and asked, “Is there any news from James? Could it be that he hasn’t gotten the portrait yet?”

Ken’s eyes darkened. He said coldly, “Yes, he didn’t get it. Moreover, Averi’s family has already bought a plane ticket overseas. The entire family will go to the airport tomorrow morning.”

“What?” Melody was shocked and asked, “Don’t tell me Ulric had found out Averi and had seen their faces.”

“Yes,” Ken said in a deep voice, “According to the reaction of the Blevins family, it’s what happened.”

Melody frowned deeply. “But that shouldn’t be the case. Only Averi and a few of us know about this. It’s impossible for the news to leak out…”

Ken’s hand subconsciously reached into his pants pocket, wanting to smoke a cigarette.

However, he remembered that Melody did not like him smoking. Therefore. he quickly retracted his hand and said, “There should be a traitor on our side.”

When she heard the word “traitor”, Janet’s face subconsciously appeared in Melody’s mind.

However, she rejected it in an instant. ‘Janet is indeed my enemy, but her feelings for Ken are sincere. She can’t betray Ken.’

After hesitating for a moment, Melody still did not mention Janet. She only asked, “Have you checked who leaked the news?”

“Not yet.” Ken shook his head and said, “I haven’t told James about this. The traitor thing is just my guess. However, I will personally investigate in secret.”

Melody nodded and asked melancholically, “But without the portrait, we can’t testify that Ulric is the mastermind of the arson.”

“Don’t worry.” Ken gave her a reassuring look and said, Previously, they didn’t go out, so we didn’t have the chance to meet Averi. But now that they are going to the airport, we have an opportunity.”

Melody’s eyes lit up. She asked, “Are you planning to ask Averi for the painting at the airport tomorrow?”

“Yes, there are too many people at the airport. Averi is still young. It’s normal for her to be separated from her family, Ken said calmly.

Melody immediately understood what Ken meant. She volunteered, “I can be the one to separate them.”

Ken shook his head and said, “You can’t. Ulric’s people will keep an eye on you.”

“But if James goes, won’t he attract their attention too?” “So I didn’t let him go.”

“Then who are you going to send?”

“Janet.”

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