Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker (Chapters 556, 557, 558, 559, and 560) 

Chapter 556

“Miss Fox?” The female voice behind her was filled with uncertainty.

Melody subconsciously turned around and met Ruby’s gaze.

Ever since Ruby successfully got pregnant with her help, the two of them had not seen each other. Now that they met again, Ruby was a little fatter than before. However, her stomach was still flat and she did not show it.

Today, Mason did not accompany Ruby, but there were two tall bodyguards behind her.

“Ms. Wilson.” Melody stood up and greeted. Seventeen, who was sitting on the ground behind her, immediately stood up as well.

Ruby’s expression was filled with surprise when looking at Melody’s face. “Miss Fox, you’ve become…”

Melody touched her face with makeup and smiled, “Ugly girls also love beauty.”

“No, no…” Ruby stuttered. She finally calmed down and praised sincerely, “You’re really beautiful! I thought I recognized the wrong person just now, but looking at the way you treated him, I believed it was indeed you.”

Melody smiled. ‘Do I look beautiful now?’ When she got the last herb of the Taylor family and cured her face, Ruby would probably be even more shocked.

“You’re really beautiful! You should put on more makeup in the future. I didn’t expect…” Ruby was still babbling praises when she suddenly covered her mouth and explained, “I didn’t mean that you didn’t look good in the past…” Ruby felt awkward and stopped abruptly because she realized she was worsening the explanation.

Melody’s smile deepened. “You don’t have to explain. I know you don’t mean any harm.”

Ruby heaved a sigh of relief and emphasized, “You should have put on more makeup.”

“I’ll try my best. But you know, I’m a doctor and usually very busy, so I don’t have the time. By the way, let me take your pulse.” As Melody spoke, she grabbed Ruby’s hand.

This was her occupational habit. Moreover, only when the baby in Ruby’s stomach was safe would her husband pay more attention to that one last herb.

“Alright.” Ruby cooperated and pulled up her sleeves.

A minute later, Melody released her grip and said, “There is no problem. You can rest assured.”

“That’s great.” Ruby revealed a relieved expression and said, “Actually, I just went to Central Hospital for a checkup this morning. The doctor also said that everything was fine, but I still felt worried somehow. I thought that I was too concerned about the baby. I was just waiting for you to say so. Only when having your answer will I feel relieved.”

“Thank you for your trust.” Melody looked at the two bodyguards brought by Ruby and asked, “Why are you in such a place? Don’t you have taboos at home?”

According to the custom of Silverlake, pregnant people should avoid coming to the cemetery.

Ruby shrugged and said, “I’m not afraid of these things. I came here today to tell my mother that her daughter is about to become a mother.”

“Your mother?” Melody tilted her head.

“She died three years ago, in a car accident.” Ruby lowered her head.

“I’m sorry to hear that.” Melody patted her shoulder.

“I’m fine.” Ruby shook her head. “It’s been three years. I’m not that sad anymore. It’s just that I still want to tell her about this joyful occasion. At the same time, I hope she could protect the child in my stomach.”

Melody nodded. “Why isn’t Mason with you?”

“Let me tell you…” Ruby said as he looked at Seventeen behind Melody.

“It’s okay. Just say it. He’s my bodyguard.” Melody nodded. Ruby then continued, “Both of us are concerned about you.

As soon as he was done with his work, he set off back to Insterimond for the Green Velvet. Before he left, Mason told me that his father was already preparing for the next auction of Green Velvet. This trip is to help you get the details of the auction in advance.”

“Thank you,” Melody said sincerely.

“We should be the ones thanking you.” Ruby checked the time and said, “It’s almost time for dinner. Shall I treat you to a meal?”

Melody was stunned for a moment before realizing that she had been kneeling for more than three hours. “Alright.” She hesitated for a moment but did not refuse. She wanted to know more about the Taylor family and Jennie.

“Then let’s go.” Ruby held her arm as Melody took one last look back at the tombstones of the Blevins family. ‘Averi, Mr. and Mrs. Blevins, I will take revenge on the murderer. This is what I owe you!

About half an hour later, the car stopped in front of a Floassian restaurant.

“This is the restaurant Mason opened up for me. I’ve wanted to bring you here for a long time. I like all the dishes here. I hope the food here will suit your taste.”

Ruby smiled brightly. After bringing Melody in and sitting down, she did not sit down with her. Instead, she said, “I’|| go to the kitchen and let the chef make a creative dish for you.”

Melody waved her hand. “Thank you so much, but there’s no need to treat me so well.”

Ruby insisted on letting Melody taste the best Floassian cuisine. She got up and went to the kitchen right away.

Melody had no choice but to sit and wait. At this moment, her phone screen suddenly lit up. It was a message from Ken. [You went to see Averi?]

Melody’s eyelids twitched. She looked up at Seventeen, who was standing not far away to protect her. He felt strange that Melody was looking at him and lowered his head guiltily.

Melody retracted her gaze helplessly. When James was not around, she thought she could gain some freedom.

However, she forgot that Seventeen was also Ken’s man. It was convenient to have someone working for her, but she had also lost her privacy.

Melody started to speculate the reason for Ken’s message. Was it because she didn’t report it to him in advance? But was there a need to report such things to him? If that was the case, Ken was too dominant.

Just as she was thinking about it, Ken sent another message. [Remember to tell me the next time you go there. I owe her an apology too.]

Melody’s pupils trembled. So he wasn’t trying to control her. Instead, he also wanted to apologize to Averi. When she thought of her dissatisfaction and blame for Ken just now, guilt overwhelmed her bit by bit.

With Moon’s words lingering in her head, Melody’s grip on the phone tightened. Seconds later, she replied: [Okay, I’ll let you know the next time.]

After sending the message, Melody hesitated for a moment and sent an emoji of sorry. She never had the habit of sending emojis, but today she subconsciously did

SO…..

On the other end of the phone, Ken’s expression froze slightly when he saw that cute pattern. A rare look of surprise appeared on his handsome face.

At the same time, at the entrance of the Floassian restaurant. “Mabel, this is the restaurant I eat often. I believe you’d like it.”

Chapter 557

Looking at the extremely high-end Floassian restaurant, Mabel felt both excited and puzzled somehow.

The excitement came from the fact that this restaurant was too popular to book a seat. Considering the Fox family’s status, she was not qualified to have a meal here while all the other customers were top in wealth and power.

Last year, she was lucky enough to go in for a meal, but that day was the day she successfully defeated countless socialites and won the Best Celebrity of Silverlake last year. The organizer of the event gave her a pass to this restaurant as a reward. It was only that one time that she successfully went in for a meal, and triggered envy and admiration from her friends from similar backgrounds.

However, Mabel was also puzzled as to why Cadence invited her to this restaurant for dinner. Before Cadence went abroad to further her studies, they were once classmates. However, at that time, Cadence had already made a name for herself in the entertainment and fashion industry and was also related to the Swanson family. Although they were friends, Cadence had always looked at her with disdain and never taken the initiative to ask her out. However, in the blink of an eye, Mabel remembered that Cadence was Ulric’s cousin. He might have mentioned to Cadence that they were in a relationship. So she was also likely to be relatives with Cadence in the future. Then it was normal for Cadence to change her indifferent attitude and curry favor with her.

Thinking of this, the doubts in Mabel’s heart instantly dissipated. She suppressed the smugness and joy in her heart and pretended to be calm. “Thank you. I do like Floassian cuisine. I even came here once last year.”

Cadence clenched her fists tightly in her sleeves when looking at Mabel’s gentle smile. She had to admit that Mabel’s face was indeed beautiful. Most of the boys in the university liked her, which made Cadence so irritated and jealous. Now, even Ulric was with Mabel and this made her hate Mabel even more.

But Cadence believed that she had plenty of ways to deal with such a silly pretty girl like Mabel. However, she was here on a mission today, the primary target of which was Melody, not Mabel.

Cadence had already communicated with Wendell in advance. She did not believe that Ulric would really kill her father, but she still volunteered to help Wendell destroy Melody. It was for no other reason than to avenge Melody for sending her to a psychiatric hospital. Mabel was the best tool for dealing with Melody. Perhaps she could even kill two birds with one stone and push these two Fox sisters into the abyss together.

“Glad to hear that you like it. Let’s go in then.” Cadence hugged Mabel’s hand intimately, concealing her disgust for her.

The two of them had just walked up the steps when the attendant at the door came up to stop them. “Good evening, ladies. Do you have an appointment?”

Cadence rolled her eyes coldly. “Are you blind? Do I need an appointment?”

The servant did not understand what was going on. Just as he was about to speak, another servant hurriedly came forward in fear and said, “I’m sorry, Miss Hunter. He’s new here. Please come in.” He glared at that young freshman. and scolded, “Idiot, this is Miss Hunter, Mr. Swanson’s cousin!”

“Ah… I-I’m sorry, Miss Hunter. Please forgive my mistake.” This young man flustered and took a bow.

Cadence waved her hand impatiently. “Alright, cut the crap. Don’t waste our time.”

“Yes…” The two servants did not dare to say anything else and hurriedly led the two of them in.

As soon as Cadence entered, her gaze quickly searched the restaurant. However, she did not see anything about Melody. After scanning a few times, her gaze could not help but freeze. ‘Where is she?’

Her subordinate reported to her that Melody entered this restaurant. If there was a mistake with the information, this would be a wasted trip.

While Mabel was looking at the menu, Cadence secretly sent a message to her subordinate. A moment later, she looked at the woman sitting by the window in disbelief. That woman was dressed in ordinary clothes, but her temperament was outstanding. Her eyes were attractive and intoxicating. Unfortunately, the lower half of her face was covered in red spots, ruining the beauty of the upper half. But even so, her elegant and friendly aura still made people unable to shift their attention.

Cadence’s eyes suddenly widened. From the moment she entered, she had actually noticed that woman by the window and got distracted by her stunning eyes. However, she never expected her to be Melody, that ugly freak Melody, who had just put on a little makeup, but looked so beautiful and hard to recognize.

Cadence couldn’t bear to imagine how awesome it would be like if Melody’s whole face was covered in makeup. The more she thought about it, the more furious she became, even though she did not understand what she was angry about.

“Cadence? Cadence!” Mabel’s voice sounded.

Only then did Cadence suddenly come back to her senses. She cursed herself in her mind that she had stared at Melody for so long that she almost forgot the purpose today.

“Sorry, I was absent-minded just now.” Cadence quickly adjusted her emotions.

Mabel did not think too much about it. She smiled and said, “I’ve ordered. What about you?”

“Just what I usually eat,” Cadence snapped her fingers to call the waiter over and spoke fluently to him in Floassinch.

The waiters in this restaurant were all well-educated and proficient in Floassinch. After hearing what Cadence said, this waiter nodded and said in Floassinch, “Okay, Miss Hunter.”

Mabel was green with envy. She didn’t know this language, so she couldn’t order without looking at the menu. But it didn’t matter. When she married Ulric, she could come to this restaurant whenever she wanted. After all, Cadence frequently came to this place all because of her fiancé-to- be. Thinking of this, Mabel was not envious at all. She even despised Cadence in her heart.

However, what Mabel did not know was that Cadence was not ordering the dishes to the waiter, who was specially placed in this restaurant in advance.

After the menu was taken away, Cadence smiled at Mabel and said, “Mabel, I saw that you didn’t order drinks, so I ordered a glass of wine for you.”

“That’s fine. I can drink. My alcohol tolerance is not bad.” Mabel nodded with a naive expression.

Cadence’s smile deepened. “Don’t worry; the lounge is upstairs. You can go upstairs to rest if drunk.”

Mabel’s eyes widened in shock. “There’s a lounge here?”

“Yeah, I guess you don’t know. The upstairs decor is more luxurious. If you’re interested, I’ll show you upstairs after dinner.”

“Sure!” Mabel immediately agreed. She was excited that after leaving the restaurant tonight, these would become the entry into the circles of those rich ladies.

Ever since Yolanda went to jail, the socialites who used to be intimate with her started to keep a distance. She had to get closer to them before the new celebrity event.

Soon, some food was served.

The expensive wine made Mabel feel an urge to take photos, but she endured it. She picked up her fork and was about to take a bite of the appetizer when she heard

Cadence says in surprise, “Isn’t that Melody? She’s changed so much with makeup.”

Chapter 558

When Mabel heard this, her hand that was holding the fork suddenly froze and she reflexively followed Cadence’s gaze, only to see a slender woman sitting opposite her. The woman’s eyebrows were very similar to Melody’s, but she was much prettier. Mabel even felt that if the woman wore full makeup, her appearance might be comparable to hers. Mabel, who had always thought that she had peerless beauty, disdained the feeling of being compared. So she just looked at that woman for two seconds before looking away. “Cadence, you’re mistaken.”

‘Melody couldn’t be so beautiful. You must be joking.’ But she didn’t express her jealousy.

“But…” Cadence’s tone was very certain. “Her expression, that eating posture… I’m very sure it’s her. I ate with her in the Swanson family before. Mabel, can’t you even recognize your own sister?”

Mabel turned around and looked in that direction again. Melody had been wearing makeup for the entire day. At this moment, she suddenly wiped the sweat off her forehead and more than half of her foundation was removed.

Mabel’s eyes suddenly widened. ‘It’s really Melody! Does she look like that with makeup? What?’ For a moment, she could not tell what she was feeling. However, something called fear suddenly crawled out from under her feet.

Ever since Melody returned to Silverlake, Mabel had been humiliated too many times. She had also lost her mother’s support, and it could be said to be a heavy loss. However, Mabel still did not feel afraid from the bottom of her heart, because no matter how powerful Melody was, she would still be defeated by her unmatched appearance. But now, this self-confidence which had been persisting until now seemed to be gradually crumbling.

Just as Mabel was immersed in her complicated emotions, Cadence spoke again, “Let’s go. She seems to have seen us too. We should go to say hello.”

“There’s no need for that, right?” Mabel really did not want to have any contact with Melody right now.

First, Melody’s appearance before removing her makeup made her panic. Second, when she met Melody during the day, Ken was so protective of Melody. These two things made her extremely uncomfortable.

Seeing this, Cadence revealed a puzzled expression. “I heard that although your sister is always causing trouble, you’re still very protective of her. Now that you have finally seen her true colors, why do you act like you don’t want to be sisters with her? But anyway, you’re right to be like this. We don’t bother to approach an abject person, Right?”

Mabel’s expression froze on her face. If she didn’t go and greet Melody, the nice image that she had been maintaining all this time would collapse. Nobody was sure that Cadence wouldn’t gossip about her in front of others after separating from her tonight.

At the thought of this, Mabel could only force a smile and said, “She, she’s my sister after all. For my sake, don’t say that about her. How about this? I’ll go to say hi. And you just stay here.”

“Alright.” Cadence’s goal had been achieved, to let Melody know of Mabel’s existence.

She waved her hand and gestured for Mabel to greet Melody, so Mabel had no choice but to stand up.

Mabel took a few steps towards Melody and realized that the person eating with Melody was Ruby, whose husband ran a bank. The year before last, Russell needed a loan and even brought her along to grovel and treat them a great meal. However, this rich lady, who even she had to curry favor with, was eating with a bastard like Melody.

‘How did they meet? Because Melody has used Ken as her backer? Damn it, why is Ken with her? Did she bewitch him?’ The more Mabel thought about it, the angrier he became. When she came to Melody, she could not control her emotions and said, “Melody, why are you here?”

Melody had already seen the two of them when they entered, but she could not be bothered with them. Now that Mabel had taken the initiative to greet her, she pursed her lips impatiently and said, “Can’t you see that? I’m eating.”

When Ruby saw Melody’s displeasure, she also revealed a dissatisfied expression towards this girl who had suddenly appeared. “Young lady, what’s the matter?” Her tone was unwelcoming.

Only then did Mabel realize that she had given Ruby a bad impression of being too emotional. She quickly restrained her sulk and revealed what she thought was the most appropriate smile. “Ruby, so you’re here too? I’m sorry, I didn’t see you just now.”

Ruby tilted her head and asked in confusion, “You are?”

“I’m Mabel. I had dinner with you last year. My father is Russell Fox.”

“Mabel…” Ruby combined Mabel’s peerless appearance and tried her best to search for the memories in her mind. Finally, she remembered who Mabel was. “Oh… last year’s Best Celebrity.”

Mabel’s lips curved. “You finally remember me…”

However, Ruby still did not give Mabel a nice look. She repeated himself and asked, “What’s the matter?” In other words, don’t disturb their meal if there’s nothing serious.

Mabel felt a little embarrassed. At the same time, the resentment in her heart towards Melody had almost reached its peak.

She couldn’t take it anymore and said, “Ruby, you might not know about it, right? She’s my half-sister.”

Ruby was stunned and looked at Melody in shock. Seeing that Melody had no intention of denying it, she was even more surprised. “You… are sisters?”

Melody did not say anything as she silently observed Mabel’s expression. She was quite curious about what Mabel was doing here.

“That’s right.” Mabel nodded and said, “Didn’t you ask me what’s the matter? I’m here to look for Melody and ask her to apologize to Dad.”

“Apologize?” People were gossipy. Out of curiosity, Ruby subconsciously followed Mabel’s words and asked, “For what?”

Mabel looked at Melody and said with a pained expression, “I shouldn’t expose our family matters in front of outsiders. But, Ruby, I appreciate you so much and know that you won’t spread it outside, so… I might as well say it in front of you.”

Mabel said a lot before getting to the point. “Melody hired someone to beat me and my father up.”

“What?” Ruby exclaimed in surprise. No matter who it was, they would be shocked to hear that someone had beaten up their father and sister.

However, in the next moment, Ruby felt that something was wrong. She was not familiar with Mabel, but she was very familiar with Melody. With Melody’s character, she would never do such a thing.

Ruby took a deep breath and spoke up for Melody, “There must be some misunderstanding. Melody is not that kind of person.”

Mabel originally thought that she could ruin Melody’s image easily, but she did not expect Ruby to still trust Melody so much.

Ruby’s eyes were telling that she thought Mabel was slandering Melody.

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Mabel felt even more indignant. Not only were the men biased in favor of Melody, but even a rich lady like Ruby believed in Melody’s character.

She clenched her fists tightly in anger, but she looked very sad on the surface. “I also don’t believe that my sister would do such a thing, but this is the truth. If you don’t believe me, you can ask her yourself if she asked anyone to hit me and my father.” Mabel paused for a moment and said, “Forget it, she definitely won’t admit it. You can just call my father and ask him. He can’t frame his daughter, right?”

Mabel directly mentioned Russell, who was not present. Then anyone would believe what she said.

Ruby was puzzled. She looked at Melody and said, “Melody, is this a misunderstanding?”

Melody took a slow sip of the soup as if the people around her had nothing to do with her. Suddenly, like casually discussing the weather, she said, “It wasn’t a misunderstanding. I did hit them.”

Mabel’s eyes widened in joy. ‘Melody, you idiot! You admitted it! Then Ruby should be starting to disgust you now.’

Mabel’s eyes sparkled with excitement. “Ruby, do you believe what I said now? She admitted it herself. She did get someone to hit me and Dad.”

Ruby frowned slightly, but she found it even stranger. Even if Melody really did something wrong, it made no sense that she admitted it in public. This was too unreasonable. Mabel had thought that Ruby would immediately turn hostile towards Melody. At the very least, she should have scolded Melody. However, Ruby revealed an even more puzzled expression. She did not even look at her. Instead, she turned to ask Melody. “Melody, what’s going on? Did they bully you first, so you fought back?”

Melody knew that there was a high chance that Ruby would trust her, but she felt still kind of uncertain. After all, nobody could predict the human heart.

Therefore, although she seemed to be tasting the soup, her other hand had already secretly pulled up surveillance footage, which was enough to prove her innocence.

However, looking at Ruby’s expression now, she suddenly felt that there was no need for her to use this evidence. Those who truly trusted you would stand on your side without hesitation even if there was no evidence.

Melody put the phone back into her pocket and looked up to meet Ruby’s gaze. “Yes, I’m just giving them a taste of their own medicine.”

“I knew it.” Ruby nodded in understanding. When she looked at Mabel again, her eyes were filled with coldness.

Mabel was so angry that her entire body was trembling. She quickly explained, “No! What do you mean? Ruby, she was just spouting nonsense!”

As she spoke, she was afraid that Ruby still did not believe her and tried her best to slander Melody. “Ruby might not know yet, right? Melody had health problems and was raised in the countryside by my father since she was young. It might be because of this reason that she thought that we had abandoned her. So as soon as she returned to Silverlake, she kept causing trouble for our family. She even… sent my mother to prison!

“Also, she forced Dad to share the company’s shares with her. When Dad didn’t agree, she called someone to beat us up! Do you know about the black market? She hired assassins there! My father and I had almost died at her hands! Don’t believe such a vicious person!” Mabel was hysterical.

Ruby looked at Mabel with an even colder gaze. “Vicious? If you say another bad word about Melody, do you believe that I’ll chase you out here?”

Mabel was shocked. It was a small matter to be chased out, but she noticed that there were socialites in the restaurant who knew her. If word got out, wouldn’t they laugh their heads off? These rich women loved to see people make a fool of themselves, especially those who once stood at the top.

However, if she just shut up, it was equivalent to confirming Melody’s words. Mabel forced herself to say, “You can chase me out of the restaurant, but I can swear that everything I said is true!” Her eyes seemed to be burning with fire.

Melody’s patience had been completely worn down. She took out her phone, which she had already put back into her pocket, and clicked that video. “Everyone knows that swearing is useless. We’ll know the truth when we see it.”

Ruby subconsciously looked at Melody’s phone screen. Mabel did not understand and followed Ruby’s gaze. In the next moment, her heart clenched.

It was the living room of the Fox family! The surveillance footage showed the scene of Russell ordering the people hired in the black market to attack Melody.

‘How does she get it? Damn it!’ Mabel cursed in her heart and instinctively tried to snatch Melody’s phone.

However, when Melody reached out with her long arms, Mabel missed and almost fell onto the dining table.

“Mabel,” Melody said expressionlessly. “There is a limit to my patience. Do you think you can still maintain your image as Best Celebrity if I post this video online? I’m afraid you will lose the right to participate in this year’s event again, right?”

Immediately, Ruby stood up in disgust. “Security! Get her out!”

Mason was one of the shareholders of this restaurant. As his wife, Ruby naturally had the right to chase anyone out as she wished.

“No…” Mabel took two steps back in panic. She regretted being controlled by her emotions just now and saying those stupid words. If she had held back from mentioning the beating back then, or if she had not come over to greet Melody from the beginning, how could she have fallen into such a pathetic situation?

But it was all Melody’s fault. This bitch had been hiding the surveillance footage. She was indeed a scheming bumpkin!

Mabel hated Melody into her bones, but there was nothing she could do now. She took two steps back in fear. “Don’t get me out…’

However, the two attendants had already arrived in front of her.

At this moment, Cadence’s voice suddenly sounded. ” Nobody can kick my friend out.”

Seeing that it was Cadence, the two attendants were stunned. For a moment, they did not know if they should listen to Cadence or Ruby. Both of them were family members of the investors of this restaurant. They could not afford to offend either of them!

When Mabel saw Cadence speaking up for her, she instantly found her backbone and hugged Cadence’s arm. Cadence, you invited me here. You can’t let them chase me out!”

“Don’t worry. With me around, no one can touch you.”

Cadence gave Mabel a reassuring look and turned to look at Ruby.

Chapter 560

“Miss Hunter?” Ruby was a little surprised. She knew Cadence and the two of them belonged to the same class and were considered acquaintances.

Cadence smiled and said, “Mrs. Taylor, long time no see. Although I don’t know what happened between you and my friend, I still hope that you can let it go.”

Ruby frowned. She did not expect Mabel to be invited here by Cadence.

No one wanted to fall out with Cadence. After all, the Swanson family was her strong back, which was not something that the Taylor family could fight against.

However, when Ruby thought of Mabel’s insults to Melody and the video, she still could not suppress her dissatisfaction. “Miss Hunter, I respect you, but your friend…

“Ruby, forget it.” Melody interrupted and pulled her hand. We’re here to eat. There’s no need to ruin our mood for that kind of person.”

Melody seemed to be persuading Ruby, but she was observing Cadence from the corner of her eye. But she found something strange. Cadence should hate her even more than Mabel. After all, as a young rich lady who had always been high and mighty, Cadence had almost been bitten to death by her own carefully trained hound because of Melody. How could Cadence swallow this anger?

However, at this moment, Cadence did not even look at her and even acted like a peacemaker. There must be something wrong. However, Melody had yet to figure out what Cadence was up to. But she didn’t feel nervous at all. If Cadence really wanted to do something, he would expose herself sooner or later. Now, she only needed to wait and see. “I’m really fine. Just sit down and eat.” When Ruby saw that there was no anger in Melody’s eyes, she calmed down a little and took a deep breath. “Miss Hunter, now that you and Melody are here, I can let it go, but I don’t want her to disturb us again.”

“Don’t worry, we’re just here to eat, not to cause trouble.” As Cadence spoke, she hugged Mabel’s hand and said, “Let’s go, Mabel.”

Mabel felt indignant. “Cadence, they…”

“That’s enough!” Cadence’s lips curved downwards, revealing a hint of anger. “Didn’t you notice that everyone is looking at us? Do you really want to make it even worse in front of so many people?”

Mabel clenched her fists and lowered her head in silence.

Seeing that Mabel finally stopped talking, Cadence nodded slightly at Ruby and Melody and pulled Mabel back to their table.

After the two of them left, Ruby heaved a sigh of relief. She looked up at Melody with guilt and anxiety. “I’m sorry, Melody. She’s with the Swanson family. I can’t fall out with her directly. I’m just so useless. Did I let you down?”

“What? No! I’m happy that you trust me and stand by me.” A sincere smile appeared on Melody’s face.

Ruby was relieved but somehow grew more upset. She should have been tougher and chased out the woman who cursed Melody. The Taylor and Swanson families couldn’t really fall out over such a small matter. Maybe she just had too many scruples.

After this incident, Ruby swore to herself that she would stand on Melody’s side to protect her no matter what the price was. This was what she and Mason and the child in her stomach owed Melody.

Without Melody, she would probably have been forced to divorce Mason by the elders in Insterimond because she was infertile. Although Ruby had always been gentle, once. she made up her mind about something, she would never waver.

Melody vaguely felt that the way Ruby looked at her was a little different, but she did not think too much about it. She only thought that the surveillance video made Ruby pity her. And compared to Ruby, she had someone she needed to pay more attention to.

At the same time, Cadence and Mabel returned to their seats.

With the delicious food in front of her, at this moment, Mabel no longer had the appetite to taste it.

Cadence observed Mabel’s expression and the corners of her lips curled up slightly. She might be a genius. Although her father had told her not to act rashly, the plan was going perfectly now.

“Mabel.” Cadence stopped smiling and held Mabel’s hand across the table. “I know you’re unhappy. She’s your sister, but she’s treating you with such a rude attitude. She’s even colluding with other people to embarrass you. I want to help you, but you know Ruby’s identity. Her husband has also invested in this restaurant. I can’t fall out with her. Cadence’s tone was filled with guilt and helplessness, making Mabel feel even more uncomfortable. After all, Cadence was such a high and mighty person, but now, even she had to be afraid of Melody.

‘Damn Melody, how do you bewitch Ruby!’ Mabel cursed in her mind.

“Don’t think about that, Mabel. Come, drink some wine. You’ Il feel better.” Cadence raised the goblet in her hand and gestured for Mabel to clink glasses with her.

Mabel was depressed. She picked up the goblet and clinked it with hers. Then, she raised her head and drank it in one gulp, unaware that there was some white powder left in the cup that had yet to completely dissolve.

“That’s great.” Cadence’s smile deepened. As she continued to pour wine for Mabel to disperse the powder, she deliberately said, “Your sister has long been raised in the countryside. If I had known this, I wouldn’t have suggested that you go to greet her. You should have less contact with her in the future!” She seemed to be speaking earnestly and was completely on Mabel’s side.

These words did make Mabel feel a little better. Finally, there was someone like her who hated the disgusting Melody.

Mabel smirked and drank the red wine in one gulp again.

However, in less than two minutes, she felt a headache.

Mabel held her forehead and Cadence’s face started to be blurry in her vision.

“Mabel? Are you alright?” Cadence asked in surprise, “Don’t you often drink? You’ve only had two glasses.”

Mabel pressed her temples and forced herself to say, “My alcohol tolerance should be alright. But maybe the liquor is too intense.”

Cadence stood up helplessly and said, “Forget it. I’ll help you to the lounge on the second floor. If you lose your composure here, they will all know tomorrow and might even mock me. Let’s go up.”

Cadence supported Mabel and pulled her up from her seat with difficulty.

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