Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker (Chapters 621, 622, 623, 624, and 625) 

Chapter 621

With Rodney around, Melody didn’t ask any more questions.

Fortunately, Rodney said goodbye after coming to the parking lot. “Miss Fox, you must be tired today. I have to go back and rest well. It’s too tiring. You should go back and rest well too. Also, Mr. Swanson, thank you for today.”

Ken nodded slightly in response.

However, Rodney did not care about Ken’s cold attitude. If not for Melody, Ken would not even need to look at him.

He was already very satisfied.

Soon, Rodney got into the car and left.

After Melody watched Rodney drive away, she could not help but ask Ken curiously, “Why aren’t you saying anything? What are you thinking?”

Ken suddenly looked up at her with an extremely serious expression. “I don’t agree with you.”

“What?” Melody was confused.

“You just said that the three of them are stupid. I don’t agree.” Ken said.

Melody was even more confused. “Why not?”

Ken was silent for two seconds before saying, “I agree with what you said about that Gerard being stupid. It’s just that Oliver and Miranda are both willing to sacrifice for the person they love, so they’re not stupid.”

Melody laughed when she heard that. She asked, “Not stupid? Then why did they do that? Because they were deeply in love with someone?”

“Right.” Ken agreed.

Melody’s eyes widened in shock. She had always felt that Ken was the same as her. He was the kind of person who regarded love as a burden and only fought for the goal in his heart.

But now, Ken sounded quite treasure love.

“You don’t think… love is important, do you?” Melody asked.

“Of course,” Ken answered.

Melody choked again. She could not help but ask, “If you were Oliver and your beloved wanted you to endure humiliation for decades for someone else, would you agree to her suggestion like him?”

“I don’t know if this was Miranda’s suggestion or not, but if I were Oliver, I would take the initiative to suggest it, but my solution might be different from his. Similarly, I wouldn’t let my woman suffer like that.” Ken said.

Melody’s eyes trembled slightly. “Do you mean that if you love someone, you will give up everything just like Oliver?”

“Of course. Loving someone means giving up everything for her or him. Otherwise, what love is there to talk about? Liking someone is different from loving someone.” He met her gaze and said extremely seriously, “If I love someone, I’ll be like Oliver and spend my lifetime with her without hesitation and forever. I won’t hesitate even if I have to go through a lot of trouble. As long as that person is worthy of my love.”

Melody suddenly felt that Ken’s gaze was a little hot. It was so hot that she did not dare to look at him directly.

At the same time, she felt uncomfortable.

However, this discomfort was different from ordinary discomfort. It was even more touching, the kind that made her very afraid.

She was afraid that she would be convinced by Ken to fall in love with someone again.

In her previous life, she was a fool like Miranda. She was willing to suffer anything for Ulric, but what happened in the end?

Loving someone was too scary. The price she paid made her not dare to love anyone again.

But Miranda was luckier than her. At least, she had Oliver, who was willing to give everything for her.

As for Melody… she had been betrayed by everyone. Even the relatives she had once acknowledged were looking forward to her death day and night.

Melody closed her eyes and said with a heavy heart, “Let’s not talk about this anymore. Let’s go. We still have to take a look at Seventeen.”

Ken wanted to say something, but when he saw the fatigue in her eyes, he swallowed his words.

Forget it. There would be plenty of opportunities to confess in the future. Now was not the right time.

Moreover, they still had a long way to go in the future. He was not in a hurry to scare her.

Soon, the two of them went to see Seventeen. Seventeen’s wounds had all been treated, but he needed to recuperate for at least half a month.

Seeing Ken, Seventeen struggled to sit up from the bed. Melody quickly pressed down on his shoulder.

“Don’t move! You can’t move around now. It’s best if you don’t get out of bed for the next few days. We’ll find a nurse to take care of you.” Melody said.

Seventeen was about to speak when he suddenly felt Ken’s cold gaze. He quickly said, “It’s okay, Miss Fox. This injury is really nothing to me. I can work normally tomorrow.”

“Don’t force yourself. You can’t help me much in this state. We’ll talk about it after you recover.” Melody said.

Seventeen did not dare to answer. He glanced sideways at Ken.

Ken then said, “Listen to her.”

“Yes!” Seventeen did not dare to have any objections and lay down obediently.

“Seventeen’s identity is special. He can’t be hospitalized. Can he rest in Herbathrive?” Ken asked.

“Yes.” Melody nodded. “We have a ward. We can let him go to Herbathrive and rest there. It’s also convenient for me to take care of him.”

“Alright, let’s do that. James…” Ken called James.

James immediately understood. He walked forward and said, “I’ll arrange for someone to move him to Herbathrive now.”

“Good.” Ken nodded slightly and said, “Let’s go and eat. It’s time to eat.”

When James heard this, he quickly mustered his courage and reminded Ken, “Mr. Swanson, the board of directors is still waiting for you to go back and continue the meeting. Do you think…”

“Let them disperse,” Ken replied.

“Yes.” James did not dare to say anything else. He took his phone and went out.

Melody looked at Ken in shock. “You came over before you were done?”

“I was just telling them about my arrangements after taking office. I’ve already made most of the arrangements before coming over. There’s no need to go back.” Ken said.

Moreover, it might be a good choice to give them a cold shoulder.

Ken’s guess was correct.

His sudden departure in the middle of the meeting frightened the directors who had not cooperated at first.

Although on the surface, Ramon seemed to be more inclined to let Ulric take over the company in the future, Ken was the son of Ramon and his first wife.

Ken should be the heir.

No one could be sure who would take over the position of the chairman in the future when Ramon retired.

As time passed, Ken still did not appear. The more they waited, the more terrified they became. They began to consider their escape route.

Previously, the plan they had prepared was to stall time and let Ken have no real power. Maybe, they had to change their plans.

The few of them exchanged glances and finally decided to give up on making things difficult for Ken for the time being.

At the same time, the news that Regina was brought to the police station for review also reached the ears of Ulric and Jennie.

Before the news came, the two of them were discussing how to rope in the other malicious doctors.

“Actually, many of them escaped from Quentin back then, but most of them were not powerful. But now, many of them have developed. It’s the best time to rope them in.” Jennie said.

Ulric saw through Jennie’s true thoughts at a glance. “You took the initiative to look for me and offered to treat my leg disease. You didn’t do that for your own future and money, but to strengthen the team of malicious doctors, right?”

Having her thoughts exposed, Jennie was not in a hurry. She smiled and said, “Mr. Swanson, you are really smart. However, strengthening malicious doctors is good for me and also good for you. Malicious doctors are no less useful than an army. In the future, if you want to get rid of anyone, I can do the job for you with an order. There’s no need to plan as hard as you did in the past.”

Chapter 622

Jennie kept persuading Ulric to help her rope in all malicious doctors of Halcyon.

Back then, when she just returned to the country, she did not know about the situation in Silverlake, so she chose a rich but powerless man. Now that Melody had taken him down, Jennie benefited and rode on Ulric’s coattails.

Jennie knew that as long as Ulric agreed, she would become the leader of malicious doctors. She might even change the situation where people hated malicious doctors.

‘However, the difficult part is that Ulric is very shrewd. He might not be willing to take the risk for himself, Jennie thought.

Therefore, Jennie said it all from his perspective. “Didn’t you turn the Swanson Group branch in Insterimond into Ken’s turf because of your legs? Because of the suppression, malicious doctors are now in different corners throughout Halcyon.

“If malicious doctors can revive with your help, the branch company in Insterimond will be nothing. The headquarters will be yours sooner or later. By then, I can have Ramon killed without anyone knowing if you let me.”

“Shut up!” Ulric’s expression suddenly changed drastically. “How can you say such treacherous words?”

Jennie was shocked. She had thought that Ulric didn’t care about his father’s life as long as he could achieve his goals, but he sounded like he cared.

Just as Jennie thought that she had just made a mistake, Ulric suddenly calmed down, saying, “Don’t say such things again in the future.”

Jennie was stunned to hear this. Joy filled her heart, and she did not suck up to the wrong person.

However, Ulric was so hypocritical that even he was lying to himself.

She tried hard not to smile and probed, “Then you mean to say that you’ve agreed to help me complete my grand undertaking?”

Ulric slowly lit a cigarette. The smoke hid the look in his eyes. After a while, he replied, “Halcyon has waged war on malicious doctors for a long time. With my current power, the risk of going against the police is too high… I need more time to consider it.”

‘He will consider it. It means there will be a chance, Jennie thought.

Jennie could not hide her joy as she nodded. “Understood. Take your time then.”

At this moment, Ulric’s subordinate Daniel ran in to report. He did not even knock on the door and hurriedly said, “Mr. Swanson, bad news…”

Ulric looked up coldly and said, “Knock the door!”

Daniel was so frightened that his face jiggled. He quickly retreated and knocked on the door. “Mr. Swanson, I have something urgent to report.”

Ulric’s expression softened slightly. “Come in.”

“Yes!”

“Shoot.”

Daniel glanced sideways at Jennie and said, “Ms. Taylor’s daughter was arrested by the police.”

“What? Who called the police to arrest her? Was it the director of First Hospital?” Jennie asked. She was shocked but not too worried.

This was because her first guess was that Regina had been caught pretending to be a miracle doctor, so First Hospital had called the police.

Jennie thought it was not a big deal. Ulric could settle it with a word. However, Daniel’s words disappointed her.

“First Hospital called the police, but as soon as she was brought to the police station, she was taken away by the Special Task Force.”

The Special Task Force was specially set up in Halcyon to capture and crack down on malicious doctors.

This force could go over the superior’s head and directly arrest people. They did not need to ask any department for permission. Their authority was much higher than the police’s. The people they captured were basically all related to malicious doctors.

Jennie’s face instantly turned pale.

Ulric looked very unhappy. “What happened?” he asked in detail.

Daniel immediately briefed him on the situation. In the end, he gritted his teeth and glared at Jennie. “Ms. Taylor, your daughter was very reckless. She actually said Mr. Swanson’s name in front of the police.”

Jennie’s legs went weak and she fell to her knees before Ulric. “Mr. Swanson, I know my daughter is stupid, but she wouldn’t have the guts to expose you,” she said.

Ulric did not even glance at Jennie. He continued to ask Daniel. “What’s their attitude towards me?”

“We don’t have any people in the Special Task Force, and their department is impregnable, so I can’t get any useful information. However, Regina only mentioned your name once. Due to your status, they won’t come looking for you for the time being. But I’m afraid… they’ll start investigating you sooner or later.”

With a crack, Ulric crushed the coffee cup in his hand. His hand bled and blood dripped onto the floor.

Jennie was even more terrified and could not stop trembling. It wasn’t easy for her to convince Ulric to help her with her undertaking. Unexpectedly, it was all ruined by Regina.

“Jennie, is this how you teach your daughter?” Ulric asked.

“I-” She didn’t know what to say in response.

“You want me to help you get what you want? Do you think you’re worthy of my help?”

“Mr. Swanson, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault for not educating her well. I…” In her panic, she gritted her teeth and added, “Don’t worry. I’ll take care of this.”

Ulric narrowed his eyes. “It’s also my fault for indulging you too much recently. However, don’t forget that you’re not the only one who can treat my leg in the entire country. If this isn’t handled well, you know the consequences.”

Jennie trembled again and bowed.

Daniel mustered his courage and asked, “Mr. Swanson, about this incident… what’s the next step?”

“We can’t touch the Special Task Force, or we’ll attract their attention. We can only wait and see. But we have to think of a way to suppress the news. We can’t let my father learn it,” Ulric answered.

“But…” Daniel said awkwardly, “Ken and Melody were both present at that time. If they want to leak the news, I’m afraid we can’t hide it.”

“What? You can’t even do such a small thing?”

Ulric’s question made Daniel tremble. Daniel’s mind raced. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. Then he suggested uncertainly, “Ken has always wanted his mother’s Pearly Antiques. I wonder if we can use this to exchange with him.”

Ulric’s face darkened at his idea. Pearly Antiques was the leader in the industry and had connections with antique-loving bigwigs from all walks of life. So giving it back to Ken would be a loss to Ulric.

“That’s the plan for now. Give him a hint,” Ulric ordered.

It was not a bad thing to give in at the right time. Ulric was wise enough to make such a choice.

“Yes,” Daniel replied and carefully walked out.

Ulric looked down coldly at Jennie who was kneeling on the ground.

“Let me give you a piece of advice. Only the dead don’t betray anyone. If you want to achieve your goal, you have to make a choice,” he said.

The implication was clear. She had to choose between the undertaking of reviving malicious doctors and Regina.

Jennie was usually strict with Regina, but Regina was her biological daughter. Jennie felt torn as it was an extremely difficult choice to make.

Ulric was not in a hurry. He took another cup of coffee and drank it slowly.

Chapter 623

Jennie knew that Ulric was waiting for her answer. In just a few minutes, she thought of all the humiliation she had suffered over the years because of Halcyon’s suppression of malicious doctors, including her husband who had been sentenced to death.

However, then she thought of Regina as a cute and sweet little girl. She often despised Regina for being stupid, but that didn’t mean that she didn’t love Regina.

She had never given up on Regina, though Regina had no talent in medicine and never had the potential to be a malicious doctor.

If that hadn’t been the case, she wouldn’t have gone through so much trouble to get Regina to pretend to be the miracle doctor and go to First Hospital to train.

The pressure was driving Jennie crazy. She couldn’t make a choice.

Just as she was in extreme torture, Ulric’s voice came. “Ms. Taylor, do you think that Regina will be fine if you do nothing?” he said faintly.

Jennie froze. Then Ulric continued, “When the time comes, you will also be in trouble. However, if you want to die with her, of course, you can sit back. I will erect a monument for you and name it The Mother’s Love.”

Jennie gritted her teeth and clenched her fists tightly.

The only official sentence for malicious doctors was death. Jennie thought, ‘I can’t die. I promised my late husband that I would revive malicious doctors. The plan has yet to begin. I can’t die just like that.’

Gritting her teeth, she finally said, “I’ve made up my mind, Mr. Swanson. However, even a mosquito can’t enter the base of the Special Task Force. Before the matter is settled, they won’t let anyone visit. I’m afraid I won’t have the chance to do anything.”

Ulric’s thin lips curved into a smile. “I didn’t misjudge you, Ms. Taylor. Don’t worry. I’ll find a chance for you. You just have to do it. As long as you do a good job, I’ll agree to your grand plan. Also, as you heard, the ones who sent your daughter in are Melody and Ken. As long as you serve me honestly, I will avenge your daughter for you.”

Jennie nodded and said, “Thank you, Mr. Swanson.”

At the same time, Ken brought Melody to Blue Moon Lounge for dinner. It was still the same private room as last time. Moon was as welcoming as ever and even gave her a bracelet.

At a glance, Melody knew the bracelet must have cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. She was surprised and stood up to decline politely. “Moon, I can’t accept such an expensive gift.”

Moon smiled, put the bracelet on her wrist, and said, “It’s not for nothing. Didn’t you promise me something last time? Consider it a thank-you gift.”

Melody suddenly remembered it. Moon had asked her to take care of Ken in the future because Moon had a terminal illness. To reassure Moon, Melody could only accept the bracelet.

“Thank you,” Melody said.

“You deserve it,” Moon replied.

Coincidentally, there was a mistake in the kitchen. The waiter came over and called Moon to help out.

Moon winked at Melody and sashayed away. Melody couldn’t help but wonder if she really had a terminal illness.

However, she thought that Moon had no reason to lie to her. Moreover, normal people would not make such a lie. So Melody put away her doubts and thought that Moon was pretending to be strong. After all, heavy makeup could indeed hide one’s complexion.

As soon as Moon left, Ken asked, “What did you promise her?”

Melody smiled and said, “Nothing. It’s just something between girls. You shouldn’t ask about it.”

Ken nodded and reminded her, “She’s not like others. Don’t be bribed by a bracelet. If you have any difficulties, just tell me. Don’t worry about her.”

“I don’t have any difficulties.” She promised Moon that she would keep the secret. Melody was afraid that Ken would ask more questions, so she quickly changed the topic. “When Regina was taken away, she mentioned Ulric. I wonder if she can drag him down with her.”

She and Ken had reached a consensus on how to deal with Ulric since the fire at the youth center. Ulric was an evil man and always got away.

Even before that fire, Ken had never taken Ulric seriously. Ken continued to stay in the Swanson family only to take back his mother’s Pearly Antiques.

‘But now looks like that guy doesn’t deserve to live at all, Ken thought.

As long as Ulric was still alive, countless people would be in trouble. People like Sid that Ken cared about would be in danger, so Ken changed his mind afterward. However, Regina alone couldn’t guarantee Ulric’s fall.

“You don’t know him well enough. His foundation won’t be affected by such a small incident. However, it will leave him with a less important place in his father’s heart. That’s a good thing. Then this is not a waste of time,” Melody said.

Melody wanted to tell Ken that she knew Ulric much better than him.

But then she thought, ‘Back then, I gave Ulric all my love but he always kept me in the dark. As an outsider, Ken sees things much clearer than me.’

She might not know Ulric as well as Ken, so she grunted with mixed feelings.

Ken frowned when he saw that she was not in a good mood. “What’s your relationship with Ulric? Why do you look so upset every time he’s mentioned?” Ken asked.

He had long wanted to ask this question but he just couldn’t do it. Whenever he remembered that Ulric was supposed to marry Melody, he found it even harder to ask it.

“What relationship can we have?” Melody pretended to smile and said, “If there is anything, then he is my enemy.”

Ken looked at her deeply and said with a strange expression, “You’re not good at lying. But it doesn’t matter. When you want to say it, I’m here for you.”

Melody opened her mouth but did not say anything in the end.

‘Rebirth is something people refuse to believe. If I say it out loud, he will take me for a lunatic. If I tell others and they believe it, I’ll end up worse. The authorities will take me and have me dissected. So I should keep this secret to myself,’ Melody thought.

“By the way, there’s one more thing I think it’s better to tell you.” As Ken spoke, he naturally picked up a chicken wing and placed it on her plate. If Melody refused it, it would make her look like she was making a fuss.

She forked the chicken wing and asked, “What is it?”

“Do you still remember Pamela?”

“Of course, Mabel’s follower. However, after the incident with the stall owner from the black market, her relationship with Mabel also

became distant.” Melody paused and asked, “Is there any movement from the Clark family?”

Melody had ruined the collaboration between the Clark family and the Swanson Group and slapped Pamela’s face time and time again. Troy and Pamela would let her off easily.

However, she had not heard from Troy and Pamela for too long. If Ken had not mentioned them, she would not have thought of them.

Ken nodded and said, “Yes, Troy is making a move.”

Chapter 624

Melody had never seen Troy and Mabel as her match. Melody didn’t make trouble but she was not afraid of it and never underestimated her enemy.

If she took her enemies too lightly, she would be ambushed by the hidden ones easily. A minor damage might not be fatal, but it was upsetting enough.

“What did he do?” Melody asked. Seeing Ken’s expression, she supposed it wasn’t a big problem.

As expected, Ken said calmly, “That guy didn’t know that you and the Fox family had already reached the point of war, so he made the Fox family his primary target. Of course, it’s also possible that he didn’t know about our relationship and thought that the Fox family was your best escape.”

Melody had a wicked smile. “He wants to deal with the Fox family?”

“Yes, to be precise, he wants to deal with the Justalion Group. My men noticed that he has been very close to a few designers of the Justalion Group recently. Originally, I didn’t need to tell you about this little thing, but when I thought of the fact that your mother built the company, I decided to ask your opinion.”

“He’s very close to those designers… Looks like he wants to start with them and then take down the Justalion Group.”

“That’s right. The company is now relying on the designers that had studied under your mother back then. If they also switch sides with Troy, I’m afraid the company will soon shut down.”

“Does Russell know about this?”

Ken shook his head. “That guy saw that I was getting closer to you and turned to Ulric. He wanted Ulric to come forward and get the Swanson Group to work with him. Now that he’s busy expanding his factory, how can he have the mood to pay attention to his rivals?”

“Yeah, Russell is smart, but greed has blinded him.” Melody pondered for a moment and continued, “Don’t do anything for now. Just keep an eye on him. If they fight each other, I might be able to reap the benefits in the end.”

“I agree. Don’t worry. I’ll continue to have my men keep an eye on things.”

“Thanks a lot.”

As soon as she said that, Ken frowned and then reminded her, “I’ve said it many times. You don’t need to say thanks to me.”

“Alright.” Melody shrugged and replied, “As a thank-you gift, I’ll treat you to a meal today.”

“That’s fine.” Ken pressed the service bell. “Bring me the most expensive wine in the shop.”

‘Damned businessman! He’s going to bankrupt me, Melody cursed inwardly. The meal cost her 40,000 dollars.

Just as she was about to pay, the cashier told her, “Mr. Swanson is also one of the bosses of Blue Moon Lounge, so we don’t charge you.”

Melody’s expression froze. She took a few steps to the door and glared at Ken. “Alright, you played me,” she complained, pouting.

Ken looked at Melody’s bulging cheeks and suddenly felt that she was like a little hamster. Without thinking, he pinched her face with his right hand.

“You fool. How can I let you pay for it?” he said.

Melody missed Ken’s words as she felt her back stiffen. ‘Isn’t this guy obsessed with cleanliness? Since when has he liked to touch people?’ she complained inwardly, but her heart was pounding again.

“Let’s go.” Ken opened the car door and gestured for her to get in first.

After Melody sat inside, she realized that Ken still had to make a trip back to the Swanson Group headquarters.

“Just get back to work. Don’t worry about me,” she said quickly.

Ken nodded and told her to be careful again before getting into another car and leaving.

James would send Melody back. She looked at him and asked about Sid. At the mention of Sid, James immediately beamed with joy.

“He’s recovering quite well now. The doctor said that he’d probably wake up in a few days. This is all thanks to you, Miss Fox. If not for your acupuncture technique that woke him up and you stopping Mr. Quant, I’m afraid he would have been tricked again,” James said.

“I’m happy that he’s recovering well. The sooner he recovers, the sooner he can undergo the second surgery. After the second surgery, he’ll be completely out of danger,” Melody replied.

James grunted in response. Seeing Ken’s car already driving in the opposite direction, he quickly asked gossipily, “Miss Fox, what you said before… that your treatment might make him impotent. Is it true?”

Although Melody had married someone in her previous life, she was still a virgin. Even though she was a doctor, she still felt a little uncomfortable when someone mentioned this kind of thing.

She covered her nose and cleared her throat awkwardly. “I made it sound a little serious at that time. It’s not to the extent of impotence, but it decreases his sex drive for sure.

James gloated and clicked his tongue. “That’s not a bad thing. It might even help Mr. Quant stop messing around and find true love. He won’t have to get new girlfriends all the time.”

Melody shrugged. “If we look at it this way, it’s actually a good thing.” However, she was not a man, so only Sid’s experience would count.

“Oh, Miss Fox, should we return to Serenity Villa or…?”

“Take me to Reply Herbathrive.”

“Yes,” James replied. It was noon peak, and it took them about an hour to get to the entrance of Herbathrive.

Melody first helped the doctors check on a few patients they were not confident about. She was too busy to take a break until almost four in the afternoon.

She checked her account balance online and did some maths. After deduction, there were 180 million dollars left.

The money came from the order she took at the black market forum, the proceeds from the sale of the residence she had bought, and the 20 million dollars that Ramon gave her to make her leave Ken.

There were also rewards from the families of the children she had saved at the youth center. It was 100 million dollars in total. She had to return the money but she hadn’t had the time.

Melody called David over and asked him to go to the bank to help her make the transfer. It was too much money. It could not be done on the phone.

When David heard the transfer amount, his legs went weak. “M-Miss Fox, why don’t… I get two tall and strong people to come with me?”

Melody smiled as she gave him the routing numbers and some documents in case he needed them. “Up to you.”

“Then, I’ll go now.” David turned around and left. His footsteps were unusually steady.

Melody’s smile gradually disappeared. Earning money was not difficult for her, a reborn woman.

She could have bought stocks or continued to invest in real estate, but she wanted to earn money through hard work. She would not take that shortcut unless necessary.

This was not because Melody had better morals, but because the shortcut would easily arouse others’ suspicion. Since she planned to keep her rebirth to herself, she could not make money that way often.

Moreover, she felt that although she did not say it, Ken might have already guessed something. But she couldn’t find anything to confirm it. Melody wasn’t sure if Ken would treat her as a monster once he had proof.

Melody stopped thinking about it and transferred some money to Colin. Soon, Colin called to ask about the money.

Chapter 625

Melody held her phone and explained, “Previously, I took Deathtenaire from you, but you refused to accept the money. I’ve been thinking about it…”

“I was wondering why. So it’s this. You’ve been working so hard for Herbathrive recently. I’m not a petty person. I’ll give the money back to you.”

“Don’t.” Melody hastened to add, “If you don’t accept it, I won’t be able to sleep well every night.”

“You’re really…” Colin had no choice but to accept the money.

They chatted for a while about Beverly’s illness and what had happened in Herbathrive before hanging up. In another half a month, Colin and Beverly would be back. She would be a little free.

At this moment, David ran back. “What happened?” Melody asked him.

“Miss Fox, the dean from First Hospital sent some documents over,” he replied.

Melody took the document bag and took a look. She was surprised to find that there were several share transfer contracts inside..

She quickly scanned them and found that Oliver had transferred almost all the fixed assets under his name to her.

‘No way! What the hell? These fixed assets and shares combined are worth more than 180 million dollars in my bank account, Melody thought in shock.

Melody quickly asked David, “Where is Oliver?”

David looked at the documents in her hand curiously. He scratched his head and answered, “He left after handing it to me. Miss Fox, what’s wrong? What’s this?”

“Don’t worry about that for now. Go get him back.”

“Yes.” David turned around and ran out.

However, Oliver had already left. David ran back, panting, and said he couldn’t catch Oliver up.

Melody tried to call Oliver, only to find the number no longer in use. Helpless, she had no choice but to ask David to go to the bank for her. Then she called Gerard.

Gerard answered it very quickly, and Miranda’s voice came from the other end of the phone, asking, “Gerard, when can you perform this surgery?”

Gerard gestured for Miranda to wait for a moment. He held his phone tightly and asked, “Melody, what is it?”

Melody told him about Oliver. Gerard was also shocked for a moment before he spoke again.

“He probably doesn’t want to stay in Silverlake anymore. It’s just that I didn’t expect… He left without even saying goodbye to us.”

Melody asked tentatively, “Has the misunderstanding between you and Ms. Gill been resolved?”

“Yes, it has been a sham marriage, between her and him. An hour ago, they just got a divorce.”

Melody completely understood.

Miranda made up with Gerard, and Oliver became an outsider. There was no longer a place for Oliver in Silverlake. He was indeed a pitiful person.

So what could love do to people? It brought more harm than sweetness, right?

Melody’s eyes narrowed as she got down to business. “But I can’t keep these things. Can you pass your phone to Miranda?”

“Okay,” Gerard said.

Gerard briefly told Miranda what had happened. Miranda immediately called Oliver. No one answered, so she could only call her adopted daughter.

However, her adopted daughter knew nothing. She only said Oliver had left a message that he was going on a business trip and asked her to go to Herbathrive or Miranda if she needed anything in the future.

A person would only leave quietly if they had made up his mind and had no attachments.

Miranda was silent for a moment before taking Gerard’s phone. “Miss Fox, thank you for saving my life,” she said.

“This is what I should do as a doctor. You don’t have to thank me. As for the things Mr. Wallrich gave me, I’ll get someone to send them to you now, right? Where are you?” Melody asked.

“I’m here…” Miranda changed the topic and said, “No need. Since it’s something he left for you, it’s yours.”

“But…”

“Miss Fox, you saved me and were misunderstood and hurt by him. He even injured your friend so badly. He must feel very sorry. He says mean things to people, but he’s actually very kind. There are two reasons for doing so. First, he is guilty and grateful; second, he trusts you. He must be very confident in you. That’s why he handed those assets to you to manage.”

“But you’re here, aren’t you? There’s no reason to leave all this to me.”

“Gerard and I originally planned to travel around the world after my surgery, but Oliver left like this and I’m worried about him. So I plan to find him with Gerard after the surgery. The three of us grew up together, so there’s no reason for us to separate now. After we find him, we might never come back.”

Melody’s expression froze slightly as she guessed, ‘Are they going to live together?’

However, Melody had nothing to do with their private life and did not want to pry. But at the request of Miranda and Gerard, she had no choice but to accept the Wallrich family’s assets.

“There’s also my adopted daughter and her daughter. After we leave, please help us take care of them. I’m a little worried about them staying home alone,” Miranda said.

Whether Miranda reminded her or not, Melody wouldn’t leave the mother and daughter unattended.

“Don’t worry. I’ll take good care of them,” Melody replied.

“Thanks a lot.”

After the call ended, Melody thought about the assets in her hand and suddenly felt overwhelmed.

She would not accept these assets like this. She was just temporarily managing them on behalf of Oliver and Miranda’s adopted daughter to prevent Charlotte from taking them.

Melody knew Miranda’s adopted daughter and granddaughter. If Melody didn’t help, the assets would probably fall into Charlotte’s hands sooner or later.

“Alas…” Melody let out a long sigh and called James over.

“I’ll have to trouble you to help me find someone who can manage my assets. It doesn’t matter if it costs more than average, as long as this person is reliable,” she said to James.

Melody didn’t have that much time to take care of the companies and fixed assets left behind by Oliver.

In particular, Oliver’s assets were more abundant than she believed. Even if she wanted to, she wouldn’t be able to do it.

James rolled his eyes and said, “Miss Fox, have you forgotten Zack, the guy you personally poached? That’s what he does. According to the company’s rules, no workers are allowed to work part-time outside. But Mr. Swanson should agree if he knows it’s you.”

His words enlightened Melody. She had forgotten about the financial genius, Zack.

She first sent a text message to Ken. After getting Ken’s approval, she called Zack. Zack agreed without hesitation and refused to charge any fees.

“That won’t do. I can’t you work for free,” Melody said over the phone.

Zack was already helping to run Ximber Tech. With the work on both sides added up, he would be extremely busy.

However, Zack refused to accept it. In the end, he made a compromise and said, “How about this? My grandfather has been talking about you. He relapses often. Why don’t you help me treat his illness in return? You can visit him more often. That would be a great help to me.”

“Alright.” Melody agreed readily, but she still secretly decided to give Zack 10% of the annual income of Oliver’s assets as dividends. This was a lot of money, even more than what Zack earned at Ximber Tech.

In the blink of an eye, the sun was already setting in the west. Melody ate directly in Herbathrive’s kitchen.

Talia’s cooking tasted as good as the dishes from restaurants. Melody was about to eat when Ruby suddenly called.

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