Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker (Chapters 641, 642, 643, 644, and 645) 

Chapter 641

Ken glanced at the ended call and gave James a cold look. ‘You always have something to say, Ken thought irritably.

James felt Ken’s sharp gaze and shivered in fear.

‘What happened? Why does Mr. Swanson keep looking at me like he wants to kill me?’ thought James.

Ken immediately addressed the issue. “What’s wrong with the contractor?”

“I asked a worker who was planning to quit. He said the contractor was the village chief from nearby and was a local tyrant. Not only did he often hold their salary, but he also suppressed their unit price.

“Take the seismic supports in the basement for example. The price that we offered the contractor was 12 dollars for a set of seismic supports. However, the workers only received 4 dollars, well below the market price.

“It’s precisely because there are so many such things that the workers here often go on strike. As a result, the project has been delayed and hasn’t been delivered.”

Ken narrowed his eyes coldly.

The project was related to the Swanson Group’s further development into the real estate industry. However, the project was delayed again and again. It was useless no matter how much the headquarters urged them.

As soon as Ken took office, Ramon handed the mess over to him and limited him to finding the reason before he returned.

Now, the reason was finally found.

James indignantly continued, “They worked hard, but the contractor gets a lot of money for doing nothing. No one can be in a balanced state of mind. However, the contractor has great power, and some workers who are struggling to get jobs can only endure him, but they can’t take it anymore now because the contractor has begun to harass the workers’ wives…”

“Bastard!”

A mere contractor dared to call himself a king here!

Ken shouted coldly, scaring James so much that his body trembled.

“He’s just a village chief. Even if he’s the local tyrant here, it’s impossible that the people from the headquarters haven’t resolved the matter until now. He must have some connections.”

James said with admiration, “You’re right. I’ve checked. The contractor’s backer is Conor Quinn, the head of Pearly Antiques. Conor is a distant relative of Astrid’s. Don’t you think… this is a coincidence?”

“Indeed,” Ken said coldly. “Go and gather some practical evidence with a few reliable workers, especially the evidence of his harassment of women. We’ll return to headquarters immediately after you’re done.”

“Understood!” James became excited and immediately led his men to collect evidence.

It was also because the contractor was so arrogant that he did not hide his dirty deeds. Therefore, James had gathered a large amount of evidence that was enough to send the contractor to jail in less than half an hour.

Soon, the car arrived at the headquarters of the Swanson Group.

Conor was well-informed. Before James could heat the vegetable soup, Conor came looking for Ken again.

“James, does Mr. Swanson have time to see me? I have something important to discuss with him alone.”

James’ good mood evaporated instantly when he saw Conor.

He said expressionlessly, “Wait here. Mr. Swanson is not feeling well. He needs to rest before he has time to do anything else.”

Conor dared not get angry or speak up. “Yes, yes. His health matters most. Then I’ll wait here. If Mr. Swanson feels better, please help me inform him,” said Conor flatteringly.

“Got it!” James replied unhappily. He took the vegetable soup and walked toward the office.

When James entered, he immediately reported to Ken as he put down the pear soup.

“Mr. Swanson, Conor is here again.”

Ken sipped the vegetable soup. It tasted sweet but not greasy. As it flowed down his throat, the dry feeling was much less.

When Ken had finished the bowl of soup, he looked up and said, “Let him in.”

“Yes!” James turned around and left.

James knew Ken would have kept Conor waiting longer if it wasn’t for the matter of the construction site.

Soon, James led Conor in.

“Mr. Swanson…” Conor smiled servilely. “I’ve finally seen you. I heard you were not feeling well. I wonder if you’re any better now?”

Ken looked up at Conor expressionlessly.

His eyes were like icebergs, which made one feel a chill instantly.

Conor was so shocked by his gaze that he started stuttering.

“Mr… Mr. Swanson, you…”

Ken interrupted him.

“Who is Tom Quinn to you?”

Conor was stunned.

“Why are you suddenly asking about this…”

“Answer!”

Conor was so frightened that he shivered. He quickly said, “He’s my uncle. I… I don’t know if he has offended you in any way.”

Ken picked up the document on the desk and threw it directly at Conor’s face.

“See for yourself!”

Conor was a little unhappy to be slapped in the face by the document.

However, his face instantly turned pale when he read what Tom had done at the construction site.

His legs went weak, and he collapsed in front of Ken.

“Mr. Swanson, it’s my fault! I failed to supervise him, and he did such a stupid thing. Please give me a chance. I’ll teach him a lesson!”

Ken narrowed his eyes.

“Conor, you’re a senior of the Swanson Group. You’ve worked hard for the Swanson Group for so many years. I can spare you this time and hand the matter to you. Don’t let me down… It’s not worth ruining your career and your life for your uncle.”

Conor was both frightened and grateful.

“Thank you, Mr. Swanson! Thank you! I will make him pay the price he deserves!”

Ken raised his eyebrows. “It had better be, or I won’t be able to explain to Mr. Ramon when he returns.”

“Of course, of course!”

Ken pursed his lips and said, “So, what did you want to see me about?”

Only then did Conor remember why he was there.

He did not dare to say anything else about Tom. He handed over the booklet and account book with both hands and said respectfully, “They are the information booklet of all the shops under Pearly Antiques, as well as the account book for the past two years…”

Ken did not even look at them and said, “Got it. You can go out.”

Conor didn’t expect Ken to be completely unresponsive. For a moment, he was hesitant and did not know what to say.

It was James who reminded him, “Aren’t you leaving?”

Then Conor came back to his senses and left the office dejectedly. From his back, he seemed to flee from hell in a panic.

After Conor’s footsteps faded away, James could not help but ask, “Mr. Swanson, why did you let him handle this matter?”

“It’s a little tricky for me to handle the matter. Regardless of whether I’m too ruthless or not tough enough, My father will have bad thoughts about me. If I let their people handle it, they won’t cause trouble.”

“Then, aren’t you afraid Conor’ll lift it high and land gently?”

Ken chuckled and said, “He hates Tom even more than I do now. Don’t worry, he will give us a satisfactory answer.”

Chapter 642

Conor was a typical self-interested person.

In the face of such a thing that would endanger his future, what was his relative?

Not to mention it was his uncle, even if it was his father, Conor would not hesitate to put himself before his family.

To satisfy Ken, Conor would do it even more ruthlessly than Ken could.

After all, only the most familiar people know where the knife stabs the most pain.

James quickly figured it out after Ken’s reminder.

He suddenly realized people with low IQ really couldn’t be leaders. Only people like Ken were born to be in power.

Not long after Conor left, there was something new for Ken to sign.

Ken knew well that a group of subordinates were watching him, and there was no lack of people who wanted to set up a trap for him. Hence, he read every document word by word.

It was getting dark in the blink of an eye, but Ken ate nothing but a bowl of vegetable soup.

James’s heart ached as he watched Ken from the side, but he did not dare to disturb Ken. He could only sneak out and hide in the coffee room to text Melody.

[Miss Fox, Mr. Swanson hasn’t eaten anything besides the vegetable soup you asked me to bring.]

After sending the message, James instantly felt relieved, as if the matter had been resolved.

Melody saw the message as soon as James sent it to her.

She frowned slightly and turned to call out to the shop assistant in Herbathrive, who was passing by the door. “How’s Momma Talia’s ravioli?”

Momma Talia referred to Talia Jensen. After Talia became familiar with everyone, many people jokingly called her Momma Talia. Melody also followed suit.

The shop assistant hurriedly replied, “I think she has wrapped a lot of ravioli. Just now, I saw a family member, who came to get the medicine, got a bag of ravioli, and then left.”

“I see. Go and do your work.”

Melody responded and continued to examine the patient, who had just sat down. Melody asked, “Where do you feel unwell?”

The patient was a young girl in her third year of senior high school.

Her mother brought her in. She looked reluctant.

Before she sat down, she muttered, “Our school doctor said traditional medicine is a lie…”

After being scolded by her mother, she sat obediently and let Melody examine her.

The young girl pursed her lips and said, “I’m fine.”

Her words were filled with distrust toward Melody.

Melody was not upset. She looked at the young girl’s mother and asked, “Why did you think of bringing her to Herbathrive?”

The young girl’s parent glared at her daughter before answering Melody.

“She’s in her third year of senior high school this year. Perhaps she’s under a lot of pressure. She mentioned to me that she’s been feeling a tightness in her chest when she sleeps recently. In the PE class yesterday, the PE teacher said she had chest pains after a short run.”

“That’s because I do questions all day and lack exercise,” the girl retorted. “I’m not sick!”

Children at her age were a little rebellious. Melody patiently continued to examine the girl without speaking.

“Indeed, you lack exercise and are weak. You need to improve your health.”

However, Melody immediately changed the topic and said, “But your chest tightness has little to do with it.”

The girl’s parent was anxious.

“Then, what’s going on with her?”

Melody did not answer. She asked the young girl, “Take a deep breath and see if you feel any discomfort.”

Under her mother’s warning gaze, the young girl did as she was told.

However, she pressed her chest uncomfortably before she could completely breathe in.

“You’re feeling chest tightness again, aren’t you?”

The young girl was a little flustered and dared not to ignore Melody. She nodded and said, “Yes… a little stuffy and painful.”

“Is it here?” Melody reached out and pressed on the young girl’s chest.

The young girl nodded and asked in a panic, “Am I suffering from some terminal illness?”

Melody smiled gently and said, “Don’t worry. It’s not as serious as you think. Stand up. I’ll touch your back.”

The young girl stood up cooperatively.

Melody pressed on the young girl’s shoulder with one hand and touched her cervical vertebra with the other hand. When her fingers passed the girl’s fourth cervical vertebra, she stopped and tapped there. She said, “It’s the problem here.”

The girl’s parent asked anxiously, “Doctor, what’s wrong with my daughter?”

Melody took off her gloves and explained, “The fourth section of her cervical vertebrae was dislocated and pressed into her chest cavity, causing those problems. I’ll straighten her bones now. She’ll recover soon.”

The young girl widened her eyes in shock. “Will it hurt?”

“No. Just do as I say. Not only will it not hurt, but it will be comfortable.”

“Really…” The young girl was skeptical. ‘How can anyone be able to cure the illness comfortably? What is it if it’s not a lie?’ thought the young girl.

Just as the young girl quietly asked her mother if she could take her to the modern hospital for treatment, Melody had brought a wooden chair over from the corner.

“You have your back to me. Sit down with your arms around the back of the chair.”

The young girl’s parent hurriedly urged, “Hurry up and do it!”

Only then did the young girl accept her fate and sit over.

“Relax your hands…”

Melody pulled the little girl up when the girl was not paying attention.

The sound of bones cracking could be heard, which scared the girl’s parent so much that she shivered.

However, the young girl was curious. “It’s odd. It seems quite comfortable.”

Only then did the girl’s parent relax.

After the treatment, Melody released her hands and asked the young girl to breathe deeply again.

The young girl took a few deep breaths and said to her mother in surprise, “Mom! My chest is not stuffy anymore! The traditional medicine doesn’t seem to be a lie!”

The girl’s parent glared at her awkwardly again and apologized to Melody.” Doctor, I’m sorry. She’s been spoiled by us. She doesn’t think before she speaks.”

“It’s fine.” Melody shook her head and said, “She shouldn’t have such a problem at her age. In the future, you should give her time to exercise when she’s not studying. If she doesn’t have enough muscle strength, it is easy to be unable to restrain her cervical spine and cause misalignment.”

The girl’s parent listened carefully and asked about some things to take note of before leaving with the young girl gratefully.

The girl was the last patient of the day. Melody was about to reply to James when the little girl suddenly ran back and bowed deeply to her. “Miss, I’m sorry. Thank you. I’ll help you clear your name later!”

Melody smiled. “Hurry up and go. Don’t get lost with your mother.”

The young girl nodded and ran out quickly.

David, who happened to be walking over, saw the scene and walked in happily. “Miss Fox, you’re the best. Children of their age only have modern medicine in their minds. When she just came over, I heard her say the Herbathrive is a scammer. However, you’ve got her once you made a move”

“The traditional medicine is broad and profound. However, in your line of work, you can’t underestimate modern medicine because of this. They have their merits. Otherwise, Mr. Herbert wouldn’t have to bring Beverly to the modern medicine for treatment.”

David nodded repeatedly. “I won’t. You taught me to be humble all the time.”

Melody looked at David and realized David had become much more mature recently.

‘It’s good that you remember. Come on, let’s go and see how Momma Talia’s ravioli is doing,’ said Melody as she texted James back.

[Does he still have a lot of work?]

Chapter 643

James seemed to stare at his phone constantly. He quickly texted Melody back.

[He does have a lot on his plate today. He still has a dozen

documents to read. Conservatively speaking, it will take another two to three hours to finish what he is doing.]

After reading the message, Melody replied: [I see. I’ll send some ravioli over later.]

[Thank you, Miss Fox!]

James’ words were filled with joy.

James dared not to interrupt because he felt Ken would scold him badly if he made the slightest noise.

However, he felt Melody would not be treated like that for some reason.

James thought about it and felt a little jealous.

‘Why is it Melody has only known Ken for less than half a year, but her status is already higher than mine? It is annoying…’ thought James.

However, James’s jealousy vanished at the thought that Melody would save Ken from starvation.

The backyard of Herbathrive.

The things at Herbathrive were almost done. They were all squeezed into the small kitchen in the backyard.

Because there wasn’t enough space, everyone split up some stuffing and ravioli skins and moved to the courtyard to wrap ravioli.

Of course, most men were not born with the talent. The ravioli they made were oddly shaped.

Melody looked at the row of ravioli that looked like cinnamon rolls and shook her head helplessly. “Don’t wrap them up. Nana and David, go and boil the water. Let’s cook some to eat first.”

“Alright!”

Nana and David did not dare to have any objections. They quickly set up a pot and started a fire. Soon, smoke rose from the backyard.

Nana smelled the smoke in the air and felt a sense of security that she had never felt before.

‘Maybe this is why Mom was so determined to stay here, thought Nana.

At first, Nana still felt a trace of inexplicable reluctance when she decided to stay. But she did not want to go back now.

It was good to continue living like this.

She felt happy.

Nana looked up and met David’s gaze.

The next second when their eyes met, Nana and David blushed and looked away. Their hearts raced as they continued to do what they were doing.

Melody saw the scene. She smiled and walked into the kitchen.

Compared to the ravioli made by people in the courtyard, those that Talia made were all beautiful. The ravioli had the same size and looked like a replica, completely reaching the sales level.

Melody said, “Momma Talia, don’t boil the ravioli you made. Give me two servings after you’re done wrapping them. I’ll send them to my friend later. Put the rest in the fridge. When the patients leave tomorrow, send one serving to each person. Just pack six ravioli for each serving. It’s auspicious.”

Talia quickly nodded and packed two servings for Melody.

Of course, there were more than 30 ravioli for each serving.

Melody thought for a moment and asked Talia to add two more servings.

Coincidentally, the water that had been burned with firewood in the courtyard was boiling.

Melody was not in a hurry to cook her two servings. Instead, she asked everyone to put the ravioli that everyone had wrapped into the pot according to the portion they ate.

There were more than 30 people in the Herbathrive.

Fortunately, the pot was big enough. After the ravioli was cooked, everyone received a bowl.

Nana was the first to start eating.

She glanced at the ravioli made by David in her bowl. It was not flattering.

However, the fresh and tender juice immediately melted in her mouth when she took a bite. The fragrance assaulted her nose. It had no flavor of herbs and was tastier than any ravioli she had ever tasted.

“It’s so delicious…” She couldn’t wait to have her second bite as she exhaled hot air.

David smiled. “Have you never eaten ravioli before?”

Nana glared at him and urged, “If you don’t believe me, eat one yourself.”

David didn’t think that ravioli could be that delicious.

However, his eyes immediately lit up after eating a ravioli.

“This is… too fresh and delicious! I have to eat a few more bowls after this!”

The others laughed and said David was a smart person. Then, none of them weren’t impressed after they started eating the ravioli.

It was the ravioli that they usually ate. However, it was unknown if it was because they were hungry or something else, all of them had an appetite and said to want to eat ten bowls.

Just then, Talia came out of the small kitchen. The group of people immediately praised Talia’s culinary skills.

Talia scratched her neck in embarrassment and said, “You’ve misunderstood. The ravioli is delicious because of the fillings and ingredients. I made these two according to the formula Miss gave me.”

Because the herbs were added to prevent colds, Melody had taken the time to write the ingredient list two hours ago to avoid the smell of medicine from becoming too strong after the ravioli was cooked.

The group of people widened their eyes in surprise.

“Miss Fox, so your culinary skills are that good?”

Melody never praised her medical skills but was confident in her culinary skills.

“My culinary skills are slightly better than my medical skills.”

Someone immediately exclaimed, “Oh, my god. How delicious is your cooking!”

“Miss Fox, I’m not asking you to cook for us. I was just wondering, is there any chance we might get to eat some of your cooking?”

“Alright, stop talking nonsense. I’ll cook for you when the clinic is empty one day.”

Another cheer went up.

Melody shook her head helplessly. She cooked the four servings of ravioli she asked Talia for in the pot. Then, she drizzled the ingredients and placed them in four thermos boxes.

David asked gossipily, “Miss Fox, who are you sending them to? A man or a woman?”

Melody glared at him with feigned anger. “You gossip! I’ll send them to Mr. Herbert and Mrs. Herbert. Do you want to go with me?”

David quickly waved his hand. He had a natural fear of Colin, who was his boss.

“Let’s wait for Mr. Herbert and Mrs. Herbert to come back. I’ll see them again so that I don’t cause trouble for them.”

Melody glared at him again in amusement and took a bowl of ravioli to the room where she used to rest.

The room was now used for Seventeen to recuperate inside.

Melody had originally planned to arrange for Seventeen to stay in a

ward in Herbathrive, but many people were coming and going at the door, so she arranged for him to stay there.

When Seventeen saw her enter, he hurriedly wanted to sit up.

Melody quickly let him lie down and placed the ravioli on the bedside table. “You don’t have to care about your status during this period. Just focus on recuperating as soon as possible.”

Seventeen nodded in fear and gratitude.

“Thank you, Miss Fox.”

“No need to say thanks. Eat. The ravioli can increase your immunity. It’s great for your recovery. I’m going out later. As usual, call the number I gave you if there’s anything. David will come in to help you.”

“Yes!”

Melody nodded and left with ten thermos boxes.

Just as she was about to leave, a man with a murderous aura emerged from the shadows.

Melody immediately straightened her back in alarm.

Her sharp intuition told her that the person was not an ordinary person. Moreover, he should be quite skilled.

Chapter 644

Just as Melody was tense, the man bowed respectfully to her.

“Miss Fox, I’m number, Spencer. Mr. Swanson has asked me to replace Seventeen, my senior, to protect you for the next few days.”

Melody nodded and handed the car keys to him.

“You drive. Let’s go to First Hospital.”

“Yes!” Spencer said nothing else. He took the thermos boxes from Melody and escorted her to the car.

If Seventeen didn’t have much of his personality, Spencer was even better than Seventeen. Melody would almost forget his existence if she did not deliberately pay attention to him.

Spencer was completely invisible. It could be seen that the death warriors trained by Ken were becoming more and more like robots.

Melody was not supportive of Ken training these people. Then she accidentally heard James mention that those people were supposed to die, but Ken managed to save them. They would have long been gone from the world if it were not for Ken.

They chose to live that way.

Moreover, the death warriors would have a chance to choose to leave or stay when they reached 30 years old. They could sign a confidentiality agreement and leave if they didn’t want to do it.

However, according to James, no one else left other than one death warrior who was found to have chronic diseases and chose to leave.

Moreover, after the death warrior left, Ken even gave him a large sum of money that was enough for him to live the rest of his life without worry.

Only then did Melody slightly change her opinion of the existence of the death warriors. There was nothing wrong with it since they had chosen their way of living.

Soon, the car stopped in the parking lot of Central Hospital.

Melody wanted Spencer to stay in the car and wait for her, but Spencer did not seem to understand her words and followed her like a statue.

Melody could only bring Spencer, the statue, to Colin and Beverly.

She had been too busy recently and could not find time to visit them, so Colin and Beverly felt a sense of joy at seeing her after a long time.

Melody put down the two thermos boxes and said, “It is the ravioli made by Momma Talia. It has the effect of strengthening immunity to prevent colds. It should taste good. Try it.”

“I’m not eating,” said Colin, waving his hand. “I just ate two servings of spaghetti. Beverly has a little appetite and only ate a few before she stopped eating. I was afraid of wasting them, so I swallowed them all. Look at my stomach…”

Colin straightened his back. He, who was originally slightly thin, now had a belly.

Colin had gained weight by accompanying Beverly in the ward during this period.

“Then I’ll bring the remaining box to Dr. Stanton. If I remember right, he should be working the night shift today,” Melody said with a smile.

Colin nodded repeatedly. “Give it to Dr. Stanton. If I want to eat it, I’ll share it with Beverly. Dr. Stanton takes care of us a lot. Please help me organize a dinner with him to express our gratitude when we’re discharged.”

“No problem. However, you don’t have to find an expensive restaurant. Their hospital is strict. Mr. Stanton can’t go to a high-end restaurant.”

Colin took note of it seriously.

After saying goodbye to Colin and Beverly and handing the ravioli to Rodney, Melody returned to the car and asked Spencer to drive her to the Swanson Group headquarters.

However, Melody was stopped by the receptionist when she arrived.

“What are you?” asked the receptionist.

Melody pointed at Spencer, carrying two thermos boxes behind her, and said, “I’m here to deliver food to Mr… Mr. Swanson.”

“Deliver food? If Mr. Swanson wants to eat. We’ll be responsible for sending the food up to him. You two can’t go up without an appointment.”

As the receptionist spoke, she exchanged glances with her colleague and started discussing mockingly in front of Melody.

“Is she the first one here today?”

“I can’t remember, but this one is undoubtedly the ugliest. I wonder which rich family’s daughter she is. Doesn’t she have any self-awareness?”

“What rich daughter? I think the clothes she’s wearing are cheaper than mine.”

“No family background and no appearance. Tsk, I’m impressed by her courage.'”

Melody’s expression turned cold.

“I’m not joking with you,” said Melody.

The receptionist looked at her speechlessly.

“I’m not joking with you, too. I’ll call the security guard if you don’t leave now.”

Melody narrowed her eyes and said, “Do you know why the person who sat here before you was fired?”

The receptionist choked. “How did I know that?”

“That’s it,” Melody said calmly. “She was fired because she stopped me from going up.”

The receptionist was stunned. In the next second, she laughed wildly with her colleague.

“I’ve never heard such a funny joke in my life!”

After laughing until she couldn’t breathe, the receptionist held back her laughter and glared at Melody. “Are you done joking? Are you shameless? Do you think you can be shameless just because you’re ugly? I’ll count to three. If you don’t leave, I’ll call the security guard to kick you out!”

The colleague beside her pursed her lips impatiently. “Why are you wasting your breath on her? Just get someone to chase her away! I feel unlucky just looking at her poor appearance! Security! Come over quickly. Someone is causing trouble here!”

The security guard appeared in front of Melody in the next second.

Spencer quickly blocked in front of Melody. The murderous look on his face shocked the security guard.

Upon seeing the situation was not right, the receptionist hurriedly shouted, “Help! Someone is causing trouble! All security guards come here!”

Melody had a headache and massaged her temple.

She didn’t expect to experience this kind of thing again. She was annoyed.

Ken should be busy, so Melody called James.

As soon as the call was answered, Melody went straight to the point. “James, please come down here. I was stopped by your receptionist and security guard.”

Without waiting for James to answer, Melody hung up and said, “I don’t want to cause trouble. I believe you don’t want to either. Wait three more minutes if you don’t believe what I just said. Three minutes later, James will come down to pick me up.”

The receptionist found it even more funny.

“Well, who are you? There should be a limit to your bragging, okay? Do you know who Mr. Deeds is? You dare to call him by his name. I think you’re out of control.”

However, the security guard was calmer than the receptionist. He said, “Could what she said be true? Why don’t we wait for three minutes? Anyway, three minutes isn’t long. It won’t be good if it is a misunderstanding.”

Melody glanced at the security guard in admiration.

‘The security guards bring their brains to work this time,’ thought Melody.

The receptionist stomped her feet in frustration.

“Is three minutes short? The hall is so chaotic. If Mr. Swanson suddenly came down, he would scold me not you.

Her colleague was a little flustered. She lowered her voice and reminded the receptionist, “But since she can call out Mr. Deeds’s name. She may know Mr. Deeds. Let’s wait.”

After all, even they only knew Ken had a special assistant by his side after Ken officially joined the headquarters. His name was James Deeds, and he was the most popular person in front of Ken.

Chapter 645

The receptionist’s frown deepened at her colleague’s reminder.

‘No one is on my side. Do they all believe the poor and ugly monster?’ thought the receptionist.

“Sure!” She said, gritting her teeth and looking coldly at Melody. “What if Mr. Deeds doesn’t come down after three minutes? Although you said to wait for you for three minutes, you’re delaying the work of so many of us. The time of so many people added up to half an hour. You have to compensate us for the half an hour’s delay.”

Melody did not want to cause trouble for Ken when he just took office, so she agreed directly with the receptionist without showing off.

“Okay, how much?”

The receptionist said, “200 dollars.”

“Sure.” Melody nodded.

Unexpectedly, the receptionist added, “Not all of us add up to 200 dollars, but everyone has to be paid 200 dollars. Not only that, if we don’t see him in three minutes, you have to get out after you pay us. How about that?”

Melody thought, ‘James will probably take less than three minutes to get downstairs by elevator.’

To avoid further arguments, Melody nodded again. “Okay.”

When the receptionist’s colleague saw Melody had agreed so confidently, she panicked even more and quickly said, “I suddenly remembered I forgot to send a report to the manager. I’ll go up. You don’t have to count the money on me.”

Then the receptionist’s colleague slipped away.

The security guards aside also panicked.

They were also new here but heard that the previous security guards had been fired because they had stopped someone they shouldn’t have.

Although they were only the security guards, it was the Swanson Group!

No matter how many people tried, they could not get into the Swanson Group to have a job.

Even the bosses of small and medium-sized enterprises respected the security guards when they met them.

Just in case and to keep their jobs, the security guards also said, “We don’t want the money either. We’re just doing our job.”

‘How useless…’ the receptionist cursed in her heart.

She had been a receptionist here for more than two months. She could not count the number of people like Melody who did not have an appointment but deliberately tried to build connections and put on airs.

‘What certainty? What promise to compensate? Isn’t it just a psychological tactic? Isn’t she just waiting for me to be afraid before letting her up?’ thought the receptionist.

She really couldn’t believe that a poor, ugly woman could hook up with James, a popular guy around Ken.

If the ugly woman could have hooked up with James, she would have done it so long ago.

The receptionist was calm. She took out her phone and began to count down.

“Remember. Once the three minutes are up, I want that money transferred immediately! If they don’t want the money, I’ll help them collect it!”

There were 11 of them, which was 2,200 dollars. She could use the money to buy a classic Louis Vuitton bag.

They didn’t want the money. She wanted it and was determined to get it.

With a half-smile, Melody said, “If James comes down in three minutes, please be careful what you say and do in the future. Don’t judge a book by its cover.”

The receptionist looked at her coldly. “Stop pretending. I won’t fall for your trap!”

‘I have seen the pretentious people before but have never seen one as real as you. Once the three minutes are up, let’s see how I get you out!’ thought the receptionist.

Melody did not say anything else and waited patiently for James to come down.

Behind her, Spencer reminded her in a low voice, “Miss Fox, I have a black market work pass. Maybe it can prove our identities. Why don’t…”

“Don’t take it out,” Melody warned with a frown. “Don’t associate the black market with Ken outside.”

“Yes!” Spencer dared not to say anything else and fell silent.

He had only spent less than an hour with Melody, but Melody gave him the feeling that she was the second Ken.

He couldn’t help but be convinced by whatever she said.

Perhaps… it was because Ken had repeatedly told him to take good care of her.

Three minutes was neither long nor short, but the security guards felt every second like a year.

They kept staring nervously at the elevator, afraid that James would come to pick Melody up in the next second.

Fortunately, three minutes were almost up, but the elevator still didn’t move and was still on the eleventh floor.

It seemed like they were bluffed.

“Beep, beep, beep.”

The receptionist’s phone rang at the end of the countdown.

She turned off the countdown on her phone and opened the payment code. She looked at Melody smugly.

“Hey, do you still keep your word? 2,200 dollars. Transfer the money to me immediately!”

Melody frowned.

‘That can’t be right. Did James not hear what I said on the phone just now? James should have called me back even if he didn’t hear what I said. What’s going on?’ thought Melody.

“I’ll make another call.”

“Stop pretending!” The receptionist raised her hand to hit Melody’s hand. Melody was too engrossed in flipping through her contact list to notice it. She heard a click, and her phone fell to the ground. The phone screen cracked.

Melody’s patience just now was all because of Ken. Now her phone screen had been cracked by the receptionist. Her face darkened in an instant. Her gaze fell coldly on the receptionist’s face like two ice rays.

The receptionist was shocked by Melody’s gaze. Then she became even angrier.

“How dare a liar who wants to barge into our company look at me like that? Are you all dead? Hurry up. Grab her and throw her out!”

As the receptionist spoke, she quickly added, “2,200 dollars can’t be less!”

“Miss Fox…” Even Spencer was angry at that moment.

As people who worked for Ken, their statuses had also risen.

Spencer had never been humiliated like this before and immediately wanted to attack the receptionist.

“Stop right there!”

Melody shouted coldly. In the end, Spencer was not mad enough to lose his mind.

She pulled him back and said, “Call James. Now!”

Her phone was broken, and she couldn’t call. She could only let Spencer do it.

Spencer held back his anger. Melody gave him an order, and he could only grit his teeth and call James.

“I’ve said stop pretending. Why are you still pretending at a time like this? Your phone can’t be used anymore. Use his to transfer the money to me! Now, immediately!”

The receptionist ordered as she pretended to snatch Spencer’s phone.

However, how could she be a match for a death warrior?

The receptionist missed as soon as she stretched out her hand. Spencer casually pulled her, causing her to lose her balance and pounce forward.

With a dull thud, the receptionist fell flat on her face.

Melody felt pain just by listening to the sound.

However, she did not reprimand Spencer this time. Firstly, the receptionist attacked Spencer first. Secondly, Spencer was fast enough. No one should be able to see how the receptionist fell except Melody.

It took four or five seconds for the receptionist to recover from the pain.

“Damn it! How dare you drag me! Hurry up and grab them!”

Just as the receptionist finished her words, a person ran over from the safe passage before the security guards could move.

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