Chapter 886
Otherwise, how could the Murphy family dare to say that he could cure her father-in-law’s illness?
Ruby Taylor hurriedly told Mrs. Lou Taylor her guess.
However, Madam Lou sighed again.
“How could we not know? But your father and your brother-in-law’s lives are in their hands. What can we do?”
Ruby’s face was filled with disbelief.
“Are we going to be controlled by them just like that?”
Before Ruby, the backbone was not so easy to break.
Madam Lou lowered her eyes and said, “They gave us an extra set of expensive real estate and promised that no matter what happens in the future, we will never be enemies with the Murphy family again. Now, Halcyon’s economy is in turmoil. Although our family used to be a doctor in the early years, we have long changed to business. Compared to an old family like the Murphy family, we are still very inexperienced. We can’t withstand any big impact.”
Before Ruby could say anything else, Mrs. Lou suddenly bent her legs and knelt in front of Ruby Taylor. Ruby was shocked and quickly supported Mrs. Lou.
“Mom, what are you doing? Get up quickly!”
However, Mrs. Lou stubbornly refused to get up. Her eyes were red as she said, “Ruby, you’re a good child. Since you already know the truth, don’t force us anymore, okay? Don’t threaten us with the child in your stomach for your friend. Just take it that I’m begging you!”
Ruby’s eyes were red and filled with struggle. The reason why she played along with her mother-in-law Mrs. Taylor was because she still brought Melody Fox to Insterimond.
One reason was that she couldn’t bear to see her husband Mason Taylor plead. Another reason was that she wanted to see if she could change Mason’s parents’ minds and finally work hard for Melody Fox.
However, in the face of Mrs. Lou, who was kneeling in front of her, Ruby, who was extremely conflicted, finally bit her lip and agreed.
Seeing Ruby nod, Mrs. Lou felt relieved. Then, she picked up Ruby’s phone and said, “Before the auction ends, I’ll keep the phone for you. You can rest in your room.” “Mom!” Ruby quickly stood up and said, “Give me back my phone. I won’t force you anymore. I just want to tell my friend.”
“No way!”
“Why?”
Madam Lou frowned and said, “The Taylor family developed by our family has always been sold at auction. If this matter gets out, it will cause a huge impact on our Taylor family’s reputation, so you can’t tell anyone about this.”
Ruby clenched her fists and said, “Then at least let me tell my friend. I’ll say that I’m not feeling well, so I won’t participate in the press conference. Otherwise, my friend will definitely be anxious.”
“It’s not too late to tell her after the auction ends. In any case, the auction will end with at most two little Fox.”
Madam Lou was not soft-hearted at all. She left a few bodyguards in the room to keep an eye on her in case she escaped or hurt herself. She left the room quickly.
As soon as Madam Lou walked out of the door, the expression on her face became indifferent.
Right at this moment, the phone rang again.
The caller ID was still Melody Fox.
Madam Lou felt that it was noisy, so she simply turned off Ruby’s phone.
The butler stepped forward and asked, “Madam, the chairman has already left. Are you going to the auction venue?”
Madam Lou thought for a moment and nodded. “I’ll go too. The success rate of synthesizing the Green Velvet here is too low. I don’t know what items will be at the next auction. Moreover, if I go, I can tell the Murphy family in person. I’ll only be at ease after confirming that they will send someone over to treat me after the auction.”
The butler immediately nodded and said, “I’ll prepare the car and send you there personally.”
“You can stay at home.” Mrs. Lou stopped the housekeeper and said, “My second daughter-in-law’s temper is too
temperamental. Stay at home in case she takes things too hard.”
After giving her instructions, Mrs. Lou sighed again and said, “I really shouldn’t have let go of Mason to marry this woman back then! Actually, the second daughter-in-law I liked back then was the Murphy family’s, Janet Murphy… It’s a pity that Janet Murphy was arrogant and only had eyes for the Swanson family, the one called the Living King of Hell.”
The butler looked down and said, “Wasn’t there a rumor a while ago that Miss Murphy was involved in a murder case? Although Second Young Mistress Huo’s conditions are very ordinary, she’s still average…”
Madam Lou’s mood improved a little.
“Alright, I know you’re trying to persuade me to relax. I didn’t say anything, right? Keep an eye on her. Maybe she’s pregnant with a boy?”
She had spent so much effort explaining just now and even knelt down to Ruby for the sake of the child in Ruby’s stomach.
Otherwise, she could have just used force.
The butler hurriedly nodded. “Don’t worry, I’ll guarantee that Second Young Mistress Huo won’t suffer any losses.
Madam Lou emphasized in a low voice, “The most important thing is the child in her stomach.”
“Yes, I understand.”
After giving her instructions, Madam Lou took a car to the auction venue.
The Taylor family’s mansion was less than ten points away from the auction venue, so there was more than enough time going to the venue.
Melody Fox called twice in a row, but Ruby did not pick up. She could not help but worry for Ruby.
“Aaron Berg, I can’t contact Ruby. Send someone to find Ruby to see if anything happened. I’ll go to the auction hall to see if she’s already there.”
Aaron Berg could not help but ask, “Miss Fox, could it be that she knew that there was a ghost at the auction, so she felt guilty and did not dare to answer your call?”
“Not a chance.”
Melody Fox frowned and said, “Even if she really knew in advance that there was something wrong with the auction, it must be because there was nothing she could do. Something must have happened if she didn’t answer my call. Quickly send someone over… Forget it, go over it personally and see what’s going on. It’s best if you can see her.”
“But Sir asked me to stay by your side and protect you.”
Melody Fox said in a deep voice, “I don’t want to repeat myself.”
Aaron Berg felt the sudden change in Melody Fox’s aura. Aaron did not dare to say anything else. After responding with a “yes”, he quickly left to locate Ruby.
Melody Fox did not delay any further and walked across the road.
Fortunately, Ruby had left her invitation letter yesterday. Otherwise, if she could not contact Ruby, she would not even be able to enter the auction.
The auction venue was very close to the hotel. They would arrive soon.
After the invitation letter, the person in charge of welcoming the guests led her in.
After walking to the third row, the hostess made an inviting gesture and said, “Your seats are in this row. The dining area is on the left. You can eat there before the auction begins.”
Spencer thanked Melody Fox. “Thank you.”
“It’s my duty.” The hostess was very polite.
It wasn’t because of her, but because of her outfit.
Her outfit today was worth at least seven digits. It would not be like the previous sales office where some blind person deliberately made things difficult for her.
Before the hostess left, she specially told her:
The invitation specified only which row and no seat number, so she could choose any empty seat.
Melody Fox did not sit down. Instead, he brought Spencer along and started looking for Ruby.
Chapter 887
However, the two of them walked around the entire auction venue and did not see Ruby.
Melody Fox could not help but worry even more for Ruby.
Fortunately, Aaron Berg was already on the way to Taylor’s residence. Aaron Berg should be able to bring her definite news.
Melody Fox thought for a moment and said to Spencer, “Go to your seat and wait for me. I’ll go to the ladies’ room to take a look. If there’s no one there, I’ll come back.”
No. Spencer, who was in the girl’s bathroom, could not follow her. He could only nod and say, “Alright, be careful. Brother Aaron Berg and I found a suspicious person wandering around the hotel last night.”
“Oh? Have you caught him?”
“Not yet… but it’s possible we’re being paranoid.”
“Alright, I understand. I’ll be careful. You also pay attention to the direction of the door. If you see Ruby, call me.”
“Yes!”
Melody Fox patted Spencer’s shoulder and walked towards the bathroom.
The bathroom here was still a distance away from the main venue. Melody Fox passed by a corridor and was surprised to hear a familiar voice.
“No, that’s impossible… Did the Mont family really give up on him?”
The Mont family…
Melody Fox stopped in her tracks and quickly retreated to the corner. He quietly looked in the direction of the voice. Jian Huan and a well-maintained middle-aged woman were standing opposite each other.
The woman looked a little similar to Jian Huan. The two of them seemed to be mother and daughter.
Melody Fox took out his phone and quietly clicked on the video.
The middle-aged woman sighed and said, “The main family has already investigated. Chairman Ming did adopt a son and has already completed the legal procedures. He has also announced that he has severed ties with Minghaotian.” “Then… will they still treat me? They originally wanted me to marry Minghao Tian. Now that Minghao Tian is crippled, will the main family not care about my life?”
“Of course not!” The middle-aged woman grabbed Jian Huan’s hand and said, “Even without Ming Haotian, there’s still his new son. I’ve already checked his information. His name is Ming Yiheng. He’s a hundred times better than Ming Haotian in all aspects.”
Jian Huan’s brows furrowed so tightly that the word Sichuan” appeared.
“But he will definitely know about my relationship with Minghao Tian. Will he still accept me?”
“Silly girl, no man can resist your charm. Moreover, Ming Yiheng’s life was very tough in the past. His horizons are much shallower than Ming Haotian’s. You can definitely do it.”
Jian Huan clenched her fists and said, “I understand…”
“Be good. I know you’re the most obedient. However, the most important thing now is to get the medicine and treat your illness. Otherwise, no man will be willing to take you. When the time comes, the main family will really abandon you.”
Jian Huan’s expression immediately turned ugly.
“The reason why I got this disease is because the main family keeps asking me to sleep with them!”
“Shh! My great aunt, you have to be gentler! Be careful that the walls have ears!”
Melody Fox, who was hiding around the corner, saw that the mother and daughter were almost done chatting. She ended the recording and quietly left, taking a detour to the bathroom.
However, there was no sign of Ruby in the bathroom. She could only return to the main venue.
Fortunately, as soon as he sat down, Aaron Berg called.
“Miss Fox, we found Ms. Wilson. She’s in the Taylor’s residence.”
Melody Fox quickly asked, “Is she alright?”
“Looks safe.”
“Looks? Seems? What do you mean?”
“Ms. Wilson is fine now, but she seems to have been watched by Taylors. There are two bodyguards guarding her room. I guess there are also people guarding outside the room.”
“No wonder she didn’t answer my calls.”
Melody Fox was silent for a moment and said, “Do you have a way to talk to her without being discovered? I want to know what the exact situation is and if we need to force her out.”
“There shouldn’t be a problem. These bodyguards are all hired from ordinary bodyguard companies, but I need an expert one.”
“There’s no rush. But if she’s in danger, we don’t have to worry about them spotting her. Her safety comes first.”
“Yes.”
Melody Fox hung up the phone. When he looked up, he saw Jian Huan walking towards her.
It was obvious that Jian Huan had seen her. She walked straight to her and stood still.
“Miss Fox? What a coincidence. We actually bumped into each other here. You’re here to…?”
Melody Fox said expressionlessly, “What else can we do at the auction?”
The smile on Jian Huan’s face stiffened slightly, but it quickly returned to normal.
“I really like your personality, Miss Fox. You give off the feeling of a new Fox independent woman.”
Melody Fox was amused.
“I don’t really like your personality. Isn’t it easy to say that you always say things that go against your conscience? Janet Murphy’s personality is much better than yours.”
At the very least, he was clear about his likes and dislikes.
Jian Huan’s expression remained unchanged as he sat down beside her.
“That’s right. Since young, everyone has liked my sister more. However, I wonder which item Miss Fox has his eyes on? I know the organizers. Perhaps I can help you get an internal discount.”
Melody Fox raised his eyebrows. “There’s an internal discount in the auction?”
Seeing that she was interested, Jian Huan lowered her voice and said, “Some auctions don’t have it, but I know the organizer of this place.”
Melody Fox followed Jian Huan’s words and asked, “So Miss Jian Huan has discussed with the organizers about which item’s internal discount price?”
Jian Huan smiled.
“Well, it’s hard to say. On the other hand, Miss Fox, you haven’t told me which item in the book you’re interested in.”
Melody Fox looked at Jian Huan deeply and said, “Green Velvet.”
An invisible crack seemed to appear on Jian Huan’s flawless smile.
“What does Miss Fox want the Green Velvet for? This medicine… ordinary people can’t use it.”
“Ordinary people?” Melody Fox raised his eyebrows and said, “Ordinary people indeed don’t need it. I bought it for my collection. However, I heard that people who are infected with unclean diseases need this synthetic medicine very much.”
Jian Huan’s hands on her lap suddenly clenched into fists, and panic flashed across her eyes.
But all of this happened in an instant.
Jian Huan quickly suppressed her panic and revealed an impeccable smile again. “I’ve never heard of this before, but I’m also here for Green Velvet. My father likes to collect all kinds of things. Looks like I’m going to be competitors with Miss Fox.”
Melody Fox was not surprised at all. He smirked and said,” Then it seems that I won’t be able to get an internal discount.”
“
… Hehe.” Jian Huan laughed dryly and said, “I was just joking just now. How can there be an internal discount for the items? It’s always the final price.”
“I didn’t expect Miss Jian Huan to be so humorous.”
The atmosphere was so awkward that they could not continue chatting.
Jian Huan could only stand up and say, “See you later, Miss Fox. My seat is in the first row. If you want the Green Velvet medicine, I’m afraid Miss Fox will have to work hard.”
Chapter 888
Melody Fox raised her eyebrows and did not reply.
Looking at Jian Huan’s departing figure, the color in Melody Fox’s eyes darkened.
From Jian Huan’s tone, it seemed like she was determined to get the Green Velvet.
It seemed that the Green Velvet had indeed decided on the person who would eventually obtain the Green Velvet, and this person should be Jian Huan.
“Miss Fox, she seems to think that the Green Velvet belongs to her…” Spencer reminded in a low voice.
Melody Fox nodded.
“I can see that. Let’s wait and see. By the way, Aaron Berg said Ruby was at home. You don’t have to keep an eye on the door.”
“Yes.”
As she spoke, Melody Fox heard lively voices coming from backstage. She could vaguely hear the words “Chairman Lou, Mrs. Taylor”.
It seemed that the Taylor’s older couple had arrived.
As expected, it did not take long for the couple to appear in front of everyone.
Immediately, many people surrounded him and exchanged pleasantries.
Melody Fox looked at Jian Huan.
Jian Huan and her daughter, who were sitting in the first row, did not move. They looked like they were waiting for someone to come and chat with them.
Melody Fox was paying attention to the Taylor older couple. After the Elder Taylor couple greeted the people who surrounded them, they walked straight toward Jian Huan and her daughter.
Chairman Lou Taylor nodded lightly and went to sit in the center of the first row. Mrs. Lou Taylor sat directly beside Jian Huan.
Due to the distance, Melody Fox could not hear what they said, but she could tell from their expressions that Mrs. Taylor seemed to be deliberately supporting Jian Huan and her daughter.
What was going on?
Although the Murphy family’s overall strength was above the Taylor family, Jian Huan and her daughter were only a branch of the Murphy family.
With Mrs. Taylor’s status, there was no need for him to look at Jian Huan and her daughter’s expressions.
Could it be that other than the Murphy family that she knew had given the Taylor family a house, they had other transactions?
What else did the Murphy family promise the Taylor family? Melody Fox’s mind raced. After thinking about it, she suddenly thought of Chairman Lou Taylor whom she had just seen.
She suddenly looked at Chairman Lou. Coincidentally, Chairman Lou had turned to talk to the guests in the second row, so she could clearly see Chairman Lou’s expression.
His lips were an unnatural blackish-purple color, and his eyes were two blackish-green as if he had stayed up for a few days.
What surprised Melody Fox the most was that his pupils were slightly dilated.
In an instant, Melody Fox finally guessed the reason why Mrs. Taylor was so polite to Jian Huan and her daughter. Chairman Lou was sick, so the Murphy family must have promised to cure Chairman Lou.
However, it was more like he was poisoned than sick.
Moreover, if she had not guessed wrongly, Chairman Lou should have been poisoned by voodoo.
Gu… the Murphy family obviously no one knew how to make voodoo, and the person she knew who knew how to make voodoo was Li Ming’s new wife.
It was also the original owner of the raw jadeite.
Everything that she could not see through at first was connected at this moment.
the Murphy family had reached an agreement with Li Ming’s group!
Right at this moment, Melody Fox’s phone vibrated. It was Aaron Berg.
Melody Fox quickly picked up the call and lowered the volume so that the people around them could not hear what the person on the other end of the line said.
“Hello, Aaron Berg?”
The moment she spoke, the person on the other end of the phone was Ruby.
“Melody, I’ve let you down… Ruby has already been decided internally. I wanted to beg my father-in-law, but not only did he not agree, he even locked me up.”
Ruby explained the situation in an extremely self-reproachful tone.
After saying that, she explained that Mrs. Taylor had told her that Chairman Lou Taylor and Mason Taylor’s brother were both “sick”.
Melody Fox listened carefully without any surprise in her eyes.
Her guess just now matched everything Ruby had said.
As expected, the Murphy family had been polite before resorting to force. They had given the Taylor’s houses and resources and threatened in exchange for the Green Velvet medicine to cure Jian’s “illness.”
The Murphy family had really put in a lot of effort to cure Jian Huan’s illness.
It seemed that Jian Huan was not just a member of Branch the Murphy family. She might very well be a tool for the Murphy family to rope in connections.
From the looks of it, she had to pay more attention to the matter between Minghao and Jian Huan.
On the phone, Ruby was still apologizing guiltily. “I’m sorry, Melody. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have lied to you, but I… It doesn’t matter if you don’t forgive me. I was in the wrong in the first place. I’m sorry…”
Ruby was obviously crying. Her voice was filled with a heavy sobbing tone.
Melody Fox originally had a slight grudge against Ruby, but her heart softened now.
After figuring out the reason, she knew very well that this matter was not something that Ruby could control. Ruby Taylor even tried to think of a solution for her at the last moment.
The Green Velvet medicine was too rare. Ruby did not owe her anything in the first place. She just did not fulfill her promise to her. It was not a big deal at all.
Moreover, this matter involved too many things. It was no longer within the scope of Ruby and Mason’s ability.
“It’s not your fault. You had no choice. I understand. Don’t cry. Be careful of the child in your stomach.”
“Y…-you’re not angry with me?”
Melody Fox sighed and said, “Ruby, we’re friends. It’s normal for friends to have small misunderstandings. However, I hope that no matter what happens in the future, you can tell me the truth and not hide it from me.”
“I know. I actually wanted to tell you the truth every second on the way… It’s my fault. I swear I won’t lie to you again.” “Alright, let’s pretend that this never happened. How about this? When the auction here ends, I’ll look for you at your house?”
“Alright! I’ll apologize to you in person!”
Ruby had just finished speaking when Aaron Berg’s urging voice sounded from his phone.
“Ms. Wilson. I have to go or they’ll find out.”
Melody Fox quickly said, “That’s all for now. I’ll come and look for you after the auction ends. Take care of yourself.”
After saying that, Melody Fox hung up before Ruby could respond.
Coincidentally, at Fox, the auction host went on stage and invited Chairman Lou to speak.
As soon as Chairman Lou went on stage, Melody Fox immediately looked over.
Traditional medicine was particular about looking, hearing, asking, and cutting. With just the naked eye, Melody Fox could only determine that Chairman Lou had been poisoned by a parasitic poison. However, there were also many types of parasitic poison. With her ability, she could not determine which one it was with the naked eye.
Of course, even if her master was Quentin Parker, it was impossible to determine what kind of Gu poison the other party had been poisoned with just the naked eye.
He had to wait until Fox when the parasitic poison acted up to know.
“Welcome to the auction venue. This time, in addition to the Green Velvet’s unique divine medicine, we are also cooperating with Pearly Antiques and the major antique dealers domestically and abroad…”
The content that Chairman Lou mentioned was Janet Murphy. It probably meant that other than Green Velvet, there were many rare treasures that would be auctioned tonight.
However, Melody Fox’s focus was not on this. Instead, it stopped for a sip of water after Chairman Lou said a few words. It was as if it could not continue without resting.
It seemed that Chairman Lou had been poisoned for a long time.
If he did not receive treatment within a week, things would not be good.
Chapter 889
No wonder Ruby had told her before that the auction for the Green Velvet might not be held for a month in time. It would probably take a few months, but this time, it was suddenly put up for auction.
Old Master Lou’s body couldn’t be dragged on any longer. Old Master Lou hastily ended his speech and switched to the host to introduce tonight’s auction item.
“Everyone, there’s a booklet of items on your right…”
Melody Fox casually picked up the booklet and glanced at it.
The auction items tonight were indeed extraordinary. The lowest bid was 200 thousand dollar bracelets.
Melody Fox quickly noticed an antique thumb ring. The emerald green color was exceptionally beautiful. It was a true imperial green, and the carving technique was very high.
However, what Melody Fox noticed was not the ring itself, but that it came from Pearly Antiques.
Pearly Antiques was something that Ken Swanson had always wanted to take back.
Melody Fox did not hesitate at all. He pointed at the thumb ring in the manual and whispered to Spencer, “In a while, you’ll be in charge of bidding for this thumb ring. No matter how high the price is, you have to win it.”
Spencer used to work for Ken Swanson, so he naturally knew why Melody Fox wanted to bid for this ring.
He nodded solemnly. “Don’t worry, leave it to me.”
Melody Fox grunted and continued flipping through the manual. Soon, he reached the column that introduced the Green Velvet.
The Green Velvet was a synthetic pill. The size of the particles was only one size smaller than a table tennis ball. It was used to crush powder and flush it.
Moreover, the production method of the Green Velvet was similar to that of ancient emperors refining immortality medicine. It was also refined using a pill furnace, and the success rate was extremely low.
According to Melody Fox’s knowledge, the Green Velvet required countless rare and precious herbs ingredients to be refined. The low success rate of the ingredients and materials directly led to the high price. Ordinary people would never be able to afford even half a pill in their entire lives. It was an “immortal pill” that only belonged to rich people.
However, just like what Fox had said when she was chatting with Jian Huan previously, ordinary illnesses did not need the Green Velvet medicine.
Many people bought the Green Velvet for the sake of collecting or buying it before selling it at a higher price to earn the difference.
A few minutes later, the auction officially began.
The first item was an antique night pearl. It was said to have come from the tomb of a certain empress dowager from a certain dynasty.
To Melody Fox’s surprise, many people raised signs to bid for this Night Pearl.
However, from the looks of it, many people were not here just for the Green Velvet.
Soon, it reached the thumb ring that Melody Fox had his eyes on.
Spencer kept raising his sign. Finally, after calling out a price of 6200 thousand dollars, there were no more competitors. After bidding, a customer in the second row could not help but turn to look at them.
After their gazes met, the person kindly reminded them, Gentlemen, the highest price of this thumb ring on the market is 4200 thousand dollars. You’ve suffered a loss…”
Melody Fox smiled and said without changing his expression, “Thank you for the reminder. This is my father’s beloved item. I will bid for it even if it’s an additional zero.”
“I see.”
When the other party heard this, he stopped persuading and turned his head back.
Melody Fox was about to lean back in his chair when he felt a gaze staring at him from behind.
She subconsciously turned around and met Ken Swanson’s gaze.
Ken Swanson was actually sitting right behind her!
Melody Fox’s eyes suddenly widened. A line of words floated above his head: What Fox?
Ken Swanson did not answer. Instead, he mouthed three words, “Good daughter.”
Damn, pervert!
‘You called me Dad yourself.’
-Then you’re also a damn pervert!
The two of them mouthed to each other. It was Spencer who reminded her in a low voice, “Miss Fox. The next item is the Green Velvet.”
Melody Fox came back to his senses and glared at Ken Swanson before turning around.
However, she also discovered that as long as Ken Swanson appeared, Fox seemed to have pressed the acceleration button.
It was probably because of the sentence “their Happy moment is always short-lived” that he felt that the time had become faster.
Different players finally played.
The etiquette lady in a cheongsam walked onto the stage with a tray.
On the tray was a box made of sandalwood.
After the box was opened, a brown pill was revealed to everyone.
“Tsk tsk, seeing is better than hearing. So this is the Green Velvet.”
“It looks a little like the Blood Palace’s Pursuing Fruit Pill. It looks about the same size.”
“If only it was the same as the Blood Palace’s Blood Purge Pill. You could buy an entire box for less than 20 dollars.”
“Hehe, if it’s as you said, then those who bought it back to collect will cry to death. I remember that the Green Velvet from the last auction sold for 12 million dollars, right?”
“If I remember correctly, it’s indeed 12 million dollars. This thing is like a house. Those who really need it can’t wait to buy it for one dollar. They don’t need it for the first time, but they have a lot. They can’t wait to get a hundred times more expensive every day.”
“Isn’t it?”
As soon as the Green Velvet appeared, the crowd immediately started discussing.
Those who did not plan to shoot the Green Velvet also joined the discussion.
Without a doubt, the Green Velvet was the most eye-catching item tonight.
However, it was over millions of dollars after all. There were probably not many people who would really bid.
Sure enough, just as Melody Fox had guessed after the host called out the starting bid of one thousand dollars million, only six or seven signs raised the price.
Melody Fox did not raise her card. She just sat there and waited.
“12 million dollars.”
Jian Huan directly called out the previous transaction price.
This action directly dissuaded two of them.
“6,200 thousand dollars.”
“63200 thousand dollars.”
Jian Huan raised her card again. “14 million dollars!”
With this bid, two more people put down their bidding signs.
“76200 thousand dollars!”
Jian Huan raised her sign again.
“16 million dollars.”
The venue fell silent.
The price of 16 million dollars could be considered to have broken through the new high of 46,467,775,907. If she really bought 16 million dollars, it would probably be very difficult to recover her capital.
Fox, Melody Fox finally raised the sign in her hand.
“18 million dollars.”
Jian Huan turned around. When their eyes met, Jian Huan shouted again, “20 million dollars.”
“20 million dollars!!!” Everyone exclaimed.
The guest who had reminded Melody Fox to lose money turned around again and kindly reminded her, “Young lady, 20 million dollars can’t be reimbursed. Don’t bid anymore.” As soon as they finished speaking, Melody Fox raised her card again. “20 million dollars4 million dollars.”
Even Jian Huan revealed a shocked expression.
She thought that 20 million dollars Melody Fox would give up at most, but she did not expect…
However, Jian Huan did not panic at all. No matter how much she shouted, in the end, she paid 4,646,775,905 dollars in advance.
This was the so-called internal decision.
Thinking of this, Jian Huan leisurely raised his card again and said, “4,628,304,532,660,000.”
The crowd was in an uproar.
“Are these two people crazy? They actually called out such a high price…”
“46,467,775,905 people will be so happy. They’re really stupid and rich.”
“We’re all young girls. Let’s, not steam steamed buns and work hard!”
Everyone quickly found the reason they thought it was: the two girls were fighting.
Their goal was not the Green Velvet medicine at all, but to suppress each other.
It was exciting.
Chapter 890
Melody Fox ignored the discussions of the people around her and reported the number she wanted to report from the beginning. “40 million dollars.”
40 million dollars!
This time, even the host was not so calm.
This was not the first time he had hosted an auction, but the price of 40 million dollars was still very low. This was the second time in his career that he had heard someone bid “40 million dollars”.
Mrs. Taylor also turned to look at where Melody Fox was sitting.
The look in her eyes was clearly not kind or happy.
The reason for this was because Chairman Lou originally wanted to use this opportunity to raise the price of the Green Velvet medicine to 16 million dollars so that they could make a lot of money at the next auction.
But Melody Fox’s “40 million dollars” caught them off guard. After all, if the price was too high, it would affect the next auction of 46,467,775,907. This effect was obviously negative. It might even attract the attention of market regulations and negative public opinion.
Melody Fox also knew this very well, but she had made a wasted trip. She could not let these people do as they wished, right?
She was happy to see that she could give them some trouble.
When Mrs. Taylor saw Melody Fox’s appearance, the displeasure in her eyes directly escalated into disgust. She turned her head back coldly.
After Melody Fox saw Mrs. Taylor transfer back, Jian Huan whispered something into Mrs. Taylor’s ear.
The next second, Mrs. Taylor stood up and said, “Miss, 40 million dollars, in order to prevent malicious bidding, our 464,677,5905 auctions have always had an unwritten rule.
That is to verify the liquidity in the hands of the bidder.”
In other words, if Melody Fox could not produce 40 million dollars, it would be judged as a “malicious bid” and would be directly blacklisted by the Taylor auction.
It would also affect her participation in other auctions in the future.
It seemed that Jian Huan felt that it was impossible for her to have 40 million dollars…
In fact, that was what Jian Huan thought.
Although Melody Fox was married to Ken Swanson, she was still an unknown country bumpkin.
It was impossible for Ken Swanson to transfer such a large sum of money to Melody Fox after marriage.
Soon, this annoying bitch would be chased out of the auction venue.
She turned her head and looked at Melody Fox leisurely. There was a faint and imperceptible sneer at the corner of her mouth.
Melody Fox guessed what Jian Huan was thinking. He raised his eyebrows calmly and said, “Since we’re here, we naturally have to abide by your rules. Check!”
She took out a golden bank card. Immediately, a servant walked forward and brought the card backstage to verify it. They had a special machine backstage that could check the balance.
After the attendant brought the card backstage, the guests’ gazes were filled with suspicion as they looked at Melody Fox.
She was as still as a mountain, and her expression was even calmer than before.
It was this calmness that gradually dispelled the doubts of those who had originally suspected that Melody Fox was here to bid maliciously.
Jian Huan looked back again and sneered in her heart. Pretentious!
Some people just wouldn’t shed a tear until they saw the coffin.
She really did not believe that even if Ken Swanson had made a mistake and really liked this ugly monster, he would not lose his mind and give Melody Fox so much money to spend.
After all, she had heard from Janet Murphy that Ken Swanson’s IQ was much higher than ordinary people’s.
It was not easy for someone with a high IQ to fall in love. Finally, under Jian Huan’s anticipation, the attendant from before walked out of the backstage with a bank card. “How’s that?”
Mrs. Taylor couldn’t wait to ask.
If the other party really had 40 million dollars, she had undoubtedly offended a big client.
He hoped that it was really as Jian Huan had said. The other party was bidding maliciously.
However, in the next second, the attendant’s words slapped her hard in the face.
“Mrs. Taylor, This lady… is not bidding maliciously.”
In other words, she really had that much money on her card!
Mrs. Taylor’s face turned pale, and then hatred flashed across her eyes.
Damn, Jian Huan!
They had already broken the fairness of the auction for Jian Huan and had internally decided to give her the Green Velvet medicine. In the end, she still treated them like this! However, Jian Huan’s expression was not any better.
She couldn’t help but confirm, “Are you sure you didn’t see wrongly?”
The attendant looked confident. “I didn’t see wrongly.” This time, even Jian Huan, who was good at disguising himself, could not hold back his expression.
How could this be? Was Ken Swanson really a love brain? Damn it!!!
She looked at Madam Lou awkwardly.
“Mrs. Taylor, I…”
However, Madam Lou acted as if she did not hear her. She said to the attendant, “Return the card to that lady.”
After saying that, Mrs. Taylor apologized to Melody Fox with an apologetic expression. “I’m really sorry, Miss. I remember that you even took a thumb ring, right? How about this? I’ll pay for that thumb ring for you later. Take it as my apology for what happened just now.”
Melody Fox raised an eyebrow.
This Mrs. Taylor was quite good at being human.
Why wouldn’t she want something that came knocking on her door?
Melody Fox smiled and thanked him. “Then I’ll thank Mrs. Taylor.”
Mrs. Taylor returned a smile, but her heart ached terribly. 6200 thousand dollars was not a small expenditure even for the Taylor’s!
As the only person other than Chairman Lou Taylor who had personally seen how difficult the production of the Green Velvet medicine was, she knew very well that it was not easy for her husband to earn money.
She glanced sideways and indeed saw the anger on Chairman Lou’s face.
Madam Lou lowered her head guiltily, but she was even more dissatisfied with Jian Huan in her heart.
It was all the Murphy family’s fault. If it weren’t for their family, this wouldn’t have happened at all tonight. They wouldn’t be in such a hurry to sell the Green Velvet medicine’s only remaining in their family!
Jian Huan saw this and felt vexed.
How could she have known that the country sl*t really had that much money?
However, on second thought, Jian Huan thought that perhaps Ken Swanson had given Melody Fox so much money that she could film the medicine on his behalf.
Otherwise, how could Melody Fox have so much money? That must be it!
However, no matter how much money she had, the Green Velvet medicine would only belong to her in the end!
Thinking of this, Jian Huan’s bad mood turned a little gloomier.
“There was a small interlude just now. The auction will continue now.” The host held the microphone tightly and asked, “Miss Number 32 raised her card 40 million dollars just now. Is there anyone else who wants to continue bidding?”
Jian Huan took a deep breath and raised her sign to bid again. “40 million dollars6 million dollars!”
The host nodded. “40 million dollars6 million dollars. Does anyone else want to continue bidding?”
Although he was asking everyone, his gaze was only fixed on Melody Fox.
The corners of Melody Fox’s lips twitched slightly as he placed the sign down.
Seeing this, the host was a little disappointed.
He thought that it would continue, but it ended just like that.
The other onlookers also revealed disappointed expressions.
“40 million dollars6 million dollars once…*
“40 million dollars6 million dollars twice…”
“40 million dollars6 million dollars… Sold!”
When the hammer fell, it meant to everyone in the auction that the the Green Velvet medicine was for Jian Huan.
Jian Huan pursed her lips smugly and turned to look at Melody Fox.
Chapter 891
The winner always liked to look down on the loser. And now, she, Jian Huan, was the winner.
However, when Jian Huan turned around, she realized that Melody Fox did not seem to care about who the Green Velvet medicine belonged to at all. She stood up from her seat with a faint smile on her face.
‘Where is she going?’
Didn’t she want the Green Velvet medicine? Why did she look like she didn’t care at all?
Not long after, Jian Huan saw that after Melody Fox left her seat, a tall man behind her also stood up.
The man had his head lowered just now, so she did not notice that person’s existence. It was not until the other party stood up that Jian Huan suddenly realized that it was Ken Swanson!
Ken Swanson was the first to extend his hand to Melody Fox. The two of them did not care about the gazes of the surrounding people and interlocked their fingers. Then, they walked to the empty seat in the last row and sat down.
From the beginning to the end, the two of them did not even look at her.
Damn it…
Could it be that her guess was wrong? It was not Ken Swanson who asked Melody Fox to buy the Green Velvet medicine, but… Melody Fox wanted to buy it herself?
However, since she wanted to buy it, why did she stop bidding at this point in time?
Jian Huan thought about it but could not get an answer.
At that moment, Mother Jian tugged at her sleeve.
When she turned around, she heard Mother Jian whisper, Xiao Huan, how much cash do you have on you?”
Jian Huan was stunned and said, “I have about 2 million dollars on my card. What’s wrong?”
Mother Jian’s expression changed drastically.
“Then we don’t have enough money!”
“What do you mean?” Jian Huan asked in shock, “Didn’t you bring money? Didn’t I remind you to bring more money over first?”
Mother Jian gritted her teeth and said, “How would I know that we could raise the price to 40 million dollars6 million dollars tonight? I only brought 20 million dollars over. Together with your 2 million dollars, we don’t have enough money to pay! I originally thought that 20 million dollars was enough.”
Jian Huan’s face turned pale.
Although they had already negotiated with Taylor’s, the Green Velvet medicine would eventually be sold to them for 4 million dollars.
However, according to the rules of the auction, they had to pay the notary backstage first. After the auction ended, the notary would transfer the money to the Taylor family.
The original plan was that once the money was transferred, Chairman Lou Taylor’s would use his private account to transfer the extra 4,539,17 dollars back to them. However, the money on hand was not enough to pay the 4,624,424,531,80 dollars. In this way, everyone would know that they could not afford to pay at all and would become the “malicious bidders in everyone’s eyes.
“W-What should we do now?” Mother Jian was panicking. Her lips were turning blue.
The people who came tonight were all famous figures from Insterimond.
If they lost face in such a place, the entire upper-class circle of Halcyon would treat them as a joke after dinner.
Jian Huan calmed down and said in a low voice, “Hurry up and find a private place to call Dad and ask him to think of a way for us.”
Mother Jian’s face wrinkled with worry.
“But even your father doesn’t have that much cash on hand.
He invested all his money. I asked the main family for this 20 million dollars…”
“Then let Dad go to the main family again!”
“B-but what if the main family feels that we can’t even handle such a small matter and blames us? Who knows if they have received the news that Ming Haotian has been abandoned by the Mont family?”
“No.” Jian Huan took a deep breath and said, “Even without the Mont family, they’re still counting on me to rope in other connections. They won’t give me up just like that. There are only two girls of suitable age in the family, Jane and I. They can’t let Jane sell them, right? I can do such dirty things, but Jane won’t.”
Mother Jian gritted her teeth and said, “Then I’ll make a call.”
With that, Mother Jian found an excuse to go to the bathroom and left quickly with her phone.
Jian Huan panicked, but she forced herself to remain calm.
She quickly flipped open the introduction book for the auction items. When she saw that there were still four more items to be auctioned and the payment process was about to arrive, the calmness on her face began to show.
Hopefully, he could make it in time…
Mrs. Taylor, who was standing at the side, noticed the mother and daughter conversing in a low voice. He looked flustered. When he saw Mother Jian get up and leave, he could not help but frown and ask, “What’s wrong?”
“It’s fine. My mother’s stomach isn’t feeling too well. Perhaps the food she ate at night wasn’t too clean.” Mrs. Taylor didn’t believe her, but she didn’t ask further. She did not care about what happened to this mother and daughter. All she cared about was her husband and her eldest son’s lives.
Seeing that Mrs. Taylor quickly left them alone, Jian Huan heaved a sigh of relief.
However, she also vaguely felt that something was wrong. It was as if she was in a trap set by someone else.
Jian Huan turned to look at the last row again.
Coincidentally, Melody Fox also looked at her. When their eyes met, Melody Fox smiled faintly. The smile in his eyes seemed to carry a hint of ridicule. The feeling of falling into a trap in her heart instantly became stronger.
It was so strong that she did not dare to look at Melody Fox. She quickly turned around.
“What are you looking at?” Mrs. Taylor could not help but ask again.
“No…”
“Really… (baffled)”
Mrs. Taylor swallowed the ridicule in his mouth and simply got up to sit beside her husband, ignoring Jian Huan.
After all, she was afraid of the Murphy family’s main family, not this daughter from the side family.
As long as she confirmed that the other party would not break the contract, she did not need to deliberately curry favor with them.
After about 20 minutes, there were only Fox minutes left until the last auction item. Mother Jian finally returned. After Mother Jian sat down, Jian Huan hurriedly asked, ” How is it?”
Mother Jian shook her head gently.
Jian Huan’s brows immediately furrowed.
“What do you mean by shaking your head? Mom, hurry up and explain!”
Mother Jian looked like she was about to cry. “The main family doesn’t care about us.”
Jian Huan’s eyes widened.
“What do you mean?”
“They said that they’ve already given us 20 million dollars. We’ll have to figure out the rest ourselves. And from your father’s tone, they’re planning to abandon our branch after knowing that Minghao was cut off from the Mont family.” “What?! Aren’t they afraid that no one will replace their daughter to sleep with others in the future?!”
Because of her anger, Jian Huan subconsciously raised her voice, causing the people sitting nearby to look at her in confusion.
Jian Huan quickly lowered her head. When the other party no longer paid attention to them, she lowered her voice and continued, “I gave up so much for them and got sick. They actually don’t care about me? They’re not like this!”
“They seem to have… found a more reliable backer than the Mont family.”
“Who?”
“Even your father doesn’t know about this. But your father, we don’t have to return 20 million dollars to the main family in the future.”
Jian Huan’s eyes were dark.
“Are they trying to send me away with 20 million dollars? It’s not that easy!”
Chapter 892
Mother Jian observed Jian Huan’s expression and asked in a low voice, “What do you want to do? Don’t be impulsive.”
Jian Huan gritted her teeth and said, “I’ve done so many disgusting things for them. Once I expose them, I’m afraid their lives won’t be easy, right?”
Mother Jian quickly held her hand tightly and said, “Don’t be silly! If we really fight with the main family, we will be the unlucky ones! Our income is all obtained through the fingers of the main family. Once we become enemies with them, we will really have a problem eating in the future!” “Then what should I do? Should I just eat my teeth and not treat my illness? Should I just wait for death?”
Mother Jian’s eyes were red as she said, “Daughter, your illness… As long as you go to Hospital modern medicine, there’s actually a possibility of curing it. You don’t necessarily need the Green Velvet medicine.”
Jian Huan’s expression darkened.
“Mom, what do you mean by that? Are you also planning to give up on this the Green Velvet medicine and not care about my life?” “My dear daughter, you’re my flesh and blood. How can I not care about you? It’s just that your illness… It won’t be fatal for a while. It’s just a little uncomfortable. Think about your family and bear with it. When Mom and Dad have more money, we can still find a famous doctor to treat you.” Jian Huan’s expression turned completely ugly.
She said indifferently, “What surplus… Don’t you have a ready-made 20 million dollars? You want to leave this 20 million dollars to my brother because he’s about to graduate from university and you’re afraid that he won’t give us any benefits in the future, right?”
Mother Jian’s expression remained unchanged even
though her thoughts had been exposed.
“Daughter, you’re a girl. You still have to rely on a man in the future. Even if your illness is cured, you might not be able to have children in the future. You still have to rely on your family and your brother… Think about it carefully.”
“Huh.”
Jian Huan laughed in anger. She was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes.
She nodded hard and said, “You’re very good. You’re the same as the main family!”
Mother Jian frowned.
“Jian Huan, is this the attitude you should have when talking to your mother? Don’t be too arrogant!”
“I’m arrogant?” Jian Huan laughed out loud, her eyes filled with sorrow.
“Alright, I’m arrogant and willful. A person like me doesn’t deserve to be your daughter. From now on, I have nothing to do with you!”
“What do you mean?”
“Exactly what I said! When I become rich, don’t come looking for me shamelessly! I don’t have a mother like you!”
After saying that, Jian Huan stood up and walked straight to the exit with a livid expression.
She did not have as much money as 40 million dollars to buy the Green Velvet medicine. As a practical mother who favored boys over girls, she could not think of a way for her. In that case, she might as well save some face and leave.
Moreover, if she kept Derick, she would not have to worry about not having enough firewood to burn. As long as she could successfully enter the special talent recruitment for Insterimond University, she would not have to worry about not being able to earn money in the future.
When the time comes, she could buy the Green Velvet medicine herself.
In any case, the Green Velvet medicine was not for sale in the future. Why spend a lot of money to buy it today?
“Jian Huan! Come back here!”
Mother Jian subconsciously raised her voice, causing everyone around her to look at her.
Seeing that Jian Huan had already left, Mother Jian hurriedly chased after her.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Madam Lou immediately got up and caught up with Mother Jian. She stopped her and said, “Madam Jian, where are you going? The payment is about to begin. After it’s over, we’ll go home…
Mother Jian had no choice but to stop. A trace of embarrassment appeared on her face.
Since the main family had directly said that they wouldn’t care about this matter, they naturally wouldn’t find the person who could “treat” them.
She covered her nose and coughed dryly. “Mrs. Taylor. I’m really sorry. We don’t want this the Green Velvet medicine.”
Madam Lou’s expression changed.
“Don’t want it anymore? What does this mean? Then my husband and my son’s illnesses…”
“Find someone else!”
“What?!” Madam Lou grabbed Mother Jian’s sleeve and blurted out, “You’re the one who caused their illness. How can we hire someone else? Don’t joke around!”
Mother Jian smiled insincerely and said, “Mrs. Taylor. Don’t spout nonsense…”
Madam Lou choked and said, “You have to give me an explanation!”
As she spoke, she softened her tone and said, “We can give you the Green Velvet medicine for free. We don’t want money. I can also return the house you gave us. I only ask that you treat my husband and my son…”
“Is it free…”
Madam Lou’s eyes darted around twice. Suddenly, she wanted to gain something for nothing.
After two seconds of silence, she said, “Tsk, it’s a pity that we didn’t bring enough money today. 40 million dollars. That’s really too much…”
The corners of Mrs. Lou’s mouth twitched.
None of the Murphy family players were good!
Just now, she had heard them muttering something. She did not expect them to have such an idea. They wanted to take back the house that was given to them!
Madam Lou was so angry that she almost hit him.
However, when she thought about the lives of her husband and son, she could only endure it and say, “I understand what you mean. I’ll give you my card for the payment later. … We’ll give it to you for free. But after this, you have to come to treat my husband and son.” “Sure, sure.”
The two of them returned to their seats with their own thoughts.
Soon, the last auction item ended and it was time to pay.
Just as Madam Lou had promised, Mother Jian didn’t even need to pay a single cent. She got the sandalwood box containing of the Green Velvet medicine.
“Mrs. Taylor, don’t worry. I’ll send a doctor over tonight to treat your husband and son.”
“What time? I want you to give me a time accurately!”
Mother Jian thought for a moment and said, “Ten o’clock. It’s already past eight o’clock. I’ll need time to call the doctor over.”
In fact, she needed time to discuss with her husband how to cover up this lie.
She also needed to call Jian Huan back.
That girl would definitely forgive her when she saw the Green Velvet medicine.
Madam Lou looked at the time on her watch and said, Sure. Try to be as fast as possible. My husband and son will have a relapse at 11 o’clock every night. You must send someone over before that. I don’t want to see them suffer again.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll arrange it when I get home.”
Madam Lou opened her mouth, but in the end, she didn’t say anything. She watched Mother Jian leave.
She did not tell her husband about this interlude. She was afraid that he, who was already weak, would be anxious and get angry again, causing his health to worsen.
***
On the other hand, Melody Fox also “freely” received the thumb ring she had bought for Ken Swanson.
After handing the thumb ring to Ken Swanson, she noticed that Jian Huan had not returned after leaving. She smiled gently and said, “Looks like I didn’t work for nothing tonight.” “Huh?” Ken Swanson was confused. “What do you mean?”
Chapter 893
There were many people backstage. Melody Fox made a shushing gesture and said, “Let’s talk in the car.” Then, he held Ken Swanson’s hand and walked out.
“Let’s talk in the car.”
She deliberately put the mask on Ken Swanson, so no one recognized him.
When they reached the car, Melody Fox said, “I set a trap to sow discord between Jian Huan and the Murphy family’s main family…”
She slowly explained how she hacked into the Murphy family’s system tonight and checked their balances. Then, she deliberately shouted a price to confirm the amount that Jian Huan’s family could not pay.
Then, he told Aaron Berg, who was still outside, to find a way to leak the news to the Murphy family.
She had been entangled with Janet Murphy in her previous life, so she knew too well that the Murphy family’s main family was a group of selfish people who burned their bridges after crossing them.
After doing all this, everything went as she had planned. Jian Huan’s branch of the family was abandoned by the main family. Jian Huan was so angry that he left on the spot.
Upon hearing this, Ken Swanson immediately revealed a proud expression.
His wife was indeed smarter than ordinary people.
She planned every step carefully and calculated every step accurately. As expected of his wife.
Ken Swanson said, “Jian Huan has done a lot of shameful things for Janet Murphy. If we can force her into a corner, they might start fighting among themselves. When both of them suffer, we will be waiting to reap the benefits.” When Melody Fox heard this, she could not help but shrug regretfully and say, “Unfortunately, although my plan seems to have succeeded, for some reason, Mrs. Taylor still handed the Green Velvet medicine over to Jian Huan’s mother in the end. However, I think this should be Jian Huan’s mother’s little scheme. She wanted to take advantage of the situation without taking anything, not because the Murphy family’s main family did not abandon Jian Huan’s branch in the end.”
“Go and investigate,” Ken Swanson instructed Spencer.
Spencer replied. Not long after he went out, he returned with news.
“Sir, Miss Fox, I’ve eavesdropped on Madam Jian’s phone. She’s indeed taking advantage of the situation. On the Foxth day of my eavesdropping, she was discussing with her husband over the phone whether to send a fake doctor over or take a useless medicine to the Taylor residence to make up the numbers. the Murphy family’s main family has indeed spread the news and is drawing a clear line with Jian Huan’s branch.”
Melody Fox heaved a sigh of relief.
It seemed that her plan had succeeded after all.
“What did Jian Huan’s parents decide on in the end?” Melody Fox asked.
Spencer said with some amusement, “They plan to find a charlatan to go to the Taylor residence.”
Melody Fox nodded and said, “Ruby and Mason Taylor are my friends. In that case, I don’t mind helping them5. What do you think?”
She asked for Ken Swanson’s opinion.
Ken Swanson thought for a moment and said, “Yes, we can do it. Putting aside whether Mason Taylor and his wife are your friends if the Taylor is kept in the dark, the Murphy family’s strength is still not weakened. We’d better take this opportunity to break the Taylor and the Murphy families. Letting the Murphy family have one more enemy is equivalent to us having one more friend.”
“Alright. I’ve told Ruby that I’ll look for her after the auction ends. Go back to the hotel first. I’ll make a trip to the Taylor residence.”
Ken Swanson frowned.
“Can’t I come with you?”
There was a hint of pity in his tone.
Melody Fox sighed.
“There’s a small situation at Ruby. You should wait for me at the hotel. I’ll be back soon. I’m afraid that once you go, many things will not be as good as the Murphy are keeping an eye on the Taylor.”
Ken Swanson obviously knew this too, but he still insisted, Then I’ll wait for you in the car. I won’t go in.”
“Why have you become so clingy?”
“Why? Are you starting to despise me now?”
“Of course not…” Melody Fox knew very well that Ken Swanson was not someone who did not know his priorities. He was just afraid that the Taylor family would look down on her if he was not around.
After all, she had deliberately raised the price of the Green Velvet medicine today, which had inadvertently offended Chairman Lou and his wife.
The Taylor older couple had originally planned to use tonight to raise the market value of the Green Velvet medicine again. However, her raising the price to more than 40 million dollars was equivalent to ruining their plan and might even cause them some trouble.
Melody Fox held Ken Swanson’s hand and said, “I just see that you’re busy with your own matters or helping me every day. I’m afraid that your body can’t take it. Don’t worry about me. I’ll get Spencer to follow me into the Taylor residence.” When Ken Swanson heard this, he reached out and rubbed her head. “I know my body very well. I’ll rest well in the car.” Upon hearing this, Melody Fox could not refuse again. She could only nod and say, “Then it’s settled. You can’t work in the car. You have to rest well in the car.”
“Got it.” Ken Swanson smiled and turned to instruct Spencer. ” Drive. Let’s find a place to eat first.”
“Yes?”
Ken Swanson looked at the puzzled Melody Fox and said, ” Seeing that you haven’t eaten anything the entire night and didn’t eat much at noon, you must be hungry. Just like you said, nothing is more important than health. Let’s go for a meal first. It won’t be too late to go later. Anyway, Mr. and Mrs. Lou Taylor haven’t left the venue yet.”
“Alright,” Melody Fox agreed.
The two of them finally booked a Chinese restaurant nearby.
On the way to the Chinese restaurant, Melody Fox mentioned that Sid Quant had called.
She smiled and said, “Looks like Seventeen is keeping a close eye on him.”
Ken Swanson shook his head helplessly.
“If that kid can mature a little, I’ll be considered to have made it. When I go back, I’ll scold him first and see if he still dares to shout at you in the future.”
Melody Fox looked at him in amusement.
“Why do I feel like you’ll be a strict father in the future?”
“That depends on whether our baby is a boy or a girl.” “Oh? Why is there a difference between men and women?” “Of course. If you give birth to a daughter, I’ll be a kind father. If you give birth to a boy, I’ll be a strict father. Boys have to be more strict.”
Melody Fox shrugged.
“Double standard!”
Ken Swanson did not comment.
Mother Jian finally contacted Jian Huan in that point in time, where the two of them were eating.
“What’s the matter?” Jian Huan’s tone was cold as if she was talking to a stranger.
Mother Jian frowned and held her phone tightly. “Are you still angry with me? For you, I’m going all out this time!”
Jian Huan hesitated for a moment and asked, “What do you mean?”
Mother Jian quickly said, “I got the Green Velvet medicine for you! Hurry up and go home!”
Jian Huan was stunned again. After a few seconds, she asked, “Is what you said true?”
“Of course it’s true. How can it be fake?”
“H-How did you buy it? Didn’t we only take out over 20 million dollars at most?”
“You’ll know when you get back. I’m almost at home. Come back quickly.”
After hesitating for a moment, Jian Huan chose to believe Mother Jian for once.
However, this did not mean that she had forgiven Mother Jian. She had already completely given up on Mother Jian. She had only gone back for the medicine.
In the future, when she recovered from her illness and became rich, she would not care about their lives.
Chapter 894
After making up her mind, Jian Huan prepared to drive to the Murphy family.
The high-end apartment she was living in now was given to her by a foreign guest she had accompanied before.
It was said to be a gift for her, but her name was not written on the house. However, this guest had only come to Halcyon once in a few years. It was actually the same whether the house wrote her name or not.
The car she was driving was a top-end Cayenne given to her by a second-tier city rich second-generation heir she had accompanied last year. The color had been changed to the dark purple color she liked.
Although it was not particularly expensive, it was still considered a luxury car.
Of course, the car’s name wasn’t hers, but that rich second-generation heir was already married and rarely came to Insterimond, so this car belonged to her.
Even if she left home, she had a car and a house, 4 million dollars in savings, and a bunch of luxury goods given to her by others. She would not end up sleeping on the streets.
When she was cured and enrolled in Insterimond University, she would not have to worry about not being able to leave the Murphy family.
Jian Huan happily took her car keys and went out.
However, before she reached the car, she saw a familiar figure standing in front of it.
After seeing that person’s face clearly, Jian Huan’s expression immediately darkened.
It was Ming Haotian.
An abandoned piece of trash actually had the cheek to look for her again.
If she had known that Minghao had really been abandoned by the Mont family, she would have made things clear to him at the styling shop and drawn a line between them.
But it wasn’t too late now.
Jian Huan walked over with an indifferent expression.
“Why are you looking for me?”
At first, Ming Haotian did not notice Jian Huan’s exceptionally cold expression until he heard her cold voice. The expression on his face immediately changed from joy to shock.
“Xiao Huan? What’s wrong? Who made you unhappy?” “Huh!”
Jian Huan let out a cold snort.
She said impatiently, “Minghao Tian, are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid? Can’t you tell that I don’t want to see you now?”
Ming Haotian was even more stunned.
He subconsciously walked forward to grab Jian Huan’s
hand, but Jian Huan quickly avoided him.
“Xiao Huan? What’s wrong with you? Don’t scare me…”
Jian Huan frowned in disgust and said, “Do you have to be so clear with me?”
Ming Haotian finally felt that something was wrong. This strange feeling made him feel as if there was a hole in his heart. He felt as if he was about to fall into this hole.
“…Xiao Huan?”
“Don’t call me that! Disgusting!”
“W-What do you mean by that…”
“Hehe, looks like you’re really stupid. Since you’re so stupid, I’ll make it clear to you. Since you’ve already been abandoned by the Mont family, you’re no longer worthy of me. If you still have any self-esteem, don’t appear in front of me again. If you see my Fox again, take a detour.”
Ming Haotian’s eyes suddenly widened.
“Huan, are you kidding me?”
“Joking? Why would I waste my time to joke with a stray dog like you? Can you understand human language? It’s impossible between us. It’s impossible forever. We’re worlds apart now, so stop pestering me and get lost!”
Jian Huan pushed Ming Haotian away and was about to get into the car.
However, Minghao Tian was one step ahead of her and pressed his hand on the car door.
The car door, which had just opened, closed with a bang, almost catching Jian Huan’s hand.
“Jian Huan! Tell me clearly! What do you mean? You clearly said that you love me. Why did you suddenly become like this?”
Jian Huan was shocked by the sudden closing of the car door. An unknown fire surged in her heart.
“Damn it! I love you? Do you have a brain? I love your previous identity as the only son, not a piece of trash like you! I told you to get lost, did you hear me? Trash!!” “Trash? Trash? A stray dog? The difference between heaven and earth? So you’ve never liked me from the beginning to the end? You’ve always been lying to me?” “Hehe, you finally understand human language.”
The expression on Ming Haotian’s face became more and more sinister. He clenched his fists tightly.
Suddenly, he grabbed Jian Huan’s neck and pressed her against the car door.
“Ah-” Jian Huan’s back hit the car door. She cried out in pain, but because her neck was being strangled, she could only let out a weak cry.
“Let, let me go…” Jian Huan squeezed out three words with difficulty.
However, Ming Haotian didn’t seem to hear her at all. His eyes were bloodshot as he gnashed his teeth and questioned, “I cut off my father-son relationship because of you, but now you’re calling me a stray dog? Jian Huan, are you even human? Doesn’t your conscience hurt?!”
“Let… go…”
“Since you’re heartless, don’t blame me for being heartless. Anyway, I’ve already lost everything. I don’t mind dying with you! I’ll kill you first, then I’ll die. We’ll explain everything when we get underground!”
Ming Haotian’s every word seemed to come out from his lungs. His entire face was distorted to a degree that didn’t seem human, and his grip on Jian Huan’s neck became stronger and stronger.
Jian Huan could no longer breathe. She tried her best to pull Ming Haotians hand away, but even though her nails had dug deep into Ming Haotian’s flesh, Ming Haotian still had no intention of letting go.
“Let… go…” Jian Huan’s voice was faint, and his consciousness gradually became blurry.
Just as she was about to faint from lack of oxygen, the security guards patrolling the neighborhood discovered them.
“Hey! What are you doing? Let go of me!”
“Guards! Murder!”
As the security guards shouted, the people nearby ran over.
Soon, Ming Haotian was pressed to the ground by three to five burly men. Only then did Jian Huan regain the freedom to breathe. He sat on the ground and breathed greedily.
“Miss, are you alright? Who is this person? Why did he attack you?”
Jian Huan coughed twice before finding her voice.
This feeling of escaping death made her anger burn even more fiercely than before.
That damned Minghao Tian wanted to kill her!
Asking her to perish together with him? He was not worthy!
Jian Huan stood up with the help of the security guard and said, “He’s my ex-boyfriend. It’s fine if he came to pester me, but he even wanted to kill me! Please help me call the police and be my witness…”
“Oh my god, it’s actually your ex-boyfriend. He can actually do this to you? How terrifying!”
“What an extreme demon. Hurry up and call the police. Otherwise, that guy might attack this lady next time!”
“Young lady, I’ve already called the police just now. They should be here soon. Are you feeling unwell?”
Everyone crowded forward. They were either concerned about Jian Huan or scolding Ming Haotian.
“I feel dizzy and want to vomit… My back and neck hurt too. Cough, cough, cough…” Although Jian Huan had recovered, he still looked very uncomfortable.
When the passersby saw this, they went up and kicked Ming Haotian a few times for Jian Huan.
Chapter 895
“Useless thing! You want to kill her because you can’t get her back. Is there anyone like you? No wonder she wants to break up with you! Our men’s reputation was ruined by scum like you!”
With this person taking the lead, the others also began to throw rocks at Ming Haotian.
Anyway, when the police arrived, they said that they did it to save the person.
The police would definitely stand on their side and not listen to Ming Haotians one-sided story.
Thus, not long after, Minghao Tian’s face was already swollen beyond recognition.
He wanted to resist, but how could one person resist so many people? All his struggles were in vain, and he was even beaten up even more.
When Jian Huan saw that Ming Haotian was coughing up blood, he felt a little better.
Soon, the police arrived.
After everyone exaggerated the matter, the police immediately ignored the injury on Minghao Tian’s face.
For a man who bullied innocent women like this, living was a waste of air!
It was usually this kind of person who killed his wife.
“Take him away!”
The police waved their hands and escorted Minghao Tian to the police car.
“Miss, please accompany us back to make a statement, as well as the witnesses…”
Jian Huan thought about it and nodded to cooperate with the police to go to the police station.
By the time she came out of the police station, it was already late at night.
She did not accept mediation and planned to sue Minghao Tian for “attempted murder.”
Ming Haotian, who was being held in the police station, leaned against the railing and shouted, “Let me out! Don’t believe that woman’s words! She made me homeless. She lied to me!”
However, the people passing by did not even bother to look at him.
The man who was still locked up in the same place walked over and patted his shoulder. “Brother, stop shouting. No one will care about you. People like us who have no power or influence can’t be bothered to care if we’re right or wrong. Unlike the one who went out just now. His family has money and he was bailed out.”
At home…
Ming Haotian’s expression darkened.
He had no home now.
Just now, the police asked him to provide his family’s contact information, but he said that he was an orphan…
In any case, those who called the Mont family would only find it unlucky and ignore him.
The funny thing was, he’d brought this on himself.
He was the one who did not know how to read people and fell in love with such a vicious woman. However, he had always treated her like a treasure!
Thinking of the muddle-headedness of the past few days and everything he had suffered tonight, he even wanted to end himself directly.
However, he did not want to die yet. If he died, it would only make Jian Huan, that bitch, happier!
Even if he died, he had to drag Jian Huan down with him, not just die silently.
After thinking everything through, Ming Haotian decided to calm down first.
He looked at the pale man beside him. After a moment of silence, he asked, “How did you get in?”
“Oh, I robbed a young lady and stabbed her. I didn’t expect to be discovered. What about you? You robbed too, right? Or did you suck something you shouldn’t have? Look at your small body. You must have sucked a lot, right?” “…Get lost!”
“Damn it, what kind of attitude is that?!”
The man was displeased. He raised his fist and punched Ming Haotian’s face.
Ming Haotian immediately felt a piercing pain on the bridge of his nose. He reached out and touched it. It was blood, and the blood was still dripping down.
“There’s a fight! A fight!”
Before Minghao Tian could react, a group of police officers had already rushed in and pressed the two of them to the ground.
“Let go of me… He hit me…”
“Cut the crap and don’t move!”
Ming Haotian couldn’t struggle and closed his eyes in resignation.
Today was probably the darkest day of his life.
Soon, the police retrieved the surveillance footage.
Seeing that Ming Haotian didn’t do anything and was the one being beaten up, the man was sent to the confinement room. Ming Haotian was brought to the police infirmary to treat his wounds.
“Are you really an orphan?”
The police officer in charge of his case treated his wound while the medical staff said, “I just retrieved your information. You have a family. After the wound is treated, I’ Il give you two minutes to make a call. The nature of your case is a little serious. It would be best if your family can hire a lawyer for you.”
Minghao Tian silently turned his head away.
He was beaten to the point that he could feel a piercing pain in his heart even if he said a word. His heart was even colder and he did not want to say anything.
The police sighed and patted his shoulder. “Think about it carefully. Do you want to contact your family? Without a lawyer, you’ll probably be sentenced to several years. With a good lawyer, you might be able to deal with it lightly or persuade the other party to settle privately.”
As a police officer, he could not treat Ming Haotian as a criminal before the court sentence was handed down.
Moreover, after he checked the surveillance cameras in the district, he felt that things were not as the lady had said.
Therefore, he could not help but say a few more words to Ming Haotian.
But when he saw that Ming Haotian didn’t want to speak, he had no choice but to stand up and leave.
However, Ming Haotian suddenly said, “I dropped my phone… I only remember the landline at home.”
The police officer stopped in his tracks and handed over his cell phone.
“Two minutes.”
“Thank you…”
Ming Haotian thanked him and dialed the landline at home.
After a few beeps, an unfamiliar voice sounded.
“Hello? Who is this?”
Ming Haotian was stunned. “Who are you?”
After a moment of silence, the other party said, “You are Ming Haotian?”
“You…”
“I’m Ming Yiheng.”
Minghao Tian tightened his grip on his phone and quickly hung up.
Damn it, the person who picked up the phone was actually that thing that occupied the magpie’s nest!
That guy would definitely not help him. He might not even tell the Mont family about him.
Why did it have to be… that guy who picked up the call?
Could it be that God was telling him that he was no longer related to the Mont family?
From the looks of it, Jian Huan was right. He was indeed a stray dog.
Ming Haotian seemed to have his soul pulled out. His eyes were empty as he returned the phone to the police officer.
Just as the police officer was about to ask about the situation, Minghao Tian spoke first. “My wound has been treated. Lock me up.”
“Your family…”
‘They’ll leave me alone. Lock me up.’
He had completely given up.
It was the same for the Mont family, Jian Huan, and himself…
As the saying goes, one wrong step leads to another…
The path he had chosen had caused him to be covered in wounds and fall into hell, but he could no longer turn back. The only way out for him was to wait for the verdict. After he was released from prison, he would fight Jian Huan to the death.
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