Chapter 821
After Mabel figured this out, the excitement in her heart almost surged out of her throat.
Unexpectedly, her original plan failed. In the end, she still achieved her goal-to make Russell Fox completely despise Melody.
“Dad, you don’t have to say that. Ulric Swanson is treating me better and better. He should mention marrying me soon. Soon, he will be your son-in-law. Your status will be even higher than Melody.”
Mabel Fox said as she touched the miniature camera in her pocket.
She had recorded the scene of Ken Swanson attacking Russell Fox, but she did not know if it would be useful.
If it could be used, Ulric Swanson would definitely be very happy.
“You can’t say that. Even if he’s my son-in-law, he’s still half a young master.” Although Russell Fox said that, he was secretly pleased.
The spot from the wall didn’t even feel as painful as before.
However, he had only just figured it out.
One could not be too greedy. Previously he had suffered a few times in front of Melody because he was greedy and wanted to leave two paths for himself.
Now that he had decided to stand on Ulric Swanson’s side, he was not afraid that Ken Swanson would really do anything to the Fox family.
He believed that Ken Swanson would not care about Ulric Swanson’s existence.
Just the thought of Ken Swanson hitting him in public today made him so angry that his heart and lungs hurt.
He would take revenge sooner or later.
When Ulric Swanson became the successor, it would be his revenge!
Russell Fox took a deep breath and said to Mabel Fox, “Men change their minds very quickly. You have to hurry Ulric to marry you as soon as possible. Did he mention this to Mrs. Swanson?”
Mabel Fox said awkwardly, “I did mention it, but we’re still young. There’s no hurry.”
Although she said that, she was actually more anxious than Russell Fox.
For some reason, ever since her last visit from the Swanson family, she had not seen Ulric Swanson or Astrid Swanson again.
Moreover, she called Ulric Swanson every few days. Ulric Swanson only answered twice. Every time, she mentioned entering Laboratory Ander Morgan.
It was as if, he would not contact her again if she could not enter Ander Morgan’s laboratory.
Thinking of this possibility, Mabel Fox’s palms could not help but break out in cold sweat.
She remembered how Ander Morgan looked at her strangely just now. Could it be that he was dissatisfied with her?
She wondered if Ander Morgan would mention her to Melody after he sat down.
Melody Fox: If That B*tch Talks About Me, She Won’t Say Anything Good!
In the car, the father and daughter sat in the same posture, but both of them had their own thoughts and emotions, and their eyes were not calm.
As for Ander Morgan, before he took his seat, Zoe Morgan saw that Ander Morgan’s expression did not look too good. She could not help but ask him, “What’s wrong with you? You were still fine when you spoke to Melody’s sister just now. Why did your expression suddenly change?”
Because life had always been smooth sailing, Zoe Morgan was slow in understanding the ways of the world and could not immediately understand the changes in Ander Morgan.
Ander Morgan could only patiently explain, “That girl called Mabel Fox… I think her character seems to be like Russell Fox.”
“What do you mean?” Zoe Morgan asked in confusion, “She seemed to have mentioned what happened at the banquet just now, and you were the one who asked her.”
Zoe Morgan was not speaking up for Mabel Fox’s sake, but because of her love for Melody, she had also put a filter on Mabel Fox.
Ander Morgan was about to explain when Lucas Morgan spoke first.
“Mom, do you still remember what she said? She said that Sister Melody has a bad temper like her father. She felt that her father shouldn’t give her face at such an occasion, so the two of them quarreled.”
As Lucas Morgan spoke, he deliberately emphasized a few keywords in his tone: hot-tempered, save face.
Zoe Morgan immediately understood.
Although she had not known Melody for a long time, after interacting with her a few times, she had long seen that Melody’s personality was very calm and enduring. She usually did not flare up easily unless you crossed her bottom line.
Moreover, she saw that Melody never cared about things like “face”.
How could such a person quarrel with her father just because she was afraid of losing face?
Obviously, there was only one possibility. Mabel Fox was deliberately smearing Melody’s name.
Zoe Morgan’s eyes also dimmed. She said in a dry voice, “Both of them have the surname Fox. Their personalities are really worlds apart.”
“Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. We’re already late. Hurry up and let’s go in.”
Zoe Morgan nodded and held his son’s hand as they entered the banquet hall.
The banquet hall was decorated very festively, making people feel a little better.
Ander Morgan immediately saw Melody sitting beside Ken Swanson.
The two of them seemed to be talking about something, so he did not disturb them. He found three empty seats and the family sat down.
However, as soon as the family sat down, Yannick Frost, Nickolas Chapman, and the others came over to greet them.
“Ander Morgan, long time no see. I heard that your son got into a car accident a while ago. Looks like he’s almost recovered,” said Nickolas Chapman as he looked at Lucas Morgan.
Seeing that Lucas Morgan did not look sick at all, he was happy for the Morgan family from the bottom of his heart.
Since he only had one grandson, Warner Chapman could understand how anxious the Morgan family was when Lucas Morgan was in trouble.
As elders, they all hoped that the younger generation would have a good future. However, what was more important than a good future was that the children would be healthy and safe.
Ander Morgan hurriedly stood up and bowed back.
“Thank you for your goodwill and your concern, Mr. Nickolas Chapman. My son is almost recovered.
Zoe Morgan also smiled and said, “Lucas, quickly greet the uncles. You know them. The 20-year-old young man obediently obeyed his parents.”
Lucas Morgan greeted them one by one. Then, he did not forget to say, “Thank you for your concern, uncles. It’s all thanks to Melody’s treatment that I can be alive and kicking today. Otherwise, I might have…”
Nickolas Chapman looked up in surprise.
“You were also cured by Melody?”
Lucas Morgan nodded and asked curiously, “What… do you mean?”
Nickolas Chapman sighed and said, “I also had a strange illness a while ago. I couldn’t treat it after seeing many doctors. In the end, Melody took action and I recovered in a few days.”
“I see…”
No wonder people like them, who could shake the entire Halcyon with a stomp of their feet, were here.
In that instant, Melody also saw Ander Morgan & friends.
She and Ken Swanson quickly walked over and greeted Ander Morgan.
“Uncle, Auntie, Lucas, you’re here? I thought you were still on a business trip and couldn’t come over, so I only called Lucas.
Ander Morgan smiled and said, “It’s your good day. We have to come no matter how busy we are.”
Zoe Morgan nodded and said regretfully, “We also wanted to acknowledge you as our goddaughter, but we didn’t expect Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Herbert to beat us to it.”
Lucas Morgan wanted Melody to be his sister even in his dreams. He quickly said, “It’s okay, Dad, Mom. Today, you can also acknowledge Sister Melody with Dr. Herbert and the others!”
Chapter 822
Zoe Morgan’s eyes lit up when she heard this.
“That’s right. There’s no time like the present. That’s fine too! I just don’t know if your Sister Melody is willing to have me as her godmother.”
Melody only laughed when she heard it. It was Lucas Morgan’s child’s play, but Zoe Morgan had to cooperate with Lucas so that there wouldn’t be an awkward silence.
In the end, Zoe Morgan and Ander Morgan went to look for the Colin Herbert couple.
The four of them decided to acknowledge Melody as their goddaughter.
When Melody heard this news, she was taking Ruby’s pulse. When she heard that they had already decided, her eyes widened. She did not take Ruby’s pulse for a long time.
Ruby simply retracted her hand and smiled. “The baby and I are both healthy. You don’t have to worry about me. Go do your thing first. We’re about to officially start the god-parents ceremony. Hurry up and prepare.”
“I…-I don’t think I have anything to prepare.”
On the way here, Beverly Herbert said that she only needed to come over for a meal in peace and accompany them to toast the guests. She did not say anything else.
She had originally thought that it was just a meal, but now that she saw everyone so serious, she could not help but feel a little nervous.
Why was he as nervous as if it was a wedding?
It was still Ken Swanson who came over to hold her hand and said, “Don’t be nervous. Everyone who is here today is one of us. It doesn’t matter even if something goes wrong. No one will laugh at you.”
Melody Fox nodded. She secretly laughed at herself for being as nervous as a child despite having lived two lives.
Finally, the time has arrived for the ceremony.
At the front of the banquet, a small stage was built. The stage was covered with a red carpet and four high chairs were placed. The two sides were decorated with beautiful flowers. It was a little similar to the emcee’s stage for the wedding, but it was much more formal and solemn.
The host, David Marrow, walked onto the stage with a microphone and knocked on it with his finger.
“Everyone…”
Everyone’s attention was attracted.
David Marrow still had some talent as a host. The originally boring opening speech felt like a stand-up crosstalk, causing everyone at the banquet to laugh.
In the end, David Marrow became serious and said seriously, “In short, thank you for attending tonight’s banquet. Next, please welcome Mr. and Mrs. Colin Herbert and Mr. and Mrs. Ander Morgan. on stage.”
Soothing classical music was played on the spot.
The four of them walked onto the stage and sat on the four high chairs.
Then, Melody Fox went on stage.
The process was much more solemn and cumbersome than she had imagined.
After the five of them spoke to each other, David Marrow held the microphone and shouted, “Kneel!-“
Melody knelt down and saluted the four of them under David Marrow’s instructions.
After handing over coffee, Melody Fox greeted them one by one. The four people on the chairs immediately revealed gentle smiles.
After the Colin Herbert couple drank from the coffee cups, they handed the coffee cups to the hostess and took a tray covered with a red cloth from the hostess.
The two red cloths were lifted.
On one of the trays was a set of bowls and chopsticks made of solid gold and a heavy gold lock. On the other was a set of small clothes- shoes, socks, hat, and bib.
Looking at the things that baby would use, for some reason, Melody Fox suddenly felt a lump in her throat and tears fell uncontrollably.
Beverly Herbert quickly wiped her tears and smiled. “Good child, don’t cry. From now on, you’ll have parents and two of them! We’ll be your support from now on!”
Melody blushed and nodded vigorously.
Colin Herbert also said, “You can’t use these things for children. Leave them for your children to use. Originally, I said that there was no need to prepare these, but your godmother said that these are traditions and can’t be lacking, so I still prepared them. As long as you don’t mind.”
Melody quickly said, “I don’t mind! I’ll definitely take good care of it!”
It was the Ander Morgan couple’s turn. Because they were in a hurry, they didn’t prepare so many things and only took out a card.
“We didn’t have time to prepare anything, so we brought a card with us. There’s not much money in the card. Consider it a red packet for you. We’ll send you the gift tomorrow.”
“No need, no need. You don’t have to give me anything.”
“That won’t do. Keep it well.”
Zoe Morgan insisted on giving her the card. Melody had no choice but to accept it.
Ander Morgan, who was sitting at the side, opened his mouth. He wanted to say something soft, but he did not know what to say, so he just grinned.
Below the stage, Lucas Morgan laughed when he saw this. He whispered to the people at the same table, “Hey, did you see that? My father’s hands are trembling! I’ve never seen him so nervous.”
The person on the table laughed and looked at Ander. As expected, Ander Morgan was so nervous that his hands were trembling. Then, he laughed again.
On the stage, Melody did not know what the people below were laughing about. She was just embarrassed that she did not prepare gifts for the four of them in advance.
She was also inexperienced. In addition, Beverly Herbert had always said that there was no need to prepare anything. She did not know that they would give gifts. Therefore, she could not take out anything even though they had given her so many things.
However, at that moment, two more etiquette ladies carrying trays walked forward and gestured for her to hand the trays to the two pairs of parents.
Melody thought that the hostess had made a mistake, but when she saw Ken Swanson winking at her from the corner of her eye, she immediately understood that Ken Swanson had prepared this for her in advance.
Melody’s heart warmed. She carried the two trays to Colin Herbert and Ander Morgan respectively.
The two of them lifted the red cloth curiously. Melody Fox also looked over curiously and saw a man’s hat and a pair of women’s shoes on both trays.
This must be a tradition.
Otherwise, with Ken Swanson’s economic level, it was impossible for them to only prepare such things.
Sure enough, she heard someone below the stage say, “I didn’t expect Miss Fox to know these customs so well…”
Melody was relieved. She gave Ken Swanson a grateful look and mouthed, “Thank you.”
Ken Swanson smiled gently, his eyes filled with gentleness.
His emotions were already intertwined with hers. If she was happy, he would be happy too.
Soon, the process of identifying godparents was completed. Melody needed to accompany the two parents to toast at various tables.
When it was Melody’s turn to drink wine, Ken Swanson drank on her behalf. He drank large bottles of red wine, but he acted as if nothing had happened. His face was not red, and his heart was not beating. Clearly, his alcohol tolerance was not bad.
….
There were a lot of people to toast. Then, finally, the toast went to Quentin Parker.
Ken Swanson had just helped Melody finish a glass of wine when he saw Quentin Parker stand up and say, “I wonder if everyone has heard of the saying that one has to drink three glasses in a row to drink on behalf of others.”
Ken Swanson did not say a word and poured himself another cup.
After drinking it in one gulp, he poured a second cup.
Melody gently tugged at Ken Swanson’s sleeve, signaling him not to drink so quickly. However, Ken Swanson did not seem to understand and quickly drank it all.
The three glasses of wine were downed so quickly that even Ken Swanson blushed.
However, Quentin Parker did not intend to let Ken Swanson off just like that. He raised his glass and said, “Mr. Swanson, you’re good at drinking! Let me toast you again!”
Chapter 823
When the guest toasted, Ken Swanson could not refuse and could only pour himself another glass.
However, after drinking this cup, Quentin Parker found another reason.
“Since Mr. Swanson is so forthright, I’ll toast you again. By the way, I wish you a happy marriage with Melody.”
These words forced Ken Swanson to pour another glass. Moreover, he was willing to pour another glass.
Melody was a little anxious. She was afraid that Ken Swanson would get drunk. She was also afraid that Quentin Parker would get drunk.
Especially Quentin Parker. He was already so old. It was really torturous for his body to drink so much.
However, from the corner of her eye, she saw Colin Herbert shaking his head at her. It was obvious that he was signaling her not to get involved.
She had no choice. On one side was her husband, and on the other was her master. All she could do was stand there and worry.
Towards the end, Quentin Parker didn’t even bother to find a reason and directly poured wine for Ken Swanson.
However, James Deeds could not take it anymore. He took a few steps forward and stood in front of Quentin Parker. “Sir, our young master still has work to deal with when he goes back later. He can’t drink too much. How about this? I’ll drink with you!”
Quentin Parker did not even look at James Deeds. He directly raised his glass to Ken Swanson across James Deeds. “I’ll drink to that first!”
“You…-“
James Deeds could not help but want to curse. However, he was so frightened by Ken Swanson’s gaze that he did not dare to speak.
“Doctor Mu is magnanimous.”
Ken Swanson raised his glass to Quentin Parker and downed it again.
Melody was even more worried. Colin Herbert pulled her over and said with a smile, “Melody, let the two of them drink. Let’s go to another table.”
Beverly Herbert also smiled and said, “Melody, I have hawthorn juice here. You can use this instead of wine. Let’s go.
Left with no choice, Melody could only go to another table to toast.
After leaving the table, Colin Herbert immediately reminded her in a low voice, “Don’t worry, Doctor Mu definitely knows what to do.”
Melody nodded and tried her best to smile as she continued to toast.
With this, she raised her glass to Ken Swanson again.
After drinking seven or eight glasses in a row, Quentin Parker started to feel a little tipsy.
However, he did not panic at all. When no one was paying attention, he quickly pressed a few acupuncture points on his body. The dizziness quickly dissipated.
When his vision cleared again, he raised his glass again.-
It was obvious that he wanted to get Ken Swanson drunk.
And there was only one goal. He wanted to see what Ken Swanson’s alcohol was like.
His disciple could not marry someone who would go crazy from drinking and hit and scold his wife at every turn.
Therefore, the wine tasting stage was also very important.
However, Quentin Parker did not expect that Ken Swanson’s alcohol tolerance was simply a mystery!
He had already pressed the acupuncture point for the third time. That guy’s face was only a little red, but his eyes were still clear.
It was almost ten o’clock at night, and the banquet was about to end. Quentin Parker still hadn’t achieved his goal of getting Ken Swanson drunk.
‘Damn it… This kid… How many stomachs does he have? His stomach looks so flat. Logically speaking, he shouldn’t be able to hold much wine…’
Quentin Parker took a deep breath. As a doctor, he knew very well that his body could not continue drinking. If he continued drinking, it was another matter if he could get Ken Swanson drunk. When he woke up tomorrow, his head would hurt so much that it would feel like it would split open.
Therefore, he could only give up.
Although he couldn’t tell what alcohol it was, it was impossible for this kid to hit his wife after getting drunk if he wasn’t drunk.
This kid had barely passed this stage!
Quentin Parker put down his glass and said in a depressed tone, “We’ve had enough drink today. Since Mr. Swanson still has work to deal with later, let’s stop here!”
Ken Swanson smiled and put down his glass.
“Then I’ll treat Doctor Mu to a drink another day. The two of us can have another round.”
‘Then don’t.’
Quentin Parker thought so in his heart, but he agreed to it.
“It’s a deal.”
Ken Swanson nodded slightly at Quentin Parker and looked up to find Melody.
She was talking to David Marrow and Nana Jensen.
No one knew what she said, but it made Nana Jensen lower her head with a red face. Even David Marrow’s ears were red.
“Doctor Mu, please excuse me.”
Ken Swanson cupped his fists at Quentin Parker. He then led James Deeds toward Melody.
James Deeds was about to tell Ken Swanson about the information he had found about Doctor Mu when he felt a weight on his left hand.
He looked down and saw Ken Swanson pulling his hand hard.
Although James Deeds often lacked a nerve, he had followed Ken Swanson for so many years after all. He immediately understood that Ken Swanson had drunk too much and needed to borrow his strength to walk steadily.
James Deeds wanted to beat Doctor Mu up immediately, but he could only cover up for Ken Swanson who was drunk. He cleverly said, “Young Master, don’t be in a hurry to look for Miss Fox. I just received an email. It’s an important contract. I need you to review it now.”
Ken Swanson nodded lightly. “The tablet is in the car. Let’s go take a look in the car.”
“Yes.”
The two of them walked all the way to the elevator. Only then did a trace of discomfort appear on Ken Swanson’s calm face.
James Deeds quickly reminded him, “Young Master, there’s a washroom on the first floor.”
“Mm. Lead the way.”
After entering the bathroom, James Deeds stood guard outside the door, but he could vaguely hear the sound of retching.
What a sin! Damn Doctor Mu!
How long had it been since Young Master drank to this extent?
Even the chairman would not force him to drink!
Who the hell was that Doctor Mu!
After listening for a moment, he could no longer hold back the anger in his heart. He directly called out the bodyguards guarding in the dark and asked them to close the door to prevent anyone from approaching. He then brought Aaron Berg upstairs.
Aaron Berg did not understand.
“Brother James, are we going to find Miss Fox?”
“Why are you looking for Miss Fox! Young Master will naturally look for Miss Fox.”
“So we … ?”
Before Aaron Berg could ask, the elevator door had already opened. Aaron Berg could only keep quiet and follow closely behind James Deeds.
After entering the hall, Aaron Berg saw James Deeds’s dark face suddenly change into a bright smile.
Aaron Berg immediately guessed something.
He was going to cause trouble for someone, but this person could not cause trouble in person. He could only do it in private.
As expected, James Deeds walked directly to Doctor Mu, who was massaging his temples.
“Doctor Mu.”
James Deeds bowed slightly and said politely, “Young Master said that he feels that you hit it off very well with him. He has a few words to say to you.”
Quentin Parker raised his eyebrows.
He was worried that he would not be able to find an opportunity to understand Ken Swanson more, but in the end, an opportunity came knocking on his door.
“Alright, where is he? I want to chat with him too.”
“At the hotel entrance.”
When Quentin heard this, he stood up and walked out.
James Deeds followed behind.
The banquet was coming to an end. Other than Herbathrive’s staff, many people stood up to bid farewell to Colin Herbert and the others.
As a result, the hall was crowded with people, and no one paid attention to them..
James Deeds glanced at Melody from the corner of his eye and saw that Melody was talking to Nickolas Chapman and not paying attention to him. He quickened his pace to keep up with Quentin Parker.
Chapter 824
However, when Melody and the others walked out of the living room, their gazes happened to sweep over.
When she saw Quentin Parker and James Deeds walking out together, she felt a faint sense of doubt in her heart.
‘What happened?’
‘Where are they going?”
Coincidentally, Nickolas Chapman and the others bade farewell. Melody quickly came back to her senses and smiled. “Thank you for coming to support us today. Please be careful on the way.”
Nickolas Chapman was clearly a little drunk. He waved his hand and said, “What are you thanking me for? I should thank you for despising this old man for coming uninvited!”
Today, Melody did not inform him and Samuel Grover. He only called Yannick Frost.
Coincidentally, they thought that with Yannick Frost being invited, so they followed Yannick Frost.
“Why would I despise you? It’s my honor to have you here.”
After another round, the three of them finally walked out of the door.
Melody was just about to inform Colin Herbert and the others that she was going to ask her master about the situation when she saw Nickolas Chapman turn back and say with a troubled expression, “Melody, can you do me a favor when you’re free?”
“Of course, as long as I can help, I will definitely help.”
Nickolas Chapman sighed and said, “You’re friends with my useless grandson, Warner Chapman. I want you to help me persuade him to stop working in those unknown small companies and quickly come back to inherit my mantle.”
Melody knew that Warner Chapman was now working for Ximber Tech.
The “unknown small company” that Mr. Nickolas Chapman was talking about was indeed Ximber Tech.
She smiled awkwardly and said seriously, “Mr. Nickolas Chapman. I know the company he works for. This company’s development prospects are very good. You’re still so healthy. Why don’t we let him wander outside for a while more? Maybe he’ll really make a name for himself?”
Nickolas Chapman believed Melody’s words without a doubt.
“Alright, since you said that the development prospects are good I believe you, I’ll go back first. Remember to come to our house another day.”
“Alright, take care.”
After finally sending Nickolas Chapman away, she could not be bothered to greet Colin Herbert anymore. she took out her phone and dialed Ken Swanson’s number while walking down the stairs from the emergency exit.
However, no one picked up.
She could not help but have a bad premonition and quickly quickened her pace downstairs.
In the living room.
Most of the guests had already dispersed.
Only Ander Morgan and Colin Herbert were still sitting at the table and talking.
They chatted about Melody Fox, to Herbathrive, from Herbathrive to traditional medicine, and finally to the Halcyon Research Institute where Ander Morgan worked. Needless to say, they hit it off very well.
It was not until Zoe Morgan walked over to remind Ander Morgan that Ander Morgan remembered to get up and leave.
However, before he was about to leave, he was careful. He pulled Colin Herbert, who he hit it off with, over and quietly asked him what had happened to Melody and Russell Fox.
Colin Herbert’s smile disappeared. He was not afraid to let Ander Morgan know the truth. He first told him that Russell Fox had asked him to write Russell Fox’s name on his assets in the elevator. Then, he repeated Russell Fox’s nasty words.
When Colin Herbert finished speaking, Ander Morgan’s gaze turned cold.
He had heard a rumor about the Fox family before and had seen with his own eyes how biased Russell Fox was towards his two daughters.
However, she did not expect Russell Fox to be so biased. He was so dirty that he even wanted to snatch his daughter’s things.
“Ridiculous! I’ve never seen such a shameless person!” Ander Morgan scolded indignantly.
Colin Herbert sighed.
“Sigh, who said that? My heart aches for Melody from the bottom of my heart.”
Ander Morgan patted Colin Herbert’s shoulder and said, “Don’t be afraid. In the future, you and I will pamper Melody. Let’s see who still dares to bully her! Not even Russell Fox!”
Colin Herbert nodded and started talking about how he was going to travel around the world with his wife soon.
“After we leave, if anything happens to Melody, I’ll have to trouble the two of you to look after Melody.”
“What are you saying? Melody is my goddaughter now. If we don’t take care of her, who should we take care of?”
Colin Herbert was relieved.
He knew that Ander Morgan’s status in Halcyon was much higher than his.
With such a person protecting Melody, the couple could also choose the day to set off and prepare to leave Silverlake.
Downstairs, Melody called out the bodyguards who were guarding in the dark. After asking around, she finally found Ken Swanson, who had just exited the bathroom.
When their eyes met, Melody could tell at a glance that he had drunk too much.
However, even at this hour, Ken Swanson’s rationality was not drowned by drunkenness. He walked towards her with bright eyes. and asked as if nothing had happened, “Have all the guests upstairs left?”
“They’ve basically all been sent away. Only Herbathrive is still here.”
As Melody Fox spoke, she looked around. Seeing that there was no sign of James Deeds, she asked in confusion, “Where’s James Deeds? Why don’t I see him? And Aaron Berg, where did they go?”
For some reason, she felt uneasy when she didn’t see them.
Only then did Ken Swanson remember James Deeds. He glanced around and did not find James Deeds either. He was a little puzzled.
It was James Deeds who helped him down just now. Why was there no one now?
“Men!”
Soon, Death Warrior people walked forward.
“What can I do for you, sir?”
“What about James Deeds and Aaron Berg?”
Death Warrior’s eyes narrowed slightly. He lowered his head nervously and stammered, “This, this…”
Ken Swanson noticed something amiss and his gaze quickly turned cold.
“Make yourself clear!”
Death Warrior shuddered. He gritted his teeth and said, “Brother James & Aaron brought Doctor Mu to the car outside.”
Melody was shocked and ran out.
James Deeds: The Brainless One. Her expression at the banquet was not right. Could it be that he did something to her master?!
Moreover, looking at the situation, Ken Swanson did not know either.. Without Ken Swanson watching over him, his master’s safety was even more uncertain.
“Melody, wait for me!”
Ken Swanson also quickened his pace. After using his gaze to order Death Warriors to lead the way, he quickly grabbed Melody Fox’s hand and walked towards the parking lot.
The hotel parking lot was behind the hotel.
The guests had already left in their cars, so there were not many cars parked in the parking lot.
They quickly locked onto a seven-seater MPV with its headlights on.
Ken Swanson’s long legs moved quickly. He reached the car faster than Melody Fox and opened the door.
In the car.
Quentin Parker was tied up with ropes and had a piece of cotton cloth stuffed into his mouth.
James Deeds and Aaron Berg were sitting opposite Quentin Parker as if they were interrogating him.
Seeing the car door suddenly open, everyone in the car subconsciously looked out of the car.
When he saw Ken Swanson’s cold face, James Deeds’s heart skipped a beat and his legs almost went weak from fear.
“Young… Young Master?”
However, in the next second, James Deeds calmed down and reported to Ken Swanson, “Young Master, I didn’t have a chance to tell you at the banquet. There’s something wrong with this guy. His identity is fake!”
Chapter 825
Ken Swanson arrived at a quick speed. The interrogation in the car had yet to begin.
Although James Deeds didn’t know this guy’s true identity, his fake identity was a certainty. Therefore, although he knew that he shouldn’t have kidnapped him without Ken Swanson’s order, he could still maintain his composure.
Ken Swanson’s temples throbbed as if something was about to jump out.
Especially when he saw that Quentin Parker’s mouth was still stuffed with a cloth, his expression turned even uglier.
“Shut up!”
Before Ken Swanson could say anything to Quentin Parker, Melody caught up with him.
“Melody…”
Ken Swanson did not know how to describe this scene. He could only call her by her name.
When Melody Fox saw that Quentin Parker was tied up, her eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Her heart almost jumped out of her throat.
“What are you doing?!”
Melody could not care less about Ken Swanson’s words. After she shouted, she quickly got into the car and helped Quentin Parker remove the cloth from his mouth.
Quentin Parker could finally speak now. Melody quickly asked, “Doctor Mu, are you alright? Are you injured anywhere?”
However, Quentin Parker closed his eyes and did not want to say a word.
The guilt in Melody’s heart almost swallowed her.
Master was already so old, but he was actually tied up like this!
If not for her master back then, she would have been tortured to death by the couple in charge of raising her in the countryside.
In other words, Quentin Parker was the person who gave her a second life. Her imagination of her father was also based on Quentin Parker.
A teacher for a day is a father for life. These words could not be more accurate when used on Quentin Parker and her.
Melody wiped her tears forcefully and tried to untie Quentin Parker.
However, the tying method of this rope was very particular. It was created by Aaron Berg himself. The others did not need to cut it with a knife and quickly untied it in a short while.
Melody couldn’t untie the rope. She was so anxious that beads of sweat rolled down her forehead.
“Miss Fox… Let me do it.” Aaron Berg wanted to help but was stopped by James Deeds.
James Deeds, who did not know the truth, took the opportunity to stop Melody and said quickly, “Miss Fox, this person’s identity is unknown and his name is fake. It’s very dangerous! Don’t act rashly. Let’s wait for us to interrogate him before deciding if we should release him?”
“Get lost!”
Melody’s eyes were already red from anxiety. Her eyes seemed to be burning with a raging fire that burned James Deeds’s heart.
He had always known that Melody had a strong aura, but this was the first time he had seen her look like she was about to kill someone.
“Fox, Miss Fox…” James Deeds stuttered. “But his identity is indeed…”
“Untie him!” Melody could not take it anymore. “He’s my master!”
James Deeds’s mind went blank and he fell into a daze.
It was not until he was personally dragged out of the car by Ken Swanson and felt the cool night breeze that he suddenly woke up.
“Y-Young Master, Miss Fox said…”
“Get down!”
Ken Swanson’s expression was not any better than Melody’s. His entire body emitted a cold and murderous aura.
James Deeds’s legs went weak and he knelt down.
However, Ken Swanson did not even look at him. His gaze was fixed on the car.
James Deeds was already scared out of his wits and did not dare to look again.
However, he did not expect that the other party, who looked so young and was at most in his early forties, would be Miss Fox’s master.
Wasn’t Miss Fox’s master Quentin Parker?
However, Quentin Parker was already in his sixties. He obviously did not match up to this Doctor Mu in front of him.
But one day was certain. He had gotten himself into big trouble today.
He might even implicate Young Master…
At the thought of this, James Deeds was filled with regret.
The rope around Quentin Parker was finally untied with Aaron Berg’s help.
As soon as the rope was untied, Aaron Berg tactfully backed out of the car and knelt down beside James Deeds.
His knees and the concrete floor made a thud that was painful to listen to.
James Deeds glared at Aaron Berg.
This guy did it on purpose!
If he was more ruthless to himself now, Young Master would punish him to be gentler later. He was so cunning that it made people gnash their teeth!
However, Aaron Berg did not seem to see James Deeds’s murderous gaze. He looked straight ahead and did not look at James Deeds at all.
James Deeds was furious, but he could not do anything. He could only beg the young master to be lenient in his heart.
Melody was completely unaware of the commotion outside.
However, when she saw Quentin Parker slowly opening his eyes with reproach written in his eyes, she realized that she had been anxious and exposed her master’s identity.
But under such circumstances, how could she continue to hide it?
Was she really going to watch her master being interrogated by James Deeds?
This was something she absolutely could not do. It did not matter if she suffered a little, but she could not bear to see her master suffer at all.
However, now that she had clearly suffered, she did not dare to look into 4Quentin Parker’s eyes anymore. She only half-knelt in front of Quentin Parker’s car seat and gritted her teeth. “Master, it’s all my fault. Please punish me!”
Quentin Parker was indeed filled with anger. However, when he saw Melody Fox lowering her head and looking extremely uneasy and guilty, how could he bear to vent his anger on her?
He took a deep breath and let it out slowly. He reached out his hand to Melody and said, “My hands and feet are numb. Help me out of the car.”
Melody’s eyes lit up when she heard that.
Her master was willing to talk to her because he did not blame her.
In the past, whenever she made a mistake, as long as her master took the initiative to talk to her, it meant that she was fine.
She quickly and carefully helped Quentin Parker out of the car.
Ken, who got out of the car, also deliberately used one hand to block the top of Quentin Parker’s head to prevent him from hitting the door frame.
That extremely careful look made Ken Swanson feel shocked and not jealous at all.
Even Melody was not so respectful to Mr. and Mrs. Colin Herbert. It was obvious who the other party was.
Therefore, as soon as Quentin Parker’s feet touched the ground, Ken Swanson immediately bowed respectfully to Quentin before he could even stand properly.
He followed the way Melody Fox addressed Quentin Parker and said, “Hello, Master. My people and I have offended you too much today. I know that apologizing won’t appease you… But I still have to say that I’m sorry! I can let you hit and scold me as you please. I definitely won’t resist.”
Quentin Parker’s mood, which had finally eased up a little, immediately sank again. He said angrily, “Who’s your master! Don’t try to get close to me here!”
Ken Swanson choked, but he was not displeased at all. He remained respectful.
“It’s my fault. If you want to hit or scold me, I’ll listen to you. I won’t say anything!”
“Hmph!” Quentin snorted coldly from the tip of his nose. He did not even look at Ken Swanson.
To think that he, a person who had one foot in the coffin, had been tricked by a group of brats to be tied up here. This was simply a great humiliation!
If not for Ken Swanson’s good attitude, he would have immediately left with Melody.
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