Chapter 481

Nana thought, ‘Melody’s backer can’t be Ken, right?”

She recalled that Ken had introduced Melody as his wife during the class reunion and thought, ‘However, according to Janet, Ken has only married Melody under Margaret’s pressure. Could it be that there was really something between them, which was why Janet tolerated Melody again and again?’

Nana was terrified when she thought of this.

Nana tried her best to maintain her composure. She took a deep breath and met Talia’s questioning gaze. “Mom, don’t worry about this. Find a place to sleep for the night first. I’ll go find my classmate for help.”

Talia asked, “Classmate? Which classmate?”

“Janet Murphy. She’s Ken’s classmate and they’re very close. She’ll definitely be able to help.”

“Ken? That’s great! He’s a big shot! With him around, your father will definitely change his mind.”

Talia let out a long breath and said, “Your father froze the supplementary card he gave me. Fortunately, I still have some savings in my card. I’ll go to a hotel and get a room to wait for your news.”

“Okay.” Nana hailed a cab and headed for where Janet lived.

At the same time, Melody had already arrived at the Naymar Manor.

The Naymar Manor was not as big as the Swanson villa, but it was located on Naymar Mountain. Below Naymar Manor was a famous wealthy villa area.

Looking down from the top floor of the manor, Melody could see most of the scenery. She felt that those who could live there were either rich or noble.

Melody sized it up for a moment, then took the painting from the back and bowed as she got out of the car.

However, the moment she got out of the car, she saw a familiar license plate number.

She thought, ‘This car… is the one that Ulric often uses. Ulric is actually here too.’

According to her understanding of Ulric, he rarely attended such banquets ever since his legs were crippled. She did not know why he suddenly came there today.

She thought, ‘Could it be that he has failed to harm me once and is starting to plan a second attack now?’

Melody’s eyes suddenly narrowed, and a trace of viciousness appeared in her eyes.

However, as time passed, she was no longer unable to control her emotions like when she first met Ulric. She quickly regained her normal expression and walked towards the manor’s entrance.

The door of the manor was very retro, with roses clinging to it. It looked like the door of a vampire castle in the movies. It was already six o’clock. Most of the people had gone in, so there were not many people at the door.

Melody immediately saw a handsome man in a suit.

The man looked to be only a few years older than her and had the temperament of a teenager. At this moment, he was looking at the road she had come from as if he was waiting for someone.

For some reason, Melody felt that this man’s temperament was very similar to the person who invited her over on the black market forum.

Melody hesitated for a moment before walking towards the man. “Hi.”

The man turned to look at her. When he saw her face, his expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and asked politely, “Are you here to attend the banquet?”

There was no disdain in the man’s eyes, which made Melody have a good impression of him.

She nodded. “That’s right. I’m here for the party.”

The man’s expression became even more polite. “Then go over there and show them your invitation. I’ll get the servants here to bring you in. I still have to wait for a friend here.”

Melody raised her eyebrows and asked, “Did you meet that friend of yours on the black market?”

As soon as she said this, the man’s eyes suddenly widened. He looked at her in shock and asked, “It’s you? The one who accepted 2 million dollars from me…”

“Exactly.”

The man let out a sigh of relief and looked behind her. Seeing that there was no one behind her, he immediately frowned and asked, “Why did you come alone? Where’s Morin?”

Melody was about to explain, “I-“

“Forget it!” The man waved his hand and interrupted her. “I figured that you wouldn’t be able to bring Morin in person, but it’s good that you brought the painting. Follow me in first. I want to give my grandfather a surprise. I can’t let him find out now. Finding out in advance won’t be a surprise.” The more the man spoke, the more excited he became. His eyes almost lit up.

Melody said hesitantly, “Actually, Morin is…”

She wanted to say that she was Morin. However, before she could finish her sentence, the man covered her mouth and looked around. He lowered his voice and warned, “Didn’t I say that we can’t let anyone discover this in advance? Follow me in!”

With that, the man grabbed her wrist and walked in.

“Hey… let go of me. I’ll walk on my own.” She subconsciously retracted her hand.

The man also realized that it was improper for him to touch her. He apologized and led the way.

Melody thought, ‘He’s quite polite.’

Soon, the man brought her around the main entrance of the villa in the manor and took her to a room on the second floor from the back door.

The style of the room seemed a little out of place in the entire manor. It was quite modern, and there were artistic photos of this man on the walls. It seemed that this was his own room.

Melody also noticed that several smart home products in this room were actually from Ximber Tech.

“You like products from Ximber Tech?” she asked while feigning casualness.

The man answered, “That’s right. This company is much more advanced in Al technology than other companies in the country. I just don’t know why it hasn’t become popular yet.”

Melody pursed his lips and smiled faintly. She thought, ‘Don’t worry, this day will come soon.’

“Oh right.” the man extended his hand to her and introduced himself, “My name is Warner Chapman. This is my house. Today is my grandfather’s birthday. The painting I asked you to bring is my gift to him.”

Melody held Warner’s hand and introduced herself. “My name is Melody Fox.”

“Your name doesn’t have a good meaning,” Warner said, but then he said thankfully, “Fortunately, you’re not a liar. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to find a substitute gift to give to my grandfather in such a short time.”

Melody pursed her lips and said, “Looks like you’re very close to your grandfather?”

“No,” Warner said calmly, “It’s because I accidentally broke one of my grandfather’s favorite paintings a while ago. He didn’t know that it was damaged. If he knew, he would definitely kill me. However, if I give him Morin’s painting, he will definitely be appeased.”

“So, you did it to save your life.”

“That’s right!”

The corners of Melody’s mouth twitched. For a moment, she did not know what to say.

However, Warner’s name sounded familiar to her, as if she had heard it somewhere before.

Before Melody could recall it, there was a knock on the door. “Mr. Warner, the birthday banquet is about to begin. Aren’t you going down?”

“I’ll be right down!” Warner responded and turned to her. Pretend that you don’t know me first. When it’s time to give the gift, walk up to me and hand the painting to me. You have to explain that this is Morin’s painting. Do you understand?”

Melody quickly said, “But I haven’t…” She wanted to say that she hadn’t finished the painting yet.

Before she could finish speaking, Warner had already rushed to open the door.

Melody chased after her and was about to explain that she was Morin, but she had not had time to draw recently and could only draw on the spot when she saw two familiar figures standing in the corridor.

Chapter 482

One was tall and the other was short. One was Ulric, and the other was Mabel.

Ulric stood on mechanical support legs, no different from a normal person.

The relationship between the two seemed to be developing smoothly. Mabel was holding Ulric’s arm intimately.

No one knew what Ulric said, but Mabel’s face turned red quickly.

At this moment, Melody did not know how to describe her feelings. The man who had sworn an oath to her but killed her in the blink of an eye in her previous life was now sincerely making the person who had killed her laugh.

However, Melody was very sure that she was not sad at all. She knew she had truly let go of her feelings for Ulric, leaving only hatred.

At this moment, Warner also saw Ulric.

He asked in surprise, “Mr. Swanson?”

Ulric turned around and looked over. In the next second, his gaze landed on Melody, standing behind Warner.

Melody accurately captured the flash of surprise in Ulric’s eyes. She instantly realized that Ulric did not know that she would come.

‘It seems his target today is not me, Melody thought.

At the same time, Mabel also saw her.

Unlike Ulric, she immediately frowned and asked with disgust, “What are you doing here? Did you follow me here?” Mabel only had Ulric in her heart. She subconsciously felt that Melody knew she had confirmed her relationship with Ulric, so Melody came over to snatch her love.

Little did he know that Melody wanted them to stick together forever.

Melody glanced at Mabel indifferently and did not answer her. She only turned to Warner and said, “I’ll wait for you downstairs.” Then, she walked away.

Her sixth sense told her that Ulric had been staring at her. The feeling of being stared at only completely disappeared after she reached the corner of the stairs.

After Melody left, Mabel was even more furious. ‘How dare she ignore me! I must have guessed her thoughts, so she fled in a panic.’

However, since Ulric was present, Mabel did not want Ulric to discover her inappropriate side. She could only suppress her anger and pretend to be aggrieved. “Ulric, my sister must have thought I snatched you away, so she thought of a way to sneak in.”

Ulric retracted his gaze from the direction where Melody had gone. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Warner say, “You’re overthinking. Miss Fox is a distinguished guest that I invited over.”

“You?” Mabel was a little surprised. She had seen Warner before and knew that his family background was extraordinary. If not for Ulric’s appearance, she might have wanted to develop a relationship with Warner.

‘But why would such a person invite Melody to his grandfather’s birthday party?’ Mabel wondered.

One had to know that Warner’s grandfather’s identity was not ordinary. If it weren’t for Ulric, even Mabel, Best Celebrity, wouldn’t have been invited here.

For a moment, Mabel was both surprised and jealous.

However, her volatile emotions calmed down slightly when she thought about how she had already obtained Ulric. She thought, ‘Perhaps Melody had used her medical skills to gain Warner’s trust.’

“It seems to be a misunderstanding.” Ulric tried to smooth things over. He smiled at Mabel and said, “Mabel, wait for me downstairs. I have a few words to say to Mr. Chapman.”

Mabel wanted to ask why they needed to avoid her, but in the end, she held it in. She pretended to smile decently and said, “Okay.”

Soon, Mabel also left.

Warner was the first to speak. “I wonder what you want to talk to me about, Mr. Swanson?”

Ulric had a gentle smile on his face. He slowly said, “I heard you recently won an international award, Mr. Chapman. It’s about artificial intelligence.”

At the mention of this, Warner said proudly. “That’s right, but it was just a fluke. My design is relatively novel, so I stood out. But why are you asking this?”

The smile on Ulric’s face deepened. He said, “Here is the thing. I plan to open an artificial intelligence company specializing in Al smart homes. I wonder if you’re willing to invest in technology.”

“Investing in technology?” Warner hesitated before saying,” I’ve just returned to the country not long ago, but I know that artificial intelligence is a super trend in Halcyon now. I can consider your suggestion.”

“That’s great. Why don’t we talk about it in detail another day?” Ulric asked excitedly.

“Sure.” Warner nodded.

“But…” Ulric was silent before saying, “Recently, there is a new artificial intelligence company called Ximber Tech in Halcyon. Mr. Chapman, I wonder if you have heard of it.”

At the same time, downstairs.

Mabel started searching for Melody the moment she went downstairs. Finally, she found Melody in a corner.

Melody was eating dessert. It was undeniable that she had been eating a little less during three meals recently, so her stomach often felt uncomfortable. As a doctor, Melody knew this was a warning from her body, so she started eating when she found the time.

However, just as she took two bites of the cake, a hand appeared out of thin air and threw the cake in her hand into the trash can.

Melody’s expression suddenly darkened as she looked coldly at the person who had appeared before her.

It was Mabel. She looked angry like she was there to denounce Melody.

Melody frowned and said, “I advise you to disappear from my sight before I get angry.”

The viciousness in Melody’s eyes immediately reminded Mabel of bad memories. Those assassins from the black market had taught her and her father a lesson, causing her to have nightmares at night.

But soon, Mabel calmed down, thinking, ‘I’m now Ulric’s girlfriend. I’m no longer the person Melody can bully as she pleases.’

“Huh!” Mabel sneered as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world and said, “What right do you have to make me disappear? You’re the one who should disappear. You’re haunting me. I can’t believe you chased me here.”

“What the hell are you talking about?” Melody was speechless. “Let me tell you directly, I don’t have any feelings for Ulric. You can rest assured that I will never snatch him away from you.”

“Bullshit!” Mabel suppressed her voice and scolded, “Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking. You want to rely on your short-lived mother to arrange a marriage for you so that you can live a good life. Ouch!”

There was a searing pain in Mabel’s cheek.

She glared at Melody. “Bitch! How dare you hit me?”

“So what if I hit you?” Melody looked at Mabel coldly and said, “If I hear another word about my mother from you, I will make you disappear immediately.”

Her moonlike eyes contained endless coldness and anger. Seeing this, Mabel’s heart trembled. Her stomach suddenly felt constricted, and she felt so terrified that she felt nauseous. “You…”

“Still not getting lost?” Melody narrowed her eyes

dangerously. “You need to pay attention to your image as Best Celebrity, but I don’t. I don’t think Ulric wants to see you beaten into like a pig’s head.”

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Mabel’s expression darkened. She wished she could kill Melody with her gaze.

However, she knew Melody was a lunatic who would do anything and had no decent image. She thought, ‘A lunatic naturally doesn’t care about what others think, but I must maintain my image as the Best Celebrity.’

In this way, the two of them became one who could risk her life while the other had to be overcautious. From this point, Mabel had lost.

Mabel took a deep breath and said, “Let me tell you, I’m already Ulric’s girlfriend. The only person who can marry him is me, and you will be divorced soon.”

She had already heard from Astrid about Melody and Ken’s marriage. She knew Ken had only married Melody for Margaret.

“When I marry into the Swanson family, you’ll be nothing,” As Mabel said, she felt much better.

“Huh.” Melody smiled faintly and said, “At least I’m now the Swanson family’s legitimate daughter-in-law, and you’re just his girlfriend.”

“You bitch!” Mabel bit her lower lip hard. Her heart was filled with endless unwillingness and hatred.

However, she could only suppress her anger. After saying, ” We’ll see.”, she turned around and left angrily.

Melody glanced at Mabel’s back as she left. She pursed her lips slightly, and a disdainful glint flashed across her eyes. If not for the fact that she had something important to do today, she would have taught Mabel a lesson in front of everyone. However, she knew which was more important. She could deal with Mabel whenever she had time. But she needed to hurry up to find the arsonist’s weakness.

Thinking of this, Melody no longer paid attention to Mabel. She lowered her eyes and took another small cake from the shelf to fill her stomach.

Because of her ugly appearance, no one would approach her at this party. However, she felt that it was quiet and enjoyed it.

About ten minutes later, Melody saw Ulric and Warner talking and laughing as they walked down the stairs.

‘These two people… What did they talk about just now?’ Melody wondered.

Mabel quickly ran over to Ulric and held his arm.

Mabel probably knew that Melody would be paying attention to Ulric. She deliberately held Ulric’s hand, turned her head, and gave Melody a provocative look.

Melody raised her eyebrows slightly. There was no fluctuation in her heart. Instead, she could not help but smile. ‘This is good too. The scumbag and slut will stick together.’

Mabel saw that Melody was not agitated by her. Instead, Melody even smiled. She could not help but feel uncomfortable.

‘Could it be that Melody doesn’t want to snatch this marriage from me? Or does she think that after I marry into the Swanson family, she can still seduce Ken and not be divorced? How naive and stupid. Why doesn’t she use her brain to think? Ken isn’t blind. How can he fall for her? What an idiot!’ Mabel sneered in her heart. When she turned to look at Ulric again, she became as gentle as ever.

Ulric’s appearance attracted the attention of many guests present.

The Swanson Group’s status was extraordinary. Even though the guests who came today were all people of noble status, the moment they saw Ulric appear, everyone still greeted him.

Someone also noticed Mabel standing beside Ulric and could not help but ask, “And she is?”

Mabel could not help but feel a little excited when she saw this group of big shots in front of her who she had never been qualified to interact with before take the initiative to ask about her.

However, she did not want to be like Melody and make others think she was inexperienced, so she said nothing. Instead, she turned to look at Ulric and asked him to speak. Ulric smiled at her and introduced her to the guests. “This is Mabel Fox, last year’s Best Celebrity in Silverlake. Soon, she will be working in Mr. Morgan’s laboratory.”

When Mabel heard these titles, she only waited for Ulric to introduce her as his girlfriend.

However, after Mabel waited two seconds, Ulric did not continue speaking.

‘So… Is this the entire introduction?’ Mabel’s face stiffened and her mind went blank, thinking, ‘Why didn’t he introduce me as his girlfriend? This is what I want to hear the most. “So it’s Miss Fox. My daughter has also mentioned you. She said that you’re the direction she’s working toward.” “I didn’t expect Miss Fox to not only be beautiful but also so talented. Not everyone can enter Mr. Morgan’s laboratory.”

The guests maintained their polite greetings, but their eyes were no longer assessing her as before. After all, they thought that she was Ulric’s girlfriend at first.

Mabel felt a bitter taste in her throat but could only maintain her smile. “Guys, you’re flattering me. I’m not that good.”

“Miss Fox, you’re so humble.” Everyone casually complimented Mabel before turning to speak to Ulric.

Mabel felt the change in everyone’s attitude and felt sad and confused. ‘Does Ulric still feel I’m not worthy of him? Then what are we these two days?’

Mabel gritted her teeth and clenched her fists tightly. It was just autumn, but she felt chilly.

However, Mabel did not know that Melody had heard everything Ulric said.

Melody’s hearing was better than ordinary people’s. Even if she did not deliberately listen, she could still clearly hear Ulric’s introduction of Mabel.

Just now, Mabel said she and Ulric had already confirmed their relationship, but Ulric did not introduce their relationship explicitly. ‘Could it be that… he was waiting for Mabel to join Ander’s laboratory officially?’ Melody wondered.

This surprised Melody. ‘In my previous life, this adulterous couple had worked together to kill me on the operating table. I had thought that Ulric and Mabel were true love. But now, from the looks of it, this “true love” is more or less a scheme.’

Melody’s eyes were deep, and the corners of her lips slowly curled into a cold arc.

She thought, ‘Didn’t Mabel want to use the question I did for her to enter Ander’s laboratory? It’s a pity that she won’t have the chance. At first glance, there seems to be nothing wrong with that question, but Ander will realize something is wrong.

The day will come when Lucas is discharged from the hospital. I’m not in a hurry to expose it early. Let Mabel be happy for a while longer. The higher her expectations, the more she will collapse.

At this moment, Warner appeared beside her. “You seem to be paying special attention to them, right?”

Melody quickly retracted her gaze and asked knowingly, “To whom?”

“Ulric and the one called Mabel. Your names are so similar. Could it be…”

“I’m Mabel’s half-sister.”

Warner was a little surprised. After all, he was only saying it casually. Moreover, there was a vast difference in their appearances.

Warner was silent for two seconds before saying, “Don’t worry, I’m on your side. I don’t like her.”

“Oh?” Melody looked at Warner meaningfully and said, “I’ve never heard of a man who doesn’t like Mabel. After all, even the most popular female celebrities nowadays are not as beautiful as her.”

However, Warner scoffed. “What’s the use of being pretty? I thought she wasn’t smart at first glance. I like smart women.”

Chapter 484

Melody nodded, not wanting to continue the topic of Mabel.

The truth was that she still didn’t believe a man wouldn’t care about women’s appearance.

She changed the topic and asked, “There’s a man called Samuel Grover. Is he here?”

“Oh, Mr. Grover. He’s here. He’s in my grandfather’s study downstairs. He’s my grandfather’s old comrade-in-arms. My grandfather is chatting with him and a few other friends he’s known for half his life. They’ll come down when the party starts.” Warner paused and asked, “Why are you suddenly asking about Mr. Grover? Do you know him?” “Yeah.” Melody was sure that Samuel had arrived. She said nothing else and patiently waited for the party to start.

‘As long as Samuel interferes, the ruins of the youth center can be preserved and not dealt with for the time being. Since Ulric has made changes to the doors and windows of the youth center, I’m sure we can find out something’ Melody thought.

“Oh, right.” Warner asked, “Is the painting you brought the one you sent me last time?”

Melody thought about it and remembered which painting Warner was talking about.

At that time, Warner suspected that she was a liar. To prove herself, she drew a painting at the last minute, took a photo, and sent it to Warner.

Thinking of this, Melody shook her head and said, “No, that painting was too ugly. I threw it away.”

‘Ugly? Mr. Palmer’s expectations of himself are too high. He drew so well, yet he still thought it was ugly and threw it away!” Warner had a sorry look on his face. But then, he became happy again.

He said, “That means the painting you brought is better than that one. That’s great!”

Melody said with a complicated look in her eyes, “Warner, well, the draft in my hand has not…”

“Mr. Chapman is here!” someone in the hall shouted.

Warner immediately pressed his index finger against Melody’s lips, indicating for her not to speak.

“But, what I want to say is-“

“Shh!” Warner interrupted her again and said anxiously, This is a surprise I gave my grandpa. No one must hear it.”

Melody felt even more helpless. She took a step back and avoided Warner’s hand.

‘Forget it. I can talk about it later. However, Warner may be surprised that I’m Morin, Melody thought.

Seeing that she did not say anything else, Warner felt a little relieved. After instructing her to wait at the same spot, he walked toward Nickolas.

Melody also looked up at the stairs.

An old man wearing sunglasses walked down the stairs surrounded by dozens of old people. Standing beside the old man was Samuel, whom Melody was looking for. From the looks of it, this old man in sunglasses was Warner’s grandfather.

‘But why is he wearing sunglasses?’ Confusion flashed across Melody’s eyes. ‘The sky is completely dark now. Although the lights in the hall are bright, there is no need to wear sunglasses. Moreover, wearing sunglasses on such an occasion seems slightly out of place.’

Melody suppressed the doubts in her heart and saw that Warner had already arrived beside Nickolas’s side. He held Nickolas’s hand obsequiously and said, “Grandpa, you’ve finally come. Everyone is waiting for you.”

Nickolas glanced at Warner with disdain but did not avoid his hand, allowing Warner to help him to the short platform in the middle of the hall.

The short platform was built at the last minute, covered with a red carpet. On it was a microphone, making the occasion look more formal.

After Nickolas walked onto the short platform, Melody stood at the side of the platform with the crowd.

After helping Nickolas up, Warner quickly retreated and stood beside Melody.

“Thank you all for attending my eightieth birthday despite your busy schedules…” Nickolas held the microphone to express his gratitude and welcome.

He had a high status, but his words were funny and down-to-earth. ‘It seems his personality is quite similar to Warner’s, Melody thought.

Not long after, Nickolas finally finished speaking.

A male guest stepped out of the crowd and came to the middle of the crowd on both sides.

“Mr. Chapman, thanks to your care, our family is where we are today. As a token of my appreciation, I’ve prepared a small gift for you. I hope you’ll like it.” As the man spoke, he waved his right hand. Soon, two bodyguards carried something covered by a red cloth up.

“Is this the gift-giving part?” Melody asked in a low voice. She thought, ‘After all, someone like Nickolas should be more noble than ordinary people. He shouldn’t like to be extravagant and high-profile.’

“That’s right,” Warner replied. He probably saw through Melody’s suspicion and explained, “My grandfather doesn’t like this, but such people always appear at his birthday party every year. Most people have already given gifts when we handed in their invitations. Only a small number of people will give birthday gifts in person. And those people have a good relationship with my grandfather and want to give it to him personally. For example, Mr. Grover, the one you mentioned. The other part is like this person. He wants to curry favor with my grandfather, but he doesn’t know my grandfather’s personality. The gift he gave is too expensive, and he wants to use this opportunity to show his face. But under most circumstances, my grandfather will allow them to show off as long as it’s not too much.”

Hearing Warner’s words, Melody wondered what was under the red cloth.

That man said, “This is a gift our family specially prepared for you.” Then, he reached out and tore off the red cloth.

The red cloth fell to the ground. On the dark red tray, there was a square golden seal.

Melody’s eyes suddenly widened. ‘This is…’

Someone beside her sucked in a breath of cold air and asked the man who gave the gift in shock, “This is a golden royal seal, right?”

“Exactly!” The man who gave the gift said proudly, “I accidentally obtained this golden royal seal. After appraising it, we learned it was from the 8th century.”

As soon as he finished speaking, even louder exclamations sounded around him.

“It’s an antique from the 8th century!”

“Not to mention that it’s a golden royal seal, even if it’s only a bowl from the 8th century, it’s still invaluable!”

Melody raised her eyebrows and whispered to Warner, “It’s indeed valuable…”

No wonder he would send Mr. Chapman this birthday gift in front of many people, Melody thought.

Even if the people present were the nobles among the nobles, they would still be shocked and amazed by this gift.

Warner shrugged. “I’m not interested in such things. Besides, who knows if it’s true?”

Melody attentively sized up the golden royal seal. With her connoisseurship, she could already be sure that it was genuine.

This was no longer a gift that could be described as money.”

She could not help but look at Nickolas, curious about his reaction. ‘Logically speaking, those who like paintings will be interested in antiques.

Nickolas walked down the stage and carefully observed the golden royal seal before saying, “I heard that the last person to hold the golden royal seal was the late king in the 8th century. After his death, the whereabouts of the golden royal seal were unknown. I didn’t expect to have the opportunity to see this thing with my own eyes.”

When Melody heard this, her impression of Nickolas became a little bad.

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Nickolas was still praising the golden royal seal.

Melody felt even more uncomfortable. She had thought that a person like Nickolas had already surpassed the realm of ordinary people. ‘Now, it seems he is only so-so, Melody thought, ‘Regardless of its significance or historical value, the golden royal seal is too precious. To Halcyon, it’s a national treasure and the wealth of the world. It should not belong to an individual. Not only did Nickolas not reject such a thing, but he also accepted it in front of many people. It more or less made people feel uncomfortable. Melody retracted her gaze indifferently and put away her thoughts of drawing a painting for Nickolas seriously.

When the man who gave the gift saw that Nickolas was full of praise for the golden royal seal he had given him, he was extremely proud.

“I’m glad that Mr. Chapman likes it. Mr. Chapman, as long as you want something and let me know in the future, I’ll pluck even the stars in the sky for you.” The man’s tone was full of flattery.

“You’re very considerate.” Nickolas smiled faintly. Then, he changed the topic and said, “However, the golden royal seal is the king’s treasure. How can an ordinary man like me be worthy of this treasure?”

Melody looked up at Nickolas in shock.

The smile on the man’s face froze as he asked, “Mr. Chapman, what do you mean by this? This gift… Do you not want it?”

Nickolas stroked his beard and said, “You’ve worked hard, so I can’t refuse. But since this gift has been given to me, the right to dispose of it belongs to me, right?”

The man couldn’t figure out what Nickolas meant and nodded stiffly. “Of course.”

“That’s good.” Nickolas’s smile deepened. “Tomorrow, I’ll transfer this golden royal seal to Halcyon Museum so that the world can see the glory of the golden royal seal. Warner, keep it well. Contact the museum tomorrow to get it.”

“Okay!” Warner seemed to have expected Nickolas to say this. He led his men forward to put away the golden royal seal and brought it down.

Someone in the crowd whispered, “This guy wants to harm Mr. Chapman, doesn’t he? If Mr. Chapman accepts it, won’t he become the sinner of Halcyon?”

“Now that you mention it, it seems to be true. Mr. Chapman’s identity is special, and he hasn’t completely retired at his age. Many people are watching him. How can Mr. Chapman take such a special thing like the golden royal seal?”

The man heard the discussions around him and looked at Nickolas’s expression. He felt that although Nickolas was smiling, his eyes behind the sunglasses did not seem to smile sincerely.

He broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly explained, “Mr. Chapman, I didn’t mean what they said. I just…”

“I know. You may leave.” Nickolas waved his hand. There was no joy in his tone at all.

The man retreated with a pale face and dared not say anything else.

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After this scene, the guests who had originally planned to give gifts in public did not dare to step forward rashly.

Firstly, with a peerless treasure like the golden royal seal before them, the gifts in their hands were nothing no matter how precious they were.

Secondly, everyone could sense that Nickolas, although smiling, was in a bad mood.

At this moment, a little boy suddenly ran out of the crowd and hugged Nickolas’s leg. “Mr. Chapman, this is my gift to you!”

As the boy spoke, he took a crumpled paper from his pocket. On the paper were children’s drawings with simple lines drawn in crayons.

The little boy’s mother was shocked. She hurriedly walked forward and pulled her son over, apologizing awkwardly to Nickolas. “Mr. Chapman, I’m sorry. This child is insensible. I can’t believe he brought out such an unpresentable thing. Please don’t blame him…”

The boy’s father glared at the mother and son. When he was about to take them away, he saw Nickolas squatting beside the boy.

“What’s your name?” Nickolas asked gently. His pleasant expression stunned the little boy.

When he was reprimanded by his mother just now, he thought that he shouldn’t have given the painting to Nickolas, but Nickolas didn’t seem to be unhappy.

The little boy mustered his courage and replied, “My name is Dominic.”

“Oh, Dominic, come to our house often when free. I like the painting you gave me.” Nickolas solemnly put away the painting, making the little boy completely relieved. He smiled again.

Nickolas rubbed the little boy’s head lovingly. He stood up and looked at the boy’s parents. “This child is very sensible. In the future, you can bring him over often to learn how to draw from me.”

The boy’s parents were overjoyed and thanked Nickolas repeatedly.

Seeing this scene, everyone could not help but have complicated expressions.

Nickolas was not pleased when he saw an expensive gift like the golden royal seal, but he treated a child’s painting as a treasure. No one expected this.

Everyone couldn’t help but look at the couple enviously. The couple’s status was relatively low among the people at this party, but their son had caught Nickolas’s eye. How could other people not be envious?

Melody was also surprised. ‘It seems that I had misunderstood Mr. Chapman.’

She was indeed not talented in judging people. For example, she had once misjudged Ulric and the Fox family people.

Melody pursed her lips and looked at Ulric from the corner of her eye. When Ulric saw how Nickolas treated the little boy, he silently put away a gift box made of mahogany.

Melody pursed her lips and was about to retract her gaze when she saw Ulric looking up at her.

The moment their eyes met, Ulric revealed a gentle smile and nodded politely at her.

Melody frowned slightly. ‘Even though we had already fallen out, Ulric pretended to be gentle as if nothing had happened. No wonder he could deceive me of everything and kill me in my previous life.’

She ignored Ulric’s greeting and looked away indifferently.

When Mabel saw Ulric’s actions and Melody’s cold reaction, the anger suppressed in her heart for a long time almost could not be controlled.

Ulric did not tell everyone Mabel was his girlfriend. He greeted Melody even when he knew Mabel didn’t get along with Melody. It made Mabel feel frustrated and aggrieved. She immediately felt a sense of danger.

No, I have to seize the opportunity to show off in front of Ulric.’ Thinking of this, Mabel took a deep breath and opened the long bag in her hand. She took out a painting, put on a perfect smile, and said, “Mr. Chapman.”

The other guests subconsciously looked at Mabel as soon as she said that. They saw a woman in a sky-blue evening gown slowly walking out of the crowd.

The woman’s lively eyes contained a smile. Her face was so exquisite that nothing could compare to it. Coupled with her extremely well-developed figure, all the men present revealed shocked expressions.

The phrase pleasing to the eye seemed to have been created for her.

Ulric was secretly displeased when he saw Mabel walk out without telling him. After all, he felt it was inappropriate to give Nickolas gifts in public after the incident with the golden royal seal.

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Chapter 476

“Yes!” Samuel immediately agreed, but in the blink of an eye, he asked awkwardly, “Does it have to be today? Can we do it tomorrow?”

Melody was anxious, but she was not someone who was without manners. She compromised and said, “My matter is a little urgent, but since you have an urgent matter, I’ll wait for you to settle it first before looking for you. Is that okay?”

“It’s not that there’s anything urgent on my side. It’s mainly because it’s my old comrade’s birthday today. I have to rush over to celebrate his birthday. As you know, at our age, we don’t have many birthdays left.”

Samuel paused for a moment and said, “But you can come to his house. Let’s meet at his house and talk. How about that?”

“Okay!” Melody breathed a sigh of relief and said, “What’s the address and time?”

“I’ll send it to you. I’ll also give you an electronic invitation. You can’t enter without an invitation.”

“Alright, I’ll wait for you.”

After hanging up, Samuel quickly sent over an invitation.

Melody looked at the address. “Naymar Manor…”

She thought, ‘Isn’t this the address where I received a bounty on the black market forum? The user on the forum asked me to bring a painting of Morin Palmer over today.’

If not for this invitation, she would have forgotten about it. She did not expect such a coincidence.

Melody replied: [Got it.] Then, she quickly logged into the black market forum on her laptop.

She had been busy recently and had not logged into the forum for a long time.

As soon as he logged in, the backstage was filled with the user’s private messages.

She scrolled to the top. It was a message from three days ago. [Hey, it’s my grandfather’s birthday in two days. I’ll confirm the time with you and send you the electronic invitation. Hello? Where did you go? Hey! Are you a fucking liar? Fuck! Do you know who I am? How dare you lie to me? Do you want to die?]

The rest of the message was filled with vulgarities. It was obvious how angry the other party was. However, Melody did not feel angry.

The other party’s bounty was very high. He put up 10 million dollars and promised to give her another 10 million dollars after the matter was completed. Moreover, because the other party had misunderstood her, he specifically transferred 2 million dollars to her account first.

Despite the customer’s sincerity, she had been out of contact. If it were her, she would also be furious.

The latest news was today. [Just you wait! When my Grandpa’s birthday is over, I’ll bring the police to you immediately!]

Melody sighed, feeling guilty for her forgetfulness.

Seeing that the other party was online, she quickly replied: [ Sorry, I was busy a few days ago and didn’t log into the forum.]

Less than two seconds after the message was sent, the other party replied: [Are you sure you haven’t seen my message and aren’t a liar?]

Melody quickly typed: [I’m not a liar. Don’t worry. I’ll be there on time today.]

The other party replied: [It doesn’t matter if you’re there or not. What’s important is that you must get Morin to come over. Otherwise, I’ll call the police!]

After sending it, the other party even replied with a furious emoji.

[Don’t worry, Morin will definitely be there.] After replying, she couldn’t help but smile. She felt that this person was quite interesting.

She wondered what expression that person would have if he knew that he had cursed a bunch of vulgarities to Morin who he had begged for.

[I’ll see you at six, then.] The other party went offline after sending this message.

There were still more than five hours before six o’clock. Melody did not log out of the forum immediately. Instead, she began to browse the exchange area.

There were no bounty posts in the black market forum’s exchange area, but there would often be some useful information.

Melody flipped through it. Other than some gossip, she noticed a post titled [Those who need medicine, come in. Those who understand will understand.]

She was especially sensitive to the word “medicine” and clicked on the post without thinking.

The content of the post was very simple. There was only a string of messy codes, making people confused.

Most of the replies were from people who could not understand this string of gibberish. Everyone had the right to browse this area, even the lowest-level users could enter, so many ordinary people could see this post.

However, Melody immediately saw that this was a string of code that needed to be analyzed. She used her hacking skills and quickly translated the code. [I’m a malicious doctor. If you need any help, you can contact me via email. Of course, you can also contact me if you are my peers. We can enhance the team. My email is…]

Melody narrowed her eyes and thought, ‘What kind of idiot dares to be so arrogant and openly announce his identity as the malicious doctor?’

For the first half of her master’s life, he had been fighting to destroy malicious doctors. Now that her master was old, as his disciple, this had become Melody’s responsibility.

Melody memorized this email and sent a message tentatively with a newly registered email account. [Hello, I need some medicine. How do you usually trade?]

After sending the email, Melody waited patiently for a while but did not receive a reply.

She felt that this person probably did not see the information or was reviewing her identity.

However, she was not worried about her identity being exposed. She had used hacking skills to fake her IP address and personal information, so the other party could not trace it back to her.

“Miss Fox.” At this moment, David pushed open the door and entered with a takeout box.

Melody turned off the computer and thanked him with a smile, “Thank you.”

“It’s nothing! If it weren’t for you, I might have been killed by a car. Miss Fox, you’re my savior! This is nothing.” David’s eyes were filled with gratitude.

Melody smiled and did not say anything. She took the takeout box and started eating.

“There’s one more thing,” David continued, “There’s a girl who’s about your age outside. She said that you asked her to work here for a month. The clinic has been busy recently. I don’t know if it’s true, so I asked her to wait in the lounge.” Melody immediately thought of the girl called Nana Jensen.

At Ken’s class reunion, Nana had lost a bet because of Yannick’s painting. The bet was that she would come over to do chores for Melody for a month.

She said, “Yes, I asked her to come. Show her around the clinic first. I’ll go over after eating.”

“Okay!” David nodded and turned to leave after unscrewing the cap of the mineral water for her.

Melody looked at the unscrewed bottle cap and felt a sense of satisfaction.

Compared to her previous life, she was much happier in this life.

She was very content and happy. However, she would never stop taking revenge.

Melody quickly finished her food, got up, and walked out.

When she found Nana, David was introducing Nana to the various rooms of the clinic. “Downstairs is the place to grab medicine. There’s an operating theater and massage room in the row of rooms at the back. The doctor’s office is on the second floor, but we’re short of people now. Many of the offices are empty…”

Nana picked her ears impatiently. “Are you done? Where is Melody?”

Chapter 477

Nana said, “I thought you were going to take me to her. I didn’t expect you to waste my precious time here. Let me tell you, I don’t have time to waste with you here. Tell Melody to get out immediately!”

David now admired and appreciated Melody to the extreme. Seeing Nana’s attitude, he immediately frowned. “Miss, please mind your words. What do you mean by get out? I advise you to apologize immediately for what you said! Otherwise, don’t blame me for not caring that you’re a girl!” Nana glanced disdainfully at David, who was wearing a white coat. “You think you can make me apologize to you? Do you know who I am?”

As soon as David spoke, Melody immediately walked up and called out, “David.”

“Miss Fox, you’re here!” David pointed at Nana angrily and said, “This woman was rude to you!”

Melody looked at Nana expressionlessly. “If I remember correctly, Miss Nana, you came here to fulfill your promise after you lost a bet to me, right?”

When Nana saw that Melody had finally appeared, she raised her chin and said, “You’re finally here, but I’m not here to do chores for you!”

Melody raised her eyebrows indifferently. “Are you going back on your word?”

Nana’s face darkened. She took out the check that she had prepared in advance and threw it at Melody’s face.

Melody reacted quickly and caught the check before it hit her face.

“200 thousand dollars?” She looked at the number on the check and asked Nana, “What do you mean?”

Nana curled her lips and said, “200 thousand dollars is enough for you to hire hundreds of cleaning crew. I know you’re not from a good family, and you were chased out by the Fox family. You’re penniless now. That’s why I specially sent this sum of money to you for emergencies. However, the condition is that you can’t tell outsiders that I didn’t keep my promise.”

Melody chuckled.

Nana frowned and asked, “What are you laughing at?” Melody tore the check and said slowly, “Forgive me for not being able to lie. Miss Jense, you want to maintain your good reputation of keeping your word, but you don’t want to honor the bet. How can there be such a good thing in the world?”

“You bitch!” Nana raised her hand to slap Melody in anger.

However, just as she raised her hand in the air, she was intercepted by Melody before she could land. “Nana, I advise you to restrain yourself. This is Herbathrive. It’s not a place for you to behave atrociously!”

Herbathrive was short of manpower, but it was short of capable doctors, not a handyman.

The reason why Melody made such a bet was because she wanted Nana to turn over a new leaf and learn to respect others. But now it seemed that Nana could never learn it.

Nana tried to break free from Melody’s grip.

However, to her surprise, Melody’s figure was clearly thinner than hers, but the strength of her slender hand was terrifying. It was as if she was being clamped by a pair of pliers, and she could not break free at all.

“Bitch! Let go!” She gritted her teeth in anger and quickly reached out her other hand to grab Melody’s arm.

Seeing this, Melody pushed Nana back.

Nana missed and fell to the ground. She gasped in pain.

When a passing patient saw this, he immediately looked over curiously.

Nana was furious and embarrassed. She glared at the patient and scolded, “What are you looking at? Do you believe that I’ll gouge out your eyes?”

As soon as she said this, the people who had originally come to watch the show left one after another. Instead, it was Herbathrive’s employees who rushed up and asked Melody if he needed help.

“There’s no need. You can all go about your business.” After dismissing Herbathrive’s men, Melody looked up at Nana again and said coldly, “Get lost! Don’t disturb my patient’s treatment. I won’t take your money, but I won’t do your request either.”

Nana glared at Melody and gritted her teeth.

“Bitch, just you wait!” After saying that, Nana ran downstairs.

David looked at Nana’s departing figure and asked in confusion, “Miss Fox, what’s going on? Who is this person?”

Melody sighed and said, “I met her at a friend’s class reunion…”

She briefly explained how she had made a bet with Nana over a painting.

After David heard this, he revealed a look of disdain. “She simply doesn’t want to fulfill her promise. How can there be such a person in the world? If I were her, I would come over obediently to fulfill the bet. This way, people would think highly of me and save some face.”

Melody shrugged. “Some people are just like that. It’s just a pity…

“What’s a pity?”

Melody looked at the cheque fragments on the ground and said regretfully, “Unfortunately, I was impulsive and tore 200 thousand dollars apart. The next time I meet someone like Nana, I should take the money directly. In this world, it’s not easy to earn 200 thousand dollars.”

The corners of David’s mouth twitched. For a moment, he did not know what to say.

He could only change the topic and ask, “Why did you let the two scammers go just like that? I thought about it for the entire night, but I couldn’t figure out the reason.”

Melody flicked David’s forehead. “Sometimes knowing is better than not knowing. But don’t worry, they’ll be here soon.”

“Return? How could they have walked right into the trap?”

“You’ll see. Anyway, if they come knocking on your door, let me know as soon as you can. Got it?”

“Okay.” Although David agreed, he did not think that the scammer couple would dare to come knocking on his door.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion downstairs. “Get out of the way! Melody, get out here!”

Hearing the commotion, Melody immediately leaned against the railing on the second floor and leaned over to look down.

Nana, who had just left, returned. However, unlike before, she did not come alone this time. Instead, she brought a large group of hooligans.

Downstairs, Nana looked up and met Melody’s gaze.

She sneered and said arrogantly, “You dare to provoke me? Melody, your retribution is coming! Get down immediately, or I’ll smash this clinic!”

David pulled Melody’s sleeve nervously. “Miss Fox, are the bodyguards you called yesterday still around?”

“Don’t worry, there’s no need for them.” Melody gave David a reassuring look and walked downstairs fearlessly.

David hurriedly followed closely behind. Although he was afraid, he would not run away just because of that, leaving Melody here alone.

*****

Because of the hooligans brought by Nana, the people who came to the clinic to get the medicine were afraid of being implicated, so they ran away as quickly as possible.

When David followed Melody downstairs, he also noticed that a man who had injured his leg suddenly did not even need his walking stick. He threw away his walking stick and ran out. It was impossible to tell that his leg was injured.

He revealed an indescribable expression, then glared angrily at Nana.

He thought, ‘It is all because of this woman that all the patients in the clinic ran away. If these people gossiped, who would dare to come to this clinic in the future?’

Chapter 478

David’s gaze was noticed by Nana. She frowned unhappily and spouted nonsense at David, “Hey, if you dare to look at me like that again, I’ll dig out your eyeballs first!”

David was shocked and subconsciously hid behind Melody. Nana was very satisfied with David’s reaction. She met Melody’s gaze provocatively. “Melody, I originally wanted to resolve this matter peacefully and even brought money with me sincerely. You were the one who forced me to bring people here to cause trouble. However, on account of Mr. Swanson and the others, I can give you one last chance. As long as you kneel down and apologize to me in front of everyone in your clinic and agree to what I said before, I will forgive your stupidity and rudeness.”

Melody did not take Nana seriously at all.

She twisted her neck impatiently. Then, she rolled up her sleeves and asked, “Do you want to come one at a time, or do you want to come at me together?”

Before Nana could say anything, Melody said again, “Forget it. Let’s attack together so that we don’t waste each other’s time.”

Nana was so angry that her blood surged and her entire face turned red. “Good, Melody, you’re very bold!”

She took two steps back and waved her hand. “Attack! I’ll give 200 thousand dollars to whoever can catch her first!” When they heard the words “200 thousand dollars”, the eyes of the gangsters brought by Nana immediately lit up with greed.

The first to bear the brunt was a man with dyed blond hair. He was tall and strong. He used his gaze to force the others to stay away. Then, he walked towards Melody and spoke in a disdainful tone. “I’ll give you a chance. Come with me and apologize to Miss Nana. Otherwise, I’ll beat you up!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the blondie felt a sudden airflow in front of him.

Before he could react, a powerful fist had already smashed towards him.

He had no time to dodge and could only watch as the fist smashed into the bridge of his nose.

For a moment, he felt soreness at the same time, and his entire face quickly swelled up. He felt a warm current gushing out of the tip of his nose. He reached out and touched it. It was a nosebleed.

“You, you actually dare to hit me?” The man finally reacted. He grabbed the baseball bat in his hand and knocked it on Melody’s head.

“Be careful!” David was about to step forward to help when he saw that Melody had grabbed the baseball bat firmly.

The next second, Melody spun the baseball bat in her hand. Before the man could react, he spun as well.

When the man turned around, Melody raised her right foot and kicked the man’s back.

Caught off guard, the man turned around and knelt in front of Nana. After these two rounds, the man could not help but be shocked.

For people like them who fought all year round, they only needed two rounds to sense if their opponent was strong or weak.

He knew that Melody’s skills were far above his.

In fact, Melody only needed to use 10% of her strength seriously to defeat him.

After realizing this, the man knelt on the ground and did not dare to move.

Melody glanced at the man indifferently and looked at Nana coldly. “I’ve already said, all of you come at me together. Don’t waste my time.”

When Nana saw the man’s cowardice and heard Melody’s words, she stomped her feet angrily. “Attack! As long as you don’t kill her, you can hit her however you want. I’ll bear all the consequences!”

As soon as she said this, the others rushed forward one after another, vowing to cripple Melody.

David and the rest of the staff looked at each other. Just as they were about to go up and help Melody, they saw that the first person to rush towards Melody was beaten to the ground in the blink of an eye.

It was so fast that they could not even see when Melody did it.

When the group of hooligans following closely behind saw this, they were so frightened that they did not dare to go forward again.

Although they were tempted by the money, they felt that their lives were more important.

No one knew who started it, but the group of people turned around and ran out.

The speed of their escape was no different from seeing a ghost.

In the blink of an eye, only a few people who came with Nana were left due to the fact that they couldn’t get up from the group.

Nana was so frightened that her face instantly turned pale, and her eyes were filled with disbelief. “How could this be…” She thought, ‘How can Melody have such skills!’

“You…” She couldn’t say a complete sentence for a long time.

Melody took a few steps forward and grabbed Nana’s collar tightly.

“Don’t hit me!” Nana was so scared that she shut her eyes tightly.

However, Melody did not make a move. She only said coldly, “The patients were all scared away by your people. Some of them did not pay. Coupled with the things your people damaged, all the losses add up to 200 thousand dollars. Give me the money now, or… you won’t be able to leave. This money is the medical fee to pay for yourself.”

Nana’s face darkened. She was terrified. She dared to open her eyes.

However, the next moment, when she met Melody’s cold eyes, she was so frightened that her entire body tensed up. Melody’s aura was too cold and powerful.

She did not even have the guts to think about how a country bumpkin like Melody could have such skills and such a powerful aura.

“Make a decision. Choose one yourself,” Melody urged impatiently.

Nana swallowed hard and said without hesitation, “I’ll pay! I’ pay, alright? Don’t hit me…”

Only then did Melody let go of Nana’s hand. Nana was free, but she still did not dare to breathe loudly. After quickly filling out the check, she asked timidly, “Can I leave now?” After Melody confirmed that there was no problem with the check, she raised her right eyebrow and said, “I hope this is the last time we fight. If there’s a next time, it won’t be something that can be settled with money.”

“I understand…”

“Get lost!” Upon hearing this, Nana turned around and quickly ran away from the clinic. Soon, she was gone.

The employees of Herbathrive were stunned for a long time after they saw this scene.

David was the first to react. He walked forward in

admiration and said, “Miss Fox… Oh no, I should call you Boss. Boss, can you teach me martial arts? I want to learn!”

Melody calmly handed the check to David. “Get someone to withdraw the money and put it in the clinic’s account to make up for today’s losses. I’ll make the decision to give the extra money as a bonus for everyone at the end of the year.”

As soon as she said this, everyone in Herbathrive immediately cheered.

Melody waited for everyone to quieten down before she turned to look at David and said, “As for martial arts, forget it. Focus on your medical skills.”

David immediately stood up and saluted Melody. “Yes!”

Melody could not help but laugh at that. She looked up at the others and saw that everyone was looking at her the same way as David.

Originally, a portion of Herbathrive’s remaining staff were not convinced by her.

However, after what had happened in the past few days, all of them became loyal to her.

At this moment, every staff was united. It was something that Herbathrive did not have previously.

Time flew by, and it was five in the afternoon. Melody drove to Serenity Villa and prepared to attend the banquet that night.

Chapter 479

On the way, Melody was still worrying about what to wear at night.

After all, with her ugly face, she would look like a clown if she dressed too gorgeously. If she dressed too low-key and plain, people would look down on her even more.

She did not care if others thought highly of her, but she was going to the banquet as “Morin” today. She had to tidy up a little.

However, when she returned to Serenity Villa, Susan stuffed a gift box into her hand.

She asked, “And this is?”

Susan winked at her. “You’ll know when you open it.”

Melody opened the box skeptically and found a white dress quietly placed inside.

The gown was traditional style. It was a modified dress that was made in an old-fashioned style. The low-key prints accentuated one’s temperament. The design of the bubble sleeves reduced the maturity of the gown and added a hint of playfulness. This gown suited her temperament very well.

“This dress…” Melody looked at Susan and saw the smile on Susan’s face become even brighter. “Mr. Swanson prepared it for you. He said that you’re going to a banquet tonight.”

Melody had indeed told Ken that she was going to a

banquet to meet Samuel. However, she did not expect Ken to be so thorough.

Susan observed Melody’s expression as he continued, “Mr. Swanson is really attentive to you. I’ve never seen him reveal this side of him before. He also said that he knew that you don’t like to put on makeup. This time, he didn’t find a makeup artist for you, but he bought some makeup for you. If you want to use it, you can use it yourself. He’s a man, but he even considered this. It seems that Mr. Swanson really loves you.”

When Melody heard this, she could not help but laugh at herself in her heart.

She thought that it was normal for there to be a misunderstanding.

However, she knew very well that Ken was so attentive because he wanted her to meet Samuel successfully and pull out the mastermind, Ulric.

However, she felt that there was no need to explain these things to Susan. Anyway, when their “marriage” ended, Susan would naturally know.

Melody nodded and did not say anything. She only asked, ” Where is Ken?”

“He’s working in bed,” Susan sighed and said, “Mrs. Swanson, you should talk some sense into Mr. Swanson. His legs are injured, so he should rest well. Work is important, but his body is the capital for everything.”

Melody nodded and went upstairs after changing into a gown in the living room.

She curled her fingers and knocked on the door. “Come in.” Melody pushed the door open and entered. She saw Ken sitting on the bed and reading a report attentively.

She frowned slightly and said, “Ken.”

Ken paused and turned to look at her.

When he saw her in that white dress, his eyes flashed with an unfathomable light.

The light disappeared in an instant. Ken said with a natural expression, “I thought it was Susan. Do you like this dress?” Melody nodded and walked to the bed. She reached out and took the tablet from Ken’s hand.

Under Ken’s questioning gaze, she said, “Don’t forget that not only are your legs injured, but you also have many blisters. If you don’t rest well, those places will easily become inflamed. When the time comes, you’ll have a fever and won’t be able to do anything.”

Ken’s eyes moved slightly. He looked at her deeply and asked, “Are you concerned about me?”

“Of course…”

Ken’s lower lip curled. He was in a good mood.

However, in the next second, Melody spoke again, “Your injuries are all because of me. If anything happens to you again, I won’t be able to live with my conscience.”

Ken’s smile suddenly became smaller.

“Conscience?” Ken glanced meaningfully at Melody and said, “I think you’re the most heartless person.”

The first time they met, she stole his dagger and then his heart. He felt that she was simply a heartless little mouse. “What do you mean?” Melody was confused. She did not understand why Ken would say that.

“You think about it.” Ken did not explain. He picked up the creamy vegetable turkey soup beside him and prepared to drink it.

“Wait.” Melody hurriedly went forward to take his bowl.

The top layer of the soup had already condensed, which meant that it had long turned cold.

She frowned and said, “It’s already cold. You can’t drink it anymore. I’ll get Susan to heat it up for you.”

Ken was angry. He said lightly, “You don’t have to worry about me. Prepare to go to the banquet.”

“Okay.” Melody did not notice the change in Ken’s emotions. She was worried about the banquet. She stood up and walked out. Soon, she disappeared from the door and closed it carefully.

Ken looked at the closed room with an indescribably subtle expression.

He thought, ‘She… left just like that?’

The next second, the door was pushed open again. It was Melody.

Ken’s eyes lit up, but his tone was still indifferent.

Ken asked, “Anything else?”

“There’s one more thing I need your help with.” Melody walked in and told him about Nana coming to cause trouble. Then, she said, “Herbathrive still has to deal with the poison. There are a lot of things to do. I don’t want her to interfere.”

“I understand. I’ll take care of it.”

“Alright, sorry to trouble you.” Melody turned around and left.

Nana’s family had barely stepped into the upper class. It was not a big problem. She could actually deal with Nana herself. However, Nana was Ken’s classmate after all, so she felt that it was better to let Ken do it.

The door was closed again. Ken immediately felt annoyed. However, he immediately laughed self-deprecatingly.

He was very unlike himself just now. His emotions fluctuated greatly, like a little kid.

He slowly lit a cigarette. After a while, he finally got rid of his messy emotions. After calming down, he made a call.

*****

On the other side, Nana was rushing home from Herbathrive.

Looking at her reflection in the car window, she felt like a stray dog.

The more she thought about it, the more indignant she felt. She slammed the car window in frustration.

The driver was shocked and asked nervously, “Miss Jensen, are you alright?”

“Hurry up and drive home!” Nana urged impatiently.

She thought, ‘Melody is just an abandoned girl, but she actually dared to ride on my head!’

She could only blame herself for knowing too little about Melody. She only called some hooligans on the street to cause trouble. If she had known that Melody was so skilled, she would have found a professional fighter.

At the thought of this, Nana’s eyes suddenly lit up.

She thought, ‘Right! Professional fighters!’

She didn’t know how to hire professional thugs, but she felt that her mother must have known. Her mother usually doted on her the most. Knowing that she was almost

beaten up, she felt that her mother would definitely stand up for her.

“Hurry up and drive!” Nana urged the driver again excitedly.

Soon, the car arrived at the Jensen family.

Nana ran into the house and cried to Talia Jensen.

Just as she had expected, when Talia found out that her daughter had been bullied by Melody, she immediately flew into a rage. “Who does she think she is? How dare she bully my daughter?”

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When Nana saw her mother’s reaction, she immediately put on an even more aggrieved expression and said with tears in her eyes, “Mom, don’t be too angry. It doesn’t matter if she bullies me. I’ll just endure it. I came back to tell you just to vent my emotions. Please don’t be rash.”

When Talia heard Nana’s forbearing words, she was even more furious. “What do you mean by enduring it? The word ‘ endure’ doesn’t exist in our family’s dictionary! Not to mention that she has already been chased out of the Fox family, even if she’s still the daughter of the Fox family, our family can still deal with them openly!”

Nana was overjoyed in her heart, but she deliberately asked timidly, “Mom, you’re not going to find a professional fighter to teach her a lesson, are you?”

“Now that you mention it, I remember. We have a distant relative who works in this field. I heard that he seems to be connected to the black market.”

“Black market?” Nana could not hide the anticipation in her eyes.

She thought, ‘Anyone who provokes people from the black market will only die!’

“That’s right!” Talia nodded and said, “I’ll get him to bring people over immediately. We’ll go to Herbathrive together and get back to her for you. When the time comes, you can teach her a lesson however you want. Don’t be soft-hearted!”

Nana pretended to be troubled and nodded. “Alright!”

Soon, Talia called someone over.

That person even brought dozens of men in suits who looked very fierce.

Nana felt that these people were on a completely different level from the hooligans she recruited previously.

There was only a ruffian aura on the hooligans, but the people in front of her had a murderous aura.

She thought, ‘Perhaps… these people can simply kill Melody.’

Nana’s heart skipped a beat. She heard the man in the lead say with a faint smile, “Talia, long time no see.”

Talia nodded. “I’ve already made it clear to you over the phone. Help me teach someone a lesson. There’s no need to kill her. Just dislocate one of her arms.”

“No problem, but…” the man rubbed his thumb and index finger together and said, “I have to feed these people. The price…”

“The price is not a problem! I can give you twice the usual.” “Talia, you are so generous as usual. Shall we set off now?” “Sure.”

If she did not help her daughter vent her anger today, Talia would not be able to sleep at night.

However, just as the group of people reached the door, they bumped into Dennis Jensen, who had just returned home.

Dennis’s expression was terrible, and his words were as cold as ice. “Where are you going?”

Dennis’s personality was different from Talia and Nana’s. He was a person who did not like to cause trouble.

Talia was shocked and said guiltily, “My distant relatives are here. I was about to take them out for a meal. Why did you get off work so early today?”

Nana was also a little nervous. Dennis’s company was in a period of rapid development and was about to start preparing to go public, so the company had a lot of things to do.

She thought, ‘Usually, Father would get off work very late, but it is only five o’clock now. Why is he back already?’

Dennis sneered in a low voice and said, “Go eat? From the looks of it, you don’t look like you’re going to eat. You look more like you’re going to war.”

“How could that be?” Talia smiled stiffly and said, “Hubby, what’s wrong with you today? We’re just going out for a meal. Right, guys?”

Nana quickly nodded. “Yes, Dad, we’re really going to eat. Why don’t you come with us?”

Dennis sneered again, looking like he couldn’t be bothered to talk to them anymore. He directly threw a document in his hand at Talia’s face.

Talia was frightened by Dennis’s attitude. Her fingers trembled as she picked up the document from her face.

When she saw that it was a contract for divorce, her face instantly lost all color. “Divorce? Hubby, how can you make such a joke?”

Nana was also shocked. She hurriedly snatched the document from Talia’s hand and flipped through it carefully. It was indeed a divorce agreement. Moreover, it said that Talia and Nana needed to leave with nothing.

She instantly felt her temples tighten as she looked at Dennis in horror. “Dad, why did you want Mom and me to leave with nothing?”

Dennis said coldly, “I’ve had enough of you two. I usually turn a blind eye to the stupid things you do, but today, you provoked someone you should not and even dared to ask me why?”

“Someone I shouldn’t have provoked?” Nana’s eyes widened as a name surfaced in her mind.

She asked in disbelief, “Are you talking about Melody?”

“Yes!” Dennis snorted coldly from the tip of his nose, “Get lost now! I don’t want to see you again!”

With that, he ordered the servants at home to chase the two of them out. Then, he locked the door and prevented them from entering.

Talia did not expect that Melody would actually make her be kicked out of the family by her husband.

When she came back to her senses, she pounded on the door and shouted, “Hubby, open the door! Let’s talk nicely. Don’t be like this!”

At this moment, Nana could not be bothered to take revenge on Melody. She cried and begged, “Dad, don’t chase us out…”

The man Talia called over and said impatiently, “Guys, do you still want to teach that person a lesson? If you don’t, I’m leaving.”

Talia bit her lip and said, “I have something on at home. You guys can leave first. I’ll call you next time.”

The man shrugged in disdain and quickly left with his men.

After the man left, Nana and Talia kept shouting at the door, but what awaited them was not Dennis’s soft heart, but a police car. Dennis couldn’t bear the disturbance and actually called the police.

With the police chasing them away, the two of them had no choice but to leave the neighborhood.

“Mom, what should we do now? Dad used to love me very much…” Nana’s eyes were red from crying.

Talia was angry and dispirited. She glared at Nana and scolded, “Idiot! It’s true that your father dotes on you, but he’s more afraid that the company he painstakingly built will be destroyed. With his current net worth, he can definitely marry and have another child. Perhaps he’ll even have a son. Do you think you’ll still be important at that time? Once your father makes a decision, he will never turn back. If you want him to change his mind, you can only ask for Melody’s forgiveness and resolve the root of the matter.”

Talia paced back and forth in frustration. When Nana heard that she had to have Melody forgive her, her eyes widened indignantly.

She gritted her teeth hard and asked, “But how could Melody ruin his career? She’s just an abandoned daughter from the Fox family who was raised in the countryside.”

“But from what your father said, it’s precisely because you provoked Melody. If she can threaten your father, it means that she is an extraordinary person! Think about it carefully. Does she have a backer?”

“Backer…” Nana suddenly thought of Ken’s attitude towards Melody at the class reunion.

A gust of wind blew, and Nana felt cold all over.

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Chapter 471

Although the woman did not know medicine, she understood what Terry meant.

She did not hide her emotions anymore. After glancing at David and Melody smugly, she urged Terry, “Then hurry up and check his pulse!”

Terry frowned and looked at the woman unhappily.

However, a life was at stake. In the end, he placed his finger on the victim’s wrist.

David swallowed hard and begged the man to have a pulse.

There was no expression on Melody’s red-spotted face. Her lips were pursed into a straight line.

Terry’s frown deepened. After more than a minute, he finally let go of the man’s wrist.

He looked at Melody with dark eyes and shook his head gently at Melody. He sighed and said, “Negotiate with the victim’s family…”

The woman was completely relieved. The corners of her mouth curled up as she looked at Melody and said, Compensate me 40 million dollars, not a single cent less! Also, you have to close the clinic immediately, lest you continue to harm people!”

When the surrounding people heard the news of the man’s death from Terry, their doubts about the woman completely dissipated.

A person said, “As expected, someone died! Hurry up and close the door!”

Another person said, “Close the clinic and pay up!”

David’s legs went weak and he knelt on the ground. “It’s over…”

He thought, ’40 million dollars, and we have to shut down the clinic. I can never repay Melody and Colin for the rest of my life!’

Despair and guilt made David lose all hope. His eyes darkened, and he suddenly stood up and wanted to run to the road.

Since he could not afford it, he wanted to use his life to compensate.

At that moment, the road was filled with endless cars. There was no speed limit there, and every car was driving very fast. If he was hit, it would be difficult for him not to die.

However, David was already determined to die. Without any hesitation, he ran towards the road.

However, David had just taken two steps when a slender but strong hand grabbed him.

The force was so great that he staggered backward and fell to the ground.

Ignoring the pain in his body, he looked at the person holding him back with a pained expression. It was Melody.

He could not help but look even more pained. He said in a hoarse voice, “Miss Fox, why are you stopping me? Let me die as an apology!”

Melody said coldly, “Only a coward would sacrifice his life to atone for his sins. You’re not compensating for your life, you’re escaping.”

David’s back stiffened and he trembled in guilt and embarrassment.

He did not cry easily, but at that moment, he could not control his tears.

“Watch him!” Melody ordered Herbathrive’s other workers before she walked towards the deceased.

The woman hurriedly went forward to stop Melody. “What do you want?”

Melody met the woman’s gaze expressionlessly and said,” He’s already dead. What’s there to be afraid of? I just want to apologize to your husband one last time.”

When the woman heard this, she let go of Melody’s hand and raised her chin. “At least you have some conscience! After you apologize, quickly compensate and close the clinic!”

Melody did not say anything. She walked straight to the man and squatted down. “I’m sorry… Herbathrive made such a mistake. I know you can’t hear me anymore, but I still have to apologize to you on behalf of Herbathrive…”

As she spoke, she held the victim’s hand with an extremely sincere expression, making the woman feel secretly pleased.

However, at this moment, Melody suddenly pulled out a silver needle and stabbed it into a part of the victim’s body before the woman and the surrounding people could react. Everyone was stunned when they saw this.

The woman was the first to react. As she ran towards Melody, she cursed, “Bitch! What are you doing?”

Melody stopped the woman and pressed her to the ground with a swift grab.

The woman said, “Let go of me! Guys, Herbathrive’s boss is going crazy!”

The onlookers were furious. “How can you do this? Let go of her!”

A person said, “You killed this man and still treat his family like this. Are you still human?”

Another person said, “It’s fine if she’s ugly, but she’s also so vicious! Everyone, call the police!”

Some people spoke up for the woman, while others took a few steps forward to help save the woman.

Melody quickly snapped her fingers.

In less than two minutes, dozens of men in black appeared out of thin air and quickly stood in front of Melody, blocking the passersby who were about to help.

Seeing this, the staff from Herbathrive also helped to stop everyone.

The passersby looked at the group of tall men in black who had suddenly appeared in front of them. They were a little afraid and subconsciously took a few steps back.

When the woman saw this, she shouted loudly, “This is murder! There’s no justice! Herbathrive killed my husband, and now they want to kill me!”

The woman’s words made the onlookers feel indignant again. “What do you want? Is there no law?”

A person said, “Herbathrive, you’re courting death!”

Terry could not stand it anymore. He took a few steps forward and said, “Young lady, your name is Melody Fox, right? Colin has a good relationship with me. Since he’s not around, let me advise you on his behalf not to make Herbathrive’s situation more difficult. Although the medical accident is very serious, your actions will only make the situation more serious. Before the situation becomes irreversible, let this lady go quickly!”

The woman immediately struggled and shouted, “Ugly monster, if you don’t let go of me, the entire staff crew of Herbathrive will have to go to jail!”

Melody did not even look at the woman. After handing her over to one of the bodyguards, she walked a few steps to the front of the crowd and said, “Dr. Bradley, ladies and gentlemen, this woman is a liar. I checked the victim on the ground just now. He took a medicine called Narrow Escape and created the illusion of his death. In fact, he did not die at all. He only came to Herbathrive to extort money.”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

Terry was the first to ask, “Is what you said true?”

Before Melody could speak, the woman spoke first. “She’s talking nonsense! What do you mean by Narrow Death? We’re just ordinary people. How can we have that kind of medicine? She’s just trying to shirk responsibility!”

Melody looked up and glanced at the woman. The bodyguard immediately understood Melody’s meaning and covered the woman’s mouth forcefully, preventing her from making any sound.

Melody then continued, “In order to test the truth of my words, everyone, just wait patiently for a few more minutes. After what I did to him, the medicinal effect will disappear very quickly. By then, he will naturally wake up.”

The passersby looked at each other. “Is she telling the truth or not?”

A person said, “Looking at her expression, she doesn’t seem to be lying…”

Another person said, “But why have I never heard of such a drug?”

Terry thought for a moment and said, “I’ve indeed heard of a medicine called ‘Narrow Escape’, but that medicine is strictly prohibited. It was developed by malicious doctors many years ago.”

Chapter 472

Terry’s words shocked everyone.

A person asked, “There’s actually such a medicine that can make people fake their death?”

Another person said, “If that man really took that drug, wouldn’t that be a serious violation of the law? Malicious doctors’ drugs can’t be used by ordinary people…”

When the woman heard these discussions, her expression changed slightly.

From the corner of her eye, Melody noticed the change in the woman’s expression. The corners of her lips curled up imperceptibly as she raised her voice and said, “That’s right. It’s illegal to come into contact with malicious doctors and the medicine developed by malicious doctors. You’ll have to go to prison for at least five to six years. However, these can’t compare to the side effects of the medicine ‘Narrow Escape’.”

Terry was filled with curiosity about this medicine and could not help but ask, “What are its side effects?”

Melody raised her eyebrows and said, “Although people who take it will automatically wake up, the damage to the brain and heart is irreversible. There’s a high chance that there will be cardiac arrest or sudden cerebral hemorrhage happening to the patient not long after.”

The woman subconsciously shook her head and shook off the bodyguard’s hand that was covering her mouth. She blurted out, “What did you say?”

For a moment, everyone looked at the woman.

The woman panicked and forced herself to be calm. “What does all this have to do with my husband? My husband didn’t die from eating shit!”

“That’d better be the case. Otherwise, your husband’s plan might backfire and go from faking his death to actually dying.”

The woman pursed her lips and was about to speak when Melody suddenly raised her wrist to look at her watch. “It’s almost time. If he took it, his heartbeat and breathing would be recovering. To be fair, Dr. Bradley, please check him again.”

Terry nodded vigorously and walked towards the victim.

The woman immediately struggled violently, trying to break free from the bodyguard’s control.

However, she was just a woman. Her strength was weaker than the bodyguards that Ken had arranged for Melody. Her struggles turned into unquestionable resistance. On the contrary, it made the onlookers even more suspicious that her husband had really taken the Narrow Escape.

“Let me go!” the woman shouted loudly, trying to bite the bodyguard who was restraining her with her teeth.

However, the bodyguard reacted quickly. The woman missed, and only the sound of teeth colliding could be heard.

At the same time, Terry had already placed his hand on the man’s wrist.

In just two seconds, Terry let go of the man’s hand and looked at Melody with admiration. “His pulse has indeed recovered.”

As soon as he said this, the woman’s legs went limp and she fell to the ground.

Melody clearly saw the eyelids of the man lying on the ground twitch. He was obviously awake, but he continued to pretend to be dead.

She sneered and walked to the man’s side in a few steps.

She raised her leg and kicked the man’s calf.

The man did not open his eyes, but beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

The smile on Melody’s face deepened. She turned to look at David and said, “It seems that someone is unwilling to

wake up. David, you’re a man. You should know which part of kicking a man hurts the most, right?”

David had also recovered from his despair.

The situation had taken a drastic turn. He no longer had the thought of seeking death. Instead, he angrily walked in front of the man and directly kicked his groin.

A scream pierced through the clouds.

The man lying on the ground pretending to be dead sat up with a whoosh. His face was pale as he covered the spot where he had been kicked.

This kick contained David’s immense anger. The man was in so much pain that he wanted to die. He sat down one moment and rolled on the ground the next.

Because of the pain, his entire face was scrunched up. Beads of sweat dripped down his face.

Everyone could feel how painful it was just by looking at his expression.

However, there was no sympathy on David’s face. He said coldly, “Bastard! You almost killed me and almost destroyed the entire Herbathrive!”

“Hubby! Hubby!” the woman cried out in alarm.

Only then did the man remember that he was pretending to be dead. He was suddenly at a loss as to whether to continue lying down or maintain the current situation. The surrounding onlookers widened their eyes in shock. They realized that they had been completely used by the couple and were furious. “Damn it! So they’re two liars!” A person said, “Herbathrive has been operating for so many years and was almost destroyed by these two liars! To think that I used to come here all the time. I’m really sorry…”

Some people in the crowd spurned the couple, while others apologized to Melody and the staff.

Melody knew very well that these people were not very vicious. It was just that ordinary people were easily deceived, so she did not intend to mind them.

She stood in front of the man with a cold expression and questioned coldly, “Tell me, who gave you the medicine? Where are they?”

The man knew that it was impossible for him to continue pretending to be dead. He could only hold his injured part and stand up. His expression was ugly as he said, “What instructions? I don’t understand what you’re talking about!” Melody looked at the man indifferently and said, “You don’t have to say anything, but the amount of medicine left in your body will cause you to die quickly. At that time, the person behind you won’t be able to save you. The only

person who can save you is me. If you don’t believe me, you can give it a try. However, whether I want to save you or not will depend on my mood.”

“Bullshit! There’s something wrong with your medicine. I almost died just now! Also, let go of my wife!” The man shamelessly refused to admit it. He took a few steps forward and grabbed the woman’s hand, wanting to run. The bodyguard naturally refused to let go of the woman. However, Melody said, “Let them go. Since they want to die, let them do as they please!”

“Yes!” The bodyguards did not suspect anything and released the woman’s hand.

After obtaining their freedom, the two of them ran away and soon disappeared.

David asked anxiously, “Miss Fox, are we letting them go just like that? If it weren’t for you just now, the Herbathrive would have closed down.”

“I know. I have my own plans.” David did not dare to sludge Melody, so he could only give up.

After Melody dismissed the bodyguards, she walked over to Terry. “Dr. Bradley, thank you for your help today. I’ll tell Colin and visit you with him to thank you.”

Terry waved his hand repeatedly. “No need, no need. I didn’t help much at all. On the other hand, I didn’t even realize that the man had taken Narrow Escape, but you immediately reacted. I can tell that your medical skills are far superior to mine. I hope to have a chat with you about medical skills someday.”

“I just happen to know something about this. It’s my honor to chat with you. When you have time, I’ll come and look for you immediately.”

“Okay, okay!” Terry was very happy and waved his hand to say goodbye.

Soon, Herbathrive returned to normal.

After the incident, more patients came to Herbathrive.

Melody helped David for more than an hour before she finally had time to call Colin.

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Chapter 473

“Colin, how’s Beverly’s condition?” Melody’s tone was normal as she walked towards the backyard.

After all, there were too many people in front and it was difficult to say a lot.

Even so, Colin immediately felt that something was wrong. Beverly is recovering very well. She’ll be discharged after a few days of observation and will go home to recuperate.” As Colin spoke, he instructed Beverly. He walked to the door of the ward and asked, “Melody, did something happen at Herbathrive? Your tone is not right.”

Melody was slightly stunned. She smiled bitterly and said, ” You really know me. Someone came to Herbathrive to cause trouble just now…”

She told Colin the whole story in the shortest possible way. Then, she said, “Only malicious doctors have a Narrow Escape. This must be Michael Hudson’s doing.”

“As expected, Michael is unwilling to leave just like that.” Colin’s voice sank as he felt a lingering fear.

He said gratefully and worriedly, “Melody, if it weren’t for you, Herbathrive’s reputation would have been ruined today. However, I’m afraid he won’t let it go just like that. The next time he finds someone to cause trouble, we might not be able to deal with it.”

“No.” A cold glint flashed across Melody’s eyes. “Although I let the couple who faked their death go, I deliberately exaggerated the side effects of Narrow Escape and said that only I can treat him. I did something special to his body. Not only did I cure the effect of Narrow Escape for him, but I also made sure that he would feel dizzy and nauseous a few days later. His heartbeat will be chaotic. He will definitely come back to find me.”

Colin’s eyes lit up. “In that case, they will definitely give up Michael.”

“That’s right!” Melody narrowed her eyes coldly. “When we get concrete evidence, Michael won’t have the chance to make a move again. I’ll send him straight to jail.”

Colin nodded. After two seconds of silence, he suddenly said, “By the way, Melody, you should know that I have a lot of rare herbs. I placed the key to the storeroom under the second flower pot at the door of my bedroom. If you need anything, just go and get it.”

Melody hesitated for a moment and did not refuse. She replied, “Okay.”

It was time to put the poison in her face on the agenda and do the final detoxification.

With such an ugly face, although she did not care, it was undeniable that such an ugly face would inconvenience her on many occasions.

Humans were visual animals. Just because she wasn’t didn’t mean most people weren’t.

After the call ended, Melody found the key and went to the storeroom.

During this period of time, before she went to bed, she would expel the poison in the most rapid manner. Although she could not completely detoxify the poison without gathering the five types of herbs, the red spots on her face had actually faded a lot compared to the beginning.

After entering the storeroom, the smell of herbs assaulted her nose.

Melody looked up and saw two rows of glass cabinets in the storeroom. Through the glass, she could see countless precious medicine materials inside.

The most expensive one could be exchanged for a villa in downtown Silverlake.

However, she couldn’t find the herbs she needed even after searching the storeroom.

So far, she had already collected three of the five antidotes. Kintame from Deer Mountain, Uvograss from an auction, and Deathtenaire from Colin.

Other than the Green Velvet promised by Mason Taylor, she still needed the last herb Heavy Grass.

Heavy Grass was very poisonous, but it was very effective against the poison on her face. Because this herb was very rare, only a few collectors and some malicious doctors had it.

Melody closed the door of the storeroom with a hint of regret in her eyes.

She originally had a glimmer of hope that Colin would have the last herbs. In the end, it still fell through.

However, after her experience in her previous life, she clearly knew who had this herb in their hands. However, that person was Insterimond. The current Melody was not qualified to come into contact with that person.

However, she felt that there were always more solutions than difficulties. The first few herbs were also very difficult to gather, yet she still managed to gather them.

Melody quickly perked up and went to the clinic to help again.

The next day, Melody was woken up by her phone ringing. Yesterday, Herbathrive had a lot of patients, so she did not go back to Ken’s residence to sleep. Instead, she slept in the backyard of Herbathrive.

She rubbed her eyes and reached for the phone.

It was Sid. She knew that Sid’s call must have something to do with the fire yesterday.

Melody sat up from the bed and quickly picked up the call.” Sid, have you found all the surveillance cameras?”

“Yes, I’ll send it to you now.” Sid’s voice was very suppressed as if he had not slept the entire night.

“You stayed up all night looking for it?”

“Yeah,” Sid said in a hoarse voice. “I can’t help you with anything else. I can only do this kind of chores. I hope it will be useful for digging out clues leading to Ulric.”

Melody frowned and reminded him. “You can’t stay up late due to your health. No matter how urgent things are in the future, you have to sleep. Don’t forget that your blood pressure doesn’t allow you to stay up late to work under heavy pressure.”

She could not tell Sid directly that he had suddenly died while working in her previous life. She could only remind him in this way,

“I know. I’ll go lie down now. You must call me if there’s any news.”

“Yes, I will.” Melody hung up the phone and saw the document sent by Sid.

The document detailed the places that were on fire yesterday. It also marked the places near the fire and the places where there were surveillance cameras.

Melody was a little surprised. She thought that Sid was unreliable, but she did not expect him to be so careful and responsible when it came to serious matters.

Time was of the essence. After she washed up, Melody began to devote herself to the task of restoring surveillance footage.

She didn’t even hear David knocking on the door.

It was not until David pushed the door open and entered that she suddenly came back to her senses.

“Miss Fox!” David called out.

“What’s up? I was busy just now, Melody replied.

“No wonder you didn’t respond even after I knocked on the door for a long time…” David quickly got down to business. There are two people outside who want to see you.”

“Who?”

“It’s a couple. I don’t know them, but they look a little familiar. They must have come to Herbathrive for treatment before.”

“Alright, I understand.” Melody nodded and said, “Tell them to wait for me in the lounge on the second floor of the clinic. I’ll be right there.”

“Okay.” After David left, Melody did not rush over. Instead, she continued typing rapidly on the keyboard.

She didn’t close her computer until she finished checking the place that she was working on just now.

Before she left, she looked at the time. It was already noon.

In the morning, she had already checked two-thirds of the places that were on fire, but every surveillance camera was wiped clear. She did not find any clues.

She could only hope that the hacker didn’t clean the rest of the surveillance by himself.

Melody let out a long sigh and pushed open the door with a heavy heart.

Chapter 474

As soon as the door of the lounge opened, Melody saw Mason Taylor and his wife Ruby Taylor sitting inside.

“It’s you?” Melody was a little surprised, but she felt that it was reasonable.

The medicine she gave Mason had already taken effect. Logically, Mason would have already recovered his fertility. “Miss Fox!” Ruby’s eyes were filled with joy when she saw her. She immediately went forward and held her hand very intimately.

Mason’s eyes were also filled with smiles. He quickly stood up and bowed to greet her.

This kind of greeting seemed a little too grand.

Melody’s lips curved into a smile as he asked the question in her heart, “Looks like the two of you have good news?”

Ruby nodded vigorously and raised her chin to signal Mason to speak.

Mason understood and said with a smile, “Miss Fox is indeed a divine doctor. My eyes have completely recovered now, and I no longer have any symptoms of dizziness. As for Ruby… her period has been delayed this month, so on the one hand, I want to thank you, and on the other hand, I want you to check her and see if she’s… pregnant.”

Ruby nodded and said, “My period has always been very accurate. It should have come last week, but it’s been delayed for almost ten days…”

Melody listened to the two of them. As she prepared to check Ruby, she asked, “When was the last time you had sex?”

Ruby blushed, but when she saw Melody’s serious expression, she felt that it was not good for her to be so shy. She simply said, “I think it was last week. I thought my period was coming soon, so I didn’t sleep with him after that. But I haven’t checked it yet because I was afraid I would be disappointed.”

Melody understood Ruby’s mentality very well. After all, the two of them had been married for several years and had never gotten pregnant. It was normal for them to be afraid of disappointment.

She nodded and did not say anything else. She checked Ruby’s condition seriously.

After about ten seconds, Melody let go of Ruby. Under their expectant and nervous gazes, she said, “Congratulations to both of you. Your wish has been fulfilled.”

Ruby’s eyes instantly widened and turned red. She opened her mouth, but she was too excited to speak.

Mason calmed down a little. He swallowed hard and confirmed, “Miss Fox, you mean that Ruby is pregnant, right?”

Melody nodded. “Yes, but it’s not even a month yet. The first three months are a dangerous period. You must pay more attention to her. Things like having sex should be put off for now. Wait after the child is born.”

Ruby was happy and shy. She only nodded repeatedly.

At this moment, Mason came back to his senses. He picked up Ruby and began to spin around.

Ruby exclaimed, “Put me down! I’m pregnant!”

Mason immediately came back to his senses and carefully put down Ruby. He asked softly, “I was too excited just now. Are you feeling unwell?”

“No…”

Melody could not help but smile when she saw how happy the two of them were.

This was the only happy thing she had encountered in this period of time, but then a hint of loneliness flashed past her eyes.

As someone who harbored hatred, she felt that she would probably never experience such happiness in her life.

Ruby and Mason did not notice the change in Melody’s expression. After their excitement, they thanked Melody repeatedly.

“Miss Fox, thank you…” Ruby held her hand tightly.

Mason recalled what Melody had said before and said, Miss Fox, regarding what you said previously about needing our family’s secret herbs, I’ve asked my father about it recently.”

Melody immediately became serious. “What did he say?”

Mason said, “My father’s health hasn’t been very good recently. In addition, he’s the only one in my family who knows how to develop Green Velvet, so it’s impossible for him to auction a batch of Green Velvet for the time being.” Upon hearing this, Melody’s expression turned grave.

When Ruby saw this, she hurriedly pulled Mason’s shoulder. “We owe Miss Fox a huge favor. You have to think of something.”

Mason nodded and said, “I was just about to say it. Miss Fox, although the volume is not enough for an auction, there must still be some left at home. How about this? Why don’t you take this opportunity to come back to Insterimond with me? After you cure my father’s illness, I’ll take the opportunity to tell him that you helped Ruby get pregnant. This way, my father will definitely give you the Green Velvet in his inventory.”

Ruby nodded repeatedly. “Miss Fox, I can go with you. After this is done, I can also accompany you to shop around Insterimond.”

“Insterimond…” Melody remembered that she still needed to obtain the last herb from a person in Insterimond. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded and said, “Alright, but I have some things to deal with recently. I’m afraid I have to set off next week at the earliest.”

“Coincidentally, I’m a little busy at the company this week. After we all finish dealing with our business this week, we’ll go to Insterimond together,” Mason said sincerely. “Okay, thanks.”

After confirming the approximate time, Melody reminded Ruby, “You’ve just gotten pregnant and your body is thin. I’ll prescribe you some nourishing medicine. If you have time, you can go to the hospital to set up a profile for yourself. I’m now a doctor at Silverlake Central Hospital. If you go over there, I can help you get the best treatment.”

“That’s great!” While Ruby was happy, she looked at Melody with even more admiration. “I didn’t expect Miss Fox to be so capable. You’re really amazing.”

Melody pursed her lips. She had never been used to being praised by others. It was rare for her to show an embarrassed expression.

When Ruby saw this, she chuckled and said, “Miss Fox, your medical skills are too superb and your personality is calm. I almost forgot that you’re still very young. I wonder if you have a romantic partner? If not, I can introduce you to the rich boys from Insterimond. I also know some people in Silverlake.”

Melody quickly regained her usual expression.

She shook her head. “No need. With my face, which rich boy would fancy me? Besides, I have no intention of getting married or dating now.”

Ruby said, “If they don’t like you, they’re blind. Men are visual animals. They’re all superficial!”

Mason, who was standing at the side, coughed awkwardly and reminded Ruby, “I’m a man too.”

Rugby said, “You too!”

Mason was blamed for no reason, but he was in front of Melody, so he happily accepted it. “Yes, yes, yes. We men are not good people. When I get to know some men with real substance, I will introduce them to you, Miss Fox.”

Melody knew that they were saying this to take care of her emotions, but she did not care about her appearance at all.

She only wanted to recover her appearance so that it would be easier for her to take revenge and slap those who looked down on her.

“Alright, I still have something on, so I won’t send you off. Take care.” After saying goodbye to the two of them, Melody rushed back to the backyard and continued to try to repair the surveillance footage.

However, just as she turned on the computer, her phone rang again.

♡

Chapter 475

Melody glanced at the caller ID. It was Ken.

She put the phone on speaker and continued to hack the remaining surveillance system while typing on the keyboard. She said, “Wait for me. I still have a third to check. I’ll tell you the results after I’m done.”

On the other end of the phone, Ken paused for a moment and asked with a complicated expression, “Do you think I’m rushing your work progress?”

Melody’s fingers paused. She asked in confusion, “Isn’t that so?”

Ken’s bitter laugh came from the other end. Ignoring the question, he asked, “Did you sleep well last night?”

“I slept very well. I was busy all afternoon at Herbathrive yesterday. After I was done, I fell asleep right away.” After her rebirth, she had not slept well. Last night, she had a rare sleep due to exhaustion.

“No wonder…” Ken’s tone was meaningful. Melody could not help but ask, “What’s wrong?”

“You didn’t come back last night. I called you many times. Later, I asked the guys who protected you and found out that you slept in Herbathrive. Remember to tell me if you don’t come home in the future.”

“I understand.” Melody agreed, but she felt a little awkward.

This conversation was more like a conversation between husband and wife.

She tried to shake off those messy thoughts and said, “You just said that you didn’t call me to rush me to work. Is there something else?”

Ken subconsciously said, “Can’t I call you if it’s not about work?”

As soon as he said that, he regretted it and immediately added, “I was just joking. I just wanted to remind you that you have to look for that Mr. Grover today.”

Melody did not think too much about it. As she continued typing on the keyboard, she said, “Yes, I remember. After I check all the surveillance cameras at the fire point, I’ll ask him to meet me. Coincidentally, I have something else to ask him.”

“Something else? What is it?”

Melody hesitated for a moment. In the end, she told Ken what happened yesterday in Herbathrive.

Ken immediately understood. “You want Mr. Grover to help Herbathrive completely clear its relationship with malicious doctors.”

“Yes. Other than him, I can’t think of any other way to keep Herbathrive out of the picture while we reveal the fact that Michael is a malicious doctor.”

“I understand. I’ll prepare the gift. When you arrange a time, we’ll go over together.”

“Don’t,” Melody quickly said, “Your leg needs to recuperate. Try not to go out as much as possible. I’ll give you a prescription to nourish your bones later. That way, you’ll recover faster.”

Ken paused. The gloomy expression on his face eased a little.

He thought, ‘At least this girl still knows to care about my legs.”

He said, “Alright, I’ll get James to go with you. I’m worried that Ulric will still think of a way to attack you. Your safety is the top priority during this period of time.”

“Alright, I’ll hang up first.”

Ken quickly tightened his grip on his phone. “Wait…”

Before he could say the other word, the call ended.

Frustration flashed in his eyes.

For some reason, every time he faced Melody, he felt powerless.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. “Enter.”

Susan, who was outside the door, entered with a bowl of creamy vegetable turkey soup with Ken’s permission. “Mr. Swanson, this is the creamy vegetable turkey soup I just made. I wanted to put some nourishing ingredients in it, but I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to control the quantity well, so you should drink this bowl first. When Mrs. Swanson comes back, I’ll ask her which herbs I should use.” Ken nodded and gestured for Susan to put the creamy vegetable turkey soup by the bed. Then, he picked up the tablet beside him and prepared to work.

However, Susan did not leave immediately after putting down the creamy vegetable turkey soup.

Ken could not help but look up and ask, “Is there anything else?”

“Here’s the thing…” Susan rubbed her hands and reminded Ken, “It’s almost the first. I wonder how you plan to arrange it this year?”

“The first?” Ken did not react for a moment, but he quickly remembered that the first of next month was his birthday. Just do what we always do.”

Susan said hesitantly, “Just like in previous years, I’ll only cook you a bowl of spaghetti? Wouldn’t that be too simple? You’re already married this year.”

Ken nodded. “Yes, just do it simple. There’s no need to specially tell her. She’s quite busy.”

Melody’s seriousness and responsibility for her work sometimes even amazed Ken.

“Alright then, let’s do it as usual.” Susan bowed and left.

Ken looked at the closed door with a complicated expression.

However, he quickly forgot about this small episode and continued to devote himself to his work.

Ximber Tech was currently in the most important development period. If it crosses this hurdle, it could successfully become a first-tier Al technology company. Ken could not be sloppy at all.

*****

At Herbathrive.

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About two hours later, Melody finally finished checking all the surveillance cameras. She called Ken with an ugly expression.

After the call went through, she said guiltily and irritably, “I’m sorry, the surveillance footage has all been cleared. They handled it very cleanly. They didn’t leave any loopholes for us to exploit.”

“I see. Ulric is a very cautious person. Originally, I couldn’t count on him to leave any loopholes. Now, the only thing left is the girl we saved and the scene at the Youth Center.”

“Now that you mention it, is the portrait done? What did James say?”

“He just reported to me a few minutes ago. The girl’s family felt that something might be wrong, so they stopped letting James contact Averi. Even if the conditions James gave them are tempting, it’s useless. Now, James is personally guarding their house. As long as Averi goes out alone, he will find a way to contact her.”

Melody rolled her eyes and said, “I’m afraid they won’t let Averi go out alone for a while. If bribery doesn’t work, what if we pretend to threaten them?”

“I’m afraid that won’t do either. You probably don’t know yet, but the Blevins family is not an ordinary family. They started out in the jade business and have branches of jade stores all over Halcyon. If we threaten them rashly, it will only be detrimental to ourselves.”

Melody massaged her temples with a headache. “Alright, I’ll go look for Samuel first.”

“Then I’ll send James over now.”

“No need.” Melody refused. “Let him keep an eye on the Blevins family personally. That way, I’ll be more at ease. Anyway, you’ve already sent someone to protect me. I won’t let anything happen to me.”

“Call me if you need anything.”

“Okay.” Melody hung up and called Samuel.

The call was picked up very quickly. Melody was the first to introduce herself. “Mr. Grover, I’m Melody.”

Samuel’s excited voice came from the other end. “Master? Do you have time to spar with me?”

“No…” Melody was still not used to people who were a lot older than her calling her master. She cleared her throat and said, “I have something else to ask of you. I wonder if you have time to see me?”

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Chapter 466

Ken’s eyes darkened. It was as if they had nothing to talk about other than work. If this continued, he felt that their relationship would probably be only about work.

“Personal?” Melody looked up and quickly said, “Yes, I haven’t thanked you seriously. Thank you. If it weren’t for you, I would really have died there today. But don’t worry, I won’t let you save me for nothing. I’ll go over to help you deal with Owen Nathan as soon as possible and pull him back to your side.”

She would do her best to help Ken. However, Ken frowned. In the end, they still talked about business.

He thought, ‘Melody is calm and smart, but when it comes to relationships, she is as dumb as a log.’

However, the dumber Melody was, the stronger the desire to conquer her he had.

He really wanted to know what it felt like to be in a romantic relationship with Melody.

If they really confirmed their relationship, he wondered if she would still be as ignorant as she was then.

However, Ken thought about it and felt that it was not a bad idea to maintain their current relationship.

They trusted each other and helped each other. They would never break up this way, and he could continue to be friends with her shamelessly.

On the contrary, if Melody really had no feelings for him after he confessed to her, he wouldn’t know what to do after that. He was afraid that they couldn’t even remain friends.

Being worried about gains and losses was probably referring to the current Ken.

Ken said dejectedly, “That’s not what I’m talking about.”

Melody racked her brains. Suddenly, she clapped her hands and said, “I know! You want to talk to me about the divorce, right?”

Without waiting for Ken to answer, Melody continued, “You don’t have to feel sorry. Our marriage was a freak accident. It was used to help Margaret recover from her illness. You can just say it directly. I’ll call City Hall later to ask. When my personal information is settled, I’ll immediately divorce you.”

“Alright, stop talking.” Ken pinched the space between his eyebrows.

He thought, ‘This girl can’t even get to the point. She even mentioned something that I am most unwilling to mention.’

Melody looked at Ken’s darkened expression and did not understand what he wanted to talk to her about.

Before Melody could figure it out, the car had already arrived at the entrance of the Youth Center.

There were more people gathered at the Youth Center than before. Most of them were nearby residents who came to watch the show.

The two of them avoided the crowd and joined up with Sid and Janet.

Janet went forward and asked about Ken’s injuries. “How did you manage it so quickly? Did you hurt your foot too? Why is it in a cast?”

Ken casually said, “I’m fine.” Then, he asked Sid, “Did you find anything?”

Sid shook his head in self-blame and reported, “I’ve already sent people to check the surrounding surveillance cameras. The surveillance cameras in this entire area broke at the same time. Rather than saying they broke, it’s better to say that they were hacked and the surveillance system was shut down.”

“A hacker?” Ken frowned and looked at Melody. “Do you have a way to recover the data? I know you’ve done this several times.”

Melody was not confident. Previously, she had hacked into the surveillance system a few times because the system had only been deleted by ordinary people, or because the other party was just an ordinary hacker and had never encountered a top hacker.

Right now, they could only rely on luck and bet that the surveillance footage was not deleted by that top hacker who Melody was fighting with just now.

“I can give it a try first, but I can’t guarantee that it will succeed. When I removed control of the Youth Center’s smart door, I went up against the hacker from Ulric. Although he’s not as capable as me, he’s still a top hacker. If he was the one who hacked the surveillance cameras around here, then it’s almost impossible for us to recover the surveillance content.”

However, as soon as Melody finished speaking, Janet said with a faint smile, “Melody, just say that you’re not capable enough. Why find so many excuses? We’re all on the same side. We won’t laugh at you. Instead of wasting time here, it’s better to find a professional hacker and repair the surveillance content.”

Melody could not be bothered with the sarcastic Janet. She directly asked Sid to hand over the laptop in his hand.

When Janet saw that Melody was ignoring her, she was even more certain that she had hit the nail on the head.

She thought, ‘Isn’t Melody trying to pretend to be capable in front of Ken? I won’t even give her a chance to pretend!’

Janet stopped Sid, who was about to hand the laptop to Melody, and said, “Sid, in terms of computer technology, your skills are not inferior to ordinary hackers. We’re pressed for time, so let’s not let Melody work for nothing. You can repair it directly.”

Sid looked deeply at Janet with a complicated expression in his eyes.

He tried his best to suppress his doubts about Janet and said, “Janet, do you know how powerful the hackers from Ulric is? He’s a top hacker. A top hacker can completely make the surveillance content disappear and it will never be found.”

Janet asked unhappily, “Why are you telling me this?” Sid said, “I learned from Zack that this top hacker-controlled the door of the Youth Center. Melody broke through the other party’s firewall and hacked the other party’s computer to open the door. This meant that her hacking skills were far better than the other party’s! As for me, I only know a little bit about hacking. It is completely incomparable to Melody’s skills. I don’t know what you’re doing by having me do it instead of her. Do you want the surveillance to be repaired quickly, or do you want it to never be repaired?”

Janet was shocked and felt guilty all over.

She forced herself to be calm and asked, “Sid, what do you mean? Of course, I want the surveillance cameras to be repaired quickly.”

“Then you should have Melody do it.”

“I-” Janet felt as if something was stuck in her throat. She was furious.

She thought, ‘Why does Sid seem to be completely biased towards Melody, that bitch?’

The more Janet thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. She could only look up at Ken, hoping that Ken would not be deceived by Melody.

However, in the next second, Ken raised his chin expressionlessly and gestured for Sid to hand the laptop to Melody.

Janet’s heart sank. The hatred in her heart surged. She wished she could skin Melody alive.

However, no matter how much she hated Melody, she could only pretend to be sorry and say harmlessly, “Melody, I’m sorry. I was too anxious just now… But you have to believe me. I’m definitely not looking down on you, and I don’t want the surveillance footage to be erased.”

Melody only wanted to find evidence leading to Ulric as soon as possible, so she could not be bothered to feign civility with Janet. She only calmly said, “I know,” and began to repair the surveillance cameras.

Chapter 467

Janet looked at Melody who did not care about him at all. His heart was bleeding with hatred. He could only pray in his heart that Melody would not be able to restore the surveillance camera.

Melody’s fingers were typing rapidly on the keyboard, so fast that she could only see the afterimage of Melody’s fingers.

She could not help but purse her lips tightly, unable to hide the unhappiness in her eyes.

However, Janet did not notice that Sid had noticed all the changes in her expression.

Sid was frustrated. He did not want his guess about Janet to be true. After all, the two of them had been good friends for many years and were business partners.

He exhaled and took a cigarette out of the pack. Just as he was about to light a cigarette, a large hand pressed down on his hand that was holding the lighter.

“Yes?” He looked at the owner of the hand in confusion.

Ken shook his head slightly at him, indicating that he should not smoke there.

Sid did not understand what was going on. He asked in confusion, “What’s wrong?”

Ken said expressionlessly, “I’m quitting smoking. I can’t smell it.”

“Quit smoking? When did you start quitting?” “Today.”

“When you were coughing before, I didn’t see you quit smoking. Why did you suddenly quit smoking?” Sid was confused. He felt that Ken was very strange, but he could not figure out what was strange about him.

“I just suddenly feel like quitting.” Ken looked away and did not want to continue this topic.

However, Janet could guess why Ken suddenly said he wanted to quit smoking. It was obvious that he did not want Melody to smell the smoke.

She clenched her fists tightly and gritted her white teeth. Because of Ken’s habit of coughing every season, she had advised him to quit smoking countless times. But now, just because Melody did not like the smell of cigarettes, he wanted to quit smoking.

Janet could clearly feel that Melody was favored by Ken. What followed was endless sorrow.

About ten minutes later, Melody finally stopped typing.

Sid was the first to step forward and ask, “How is it? Can the surveillance camera recover the previous scene?”

Janet’s heart was also in her throat. She was afraid that Melody would really resume the surveillance footage. The next second, Melody shook her head and said, “I can’t recover it. All the data has been completely erased. I’ve used many methods, but they still don’t work.”

Janet heaved a sigh of relief.

She thought, ‘Fortunately, Melody is a good-for-nothing. If she had really recovered the surveillance footage and obtained the evidence that the fire was caused by Ulric, I might really have been implicated.’

Janet rejoiced in her heart. Her rationality slowly returned and she resisted the urge to mock Melody at this moment.

In any case, Ken and Sid had mistaken Melody for a hacker. If she mocked Melody now, it would only make Ken and Sid more biased towards Melody.

Sid and Ken did not notice the change in Janet’s expression. A hint of irritation flashed past their eyes at the same time.

Ken narrowed his eyes and said, “Looks like the hacker you’re up against did something.”

Melody nodded. “That’s right. I can recover the data deleted by ordinary hackers, but the data deleted by top hackers really can’t be recovered. Even if he does it himself, he won’t be able to recover any data.”

Sid asked anxiously, “Then what should we do now? Is the surveillance line cut off just like that?”

Ken and Melody looked at each other and communicated a message with their eyes.

Ken was the first to speak. “Melody and I suspect that many of the fires that happened today were related to the fire at the Youth Center. Moreover, they started the fire later than the Youth Center. If we’re not wrong, Ulric deliberately used up all of Silverlake’s fire resources so that they couldn’t come to the Youth Center to save people immediately.” This time, Sid guessed what Ken wanted to express. He confirmed, “You mean to check the surveillance cameras in other places?”

“Yeah.” Ken nodded. “No matter how powerful that hacker is, there will always be places that he accidentally missed. If we investigate them one by one, we might be able to find some clues. However, this is a huge project…”

Melody said without hesitation, “No matter how troublesome it is, I will check all the surveillance cameras in the shortest time possible. However, I need to confirm which surveillance cameras I need to check.”

Sid immediately said, “Melody, leave this matter to me. Before tomorrow, I’ll find out where the fire started today and all the surveillance cameras on the nearby road. Then, I’ Il send it to your email.”

“Okay.” Melody nodded and said, “Thank you.”

“You’re being too polite. Ulric was our opponent, to begin with. Now that he actually did such a crazy thing, he has completely become a beast. I will definitely do my best to catch this beast. Even if it’s not for your and Ken’s safety, I will seek justice for all the victims of this fire!”

Sid was furious. Although there were no deaths in the Youth Center, there must have been casualties elsewhere. With so many lives lost, anyone with a conscience would feel angry.

After discussing what to do next, Melody sent Ken back to recuperate while she made a trip to Herbathrive.

Sid will not be finished with his work until tomorrow. She had time to go over and take a look.

She had been busy recently and had not been to

Herbathrive for a long time. She did not know if anything had gone wrong there.

As Melody was thinking, someone from Herbathrive called her.

She pressed Bluetooth in the car. As soon as the call went through, David Marrow’s anxious voice immediately came through.

“Miss Fox, something bad has happened. Someone is causing trouble at Herbathrive!”

David’s voice was extremely hoarse. It was obvious that he had suffered a huge shock.

Melody’s eyes narrowed. After comforting David, she said seriously, “I’m already on my way there. I’ll be there in about ten minutes. Tell me first, what happened?”

On the other end of the line, David took a deep breath and tried to speak as calmly as possible about what had happened. “A middle-aged man came to the clinic to treat his illness. He said that he had a heat stroke and asked us to prescribe medicine for him. I asked him to let me give him a check-up first, but he refused and insisted that we prescribe him medicine.

“I thought that prescribing some heatstroke medicine was fine, so I prescribed it for him without checking him. Unexpectedly, not long after he took the medicine, he suddenly collapsed on the spot and stopped moving… Now, his wife was causing a scene in Herbathrive. She said that she wanted us to pay with our lives and refused to let us approach the patient. We were not completely sure if the patient was dead or alive. But… Miss Fox, if someone dies, our clinic might close down…”

David cried as he spoke. He said in a hoarse voice, “What if that patient really dies? It’s all my fault for harming Herbathrive. I’ve let you down, and I’ve let my master down even more. I might as well die with him!”

David’s voice was filled with self-blame and guilt. There was also a strong sense of despair as if he really wanted to die.

Melody’s expression instantly became even more solemn.

If someone died in the clinic, even if it would not be closed down, the impact on Herbathrive’s reputation would be devastating.

After all, if there was a choice, no one would go to a clinic that had killed a patient before.

However, she pretended to be relaxed and said, “I thought it was something serious. It’s normal for medical accidents to happen. It’s not as serious as you think. Stabilize the patient’s family first and resuscitate the patient. I’ll be there soon.”

Chapter 468

Melody pretended to be calm just to calm David down. When people were anxious, they were often prone to making wrong judgments. David loved traditional medicine so much that he thought highly of the patient’s safety. Because of this blow, he might really do something irreparable.

Therefore, no matter how anxious he was, Melody’s tone still sounded very calm. Fortunately, her calmness seemed to have worked. David stopped crying and asked tentatively, “Is it really not that serious?”

“Of course. A heatstroke medicine cannot really kill people. There must be a problem. Just do as I say and comfort the family members. Don’t make a big deal out of it. I’ll deal with the rest when I come over.”

On the other end of the phone, David nodded hard. When he realized that Melody could not see his movements, he quickly said, “I understand. I’ll go now!”

After the call ended, Melody stepped hard on the accelerator. The red sports car nimbly changed lanes on the road.

At the same time, in a white business car.

Janet called Ulric with an ugly expression. The call was immediately rejected.

Janet frowned and realized that Ulric might not be able to answer the phone. She could only wait impatiently for Ulric to call back.

At the same time, at the entrance of a certain manor.

Ulric hung up the phone. His expression did not change at all as he maintained a warm smile. “I had a great time with you today.”

Mabel’s cheeks were pink. She lowered her head shyly and said, “Me too…”

Ulric’s smile deepened. He said guiltily, “I can’t walk, so I won’t send you back. See you next time.”

“Okay…” Mabel’s heart was filled with reluctance.

After spending the entire afternoon with Ulric, she had completely fallen for his gentleness.

Moreover, this private manor was extremely luxurious. She had experienced an unprecedented high-end life and wished that she could immerse herself in this kind of life every day in the future.

The car was already waiting for her six feet away, but Mabel did not want to leave at all.

Just as she was about to get into the car, Mabel suddenly took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to turn around and ask Ulric. “Mr. Swanson… Are we on a date today?”

She threw caution to the wind.

She thought, ‘Today, I must establish a relationship with Ulric!’

However, as soon as she said this, Mabel began to regret it. What she did was no different from lowering herself in the relationship between a man and a woman and becoming the passive party. This was how it was between a man and a woman. Whoever mentioned love first would lose.

Mabel was stunned and uneasy. With a red face, she hurriedly apologized and turned around to get into the car. However, Ulric called her name from behind. “Mabel…”

Mabel seemed to have frozen. She immediately stopped in her tracks and turned around stiffly.

Because of her outstanding appearance, she had been confessed to countless times. This was the only time she took the initiative to confess to someone.

She only realized by then that when confessing, her heart would actually beat so quickly. She looked up at Ulric nervously.

Ulric chuckled and said in an extremely firm and gentle voice, “Mabel, from the moment I saw you, I was sure that my life partner was you. If it weren’t for Melody, I would have come to propose marriage with you long ago.”

Mabel’s heart trembled, and her voice trembled with excitement. “What about now?”

Ulric smiled and said, “Melody is no longer a part of the Fox family. Naturally, we can be together legitimately. However, I can’t let a girl confess to me first.”

As he spoke, he borrowed the power of the Al mechanical legs and walked to Mabel in a few steps. He brushed away the hair on her forehead and planted a gentle kiss on it.

Mabel’s face immediately turned red.

Ulric glanced at her flushed face and said even more gently, “Give me some time. When I’m done with this, I want to propose to you seriously.”

Mabel’s heart beat even faster. “Then, we’re together now, right?”

“Of course.” Ulric smiled and pulled Mabel into his arms. He said gently, “You’re the person I took a fancy to at first glance. From today onwards, you’re my girlfriend. And soon, you’ll be my fiancée. I’ll make you the happiest woman in the world.”

Mabel only felt that she was in the clouds. That feeling of floating surrounded her entire body.

After hugging each other for a while, Mabel finally left Ulric’s embrace. She said goodbye to him shyly and happily.

In the car, the smile on Mabel’s face kept widening. She could not suppress it at all.

She couldn’t believe that the person she wanted to marry had finally become her boyfriend.

She wanted to share this good news with everyone she knew immediately.

As for Melody, Mabel really wanted to know what kind of interesting expression Melody would have if she knew that she had snatched her fiancé away.

Mabel, who was immersed in happiness, did not realize that the speed at which she was developing with Ulric was a little unusual.

At the same time, Ulric smiled as he watched Mabel leave.

After the car gradually left his line of sight, Ulric’s trusted aide, Daniel, could not help but step forward and say

hesitantly, “Mr. Swanson, there’s something… I don’t know if I should say it.”

Ulric retracted his gaze and looked at him indifferently.” Shoot.”

Daniel took a deep breath and said, “I think… at this juncture, you shouldn’t be in love. This time, the plan against Melody has failed. It will be much more difficult to plot against her in the future. They will definitely be more vigilant. You should… focus on your career first.”

Ulric sneered and asked, “Do you think I established a relationship with Mabel because of so-called love?”

Daniel looked confused.

He thought, ‘Don’t you?’

No matter how one looked at it, the atmosphere just now looked like two people in love establishing their relationship.

Ulric glanced at Daniel indifferently. “In terms of brains, the few of you combined can’t compare to Melody.”

He sounded a little regretful that Melody did not end up working for him.

However, since Melody decided to take Ken’s side, Ulric could only make her disappear from this world. Although he failed once, there would be a second and a third time.

Daniel could not tell what Ulric meant. He gritted his teeth and said, “I’m not very smart, but you know my loyalty to you. I just don’t want to see you go astray.”

“Alright, shut up.” Ulric massaged his temples in frustration. He could not be bothered to explain further to this idiot.

To him, nothing was more important than inheriting the Swanson family.

The reason why he was so patient with Mabel was firstly because she had the title of Best Celebrity. Secondly, Mabel would soon enter Ander’s laboratory. Thirdly, of course, it was because of the arranged marriage with the Fox family.

He thought, ‘Forget about Mabel. In order to achieve my

goal, I can even marry that ugly freak, Melody.’

Thinking of Melody, Ulric remembered the call he had just rejected from Janet.

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Ulric took out his phone, untied his mechanical leg, and called Janet back as he sat in the wheelchair to the manor.

On the other end of the line, Janet was getting more and more impatient. Just as she was about to call again, Ulric called.

She immediately picked up the call and asked unhappily,” Why did you take so long to call back?”

“I was dealing with some private matters just now. Why, is there something urgent, Miss Murphy?”

Janet took a deep breath and threw away the frustration in her heart. “Many places in Silverlake were on fire almost at the same time today. This was your doing, right?”

Before Ulric could answer, she said, “Forget it. You don’t have to answer this question. If you did it, then immediately erase all the surveillance cameras around the fire. Melody wants to check all the surveillance cameras. I don’t want to be implicated by you.”

“Melody?” Ulric was silent for two seconds before asking, ” Could it be her who hacked my hacker’s computer? The hacker I sent this time is a top international hacker. To be able to hack his computer means that the other party’s technology is far superior to my staff.”

“That’s right, but her hacking skills are very ordinary. I’m afraid Zack helped her back then, but she took all the credit.” Ulric frowned and said, “I’ve investigated Zack. He knows some hacking skills, but he doesn’t even have the ability of an ordinary professional hacker. With his ability, it’s impossible for him to defeat my hacker.”

Janet did not want to hear others praise Melody. She held her phone tightly with a dark expression and said, “I don’t care if her hacking ability is good or not. In short, you have to clean up your mess as soon as possible. The surveillance cameras at the Youth Center are a dead end, but Sid has already started to investigate the other places. You’d better move quickly!”

“Thank you for your reminder, Miss Murphy. I’ll make the arrangements now.”

Ulric hung up and turned to look at Daniel. “Do you know what to do?”

Daniel immediately replied, “I’ll get him to clean up all the surveillance cameras that he didn’t deal with.”

“Make sure you do it before Sid gets to it.”

“Yes!” After Daniel left, Ulric’s eyes narrowed coldly.

He thought, ‘If Melody’s hacking skills are really better than the top hacker I raised, then her value far exceeds my previous estimates.’

Ulric massaged his temples with a headache. In that case, he felt that it seemed a pity to get rid of Melody directly. After all, obtaining Melody was equivalent to having a hacker expert and a miracle doctor at the same time.

He found this to be a difficult choice.

Ulric snapped his fingers and called one of his subordinates over. “Mr. Swanson, what can I do for you?” “Send someone to the countryside where Melody lived and investigate how she learned her medical skills and hacking skills.”

“Yes!”

*****

At the same time, Melody drove the sports car towards Herbathrive.

At this moment, the entrance of Herbathrive was filled with people.

A woman was crying and shouting, “Give me back my husband’s life!”

A passerby who had just passed by could not help but ask, What happened?”

The woman immediately said loudly, “My husband just had a heatstroke, but the doctor from Herbathrive actually treated him to death! Everyone, do you think this clinic is still qualified in that case?”

The passersby who had figured out the situation immediately started discussing.

A person asked, “How big of a deal is a heatstroke? They can actually cure someone to death. Who would dare to come here to check their illness?”

Another person said, “I always thought that Herbathrive was very reliable. I didn’t expect them to be so heartless! Quickly compensate her husband’s life and close the clinic!”

Someone else said, “That’s right! Herbathrive, close the shop immediately!”

David said with a pale face, “Don’t be confused! The heatstroke medicine we gave him is a traditional medicine. There are almost no side effects. Moreover, it’s sold on the market. There has never been such a medical accident. There must be a misunderstanding…”

“Misunderstanding?” The woman sneered. “He went in alive and kicking, and now he’s coming out unconscious. You’re telling me it’s a misunderstanding? My husband is already dead. How can this be a misunderstanding? You just don’t want to admit that the medicine you prescribed killed someone!”

The passersby quickly helped the woman accuse Herbathrive. “He’s still unwilling to admit it after his patient died. I think we should just call the police!”

A person said, “That’s right. Who knows if your Herbathrive is getting popular by selling illegal drugs?”

The patients in the clinic also felt apprehensive and shouted for a refund.

There were even people who came to Herbathrive for treatment a year ago who rushed over after hearing the news and wanted Herbathrive to return the money to them. It was appropriate to say that those people were just trying to get some benefits from the situation.

For a moment, Herbathrive became extremely chaotic.

David panicked. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a limited edition red sports car stop opposite the medical center.

He thought, ‘Miss Fox is here!’

David’s eyes lit up and he immediately waved at Melody.” Miss Fox! Over here!”

When the woman heard David’s words, she immediately looked in Melody’s direction. She turned around and met Melody’s cold eyes.

The moment their gazes met, the woman felt as if her entire body was frozen. For a moment, she even had the thought of escaping.

She thought, ‘This woman’s aura is too powerful!’

It was not until Melody walked from the opposite side to Herbathrive that the woman recovered from her fear. She stuttered and asked, “You’re Herbathrive’s boss?”

“That’s right.” Melody did not want this matter to bother Colin Herbert and Beverly Herbert. The two of them were still at the inpatient department, so she simply admitted that she was Herbathrive’s boss.

As soon as Melody said that, the people around her immediately exclaimed. “The boss of Herbathrive is actually so young? And the sports car she drives is expensive, right?”

A person said, “No wonder they killed one of their patients! How can she open a good clinic at such a young age?”

Another person said, “I remember that the boss of

Herbathrive was a man. It seems that the clinic has

changed owners, so the entire place is in chaos. That’s why this happened.”

Someone else said, “What a jinx! Why did she open a clinic at such a young age? Great, now she’s killed someone. I think she’ll spend the rest of her life in prison!”

When the woman heard that the people around her were helping her, the fear instantly dissipated. “Alright, since you’re the boss, compensate me for my husband’s life immediately! I want 20 million dollars, not a single cent less. Otherwise, I’ll call the police immediately!”

Melody ignored the surrounding voices and glanced at the woman indifferently. “Don’t worry. If the situation is true, I won’t give you a single cent less.”

“Of course it’s true. It was your doctor who killed my husband!”

Melody did not reply. She looked sideways and asked David, “Where’s the patient?”

As soon as Melody arrived, David seemed to have found

his backbone. Even his words became more confident. Over there!”

He pointed in a certain direction. A middle-aged man was lying upright on a stretcher. His face was pale. Melody walked towards the patient.

However, she had only taken two steps when the woman immediately blocked her way.

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“Stop! What do you think you’re doing?” The woman stared at Melody in fear. Her hands were wide open, completely blocking Melody’s path.

At this moment, the two of them were less than half a foot apart. When she saw that Melody was just an ugly little girl, she felt vexed that she was almost scared out of her wits by Melody’s gaze.

Melody met the woman’s gaze expressionlessly and said coldly, “I don’t want to do anything. I just want to confirm if something has really happened to your husband.”

The woman spat and said, “How can I not know if my husband is dead or alive? I think you’re just trying to shirk responsibility!”

Melody raised her right eyebrow and suddenly chuckled.” Madam, you seem to be especially afraid that I’ll get close to your husband?”

The woman choked and retorted, “What’s there to be afraid of!”

David completely calmed down at this moment.

After regaining his rationality, he recalled that he had been rejected many times when he wanted to check on the patient’s condition. He finally felt that something was wrong.

He immediately said, “Miss Fox, after the accident, I wanted to help her take a look at her husband many times, but she refused to let us get close no matter what. She insisted that her husband was dead. There must be something fishy going on!”

Guilt flashed across the woman’s eyes.

However, she quickly composed herself and sat on the ground as if she were throwing a tantrum. She slapped her thigh and wailed, “There’s no justice! My husband was killed by Herbathrive, but they still want to question if my husband is really dead! Are you still human? You’re simply animals. A group of animals!”

The surrounding people were moved by the woman’s cries and began to criticize Herbathrive again.

Melody ignored the voices of the people around her and stared at the woman calmly. “Didn’t you want us to compensate and close the clinic? Sure.”

The woman was stunned, and her crying suddenly stopped. “Are you serious?”

“Of course it’s true. It’s just that…” Melody dragged out her words and said, “There are too many scammers these days. It’s not the first time Herbathrive has seen someone like you. So to be fair, we have to confirm if your husband is really dead.”

Just as the woman was about to speak, Melody interrupted her and continued, “I see that you’re so sad. Compared to the compensation, you must still think that your husband’s life is more important, right?”

The woman subconsciously replied, “Of course…”

“In that case, let’s go and confirm your husband’s condition. There’s a golden time for resuscitation in medicine. Perhaps he can come back alive if I go over to treat him now.”

“That’s impossible! My husband is already dead. How can he come back to life?” The woman blurted out.

However, her reaction was too strange, causing the passersby who had spoken up for her to take a few more glances at the woman.

Melody took the opportunity to give David a look. David was not stupid. He immediately said, “You’re guilty! You’re indeed a liar! Nothing must have happened to your husband!”

The woman quickly got up from the ground and denied, “I’m not a liar! I’m not lying! I saw my husband fall down with my own eyes and confirmed that he’s not breathing!”

As she spoke, she wanted the passersby to speak up for her. She looked at the onlookers pleadingly and said, “They’re bullying me, a villager who doesn’t know anything. Please help me…”

However, no one in the crowd stood up for her this time. Instead, someone couldn’t help but say, “They just want to confirm your husband’s condition. Isn’t your reaction too exaggerated?”

As soon as he said this, the others also spoke. “That’s right. It’s not like you have anything to lose by confirming that he’s dead.”

A person said, “Let them do it. After all, they’re doctors. Your husband might still be able to be saved!”

Another person said, “Madam, why do I feel that you’re really guilty? If you’re not guilty, why don’t you let them get close to your husband?”

The woman gritted her teeth and a hint of ruthlessness flashed across her face.

“Alright!” She met Melody’s gaze and said, “Go and confirm it! However, if you defile my husband’s body, you have to compensate me double!”

The surrounding people exclaimed, “Double the compensation? Doesn’t that mean that they have to compensate 40 million dollars? Herbathrive is worth 20 million dollars at most. In that case, if that man really dies, won’t they have to compensate a lot”

David could not help but break out in a cold sweat.

Not to mention 40 million dollars, even if it was 20 million dollars, he would not be able to afford it even if he sold himself. Now, this woman asked for double. He felt that the price was too high.

David could not help but pull on the corner of Melody’s shirt and say, “Miss Fox, why don’t we… forget it? I’m willing to work hard for Herbathrive for the rest of my life to repay this 20 million dollars.”

Melody pulled David’s hand away and said, “Don’t worry, I can still afford to compensate 40 million dollars. I don’t need you to work for it. Moreover, it’s not certain if I need to compensate.”

With that, she strode toward the man lying on the stretcher. However, Melody had just taken two steps when the woman blocked her way again.

Melody frowned and looked at the woman, asking her with her eyes what she meant.

The woman raised her chin and said, “I don’t trust you. What if you insist that my husband isn’t dead?”

Melody pursed her lips and asked patiently, “Then what do you want?”

“Go to the nearby clinic and get a doctor!”

The street where Herbathrive was located was called Medicine Street. There were many clinics, and there was a traditional medicine clinic more than 100 yards away from Herbathrive.

Melody nodded. “Sure.”

Someone in the crowd volunteered, “I’ll call a doctor for you!” Before long, an old man with white hair was invited over. After David saw the other party’s appearance clearly, he immediately whispered to Melody, “Miss Fox, this is Dr. Terry Bradley, the boss of the nearby Bradley Clinic. He has been a doctor for many years and is very experienced. His character is also not bad. He won’t help them fake it.”

Melody nodded and took a few steps forward. “Dr. Bradley, I’m Melody. Colin Herbert is my uncle.”

When Terry heard that Melody was Colin’s relative, he looked at her.

Melody continued, “I believe you already know what’s going on on the way here. Please help us notarize Herbathrive.” “Sure.” Terry did not say anything else and went straight to the middle-aged man’s side. Under everyone’s gaze, he squatted down and reached his hand under the man’s nose. A few seconds later, Terry’s back stiffened as he turned to look at Melody.

Melody had a bad feeling when she saw Terry’s gaze.

The woman asked anxiously, “Dr. Bradley, how is it? My husband is dead, right?”

Her tone and expression made it seem like she wished that her husband was dead.

The staff of Herbathrive and the onlookers waited eagerly for Terry’s answer.

Terry pursed his lips and said unhurriedly, “Let me check him again. Breathing doesn’t explain everything…”

This meant that the man was indeed not breathing.

David’s heart instantly sank to the bottom.

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Chapter 461

However, just before Bonnie could touch Melody’s face, Lucas intercepted her in the air and held her back.

Lucas’s body had not fully recovered. He had used all his strength to stop Bonnie’s hand.

Lucas’s expression was ugly as he warned, “Bonnie, I’ll let her out. Don’t attack her!”

“You…” Bonnie gritted her teeth. She was very unwilling.

She thought, ‘If it wasn’t for this ugly freak, I might have already obtained benefits already.’

But for the sake of the plan, Bonnie didn’t do anything. She just snorted angrily.

When Lucas saw that Bonnie had finally settled down, he turned to Melody and said apologetically, “I’m really sorry about just now. Regardless of whether you are Melody or not, in order to avoid causing you trouble, please leave quickly.”

Melody was very disappointed.

She thought, ‘This Lucas is too overcautious. However, at least with such a personality, he will not end up with bad consequences because of his impulsiveness. There are pros and cons to his personality.’

Bonnie said arrogantly again, “Did you hear that? Go away, you ugly and evil liar!”

Melody’s eyes looked deeply at Bonnie. Thinking that Ander and his wife should be back soon, it would not be too late for her to come back then. She turned around and was about to walk out.

However, at this moment, hurried footsteps approached them. They turned around and arrived at the door of the ward.

Bonnie and Lucas recognized the person. It was none other than the director of this hospital.

Bonnie only thought that the dean was there to visit Lucas. She felt that it would be good for her to meet such a person.

Thinking about this, Bonnie acted like she was Lucas’s wife. She said, “Hello, Dean. My name is Bonnie Cress. I am Lucas’s girlfriend…”

Before she could finish her sentence, the director brushed past her and went straight to Melody.

Bonnie frowned and thought, ‘What is the Dean doing?”

Before she could figure it out, the director held Melody’s hand with a worried expression and asked with concern, “Dr. Fox, I heard that you were in a fire? Are you injured? Have you checked?”

When he said this, Bonnie’s face lost all color.

She thought, ‘Dr. Fox? This ugly freak is actually the miracle doctor who saved Lucas, Melody? In that case, wouldn’t my plan be ruined?’

Melody did not expect the dean to coincidentally come over. She glanced at the pale Bonnie and replied to the dean without changing her expression, “I’m fine. My injuries have all been treated. They’re just minor injuries. It’s not a big deal.”

“That’s good.”

The director heaved a sigh of relief and turned to look at Lucas. “Mr. Morgan, you just met Dr. Fox today, right? Let me officially introduce her. This is Melody Fox, a doctor specially hired by our hospital. She’s also the person who saved your life. You have to thank her!”

Lucas’s expression changed again and again. His face was filled with embarrassment.

He knew that no one would dare to casually pretend to be his savior, but he did not dare to bet on that “what if”.

However, the truth was right in front of him. Melody was indeed not lying to him, which made him feel even more sorry.

He touched his nose and said embarrassedly, “Melody, thank you for saving my life. Also… I’m really sorry for not trusting you completely just now…”

“It’s fine. You were just thinking for your parents.” As soon as Melody finished speaking, she saw Bonnie quietly moving out.

She thought, ‘Trying to run?’

Melody’s eyes narrowed. She grabbed Bonnie’s hand and asked with a faint smile, “Where are you going, Miss Cress?”

Bonnie knew that her plan had been exposed, so she immediately prepared to sneak away.

She was about to walk out of the ward when Melody caught her red-handed.

Bonnie gritted her teeth and glared at Melody. She said sternly, “Ugly freak, let go of me!”

Melody was already immune to this nickname, but when the director heard this, he spoke up for Melody unhappily.” Ugly freak? Do you know who you’re talking to? Who allowed you to be disrespectful to Miss Fox?”

Bonnie ignored the dean’s words. As she tried to break free from Melody’s hand, she said to Lucas, “I suddenly remembered that I still have something on. Let’s talk about our matters next time. Quickly ask her to let go of me first!” Lucas no longer had any worries. Since the person in front of him was Melody, he had nothing to be afraid of.

Thinking of this, Lucas looked at Bonnie expressionlessly and said, “Didn’t you call the police? How can the person who reported the case leave before the police arrive? Why don’t you stay here and settle everything today before leaving?”

“No…” Bonnie was so scared that her face turned pale She regretted her decision to call the police. Once the police arrived, she would be deemed a fraud.

In that case, she would definitely be imprisoned and her family would definitely scold her to death.

Thinking of this, Bonnie tried her best to remain calm. She looked at Lucas coldly and said, “Lucas, do you have to make a big deal out of this? The child in my stomach is only two months old. The pregnancy report might not be that accurate. I advise you to think carefully before you say anything.”

When the director heard this, he asked in surprise, “What child? Miss Fox, Mr. Morgan, what happened?”

“It’s my personal matter. You don’t have to worry,” Lucas said. He looked up at Bonnie and said, “I believe Melody. If she said you’re not pregnant, then you must not be pregnant.”

After he woke up, his parents told him a lot about how

superb Melody’s medical skills were. He didn’t believe that Melody wouldn’t even be able to tell whether Bonnie was pregnant or not.

Bonnie did not expect Lucas to trust Melody so much. The last hope in her heart was destroyed. But she knew very well that she could not stay here any longer.

Thinking of this, Bonnie frantically tried to break free from Melody’s hand.

However, what surprised her was that Melody was clearly thinner than her, but her strength was more than twice hers. She could not break free at all.

“Bitch! Let go of me!” In a moment of desperation, Bonnie opened her mouth to bite Melody’s hand.

Melody didn’t expect Bonnie to bite her. She didn’t react immediately. The dean and Lucas didn’t expect Bonnie to go crazy like this.

Just as Bonnie was about to bite Melody, a big hand suddenly grabbed Melody’s waist and carried her away from the spot. Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

When Bonnie bit down, she only made a “crack” sound out of thin air. She bit nothing.

Melody subconsciously looked at the man who was

hugging her waist. Coincidentally, the man also looked at her.

Those eyes were sharp and cold, but when he looked at her, there was a faint gentle light in his eyes.

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It was Ken. Melody felt as if her eyes were being burned by fire. Even her heart felt slightly hot.

“How did you-” Before Melody could finish her question, she saw Ken’s leg in a cast from the corner of her eye.

She quickly retreated from Ken’s arms and reached out to help him up.

Ken did not refuse her support. He even cooperatively moved his hand from Melody’s waist to her shoulder. He almost hung on her and placed half of his weight on Melody’s shoulder.

Bonnie’s bite missed. She felt angry and humiliated. However, she couldn’t care less about these emotions at the moment. All she could think about was running away. Now that Melody’s neck was hooked, Bonnie immediately ran out.

Melody was about to give chase when Ken said, “Catch her.” The moment he said that- two black-clothed bodyguards rushed in from outside. They picked Bonnie up from the left and right; like they were carrying a sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

“Who are you? Let go of me!” Bonnie’s feet were almost in the air. She kicked her legs with all her might, but all her struggles were futile.

She glared at Ken angrily. In the next moment, she met a cold and sharp gaze that was like a thousand-year-old iceberg. That gaze carried a powerful pressure that made her not dare to move or make any sound for a moment.

That gaze was extremely indifferent, making her look away uncontrollably, not daring to meet that sharp gaze.

Bonnie did not know who Ken was, but she had a clear understanding in her heart that Ken was definitely not to be trifled with,

She thought, ‘But how can such a person be so intimate with that ugly woman?’

Melody looked at Bonnie’s expression and knew what she was thinking. Her lips pursed coldly. She was about to speak when two sets of footsteps approached.

Soon, two police officers walked over. When they saw Bonnie being held, they immediately went forward and asked, “What happened?”

Bonnie did not expect the police to arrive so quickly. She was so frightened that her face became even paler. She wished she could find a hole in the ground to hide.

Lucas did not want Melody to get into trouble. He walked forward and told the officers everything. Then, he coldly pointed at Bonnie and said, “Since you are here, take this woman away!”

The police roughly understood the situation. However, they needed evidence to deal with this kind of thing, so they brought Bonnie to check.

With the dean around, the results of the examination were out very quickly.

“You really aren’t pregnant!” Lucas held the report. His hands were trembling. It was unknown if it was because he was angry or because he had exhausted too much stamina.

At this moment, Bonnie was desperate. Tears streamed down her face as she cried and begged Lucas. “Lucas, it’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have lied to you. But I lied to you because I love you and don’t want to break up with you! Do I really want that 20 million dollars? I just don’t want to break up with you!”

Lucas’s eyes were filled with disgust. He said mercilessly,” Bonnie, stop lying. Before I got into the car accident, I happened to hear some things about you. From the

beginning, you approached me with ulterior motives.

Before you wooed me, you clearly had a boyfriend. You only

dumped him after you got together with me.”

Bonnie’s face changed. “How did you know…”

Lucas said coldly, “Do you know why I got into a car accident? It was because your ex-boyfriend found me and told me about you. My mind wasn’t on driving at all, so I crashed into a truck that was rushing over. Do you really think that I just wanted to break up with you because I almost died once? Since you insist on making things so ugly, I’ll fulfill your wish!”

Bonnie’s face went from pale to green.

Lucas did not even want to look at Bonnie. He asked the police to take her away.

Coincidentally, Ander and Zoe arrived.

Seeing that there were actually police officers in the ward, Ander immediately went forward to ask about the situation. Melody explained the situation in the shortest possible way. Then, he reminded them, “This matter is small, but if it really goes to court… I’m afraid it will be detrimental to your work and reputation.”

Ander had already thought of this.

He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and looked at Bonnie. He warned her coldly, “Let’s pretend that nothing happened today. From today onwards, we don’t want to see you again, nor do we want to hear a word about what happened today.”

When Bonnie heard that she wouldn’t have to go to jail, she quickly nodded and agreed. “I won’t say a word!”

“Get lost!” As soon as Ander finished speaking, Bonnie immediately scrambled away.

However, before she left, Bonnie glared at Melody.

She thought, ‘I will definitely take revenge!’

Seeing that the two parties had reconciled, the police turned around and walked out of the ward.

Seeing Bonnie walk away unscathed, Lucas could not help but ask, “Dad, are you letting her go just like that? She has already been checked not to be pregnant. We can sue her for fraud.”

Ander felt rather resentful.

Melody helped to explain, “We can indeed sue her for fraud, but you haven’t been cheated of anything, right? Under such circumstances, even if we go to court, we can’t do anything to her. At most, we can put her in jail for a couple of days. But this way, it’s easy for rumors to spread. How scary are rumors? It won’t be worth it if it affects your parents.”

Ander looked at Melody with admiration. Then, he turned to glare at Lucas and said, “If you are as mature and steady as Melody, your mother and I will be at ease!”

Zoe still felt sorry for her son. She nudged Ander and said, How many people like Melody are there in the world? Your son hasn’t recovered yet, so stop lecturing him.”

Ander also felt sorry for his son, but he hoped that Lucas would mature as soon as possible.

After the car accident, he deeply understood that there would be times when he could not help Lucas. Only when Lucas grew up by himself could he survive in this world where the strong preyed on the weak.

Thinking of this, Ander did not answer Zoe. Instead, he turned to Melody and said, “Melody, I have a presumptuous request.”

Melody nodded. “Go ahead.”

“After Lucas ‘s body has completely recovered, can you let him go to your medical center to train for a period of time?” Lucas’s eyes lit up. He looked at Melody and said, “Melody, I really want to learn medicine from you.”

Melody hesitated for a moment and said, “Yes, but studying medicine is a very difficult thing. You need to persevere day after day. Whether you can really learn something depends not on me, but on yourself.”

Lucas said confidently, “Melody, don’t worry. I will definitely persevere!”

“Alright, in that case, look for me at Herbathrive after you’re discharged.”

Lucas clenched his fist. “Thank you, Melody!”

“You don’t have to.” Ever since Michael Hudson had taken away a lot of staff from Herbathrive, Herbathrive had been in dire need of manpower. Now was the time to use manpower. Melody felt that it was beneficial for Lucas to join.

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Ander’s eyes were filled with joy when he saw that Melody was willing to take care of his son.

However, at his age, no matter how happy he was, he would not show it easily. Therefore, he only nodded at Melody to express his gratitude.

Melody also nodded and said bluntly, “But I have to say this first. Herbathrive is a medical center after all. Every day’s work concerns the patient’s safety. When we get there, Lucas must completely listen to my arrangements.”

“Of course,” Ander said. He turned around and reminded Lucas, “Do you remember what Melody said?”

Lucas nodded vigorously.

Ander was slightly relieved and asked Melody to check on Lucas.

Melody let Lucas lie back on the bed and began to check on his condition.

She felt that Zoe was so nervous that her back was straightened. She could not help but be even more careful. After more than two minutes, Melody finally finished the process.

“How is he?” Zoe immediately asked.

Melody smiled and said, “Lucas’s illness has already recovered. All his bodily functions are recovering. At this rate, he should be discharged soon.”

After saying that, Melody wrote a prescription for Lucas. Take the medicine according to this prescription and apply it every morning and night until you’re discharged.”

Zoe quickly thanked Melody. She held Melody’s hand with tears in her eyes and said, “Melody, I really don’t know what I would have done without you…”

Melody patted Zoe’s hand. Under Ander’s gaze, she said, Zoe, you don’t have to thank me. Since I accepted to treat Lucas, I will definitely ensure that he is discharged safely. However, I’m not worried about him now, but about you.”

“Me?” Zoe was stunned.

Melody nodded and said, “I don’t even need to check on you before I can tell from your expression that you’ve been too hard on yourself recently. If you don’t go back and rest, you’ Il fall sick when Lucas recovers. In order to take better care of him in the future, I think you should take care of your body first.”

Zoe was silent for two seconds before nodding with red eyes. “I understand, Melody. I will recuperate. From today onwards, I will take turns taking care of Lucas with the caregiver. I won’t force myself to do this alone anymore.”

“That’s good. Otherwise, if you fall ill, Lucas will not be able to rest in peace.”

Lucas also said, “That’s right, Mom. I can get out of bed and walk by myself. You don’t have to come over every day. Otherwise, I’ll have to worry about your health while recuperating.”

Zoe replied, “Don’t worry. I’ll go back and have a good sleep now.”

Under everyone’s concern and urging, Zoe did not stay any longer this time. She went straight to the caregiver to hand over the work.

When Melody saw Zoe leave, it felt like a stone in her heart slowly fell.

Actually, not only was Ander worried about Zoe, but Melody was also worried about her.

She felt motherly love from Zoe, which gave her great mental strength.

“Melody,” Ander suddenly said. “I want to talk to you alone.”

“Alright.” Melody nodded and turned to Ken. “Your leg is still injured. Sit here and wait for me first. You can’t stand around all the time. It’s not good for your leg.”

Ken smirked. Before he could say anything, Melody turned around and left.

What he didn’t say got stuck in his throat. It was quite uncomfortable.

However, he would not disobey Melody’s words. He just sat by Lucas’s bed, although he didn’t know him at all.

Lucas did not recognize Ken. He scratched his head awkwardly.

He was actually very good at socializing, but for some reason, he always felt a sense of fear in front of Ken. He was afraid that if he said a word wrong, Ken would be unhappy.

The silence lasted for more than a minute. Finally, Lucas could not stand the awkwardness and took the initiative to talk to the cold man beside the bed. “Are you Melody’s husband?”

Ken looked up at Lucas. “What did you say?”

His voice was so cold that Lucas actually shivered reflexively.

He thought, ‘So did I say something wrong? Isn’t Melody… in that kind of relationship with this man? However, the way this man looks at Melody makes it seem that they are more than ordinary friends.’

He had fallen in love quite a few times. Although he was not very involved previously, he felt that he shouldn’t have misunderstood this kind of gaze.

Just as Lucas was feeling apprehensive, Ken asked again,” What did just say?”

This time, Ken’s tone was much gentler.

Probably because of his attitude, Lucas mustered his courage again and said, “I asked if you are Melody’s husband. Did I make a mistake?”

“There’s no mistake.” Ken slowly buttoned his sleeve and extended his hand to Lucas. “Nice to meet you. My name is Ken Swanson.”

“What? you are Ken Swanson?”

At the end of the corridor, Melody and Ander stood opposite each other.

Before Ander could speak, Melody asked, “Ander, did something happen to your work?”

Ander raised his eyelids and looked at Melody in surprise. You…”

He paused and did not hide his admiration. “Melody, you’re the smartest person I’ve ever met. Nothing can escape your eyes. If Lucas was half as outstanding as you, Zoe and I would have less to worry about.”

Melody shook her head. “Lucas is definitely not stupid. It’s just that he was too muddle-headed in the past.”

As for why she guessed that Ander might not be doing well at work recently, it was because Ander’s gaze and reaction told her.

If Ander’s job was still as smooth as before, based on her understanding of Ander, he would definitely not let Bonnie go so easily.

Thinking of this, Melody asked seriously, “What happened at work?”

Ander said with a serious expression, “During this period of time, I was either in the hospital or on my way to the hospital. My competitors took advantage of the fact that I was busy with work and stole a very important project from me.”

Melody did not know much about the research institute. She asked in confusion, “Will this project affect your current position? Aren’t you already the head of the research institute?”

“You don’t know… the head of the Halcyon Research Institute changes every three years. I’ve already been re-elected for two years. This year, the research institute needs to appoint a new director. But this year, my competitor is eyeing this position covetously. And that project is very important to compete for that position.” Melody was silent for a while before asking, “Since you have asked, is there anything I can do to help you?”

“That’s right.” Ander took a deep breath and said, “Actually, our research institute has another project. As long as I complete that project, I will definitely be able to keep my current position. However, this project is too dangerous. No one dares to accept it. I want to take a gamble, but I need a doctor with superb medical skills as my backing.”

Chapter 464

After Melody heard Ander’s words, a hint of surprise flashed past her eyes. “You mean…”

Ander looked at her deeply and said, “Melody, I hope you can come to my laboratory to help me.”

Although Melody understood the meaning behind Ander’s words, she was still surprised to hear it from Ander’s mouth.

If she could enter Ander’s laboratory, her social status would rise rapidly. This was a huge opportunity for her to strengthen herself. However, the greater the chance, the greater the risk.

She was not in a hurry to agree. After two seconds of silence, she said, “Ander, you’re a cautious person. You should know that my education level is very low. I only graduated from an ordinary community college. I’m afraid I haven’t even met the basic requirements to enter your laboratory…”

“You don’t have to worry about that. I know you don’t have enough academic qualifications, so I’m preparing to set up a special recruitment position. This position doesn’t depend on academic qualifications, only on ability. Moreover, the position I want you to go to isn’t a scientific research position, but a medical position. It’s our backing.” When Ander said this, Melody did not refuse and nodded. “I’m willing to go.”

“That’s great!” Ander patted Melody’s shoulder happily, but then he said seriously, “However, I can’t give this specially recruited position to you directly. My competitors have been staring at me. In order not to have a bad impact on you and me, you still need to compete fairly with the other people who came to sign up, but I believe you can definitely do it!”

“I understand.” Melody curved her lower lip and said, “If I can’t compete with others, it means that I’m indeed not qualified. I’ll work hard to prove myself in the assessment. I’m worthy of this position. When the time comes, send me the assessment time and I’ll be there on time.”

Ander could clearly see the determination in Melody’s eyes. He looked at her with even more admiration.

He thought, ‘Why didn’t I meet such a bold genius girl earlier?’

Thinking of this, Ander nodded hard. “Alright. There needs to be a public announcement time for the special recruitment. After the public announcement, the assessment will immediately begin. I will inform you of the time in advance.”

Melody paused for a moment and asked out of curiosity,” What exactly is the dangerous project you mentioned?” “Well…” Ander said hesitantly, “This is a first-class secret of Halcyon. I can’t tell you for the time being. I’ll tell you in detail after you enter the laboratory.”

“Yes, I understand.”

On the way back to the ward, Ander could not help but ask, Melody, what’s your relationship with Ken? I’ve been wanting to ask this question for a long time. I’ve seen the two of you together before, but now, it seems like your relationship is getting closer.”

Melody stopped in her tracks and smiled stiffly. “We’re friends. Why are you suddenly curious about this?”

Ander also stopped in his tracks and said in a low voice, Melody, it’s not that I don’t want you to make friends, but you’ve been staying in the countryside all this time and know too little about the upper class. Ken is… not a good person. It’s best if you draw a clear line with him.”

“Not a good person?” Melody knew that Ander was not the kind of person who would believe in rumors. He would not have a bad impression of Ken just because of the bad rumors going around in Silverlake. The only possibility was that he had been misled by someone.

Thinking of this, Melody frowned slightly and asked, “You don’t have much contact with him. Why do you think so? Did someone say something to you?”

Ander sighed and said, “Zoe and I treat you as our daughter.

I won’t hide it from you. I’ll be frank with you. I met Ulric a few times a while ago and learned a lot of dirty things about Ken from him. This person is very shrewd and has evil intentions. I’m afraid that you’ll be used by him if you’re with him.”

“Ulric?” A sharp glint flashed across Melody’s eyes. “When did you start interacting with him?”

“Before I met you. He has a good personality and is very sincere. He wants to enter the Al technology industry, and I plan to work with him…” As Ander spoke, he noticed that Melody’s expression was not right. He could not help but ask in confusion, “What’s wrong? Did I say something wrong?”

Melody was well aware of Ander’s abilities and status. If he really worked with Ulric, she was afraid that Ulric would be difficult to deal with in the future.

At the thought of this, she simply said, “Ander, let me tell you the truth. Ulric is the one with evil intentions and deep schemes.”

Ander asked in shock, “Why would you say that?”

Melody said bluntly, “I was almost burned to death in Youth Center today, and the mastermind behind this was Ulric. In order to get rid of me, he did not hesitate to sacrifice the lives of hundreds of people. Do you think such a person is worthy of the ‘sincere person’ you said?”

“What?” Ander was shocked and quickly asked, “Are you alright now? Are you injured?”

Melody pulled open her sleeve. The abrasions and burns on it were clearly visible.

Ander immediately frowned. “I didn’t expect… he’s completely different from what he appears to be.”

Melody smiled bitterly and said, “My injuries are relatively light. I can recover in two to three days. However, Ken’s injuries are much worse than mine. He was clearly not in the Youth Center at that time, but in order to save me, he barged into the fire…”

Ander was even more surprised. After a long time, he said, “

I didn’t expect that there would be a day when I would make a mistake. The true appearance of these two brothers is actually completely opposite to their image. I’m really…”

He sighed for a while and asked, “Have you caught evidence that Ulric attacked you?”

Melody shook her head. “Not yet, but we have a witness. If we follow the clues, we will definitely be able to find clues that lead to him.”

“That’s good. Let me know if you need any help. I can’t help with anything else, but I can provide precision equipment. If there’s anything you need to test, you can send it to me. For example, DNA, fingerprints, and so on.”

“Alright, if there’s a need, I definitely won’t stand on ceremony with you.”

“Okay, okay.” As the two of them spoke, they walked into the ward again.

Melody thought that Lucas might not be the type to get along with Ken. She was afraid that there would be some conflict between the two of them, so she could not help but quicken her pace.

However, just as Melody reached the door of the ward, she heard Lucas say with admiration, “Really? Ken, you’re really awesome! And then, and then? What was that opponent’s expression after he lost to you?”

Ken said, “I don’t know.”

“How could you not know?”

“The winner doesn’t have to care about the loser’s feelings.” “Fuck! Ken, you’re so cool! So cool!”

Chapter 465

Hearing the conversation in the ward, Melody could not believe his ears.

She thought, ‘What is going on with Lucas and Ken?’

For a moment, Melody suspected that she was

hallucinating. After all, Lucas and Ken did not know each other at all before this. Their personalities were also worlds apart. It was impossible for them to chat so happily. Ander was also a little surprised.

He thought, ‘The cold Ken is actually getting along well with my son?’

The two of them reached out and pushed open the door almost at the same time.

Lucas was sitting on the bed with a hand on Ken’s shoulder. Ken did not look uncomfortable at all, as if he had accepted Lucas’s intimacy. The two of them were like friends who had known each other for many years.

However, Ken usually looked at Sod with disdain when Sid touched him.

Melody thought, ‘How did these two people hit it off at first sight?’

Ander coughed twice. When Lucas heard the voice, he noticed that Melody and Ander had returned. He quickly let go of Ken’s shoulder and called out cautiously, “Dad, Melody.”

Melody looked at Lucas and then at Ken. In the end, she chose not to ask anything and only said, “Ken, let’s go.”

“Alright.” Ken nodded slightly and stood up with some difficulty.

Melody could not help but take a few steps forward to help Ken up and help him out.

When he passed by Ander, Ken suddenly said, “Professor Morgan, when are you free? I want to treat you to a meal and have a chat.”

“Sure…” Ander nodded. “I happen to have something to talk

to you about in private. How about this? When Lucas is discharged from the hospital, I’ll come and ask you for a time.”

“Okay.” After setting the approximate time, Ken continued to put his weight on Melody’s shoulder and slowly walked out.

After the two of them left, Ander looked at Lucas with a deep gaze. “You better take care of yourself and go help Melody as soon as possible. Don’t keep causing trouble for us! I’ll settle the score with you about Bonnie in the future!” Lucas knew that he was in the wrong. He lowered his head and did not dare to speak.

At the same time, in the corridor.

Melody could not help but ask, “What did you talk about with Lucas? Why are you chatting so happily?”

“It’s nothing,” Ken said calmly, “That kid likes to race, so l talked to him about some things that happened when I was a professional racer.”

Melody thought, ‘That kid? Why do I feel that Ken is especially doting on Lucas? This is completely unlike the usual Ken.’

Melody stared at Ken suspiciously for a few seconds. When Ken turned to look at her, she silently retracted her gaze and bought a wheelchair for Ken. Her shoulder was about to be crushed by Ken.

Before leaving the hospital, Melody asked the nurse if Rodney’s surgery was successful. After receiving an affirmative answer, she drove to the Youth Center with Ken. On the way, Zack called.

Melody thought, ‘Zack has already talked to me about work. Why is he calling now?’

Melody picked up the call with a puzzled expression. He heard Zack say anxiously, “Melody, quickly look at the photo I sent you.”

Melody clicked on the picture sent by Zack.

It was a screenshot of the news. It was shockingly written that a group of hooligans who called themselves the Death

Riders had fought each other to death because of an

internal dispute. The death toll was more than 30.

After seeing what was written on it, Melody suddenly frowned.

She gripped her phone tightly and said in a surprised tone, Those people are all dead?”

“Yes… Although those people are mercenaries, it’s impossible for them to all die in a chaotic battle because of some internal dispute. The only explanation is that Ulric did it. In order to completely seal their mouths, he really doesn’t treat them as humans!”

Melody closed her eyes and said, “I didn’t expect…”

She knew that Ulric was an animal, but today, Ulric once again refreshed her understanding of him. She realized that Ulric was not even worthy of being an animal.

Zack let out a long sigh on the other end of the phone and said, “I don’t know why, but I feel very uncomfortable. Although those guys aren’t good people, they didn’t deserve to end up like this.”

Melody did not know how to respond because her focus was different from Zack.

She was more concerned about whether the clues to the fire would be cut off.

It was not that she was cold-blooded, but she had seen more of the cruelty of this world than Zack.

She said, “Zack, I know about this. I’ll pass on the message to Ken and discuss with him what we should do next. Take care of yourself and call me immediately if anything happens.”

“Yeah.” After the call ended, Melody turned around and wanted to report to Ken what Zack had just said.

Ken was the first to speak. “I heard everything.”

Melody saw that his eyes were dark and his entire body seemed to be filled with hostility. She knew that his impression of Ulric had changed from disgust to hatred.

This was the first thing that she wanted to happen after she met Ken. She hoped that Ken and Ulric would completely turn against each other.

But now, she was not happy at that moment at all. Instead, she was worried that Ken would encounter more danger because of this.

Melody calmed herself down and shook off those messy thoughts. She said, “Ulric must know that we have already guessed that the fire at the Youth Center is his doing, so he wants to erase all clues and traces. If we don’t hurry up, it will be even harder for us to find evidence.”

Ken nodded in agreement. “The lead about the Death Riders has been cut off. We can only start from the Youth Center. However, just the portrait from Averi is not enough evidence… We have to think of a way to gather more evidence. However, the Youth Center has already collapsed. The people above will definitely clean up the ruins

immediately. At that time, let alone clues, I’m afraid we won’t even be able to find a tile.”

Ken turned to look at her and said, “That’s why I need you to contact someone.”

“Who?”

“Samuel Grover.”

“Mr. Grover?”

“That’s right.” Ken nodded slightly. “If he can show up and say that this wasn’t an accidental fire, the higher-ups will definitely take it seriously and start investigating this matter. This will buy us a lot of time.”

“I understand. I’m afraid he suffered quite a shock today. I can only talk to him tomorrow.”

“Yes, tomorrow will do.”

As he spoke, Melody thought of something and spoke again, “I heard that there are many places that were on fire in Silverlake today. The resources of the fire department were simply not enough to allocate. That’s why it took so long for a fire truck to arrive at the Youth Center. Do you think that those places where the fire started were also done by Ulric?”

“I’ll have someone investigate all the fires today.”

Melody nodded and was about to continue speaking when Ken suddenly said, “Melody, do you have anything else to tell me other than business?”

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Chapter 456

“Of course, I can!” Averi agreed immediately and said, “But I don’t have pen and paper on me right now. I don’t have any tools to draw. How about this? I’ll draw for you when I get home. After I’m done, if you find out who almost killed me, please call me and tell me. My parents will definitely not let him off!”‘

Melody nodded. “Alright, we’ll let you know when the results are out.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the two of them exchanged contact information. Averi got into a car and left.

Melody watched the car leave and raised her hand to call James. “James, come over here!”

James immediately responded and walked over.

Seeing this, Janet’s expression turned even uglier.

She thought, ‘James used to only listen to Ken’s orders. Now, he only needs Melody to raise her hand and he would run over like a pug. How disgusting!”

Janet followed with a cold expression. She wanted to know what Melody wanted to say.

“Miss Fox, what are your orders?” James asked.

“Do you see that car?” Melody pointed at the car that had just left and instructed, “She’s the only person who has seen the arsonist’s face. She’s the most important witness. I need you to follow her and ensure her safety.”

“No problem!” James didn’t say anything else. He was afraid that the car would completely disappear from his sight. He didn’t even have the time to say goodbye to Ken before he drove after the car.

Melody heaved a sigh of relief and said, “Now we just have to wait for Averi to draw the portrait.”

“Yes.” Ken nodded and looked at her. “After such a big thing happened today, you need to go to the hospital for a checkup first and recuperate. Leave the rest to me.”

“I’m fine…” As it concerned Ulric, Melody quickly shook her head and said, “I must deal with this matter with you. If we don’t take down Ulric, I won’t be able to rest well!”

Seeing her persistence, Ken sighed helplessly and said, Alright, then we’ll deal with this matter together. However, you have to go to the hospital with me now to avoid any sequelae.”

“I’m a doctor myself. I know my body.” She still wanted to stay here and check the nearby surveillance cameras. She didn’t want to waste her time elsewhere.

However, Ken grabbed her arm and brought her to the car. As he walked, he said, “Looks like I have to take you there personally.”

“I’m really fine!” Melody shook off Ken’s hand.

However, in the next second, Ken gasped with a pale face.

Melody immediately felt that something was wrong. She frowned at Ken and asked, “Are you injured?”

“No.” Ken subconsciously placed his right hand behind his back.

Melody acutely sensed it and went forward to grab Ken’s right hand.

Ken was about to retract it when Melody ordered, “Don’t move!”

No one had ever dared to give him such an order, but he was secretly happy. Ever since he found out about his feelings for Melody, he accepted this kind of thing very calmly.

Melody pulled Ken’s hand and gently lifted his coat sleeve. There was a large area on his arm that had been severely scalded. There were already blisters of various sizes on it, and it looked painful.

Just now, she had casually flung him, and one of his blisters had been broken by her, and pus was flowing out.

Melody immediately blamed herself. “Why didn’t you tell me you were hurt?”

Ken said without changing his expression, “I’m a man. This small injury is nothing.”

“You’re indeed a man, but you’re a human with flesh and blood. If you don’t treat your injuries in time, you’ll get infected very quickly. At that time, you’ll have a high fever that won’t subside! Come to the hospital with me immediately.”

As soon as Melody finished speaking, she grabbed Ken’s other hand and was about to get into the car to go to the hospital.

However, just as she took a step forward, Janet stepped forward and blocked her path.

“Miss Fox.” Janet pretended to be sympathetic. “You just escaped death and need a good rest. How about this? I’ll drive you two to the hospital.”

When Melody saw Janet, she thought of the word “jinx”. She felt a little uncomfortable, but she could not directly reject her suggestion.

Just as she did not know what to say, Ken said calmly, “We need to keep someone at the scene. Janet, stay here. We’ll be back after we go to the hospital to treat our wounds.”

Janet’s eyes darkened and her heart was filled with unwillingness. “But…”

“It’s settled.” Ken did not give Janet a chance to refuse. He directly held Melody’s hand and brought her into the car. The car was driven by Ken’s men.

On the way, Melody received countless text messages. Most of the messages were thank-you messages from the people she had saved. One of them was from Samuel. [ Master, thank you for everything you have done today. When you’re done resting, contact me anytime.]

Melody replied: [Okay.]

At this moment, Zack called.

She jolted and hurriedly sat down to take the call. “Mr. Nelson, you…”

Before Melody could say anything else, Zack interrupted her and said, “I know you’ve gone to the hospital. Go and take a checkup first. As for the rest, come and find me after you’re done.”

Melody immediately panicked.

She gripped her phone tightly and asked, “Mr. Nelson, are you going back on your word? You promised me back then…

Zack chuckled and said, “Melody, you look down on me too much. I never go back on my word. But it takes time for me to resign from my current position, right?”

Melody’s eyes suddenly lit up. “Then, then I’ll wait for your news! When you’ve confirmed your resignation, I’ll personally go to your company and help you move your things.”

“That’s not necessary. Come to my house another day to see my grandfather. He keeps mentioning you.”

“Alright!” Melody agreed immediately.

After the call ended, she couldn’t wait to share the good news with Ken.

She originally thought that Ken would be as happy as her. When she looked up at Ken’s expression, she saw that his expression was dark, as if he was in a very bad mood.

Melody could not help but ask in confusion, “We’ve poached Zack. Why aren’t you happy at all?”

Ken said expressionlessly, “If I need you to exchange your life for Zack’s employment, I’d rather not.”

Melody’s expression froze. She did not know what Ken meant.

She thought, ‘Could it be that… in his heart, my safety is more important than poaching Zack, the business genius?’ For some reason, Melody’s heartbeat became chaotic at this moment.

She quickly clenched her fists and tried her best to calm her heartbeat.

After her heartbeat calmed down, she took a deep breath and thought, ‘Melody, don’t think too much about it. He only said that because he treats you as a friend. Don’t flatter yourself. This is not the first time I have thought too highly of myself. Ken and I… can only be allies at most. It is impossible for us to develop another relationship. Moreover,. I have already decided to not contact him again after I return the favor and help him finish what he is doing.’ The more she thought about it, the more upset she felt. She looked sadly at the scenery outside the car window.

At the same time, Janet stayed where she was in frustration, but her phone rang.

When she saw the caller ID, Janet’s expression suddenly stiffened.

Chapter 457

Janet reflexively turned her phone to silent mode and looked up guiltily to observe her surroundings.

Seeing that Sid was talking to the firefighters in the distance and did not pay attention to her, she heaved a sigh of relief. She tightened her grip on her phone and walked to an empty alley.

As soon as she entered the alley, Janet’s face immediately darkened. She held his phone tightly and scolded coldly,” Mr. Swanson, I’ve told you many times, right? Don’t call me casually!”

On the other end of the phone, Ulric was playing with a dagger.

He threw the dagger high into the air and caught it again. It was a shocking sight.

In front of him, a group of bodyguards was kneeling on the ground and trembling.

However, he did not even look at the group of people. His lips curled into a smile as he slowly said to Janet on the other end of the phone, “Since Miss Murphy has answered the call, doesn’t that mean that our call is very safe?”

On the other end of the phone, Janet took a deep breath, obviously suppressing her anger.

A moment later, Janet’s voice sounded. “What do you want to say? I have a lot of things to do here. I don’t have time to chat with you.”

Ulric finally became serious and said, “Today’s plan failed. It’s my fault. Miss Murphy, please calm down. Soon, I will carry out the second plan.”

Janet was stunned. She subconsciously raised her voice and asked, “Did you set the fire today?”

Ulric asked, “Didn’t you say that if you want to cooperate with me, the condition is… to get rid of Melody?”

Janet gritted her teeth hard, her chest heaving violently.” That’s right… but I didn’t ask you to bury so many people with Melody! Do you know that Ken almost died inside?” Ulric could not help but be stunned. “Ken was in there too?” “Of course! After the building caught fire, Ken rushed over here to save Melody. He was so close to losing his life! If we have to exchange Ken’s life for Melody’s, our cooperation will immediately be canceled!”

Ulric was stunned for a moment before he quickly regained his normal tone. His tone was filled with guilt as he said, “I’m really sorry, Miss Murphy. I didn’t expect my brother to go in to save her either. Don’t worry, I’ll be careful next time.”

“This better be the case! You have to tell me in advance before the next plan begins!”

“Okay, Miss Murphy.”

Janet was about to hang up when he suddenly thought of Averi.

She was afraid that she would be implicated if anyone found out the reason for the fire. She quickly reminded Ulric, “There’s a person called Averi Blevins who was trapped in the fire by your people. She saw what your people looked like, so you’d better deal with Averi immediately. Otherwise, if they find out about you, I’ll be implicated by you too!”

“Averi?” Ulric’s expression darkened as he looked up at his subordinates.

One of the bodyguards trembled and said with a pale face,” Mr. Swanson… I didn’t expect there to be someone on that floor. But I clearly locked her in the room…”

Ulric took a deep look at the bodyguard but did not say anything. He only continued to say to Janet, “Thank you for telling me about this. I will handle it.”

“That better be the case! Otherwise, if the collaboration is canceled, you will never know the secrets of Ken.”

After the call ended, the smile on Ulric’s face disappeared. In its place was a huge pressure that was about to come, making everyone present swallow their saliva.

He walked unhurriedly to the bodyguard who had just spoken, pulled up his pants, and squatted down.

The subordinate was trembling in fear. He raised his hand and slapped himself hard. As he slapped himself, he begged for mercy, “Mr. Swanson, it’s all my fault! Please give me a chance to redeem myself!”

Ulric raised his eyebrows and suddenly reached out to pinch his chin. “A chance to redeem yourself?”

His subordinate trembled and said, “Yes… I will definitely silence that girl called Averi!”

“You can’t even do such a small thing well. I won’t trouble you to do this.”

Ulric sneered. He stood up and wiped his hand that touched the man’s face with a handkerchief. Then, he threw the handkerchief into the trash can.

When that person saw this action, he was shocked and wanted to run out.

However, just as he stood up, he was pressed to the ground by the others.

Ulric’s trusted aide, Daniel, looked down and waved his hand. He ordered in a low voice, “Take him away and deal with him nicely.”

“Yes!” his subordinates responded and dragged the man who had peed his pants out

Daniel looked at the man’s back as he was dragged out and walked forward with lingering fear.

“Mr. Swanson, I’m also responsible for this matter. I didn’t manage to discipline the people under me well. Not only that… I even let the people from the Youth Center break into our computers and let them open the door and escape smugly. Please punish me!”

As Daniel spoke, he knelt down in front of Ulric.

Ulric glanced down at Daniel and said expressionlessly,” You useless thing!”

“I’m useless. I deserve to die.” Large beads of sweat appeared on Daniel’s forehead. He took the opportunity to say, “It’s just that I don’t deserve to die yet. I still want to continue working for you and share your burden…”

Ulric averted his gaze indifferently. “You should be glad that you’re still useful to me. However… if I don’t teach you a lesson, you’ll not learn from this.”

Ulric threw the dagger in his hand in front of Daniel. “Since you’ve been with me for so many years, you can punish yourself.”

Daniel his teeth, picked up the dagger and cut off his pinky. With a scream, blood gushed out.

Ulric did not even look at Daniel. He put on his gentle smile again and walked downstairs.

Downstairs, Mabel was sitting in the living room of this private manor and drinking coffee with a shy expression.

When she saw Ulric coming down the stairs, her heart was beating like a drum and she didn’t know where to put her hands.

Ulric said, “Mabel, I’m sorry. I had something to deal with just now. I’ll show you around now.”

“It’s okay. Your work is important,” Mabel shook her head and said sympathetically.

“My Mabel is so sensible.” Ulric’s eyes curved, making Mabel blush.

*****

On the other side, after Janet hung up, she quickly walked out of the alley.

However, when she reached the entrance of the alley, she was shocked because Sid was standing not far from the entrance of the alley.

Her heart was racing, and she had to pinch the web between her thumb and forefinger to calm herself down.

After putting on an impeccable smile, Janet walked towards Sid. “Sid, why are you here?”

As she asked, she quietly observed the expression on Sid’s face to see if he had heard her conversation with Ulric. If he heard it, then she could only disregard the friendship between them.

Chapter 458

A cold glint flashed across Janet’s eyes.

It was not that she did not treat Sid as a friend, but compared to Sid, Ken was the person she cared about the most.

She would ruthlessly eliminate anyone who would stop her from developing a relationship with Ken, even if this person was a good friend she had known for more than ten years.

Janet thought as she carefully observed the expression on Sid’s face.

Any slight change in expression could not escape her eyes. Sid threw away the cigarette in his hand and snorted in dissatisfaction. “What? You’re the only one allowed to slack off, but I’m not allowed to come out and smoke?”

Sid’s tone was as casual and cynical as ever. There was nothing unusual about it.

Janet was slightly relieved. She was also glad that she did not need to do anything to Sid. After all, Sid’s identity was different from Melody’s. He was from the prestigious Quant family. It was not that easy to get rid of him, and it could easily cause trouble.

Janet smiled and put her hands together in apology. “I’m sorry, I felt a little uncomfortable from the smoke just now, so I left to take a breather. I didn’t mean to stop you from smoking. Don’t be angry.”

Sid shrugged and got down to business. “I communicated with the fire department and told them our guess that the fire was man-made. The criminal police team is already on their way here. I’m afraid we have to let Ken and Melody check their bodies before making a trip to the police station.”

Janet pretended to have a headache and massaged her temples. “I’m afraid that even if the criminal police team investigates seriously, it’s useless. The building has collapsed, and the fire has burned all traces. I’m afraid it’ll be very difficult to find any clues.”

Sid patted her shoulder and comforted her. “Who knows, there might be clues left behind if we really look for it.

Besides, aren’t there still witnesses? I don’t believe that we can’t find anything.”

Janet nodded and said, “Don’t be too anxious. This kind of thing can’t be rushed.”

“I know,” Sid replied, “I’ll finish this cigarette first. You go over and wait for the criminal police team.”

“Alright.” Janet did not stay any longer and walked towards the crowd.

However, Janet did not notice that not long after she left, Sid walked to the back of a car and used the cover of the car to call James.

James quickly picked up. From the sound of it, he seemed to have gotten into an argument with someone.

Sid could not help but ask in confusion, “What happened?”

James sighed and said, “Mr. Swanson asked me to come back after getting the portrait, but that little girl’s parents are not cooperating. They don’t want their daughter to be involved in such a dangerous matter. My people are still communicating with them to see if they can spend money to make them compromise… By the way, why did you call me?”

Sid was silent for two seconds. He looked in Janet’s direction and said, “James, do you feel that… there’s something wrong with Janet recently?”

“Which aspect are you referring to?”

“In every way,” Sid sighed and said, “I don’t know if I’m thinking too much. Just now, I saw her sneak into the alley to make a call. I vaguely heard something like ‘cooperation, Ken’s secret’ and ‘dealing with Avery’.”

“What? You mean, this fire is related to Miss Murphy?” James’s shocked voice came from the other end of the phone.

“Calm down.” Sid swallowed his saliva and said, “I’m not sure if I heard wrongly. After all, I didn’t hear her complete words. We all know how Jane feels about Ken. She won’t do anything to harm Ken, so… I need you to investigate her secretly first. Janet and I meet every day because of the company matters. If I investigate, I’m afraid she’ll find out.” The matter involved Ken’s safety. James agreed without thinking. “No problem, leave this to me!”

Sid said, “Ken has always been direct with his own people. I’m afraid that if I make a mistake, it will backfire and cause the two of them to fall out. Therefore, you have to investigate Janet behind Ken’s back. Find out who she has been in contact with recently and if she has interacted with any suspicious people.”

“Alright, I understand.” James was about to hang up when he suddenly said, “By the way, I remember something. Miss Fox has urged me several times to bring Miss Murphy for a physical examination, but the prerequisite is that she can’t know that it’s a physical examination, let alone that it’s Miss Fox’s arrangement. Do you think this matter is related to your guess?”

Sid thought for a moment and said, “I’m not sure, because Melody also urged me to go for a physical examination… Anyway, don’t tell Melody about it first. The two of them have conflicts to begin with. It’s not good for her to know.” “Alright, I’ll deal with Averi first.”

“Go ahead. Remember, even if you can’t get the painting today, you must protect Averi’s safety.”

“Yes!”

At the same time, at the hospital.

Melody ran into Rodney Stanton as soon as she arrived at the hospital.

Rodney saw that both of them had varying degrees of injuries and immediately brought them to the inpatient department.

After a round of examination, there were no obvious external injuries on Melody’s body. It was just that she had inhaled too much smoke and her airway mucosa and lungs had been stimulated. She needed to clean up the smoke in her lungs.

Fortunately, her injury was relatively mild and was treated quickly.

On the other hand, Ken had burns of varying degrees all over his body. There was also a fracture in his leg. It was much more troublesome to deal with him than she was.

After learning of Ken’s examination results, Melody felt even more guilty.

She could not bear to watch Ken treat his wound. Instead, she stood in the corridor in a daze.

She had been with Ken for a few months. During this period of time, she had indeed caused him a lot of trouble.

Thinking of this, Melody was even more certain that she could not implicate him anymore.

The Swanson family was hateful, but Ken was innocent. She felt that she couldn’t drag innocent people down with her for revenge.

At that moment, her phone suddenly rang. It was a call from Ander.

Melody subconsciously thought that Lucas Morgan’s condition had worsened. After picking up the call, she hurriedly asked, “Ander, what happened? Is Lucas’s condition not good?”

“No, no…” On the other end of the phone, Ander quickly said, “Lucas is recovering very well. I called to tell you that he has completely recovered today and can already walk. I want to ask you if you have time to come over and check on Lucas again…”

Ander’s tone was very embarrassed. After a pause, he said apologetically, “I know you have a lot of things to do, and I don’t want to trouble you, but Lucas’s mother still can’t sleep every day. She has to guard Lucas every night. I think if you tell her personally that Lucas is fine, she might relax a little.”

“No problem.” Melody immediately agreed and said, “I happen to be in the Inpatient Department now. I’ll come over immediately.”

Melody hung up the phone and walked towards the elevator. She did not notice that Ken, who was treating his wound in the ward, caught a glimpse of her back view.

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Ken had noticed it when Melody walked to the door.

He thought that she would come in, but after waiting for a long time, she actually left.

He thought, ‘Am I so unimportant to her?’

Ken could not help but feel suffocated.

This feeling had appeared before, but it was not as strong as it was now.

“Mr. Swanson? Mr. Swanson?” Rodney shouted for Ken a few times before Ken came back to his senses and looked at Rodney.

Rodney could not help but ask in confusion, “What are you thinking about? I’ve been calling you for a long time, but you didn’t hear me. Could it be that… your hearing has also been damaged? Do you need to go for a checkup?”

“No need.” Ken knew that there was nothing wrong with his ears. He frowned and asked, “What do you want to say?”

Rodney quickly got down to business. “Your leg is fractured. Although it’s not serious, you still need to lie in bed and recuperate for at least half a month. Do you want to go home and recuperate, or do you want to be hospitalized? If you’re hospitalized, we can take better care of you.”

When Ken heard that it would take half a month, he immediately said without thinking, “I’m not staying in the hospital.”

Rodney had long guessed that Ken would say this, so he did not insist. He only said, “You have a lot of things to do. It’s indeed inconvenient for you to handle official matters in the hospital. However, it’s best for you to sit in a wheelchair and not move your feet much during this half a month.”

“I got it.”

“Okay, then I’ll put a cast on you now. Let me know if you feel uncomfortable during the process.” Rodney continued to speak, but Ken did not listen to a single word. He stared straight at the door, waiting for Melody to return.

*****

On the other floor of the Inpatient Department, when Melody went to visit Lucas, Ander, and Zoe Morgan were called to the office by the doctor on duty.

Therefore, when Melody walked to the door of the ward, she did not see Ander and Zoe. Instead, she saw a hot woman talking to Lucas.

Sensing that their relationship was extraordinary, Melody did not go in. She just stood at the door and waited.

However, the voice inside automatically entered her ears. The woman said angrily, “Lucas, what do you mean? What do you mean by breaking up? I don’t blame you for not contacting me immediately after you woke up, but you want to break up with me?”

Lucas said in a flat voice, “I’m sorry. After I almost died once, I’ve thought it through. I don’t want to live the muddle-headed life of the past. I want to study hard and study medicine in the future.”

“Study medicine?” The woman said in a high-pitched voice, ” If you had used any other excuse, I might have believed you. You said that you wanted to study medicine. Isn’t this excuse a little ridiculous?”

“Believe it or not, it’s up to you. My parents are coming back soon. Hurry up and leave. We’ll part on good terms.”

“Separate on good terms? I’m telling you, that’s impossible!” “You want me to get someone to kick you out?”

The woman took a deep breath and her chest heaved up and down.

She suddenly calmed down and said, “Lucas, do you know why I won’t break up with you?”

Lucas did not even look at the woman. His gaze was only fixed on the game on the phone screen. He said impatiently, “If you insist on revealing the truth, then I’ll do as you wish. You…”

In the next moment, the woman said, “I’m pregnant.”

Lucas’s hand paused and fell from his hand onto the bed.

He looked at the woman in shock. “Are you kidding me? When did I ever have sex with you?”

“I’m not joking,” the woman said seriously, “Just two months ago, on my birthday, you drank too much and slept at my house. It happened that night. I just found out that I was pregnant, so I didn’t care that your parents didn’t like me and immediately came to look for you.”

Lucas was even more shocked. “There’s such a thing? Why don’t I remember it at all?”

The woman became even angrier. “Lucas, are you still a man? If you don’t break up with me after you’re done having fun, what will happen to me and the child in my stomach?”

“Wait a minute!” Lucas pulled the woman’s sleeve and asked, “Are you really pregnant? Did you make a mistake?” “I’m not mistaken! How can I be mistaken about such a thing?” The woman bit her lower lip and said, “But I know that your parents definitely won’t agree to let me marry you, so I don’t plan to keep this child. But you have to compensate me!”

Lucas massaged his temples with a headache, his eyes filled with frustration. “It’s not that I don’t want to admit it… but I really don’t remember. And when I woke up the next day, wasn’t I sleeping on the sofa?”

“We did it on the sofa! Why? Do you want me to tell you more details? Fine, I’ll tell you! You drank too much, then you came up and kissed me, and then you took my clothes…

“Enough!” Lucas said awkwardly, “Alright, I am not that kind of person. I admit it. Tell me, what compensation do you want?”

“Very simple. I want 20 million dollars, and I want my brother to work in your father’s laboratory.”

“What? That’s impossible!” Lucas blurted out.

The woman’s expression immediately changed. “So, you’re going back on your word?”

“I’m not-“

“You can go back on your word! But I can guarantee that the headlines tomorrow will be about the son of a dignified big shot in the scientific research world wanting to break up with his girlfriend after getting her pregnant…”

“You… I’m not going back on my word, but your compensation is a little too much. How can I have that much money? Besides, I don’t have the final say in my father’s laboratory.”

“Alright, then I’ll go straight to your father!” As the woman spoke, she turned around and walked out the door.

However, just as she reached the door, she was stopped by a slender figure.

The woman subconsciously looked up at the person who stopped her and saw that she was extremely ugly. Her face was covered in red spots, and she looked especially terrifying.

“Who are you?” The woman frowned in disgust.

However, the other party did not give her any explanation. She pulled her wrist and placed two fingers on her wrist.

“What are you doing?” Looking at the other party’s face, the woman felt disgusted and tried to pull her hand back.

However, in the next second, Melody said calmly, “You’re not pregnant.”

The woman was shocked. Panic flashed across her eyes, but she quickly calmed down. “Where did this ugly monster come from to spout nonsense!”

Melody looked into the woman’s eyes expressionlessly and said again, “You’re lying. You’re not pregnant.”

When she first heard their conversation, she thought that Lucas was an irresponsible scumbag who had not inherited the good character of his parents.

However, the more she listened, the more she felt that something was wrong. That was why she entered and got involved in the matter between the two of them.

As she had expected, the woman was indeed lying. She was not pregnant at all.

“Get lost! It’s none of your business whether I’m pregnant or not! Who the fuck are you!”

Lucas also looked at Melody in confusion. However, compared to Melody’s identity, he was more concerned about whether his ex-girlfriend was pregnant.

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Thinking that he might be beaten to death by his parents after becoming a father by accident, Lucas did not care that he could not get out of bed casually. He staggered towards Melody.

His line of sight was blocked by his ex-girlfriend just now. Now, he could see Melody’s face clearly.

Her face was covered in red spots, making it almost impossible for Lucas to see her true appearance. But for some reason, Lucas felt like he had seen her before.

For a moment, he even forgot about his ex-girlfriend. With a puzzled expression, he asked, “Have I seen you before?”

However, when the woman heard Lucas’s words, she thought that Lucas was hitting on Melody. She immediately widened her eyes in anger and questioned, “Lucas, are you blind? How can you hit on such an ugly woman?”

Lucas frowned. Just as he was about to speak, Melody spoke first. “You have indeed seen me, but the few times we met, you were unconscious. Perhaps your

consciousness was still there at a certain moment, so you have some impression of me.”

Lucas suddenly remembered that his mother had told him that the person who saved him was a girl who was not much older than him.

He widened his eyes and asked, “You’re Melody?”

Melody nodded. “Yes, it’s me.”

Lucas was overjoyed.

He grabbed Melody by the sleeve and asked, “Are you sure she’s not pregnant?”

Melody replied, “Yes.”

Lucas let out a long breath. Then, he looked at the woman coldly and said, “Bonnie, you actually used this kind of thing to lie and threaten me?”

Bonnie Cress’s face turned pale. She felt guilty again.

However, she quickly adjusted her emotions and raised her neck. “I’m not lying! How can you determine that I’m lying just because of her words? Am I actually such a person in your heart?”

Bonnie concluded that Lucas’s biggest weakness was that he was easily soft-hearted. So, as she defended herself, she secretly pinched her thigh. The pain caused tears to flow out of her eyes.

However, what surprised Bonnie was that this time, Lucas did not soften. Instead, his eyes became even colder.

Lucas said coldly, “That’s right. Just based on her words, I’m sure you’re lying!”

“Why?” Bonnie blurted out. “Why would you rather believe a stranger’s words than mine? If you don’t believe me, I’ll go for a checkup now and show you the report!”

She thought, ‘In any case, something like a pregnancy report can be forged at will.’

However, Lucas sneered and said, “There’s no need for a medical report. Do you know who pulled me back from the gates of hell? It’s her! Melody’s medical skills are superb and much more accurate than instruments.”

Bonnie could not help but look at Melody in shock.

After sizing her up, she saw that Melody was about the same age as her. She immediately reminded Lucas, “You must have the wrong person. She’s so young, how can her medical skills be superb? Didn’t you not recognize her just now? How can you be sure that she’s the person who saved you just because of a few words from her? I think she is lying in the name of a divine doctor.”

After Bonnie finished speaking, she was afraid that Melody would ruin her plans. She picked up her phone and started calling the police. “Hey, I’m calling the police!”

Lucas was shocked. He quickly tried to grab Bonnie’s phone, but it was too late. Bonnie had already given the police her address.

By the time Lucas snatched the phone over, the call had ended.

“Bonnie!” Lucas’s eyes burned with anger. “What do you want? Don’t you think you’ve embarrassed yourself enough?”

“I’m embarrassed? How am I embarrassed? I called the police so that you won’t be deceived!”

“You-“

“Lucas.” Melody took a few steps forward and reached out to pull Lucas’s sleeve. She said calmly, “Let her call the police. The police can handle the matter of you being threatened.”

“But…” Lucas looked troubled. “My father’s identity is special. If word gets out…”

“So what if it gets out?” Melody smiled and said, “If she’s really pregnant, it will indeed affect your father’s reputation. However, if you break up as a normal couple, who can say anything bad about you?”

When Bonnie heard this, she became uncertain.

She gritted her teeth and pulled Lucas over. “Lucas, we’ve been dating for at least two months. Can’t you believe me? She must be a liar! Think about it, how can there be a miracle doctor so young? Aren’t the miracle doctors we know all very old? She wants me to call the police so much. Perhaps it’s your father’s competitor who wants to bring him down!”

At the mention of Ander, Lucas could not help but waver.

Bonnie quickly took advantage of the situation and said, “If you chase her away now and wait for the police to come, I can say that I’m fine. I definitely won’t blow things up. But if you don’t chase her away immediately, I’ll definitely tell the world that I’m pregnant! I can swear to God that I’m really pregnant. The child is yours! If this matter blows up, it won’t do anyone any good!”

Lucas’s heart trembled. What he was most afraid of was that the matter would affect his parents and they would not be able to deal with it in the end.

Thinking of this, Lucas made up his mind. He turned to Melody and said, “Miss, please leave first… I’m not doubting your intentions, but I’m really afraid that…”

Regardless of whether the girl was Melody or not, he had to prepare for the worst. He could not let Bonnie really blow things up.

Melody slowly frowned. She thought, ‘This Lucas is too soft-hearted.’

She took a deep breath and said, “Lucas, if you chase me away now, you’ll only fulfill her wishes. Do you know? She’s afraid that I’ll expose that she’s not pregnant at all, so she called the police and left you a way out.”

Lucas subconsciously clenched his fists.

He knew that Bonnie was most likely not pregnant and the woman in front of him should really be Melody.

However, he did not dare to bet on that one percent chance.

After dying once, he knew that family was the most important thing. He didn’t want to achieve anything and drag his parents down.

“I’m sorry… Please leave immediately,” Lucas closed his eyes and said.

When Bonnie saw this, she immediately said arrogantly to Melody, “Did you hear that? No one welcomes you here. Please leave immediately! Otherwise, when the police come later, I won’t let you off!”

Melody looked at Lucas with a deep gaze.

If it weren’t for Ander and Zoe, she wouldn’t have participated in this matter at all.

However, Zoe treated her as her daughter. During this period of time, Zoe sent her messages almost every day. Melody really could not let Lucas be deceived.

Thinking of this, Melody did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood there indifferently and said, “In that case, let’s wait for the police to come.”

“You liar, how dare you be so bold!” Bonnie was so angry

that her face darkened. She could not take it anymore and reached out to slap Melody.

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Chapter 451

The hammer was not an ordinary hammer. With a strike, no matter how hard the glass was, it immediately shattered. There was the sound of glass shattering, and fresh air immediately entered.

This undoubtedly made the three of them, who could not breathe properly, feel like they had met rain after a long drought.

Averi’s eyes lit up. As she cried, she held Melody’s hand tightly. “It’s broken! It’s broken! We can survive…”

Melody nodded slightly. She did not lose herself in happiness. Instead, she and Ken firmly secured the long rope made of curtains.

“Done.” Ken exhaled and looked at Averi, who was the youngest. “You go first.”

Averi did not know why, but she felt that Ken’s gaze carried a strong sense of oppression.

She was a person who valued looks. Ken was clearly the most handsome man she had ever seen, but she did not dare to covet him at all.

This feeling was very strange to her. However, now was not the time to think about this. Averi did not refuse. She nimbly climbed to the window according to the method taught by Ken and descended along the rope bit by bit.

The people below also noticed this situation and immediately sent people to help. Soon, Averi landed smoothly.

“It’s your turn.” Ken looked at Melody. There were thousands of things he wanted to say to her, but now was clearly not the time to talk.

Melody shook her head. “No, you go first. Your life is more valuable than mine.”

Ken frowned. “Melody, don’t waste time. Go down now. I promise you that I will get out of here unscathed.”

Melody clenched her fists tightly. Time was life. She also knew that she should not delay. She could only follow Ken’s instructions and climb up to the window before descending bit by bit.

However, when she was less than six feet meters away from the ground, the rope suddenly loosened and she quickly fell.

“Watch out!” James immediately rushed forward and caught the falling Melody.

However, the huge impact caused James’s arm to crack, it was fractured.

“James, are you alright?” Melody got up from the ground and immediately went to check on James’s injuries.

“I’m fine, but Mr. Swanson…” James looked at the rope in a daze.

The rope was broken into two from the third floor.

The fire on the third floor swept over the rope and it instantly turned into gray smoke.

Melody thought, ‘It is Ken’s escape route. Now that the passageway is gone, what is Ken going to do?’

Melody’s heart tightened. It was as if an invisible hand was holding her neck tightly.

She could no longer control her eyes and cried out. “Ken…”

She knelt weakly on the ground, her expression blank, her eyes completely devoid of light.

“Mr. Swanson!” James was also extremely anxious. He took a step forward and was about to rush inside.

When Zack saw this, he immediately went forward and hugged James. “Calm down! If you go up now, you’re courting death!”

“Let go! I’m going up, even if it kills me!” James struggled hard, and Zack almost lost his grip on James several times.

He quickly turned around to seek Melody’s help, but he saw that Melody seemed to have lost her soul. Her eyes were unfocused as she looked at an unknown place upstairs.

“Damn it!” Zack sighed and shouted, “Are you all lost?

Come and help!”

Only then did James’s subordinates react. They hurriedly rushed forward to help hold James tightly so that he would not rush in. At that moment, the fire trucks finally arrived.

After Zack handed James to the bodyguards, he immediately went up to the firefighters and said, “There’s a person trapped upstairs. He’s on the sixth floor!”

“What?” The firefighter was shocked and immediately wanted to go in to save her.

But not long after, the sound of an explosion came from inside. Melody was shocked and recovered from her despair.

“What happened?” She grabbed a man who was in charge of contacting the firefighters inside.

The man said with an ugly expression, “The fire reached the cafeteria of the Youth Center and the gas tank exploded. The stairs on the fourth floor have all collapsed. Our people are retreating.”

Melody’s eyes suddenly widened.

She grabbed the man’s collar and said, “Give me your clothes. I’ll go in and save them myself!”

“Young lady…” That person said with a complicated expression, “Even if you go in, you won’t be able to go up at all. The only passageway is broken. Moreover, I don’t know if there will be a second explosion… My condolences.”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was another loud bang. There was actually a second explosion.

This explosion put the entire building in danger as if it was about to collapse at any moment.

“Not good! The load-bearing wall has been blown up!” the man’s face darkened as he shouted, “Everyone, evacuate immediately! The building is about to collapse!”

A person said, “What? The building is going to collapse!” Another person shouted, “Run, run!”

When the passers-by who had gathered around to watch the commotion and the people who had escaped at the beginning heard this, they immediately ran far away, afraid that they would be implicated.

Melody was determined to go in.

She thought, ‘Ken has placed himself in a trap to save me. If something really happened to Ken, I would feel guilty and blame myself for the rest of my life!’

The firefighters came out one after another. Seeing a figure running towards them, they immediately went forward to stop her. “Miss! It’s dangerous inside!”

“Let me go!” Melody used all her strength to push away the person who was blocking her way.

However, just as she pushed one away, the others stopped her again. A group of people carried her out of the building.

“Let me go! Ken is still inside!” However, no matter how much Melody shouted, everyone only dragged her further away.

At this moment, a shrill female voice sounded, “My son is still inside. Please save my son!”

The middle-aged woman knelt on the ground and cried uncontrollably. That cry made one’s heart feel like it was missing a hole.

Melody felt even worse when she heard that. She also wanted to cry, but her tears seemed to have condensed into a lump. She could not even cry.

The firefighters’ eyes were filled with shock as they found out that there was actually a child inside.

They walked forward to apologize, full of self-blame. “I’m sorry, ma’am. There’s nothing we can do.”

Averi recognized the woman and took a few steps forward to comfort her. “Madam, don’t be too sad.”

The woman’s eyelids twitched. She grabbed Averi’s arm and shouted at Melody, “Why did you only save her? Why didn’t you save my son too!”

Averi was stunned. She was so frightened by the woman’s almost twisted face that she didn’t dare to move.

Melody was also stunned. She did not expect this woman to say that.

In the next second, the woman actually pounced on her like a lunatic and grabbed Melody’s neck. “Give me back my son! Give me back my son!”

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Melody’s hands were held down by the firefighters to prevent her from rushing into the fire, so she could not avoid the woman who rushed over immediately.

The woman was very strong. For a moment, Melody thought that her neck was about to be snapped.

However, her heart was filled with Ken, who was still in the fire. She had no intention of struggling.

She thought, ‘Yes, it’s all my fault. If it wasn’t for me, why would Ulric set fire here? Perhaps I shouldn’t have been born in the first place, then I wouldn’t have harmed these two lives.’

Melody gently closed her eyes. She had completely lost all will to live.

She wanted to pay for these two lives in this way.

When the firefighters saw that the woman was choking Melody, they quickly went forward and pulled the woman away. “Madam! Calm down!”

When Zack saw this, he quickly said to James, who was on the verge of breaking down, “Mr. Deeds, Miss Fox has been bullied. Quickly go and take a look!”

However, James acted as if he could not hear Zack’s words. He still struggled to rush into the fire like a madman.

Seeing this, Zack could not care less about James. After handing James over to the bodyguards, he turned around and ran towards Melody.

After running over, he pulled the woman away and said angrily, “If it weren’t for her, not only your son, but everyone would have died inside! You still want to choke her?”

The woman’s face was pale and hideous. “My son is gone. It has nothing to do with me whether the others are alive or not!”

This sentence made everyone feel bad for Melody.

Samuel strode forward and waved his hand to get two adjutants to tie the woman up.

When the firefighters saw this, they subconsciously wanted to go forward and persuade him, but they were frightened by Samuel’s gaze and did not dare to say anything else.

“Let go of me!” The woman struggled with all her might, trying to break free of the rope.

Samuel exhaled heavily and walked to Melody. “Master, is your neck hurt?”

Melody shook her head reflexively, but her gaze was fixed on the building.

She thought, ‘Ken has promised me that he would come out safely, but he has broken his promise… The feeling of carrying a human life is worse than death.

Samuel thought that Melody was angered by that woman. He sighed and said, “That woman was too anxious. Don’t take her words to heart. We know everything you’ve done for us. If it weren’t for you, all of us would have been trapped inside. Even if we weren’t burned to death, we would have suffocated to death by the smoke.”

Melody did not say anything, but her eyes slowly turned red. She had never believed in gods, but at this moment, she was begging the heavens to give her a miracle and let Ken come out safely.

At this moment, the building that had its load-bearing wall blown off became even more unstable.

Not far away, a firefighter immediately raised his voice and shouted, “Retreat! Retreat! The building is about to collapse!”

The bodyguards closest to the building immediately stalled James and sped towards Melody.

With a loud bang, the building that was originally on the verge of collapse fell rapidly.

The loud sound made everyone’s eardrums tremble violently.

In less than seconds, the building was broken in half. The dust and black smoke caused by the fire covered the sky as if it had been hit by an atomic bomb.

For a moment, the world fell into a gray fog.

Suddenly, a piece of gravel flew towards Melody.

At this speed, the stone could directly pierce through Melody’s body.

However, Melody did not move. She just stared at the collapsed building in a daze, as if her soul had already dissipated with the collapse of the building.

James, who was closest to Melody, was shocked. He reflexively pushed Melody away.

With a dull thud, both of them fell to the ground. This fall made Melody’s entire body ache.

When she recovered from the pain, she quickly got up from the ground and looked up at the Youth Center again. She only saw ruins and gray clouds floating in the air. The former Youth Center was nowhere to be seen.

Melody’s face instantly lost all color and turned as pale as paper.

In the next moment, she bent her knees and knelt on the ground.

She clenched her right fist and slammed it on the ground.” Liar! Ken, you liar! Why must you let me come down first? Do you think you’re so great and deserve to die inside? I’ll never believe you again!”

Tears flowed down her red-spotted face as if she would not stop until they were dry.

When James saw Melody like this, the pain in his heart was indescribable.

Just like the woman who wanted to strangle Melody, he felt that if it wasn’t for Melody, Ken wouldn’t have been left inside.

At this moment, a sports car stopped not far from her. A man and a woman quickly ran towards Melody.

“James!” The woman spoke first. “Where’s Ken?”

James slowly looked up and realized that it was Janet and Sid. For a moment, he did not know how to tell them about Ken’s death.

He moved his lips, but no sound came out of his throat.

Janet immediately felt that something was wrong. She grabbed James’s shoulder and asked, “Speak! Where is Ken?”

Sid’s expression was also extremely ugly. Then, he questioned, “Where is Ken, James? Don’t be silent. Say something!”

James’s Adam’s apple bobbed. Just as he was about to speak, tears flowed out of his eyes.

“I-” James had barely uttered a word when he collapsed to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.

Janet’s heart felt empty, and the bad feeling became stronger and stronger.

She was about to continue questioning James when she caught a glimpse of Melody who was also kneeling on the ground.

She glared at her and walked to Melody in a few steps. She grabbed her wrist and asked, “Where’s Ken, Melody!”

Two streams of tears streamed down Melody’s face. She could not tell if she was feeling guilty or sad.

“He-” The moment the word left her mouth, it was as if a fishbone was stuck in her throat.

She swallowed hard, closed her eyes, and said, “He’s in there… and he hasn’t come out.”

Janet’s heart stopped beating for a moment.

She tightened her grip on Melody’s hand. Even when she left red marks on it, she had no intention of stopping.

When Sid saw this, he quickly went forward and pulled Janet away. He lowered his eyes and asked Melody,” Melody, tell me clearly. What do you mean by Ken is inside? Why is he inside? He was clearly in the company not long ago.”

Melody wiped away the tears on her face and said with a trembling voice, “In order to save me… he was trapped inside. Now that the building has collapsed, he hasn’t come out yet… He, he should be dead…”

Only God knew how much pain and self-reproach she felt when she said this.

“Nonsense!” Janet pushed Sid away and said sternly, “You must be lying to me, right? How can Ken die? Do you know how powerful he is? He will never die in such a place. Tell me the truth!”

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“I’m sorry…” Melody lowered her eyes as tears streamed down her face.

She had never cried so much before, nor had she cried in front of so many people.

However, at this moment, all the toughness and pride seemed to have turned into smoke along with the building.

Janet looked at Melody’s expression and then looked at James, who agreed and was in a daze. Her expression suddenly changed drastically, and her pupils quickly shrank to a point.

“You’re telling the truth…?” She confirmed for the last time, but her voice was unbelievably hoarse.

However, Sid laughed at this moment. “Janet, why do you believe what she said? That’s impossible. They must be joking! Ken has always been someone who takes one step and thinks ten steps. How can such a person put himself in such danger?”

Melody half-knelt on the ground and said with a pale face, Sid, James and I are not joking. Ken really didn’t come out…” Sid’s smile froze on his face. “Melody, this joke is really not funny. Please stop. Otherwise, I’ll really be angry.”

“Mr. Quant…” James said with the same hoarse voice, “Mr. Swanson really did not come out. We have to think about what to do in the future as soon as possible. Ximber Tech is Mr. Swanson’s work. Even if he goes… I hope that you can continue to operate it well. As for the Swanson family, I will apologize to them.”

Sid’s face instantly turned pale. What he thought was a joke turned into reality. He couldn’t accept it at all. He was almost petrified on the spot.

He never thought that Ken would die. He even felt that Ken was a god who was omnipotent and could always bring him light.

But now, these two people were telling him that Ken was already dead. He could not accept it.

“I don’t believe you!” Sid straightened his neck and said, Unless I see his corpse, I will never believe what you say!”

James clenched his fists and said, “Mr. Quant, you should know that we can’t joke around like this… The most

important thing now is to think of a way to deal with what happens next.”

Melody’s eyes stung. Although she felt as if her heart was being grabbed by a large hand, her rationality told her that James was right. Ken was dead, but the living still needed an explanation.

Melody took a deep breath and said, “James, this has

nothing to do with you. If Ken didn’t save me, he wouldn’t have died inside. It should be me who makes the apology. He died because of me. No matter what the Swanson family does to me, I will accept it.”

“Shut up!” Janet took a few steps forward and raised her hand to slap Melody’s face.

With a crisp slap, Melody felt a burning pain on her cheek. She tightened her grip and subconsciously wanted to retaliate, but in the end, she let go. She felt that she deserved this slap.

After she reported Ken’s death to the Swanson family, what she was going to suffer later was definitely not just a slap in the face.

“I’m sorry.” Melody lowered her eyes and bit her lower lip.

“What right do you have to say sorry? Do you think that this matter will be over just because you say sorry?” Janet said with bloodshot eyes, “Ever since a jinx like you appeared, nothing good has ever happened to us! Now that Ken is dead, do you still have the cheek to live? Die!”

As Janet cursed, she became more and more manic. She clenched her fists and gathered her strength to smash Melody’s face.

When James saw that Melody had no intention of dodging, he hurriedly flew over.

With a muffled bang, James used his face to block the punch for Melody.

In an instant, blood gushed out of his nose.

Janet was shocked, but she was even angrier. “James, what are you doing? You’ve been working for Ken for as long as we have. Now that Ken has been killed by her, why are you still helping her? Are you crazy? Or did she use some method to steal your soul?”

“Miss Murphy.” James frowned deeply. “How can you say that?”

“Isn’t that so? I can’t wait for her to pay with her life for Melody. What about you?”

James said, “I-“

Sid suddenly said, “Stop arguing! All of you, stop arguing! Look! Isn’t that Ken?”

A few of them were stunned at the same time and quickly turned to look at the ruins.

The black smoke and dust that filled the sky dispersed, and the ruins gradually became clear.

As a gust of wind blew past, their vision gradually became clearer.

In the grayness, two figures, one big and one small, vaguely appeared. The sunlight lengthened their shadows to the bottom of Melody’s feet.

Another gust of wind brought the tall figure into focus, revealing its true form which was hidden in the smoke. The tall man was wearing a tattered windbreaker. Even though his body was covered in black dust, the advantage of his naturally smooth skin was still obvious. The rolled-up sleeves revealed smooth and extremely masculine lines, and the veins on his arms could be vaguely seen.

Melody’s back instantly stiffened, as if she was frozen. She did not move, leaving only her eyes shining as she looked at the man.

She thought, ‘It is Ken!’

At this moment, Melody suddenly had a new understanding of the phrase “I can recognize you even if you turn into ashes”.

There was clearly a choking smell of smoke around her, but she kept feeling that she was enveloped by a comforting fragrance.

The gray smoke that filled the sky seemed to have turned into the color of light.

She thought, ‘So miracles really do exist.

Melody’s heart trembled. She finally heard her own heartbeat again and felt alive.

“Mommy!” The child beside Ken shouted, breaking the silence.

Melody finally recovered from the extreme surprise.

“Ken…” She opened her mouth, but tears poured from her body faster than the sound.

Ken also quickened his pace and walked over.

Melody subconsciously wanted to run over to Ken, but Janet pushed her away and warned in a low voice, “Jinx, you have no right to go over! If you really want Ken to be well, if you really have any conscience, please stay away from Ken!”

Janet glared at her and ran towards Ken. Then, James and Sid also rushed towards Ken.

Only Melody was left. It was as if her feet had been sealed by Janet’s words. She could not move even half a step.

When the Fox family people called her a jinx before, she scoffed at that.

But now, when she thought about how Ken almost died inside, Melody suddenly felt that she might really be a jinx. As soon as she was born, her mother died. After she came to this life, she returned to Silverlake with the sole purpose of destroying her former enemies. Her existence seemed to have nothing to do with warmth, hope, or happiness.

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For a moment, Melody began to wonder if she was really an ominous jinx like what Janet and the Fox family said.

Melody’s eyes stung again, but this time, she did not cry. Instead, she secretly made a decision. After repaying the favor she owed Ken, she would no longer have anything to do with him.

At this moment, the little boy brought out by Ken ran towards the middle-aged woman. “Mom! I finally see you!” The two of them were next to Melody, and the middle-aged woman was the woman who wanted to strangle Melody to death and make her pay for her son’s life.

The woman only came back to her senses when the boy hugged her neck and started crying. She hugged the boy tightly. “Son… I thought you were dead. God bless you, God bless you!”

The woman was crying and laughing at the same time. Her expression was even crazier than when the building had collapsed. But this time, it was because of joy.

However, the little boy was more rational than his mother. After hearing his mother’s words, he retreated from his mother’s arms in a different manner.

He shook his head like a little adult and said, “Mom, you’re wrong. It’s not that the heavens are protecting me. It’s that man who saved me.”

The little boy pointed in the direction of Ken and continued, That man could have ignored me and run out directly, but he heard my voice and ran back to save me. In the end, we jumped down from the building before it collapsed. He is even injured because of this!”

While the little boy was talking, Janet, Sid, and the others had already run in front of Ken.

Janet was so happy that she cried. She held Ken’s hand and checked if he was injured. She said with a sobbing tone, “Ken, I knew you wouldn’t die in there. Don’t do such a risky thing for a mere Melody in the future. Without you, we would have no leader and become a pile of loose sand…”

Sid nodded and said, “Ken, Janet is right. You were too rash this time. What if something happens to you?”

James was speechless. He just kept crying.

Ken retracted his hand from Janet. “Don’t worry, I know what to do.”

He was talking to Janet and the others, but his eyes were searching for Melody in the chaotic crowd. In the next second, he found Melody.

He saw Melody standing at a distance away from him. As the smoke had not completely dissipated, he could not see her expression clearly. He only thought to himself, ‘This girl is really heartless. Seeing that I narrowly escaped death, she still does not even come up to greet me. Forget it. If she doesn’t come over, I will go over myself. Anyway, she is only a few steps away.’

Just as Ken was about to head towards Melody, the little boy he rescued was brought over by his mother.

Before the tears on the middle-aged woman’s face dried, she pulled the little boy and knelt down in front of him. Hero, thank you… Thank you for saving my son. He’s the lifeblood of our family. If he’s gone, I don’t want to live anymore. It’s all thanks to you. I can agree to whatever repayment you want…”

Janet saw that the woman was carrying a Hermes rare leather bag. She had wanted this bag for a long time but had not been able to buy it. It could be seen that this woman’s identity was extraordinary.

Noticing this, Janet was about to remind Ken that it was best to ask for that woman’s contact information when she heard Ken say softly, “You don’t have to thank me. I didn’t intend to save your son.”

The woman could not help but be stunned. She did not expect Ken to say such a thing. For a moment, her face was green and red, and she did not know what to say.

Janet quickly gave Ken a look, signaling him to pay attention to the bag on the woman’s back.

However, Ken did not even look at Janet. Instead, he raised his hand and pointed in Melody’s direction. “If you want to thank someone, thank that person called Melody.”

The woman subconsciously looked in the direction of Ken’s finger and saw that the person Ken was pointing at was the girl who was strangled by her.

She asked with a complicated expression, “Why should I thank her?”

“Because…” Ken paused and said, “I suddenly thought that if I were her, I would definitely choose to go back and save this boy, so I went back. And she did do that.”

When Sid, who was not far away, heard this, he stepped forward with a cold expression and said, “If she hadn’t risked her life to go upstairs and repair the control panel of the door today, not only your son but everyone in the Youth Center would have been trapped inside. They would have either been burned to death or suffocated to death. And the person you thanked so much wouldn’t have been able to enter the building at all. But how did you do it? Just because you didn’t see your son being rescued, you almost strangled her to death!”

When Ken heard this, he immediately frowned.

He thought, ‘There was actually such a thing! If I had known that such a thing had happened, I would not have saved this woman’s son.’

He was not as kind as Melody. He did not care if this child was dead or alive. He went back to save him purely because he knew that Melody would do that.

The middle-aged woman’s face alternated between red and white. She was extremely embarrassed.

The little boy pushed his mother away unhappily and said with a frown, “Mom, if you don’t apologize to that lady, I won’t talk to you anymore!”

The boy’s childish words made the woman feel even more ashamed.

She gritted her teeth hard, guilt surfacing in her eyes. “I understand. I’ll apologize to her now.”

As the woman spoke, she turned around and walked towards Melody.

Melody did not hear Ken’s conversation. When she saw the woman coming over, she subconsciously took a step back and put her hands in a defensive posture.

When the woman saw Melody’s actions, she blamed herself even more.

After a moment of hesitation, she took out a business card from her bag and handed it to her with both hands.

Melody took a glance and realized that the woman was the chairman of a listed company.

She asked suspiciously, “What do you mean?”

The middle-aged woman said guiltily, “Young lady, I’m really sorry. I was too anxious at that time, so I did that to you. You can choose not to forgive me, but I have to apologize to you. I’m sorry, and… thank you. Thank you for risking your life to open the door to the Youth Center. My son will only have a chance to be saved because of that. If there’s anything I, Jade Buckley, can help you with in the future, just ask. I’ll definitely do my best to help you.”

Melody subconsciously refused. “There’s no need. I didn’t save people to let others repay me. I just wanted to have a clear conscience.”

The woman was slightly stunned. Her admiration and guilt for Melody intensified.

She stuffed her business card into Melody’s hand and quickly signed a cheque for her. She said firmly, “You don’t want a repayment, but I can’t be an ingrate. I owe you a huge favor. Just take it so that I can have a clear conscience!”

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Melody glanced at the check and realized that the number on the check was very high. She definitely couldn’t accept so much money just like that. She felt uneasy.

Melody was about to refuse again, but the little boy recognized her. “Are you Shane Sherman’s aunt, Melody?”

Melody was stunned. “You know him?”

“That’s right…” the boy nodded and said, “I’m from the same kindergarten as Shane. We’re good friends. He showed me your photo and praised you like a fairy…”

At this point, the boy was a little embarrassed because he had said to Shane that Melody was very ugly. But now, he was able to come out because of Melody who he had belittled.

This made him even more embarrassed. He was anxious for his mother to give the check to Melody

“I really can’t accept it…” Melody returned the item to them. Then, she raised her hand and pointed at Ken who was walking towards her. “If you really want to give money to express your gratitude, then give it to him. He was the one who brought your son out.”

“That won’t do! He said it was all you’re doing.” As the woman spoke, she forcefully stuffed the business card and cheque into Melody’s pocket again. Then, she picked up her son and ran away.

It was so fast that Melody did not even have time to react.

“This…” The corner of Melody’s mouth twitched as she held the business card and cheque in her hand. She had never seen someone who insisted on giving others money.

At this moment, Ken had already arrived in front of her. Melody immediately felt uneasy.

She suddenly felt that she did not know how to interact with Ken anymore.

However, Ken’s expression was natural. He said with a hint of blame, “Little heartless thing, you don’t care if I’m dead or alive, right?”

Melody knew that Ken said this because she did not welcome him when he came out.

However, there were some things that she did not want to explain anymore.

Anyway, she had already made up her mind to slowly distance herself from Ken after she returned the favor.

Just as Melody did not know how to answer Ken, Ken took the check and business card from her hand. “One hundred million? That’s generous.”

Melody was worried about what to say. She quickly followed Ken’s topic and said, “You were the one who saved her son, so you can keep these two things.”

“What are you thinking about?” Ken gave her a sidelong glance. After returning the item to her, he said, “Do you think I’m here to snatch your money?”

Melody quickly explained, “I really didn’t mean that…”

“Keep it,” Ken said seriously, “Other than you, no one else is worthy of receiving this money. If you really don’t want to accept it, then return the check to them after this matter is over. Let them have a few days of peace of mind.”

Melody nodded and got down to business. “You’re right. The most important thing now is to find the person that caused this fire.”

“Yes.” Ken nodded and looked at Averi who was rescued by Melody.

Averi was on the phone. Judging from her expression, she should be reporting to her family that she was safe.

The two of them could only wait in place for the time being.

During this period of time, people would come over from time to time to thank Melody.

In less than a few minutes, her hands were filled with business cards.

The others were not like that woman who always carried a check. Hence, they only exchanged contact information with Melody and said that they would definitely repay her for saving their lives. As long as they didn’t offer her money, Melody could accept it.

Since she wanted revenge, she had to constantly strengthen herself. Connections were the most powerful force.

When Janet, who was not far away, saw this scene, her heart burned with hatred.

She thought, ‘Ken walked out of the building without even looking at me. His heart is filled with Melody! I really don’t understand what kind of charm Melody has to make Ken pay so much attention to her. Speaking of looks, Melody’s face is so ugly that she could scare people to death at night. In terms of academic qualifications, she is not even half as good as me. Even regarding family background, the Murphy family can easily defeat the Fox family, not to mention that Melody is just an abandoned girl who has been chased out by the Fox family.

Janet clenched her fists tightly. She took a deep breath and turned to James. “James, I don’t know what you’re thinking about Melody, but don’t you think it’s strange? Before Melody appeared, when did Ken encounter such danger? First, he was assassinated on the cruise ship, and now he was in a fire. Could all of this be a coincidence?”

James frowned. “Miss Murphy, what do you mean by that? Are you suspecting that this was all part of Melody’s plan?” “Haven’t you thought of that possibility at all?”

James was silent for two seconds and said, “I can’t say for sure about other things, but I followed Miss Fox the entire time during her time at the Youth Center. I know very well that this matter definitely has nothing to do with her. After all, if Mr. Swanson is unwilling to enter the building to save her, this fire will not affect him. If Miss Fox really wants to harm Mr. Swanson, she can use other methods.”

Janet’s expression instantly turned even uglier. “Didn’t you think that the reason why she used such a roundabout method was just to kill Ken without making herself look suspicious?”

James could not help but look deeply at Janet. “Miss Murphy, like you, I suspected Miss Fox before. However, I’ve been following her and observing her in secret. She’s not the kind of person we thought she was. Perhaps after you put aside your misunderstanding of her, you’ll start to admire her.”

“I think you’ve really been played by Melody!”

“I-“

Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel, Sid hurriedly went forward to mediate. “Stop arguing!”

“Mr. Quant, I don’t want to quarrel with Miss Murphy.” James paused for a moment and said, “From the time you met Miss Fox, what kind of person do you think she is? Anyway, I think… if she wanted to harm Mr. Swanson, she would have done so long ago. Why would she make such a big fuss? Moreover, Miss Fox also suspects that Ulric was the one who did what happened today. The reason why she went to the Youth Center when she knew that there might be danger was to find out the truth.”

Sid sighed and said, “You’re right, but Janet’s guess might not be completely wrong. It’s not a bad thing to be more careful.”

As he spoke, he thought for a moment and said, “How about this? Since one of you trusts Melody and the other doesn’t, we might as well find an opportunity to test her.” “How?” Janet and James asked at the same time.

Sid rolled his eyes and said, “You’ll know when the time comes. I’ll make the arrangements immediately.”

As they were talking, Averi finally ended the call.

Melody and Ken immediately went forward.

“Averi.” Melody was the first to speak. “You said you remember the face of the person who locked you up. I wonder if you can draw it for us now?”

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Chapter 446

“That guy broke into my firewall!” The young man’s hands were trembling. He shook his hands hard and quickly repaired the firewall on the computer.

“What do you mean?” Ulric’s trusted aide, Daniel Townsend, did not understand computer technology. He frowned and asked, “What will happen if it’s breached?”

“It’ll hack my computer!” The young man explained

anxiously as he typed on the keyboard. “Once my computer is hacked, I won’t be able to control the control panel at the Youth Center. Damn it, that guy is creating a diversion! He broke through my five firewalls when I wasn’t paying attention and is already destroying my computer!”

While the young man was anxious, he was also puzzled. He thought, ‘Isn’t there just one person but two people on the other side? One is in charge of cracking the virus and attracting my attention, while the other takes advantage of the opportunity to break through my firewall?’

However, he could not think too much about it now. The other party was like a tank, wreaking havoc in his territory. The other party was extremely fast, even faster than he had expected.

His recovery speed was far inferior to the other party’s destructive speed.

Finally, the computer screen turned red. A string of Gomish letters appeared on the screen. Translated into Halcyonian, it meant murderer.

This word appeared on the blood-red screen, making one’s back turn cold.

The young man dejectedly typed on the keyboard, but the computer did not react at all. It only maintained the bright red color.

No matter how much Daniel did not know about hacking, he knew that the other party had successfully hacked their computer. He was livid with rage, but with it came overwhelming fear. His plan had failed.

The thought of Ulric’s expression made the sweat on Daniel’s forehead roll down and his back turns cold.

“What should we do? Daniel? We’ve lost control of the

control panel. She can open the door soon.” The young man turned to ask for Daniel’s advice.

Daniel was stunned as if he could not hear the young man’s words.

He took two steps back. Suddenly, his legs went limp and he fell to the ground.

The young man was shocked and quickly ran over to ask, Daniel, what’s wrong? Are you unwell? Do you want me to send you to the hospital?”

Daniel looked at the young man with unfocused eyes. ” Hospital…”

I thought, ‘I should just die here!’

Ulric had already said that if Melody did not die, he would die.

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In the hall on the first floor of the Youth Center, Even with James’s suppression and Samuel’s prestigious reputation, as time passed and the smoke became thicker, making it almost impossible for people to breathe normally, the crowd became restless again.

A person said, “Let’s go upstairs! Let’s run to the top floor!” Another person said, “Get out of the way! If you want to stay here and wait for death, we don’t want to be buried with you!”

After someone took the lead, countless people immediately echoed.

James shouted as he blocked the crowd, “Miss Fox has already gone upstairs to open the door for you. Don’t court death again!”

A middle-aged woman sneered and said, “If she could open the door, it would have opened long ago! It’s been almost twenty minutes. Did the door open?”

“That’s right!” Someone immediately echoed. “Do you want us to hand our lives to that little girl? She’s not afraid of

being burned. Disfigurement is equivalent to plastic surgery for her. What about us?”

“You guys-” James was so angry that he wanted to beat up this group of animals.

Melody risked her life to help them go upstairs to check the control panel, but these people were badmouthing about her appearance from below.

He thought, ‘Are these people even human? These people are not worth saving!’

James suddenly retracted his outstretched hand and said expressionlessly, “Don’t stop them. Let them die!”

Most of these bodyguards followed Melody to protect her. They had a good impression of Melody.

Now that they saw Melody being slandered, they were also angry and immediately stopped stopping the crowd. Now that they were free, the people immediately ran upstairs.

But at that moment, the door suddenly creaked open. Everyone stopped in their tracks.

After one of them shouted in surprise, “The door is open!”. Everyone immediately rushed out of the Youth Center.

James staggered. He urged his subordinates to run out.

One of the men ran a few steps before turning back. James, why aren’t you leaving?”

James looked in the direction of the stairs and said, “I’ll wait for Miss Fox here.”

However, the stairs were already filled with black smoke. One could imagine how big the fire was upstairs.

The subordinate gritted his teeth and urged, “James, let’s go out first. Your eyes are red from the smoke. If we don’t go out now, you’ll be poisoned to death by the smoke!”

“Don’t worry about me…” However, as soon as James finished speaking, a person ran in.

“Melody!” James’s back stiffened. He quickly looked in the direction of the voice.

Due to the black smoke, the visibility of the hall was actually very low. However, James could still see Ken running against the crowd.

When his tall and handsome figure appeared in James’s line of sight, his peerless face was even more eye-catching than usual.

Ever since the fire started, James’s heart had been weighed down by a huge rock. After all, he might really die here. Before he worried about himself, he had to worry about so many lives in the hall. To be honest, he had been quite troubled by this fact.

Now that he saw Ken, it was as if he had found his backbone.

He could no longer control the emotions in his heart. His nose turned sour as he cried, “Mr. Swanson! You’re finally here! Miss Fox is still upstairs…”

Ken’s eyes darkened when he heard this. “Explain yourself. What’s going on. Why is she upstairs?”

James quickly explained the situation in the shortest possible way. In the end, he sobbed and said, “I don’t know what happened to the fire truck, but it hasn’t come yet… If Miss Fox hadn’t gone up to help us open the door, we would have all been burned to death in here.”

“Where is she?”

“Upstairs. The control room is on the fifth floor… Zack is there, too.”

“I understand. Take everyone out. I’ll go up and find her.” As soon as he finished speaking, Ken ran upstairs.

James wanted to stop him, but it was too late. Moreover, he knew that he could not stop him.

For some reason, no matter how dangerous the situation was, he knew that Ken would not ignore Melody’s safety.

He did not dare to disobey Ken and ran out with the rest of the people.

After he went out, he realized that countless places in Silverlake were on fire today. The fire trucks were in a shortage. Needless to say, these were all the work of Ulric.

He thought, ‘Miss Fox was right…

At the same time, upstairs.

Melody finally regained control of the door. When she

pressed the “open” button, Zack quickly retreated from the corridor and closed the door.

“Melody!” Zack was covered in sweat and burn marks.

He smiled bitterly at her and said, “We can’t get out…”

Chapter 447

Melody looked at the disheveled Zack and her eyes were filled with surprise. She asked belatedly, “Why are you still here? Didn’t you just say that you had left?”

Zack, who had been standing at the door for a long time, felt ignored.

He took a deep breath and ignored Melody’s words. “The floor of the corridor outside is burning. The fire is too strong. We can’t rush out at all. We can only wait for death.”

Melody was stunned for a second. She said, “I’ll go take a look.” Then, she ran to the door.

Just as she opened the door to check on the situation, hot air and flames hit her face.

Fortunately, she was wearing the wet jacket that James had given her, so she was not burned. However, the hair on her forehead was inevitably scalded and emitted a burnt smell.

Just as Zack had said, the corridor outside was completely engulfed by the flames. At the same time, their hope of survival was also engulfed.

She was not in the mood to pay attention to the situation outside just now. Only now did she realize that they had no time to run down.

Zack had completely given up hope and sat on the ground.

However, after sitting for a few seconds, he bounced up from the ground.

The temperature was too high, and the windows were tightly shut. They would not be choked to death from the smoke before they would be steamed alive.

He had never expected death to come so early.

“Seriously.” Zack pulled out a chair and sat down. “This kind of death is quite decent. Maybe we will be memorialized as heroes after we die.”

Just now, he was still scared out of his wits. However, when this moment really came, he calmed down.

He thought, ‘Who wouldn’t die in the end?’

However, he was worried that his grandfather would not be able to withstand this blow.

Zack closed his eyes and asked, “Do you have a knife? It’s really uncomfortable to be burned to death.”

He felt that he might as well stab himself.

“Zack!” Melody frowned deeply. “Cheer up! It’s not the last moment yet! I still want you to fulfill what you said just now. After you go out, you have to follow me to work in my company.”

“Why are you still…” Zack looked up and saw Melody searching the room. “What are you looking for?”

Melody did not answer Zack’s question and continued to search the cabinet.

Soon, she found a few blankets. They were quite thick, and there was a thick blanket among them. “Found it.”

Melody carried the blanket and blanket to Zack and said with relief, “I guessed right. There are so many surveillance computers in this room and a folding bed. Someone must have rested here, so there must be a blanket. I didn’t expect to find it, and there’s more than one.”

Zack looked at her deeply. There was some incomprehension in his eyes.

He thought, ‘How can she still maintain such rationality and restraint at this point?’

He could not help but ask, “Melody, tell me the truth. Aren’t you afraid at all?”

Melody was stunned for a moment. Then, she put away her happy expression and smiled dejectedly. “I’m afraid. Who isn’t afraid of death? Are the soldiers on the battlefield not afraid of death? Are the brave policemen who saved people not afraid of death? Everyone is made of flesh and blood. Everyone is afraid of death, but we are afraid that we can’t solve any problem. If there’s danger, we’ll think of a way to deal with it. If there’s a gully, we’ll try our best to cross it. Anyway, it’s better than sitting there and waiting for death in fear.”

Zack slowly clenched his fists. Somehow, Melody’s light words gave him a huge boost of morale.

He felt that he was suddenly revived and filled with a fighting spirit.

“What should we do?” Zack’s eyes regained their brightness as he looked at her with a burning gaze.

Melody threw the only blanket to him and said, “Although the fire is strong, it doesn’t mean that we can’t run out. If we rush out with these things, even if we get burned, it’s better than dying here. Do you want to take a gamble with me?” Zack gripped the blanket in his hand tightly and said with a trembling voice, “I don’t like to gamble the most, but I’m willing to believe you this once. Even if we really die here, we have saved so many lives. It’s fucking worth it.”

Melody looked at Zack and nodded solemnly. “Yes! Find out if there’s any water in the house. Splash some water on the blanket and we’ll rush out. Remember, when the time comes, we don’t need to care about each other and just run forward. It’s better to have one dead than two. Don’t be

wishy-washy and overcautious.”

Zack’s expression changed. He felt that Melody was more like a man than him in terms of willpower. “Deal!”

The two of them quickly searched the room again.

They did not find any water. Instead, they found a jar of coffee that had been left there for an unknown period of time.

“You don’t mind using this, do you?” Melody hesitated. She was not sure if Zack would be as obsessed with cleanliness as Ken.

Zack looked at her speechlessly. “Do I want to die?”

He could not care so much at this juncture.

Zack took the coffee and poured it on the blanket. Then, he very fairly left half for her.

When the preparations were done, Melody raised her hair and wrapped herself up with two blankets. She grabbed the door handle with one hand and said, “Ready?”

“Ready!”

In the next moment, Melody opened the door and hot air rushed out.

It was spicy to the face and could not be resisted by the naked eye. However, they could not really die there.

The two of them gritted their teeth and rushed out at the same time. Zack was a man with long legs. Halfway through his run, he threw Melody a few feet away.

There was one more thing Melody didn’t tell Zack. When she ran up the hall, she accidentally twisted her ankle and her speed was greatly reduced compared to usual.

However, just as the two of them had agreed before, neither of them cared if the other was behind or not. They just ignored the heat and rushed forward in the fire.

The fire was like a poisonous tongue, swaying crazily with the help of the air.

As he ran, the wind in his ears was so hot that he felt like he was about to evaporate on the spot.

Just as Melody was about to reach the staircase, Zack had already disappeared.

However, not only was Melody unhappy, but she was also glad that Zack was a smart person.

However, at this moment, cries for help suddenly sounded from upstairs, “Help!”

Melody thought she was hallucinating from the heat, but the voice was surprisingly familiar. It was as if she had just heard it not long ago.

She subconsciously stopped in her tracks. Sure enough, another cry for help came from upstairs. “Is anyone there? Save me!”

It wasn’t an illusion. There really was someone there.

However, Melody had only stopped for two seconds when the blanket on her body was already lit up.

Melody gritted her teeth and thought, ‘Should I go up and save them, or… run?’

If she went up, she might not even be able to survive, let alone the people upstairs.

She had been killed and reborn. Her life goal had always been to avenge herself and her mother. All her enemies, except for Yolanda who was in jail, were still alive and well. She had yet to take revenge and she was unwilling to die yet.

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The fire on the blanket was still burning. Fortunately, Melody was covered with two blankets so that it would not burn her body.

However, once she turned around and walked upstairs, what awaited her would definitely be death.

The cries for help continued, but the voices grew softer.

Melody closed her eyes and gritted her teeth. A few seconds of hesitation felt as long as a few centuries. She took a deep breath. The air was hot.

Melody thought, ‘Sorry…’

She apologized in her heart and quickly ran towards the safe passage.

She didn’t want to waste the opportunity to start over.

Just now, Zack had asked her if she was afraid of death. She had actually lied. She was not afraid of death.

To someone who had already died once, many things were far more terrifying than death.

However, she still had too many things to do. She had yet to take revenge and she really did not want to die here.

So, she could only apologize to the person who called for rescue,

At the same time, in a room on the sixth floor.

When the girl heard the chaotic footsteps downstairs, she thought that the firefighters had arrived.

However, that was not the case when she listened carefully. That was because the footsteps were clearly running for their lives. Only by running for their lives could they move so quickly.

She thought, ‘The fire is so big that no one will risk dying with me to save me. If they did, they would be a fool or a lunatic.’

However, the more she thought about it, the more she broke down.

She was already prepared to be burned to death just now, but the footsteps made her feel hopeful again.

Now that her hopes had been dashed, it was far more devastating than the beginning.

The girl shrank into a corner and curled up into a ball. She hugged her legs tightly, her entire body trembling.

The air in the room was gradually decreasing, and her consciousness began to blur.

“Dad, Mom…” She burst into tears. She had never felt so regretful and broken in her life.

At this moment, a voice sounded from the corridor. “Is anyone there? Where are you?”

The girl’s eyes suddenly widened. At that moment, she thought that she was hallucinating. It wasn’t until the voice drew closer that she knew for certain that it wasn’t an illusion.

“I’m here!” The girl immediately jumped up. She couldn’t care about the fire that had already reached the room. She ran to the door and pounded on it desperately, shouting, “I’m here! I’m here…”

In the corridor, Melody heard the sound and immediately ran towards the door of the room where the sound came from.

She had already run into the safe passage, but she still couldn’t get over her conscience.

If she really left like this, she was afraid that she would probably spend every night of the rest of her life in regret. She didn’t want to regret it.

There were too many things she regretted in her previous life, so she really did not want to regret anything else in her life. The moment she turned back, she even thought that if she really died there, everything would end early.

*****

The sixth floor was the source of the fire. The fire there was unusually big.

Even though Melody used a wet towel to cover her mouth and nose, the choking smell of smoke still drilled into her nose. Finally, she arrived at the door where the sound came from.

She was surprised to find that the door was blocked by someone with an iron rod. She thought, ‘No wonder the person inside did not come out even after a long time. It turns out that they were trapped here.’

The iron rod was already red from the heat. Melody kicked it away with her foot and kicked the door open. But at this moment, the last blanket on her body caught fire.

Melody gritted her teeth and threw the blanket away before running into the room. Then, she closed the door. After doing this, she had time to observe the room.

All the books inside had been burned to ashes, and the cabinet was on fire. However, the second half of the room by the window had not been engulfed by fire.

The next second, someone hugged her waist. “Help…”

The girl holding her was a head shorter than her and was crying uncontrollably. One could imagine how devastated she was being trapped there.

“Don’t cry. I’m here to save you.” Melody’s tone was filled with confidence, but she was actually completely uncertain. However, her words clearly comforted the girl, who finally slowly stopped her pain and looked up at her.

The moment their eyes met, the two of them were stunned. “It’s you?”

The person who was trapped in the room was none other than the little girl who saw Zack on the first floor. Her face was filled with disdain when she saw Melody.

The girl was the first to react. She let go of Melody’s waist with an awkward expression.

She thought, ‘Who would have thought that the person I have despised for being ugly would actually risk her life to save me?’

For a moment, the girl had mixed feelings. She was so ashamed that she even wanted to find a hole to hide in.

She wondered if Melody would regret coming to save her.

As soon as this thought appeared in her mind, she saw Melody’s face darken.

She thought, ‘See, she really regrets it…

However, in the next moment, Melody said in a low voice,” Didn’t I tell you to go back after class? Why are you here? If your parents know, how anxious will they be?”

The girl was a little surprised. Not only did Melody not seem to regret coming to save her, but she was also worried about her.

She felt guilty again and said aggrievedly and guiltily, “I just wanted to see how your competition was going… But the elevator and safe passage on the fourth floor didn’t allow me to enter, so I could only climb upstairs…”

Melody calmed herself down. As she searched for something to fight the fire in the room, she asked, “Then how did you get locked up in here?”

The girl was stunned as she recalled something terrifying.

She quickly said, “I saw someone setting fire to this floor! When I saw it, my first reaction was to run, but he discovered me and threw me in there. He even locked the door…”

Melody’s eyes narrowed. She stopped what she was doing and asked, “Do you remember what that person looked like?”

The girl nodded. “I remember! I studied sketching. I can draw what he looks like.”

“That’s great…” Melody was overjoyed.

The person who set the fire was definitely Ulric’s staff. If they escaped, she wanted Ulric to pay the price for his actions.

However, Melody immediately remembered that this floor had already been engulfed in flames. It was still unknown if they could escape. Her expression became serious again.

The next second, Melody’s gaze locked onto the curtains that were still unburned. “Come and help me pull down the curtains!”

“Okay…” The girl knew that Melody was thinking of a way to escape. She quickly ran over to help.

At the same time, Zack ran to the second floor in one breath and bumped into someone running upstairs.

The bridge of his nose was sore from the impact, and his mind was in a daze.

However, his first thought was, ‘Didn’t the door open? Why are there still people running upstairs? Could it be that the door still didn’t open successfully?’

He panicked and hurriedly grabbed that person’s sleeve.

Chapter 449

“Didn’t the door open?” Zack asked that question before looking at the person’s face.

The other party’s facial features were sharp and exquisite. His eyes were indifferent, and his pupils were so dark that they were cold. Even his skin was the kind of cold white skin that young girls liked the most, but he did not look feminine because of this. This was because the man’s aura could not be ignored even in the smoke. He was a handsome man who could withstand scrutiny.

Even a straight man like Zack could not help but be stunned for two seconds.

However, he immediately thought, ‘Isn’t this the terrifying Ken from the Swanson family?’

“The door is open,” Ken asked in a low and hoarse voice, Where’s Melody?”

“Melody, she…” Only then did Zack remember Melody. He quickly looked upstairs, but he could not hear any

footsteps on the stairs.

He hesitated for a moment and told Ken about their agreement.

Ken’s originally cold face became even colder. He grabbed Zack’s collar tightly and asked him word by word, “So you really left her there?”

Zack could even feel Ken’s voice trembling. He opened his mouth to defend himself, but no words came out.

According to their agreement, neither of them should care about the other and run straight ahead. It seemed reasonable, but in fact, it could not withstand scrutiny. This was just a reasonable excuse for the weak.

However, it was difficult for Zack to admit that he was weak. “I-“

Zack finally heaved a sigh of relief, but Ken ignored him and ran upstairs.

“Ken!” Zack subconsciously said, “It’s very dangerous up there!”

However, Ken acted as if he could not hear him at all.

Instead, he sped up and rushed upstairs.

Zack moved his feet and wanted to chase after him, but his feet seemed to be filled with lead, and did not listen to him at all. At this moment, he completely admitted that he was a coward.

It wasn’t easy for him to escape death. He really couldn’t run back into the fire again.

Zack retracted his gaze with a stiff expression and ran downstairs. Soon, he rushed out of the door.

As soon as he ran out, James immediately came up to him. “Mr. Nelson? If you’re out, what about Miss Fox and Mr. Swanson?”

James’s eyes were filled with hope. He thought that Ken and Melody would run out immediately.

Zack met James’s gaze and looked very helpless. His face was pale as he moved his lips, but no sound came out of his throat.

In the end, guilt and frustration made his legs go weak and he collapsed to the ground.

James was not stupid. When he saw Zack’s expression, he roughly guessed what was going on.

He did not say anything, nor did he blame Zack. However, when he looked at Zack again, his expression became a little cold.

At the same time, in the room on the sixth floor, Melody and the girl tore the curtains into strips.

As long as they jumped out of the window and down the wall with this cloth, they believed that their lives would be saved.

However, after tying the cloth into a knot, Melody realized in despair that the windows in this room were shut and locked.

Logically speaking, once the control panel was opened, the door and windows would open automatically. However, this window was tightly shut. After a careful inspection, she

realized that the window was stuck. The two of them tried their best but could not open the window.

The girl was in pain and started crying again.

This time, her voice was even more mournful and desperate than before.

Fate had given her hope twice, but in the end, hope turned to despair again.

Such a blow was undoubtedly huge. Her limbs lost their strength and she collapsed to the ground while trembling. “Cheer up!” Melody comforted her, “This is not the last moment yet. Let’s find something to break the window!”

“It’s useless…” The girl shook her head dejectedly. “I’ve already tried. This glass is as thick as iron. Even a chair can’t break it…”

Melody lowered her eyes.

She thought, ‘The girl is right. This is a top-notch glass made by Halcyon. The bulletproof level is very high. How can it be broken casually?’

However, she was someone who would not give up until the last moment. Without a word, she picked up the chair and smashed it against the glass.

No one knew how many times she smashed it, but the glass did not move at all. Meanwhile, Melody was already drenched in sweat. Her arms were so sore that it was as if she had been lifting iron for three days.

The temperature in the room was getting higher and higher, and the air was getting thinner.

Towards the end, Melody only moved slightly and felt that her breathing was uneven.

“My name is Averi Blevins,” the girl sat on the ground and said expressionlessly, “I didn’t expect to die with you. What’s your name? After we die, I can go find you.”

Melody had almost used up all her strength. She took a few breaths and looked at Averi. She smiled bitterly and said, ” How old are you? What the hell are you talking about? After we are dead, we won’t feel anything anymore. It’s not like that at all.”

Averi gave her a plaintive look. “How do you know there’s no netherworld? You make it sound like you’ve died once…”

“I…” Melody’s lips moved, but she did not say that she had indeed died once.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead and forced herself to stay awake. “Averi, don’t give up. Let’s try a few more times.”

“It’s useless!” Averi suddenly went crazy and shouted at the top of her lungs, “Are you an idiot? You’ve been smashing this glass for so long. Can’t you feel that you can’t break it at all?”

“You…” Melody had just spat out a word when Averi interrupted her again and said, “You’re a fool! You bastard! You clearly don’t have to die with me. Why did you have to come up and die? If you’re going to die, you deserve it!” Melody frowned, but seeing that Averi was still a child, she did not take her seriously. She tried her best to stand up. She picked up the chair that was about to fall apart again and smashed it against the glass window.

It was impossible for them to rush out of the corridor. They did not have anything to cover themselves with. Once they went out, they would immediately be engulfed by the fire. Their only hope was to break the window.

Averi looked at Melody’s actions and shook her head with a complicated expression. He slowly closed his eyes.

She thought, ‘We are clearly going to die, but this woman is still doing such useless things like a fool. I really don’t know what’s in her head! I have never seen such a stupid person!’

The fire in the room had already begun to wreak havoc by the window. Black smoke swept through the entire room as if it was hyping up the arrival of the Grim Reaper.

Melody had to cough hard every time she hit the window.

However, she did not give up. She continued to smash the window, but her strength decreased until her arms completely lost strength. She could not even lift the chair anymore. The light in Melody’s eyes slowly dimmed.

She thought, ‘Am I really going to die here this time?’

At this moment, a familiar voice sounded from outside the corridor, “Melody!”

Chapter 450

Averi had already fainted from the smoke. When the voice sounded, Melody thought she was hallucinating. She couldn’t help but laugh at herself.

She thought, ‘Unexpectedly, at the brink of death, the person in my hallucination is actually Ken. How strange…

However, she no longer had the strength to think about why she could hear Ken’s voice. Her vision had also become blurry because of the thin air.

She thought, ‘Mom, I’m coming for you…

At the last moment, she seemed to have heard the sound of the door being kicked open. However, she could not open her eyes and finally fainted.

In the corridor, Ken covered himself with a soaked blanket and kicked the door hard.

With just two kicks, the burnt and broken door fell to the ground.

He immediately saw Melody, who was curled up in a corner unconscious, and the little girl who had fainted beside her. “Melody!” Ken strode over.

At this moment, he felt as if his heart had stopped beating. This feeling was unprecedented.

In an instant, Ken completely understood his feelings for Melody.

Those emotions were affected by her subconsciously and the desire that he had to approach her. At the class reunion, he used Truth or Dare to kiss her.

All of this was not because the two of them had similar experiences, nor was it purely because of admiration, but because Ken loved Melody. Not only that, he must not lose her.

“Melody! Wake up! You’re not allowed to die without my orders!” He shook Melody hard, but her body seemed to be soft and boneless, almost slipping from his arms.

“No-” Ken hated himself for only figuring out how he felt about Melody now.

Fortunately, he still had his rationality. He laid Melody flat and wrapped one hand around Melody’s cheeks, making her lips open slightly. Then, without hesitation, he leaned over and pressed his lips against hers to help her breathe. There was no telling how much time had passed. Maybe only a minute, but it felt like a century to Ken.

After countless mouth-to-mouth resuscitations, the originally unconscious Melody’s eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes.

The first thing she saw was a handsome face magnified countless times. It was so close that she could count how many eyelashes the man had, and his thin lips were pressed against hers.

Melody subconsciously cried out in surprise. Her hand reflexively slapped the man’s face.

A crisp sound rang out, and it seemed especially abrupt in the light of the fire.

Ken was stunned. All kinds of complicated emotions appeared on his face.

There was surprise, shock, anger, and helplessness. All his emotions turned into one sentence. “You’re finally awake!”

Melody realized that Ken was giving her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation just now.

She looked embarrassed and bit her lip. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know…”

Ken looked at her deeply. Melody could feel the innocence in his eyes.

“That’s right!” Melody suddenly remembered that Averi was still unconscious. She quickly got up from the ground and knelt on the ground to listen to her breath.

The breathing was very weak, but it did not completely disappear. However, it could not last long.

Melody took out the acupuncture bag she carried with her. After a few needles, Averi finally woke up.

She looked at Ken who appeared out of thin air in surprise. The surprise in her eyes could not be any greater.

Melody heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that Averi had woken up. She looked at Ken and asked, “How did you get up here?”.

Ken pointed at the water blanket.

“I ran up here,” Ken said. He glanced at Averi and asked,” You didn’t run out with Zack because of her?”

Melody knew that Ken was blaming her for not taking her life seriously. She pursed her lips and said, “I have no choice…”

She could not get over her conscience. Even though she had already mentally prepared herself, her legs still turned back uncontrollably.

Ken sighed. He knew that this was Melody’s personality. It was not something that could be changed in a short period of time.

He decided not to mention this matter and got down to business. “The fire outside is even stronger, and it’s more dangerous to return the way we came. Besides, there are three of us, and the blanket isn’t big enough. Unless… two of us run down first. But even so, it’s very difficult for the two of us who ran out first to leave unscathed.”

Melody immediately pointed at the window and said, “I tore the curtains with her and made a long rope. We can go down the rope, but this window can’t be broken at all. The other rooms on this floor… are all burning. We can’t enter the other rooms. The only way is to think of a way to break the window.”

Ken focused and said, “I saw a fire hydrant in the corridor. There’s a hammer inside. With that, the glass can be smashed open.”

He paused for a moment and said, “I’ll go get it. You guys stay here.”

When Melody heard this, her heart tightened.

The fire was so big that just running over would attract fire, let alone staying in one place to get a hammer.

She immediately grabbed Ken’s sleeve and said, “Stay here. I’ll go!”

Ken’s gaze swept toward Averi. For some reason, Averi immediately understood what his gaze meant.

Perhaps it was her survival instinct that would stimulate all her senses.

She bit her lip and suddenly hugged Melody’s waist tightly.

Seeing this, Ken took the opportunity to cover himself with the wet blanket and quickly ran out.

“Ken!” Melody struggled to break free from Averi’s hand, but it was too late.

Ken had already run into the fire. The fire engulfed him. They couldn’t see anything clearly.

“Idiot!” Melody cursed.

Averi looked at Melody and could not help but say, “Aren’t you an idiot too?”

She could have escaped at that time, but she risked her life to save Averi.

Averi thought, ‘She even called that man an idiot. She is also an idiot! Two idiots!’

She was still a child after all. Averi cried as she thought about it.

Every minute and second of waiting felt like a slow motion. The longer she waited, the paler Melody’s face became. After an unknown period of time, there was no sound in the corridor. Melody’s eyes gradually dimmed. She felt that she might have caused Ken to die.

She hated owing people favors the most, not to mention that this person was Ken, who had saved her many times.

Melody’s eyes stung, and tears almost fell from his eyes.

At this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded in the corridor, and then it approached.

Not long after, the tall man ran into the room against the fire. His face was stained with black ash, but it inexplicably made his already tall and clean face even more attractive.

“Ken!” Melody felt her heart race. She did not care and rushed over to hug Ken.

“That’s great. You’re fine…” Her voice was very nasal.

Ken’s gaze involuntarily softened. He freed one hand to ruffle Melody’s hair.

“Don’t cry. You can return the favor when you get out,” he said. He pressed Melody’s shoulder hard and strode to the window.

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Chapter 441

Mabel hated Melody’s gaze. It was as if she was looking at an ant. She hated the feeling of being frightened by Melody even more.

She gritted her teeth again and retorted, “Mrs. Swanson has already promised me that I will be engaged to Ulric soon. As for you, just wait to be abandoned by the Swanson family and the Fox family!”

Melody said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, “Mabel, it’s actually quite painful for me to hit someone. I’m more ruthless than those people from the black market.” Mabel’s back stiffened. She would never forget the pain and humiliation she suffered that day.

Mabel could not stay any longer. She used her shoulder to knock Melody away and walked out.

However, just as she left the Youth Center, a call from Ulric came. The bad mood that Melody brought her instantly dissipated.

She coughed heavily twice. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with her voice, she answered the call. “Mr. Swanson…?”

Ulric asked, “It’s me. Where are you now?”

“Youth Center… I was accompanying my friend to a chess competition, but we’d already come out early. Why are you looking for me?”

On the other end of the line, Ulric, who had turned the phone to speaker mode, exchanged glances with his subordinate. Then, he said in his usual gentle tone, “I’m going to the hospital for a physical examination later. Do you have time to accompany me?”

Mabel could not contain her excitement.

She suppressed her emotions and pretended to be calm. “I happen to have nothing to do today. Professor Morgan’s son got into a car accident. He doesn’t have time to deal with things for the time being. I’ve been quite free recently.”

Mabel regretted it immediately after saying that. She thought, ‘What did I mean by being quite free? Isn’t this showing that I am not reserved enough?’

However, Ulric seemed to like what she said. He chuckled and said, “Mabel, you’re really cute… Then come to the manor later. Let’s go to the hospital together.”

Mabel nodded with a burning face. When she realized that Ulric could not see him, she quickly held her phone tightly and said, “Okay.”

After the call ended, Ulric returned to his original

appearance on the other end of the phone. He said coldly, We’ll take action when the game is halfway through. Before that, find a reason to close the door of the Youth Center.”

“Yes, Mr. Ulric Swanson!”

Ulric paused for a moment before asking, “Have the windows been replaced?”

“According to what you said, they’ve all been replaced with super-intelligent glass. The computer in my hand is the control. Without my instructions, no one can escape. However, they’ve missed one room. I’ve already sent someone over. The windows should have been replaced by now.”

“Alright.” Ulric’s cold expression softened a little. He reached out and patted his shoulders. “It’s been hard on you guys these past few days. When the plan is completed, I’ll treat everyone to a meal.”

“Yes, Mr. Ulric Swanson.” The subordinate’s expression became even more tense.

He thought, ‘Mr. Ulric Swanson has never been so gentle in private. Now that he is like this, it is obvious that if the plan failed…’

He did not even dare to think about the consequences.

*****

At the entrance of the Youth Center, Mabel was about to find Pamela to say goodbye to her when she saw Pamela open the car door and get in.

She hurriedly tried to catch up, but the car did not stop at all and drove straight out of the Youth Center.

Mabel stopped in her tracks. She did not understand why Pamela suddenly left without notifying her, though she seemed normal when they first came.

She had a bad feeling in her heart, but because she was going to see Ulric, she quickly forgot about all these things. On the fourth floor of the Youth Center, after Mabel and Pamela left, the air seemed to have become much fresher.

Melody was about to check the situation when Zack walked up to her.

“Why didn’t you tell me that your chess skills are so superb?” Zack paused and added, “My dream has always been to play a chess game with Mr. Grover once. But I’ve never been able to enter the finals and play chess with Mr. Grover.” Melody’s eyes suddenly lit up. She rolled her eyes twice and said with a smile, “That’s easy! He’s my disciple now. If you want to spar with him, you can tell me at any time. But the prerequisite is… you have to accept my offer as a headhunter.”

Zack fell silent.

Melody ignored Zack’s murderous gaze and continued to smile. “Think about it seriously. The company I introduced you to is really not bad…”

Zack made a “stop” gesture and reminded her, “At a time like this, you still haven’t forgotten to poach me?”

Melody suddenly remembered something important and quickly said, “I’ll go around and take a look. If there’s any danger, I’ll inform you immediately.”

After saying that, she didn’t wait for Zack’s reply and went around to check.

After a round of investigation, she bumped into James.

Melody quickly went forward and asked in a low voice, “Did you find anything unusual in the room I mentioned?”

James shook his head. “No, there was nothing wrong. Even the floor… I asked them to dismantle a few pieces. Did you see wrongly at that time?”

Melody firmly denied it. “Impossible. My eyesight is very good.”

“But I’ve already dug three feet into the ground…”

Melody frowned deeply and said, “There must be something wrong with that room. We just didn’t notice it. We must have missed something…”

James only felt that Melody was too sensitive, so she treated the staff of the Youth Center as people sent by Ulric.

He decided not to mention the room and asked, “Did you find any problems on this floor? We still have a few floors to search, including your floor.”

“No…” Melody said in defeat, “Hidden weapons, poison, suspicious assassins… I’ve carefully looked through everything that could harm people. There’s nothing unusual.” “That’s strange…” James looked at Melody and said, “Could it be that Ulric did not intend to do anything to you at all? We were just scaring ourselves, right?”

Melody pursed her lips and did not say anything. Her instincts told her that something was definitely going to happen. But in reality, they really didn’t find any clues.

In the end, she sighed and said, “It’s best if I’m thinking too much.”

At that moment, an alarm sounded in the hall.

Melody shuddered. A voice came from the radio. “Everyone, there’s a problem with our newly installed smart door. Everyone, don’t panic. Please continue to prepare for the competition.”

“Smart door?” Melody’s eyelids twitched.

She pulled one of the staff members over and asked, “May I ask when the smart door was installed?”

The staff looked at her in confusion, but when he saw that she was the one who had just become Samuel’s master, he immediately changed his attitude and said politely, “It was changed last night. Miss Fox, you asked this… Is there a problem?”

Melody did not answer the staff member’s question and continued to ask, “Who changed the door? Why did you change the door?”

“It was donated by a charity. What was its name… I can’t remember right now.”

Melody was about to go downstairs to check on the smart door when her phone suddenly rang. It was Ken.

Melody answered the call as she walked downstairs. “Hey…”

As soon as she said that, she heard Ken shout concisely on the other end of the phone, “Melody, Run!”

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Melody’s heart skipped a beat and she subconsciously wanted to run downstairs.

However, she immediately remembered that there was still a group of people on the fourth floor. She quickly turned back and asked as she ran, “What did you find?”

“Ulric, he…” Just as the three words came from the other end of the phone, the call suddenly stopped.

Melody thought that she had accidentally hung up the phone, but she heard the people in the hall complaining,” Why did the Internet suddenly go down?”

Melody’s nerves tightened. She quickly looked at her phone screen. Sure enough, there was no signal. Although Ken did not make it clear, the situation was clearly not good.

She quickly shouted, “Everyone, run downstairs! Something happened!”

When James saw this, he knew that Melody must have sensed danger. He quickly shouted for everyone to run downstairs.

However, none of the people in the hall believed them. Someone even laughed and said, “It’s just the internet going down. Don’t be too shocked.”

A person said, “That’s right. You can directly advance to the finals. We’re still waiting for the first round to begin.”

James was furious. “We’re advising you out of goodwill, okay? Since you insist on dying here, we’ll fulfill your wish!”

James called out to Melody, “Miss Fox, let’s go!”

Melody frowned and said, “There are still people in the room. Take Zack and our men away first. I’ll inform Mr. Grover and the others before I catch up. As for the others… ask Zack to think of a way.”

Zack, who was suddenly called out, was stunned. “Me?”

“You can do it.” Melody gave him a trusting look and ran towards the innermost room.

This floor was different from the structure of the houses on

the other floors. There were only two rooms in total, and the rest were filled with chess tables.

“Miss Fox, don’t…” James hurriedly tried to stop her, but Melody had already disappeared. “This Melody…”

He thought, ‘Why is she so unafraid of death?’

James gritted his teeth angrily and instructed his subordinates to bring as many people as they could out. Then, he gave the authority to issue orders to Zack and chased after Melody.

Zack felt helpless. He thought, ‘Do I look like someone who enjoys being a hero?’

One of James’s subordinates hurried forward and asked, Mr. Nelson, please give us your instructions.”

Zack’s face darkened even more. “Don’t ask me about this. It has nothing to do with me.”

With that, he ran towards the stairs. However, he had only taken a few steps when he gritted his teeth and turned back.

Looked at the bodyguards who were looking at him. expectantly, he closed his eyes bitterly and took a deep breath. “Use the most primitive method.”

“Yes?”

“Beat them up!” Zack raised his voice and scanned the entire hall. “If anyone doesn’t leave, break his legs!”

As soon as he said this, it worked.

Some timid people immediately shrunk their necks and walked towards the stairs. Immediately, more than half of the people walked away.

Of course, there were also those who were unhappy with Zack. “Break my legs? Do you dare? A bunch of lunatics! I’m not leaving!”

Before Zack could think about what to do now, he saw the bodyguard closest to the person pick up the stick in his hand and hit the person’s leg.

The screams almost broke through the ceiling.

The expression on Zack’s face immediately became interesting.

After the subordinate finished beating up the person, he turned around and jogged to Zack to ask sincerely, “Mr. Nelson, I only broke his left leg. Should I break his right leg too?”

Zack’s expression became even more unpredictable. “You, you guys…”

He thought, ‘Are you bandits? I asked you to beat them up as a threat, but I didn’t ask you to really do so!’

Before he could ask this question, the others in the hall had already scattered while running downstairs as if they were fleeing for their lives.

Only the man whose left leg was fractured was left. He was still cowering on the ground, no longer as arrogant as before.

Zack held his forehead with a headache. He waved his hand and said, “That’s enough. Carry him away. When you go out, only remember to bring him to the hospital…”

“Don’t worry about the rest. We’ll take care of it.” As the bodyguard spoke, he waved his hand to signal the others to move the man with a broken leg down.

At this moment, Melody also brought Samuel and a group of people out.

The two adjutants asked suspiciously, “What happened? Why is everyone gone?”

They stared at Melody fearfully, thinking that she was behind this.

Melody was about to explain when she heard Samuel speak first, “Remember who you are talking to! Be more polite when talking to my master!”

Samuel’s words were dignified. His eyes were filled with seriousness. It shocked the two adjutants so much that they did not even dare to breathe loudly at Melody.

After Samuel finished lecturing the two adjutants, he slowly asked, “Master, what exactly happened? Why do you suddenly want us all to leave this place? The competition is about to begin…”

“Because…” Melody was still thinking about how to explain to Samuel when someone suddenly smelled the pungent smell of smoke. Then, the smoke alarm in the room sounded.

“There’s a fire!” someone exclaimed.

Melody thought, ‘Alright, there’s no need to explain.’

Indeed, there was no need for Melody to explain. The two adjutants carried Samuel and ran out without waiting for her to speak.

James only saw Samuel’s few strands of hair messy in the wind.

He heaved a sigh of relief and urged Melody, “Let’s go down quickly too. From the looks of it, there should be a fire upstairs. The smoke must have drilled down. Since it can burrow all the way here, it means that the fire is not small. We have to run quickly!”

However, Melody was not in a hurry to run. She grabbed the organizer of the Youth Center who was also about to run downstairs and asked, “Other than our floor, is there anyone else on the other floors?”

The organizer wanted to leave in a hurry, but Melody refused to let him go.

He didn’t know where such a thin girl got her strength from, but he could only answer Melody. “No. Ten minutes ago, the higher-ups informed us to suspend all classes and give the venue to you for the competition.”

“Are you sure there’s no one around?” Melody asked again. The organizers were anxious. “There’s really no one else here, Miss! I’m in a hurry to escape. You should run too!”

After saying that, he did not care how scary Melody looked. He used his other hand to forcefully pull Melody’s hand away and ran downstairs.

The elevator automatically stopped when the building was on fire.

Melody ran to the safe passage with James and a few bodyguards.

James was no longer in a hurry. He asked Melody as he went downstairs. “Miss Fox, do you think Ulric was the one who started the fire?”

“I don’t think so…” Melody analyzed rationally, “Even if we go down step by step now, we still have time to run. We have too much time to escape. It doesn’t seem like something Ulric would do.”

“So you’re saying it was just an accident?”

Melody was not sure either. She only said, “It should be it’s like this…”

However, when they ran downstairs, they realized that the group of people who were participating in the chess game were still gathered in the hall on the first floor.

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There were too many people in the hall. All of them stood rooted to the ground like pasta.

“What’s going on?” James asked in confusion. “Can’t these people smell the smoke? The building is on fire, but they’re still not running out!”

Melody did not answer. Her gaze searched the crowd and soon found Zack.

She took a few steps forward and asked, “Why isn’t everyone leaving?”

When Zack saw Melody coming over, his tightly furrowed brows relaxed. Then, he tightened his brows again and pointed at the door. “The door is broken. It can’t be opened.” “What?” Melody was stunned. She quickly remembered that when she was upstairs, the radio had said that the smart door was broken.

She stood on her tiptoes and saw that Samuel’s two lieutenants had found something that looked like an iron rod from somewhere and were knocking on the door with all their might.

However, the door did not move at all. When the stick hit the door, it appeared useless.

On the other side, James also got the news. He said angrily, “Miss Fox, this fucking door just had to break at this time!” Melody first reminded him, “Don’t associate my name with fucking’. I take back what I said when I came downstairs.” “What are you talking about?” James could not understand what was going on in Melody’s mind.

Melody reminded him, “I’m sure this isn’t an accident.”

Only then did James remember that Melody had just said that this fire was an accident.

Melody continued to analyze. “It’s just that the sudden fire might have been an accident, but a charity suddenly changed the door of the Youth Center yesterday. Now, this door just has to break down at this time… There are not so many coincidences in the world.”

If it wasn’t a coincidence, then it was man-made.

James was already frantic. “Miss Fox, at a time like this, why do you care if it was an accident? We have to think of a solution quickly!”

Melody gave him a look to make him shut up.

Zack suddenly understood why Melody was not in a hurry. He reminded James, “She’s analyzing. She has to figure out everything before she can think of a solution.”

“There’s no need to think…” James grabbed the iron rod in his subordinate’s hand and aimed it at a glass window in the hall.

With a muffled bang, the glass window was not damaged at all.

James was stunned. He did not believe it and hit it again. There were still no cracks.

“There’s no need to waste your energy here,” Melody walked over and said, “I just figured out why I asked you to search that strange room, but you couldn’t find anything. That person didn’t install anything to hurt people at all, but…”

Melody raised her hand and revealed a packaging strip that she had accidentally found in a corner while she was thinking.

James took a closer look at the words on it and said in surprise, “Fuck! The latest super-intelligent bulletproof glass developed in the country! The guy you saw went to install that window! I was wondering why I didn’t find anything wrong even after digging into the ground. Who would have thought that there was something wrong with the window!”

“I’m going to check out the door first,” Melody said as she let James help her clear the way.

When she reached the door, she checked carefully and raised her voice to shout, “Where are the staff?”

Perhaps it was because Melody was the first to ask everyone to run out, everyone was very cooperative with her and quickly helped her find a staff member.

Melody lowered her eyes to take a look. She thought, ‘Isn’t this the staff member whom I have held back just now?’

The staff also felt unlucky. He thought, ‘Why did the door have to be broken at this time? Am I really going to die here?” Melody did not care about the reason behind the other party’s complicated expression and asked directly, “This smart door was artificially locked. It’s impossible to break it open with human strength. Tell me, where is the remote control that controls this door?”

“There’s no remote control,” the clerk said miserably, “There’ s only one console. It looks like a computer. Not only can it control the door, but the window can also be controlled by the console to switch it on and off.”

James urged anxiously, “Then why don’t you go to the control panel and open the door?”

“I’ve tried.” The staff member’s expression was ugly. “The control panel is like a dead machine. No matter how I operate it, there’s no reaction.”

“Then, what should we do…” As James spoke, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. He nervously said to Melody, “Miss Fox, the smoke seems to be getting thicker.” “Yes.” Melody nodded.

Most of the people who died in the fire were not burned to death but choked to death by the smoke.

Ulric had already planned this. He changed the door, sealed the windows, and lit a fire. He was just waiting for her to choke to death there.

This was not the first time that Ulric wanted her dead. She was not surprised at all. However, she did not expect that Ulric would be so crazy to want so many people to die with her just to kill her.

Melody thought, ‘I will never be killed by Ulric again!’

Melody clenched her fists and tried her best to calm down. She continued to ask the staff, “Where is the control panel?”

“Fifth floor, right above your match.”

“Got it.” Melody walked towards the staircase.

James hurriedly stopped her. “Miss Fox, what are you doing?”

She answered, “I want to check out the control panel. Get out of the way. We don’t have much time left!”

“No, you can’t go!” James opened his arms and stopped her. “My subordinates just reported to me that the fire started on the sixth floor. Going to the fifth floor is undoubtedly courting death! Mr. Swanson has handed your safety to me. I can’t let you take the risk. I’ll help you take a look!”

Melody sighed and said, “James, you don’t know programming, much less the control panel. There’s no point in you looking at it. Listen to me and move aside. If I don’t go up, we’ll all die here sooner or later.”

James was still insisting. “Then at least let me go up with you.”

“No, the people here need you to maintain order. At times like this, we can’t let them panic.”

“Then…”

“James, stop talking. If you stop me for another minute, you’ll be wasting everyone’s time.”

“…”

Zack suddenly said, “I know a little bit about programming. Melody, I’ll go up with you.”

As he spoke, he turned to James and said, “Stay here and maintain order. I’ll accompany her up. I won’t let anything happen to her. If there’s really danger, I’ll bring her down immediately.”

James finally relented. “Alright then…”

Before he could finish his sentence, Melody had already rushed upstairs.

Zack quickly chased after her.

At the same time, in a Bentley eight streets away from the Youth Center.

Ken pressed the horn hard, but there was a traffic jam in front of him. As soon as he pressed the horn, the surrounding horns immediately sounded one after another. “Bang!” He pushed the car door open forcefully. Just as he was about to go forward to check on the situation, he saw someone suddenly point at the sky and say, “Look! There seems to be a fire over there!”

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Ken was stunned and subconsciously looked in the direction of the person’s finger. In the distance, a huge plume of smoke was floating into the sky. The smoke was black, indicating that the fire was still burning. And that direction was the direction of the Youth Center.

“Damn it!” Ken cursed under his breath and looked ahead.

A few cars crashed into each other. This road would not be able to pass for a while.

At this moment, Ken noticed a motorcycle parked beside him. He walked towards the other party and pulled him off the motorcycle. Then, he threw him a car key.

“Let’s switch our cars.” After saying these three words, he lowered his body and rode his motorcycle through the traffic.

“Hey…” The owner of the motorcycle realized what was going on and was about to chase after him when he suddenly noticed the car key that was forcefully stuffed into his hand.

In the next moment, his eyes widened in a daze. Then, he let out a sound similar to a chicken’s cry, “Bentley!”

*****

In the Youth Center.

The hall on the first floor was filled with the sounds of wailing and howling. Even Samuel, who was used to seeing death, had an ugly expression.

He had thought of thousands of ways to die, but now he was faced with the most unseemly death, burning to death. As the amount of smoke increased, many people wanted to run upstairs. “Let’s run! We might be saved faster if we reach the top floor!”

Another person agreed, “Yes, yes, yes!”

This idea had already been proposed, and countless people agreed. Rather than waiting for death, they felt that it was better to find a way out.

Seeing that the scene was about to become chaotic, James hurriedly ordered his subordinates to forcefully suppress it. If things got chaotic again, a fatal stampede would likely occur.

In the fire, countless people would be trampled to death. It was a huge safety hazard.

He shouted at the top of his lungs, “The fire is already very big now. If you continue to run up, you’re fucking courting death! All of you, lie on the ground and lower your bodies as much as possible! Then use the wet cloth I gave you just now to cover your mouth and nose!”

As Samuel asked his two adjutants to help, he also said loudly, “My master risked her life to go upstairs and think of a way to save you. It’s fine if you guys don’t help, but don’t be a hindrance here!”

With James’s subordinates and Samuel around, the hall finally calmed down a little.

James heaved a sigh of relief and instructed his

subordinates, “Continue smashing the window. If Miss Fox doesn’t come down or the door doesn’t open, don’t stop.” “Yes!”

*****

At the same time.

Melody covered her mouth and nose with a wet cloth and struggled to reach the fifth floor with Zack.

The fire on the sixth floor was even bigger than they had imagined. The corridor was filled with black smoke, making people think that it was a chimney.

When Zack saw that the flames had already reached the fifth floor, he quickly pulled Melody, who was walking in front, and asked, “Are we really going over? The Youth Center is made with wooden materials, and so is the floor. It will burn up in a short while.”

“That’s why we have to hurry!” Melody pulled Zack’s hand away and followed the staff’s instructions to the room where the control panel was located.

The room was in the innermost room. As soon as the two of them entered, Melody immediately closed the door. As she instructed Zack to find a cloth to cover the gap under the door, she sat in front of the control panel.

Zack did not listen to Melody. He frowned and said, “You do that. I’ll look at the control panel.”

Zack felt from the bottom of her heart that Melody only knew a little about computers.

He introduced himself. “I took computer courses in college. I should know a little more than you do.”

Melody frowned. Before she could speak, Zack had already forcefully pulled her away from her seat.

Melody had no choice but to find a cloth to cover the gap in the door to prevent the black smoke from entering.

After dealing with the crack in the door confirmed that the black smoke could not drift in for the time being, she turned around and went to Zack’s side. She asked, “How’s the progress?”

Zack’s expression was a little gloomy. He pointed at the computer screen and said, “Do you see this software?” “Yes.” Melody nodded. “And?”

Zack was afraid that Melody would not understand, so he said in the simplest and most understandable way, “The so-called control panel is controlled by this software. But now, this software is controlled by a virus. This virus is very special. I tried to crack the virus just now, but the hacker’s programming is too advanced. Every time I crack it, a new virus code will appear. I can’t keep up at all… All the operations have become meaningless struggles.”

Zack paused for a moment and smiled bitterly. He added, Basically, our lives might really end here. To be honest, compared to being burned to death and choking to death, I’d rather be smashed to death with a brick and suffer less pain.”

When he was downstairs, Zack did not feel that it was too dangerous. After all, the fire had not reached him. The smell of smoke on the first floor was just a little uncomfortable.

However, the fire was getting stronger and stronger. The control panel had been invaded by the virus, and the door was firmly closed. They were like crabs in a steaming pot, waiting to be steamed.

Melody ignored Zack’s self-destructive words and said with a frown, “Ulric must have gotten someone to hack into the console’s operating system. If you can’t solve it, I’ll do it.” Zack looked surprised. “You really know this?”

Melody did not answer. She got Zack to get up and sat down on the chair.

Her fingers flew across the keyboard like a dancer dancing on the stage. All sorts of unintentional displays of skills almost blinded Zack.

Her speed was at least three to five times faster than his. He knew that she was as good as an international top hacker.

Moreover, it seemed that Melody was only trying and

probing. She did not use her full strength. Finally, Melody’s hand, which was so fast that only a few afterimages could be seen, stopped.

“How is it?” Zack quickly asked. He was too embarrassed to say that Melody’s speed was too fast. He did not even see which codes were displayed on the screen.

Melody shook her head. “The enemy is too fast. Logically speaking, they can’t be faster than me…”

Zack’s face darkened. He thought, ‘How can she still be so confident in such a life-and-death situation?’

He couldn’t help but remind her, “It’s normal for someone to be better than you.”

“No.” Melody was very certain. “As soon as I crack it, a new intercept code will immediately appear. Even if it’s randomly tapping on the keyboard, it can’t be so fast. Therefore, if we want to take back control of the control panel, we don’t need to crack this virus at all. This is just a pretense. It’s a virus that will change shape automatically. We’re going in the wrong direction.”

“So what do we do now?”

“Ever heard of the Queen’s Gambit?”

Zack nodded. “It’s a way to start a game of chess. In order to control the safety of the center of the chessboard, one directly gives up the chess pieces on the back wing. It

looks like they may suffer heavy losses, but in fact, they can turn defense into offense at any time.”

“That’s right. I plan to ignore this virus and hack the enemy’s computer.”

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“But…” Zack said hesitantly, “If it’s really as you said, Ulric wants you to die here. He must be very cautious. The IP address must be fake or changing at any time. You can’t find his exact address at all, let alone try to hack their computer.”

“That’s why I’m going to do this while they’re not paying attention.”

Melody was in high spirits. This was the first time in her life that she had faced Ulric head-on.

If she lost, this would be the last chance. Therefore, she could only succeed and could not fail.

She would risk everything to fight against this beast who had taken her life once and wanted her life a second time.

At this moment, Melody’s eyes seemed to be shining. It wasn’t that kind of ordinary light. It was more like the Northern Lights. It was cold but dazzling.

Zack could not explain what he was feeling at that moment He just felt that this girl with red spots on her face was more attractive than those beautiful socialites who were dressed exquisitely.

“What do you plan to do to catch them off guard?” Zack asked.

“I’ll split the brain in half. On one side, I’ll use it to continue cracking the virus and make them think that I didn’t think of a way. On the other side, I’ll use it to lock onto their IP. I’ll lock onto them directly and hack them.

Zack thought that Melody was joking, but in the next second, Melody split the computer into two screens. Her left hand continued typing rapidly on the keyboard. She cracked the virus again and again, only to be intercepted again.

On her right hand, she pulled out an IP map. On it was a red cursor that kept changing addresses. She operated with one hand and kept using code to determine the other party’s real IP address.

Zack was dumbfounded. He thought. She has really split her brain in half.

The job of cracking the virus would require all of Zack’s attention. However, Melody could do it several times faster with one hand. Moreover, she had to split half of her brain to lock onto the other party’s IP. It was far more difficult to lock onto a hacker’s IP than to crack a virus.

Zack looked at Melody again in surprise. He realized that his understanding of her was really insignificant. He seemed to understand why his grandfather liked Melody so much.

An idea suddenly popped up in his mind. He said at an inappropriate time, “Melody.”

“Yeah.” Melody seemed to have three brains and was not distracted at all. Even though she was operating a lot of things on the computer, she still asked him calmly, “What is it?”

She couldn’t even spare a second to look at him.

Zack thought, ‘Is she a god?”

Zack was even more certain of that thought. He took a deep breath and said, “Melody, if the two of us can walk out of here alive today, I’ll go with you.”

“What?” Melody was caught off guard.

Zack also realized that his words were ambiguous and immediately added, “I mean, I can agree to go to the company you introduced.”

Melody’s eyes immediately lit up, and the speed of her fingers became even faster.

The corners of Zack’s mouth twitched. He did not dare to disturb her anymore.

However, Zack suddenly coughed. “What’s that smell?”

He followed the smell of smoke and saw that the cloth stuffed under the door had already started burning.

Zack was shocked and quickly went over to take a look.

Just as he was about to open the door to take a look, his hand touched the door handle and he immediately gasped from the heat.

He thought, ‘This is bad!’

He took off his jacket and wrapped it around the door handle, gently opening it a crack. Flames immediately sprang up.

He quickly flew to put out the fire. When he finally put out the fire at the door, he saw that the corridor was filled with fire. Many of the floors had been burned through, revealing the white bone-like mud.

Seeing this, Zack didn’t care that Melody was still locking onto the other party’s IP. He grabbed her wrist and said, ” Run! The fire is at our door!”

Melody quickly broke free from Zack’s hand. Her gaze never left the computer screen.

“Melody!” Zack raised his voice. “Stop it! If we don’t run now, it will be too late!”

“Soon,” Melody said without looking up. “I’ve got them

locked down. Five minutes, tops. I’ll be able to hack their computer.”

Perhaps it was because of James’s influence, or perhaps it was because he was too anxious, the usually gentle and refined Zack even cursed, “Melody, are you fucking stupid? Didn’t you hear me say that the fire had already reached the door? Not to mention five minutes, even one more second of delay will mean more dangers for us. By then, we won’t be able to escape anymore.”

Melody still did not lift her eyelids, but her voice became extremely cold and deep. “If we don’t open the door on the first floor, we’ll die if we run down. We might as well open the door before running.”

“You…”

“Don’t talk. I am at the last defense.”

Zack stomped his feet anxiously. He really couldn’t understand if Melody was tired of living, which was why she could remain calm in such a life-and-death situation.

“Melody.” Zack activated his trump card. “If you don’t leave now, I’ll leave first.”

“Alright, leave. Be careful on the way.

Zack choked and thought, ‘This person… is really a fucking lunatic!’

“Damn it!” Zack cursed while anxious.

He could not let Melody stay there alone.

“Damn it!” Zack cursed again. He turned around and went outside to put out the fire.

Without putting out the fire, this wooden door would not be able to withstand the attack of the fire.

He couldn’t let the fire really reach inside the room. If the console was gone, they’d be done for.

The temperature in the room was getting higher and higher. On Melody’s side, sweat rolled down her forehead, blurring her eyes.

Her eyes suddenly felt salty and painful, but she didn’t even have time to wipe her sweat.

Just as she had said, as long as she broke through the last firewall, she would be able to enter the other party’s system and hack their computer. Therefore, this moment was extremely important.

Melody narrowed one eye. She simply gave up on the left screen and focused on breaking through the firewall.

*****

On the other end of the computer, a young man with sparse hair looked at the movement on the computer and snorted. He turned around and reported to Ulric’s trusted aide, “The other party has given up. I don’t know if it’s because the fire has reached that level that they can’t continue to crack the virus. However…” The young man changed the topic and said, “This person is quite powerful. Their speed of cracking the virus is a little faster than mine. Unfortunately, they are not that smart. Until now, they still can’t tell that this virus is a cover. It’s an endless cycle that can never be cracked.”

The man standing behind the young man had a faint scar on the corner of his eye. He narrowed his eyes and said,

We should have started the fire on the fifth floor. It will save a lot of trouble.”

“The fifth floor can’t be set on fire. Daniel, this floor is their office. There are surveillance cameras everywhere. If we hack the surveillance cameras in advance, they will find out.. I won’t be able to see such a powerful hacker. It’s a pity that no matter how powerful he is, he died there. Otherwise, I really want to see the person on the other end of the computer.” As the young man spoke, his gaze suddenly froze. He looked at his computer in disbelief.

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Chapter 436

“Well…” A hint of hesitation flashed past the birthmark guy’s eyes.

When the bearded man heard this, he immediately bounced up from the ground. “Boss, you can’t listen to this bitch! I’ve been fighting alongside you for many years… If you cripple my legs, who will do things for you in the future?”

“Bitch?” Melody laughed. “Your subordinate sure is polite…”

The birthmark guy’s body trembled. He had already made up his mind.

He turned around and looked at his subordinates. “What are you waiting for? Hurry up and cripple his legs according to what Miss Fox said.”

“Boss?” The bearded man’s face was filled with disbelief.

When he saw the determination in his boss’s eyes, he immediately turned around and wanted to run, but it was too late.

He was surrounded by his own men. They stopped the bearded man in a few steps. The howl almost broke through the clouds.

The birthmark guy did not even look at it. He turned his head and asked Melody timidly, “Miss Fox, then we…”

Melody waved her hand. “Get lost!”

“Yes, yes, yes!” The birthmark guy seemed to have been pardoned. He ran away with his men immediately.

“Let’s get in the car.” Melody paused for a moment before saying, “To be safe, I’ll take your car to protect you.”

Zack’s forehead throbbed. It was really hard for him to accept the fact that he was being protected by a woman.

Melody did not wait for Zack to agree. She opened the door of Zack and got in.

Zack had no choice but to quickly get into the driver’s seat.

James followed closely behind and got into the back seat.

As the car drove, the traffic jam slowly cleared up.

James was the first to ask, “Miss Fox, are you going to let the Death Riders go just like that?”

Melody said with a deep gaze, “Guess why I asked their boss to break that guy’s legs?”

James only understood what Melody meant moments later. “There’s so much traffic at the scene. If he makes a move in front of everyone… he’ll definitely attract the attention of the police. Miss Fox, you’re too smart!”

Melody said expressionlessly, “If their boss can avoid the police this time, it means that he still has some ability. We can think of a way to take him for ourselves. If he can’t, they deserve it.”

James was just short of clapping and cheering. Not to mention anything else, in terms of intelligence, Melody really crushed him.

Zack, who was driving, couldn’t help but ask, “Miss Fox, do you know the man in that photo? I haven’t even seen that person… I don’t understand why he wanted to stop me from going to the competition venue.”

“That man… is Ulric’s subordinate.” As soon as Melody said this, James and Zack said at the same time, “Ulric Swanson?”

Melody nodded. “This person rarely appears. He specializes in doing shady things for Ulric.”

James blurted out, “How do you know?”

“I met him once by chance,” Melody said lightly.

Zack frowned. “You mean that Ulric sent someone to find trouble with me?”

“Yeah.”

Zack said with a puzzled expression, “Why would he do that? Last night, he even looked for a headhunter and wanted me to do something for him…”

Melody’s eyelids twitched. She quickly asked, “You agreed?”

Zack glanced at her and said, “You saved me again, so I’ll be honest with you. I’m very disappointed in the company I’m working in now. I do have plans to jump ship. So I didn’t reject him, but I didn’t agree with him either.”

Melody immediately heaved a sigh of relief, but then she felt even stranger.

“Since you didn’t reject him, there’s no reason for him to find trouble with you now…” Melody paused and turned to James. “James, I need you to check if there’s anything unusual in the competition venue.”

James asked in confusion, “Why are you checking the competition venue?”

Melody said solemnly, “I don’t know why, but I have a bad feeling. I keep feeling that… this time, Ulric is not here for Zack, but for me.”

“What?” James was even more stunned, but he did not continue asking. Instead, he called someone to investigate the competition venue.

When James called, Zack could not help but ask, “Did you offend the Swanson family?”

“Something like that…” Melody said with a complicated expression, “My sixth sense tells me that today’s competition venue might not be too peaceful. The reason why he asked the Death Riders to stop you is probably to protect you. So for your safety, why don’t you not go to the venue first?”

Anyway, she made Zack owe her another favor this time. It didn’t matter to her whether Zack went to the competition venue or not.

“What about you?” Zack asked.

Melody was silent for two seconds before saying, “If I’m right, Ulric really wants to do something to me, then I have to go and take a look.”

“Why?” Zack asked in confusion, “You knew that there would be danger if you went, so why would you still go?”

“I don’t like to run away. Besides… only by figuring out what he’s going to do will I know how to deal with him.”

“Then I’ll go too.” Zack frowned and said, “If it’s really as you said and Ulric thinks highly of me, he might not do

Melody shook her head. “You’re wrong. That person is a lunatic in the skin of a normal person. Whatever he wants to do, he will do it no matter what the price is. So it’s better if you don’t go.”

Other than Ulric himself, perhaps the person who understood him the most was Melody.

“Don’t worry about me then,” Zack insisted, “Chess is my only hobby. I participate in this competition every year, and I won’t be absent today.”

“You…” Melody quickly tried to persuade him, but Zack was still very insistent.

She could only sigh and say, “Alright, let’s go together. Once you sense danger, run away immediately.”

Zack could not help but glance at Melody.

He thought, ‘This Melody… She is clearly a few years younger than me, but the bravery and calmness she displayed are seriously beyond her age. In this critical moment, she is even much calmer than me.’

He had to admit that she had impressed him today.

Zack carefully sized up Melody from the corner of his eye while Melody was thinking about what Ulric was going to do.

What she did not notice was that James, who was sitting in the back seat, was also staring at her suspiciously.

He thought, ‘Why do I feel that Miss Fox’s understanding of Ulric is far above Mr. Swanson’s and mine? This doesn’t make sense. Isn’t she from the countryside?’

At this moment, James’s phone rang. The person who called was the person he had just sent to investigate the competition venue.

He immediately picked up the call. After hearing what the other party said, he said to Melody with a frown, “Miss Fox, the people I sent out have found that the interior and surroundings of the venue are filled with Ulric’s people.”

Melody’s expression turned serious as she said, “James, you’d better gather more people. I have a bad feeling that something is going to happen…”

“Alright! I’ll inform Mr. Swanson and ask him to send more people to the scene.”

Before long, the car arrived at the competition venue. The scene was noisy. Melody and Zack got out of the car one after another and went to the check-in area to sign in.

*****

At the same time, Ulric learned that the Death Riders had failed the mission, and Zack still appeared at the competition venue.

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“Useless fool!” Ulric kicked a stool over and glared at his subordinates with a pair of vicious eyes. “I told you to stop Zack. Is this how you stop him? By sending him right to Melody?”

The subordinate trembled as he explained, “I was afraid that Zack would sense that something was wrong if we sent our own people… So I got the Death Riders, who had already been imprisoned, out. I originally thought that Zack was a person without any skills, so the Death Riders were enough to deal with him. I just didn’t expect Melody to appear out of nowhere.”

Ulric glared at his subordinate. “Incompetent fool!”

The subordinate trembled and asked boldly, “Zack has already gone to the scene. There are too many people there, and there’s no lack of dignitaries present. It’s not

convenient for us to bring him out now. Then, is our plan…”

“Proceed the plan.”

The subordinate was stunned and asked in shock, “But if that’s the case, Zack will also die inside.”

Ulric looked at his subordinate coldly and said, “Compared to Zack, Melody is more useful to Ken. Since Zack insists on going to the scene, it means that he deserves to die. Go and make the arrangements. No matter how many people die or how great the price is, we can’t let Melody come out alive today.”

“Yes!”

*****

At the competition venue, Melody entered the venue after signing in.

The venue was on the fourth floor of the most famous Youth Center in Silverlake.

As soon as Melody entered, she saw a group of children who had just finished class looking at them curiously. The eyes of the girl who was surrounded by her peers immediately lit up when she saw Zack. “Excuse me!”

Zack and Melody stopped at the same time. Zack did not like children very much, but he still asked patiently, “What is it?”

The girl was only in her teens, but she had a mischievous expression on her face. She asked shyly, “Mister, what are you guys doing in Youth Center?”

“I’m participating in the Silverlake Chess competition,” Zack replied concisely.

“I see…” The girl dragged out her words and stared straight at Zack’s face. “I’ve also learned how to play chess. Can I go up with you to take a look?”

“No,” Zack rejected firmly.

“Why?” the girl tugged at the corner of Zack’s shirt

indignantly and said, “I really want to go up and take a look… Mister, my family is very rich. As long as you bring me up, I might agree to marry you!”

Zack’s mouth twitched. He thought, ‘What the fuck is going on…

Melody watched from the side as Zack’s face darkened. She found it a little funny and could not help but smile.

However, Zack immediately noticed the slight change in her expression.

He glanced at her unhappily, then seemed to have thought of something. He pulled the girl’s hand away from the corner of his shirt and said, “Find someone else. If I bring you up, my girlfriend will be jealous.”

As Zack spoke, he deliberately put on a gentle expression and looked at Melody.

The girl immediately turned to look at Melody and asked in surprise, “You said that this ugly monster is your girlfriend?”

Melody’s face turned green. She frowned at the girl and said, “Since school is over, go home quickly. There might be danger here today. There are so many people and your family is so rich. It’s very easy for you to be trafficked.”

The girl glared at her, turned around, and stomped away.

When Melody saw the girl leave, she could not help but glare at Zack. “Is this how you deal with children?”

Zack retorted, “Is this your professionalism as a headhunter? You can’t even help solve such a small problem?”

Melody choked and immediately smiled apologetically. “It’s not the first time I’ve been used as a shield by you. It doesn’t matter if I do this again. Mr. Nelson, please.”

Zack gave her a look that said, “At least you know what’s good for you.” He stepped into the elevator.

Melody did not go up. She waved at Zack in the elevator and said, “You go up first. I’ll look around and see if there’s anything unusual.”

“Then I’ll go take a look at the competition venue.”

“Okay.”

The elevator door closed quickly, and Melody searched the floors below.

She realized that although today was the day of the competition, other than the fourth floor, the classes in the Youth Center were taking place as usual.

Some classes had already ended, but there were still some students who had just started classes.

At this moment, Ken called Melody, “Melody, where are you now?”

She replied, “The second floor of the Youth Center. I’m looking for any abnormalities.”

“I’m on my way to you now. Did you find anything?”

“Not yet. It’s just that there are still many children left in Youth Center, but I think… Ulric probably won’t harm these children just to deal with me. But for their safety, can you think of a way to make the Youth Center suspend today’s classes and let all the children go home?”

“No problem, I’ll arrange it now. Meet up with James first so that Ulric won’t take advantage of you being alone to deal with you.”

“Okay, there’s no one in class on this floor. I’ll go up to James after I search this floor.”

“Alright, keep in touch by phone at all times. Call me immediately if you run into any problems. Don’t act on your own.”

“I understand.” Melody hung up the phone and was about to walk out of the classroom she was in when a black shadow suddenly flashed past outside.

Sensing that something was up, she quietly went to the door and looked out of the corridor.

A man in black entered the classroom at the end of the hallway. She waited patiently.

About three to four minutes later, the man in black sneakily came out of the classroom and quickly went down the safe passage.

Melody waited for a while more. After confirming that the other party would not return, she quickly went to that classroom. This classroom was a music classroom with several pianos.

Melody carefully checked the classroom but found nothing. She carefully searched again, but still didn’t find anything. unusual.

“That’s strange…” Melody was about to investigate more carefully when Zack called. “The competition is about to begin. Aren’t you up yet?”

“I’m coming up now.” Melody hung up the phone. As she went upstairs, she dialed James’s number and asked him to send someone to carefully search the classroom again. After arranging everything, she walked into the elevator and quickly arrived at the competition venue.

As soon as she entered the venue, the first thing she saw was a chessboard hanging on the wall. Countless people were standing in front of it, deep in thought.

Zack took a few steps towards her and said in a low voice, This is the convention of every year’s competition. As long as we solve this ending game, we can directly advance to the finals of the chess competition. It’s just that this year’s question is a little difficult… I haven’t found a way to solve it yet.”

Melody didn’t care if they could directly advance to the finals, but the rule here was that if they gave up the competition or lost the competition, they had to leave the venue.

If she could directly resolve the situation, she could save a lot of time to inspect the scene. Melody said, “I’ll give it a try.”

However, just as she finished speaking, something happened.

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At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded. Melody? Why are you here?”

Melody subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice and saw Mabel holding Pamela’s arm. Both of them were looking at her with the same hostile gaze.

Melody was a little surprised. She did not expect Mabel and Pamela to be there.

Mabel’s gaze swept past her and landed on Zack.

Looking at the two of them standing side by side, shock appeared in her eyes.

“Alright, Melody…” Mabel seemed to have caught her weakness. She narrowed her eyes and said, “I didn’t expect you to be such a person. You’re already married, but you’re still entangled with another man! Fortunately, Dad chased you out of the house. Otherwise, the Fox family would have been embarrassed by you!”

When Mabel spoke, she deliberately raised her voice,

causing the people nearby to look at Melody and Zack with disdain.

Pamela gritted her teeth hard. She had admired Zack for a long time. At the last banquet, her father had even brought her to get to know him seriously.

However, Zack rejected her friend request and said that Melody was his girlfriend. After that, her love for Zack turned into hatred.

However, she was still unwilling to accept this when she saw Zack again.

Pamela took a deep breath and said coldly to Zack, “Zack, you still don’t know, right? Your girlfriend is actually married a long time ago! Her husband is…”

“Pam!” Mabel quickly stopped Pamela from continuing. She reminded Pamela in a low voice, “It’s best if we don’t involve the Swanson family.”

Pamela remembered how terrifying Ken was.

She quickly swallowed Ken’s name and paused for a moment before saying, “In short, she’s already a married woman, but she’s still deliberately hanging on to you. Don’t you feel disgusted?”

Zack was surprised. “You’re married?”

Melody did not deny it. “Yes.”

“Did you hear that?” Pamela looked at Zack proudly and said, “Don’t be fooled by an ugly two-timing woman like her! Hurry up and break up with her!”

If Zack broke up with Melody now, she could consider continuing her relationship with Zack.

However, in the next second, Zack chuckled and looked at her as if she was a fool. “If you want us to break up, forget it. I don’t mind that she’s already married.”

“What?” Mabel and Pamela widened their eyes in shock. Mabel felt that this was difficult to understand.

She thought, ‘Not to mention me, Melody’s looks are not even one-thousandth of Pamela’s. What exactly did Melody have that attracted so many men? I really don’t understand! Pamela asked angrily, “Why? What’s so good about this ugly monster? Did she cast a spell on you?”

Zack said with a faint smile, “Looks are not important to me. There’s no reason.”

Melody’s expression froze. She secretly glared at Zack.

She thought, ‘Is this guy afraid that there aren’t enough things to do? Why did he have to make the two of them misunderstand?’

Pamela gritted her teeth and said, “Zack, you’re very good! You definitely don’t know who her husband is. When you find out, you’ll regret it! Don’t blame me for reminding you!” Melody quickly spoke before Zack could. “Are you guys done talking? If you’re done, we’re going to get back to work.”

Pamela was about to scold her angrily. Mabel quickly

pulled Pamela back and persuaded her in a low voice, “Pam, don’t forget why we’re here. Haven’t you always wanted to get the qualification to participate in the Best Celebrity competition again? This chess competition is very important to you. Only by getting first place can you get the qualification to participate in the socialite competition again.”

Mabel’s words enlightened Pamela.

She thought, ‘That’s right, the purpose of my trip here is not Melody at all. My father’s plan to deal with the Fox family is about to begin. I can not rush it. As for Zack, he will pay the price for being blind!’

Thinking of this, Pamela glared at the two of them and forced hERself not to say anything else.

Melody’s gaze swept past the two of them and ignored them. She walked a few steps to the chessboard hanging on the wall.

Seeing this, Pamela did not want to be outdone. She squeezed into the crowd and began to think about how to break out of this end game.

Mabel had also learned the rules of directly advancing to the finals from Pamela. She actually did not have much patience in her heart.

However, Russell Fox had instructed her to maintain a good relationship with Pamela in order to prevent Melody from offending the Clark family.

Therefore, she could only patiently accompany Pamela.

When Pamela was almost done watching the game, she asked in a low voice impatiently, “How is it, Pam? Can you solve it?”

Pamela was about to speak when a middle-aged man nearby snorted and said, “The chess game this time is too difficult. The white pieces are obviously at the end of the road. The black pieces only need to take two more steps and the white will lose. It’s almost impossible for whites to win. It’s not something we can solve. The only person who can possibly solve this chess game will be the previous champion, Mr. Grover. Unfortunately, he has yet to arrive. “As for you young people, don’t even think about it. If you have the time, why don’t you prepare for the competition? Otherwise, you’ll be chased out after the first round.”

Pamela’s face darkened. Although she was not convinced, the man was telling the truth.

In the situation on the chessboard, the white pieces were at a complete disadvantage. With her ability, it was impossible for her to turn the situation around with a single move.

Mabel observed Pamela’s expression and asked softly,” You really can’t solve it?”

Mabel had only learned a little about chess for the sake of the socialite competition.

However, Pamela started learning chess from her grandfather in elementary school chess and was more accomplished in chess than most people.

Pamela shook her head and said dejectedly, “It can’t be, helped. This white is bound to lose. There’s no way to turn the tables. Perhaps there’s no solution at all.”

Mabel sighed and said, “Since you can’t solve it, let’s prepare for the first round of the competition later.”

She thought, ‘However, in this case, I have to wait there for more time. How annoying…”

Pamela happened to catch the impatience in Mabel’s eyes. She frowned slightly. The last bit of good impression she had of Mabel disappeared.

She thought, ‘No wonder my father said that the daughters of the Fox family are both evil people.’

When her father said that he wanted to deal with the entire Fox family, she had even advised her father not to several times. Now, it seemed that there was no need to persuade her father at all. Anyway, Mabel did not really love her.

“I can stay here by myself. You can leave,” Pamela said coldly.

Mabel was shocked. She quickly put on a concerned expression and said, “What will you do if I leave? I’m worried about you competing here alone. I’d better

“Up to you.” Pamela averted her gaze. From the corner of her eye, she happened to see Melody looking at the chessboard on the wall seriously.

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Seeing this scene, Pamela found it funny.

She thought, ‘For a country bumpkin to be qualified to participate in this competition, she probably relied on Zack’s connections. Such a person should just stay obedient, but she actually pretends to stand here and try to solve the chess game. What a joke!’

At this moment, Zack was dragged over to catch up with old friends. Pamela could not suppress her hatred for Melody. She walked over and mocked, “What? A person like you wants to solve the chess game?”

Melody took one last look at a certain spot on the chessboard before turning to look at Pamela.

Her eyes were filled with coldness. With just a glance, Pamela felt a chill run down her spine. However, Pamela thought that it was because Melody was too ugly that her eyes looked so terrifying.

She calmed herself down and raised her chin. “You’ve already been chased out by the Fox family. You’re just an abandoned daughter. How dare you look at me like that?” Melody chuckled and said, “Firstly, it’s not that I was chased out by the Fox family, but I want to sever my relationship with Russell. Secondly, you’re right. Someone like me can really solve this chess game.”

Pamela laughed. “There has to be a limit to your bragging, okay? If you can solve this chess game, I’ll immediately worship you as my master!”

“You can worship me, but there’s no need to have me as your master. I’m really disdainful of taking you as my disciple.”

Pamela’s face immediately darkened. “You…”

Just as she spoke, the crowd suddenly became restless. Someone shouted excitedly, “Mr. Grover is here!”

Pamela’s eyelids twitched. She thought, ‘The previous champion, Mr. Grover, is actually here? I have clearly received news that Mr. Grover will not participate this year because of his poor health. Unexpectedly, he still came! Then it will be impossible for me to become the champion of this competition…’

Pamela’s eyes darkened. He saw two people in military uniforms carefully clearing a path for an old man with white hair. The old man held onto his walking stick, his steps heavy.

The crowd immediately became even more noisy.

A person asked, “This is last year’s champion, Mr. Grover? What’s his background?”

Another person said, “Don’t you know Mr. Grover? His name is Samuel Grover. His family has a long history in the military. Nowadays, those in high positions in the army have to lower their heads and call him ‘Mr. Grover’ obediently.”

Someone else said, “No wonder it’s so ostentatious…”

Melody also looked up when she heard the explanation of Samuel.

The moment she saw who it was, Melody’s eyelids twitched.

She thought, ‘Isn’t this Mr. Grover whom I had saved in my previous life?’

At that time, Samuel was critically ill. In order to help Ulric rope in connections, Melody took the initiative to volunteer and treat him under immense pressure. In the end, all of Samuel’s old subordinates were respectful to her and provided huge help to Ulric.

However, Samuel’s expression was still good at that moment. It was just that his breathing was a little insufficient, but it was not a big deal.

“Mr. Grover!” Someone in the crowd walked up to Samuel and said ingratiatingly, “We all thought that you wouldn’t come this year! It’s good that you’re here. You’ll definitely be able to solve this year’s advancement game.”

Samuel asked in surprise, “I came so late, but no one was able to crack it yet?”

“Isn’t that so! The difficulty of the question this year is especially high! Take a look!”

“Alright, I’ll give it a try.” As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd automatically made way for Samuel.

Only Melody, who was still immersed in her memories, was left standing where she was, looking exceptionally out of place.

However, Melody quickly realized that she was too flashy. She could only cooperate with the others and move back. Her actions made Samuel’s admirers very dissatisfied. They all glared at her.

However, Samuel did not care at all. He even smiled and nodded at Melody to express his gratitude.

Someone in the crowd asked impatiently, “Mr. Grover, take a look! Is this a dead end?”

Samuel did not waste any more time. He walked to the chessboard and adjusted his glasses.

While he was thinking, the scene was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

This silence lasted for five to six minutes.

Samuel retracted his gaze and said, “For the organizers to be able to hang it, it means that it’s definitely not a dead end. However, my ability is limited and I can’t solve the game…”

The crowd was in an uproar. “Oh my god, even Mr. Grover can’t break the game. How difficult is this?”

When Pamela heard this, she lost even more hope.

She thought, ‘If Mr. Grover can’t do it, she can’t either. Today’s trip is completely in vain.’

However, just as Pamela was about to leave, she suddenly saw Melody.

She recalled that Melody had said that she could solve the chess game. She had an idea and said loudly, “Mr. Grover, you can’t solve this game, but someone said that she can.” Samuel was obsessed with chess. When he heard this, he

thought that there was finally an expert who could match

him. He was so happy that he almost couldn’t even hold his walking stick steady. He hurriedly asked, “Who can solve it? Where is that person?”

Under everyone’s gaze, Pamela raised her hand and pointed at Melody. “There, she’s the one who said she could solve the chess game and help the white win.” Everyone, including Samuel, looked at Melody.

When they saw that it was just a young girl who was dressed very commonly and had an ugly appearance, their eyes were filled with suspicion.

The anticipation in Samuel’s eyes gradually decreased when he saw Melody.

When Pamela and Mabel saw this, the corners of their mouths curled up.

They thought, ‘Since you are so full of yourself, let’s see what you got in front of everyone!’

Zack heard the commotion and rushed over. He happened to hear Pamela’s words.

He thought that Pamela was deliberately making things difficult for Melody, so he quickly helped Melody say, “Mr. Grover, it’s just a joke between young girls. It doesn’t count.”

“She was not joking! She was telling me that with confidence,” Pamela quickly said.

Mabel nodded at the side. “I can testify that she did say

that she could solve the game. She also said that if she did,

she would make my friend kneel down and acknowledge her as her master.”

The onlookers looked at Melody with even more displeasure. “How arrogant!”

Another person said, “Where did this little girl come from? How dare she spout nonsense in front of Mr. Grover!”

Samuel raised his hand, signaling for everyone to be quiet. After everyone quieted down, he walked up to Melody.” Little girl, can you really solve this game?”

Melody did not want to attract too much attention, but she had already wasted a lot of time. She had to check if there were any problems on this floor as soon as possible.

So she could only nod and admit it in front of everyone. “I can.”

“Really?” Samuel was surprised for a moment, but then he made a “please” gesture. “Please show me.”

The surrounding people could not help but remind Samuel,” Mr. Grover, the young lady is boasting. Why do you still believe what she said?”

Another person said, “That’s right. If even you can’t solve it, how can a little girl like her do it?”

“No.” Samuel waved his hand and said, “Playing chess has nothing to do with age. Some people are born talented. Young lady, please.”

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Melody had a good impression of Samuel in her previous life. After interacting with him in this life, she admired him even more.

“Melody, you don’t have to care about those people. They’re forcing themselves…” Zack wanted to stop her, but it was too late.

Melody nodded slightly and walked to the chessboard. Without any hesitation, she moved a white piece at the bottom of the chessboard. The white pieces were special and could be attached to the chessboard.

As soon as the white piece landed, Melody took a step forward. Without saying anything else, she said, “The chess game has been solved.”

“Melody, you’re really shameless!” Pamela sincerely admired Melody’s shamelessness. She rolled her eyes and waited for everyone to laugh at Melody.

She felt that it would be best if everyone could chase Melody out directly to vent the hatred in her heart.

The corners of Mabel’s mouth curled up. She thought, ‘It is a pity that Melody does not know her place.”

However, just as Pamela was looking forward to Melody’s miserable end, she heard a thud and the walking stick in Samuel’s hand fell to the ground.

The two adjutants at the side thought that Samuel was suddenly uncomfortable, but they saw Samuel say excitedly, “It’s solved! She really solved it!”

“What?” Pamela and Mabel were caught off guard when they heard this and subconsciously looked at the chessboard.

Melody’s move had actually turned the situation around for white, who was already at the end of its rope. Moreover, she used a thunderous momentum to counterattack and forcefully suppress black.

Most of the players who played chess knew how to take the next step and think about ten steps ahead. Even Mabel, who was not good at chess, could tell that if she took a few more steps, the white piece would win.

“It’s actually…” For a moment, Mabel did not know how to react.

On the other hand, Pamela’s expression was ice-cold. Her face alternated between green and white.

Everyone present was so shocked that they instantly fell silent for a few seconds. Then, they erupted into intense exclamations. “Amazing, she really broke through the situation! White has completely gained the upper hand now, completely reversed the situation just now.”

Someone else said, “Genius, she is a genius!”

Melody ignored the praises and compliments and looked up at Pamela with a faint smile.

Pamela immediately understood Melody’s gaze.

Her heart skipped a beat. Before she could run, she heard Melody ask her, “I’ve already solved the chess game. When are you going to acknowledge me as your master?”

Melody asked seriously, making Pamela even angrier.

She felt as if she had been slapped a hundred times by Melody. She clenched her fists tightly and wished she could swing them at Melody’s face.

Mabel frowned and spoke up for Pamela unhappily.

She thought, ‘At this time, we have to take the moral high ground first. So what if Melody did solve the game? She is wrong to make Pamela do this!’

Mabel opened her mouth and said, “Melody, let people off when possible…”

Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly saw Samuel kneel down in front of Melody.

Mabel and Pamela were shocked. They thought, “What’s going on?’

The two adjutants beside Samuel were also shocked. They hurriedly wanted to help Samuel up, but he pushed them away. “Get out of the way! Don’t disturb me!”

The two adjutants were stunned. Under Samuel’s authority, they did not dare to stop him.

The surrounding people recovered from their shock and asked repeatedly, “Mr. Grover, what are you doing?”

They thought, ‘With a stomp of his foot, Grover can make half of the army of Halcyon listen to his orders. But now, he is actually kneeling down to a little girl? What kind of joke is this?’

Someone secretly took out their phone and took a photo of this scene. He was just waiting to go back and gossip with others about this explosive news.

Samuel ignored the questions of the people around him. After waving his hand to chase away the two adjutants, he met Melody’s gaze with a bright smile and said, “Young lady, if she doesn’t do it, I’ll do it. Can you please be my master?”

Pamela and Mabel’s eyelids twitched twice.

They thought, ‘What the hell… Such a big shot actually knelt down to Melody to acknowledge her as his master?’

Their eyes were filled with jealousy. They wished they could skin Melody alive.

Melody had always known that Samuel was obsessed with chess. He only had one hobby in his life, but she did not expect him to kneel down to her.

She quickly helped Samuel up. “Mr. Grover, please don’t do this. Get up quickly!”

However, although Samuel’s knee was injured from a war back then, he was quite strong. He knelt firmly on the ground and did not move at all. He was like an immovable statue. “If you don’t agree, I won’t leave.”

Melody felt helpless. With so many pairs of eyes staring at her, and she was in a hurry to get away to check on the situation, she could only agree first. “I agree, Mr. Grover. Please get up!”

When Samuel heard this, a smile immediately bloomed on his wrinkled face. Melody quickly helped Samuel up.

After Samuel stabilized himself, he handed over his cell phone number. “Master, let’s exchange contact details. I was invited by the organizer to be a guest today. After your competition ends, let’s have a chat about chess.”

Melody took into account the connections behind Samuel and the physical problems he would face soon, so she did not refuse. She quickly exchanged numbers with Samuel. After getting the adjutant to save the number, Samuel asked, “Master, I still don’t know your name. Which family are you from?”

Melody said, “My name is Melody Fox. I’m just an orphan.” Mabel’s face darkened.

She thought, ‘What does Melody mean? Is she cursing me and my father for being dead?’

Mabel gritted her teeth. The jealousy in her heart had already swelled to the point where it was about to explode. When Samuel heard Melody say that she was an orphan, his eyes could not help but overflow with pity. “Shall I treat you to a meal after the competition? I have to meet the organizers first.”

Melody could not wait to get away. She quickly nodded. ” Alright.”

Samuel nodded. He grabbed his walking stick again and walked towards the innermost office on this floor.

As soon as Samuel left, the staff immediately handed her an advancement card respectfully. “Miss Fox, you don’t have to participate in the following matches. Just wait for the finals.”

“Okay, thanks.” Melody thanked him politely and looked up at Pamela.

Pamela shrunk her neck and quickly fled.

She thought, ‘Kneel to Melody? Don’t even think about it!’

Mabel did not expect Pamela to leave directly. She glared at Melody angrily and lowered her voice to say fiercely, Melody, you don’t have many good days left!”

“I’ll say the same for you.” Melody looked back at Mabel coldly.

The cold light in her eyes carried an overwhelming pressure

that made Mabel’s back break out in a cold sweat.

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