Chapter 381

Maria reprimanded Mabel with a dark expression, “The adults are talking. It’s none of your business. Go back to your room.”

“I won’t.” Mabel stubbornly said, “Mom has sacrificed so much for this family. Why are you doing this to Mom? If you want to chase Mom out, then chase me out too.”

She knew very well that she and Yolanda must be together. Without Yolanda, how could she deal with Melody?

Moreover, she was certain that Maria would never chase her out. She was the Fox family’s only hope in the future.

However, in the next moment, Maria said coldly, “Do you think I won’t chase you out too? I’m just giving you this chance because you’re young and were led astray by your mother. Since you don’t want this chance, get out of the Fox family.”

Mabel’s eyes suddenly widened in fear. “Grandma?”

Yolanda had already guessed something.

Her mind was racing. She grabbed Mabel’s hand and said, “Mabel, go upstairs first. I’ll have a good talk with your grandmother.”

Even if Maria really found out about something, she could leave, but not Mabel.

As long as Mabel gained a foothold in Silverlake and married into the Swanson family, Yolanda did not have to worry that the Fox family would not invite her back.

“But…” Mabel was unwilling to go upstairs, but Yolanda’s eyes were filled with warning. Mabel could only clench her fists and say, “I understand. I’ll go upstairs first.”

However, Mabel was unwilling to leave alone. She looked at Melody and said, “Melody, I’m going upstairs. You should leave too, right?”

She did not want Melody to remain here to fan the flames.

Melody raised her eyebrows. “I’m afraid I can’t leave.”

Mabel frowned. “What do you mean? Didn’t you hear what Grandma said?”

Melody looked at Maria. “Grandma?”

Maria cleared her throat and said, “Melody is also involved in this matter. She has to stay.”

Mabel’s expression was grim.

She thought, ‘In that case, I’m the only one who needs to leave? Why?’

However, no matter how unwilling Mabel was to go upstairs, she still reluctantly left the living room under Yolanda’s orders.

Russell’s face was filled with confusion.

When he saw that Mabel was chased away by Maria but Melody could stay, he could not help but wonder if Melody had incited something in front of Maria.

Russell frowned at the thought of that and questioned Melody, “Did you instigate your grandmother? Ever since you returned to Silverlake, this family has been in a mess because of you. Every day, this or that happens. Are you only satisfied if this family is torn apart?”

“I’ve caused this family to be in a mess?” Melody laughed.

“Do you really think so? Please think about it. Since I came back, which incident have I initiated? If it weren’t for the fact that the truth was right in front of you, would you have believed me even once?

“I’ve been treating Margaret’s illness. I haven’t even finished treating her yet, but you listened to others and believed that I would implicate the entire Fox family. You locked me up in an abandoned garage and even disowned me.

“It’s the same for the bet. You didn’t even finish watching the live broadcast and were already certain that I wouldn’t win the bet. You anxiously wrote an agreement to draw a line with me so that I wouldn’t drag you down.

“Who exactly is causing this family to be in a mess?”

The more Russell listened, the uglier his expression became.

He frowned hard. He suddenly remembered that every time something happened, Yolanda and Mabel would spare no effort to tell him the worst outcome, so much so that he always thought that Melody would harm them.

However, every time, things would turn around and confirm that Melody was right.

He could not help but look at Yolanda suspiciously.

Yolanda felt Russell’s suspicion and immediately pinched her thigh. The pain made her cry instantly.

“Russell, why are you looking at me? Do you think I’m the one who caused the family to be in a mess just because of Melody’s words? When have I not been worried for the Fox family? Besides, you were the one who made the final decision.”

She wiped her tears innocently and said, “Think about it carefully. Whenever you were angry at Melody, didn’t I put in a good word for her and stop you?”

Russell recalled carefully. It seemed that Yolanda really spoke up for Melody every time.

Yolanda saw the wavering look in Russell’s eyes and cried even harder.

She looked at Melody with a hurt expression. “Melody, don’t think that all stepmothers are bad. At least I feel that I have a clear conscience towards you.”

Russell looked at Melody with a cold expression again. “Melody, don’t sow discord here. I know how well Yolanda treats you. Every time you make a mistake, she speaks up for you.”

Melody snorted. She was amused.

“That’s right. Yolanda is indeed good to me. Every time you scold me, she persuades you from the side. But every time she persuades you, you get angrier at me and scold me even more hatefully. How dare she claim to have a clear conscience!”

Russell was stunned. Before he could think about Melody’s words, Yolanda acted pitiful again.

“What you said breaks my heart, Melody. So that’s how you’ve always thought of me.”

When Russell saw how upset Yolanda was, he could not be bothered to think about what Melody had said. He criticized Melody, “Yolanda treats you no different from Mabel, but you’re an ingrate who doesn’t know how to be grateful at all.”

“Ingrate?” Melody’s eyes were filled with mockery.

She knew very well that Russell was not really blind. It was just that he was unwilling to see the truth.

She could not wake up someone who was pretending to be asleep. She finally understood that Russell was like someone pretending to be asleep.

The last trace of kinship in Melody’s heart for Russell completely disappeared at this moment.

She put away all her emotions and nodded expressionlessly. “Fine, I’m an ingrate. I don’t want to argue with you about this anymore.”

As she spoke, she looked at Maria and said, “Grandma, I’ve already said what I wanted to say, and I don’t want to continue. You may talk about your matter.”

Maria clearly saw the disappointment in Melody’s eyes.

She had not spoken because she hoped Melody could make Russell see the truth by scolding him, but the reality was that Russell’s favoritism had already blinded him to the truth.

A wave of anger rushed to her head and she asked Russell resentfully, “Melody said so much, but you didn’t listen to a single word she said. Do you really think that Melody is an ingrate? Can you wake up and not be deceived by your wife?”

“Mom!” Russell was also annoyed. “You’ve always been a sensible person. Why did you become muddle-headed after Melody came back? Before she came back, we’d never had so many problems in our family.”

Maria was so angry that she laughed and said in disappointment, “You’re a failure as a husband and father. Similarly, I’m also a failure to have raised an idiot like you.”

Russell said, “Mom?”

Maria ignored Russell and turned to Yolanda. “It’s not good for Mabel to hear what you’ve done, so I asked her to go upstairs to save you from embarrassment.”

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Yolanda’s heart sank.

Things seemed to be moving in the direction she had guessed.

Maria said coldly, “Make your choice. Do you want to divorce Russell immediately with nothing to your name, or do you want me to reveal what you did in front of him and the servants?”

Yolanda clenched her fists tightly. She was wondering why Maria was in such good spirits. At the same time, she was trying to figure out what Maria knew.

She was hesitant and uneasy, but she still pretended to be confused and asked, “Mom, I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”

When Russell heard Maria’s words, his first reaction was that Yolanda had cheated on him and Maria found out about it.

Russell was usually prideful. When he thought that he might be cuckolded, he could not care less about his marital relationship with Yolanda. He grabbed Yolanda’s collar and asked, “Are you having an affair behind my back?”

Yolanda almost couldn’t breathe. She tried to squeeze out the words from her throat. “In all honesty, I’ve always been loyal to you. I’ve never done anything to betray you.”

“You-“

Russell was about to ask more questions when Maria said indifferently, “Let her go. She’s not cheating on you.”

When Russell heard that he was not being cuckolded, he immediately let go of Yolanda’s collar.

Russell asked, “Mom, what happened?”

Maria glanced at Yolanda.

“It seems that if I don’t say it, you won’t admit it. Some time ago, I was sick in bed and couldn’t take care of myself, so I instructed Hattie to help me take care of Melody. It’s bad enough that you dislike Melody, but I didn’t expect you to not let Hattie off when Hattie spoke up for Melody.”

Yolanda looked up and instantly understood why Maria was angry.

It turned out that it was because of Hattie, and not because Maria knew that she had poisoned Maria’s medicine.

She heaved a sigh of relief.

She was certain that she had done a clean job on Hattie. Even if Maria suspected her, Maria couldn’t get any substantial evidence. Hence, she quickly calmed down.

She pretended to be puzzled and asked, “Mom, what do you mean? When did I not let Hattie off? It’s just that my mother’s health is indeed poor and she can’t find any capable servants, so I borrowed Hattie for a few days. If you think I’m deliberately sending Hattie away, I’ll call my mother now and ask her to send Hattie back.”

Russell also nodded and said, “Mom, I know about this too.

We really didn’t let Hattie leave on purpose.”

“Shut up!”

Maria glared at Russell. When she saw that Russell was silent, she spoke again.

“Yolanda, oh Yolanda, there’s justice in this world. Do you really think you can hide what you’ve done from everyone? If it weren’t for Melody, Hattie would have died at the hands of the people you sent.”

Yolanda was shocked.

Yolanda thought, ‘Based on Maria’s words, does it mean that Hattie is still alive? That’s impossible. Hattie’s corpse should be far across the ocean now.’

She hurriedly looked for the butler who handled this matter, but after searching for a long time, she did not see him.

When Russell heard that, he asked in shock, “Mom, is what you said true?”

“Humph!” Maria snorted and said, “Would I lie to you about such a matter? Take a look for yourself. This is Hattie’s handwritten letter.”

Russell quickly took the letter from Maria and saw that it clearly stated how Hattie was kidnapped to the suburbs, and how Yolanda and the butler planned to make Hattie disappear from this world.

He looked at Yolanda in shock. “Yolanda, did you really send someone after Hattie?”

“I didn’t.” Yolanda’s mind was in a mess when she didn’t see the butler. However, she still maintained her composure on the surface. She shook her head and retorted, “How could I possibly do such a vicious thing?”

“Yolanda.” Melody said faintly, “Don’t be in a hurry to deny it.”

As Melody spoke, she snapped her fingers. “Let her in.”

As soon as Melody finished speaking, a figure walked in from the door.

Yolanda’s eyes widened when she saw that person’s face. “Mom?”

The woman at the door was also very surprised to see Yolanda. She took a few steps forward and asked, “Yolanda, weren’t you arrested and brought to the police station? When were you released? But I’m glad that you’ve been released. You scared me to death. And what’s wrong with your servant? She actually stopped me at the door and didn’t let me in.”

Yolanda’s expression was inscrutable, but her lips were pale.

She ignored her mother, Lucinda Law, and turned to look at Melody. “Did you-“

Before Yolanda could finish asking, Melody nodded and admitted, “I was the one who told Mrs. Law about your imprisonment. However… Mrs. Law doesn’t seem to be sick.”

At this moment, Lucinda also realized that something was wrong. She guessed that she might have fallen into a trap and hurriedly pretended to be uncomfortable. She coughed. “I feel a tightness in my chest.”

Melody sneered and said, “It just so happens that I have

medical skills. Why don’t I help you check what illness you have?”

With that, she reached out to take Lucinda’s pulse.

Lucinda was so frightened that she jumped away. “I don’t want you to take my pulse.”

Lucinda looked healthier than Melody.

However, Melody was even faster. She grabbed Lucinda and placed two fingers on Lucinda’s wrist.

Lucinda wanted to struggle, but she realized that she could not break free at all.

A moment later, Melody said, “She’s not sick. She’s very healthy.”

Yolanda hurriedly said, “You only took her pulse for a few seconds. Who knows if you’re lying?”

“Yes, yes.” Lucinda nodded. “What does a young girl like you know? I even coughed up blood the day before yesterday. I heard that Yolanda was arrested, so I forced myself to buck up.” Lucinda coughed.

Lucinda and Yolanda echoed each other, confusing Russell.

Melody looked at this scene indifferently and said, “Don’t be anxious. This is just one of the evidence.”

With that, she snapped her fingers again.

“Bring them in.”

Two seconds later, the door to the entrance opened again. However, the people who came in this time made Yolanda’s legs go soft and she fell to the ground.

James led his subordinates and forcibly brought in the group of people who had kidnapped Hattie.

Following behind James was Hattie, whose eyes were filled with tears.

Melody did not stay idle while dealing with Russell. She secretly sent a message to James.

“Hattie…” When Maria saw Hattie, Maria felt a lump in her throat and her eyes instantly turned red.

Maria and Hattie staggered forward and hugged each other tightly.

“Maria, I really thought that I would never see you again.”

The more Hattie spoke, the more upset she felt. She hugged Maria and cried.

After crying for a while, Hattie finally came back to her senses and remembered the important matter.

She let go of Maria and pointed at Yolanda. “You vicious woman. If it weren’t for Ms. Fox, I would be dead now.”

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As Hattie spoke, she pointed at the three people who were being held captive and said, “They were the ones who kidnapped me. Along with them was the butler.”

Russell was still unwilling to believe that his wife was such a terrifying person.

He could not help but say, “Hattie, is there a misunderstanding? Also… why is Mr. Deeds here?”

Melody said indifferently, “James is working for me now. He was the one who sent people to save Hattie.”

“He works for you?” Russell was shocked again.

His mind was in a mess. Countless questions popped up in his mind.

James could not be bothered with Russell. He directly kicked one of the three people who kidnapped Hattie. “Speak.”

The three kidnappers had long been subdued by Ken’s people. Compared to being imprisoned, they were more afraid of Ken’s methods.

There was no need for James to ask in detail. The three of them were each more enthusiastic than the other.

“We didn’t want to kidnap her. It’s just… they gave us a lot of money.”

“Yes, yes. They gave us 2 million dollars to send Hattie to Weaona to feed the lions.”

If you don’t believe us, you can check our accounts. We’ve already received the deposit from Yolanda.

Melly looked at Russell. When she saw his shocked face, she pursed her lips coldly and turned to look at James.

Bring that guy in too.

“Alright James turned around and walked out. Not long after, he dragged a middle-aged man in.

Russell looked at the door in confusion and saw that the person James was dragging was Yolanda’s cousin, Cedric Law.

“Cedric? Why are you here?”

When Yolanda saw Hattie enter, she was so frightened that she sat on the ground. When she saw Cedric enter, she was even more frightened.

Her mind went blank, and only three words flashed across her mind. ‘I am finished:

When the three people kneeling on the ground saw Cedric, they immediately accused him. “It was him. He hired us?

Cedric’s blood froze, and he knelt in fear. “I was wrong Don’t hit me”

“No one wants to hit you,” Melody said calmly, “As long as you tell us the truth, I can consider letting you go.”

Cedric betrayed Yolanda without hesitation. “It was Yolanda. She asked me to get someone to deal with Hattie and gave me a million dollars. I still have our chat history on my phone.”

The butler finally walked out from behind the pillar. “I can testify that they’re telling the truth.”

Yolanda’s vision darkened. She was so angry that she almost fainted.

She thought, ‘Even the butler has been controlled by Melody!’

Melody looked indifferently at Russell, whose face turned pale. She asked expressionlessly, “Now, can you see clearly the kind of person your wife is?”

Russell felt a chill run down his spine. His wife actually hired some killers.

“Yolanda, I didn’t expect you to be such a person.” As soon as Russell spoke, he realized that his voice had become hoarse.

When Yolanda saw that her attempt to kill Hattie had been completely exposed, she glared at Melody sharply, wishing she could kill Melody with her gaze.

Melody ignored Yolanda and looked at Maria. “Grandma, the witnesses and evidence are all here. We can hand Yolanda over to the police directly.”

However, Maria grabbed Melody’s hand.

Melody’s heart sank as she guessed what Maria wanted to do.

Maria said, “We shouldn’t wash our dirty linen in public. Melody, I know you and Hattie have suffered. But she’s Mabel’s mother after all. If this matter really blows up, I’m afraid you and Mabel will be implicated. Besides, with someone who hired killers in the family, who will be willing to work with the Fox family in the future? So, just let her leave the Fox family with nothing.”

Melody’s eyes darkened and her right hand slowly clenched.

Maria was indeed too soft-hearted. Or rather, no matter how close Maria and Hattie were, what mattered most to Maria was still the Fox family.

Maria was selfless but also selfish.

Melody understood Maria’s thoughts. Melody didn’t blame her. Unfortunately, Melody had chosen to return to the Fox family after having a second chance at life with the intention of destroying the entire Fox family.

She had never thought of giving up on this goal, and she would never give up.

When Yolanda heard Maria’s words, a hint of hope flashed across her eyes.

As long as she did not go to jail, and Mabel was not implicated, there was room for negotiation.

“Mom, thank you,” she said with tears in her eyes.

She didn’t look like a sinner. Instead, she looked like a victim.

Maria frowned and said, “Don’t call me Mom. Go get a divorce on Monday. And don’t ever say that you’re from the Fox family again. Before the divorce, stay at home and don’t go out.”

“Alright,” Yolanda immediately agreed.

Hattie could not help but look at Melody anxiously. She asked Melody with her gaze if Melody wanted to tell Maria about Yolanda poisoning Maria.

Melody noticed Hattie’s gaze and secretly shook her head.

Since Maria had already made her decision, she would not change it easily.

Melody had already expected this to happen, so she did not ask Hattie’s son to bring that servant over.

She needed to find an opportunity to force Maria to send Yolanda to prison.

Melody quickly thought that since Maria appeared today, Yolanda would definitely know that something had gone awry with the poisoning.

Melody had to send Yolanda to prison before she left the Fox family to avoid further trouble.

In the blink of an eye, Melody thought of something, and her eyes lit up.

It happened to be Yolanda’s fortieth birthday tomorrow. It was the perfect time.

When Hattie saw Melody shake her head, Hattie could only grit her teeth and swallow her words.

Under Maria’s arrangements, Yolanda was taken to the abandoned garage where Melody had been locked up.

After doing this, Maria gave Hattie some instructions and asked Russell to give a million dollars to Hattie as compensation.

Hattie wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, she accepted it.

However, she believed that Ms. Fox would not let this matter be resolved so easily.

“Melody.” After calming Hattie down, Maria turned around and held Melody’s hand tightly. “I hope you can understand me. In Silverlake and this circle, nothing is more important than reputation.”

Melody could not empathize with Maria. She nodded indifferently. “I understand. However, since the agreement to sever my relationship with Dad has been written, please bear witness.”

As she spoke, she took out the agreement she had written and handed it to Maria. “Grandma, take a look.”

Maria did not accept the agreement. She stared blankly at Melody. “Melody, why are you doing this?”

Melody smiled bitterly. “Grandma, I’ve made up my mind. Although I’m no longer his daughter, I’ll always be your good granddaughter. I’ll come and visit you often.”

“Melody, don’t be rash. Think about it.”

Time and again, Maria tried to persuade Melody to stay. Russell was annoyed and said, “Mom, she doesn’t even want me as her father anymore. Why should we still ask this jinx to stay? It’s just an agreement. I’ll sign it.”

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Russell ignored Maria’s obstruction and signed the agreement in Melody’s hand.

In any case, since he could not seize Silk Beauty Cosmetics, there was no point in asking a jinx like Melody to stay.

Since Melody was defiant, he might as well disown her.

Russell thought, ‘So what if her medical skills are superb? Who will believe in her medical skills after she’s chased out by the Fox family?”

Russell was certain that Melody would soon kneel in front of him and beg for mercy.

Maria was so anxious that she almost stomped her feet. “Russell! Are you crazy? She’s your daughter.”

“Daughter? Does she treat me like a father? I did misunderstand her a few times, but so what? Who asked her to do something risky without informing me in advance? It’s good to chase her out for a while. That way, she’ll know the dangers of society.”

When Melody heard Russell’s shameless words, there was no longer any ripple in her heart.

She actually gave Russell one last chance to ease their father-daughter relationship today, but he didn’t want it.

From now on, she would never feel sad for Russell again.

She said indifferently, “Grandma, you don’t have to say anymore. Since he has already signed the agreement, I have nothing to do with him from now on. It’s very late today. I’ll come and get my things tomorrow.

“There’s no need to wait until tomorrow. Take the things away now and get lost immediately.

Russell was in a bad mood. He did not even give Melody any leeway.

This was because he firmly believed that Melody would soon come back and beg him to let her return to the Fox family.

Maria was furious. She said, “Since you want to chase her out, you can chase me out too.”

Russell said, “Mom, why are you speaking up for this evil creature?”

Maria replied, “Evil creature? I think you’re the evil creature.”

Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel, Melody quickly said, “Grandma, you’ve just recovered. Don’t be angry because of me. I’ll definitely come back to visit you often in the future and take your pulse.”

Maria was silent for a long time. She looked at Melody and said, “Melody, have you really made up your mind?”

Melody replied, “Yes.”

When Maria saw that she really could not persuade Melody, Maria raised her head and sighed. There was endless reluctance in her eyes.

“Since you insist on leaving, at least wait until tonight is over. It’s not convenient for you to leave in the middle of the night. If you want to leave, you can leave tomorrow.

Melody had the same intention, so she did not refuse.

On the other side, Russell did not even want to look at Melody. However, when he saw that Maria’s attitude was firm, he could not refute it. He only said, “Leave tomorrow.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t stay any longer,” Melody replied indifferently and helped Maria to the backyard.

James hesitated for a moment but did not follow them. Instead, he took the people away.

Soon, the living room returned to silence.

But in the blink of an eye, the peace was interrupted by Mabel, who was running downstairs.

“Dad, where’s Mom? Why did the servant say that you’re really going to divorce Mom?”

Russell massaged his throbbing temple and said, “What else can I do? If the matter of hiring killers gets out, our entire Fox family will be in trouble.”

Mabel said, “But Mom did that for you.”

“Say no more. She’s no longer your mother from now on. If you continue to call her mother, get out of the Fox family like Melody.”

Mabel widened her eyes in shock. Then, she tried her best to hide the joy in her heart and asked carefully, “Dad, have you severed your relationship with Melody?”

“The agreement has already been signed. Of course, it’s true.”

Russell did not want to say more. He directly threw the agreement to sever his relationship with Melody in front of Mabel

Mabel quickly scanned through the agreement and saw that the pile of luxury goods still ended up in Melody’s hands She felt extremely indignant.

However, when she thought about how Melody would no longer be a member of the Fox family in the future, and she could openly marry into the Swanson family through the arranged marriage, her indignation was soon gone.

Russell said disdainfully. That wretched girl. I’m going to see how long she can last outside without me.”

When Mabel heard this, she felt that Russell actually hoped that Melody would return. She deliberated for a moment and said, “Dad, this is a good thing. Melody is too extreme in her actions. She never discusses it with us before doing something. After she has nothing to do with the Fox family no matter what trouble she causes outside in the future, we won’t be implicated

Russell’s frustration was appeased when he heard that

You’re right. It’s good that this troublemaker left. It’s best if she doesn’t come back. Anyway, she’s just a good-for-nothing. As for your mother, you should cut ties with her as soon as possible.

Russell massaged his temple again and stood up. Tm tired. I’m going upstairs to rest.

Mabel said, “Alright, you must take care of yourself

Russell saw the concern in Mabel’s eyes and felt even more relieved.

Fortunately, he still had a daughter like Mabel, who was good at her studies and had made him proud.

It was enough to have a daughter like Mabel. He couldn’t be bothered with Melody, that troublemaker.

Russell was in a much better mood. He acknowledged Mabel and went upstairs.

As soon as Russell left, Mabel’s eyes revealed a cold expression.

Mabel thought, ‘If Dad could treat Melody like this today, it’s hard to guarantee that he will not treat me like this in the future. I have to quickly discuss with Mom what to do subsequently.’

Thinking of this, Mabel directly walked towards the abandoned garage that the servant had mentioned.

There were two servants guarding the garage door. Under Mabel’s coercion and temptation, they had no choice but to let Mabel in.

“Mom.”

As soon as Mabel entered, she saw Yolanda squatting in a corner. Yolanda looked disheveled and haggard.

Tears welled up in Mabel’s eyes. It wasn’t that her heart ached for Yolanda, but she was worried that this would happen to her someday as well.

Mabel jumped into Yolanda’s arms and cried, “How am I going to save you, Mom? Without you, I really don’t know what to do.”

Yolanda was very calm.

She patted Mabel’s back and said, “Mabel, don’t worry. Tell me about the situation outside first.”

Mabel sniffed and replied, “Dad has already signed the agreement to sever his relationship with Melody. Tomorrow, Melody will be kicked out of the house. Now that everyone has left, Dad has also gone upstairs to rest.”

Yolanda nodded. “In other words, Melody is no longer a member of the Fox family.”

Mabel said anxiously, “Who cares about Melody now? She’s indeed leaving the Fox family, but you’re about to be chased out too.”

Yolanda smiled and said, “Don’t worry, they won’t chase me out. Your grandmother already knows that I tried to kill Hattie. This is illegal, but she still didn’t say anything. This means that the most important thing to her is the Fox family’s reputation and future. She definitely won’t let outsiders know about it. You just have to help me leak a piece of news.”

Mabel asked in confusion. “What news?”

Yolanda replied, “Silly child, have you forgotten that it’s my birthday tomorrow? Once this news gets out, people will definitely send birthday gifts. At that time, to cover up this matter, your grandmother will definitely postpone the divorce to avoid arousing suspicion.”

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Mabel suddenly understood after Yolanda’s reminder. “That’s right. As long as she delays it and you use some tricks, Dad won’t change his mind. In the end, Dad still has the final say in this family,” Mabel said.

Yolanda nodded. “That’s right. However, Maria’s condition is a little strange. She’s supposed to be seriously ill, but she looks more livelier than me today…

“I’ll find out what’s going on when Maria has to let me out tomorrow.

“As for you, don’t do anything but what I asked. Otherwise, you will be implicated and Maria will start to suspect you.”

“Okay, I got it!” Mabel replied.

Yolanda reached out and brushed away the hair on Mabel’s forehead. “I’ve always doted on you and spoiled you, so much so that I raised you into a fragile girl. You’ve lost to that slut time and time again. I hope this incident can make you mature. Don’t be reckless and shoot yourself in the foot again.”

“Don’t worry, Mom. I promise you, I won’t be impulsive like before.”

Mabel truly understood one thing: impulsive acts would only bring bad consequences. She had to change and start changing now.

Yolanda could see a look of determination and sanity in Mabel’s eyes. Yolanda was very glad to see this.

It was worth it for her to be locked up for a night in exchange for a change in her daughter.

She had a contented smile. Upon thinking of her situation, she quickly reminded Mabel, “You can’t stay here for long. If your grandmother finds out, there might be trouble. Go out now. Remember what I said.”

“Okay, Mom.” Mabel didn’t stay any longer and quickly left the abandoned garage.

When the two people at the door saw Mabel coming out, they were anxious and afraid.

Mabel suddenly stopped in her tracks. She reached out and removed her two diamond earrings. She said to them, “Thank you for letting me in to see my mother. This is a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it.”

The two servants could not help but look at each other and see the shock in each other’s eyes. ‘Ms. Fox used to beat and scold us. why is she so kind to us?’ they wondered.

When they were still worried that punishment would ensue, Mabel stuffed the earrings into their hands and left.

The two servants were even more surprised and started gossiping.

“Don’t you think… Ms. Fox seems to have become a different person after the visit inside?”

“I feel the same way. Perhaps what has happened to her mother has dealt a blow to her.”

But no matter what the reason was, Mabel’s transformation made them less disgusted and afraid of Mabel.

In the meantime, Maria was lying on her bed after a bath.

After a long silence, she couldn’t help but ask, “Hattie, do you also think that what I did this time was wrong?”

Hattie froze. She laughed dryly and replied, “You must have your reason for doing it. Besides, nothing happened to me…”

Maria sighed and confessed, “I downplayed it in front of Melody and you. I didn’t send Yolanda to the police station for two reasons: the Fox family and the relationship between Melody and Russell.”

Hattie was puzzled. “For Mr. Fox and Ms. Melody Fox?”

“That’s right.” Maria took a deep breath and explained, “Russell is extremely selfish just like his father.

“If I hadn’t said it at the time, he would have done it. Once the news of Yolanda hiring someone to kill people spreads, the Fox family’s reputation will be completely ruined.

“He appears muddle-headed but he’s actually the smartest. I know that Melody doesn’t like Yolanda. I thought if I said those words instead of Russell, Melody would be less disappointed in him.

But in the end, we broke her heart. At this age, we’ve made peace with many things. Sometimes, the truth doesn’t matter anymore. My only wish is for the Fox family to be well.”

Hattie did not reply, lost in thought. ‘Will the Fox family be well?’

Hattie did not understand how things worked in these rich families, but she was sure of one thing: the day of reckoning would come, sooner or later.

Ms. Melody Fox won’t just compromise like this. Moreover, Maria doesn’t know that she has almost lost her life to Yolanda. Once Maria finds out, she might not be as calm as now. Humans are by nature selfish, Hattie pondered.

Melody was on a call in her room. She was quietly instructing James to help her find someone and collect all the illegal things that this person had done over the years.

After the call, she did not feel sleepy at all and started packing her luggage overnight. She didn’t change into pajamas and go to bed until dawn.

In the blink of an eye, the next day, Melody was woken up by the noise outside.

She had slept very lightly today. When she was half-asleep, she heard voices outside.

“Hattie, Is Marie awake? Many people have come to celebrate Mrs. Fox’s birthday outside. Mr. Fox is welcoming them. He sent me over to ask Maria what to do now.”

After hearing this, Melody quickly got up and walked out of her room.

“Hattie, what happened?” Melody asked.

Hattie stopped in her tracks and asked the servant to return to the living room first. She walked a few steps to Melody.

“Ms. Melody Fox, today is Mrs. Fox’s birthday. Those people are here to wish her a happy birthday. In the past, the family would hold a birthday banquet for her. This year, they have already got everything ready, but now… she is still locked in the abandoned garage.”

Melody was not surprised and had seen this coming last night. Yolanda will take the opportunity to force Maria to keep her, she thought.

Melody smiled subtly and said. “Tell Grandma that I’m no longer one of the Fox family.

“Well..” Hattie was so anxious that sweat broke her forehead.

However, seeing that Melody seemed determined to stay out of this, she could only say goodbye to Melody and walk to Maria’s room

Melody looked at Hattie’s back as she left. Melody stood there for a second before returning to her room to wash up

Looking at herself in the mirror, she smirked and her eyes were filled with coldness.

The show was about to begin. Melody had waited too long for this day. Now it was time for Yolanda to pay for the evils she had done.

After washing up, Melody called James. “Hey, did you do what I asked you to do last night?”

James sounded exhausted. “It’s done. He told me everything. I didn’t sleep a wink for that. You owe me big-time.

Melody raised his eyebrows and said, “I remember now. Is there something you didn’t do as promised?”

“What is it?”

“Take Janet out for a checkup without her knowledge.”

James indeed had forgotten about this. He sighed and replied, “Wit until tomorrow. It’s been a long day.”

“Sure.” Then Melody gave James some more details before hanging up and walking out.

As soon as she went out, she heard Maria’s voice.

“Remember to let her freshen up in my room, then go out the back door and come in through the front door,” Maria said on her way to the living room.

“Got it, Mrs. Fox,” Hattie replied.

Maria grunted. She turned around and met Melody’s clear eyes.

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Chapter 376

Melody didn’t recognize Ken’s car at first. She thought the Death Riders had brought more people with them. Just as she was preparing for another fight, she saw a familiar figure quickly get out of the car and rush toward her.

Ken was wearing a long trench coat, the night wind making it billow dramatically, enhancing his rugged charm. Seeing Ken, Melody felt a slight relief and opened the car door to get out.

But as soon as her feet touched the ground, Ken’s strong hands grabbed her shoulders, inspecting her closely from every angle. Only when he confirmed she wasn’t hurt did his stern expression soften a bit.

Melody, still confused about Ken’s behavior, saw him frown and heard his scolding, “Melody, when will you stop putting yourself in danger?” She stood there, stunned and

speechless, as Ken continued with a tone of reproach, “Why did you avoid the main roads and choose risky paths? And why did you tell my guys not to help you? What were you thinking?”

Melody’s mind was consumed by the image of Ken and Janet embracing. She took a step back, brushing off Ken’s hand as he tried to steady her by the shoulder, and said, “I’m fine, aren’t I? Besides, it’s better to set up traps and be proactive than to wait for them to make a move against me.”

Ken’s brow furrowed even more. “And what if something had happened to you? Do you even consider yourself a woman?”

Melody pressed her lips together and replied, “I have the confidence to handle them.”

Melody cut him off, asking, “Why are you here anyway Shouldn’t you be dealing with your own issues?

She thought. He just had your intimate moment with Janet and now showing up here for me. Is he underestimating me or finding me ridiculous?

Ken, unaware of Melody’s misunderstanding, thought she was referring to the party. Worried that his concern might make things worse and say something to anger her further, he suppressed his frustration and anxiety and said, “I’ve taken care of my matters. Just get in my car and go home now.” Without waiting for her response, he pulled her toward his car.

Melody yanked her arm away and said, “I’ll drive myself. I have my own car.”

Ken looked at her. “Can’t you just listen for once? This road is long and there could be more ambushes. Don’t worry about your car; someone will take care of it.”

Melody lowered her gaze, realizing that many things needed to be clarified. She clenched her fists and said, “Alright.”

Ken’s expression softened a bit, and he headed toward the parking area.

As they drove smoothly down the mountain, Melody decided to break the silence and get back to business. “I’ve made some progress with Owen. He asked me to contact him another day and visit his daughter. I think he’s not confident in what Ulric’s side is doing and wants to be prepared.”

She paused, thinking of Sean. “Actually, I owe a lot to Mr. Yager, who suffered from heatstroke and bled. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have gained Owen’s trust so quickly.”

Melody spoke for a while but noticed that Ken didn’t react at all. He remained focused on driving, and constantly kept an eye on the side of the mountain. His vigilance was palpable even from the passenger seat.

She wondered if Ken was that afraid of danger, and couldn’t help but say, “If you’re so worried about ambushes, you should have let me drive down alone.”

Ken finally reacted, glancing at her with irritation. “Melody, do you think I’m afraid of danger? Huh?”

“Then what are you afraid of?”

“Of course, I’m afraid of you getting hurt!” Ken blurted out.

Melody stiffened, pondering, ‘So, he isn’t afraid of danger itself, but he is worried about me? What does he see me as? A friend? An ally? Or…! She didn’t dare to go on the third possibility and wasn’t willing to think about it, because it seemed impossible.

She forced a smile and said, “Thanks for your concern. But have you considered that I’m not an ordinary woman? Since you know my teacher is Quentin Parker, you should know I have the skills to handle danger on my own.”

Ken took a deep breath. “This isn’t up for debate. You dealt with the incompetent Death Riders today, so you got away unharmed. But what if you run into someone you can’t handle one day?”

Melody’s hands tightened. She knew Ken was right. Even though she didn’t want to admit it, she couldn’t guarantee she’d always come out unscathed against opponents she hadn’t encountered before.

Ken glanced at her, seeing her softened attitude, and said, “In the future, if you’re in danger, call me first.”

Melody felt a mix of emotions, thinking, ‘What if you had your own problems with Janet and couldn’t come? Won’t I be intruding on your time together?’

Shaking off these personal thoughts, she switched topics. “I thought Zack would be here tonight, but I didn’t see him. It’s also the time we agreed to meet, but I’ve been unable to reach him.”

Ken, who had been monitoring Zack’s situation, said, “He’s out of town and will be back tomorrow. He’s probably busy when you call.”

Melody nodded, preparing to discuss the divorce. But as she glanced out the window, she noticed they weren’t heading toward her place. She asked, puzzled, “Where are we going?”

“You’ll find out when we get there,” Ken said vaguely.

Melody said, “Okay” and continued, “Margaret’s health is fully restored now and won’t be easily triggered. If you have time, let’s visit her and then handle the divorce?”

As soon as she finished speaking, the car’s atmosphere seemed to drop. She glanced at Ken, noticing his cold demeanor, and was confused. ‘Shouldn’t he be pleased about the divorce? It means he can be with Janet openly. But why is he looking displeased and upset?’ Melody couldn’t understand Ken’s feelings.

Then Ken said, “I’ll come by tomorrow to handle the divorce.”

Melody was taken aback, then sighed in resignation. ‘Of course, he wouldn’t look happy. He always keeps his emotions hidden. He is probably relieved inside,’ she thought.

Yet she couldn’t understand why she wasn’t feeling happy. This was supposed to be a release for her; marrying into the Swanson family had been a nightmare.

Despite the fact, she couldn’t bring herself to be joyful. Then she remembered tomorrow was Sunday. She reminded him. “Tomorrow is Sunday, right?”

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“Isn’t city hall closed on Sundays?” Melody asked.

Ken looked at her, saying, “What, having second thoughts?”

“Who’s having second thoughts?” Melody quickly retorted, “I’m just stating a fact, they’re closed on Sundays.

“Relax,” Ken’s voice was calm as he returned his focus to the road, one hand on the steering wheel. “They might be closed to the public, but if we want to get divorced, we can make it happen anytime.”

Hearing this, Melody felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. Somehow, she realized Ken might be right. She didn’t want to let him go. ‘But why? Could I have fallen for Ken? That can’t be possible!’ she wondered.

After her rebirth, Melody had vowed never to get entangled in another fleeting romance. Love was too distant and extravagant for someone focused on revenge. She couldn’t afford to desire it, nor did she want to. “Fine, let’s do it tomorrow,” she said, pushing the thoughts away.

Just then, the car came to a stop. Melody turned to look outside and realized they were at Central Hospital’s parking lot. “Why are we here?”

Ken didn’t answer, simply saying, “Get out.”

Melody followed Ken out of the car, puzzled. He led her straight to the surgical department. At this hour, the surgical department’s doctors usually would have gone home, but for some reason, one office light was still on.

“What are we doing here?” Before Melody could get an answer, Ken pulled her into the doctor’s office. The doctor, a woman, looked like she had been waiting for a long time, her eyes showing signs of fatigue, but quickly lighting up upon seeing them. “Mr. Swanson, you’re here.”

Ken nodded and tilted his head towards Melody, saying, “Check her out and make sure she’s okay.”

“Sure thing. Come with me, sweetheart.” The doctor beckoned Melody over with a wave.

Most doctors at Central Hospital knew Melody, but she had makeup on today, masking her identity. However, she began to understand why Ken brought her here. A strange feeling crept over her, making her heart beat faster and her throat feel tight. She couldn’t resist the doctor’s gentle insistence, so she followed her to an examination room.

After a thorough check-up, the doctor returned first. Ken immediately asked, “Is she hurt?”

The doctor shook her head. “No external injuries, just a bit of low blood sugar. She needs to be more careful with her diet. It’s common for young women to have low blood sugar, and she’s clearly not eating regular meals. This can not only cause low blood sugar but also lead to stomach problems.”

Ken’s expression was unreadable. “Got it.”

Melody overheard their conversation as she exited the examination room. Suppressing her emotions, she walked over and said, “I told you I was fine. Why bother the doctor?”

The doctor smiled. “Mr. Swanson cares about you. Why else would he call the hospital director and have me come in late at night?”

Melody felt a slight stir in her heart. She forced a smile. “Thank you.”

“No problem. I get paid overtime. I’m just glad you’re okay,” the doctor said, waving and tactfully excused herself.

For some reason, after the doctor left, the whole office felt smaller, and even the air seemed a bit stifling. Melody took a deep breath. “Ken, you don’t have to do this…” Deep in her mind, she thought, ‘Don’t be so kind to me. I will get the wrong idea, and won’t be able to help… overthinking.’

“Relax.” Ken glanced at her indifferently. “If it were Sid, I’d do the same. Don’t feel burdened. You went to the party to help me, and I can’t let anything happen to you.”

Melody’s face stiffened, the light in her eyes dimming. She realized everything Ken had done was just to ease his conscience, and she had misunderstood again. With a self-deprecating smile, she said, “Let’s go. I’ve taken enough of your time. Someone’s waiting for you.”

“Who?” Ken looked confused.

“Do I have to spell it out? You know who. I’ll bring the papers tomorrow morning. Tell me where to meet, or we can meet at the city hall.”

“No need, I’ll come to you.”

“Fine.” Melody nodded, and they walked out of the hospital together.

On the way, the silence was finally broken by Ken. “I need to thank you on Sid’s behalf. He told me you urged him to get a check-up, and he found out he has high blood pressure.”

“It’s nothing, really. I just thought he looked a bit off when I first met him that day,” Melody said casually about the check-up. “By the way, I didn’t see Sid today. Didn’t you invite him?”

Ken shrugged. “Since his check-up, he’s been taking good care of himself, going to bed by ten, and swearing off alcohol. So he skipped the party.”

Melody nodded. “That’s good. He shouldn’t drink, and early sleep is great for his health.”

In the blink of an eye, they reached the car. One of Ken’s men had already brought Melody’s car around. She took the keys and said goodbye. “See you tomorrow. I need to check on Hattie.”

Ken opened his mouth but only managed a single word. “Okay.”

Watching Melody drive away, Ken’s gaze deepened. He pulled out his phone and dialed Sid. It took a while for Sid to answer, his voice full of annoyance. “Man, I was finally asleep. Why are you calling?”

Without blinking, Ken said, “You have a relative at the city hall, right? Give me the number. I need a favor.”

Hearing the words “city hall.” Sid perked up. “What do you need? Are you getting divorced?”

Ken’s face darkened. “Are you happy about that?”

“Not happy… But Janet and I always thought Melody wasn’t right for you. I’ve interacted with Melody a few times recently, and she’s definitely impressive. At least in

medicine, you won’t find many peers who can match her

skills. But what you need in a partner is someone with the right background…”

Ken didn’t want to hear it and cut Sid off. “Cut the crap and give me the number.”

“Fine, fine. I’ll send it now,” Sid said, quickly ending the call and texting his relative’s number over. After a moment’s hesitation, he made a call to Janet. “Guess what! Big news!”

*****

Meanwhile, Melody arrived at Hattie’s place, and she received some good news from her. “My son called. That maid finally agreed to testify for us! We can expose all the terrible things Yolanda did!”

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Melody’s eyes hit up. “Really?” she asked.

Absolutely!” Hattie said excitedly. “My son just called. He said that the maid finally caved and agreed to testify! Once Yolanda is convicted, I can return to Mrs. Maria’s side with my head held high.”

Melody nodded and used Hattie’s phone to call her son. After confirming everything over the phone, Melody felt a wave of relief wash over her. Meanwhile, a clear plan began to form in her mind.

You’ve worked hard,” Melody said, gripping the phone rightly.

“It’s no trouble. It just took a long time. I hope you don’t think I’m useless.”

Not at all. I’ll let you know when she needs to testify. I’ll arrange it quickly to avoid any complications.”

“Okay!”

After the call, Melody remembered her purpose for coming. Handing the phone back to Hattie, she instructed, “Hartie, I need you to write a handwritten letter to

Grandma. We can’t resolve this without her. Since you’ve been with her all along, hearing the truth from you might help her accept it more easily.”

Hattie nodded. “I understand. Please wait a moment.”

Ten minutes later, Hattie handed Melody the letter, her

eyes red and swollen. “Ms. Fox… I have written everything in the letter”

Melody took the letter and patted Hattie’s shoulder. “I promise. Grandma will be fine, and you’ll return to the Fox family soon.”

“Thank you, Ms. Fox…”

Melody changed out of her formal dress and reverted to her usual appearance before driving back to her family’s estate. As soon as the car stopped, the gatekeeper sprinted back to the villa, clearly to report her arrival.

Melody squinted, taking note of the gatekeeper’s appearance, before getting out of the car. She did not go through the front door but climbed over the wall into the backyard. After delivering the letter to her grandmother, she climbed back over and entered through the front door. Sure enough, Russell and Mabel greeted her with icy stares as soon as she walked in. The look they gave her was less like that of family and more like that of enemies.

“Where the hell have you been?” Russell did not hold back and angrily yelled.

Mabel was still seething from the party incident, and this was the perfect opportunity to let her frustration out on Melody. “Dad told you to stay in your room and reflect on your fault. How could you sneak out? Aren’t you worried about making him sad?”

Russell’s expression darkened further. “You’d better have a good explanation. What were you doing out there all day?” he demanded.

Melody ignored his question. Instead, she said flatly, “Restricting someone’s freedom is illegal detention. It carries a sentence of up to three years.”

Russell panicked internally but grew angrier. “Melody, have you lost your mind? Do you have any respect for me as your father? Do you want me to disown you right now?”

“Sure,” Melody said without hesitation. “I have paper and a pen here. Write the agreement now so it’s clear we’re no longer related. That way, I won’t be a burden to you.”

Russell was stunned. “Are you out of your mind? Do you think you can survive if you really cut ties with the Fox family? Without me, you won’t be able to make it to Silverlake. You’ll end up back in the remote countryside!”

Melody met Russell’s eyes, her tone mocking. “Since I came back to Silverlake, has this family ever helped me with anything?”

“Ridiculous! If you weren’t part of this family, do you think you would have the chance to treat Margaret and get involved with their family?”

Melody laughed. “I healed Margaret with my own skills, not because of the Fox family. And remember, you removed me from the household registry a month ago. It was only because Grandma stood by me that I was able to stay.” Each word was a dagger to Russell’s pride, exposing the lies he told himself.

Russell shook with rage. Mabel, desperate to get rid of Melody, chimed in, “Dad, she’s nothing but an ungrateful brat. She doesn’t even know the meaning of gratitude. Disown her now before she causes more trouble!”

Enraged and fearing Melody might cause more issues, Russell grabbed the paper and pen from Melody and wrote the disownment agreement. Soon, the agreement was written up in duplicate. Russell tossed the documents onto the table in front of Melody. “Sign it! Once you do, you’re no longer part of this family. Think carefully before you sign!” Russell was sure Melody would not dare. Without the family, she was nothing, and only a fool would sign it

Melody quickly scanned the agreement. It stated not only that she had to leave the Fox family with nothing but also that all her current assets, including Silk Beauty Cosmetics she won from Jessica, would go to the family.

“I can’t sign this,” Melody said coldly to Russell.

Russell assumed she was scared and regretting her decision. “Ha!” He let out a disdainful snort. “I knew you weren’t that stupid. You don’t really have the guts to cut ties with me. Now, get on your knees, apologize, and swear you’ll obey me from now on, and I might just forgive you!”

Melody pressed her lips together in a thin line. “It’s not that I can’t cut ties with you. It’s just that this agreement is wrong. I won’t take anything from the Fox family, but you’re not taking what’s mine.”

Russell’s face darkened. He couldn’t believe what he was hearing.

Melody swiftly wrote a new agreement. “Here’s my version. Take a look.” She handed the agreement to Russell, her face like a mask of ice, making it hard for anyone to meet her gaze.

Russell glanced at the agreement, and Mabel quickly peered over his shoulder. Mabel was the first to react. “The gifts from the Swanson family? You can’t take those! If it weren’t for the Fox name, they wouldn’t have given you anything! Those are ours!” She had coveted those luxury items for a long time and wasn’t about to let Melody take them.

Russell saw that the agreement included Silk Beauty Cosmetics as Melody’s own property and a claim to 30% of the Justalion Group shares, Wilona’s legacy. His face turned as dark as a storm cloud. “You want to take the Justalion Group’s shares? Do you have any shame at all?”

Melody lifted her chin slightly. “The Justalion Group was built by my mother. You only took over after she died. Not only did you contribute nothing, but you also ran the company into the ground. As her daughter, why shouldn’t I get the shares?”

Melody’s words stripped away Russell’s pretenses, exposing his failures. The Justalion Group, once thriving, was now near collapse under his management. Melody had laid it bare for all to see. Russell’s veins bulged with anger.

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“How dare you, you vile little bitch! You’re talking nonsense. I swear, you must be out of your mind!” Russell shouted angrily, waving his hand as he gave his order. “Get her immediately! I want her sent to a mental facility right now!”

The butler was taken aback by how things had escalated. He knew how capable Melody was, so he wisely took a few steps back, avoiding direct confrontation. However, the other servants clearly didn’t understand what they were up against. A group of them approached with ropes, ready to restrain Melody.

Melody gave a cold, mocking smile. “You amateurs. Do you guys really think you can take me down?”

Russell felt disrespected by Melody and shouted in fury, “Tie her up now! Do it immediately!” He was calculating in his mind, ‘Melody can never get Silk Beauty Cosmetics or any shares in the Justalion Group. She won’t get anything, not even a dime. If I could just get her committed to a mental facility, those assets would naturally become mine. It would be much easier than severing our family ties. Who knows, maybe a few days in there would even make Melody more compliant and obedient, turning her into the dutiful daughter I’ve always wanted.’ Russell thought it was a brilliant idea and urged the servants to restrain Melody.

Melody’s lips pressed into a thin line as she watched the approaching figures, finding the scene almost laughable. She couldn’t believe that her own father was using the household staff to force her into a mental institution. Taking a deep breath to suppress the bitterness rising in her chest, she said coldly, “I suggest you guys back off if you don’t want to regret it.”

“Don’t talk back!” Russell shouted and then turned his gaze to the servants. “Whoever catches her first gets twenty thousand dollars!” At the promise of a reward, the servants rushed at Melody without a second thought.

Mabel smirked as she thought, ‘Melody, no matter how skilled you are, you can’t beat them all. There’s always strength in numbers. Just wait to be locked up, you little bitch!’

But just as Mabel’s thoughts settled, Melody’s form seemed to blur. Her speed was so incredible that she appeared as a mere streak of movement. In an instant, every servant who had charged at Melody was on the ground, writhing in pain.

“What… what’s happening?” Mabel’s eyes widened in disbelief as she took in the sight, considering there were over a dozen servants involved.

The butler, hiding behind a pillar, breathed a sigh of relief. He was glad he had the foresight to retreat, seeing the pitiful state of the servants.

Russell was the last to come to his senses. He stared at the groaning servants, questioning if Melody was truly his daughter. He wondered how had she become so formidable. Before he could process it further, Melody was standing right in front of him. He instinctively took a step back, panic flashing in his eyes. “What are you going to do?”

Mabel, sweating with fear, warned, “Melody, calm down! That’s our dad! If you lay a hand on him, you’ll be condemned!”

Russell, trying to muster his courage, straightened up. “Go ahead. I want to see if you dare!”

Melody sneered, stopping not far away from Russell. “Hit you? I’d rather not dirty my hands.” She pulled out a document she had written, holding it up in front of Russell. “Sign this immediately, and from now on, we have no further ties!”

“Over my dead body!” Russell refused without a second thought. “You ungrateful wretch, you won’t get anything from this family!”

“Anything from this family?” Melody said with a bitter laugh. “Without my mother, would this family even exist?”

Before Russell could respond, the sound of sirens cut through the chaos. Mabel’s eyes lit up with triumph as she said, “You’re done for! The police are here. We’re pressing charges for assault!”

“I was only defending myself,” Melody said coolly, showing no fear.

At that moment, Yolanda’s voice rang out from the doorway. “Russell! Mabel! I’m back.”

Both Russell and Mabel looked toward the door in surprise. Yolanda entered, flanked by two police officers. Mabel rushed over to Yolanda, overwhelmed with joy. Her mother was back, her pillar of support.

The mother and daughter embraced tightly, Mabel crying with relief, “Mom, you’re finally back!”

Yolanda nodded and quietly asked, “Did you get help from Ulric?”

“Yes!” Mabel said excitedly. “I didn’t expect him to act so quickly…”

“No wonder…” Yolanda left her thought unfinished. It was clear now why the person who had betrayed her suddenly changed his story, choosing to admit to defamation rather than revealing her involvement in the theft of the ley Clear Cosmetics formula.

“Yolanda,” Russell said, stepping towards his wife. “It’s a relief you’re back. We owe it all to Mabel,”

If Yolanda hadn’t returned, the family’s reputation would have been ruined, and Mabel’s future would have been at an end. Russell was just relieved that Yolanda was back and didn’t think much about the personal suffering Yolanda endured.

“Yeah…” Yolanda, not realizing Russell’s true thoughts, assumed he was simply worried about her well-being. Noting the police presence, she quickly added, “Truth will come out in the end. I always knew I’d come back.” As she spoke, her gaze fell on the servants sprawled on the ground, and she asked in surprise, “Russell, what happened here?”

Russell, snapping back to the present, pointed at Melody and told the officers, “Officers, arrest her! She’s the one who assaulted the servants and threatened to take half of our assets!”

The officers, initially just escorting Yolanda, became serious upon hearing this. “What’s going on?”

Melody spoke up to explain immediately, “They attacked me first!”

“You’re lying! Assaulting people and then trying to make excuses in front of the police? You’ve crossed the line!” Russell shouted angrily. “As your father, I can’t control you anymore. You’re going to the station for sure!” Turning to the officers with a forced smile, Russell said, “This is my daughter. She’s always been rebellious, and now she resorted to violence. Please, take her away!”

The officers exchanged uncertain glances. After a brief silent exchange, one officer asked, “A young woman took down all these people?”

“Absolutely. If you don’t believe me, you can ask them!”

As the servants prepared to speak, a stern voice interrupted, “Russell. Why are you always stirring up such chaos at home?”

Everyone turned to see Margaret, who should have been too ill to move, was at the doorway.

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“Margaret?” Yolanda looked surprised. She did not

understand why Margaret from the Swanson family would appear in their house.

However, she quickly realized that she had recognized the wrong person.

It wasn’t Margaret from the Swanson family. It was clearly Maria.

Due to the fact that elderly people looked similar, and Yolanda had not seen Maria for a long time, she had a deep-rooted feeling that Maria was dying and couldn’t walk. Thus, she recognized the wrong person.

“Mom?” Yolanda was extremely shocked at this moment.

She looked at Maria in shock as Maria walked towards her step by step.

Maria’s footsteps were steady, and she did not even need to rely on her walking stick. There were no signs of her being seriously ill or poisoned.

Yolanda thought, ‘How could this be?’

According to the dosage and time, Maria should be unable to take care of herself at this time.

Yolanda suddenly had a very bad feeling. Yolanda subconsciously looked at Melody. When Yolanda saw that Melody’s expression was calm and unsurprised, Yolanda’s heart sank crazily.

*****

Russell did not recognize the wrong person. He couldn’t possibly mistake his mother for someone else.

He was also very surprised, but pleasantly so.

He quickly walked forward and reached out to support Maria.

However, before Russell’s hand could touch Maria, Maria shook his hand off. “I don’t need a blind person like you to support me.”

Russell’s body stiffened when he was pushed away. He did not understand why Maria said that.

Maria’s gaze swept across the entire place and finally landed on the servants who had deliberately not gotten up.

She said, “Why aren’t you getting up? Do you want me to help you up personally?”

With Maria’s words, the servants did not dare to pretend anymore and got up nimbly.

The two police officers looked at each other again and felt that the atmosphere in this house was extremely strange.

“Sirs.” Maria looked at the two police officers and said, “It’s just some family matters. There’s no need to trouble the two of you. Please go back and do your work.”

“You really don’t need our help?” one of the police officers asked.

Maria replied, “Yes, I’ll call the police again if necessary.”

The police officer nodded. When he saw that the people on the ground were fine, he left after lecturing them.

When Russell saw that the two police officers were about to leave, he stepped forward to make them stay. “Sirs! Please wait.”

Maria’s face darkened. “Come back here!”

Russell stopped in his tracks and had no choice but to return to the living room.

He could not hide the grim expression on his face and said, “Mom, you don’t know what happened just now. Melody…”

“Shut up!” Maria looked at Russell coldly and said, “If you didn’t force Melody into a corner, would she have made a move? Instead of telling me what she did, why don’t you tell me what you did just now that forced her to deal with this group of people alone?”

Melody originally thought that her heart was as hard as steel and that she would not cry over the Fox family again.

However, when she heard that Maria trusted her unwaveringly and stood on her side, tears welled up in her eyes.

“Grandma…” She took a deep breath, trying to force back the tears.

Maria patted Melody’s back with heartache. “Good child, I know what kind of person you are. Don’t worry, I won’t let you suffer any grievances.”

Melody nodded. She suddenly felt that she was not fighting alone against this world.

Maria had given her more strength than she had imagined.

Melody wiped her eyes. There was a hint of determination in her eyes.

In the entire Fox family, Maria was her only family.

On the other end, Russell lowered his eyes guiltily, but he still said; Mom, I didn’t do anything. She suddenly asked me to write an agreement to sever our father-daughter relationship.

Maria ignored Russell.

She was only seriously examining Melody’s body. When Maria saw that Melody was not injured, she heaved a sigh of relief.

Mabel saw that Maria was obviously biased towards Melody, she ignored Yolanda’s gaze of dissuasion and spoke to Russell. Grandma, I can testify that what Dad said is true. Melody took out a pen and paper and asked Dad to write the agreement to sever their ties.

Melody smiled mockingly. She took out the agreement written by Russell and handed it to Maria. Grandma this is the agreement Dad wrote. Take a look.

Maria nodded and narrowed her eyes as she read the agreement.

After reading it, her expression med even more grim. She looked at Russell in disbelief and asked, “As a father you actually want to snatch your child’s things?

Russell’s lips twitched awkwardly “I-I just wanted to use them to force her to admit her mistake.

“Enough! You’re my son. How could I not know what you’re thinking?

“Although I had been recuperating in my room and did not go out, I had watched the entire live broadcast of the bet of Silk Beauty Cosmetics.

“That is something that Melody has obtained with her own ability. No one can snatch it away, not even you. Russell, you’re really getting more muddle-headed the longer you live. Do you think you’ll benefit from gaining Silk Beauty Cosmetics?

“In less than a day, everyone will know that you’ve stolen it from your own daughter. They won’t be envious of you. They will only criticize you behind your back.”

Russell felt extremely awkward. When he thought of that. he could not help but feel a little vexed.

He thought, ‘Yeah, why haven’t I thought of that? If I take away Silk Beauty Cosmetics and then turn around to kick Melody out of the house, I’ll be condemned without even needing Melody to explain the situation to everyone.

Silverlake was not that big. There were no secrets at all.

Russell’s face turned pale and he was speechless.

Maria waved her hand. “We’ll settle today’s score later. I have something more important to announce.”

Russell was stunned and asked in confusion, “What’s it?”

Maria ignored him and turned her attention to Yolanda. who had been silent all this while.

When Yolanda felt Maria’s gaze, her mind was in a mess. It was as if ants were crawling in her heart. She felt extremely uncomfortable.

However, she still forced herself to remain calm and asked with a dry smile, “Mom, what are you going to announce?”

Maria took out a piece of paper that she had written in advance from her pocket and handed it to Yolanda. She ordered, “Sign it for me.”

Yolanda felt that something was wrong and quickly looked at the paper.

It was also an agreement, but it was a divorce agreement. The agreement clearly stated that she would leave the Fox family with nothing.

Russell was also very curious. He stuck his head out to look at the paper. When he saw what was written on the agreement, his eyes suddenly widened.

He exclaimed, “Leave with nothing? Mom, what are you doing? Why are you asking Yolanda to leave with nothing?”

When Mabel heard that, she was stunned and her face turned pale. “Grandma, it’s Melody’s fault. Why are you asking Mom to leave with nothing? She just came back from the police station. She doesn’t know anything.”

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Chapter 371

Owen narrowed his eyes and looked at Melody warily. Why do you say that?”

He had never told anyone about his daughter’s illness. Only Wendell and Ulric knew.

Melody smiled and said, “I smell traditional medicine on

Do you?”

He even especially took a shower for the cocktail party today.

Owen could not help but raise his arm and smell it.

Melody’s smile deepened as she watched Owen’s actions.

You don’t have to smell yourself Ordinary people can’t smell. My sense of smell is naturally a little more sensitive than ordinary people’s. As long as there’s a hint of smell, If I’m not wrong your medicine in your home is made of three specific herbs, right?

Owen’s face was filled with shock.

After his precious daughter fell sick, he became her caregiver. Thus, he was familiar with the number of herbs daughter’s medicine.

There were indeed the three mentioned by Melody.

That’s amazing…

Owen merely looked a Melody in a new light.

He thought back on his worries previously and couldn’t help but ask, “Miss Knowles, where do you work? Is it convenient for me to bring my family member to see you?”

Melody raised an eyebrow, knowing that the fish had taken the bait.

Her expression didn’t change as she said calmly, “I’ve just returned from overseas and haven’t officially started work yet. But I’ll be going to work at City Central Hospital in a few days.”

“City Central Hospital…” Owen trusted Melody even more and said, “Then I’ll head down in a few days?”

“No need. I’ve been feeling bored these few days. If you really need it, I can go to your house and treat the patient directly,” Melody said with a childish smile. “I’ve been studying medicine for a long time. I’ve always felt very busy, but when I’m really free, I feel like I don’t know what to do with my time.”

When Owen heard this, he completely let down his guard against Melody.

He quickly handed over his business card.

“This is my business card. Call me whenever you have time. I’ll come and pick you up personally.”

Melody nodded. Seeing that the main venue was not far away, she turned to Owen and said, “I’m going to look for my friend. See you soon.”

“See you soon!”

Melody smiled and strode towards the pool.

At the same time.

In the main venue.

Ulric had just returned to the main venue after chatting with Mabel when he learned what had just happened from his subordinates.

When he heard that it was Ken who had gone against all opinions and asked the female doctor to save Mr. Yager, the ruthlessness in his eyes immediately appeared.

Damn it, Ken!

Ken was lucky to have encountered such a good thing!

That was Sean Yager!

He was an influential figure in society, and he was also the one with the most special status at the cocktail party tonight. Even Ulric’s father had to address him with respect.

If Ulric could rope in Sean, it would be very beneficial in his bid to inherit the Swanson Group in the future!

However, Ulric was not present at that moment!

However, Mabel did not notice the hostility in Ulric’s eyes. She handed a glass of champagne to Ulric and said coquettishly, “Mr. Swanson, thank you for helping me save my mother. Let me toast you.”

Ulric turned to look at Mabel. Her makeup was still exquisite, and she looked even more dazzling under the light. However, for some reason, he felt a trace of impatience in his heart.

“I still have to entertain guests, so I won’t drink. Go ahead and walk around. I’ll come find you after I’m done,” Ulric said.

Without waiting for Mabel’s reply, he walked towards the girl not far away.

Mabel could not believe that Ulric had abandoned her just like that. Moreover, she had just noticed the impatience in Ulric’s eyes. She could not help but bite her lower lip sadly.

She was dressed up beautifully today. Why did Ulric suddenly become like this?

In the next second, Mabel saw Ulric walk up to the girl he had met at the beginning.

Her beautiful eyes instantly narrowed as she stared at the girl dangerously.

The more she looked, the more she felt that the girl’s eyes were very similar to Melody’s. The hatred in her heart gathered rapidly and became stronger.

‘Could it be that Ulric was attracted to that girl?’ Mabel thought.

‘Then I would destroy her!’ Mabel was filled with rage.

Mabel took out her phone and secretly took a photo of Melody. Then, she opened the black market’s forum and proceeded to draft a high-priced bounty with an attached photo of Melody.

She no longer had any money on hand, but her phone was connected to her mother’s card. Now that her mother was still at the police station, she could use her mother’s money.

Thinking of this, Mabel clicked on the submit button without hesitation.

On the other side.

Melody was about to find an opportunity to speak to Ken when a figure appeared in front of her.

“Miss Knowles.”

Melody looked up and frowned subconsciously. However, she relaxed her facial features instantly and put on a shy smile.

“Mr. Swanson…”

Ulric smiled and said, “I’ve heard about Miss Knowles’s deeds. Thank you for stepping forward and allowing tonight’s cocktail party to continue smoothly.”

Melody shook her head.

“It’s what I should do. You’re welcome.”

To quickly end her conversation with Ulric Swanson, she deliberately aimed to anger Ulric and said, “Actually, it’s all thanks to Mr. Ken Swanson. The others didn’t believe that I had medical skills and could save Mr. Yager. It was he who went against everyone’s objections and helped me feed Mr. Yager medicine. If you want to thank someone, you have to thank Mr. Ken Swanson.”

As soon as she said this, she saw a faint coldness appear in Ulric’s eyes.

However, that coldness disappeared in an instant.

Ulric maintained a warm smile on his face and said, “My brother is indeed a smart person, but his intelligence is sometimes scary. If Miss Knowles is interested in my brother, I advise you not to get close to him.”

Melody’s heart was filled with mockery, but she pretended to be puzzled and asked, “Why do you say that?”

Ulric was smart enough not to say it explicitly. He said, “It seems that Miss Knowles is not a local. You just need to find a local friend and ask.”

“Alright…”

At this moment, Ramon held the microphone and gave a speech.

Melody walked into the crowd. She seemed to be joining in the fun, but she was actually avoiding Ulric.

She was afraid that if they continued to chat, her disgust for Ulric would be revealed.

On the temporary podium.

Ramon specially called Ken to go on stage together. He held the microphone and said, “Thank you everyone for taking the time to attend the cocktail party. There was a small episode at the cocktail party today, but because of my son, the matter has been successfully resolved. Everyone, don’t worry. Tonight’s cocktail party is to celebrate our Swanson Group…”

When Melody heard this, she turned to look at Ulric, who was not far away.

As expected, Ulric’s eyes were filled with jealousy.

Jealousy and resentment.

‘In the future, things like these will only increase in number until you completely lose everything and suffer retribution!” Melody thought wickedly.

The corners of Melody’s lips curled up. She finally felt a little happy.

Two hours later, the cocktail party finally came to an end.

Melody noticed that Ken was walking in a certain direction, so she quickly followed him when no one was paying attention to her.

However, when she saw the two figures by the artificial lake. in Sky City, she immediately froze on the spot.

Chapter 372

Ken and Janet stood opposite each other by the artificial lake,

In the next second, Janet was almost hanging on Ken’s body. Two slender arms wrapped tightly around his waist.

Perhaps because of the hot weather, Ken’s tie was loosened. The two unbuttoned buttons made his collarbone appear faintly and extremely attractive.

However, despite Janet’s actions, Ken showed no intention of pushing Janet away.

That pair of people had extremely good looks. This scene looked extremely pleasing to the eye, but for some reason, Melody felt a lump in her throat.

It was as if something was stuck in her throat. She could not swallow it or spit it out.

What…was wrong with her?

Melody was at a loss. She felt as if her heart had been slashed by something sharp.

She couldn’t help but press her hand to her chest and clench her fists.

‘Melody, what are you thinking about and why are you feeling heartache?’ Melody thought.

Was it because the person standing next to Ken was Janet?

However, no matter who the person standing beside Ken was, what did it have to do with her?

She felt ridiculous.

She stared at the scene for two seconds before the light in her eyes slowly dimmed. She turned around and left without looking back.

However, she had just taken a few steps when she bumped into James.

James saw that her expression was a little different from usual and asked curiously, “Miss Fox, what’s wrong?”

“Everything’s fine. I’ll drive down the mountain and wait for you. We’ll talk about other things when we meet.”

She thought that she had controlled her emotions very well, but her voice was extremely hoarse.

It was probably because of the medicine she had taken.

Melody did not stay any longer and strode towards the parking lot.

James looked in the direction Melody was looking at in confusion. When he saw the couple hugging each other, his eyes suddenly widened.

Wasn’t that Mr. Swanson and Janet?’ James thought.

He looked at the couple by the artificial lake and then in the direction that Melody left. He immediately understood that Melody’s face was so pale because she had seen Mr. Swanson hugging Miss Murphy.

Logically speaking, James should be happy to see this scene. After all, Mr. Swanson deserved someone better than Melody.

But for some reason, his mind was in a mess.

“What a fool! I should be happy that the two people who had feelings for each other are finally together!” James slapped his own cheeks and staggered away in confusion.

At the same time.

By the artificial lake.

From Janet’s angle, she could clearly see Melody’s back as she quickly left. The corners of her mouth slowly curled up.

Janet was glad that she had grasped the right time and place.

At that moment, Ken had brought up the topic of infertility. Janet had used it as an opportunity to cry and hug Ken, but Ken did not push her away out of pity and sympathy for her, as well as the many years of friendship.

However, in the next moment, Ken’s calm voice sounded from above.

“Don’t be too sad…”

He had taken a step back. In the end, friendship could not overcome the discomfort in his heart. He took a few steps back from Janet’s embrace.

“Medical care is very advanced now. Even if the results are that you are infertile now, there’s still a chance of curing it. Even if it can’t be cured…there’s still an artificial way to have children, right?”

Janet put away all the guilt in her heart and lowered her teary eyes. She shook her head with a bitter smile and said, “Ken, you’re not a woman. You don’t know what it means to be infertile. Those who know this will definitely not marry me. I might die alone.”

“That won’t happen.” Ken frowned and comforted her. “You’re outstanding enough. There are so many people pursuing you. There must be someone who can accept your illness. Besides, we haven’t started the treatment yet, right? Melody’s medical skills are very good. She promised to treat you. When she’s done, I’ll help you ask her.”

At the mention of Melody, Janet could not help but clench her fists.

However, she quickly loosened her grip and said self-deprecatingly, “Miss Fox has a lot of misunderstandings about me. Even if I apologize, she still hasn’t acknowledged me from the bottom of her heart. It’s better not to trouble her. She won’t agree.”

“That won’t happen,” Ken said firmly. “Don’t look at how she doesn’t usually smile. She’s actually a very gentle and kind person.”

Janet pursed her lips and looked at Ken. “Ken, I’ve never heard you praise anyone. Even Sid and I have never heard you praise anyone.”

Ken did not reply. He only said, “I’m telling the truth.”

Janet gritted her teeth and mustered the courage to ask, “You treat Melody…just like you treat me, as a friend, right?”

Ken averted his gaze and his expression became calm.

“I don’t want to talk to anyone about my personal life.”

Janet had already gotten her answer.

If Ken’s feelings for Melody were just friends, he would have denied it directly instead of saying that.

With her guess confirmed, Janet could no longer remain calm. She grabbed Ken’s sleeve and asked, “Why? How long have you known her? And do you really like her face? Did you confuse admiring someone and liking someone?”

Ken frowned.

“Janet, you talk too much.”

Janet’s mind went blank and she felt a dull pain in her heart.

She smiled sadly and said, “Ken, I’m doing this for your good. She’s not the most suitable one for you.”

Ken looked away and said, “I still have other things to deal with. You can go back first. Go for a checkup tomorrow. I’ll get Melody to treat you another day.”

With that, he left the artificial lake without looking back.

Janet watched as Ken quickly left. She clenched her fists again. She did not even feel any pain when her nails dug into her palms.

After standing there for a long time, a concerned voice suddenly sounded.

“Miss Murphy, why are you here alone?”

Janet’s back stiffened.

This voice was similar to Ken’s, but it was less deep and more gentle.

She subconsciously turned around and looked in the direction of the voice. She saw Ulric walking towards her step by step.

The hope on her face instantly dimmed.

She knew that the voice was not Ken, but it was too similar, so she could not help but think that it was Ken.

However, reality still hit her hard.

The light in her eyes shattered into pieces as she said indifferently, “The cocktail party is over. Mr. Swanson, why aren’t you going back to rest?”

Ulric walked up and said, “Many guests are staying here tonight, so I’m looking around to see if anyone needs help. Miss Murphy doesn’t look too good. Did something happen?”

Janet did not want to talk to Ulric anymore. He said indifferently, “I don’t need anyone’s help. I’ll leave first.”

Ulric watched as Janet turned around and started to leave. He said unhurriedly, “Miss Murphy, the feeling of having a crush must be uncomfortable, right?”

Janet stopped in her tracks and clenched her fists again.

Ulric curved his lower lip and took a few steps forward to stand opposite Janet.

“My brother’s heart is colder than ice. I have a way to melt him. I wonder if Miss Murphy wants to hear it?”

Chapter 373

Janet knew exactly what kind of person Ulric was.

He had a human face but a beast’s heart. He looked

dignified and had a thick smiling mask on his face, but he was rotten to the core inside.

However, Ulric’s words were like Pandora’s box, making her want to open it and jump in.

Janet gritted her teeth and wanted to leave.

However, her feet seemed to have been poured over with cement. No matter how hard she walked, she could not move.

She took a deep breath and simply waited for Ulric to finish speaking.

“What are you getting at?” she asked.

Ulric lit a cigarette and said calmly, “I have two methods here. One is to sacrifice yourself, and the other is to sacrifice others. I wonder which one Miss Murphy wants to hear?”

Janet raised her chin slightly, revealing her long neck.

“What will sacrificing myself and sacrificing others entail?”

Ulric lowered his eyes and smiled. “My brother cares about responsibility the most. Sacrificing yourself is giving yourself to him. As long as you become his, he would have no choice but to take responsibility for you.”

Janet gulped.

She had thought about this many times, but she did not dare to act on it. She was afraid that if Ken found out, they would not even be friends.

She paused for a moment and said, “What about sacrificing others?”

Ulric raised his eyebrows and said lazily, “You should know that he registered his marriage with Melody, right?”

“I do.”

Ulric nodded and said, “Grandma’s body has completely recovered now, and she’s even more energetic than me. Logically speaking, he should have brought up the divorce at this time. Even if he had brought it up, it wouldn’t easily agitate Grandma, but he never mentioned it…”

Janet lowered her eyes, full of hatred.

Ulric took in Janet’s expression.

He continued, “Sacrificing someone else means…making the person who took your position become someone else’s woman. My brother’s obsession with purity extends beyond just physical and also includes emotions. Do you think he will still not ask for a divorce when that time comes?”

“But…” Janet was a little shaken. “What if Ken finds out?”

Ulric smiled and said, “If you trust me, I can help you do this and find the most suitable scapegoat. How about that?”

Janet pondered for a long time. She looked up at Ulric and asked, “Why should I believe you? How can you be so kind as to help me? Is your goal to sow discord between me and Ken?”

“Huh?” Ulric shrugged innocently. “Why would I want to drive a wedge between the two of you? My goal has never been to destroy Ken. I just want what originally belonged to me.”

“Then why are you helping me?”

Ulric said with deep eyes, “I want to make a deal with Miss Murphy.”

Janet asked warily, “What deal?”

“When you marry Ken, persuade him to give up on inheriting the Swanson Group. He’s a sentimental person. He’ll naturally listen to you when the time comes.”

Janet frowned.

“That’s it?”

“Otherwise?” Ulric laughed. “Do you really think I am trying to drive a wedge between the two of you? Even though Miss Murphy comes from a prominent family, it’s still

incomparable to the Swanson family. Even if I were to drive a wedge between the two of you, it wouldn’t be much of a loss to Ken, right?”

When Janet heard this, she suddenly remembered that Ulric did not know that Ximber Tech belonged to Ken.

Ulric also did not know that he was the core technician of Ximber Tech.

In that case, there was indeed no need for Ulric to take such a huge risk. He only wanted to drive a wedge between her and Ken.

Thinking of this, Janet said, “Then I’ll wait for your arrangements. However, you can’t tell anyone about this. Otherwise, I won’t let you off.”

Ulric smiled and said, “I won’t gain anything by telling others. I’m not someone with many strengths, but one strength of mine is that I am tight-lipped. Miss Murphy, don’t worry.”

As he spoke, he extended his hand and said, “Happy cooperation?”

Janet hesitated for a moment. In the end, she did not shake Ulric’s hand and only said, “I’ll wait for your news.”

With that, she turned around and left.

Ulric looked at Janet’s departing figure meaningfully. The smile on his lips deepened.

Sure enough, love made people lose their minds.

Janet was indeed not of much use to Ken. At most, he would have a connection to the Murphy family. However, Melody was different…

Once Melody broke up with Ken, Ulric could use Melody to do many things.

The corners of Ulric’s lips curled up. Just as he was about to turn around and return to his residence, his phone suddenly rang.

He clicked on his phone and saw a message from an unknown number.

The message said, “Mr. Swanson, I can treat your leg.”

His eyelids twitched as he dialed the other party’s number.

*****

On the other side.

After Melody drove out of the parking lot, she felt that something was wrong. She vaguely felt that someone was following her.

She glanced at the rearview mirror, but there was nothing behind her.

Seeing that the car was about to reach the fork in the road, she had an idea. Instead of choosing to use the main road to go down the mountain, she drove into another small road.

The trail was the same one that had been used before the road was repaired. Almost no one uses it now. The road was narrow, rugged, and very dangerous.

But compared to the unknown danger, she preferred to face danger head-on and expose it to the elements.

Sure enough, after driving into the small road, the person who was secretly following her appeared.

A few noise-canceling motorcycles were reflected in the rearview mirror.

The motorcycles suddenly sped up and overtook her. Then, with a screech, the three motorcycles turned around in unison and blocked her way.

Melody stepped on the brakes and got out of the car fearlessly.

“Who are you?”

She looked at the three people wearing helmets and stared at them as she questioned coldly.

The three of them felt a chill run down their spines from Melody’s gaze.

But they quickly came back to their senses.

She was just a weak little girl. Now, she was just pretending

to be calm. What was there to be afraid of?

The man in the middle was not afraid of exposing his identity. He reached out and took off his helmet, revealing a large red birthmark on his face.

The birthmark was huge and looked very ferocious and terrifying.

Birthmark Guy looked at Melody mockingly and said slowly, “Have you heard of the Death Riders? It’s us! Someone gave us an order to kill you. If you cooperate obediently, we would consider lessening your pain. Otherwise…you’ll only suffer more before you die.”

The subordinate beside him quickly reminded him in a low voice, “Boss, if you introduce yourself like this…”

“What is there to be afraid of?” The man flipped his hair confidently and said, “There’s no need to hide anything from a dead person. On account of her decent looks, let her die in peace!”

Melody muttered softly.

The Death Riders…

She thought of something and smiled mockingly. “So you guys are the Death Riders on the forum…”

Chapter 374

Birthmark Guy froze for a moment, taken aback. “You know about us? And the forum? What does it say about us?”

Melody smirked, her eyes glinting with mockery. “The forum says you guys, who call yourselves the Death Riders, take on all the dirty jobs. But because you’re not skilled enough and take on too much shady work, even the black market won’t touch you. In other words, you’re rejects that even the underworld won’t accept.”

All three guys’ faces darkened immediately at her words. Birthmark Guy tightened his grip on the mace in his hand, seething with rage. “You little bitch! You’re asking to die and today is the day!”

Melody waggled a finger, taunting him, “Cut the crap. Don’t you know that too much talk would get you into trouble? So, you guys want to come at me one by one, or all together?” She paused, then smiled. “How about all of you come at me together? That way, no one can say I am picking on you.” She’d gone toe-to-toe with the top assassins in the black market and held her own. These Death Riders were nothing in comparison.

Birthmark Guy was stunned for a second, then completely enraged. “Get her! But don’t kill her right away. I want to have some fun with her before I strangle her myself!”

“Yes, sir!” The two guys beside Birthmark Guy exchanged a glance, clearly not seeing Melody as a threat.

“You go first. You’ve got one minute,” one of them said to the smaller guy.

The smaller guy chuckled. “One minute? You think I need that long? Thirty seconds tops. As he spoke, he took a few steps then suddenly sped up and charged at Melody. To show off his confidence, he even tossed aside as he rushed at her.

Melody stood her ground, waiting for the smaller guy to forward. He could clearly see the contempt in her which only made him speed up. Just as he was about to grab her neck, a surprisingly strong hand caught his wrist He looked down and saw it was Melody’s hand.

Before he could react, Melody gave a slight twist of her wrist. He felt like his wrist was snapping, and a sudden wave surged through him. It rendered him powerless in an instant, leaving him crouched on the ground, wailing in pain. Ahhhh… It hurts!”

Birthmark Guy cursed, “Useless piece of trash!”

“I’ll go! The other guy volunteered. He was more cautious keeping his mace in hand. He swung it towards Melody’s thee. The mace itself wasn’t lethal, but the spikes could easily tear through skin and flesh. It was clear that a hit to her face would leave her severely injured. But Melody remained calm. As the mace came swinging toward her fare, she ducked and avoided the blow. Before he could rear, she landed a powerful punch to his gut.

Melody was an expert in medical skills, knowing exactly where to hit to cause the most damage with the least effort. Sure enough, her punch landed, and the man’s face went pale. He clutched his stomach and rolled on the ground in

Melody showed no mercy, pressing her foot on his head and looking coldly at Birthmark Guy. “I told you to come at me together. Now we’re just wasting time. Your turn.”

Birthmark Guy’s face was twisted with fury and anger.

“You’re all useless! Can’t you even handle a young girl! None of will see a dime from this job!” He spat on the ground, dropped the mace, and drew a gleaming knife, advancing on Melody with determined steps.

A few seconds later, Melody kicked Birthmark Guy away. Before he could get up, she swiftly pinned him to the ground with a precise hold, leaving him completely immobilized. “Speak! Who sent you guys?”

Birthmark Guy stared in disbelief, wondering, ‘In only a few seconds, this young girl has me subdued?’ He struggled desperately, but Melody’s hold was unbreakable and he couldn’t budge.

After a while, Birthmark Guy realized it wasn’t that his two men were weak; Melody was just far superior. And he also realized something else. She hadn’t taken the main route but a back road. It was all a trap, a setup to lure them out and take them down one by one. ‘What a cunning woman!” Birthmark Guy cursed inwardly. He didn’t realize that if they hadn’t tried to kill Melody, they wouldn’t be in this mess. It wasn’t her cunning, but their own doing.

Facing Melody’s questioning, Birthmark Guy clenched his teeth. “You won’t get a word out of us! Not betraying our employers is the forum’s rules and our principles!”

Melody laughed coldly. “Rules and principles, huh? Let me show you mine.” As she spoke, she pulled out a silver needle from her bag and jabbed it into a specific pressure point on the man’s body. The needle was custom-made, and coated with a special liquid. When inserted into a specific pressure point, it caused excruciating pain that felt like it would never end. Melody had prepared this for self-defense, never expecting to need it so soon.

The moment the needle pierced Birthmark Guy’s skin, he felt as if a worm had burrowed into his insides, writhing and tearing through his organs. From his toes to his head, every inch of him was in agonizing pain. In just a few seconds, he was completely drained, gasping for air, unable to even scream. It wasn’t long before he lost control of his body, and a foul odor filled the air. It was a brutal assault on both his body and mind.

Seeing that Birthmark Guy was on the verge, Melody’s eyes glinted coldly as she questioned him again, “Speak! Who hired you? Tell me, or you’ll keep feeling this pain until you pass out. And when you wake up, it’ll start all over again.”

Birthmark Guy was on the brink of collapsing, both mentally and physically. He finally gave in, his voice trembling. “Alright, I’ll talk… just please, get me out of this.”

Melody wasn’t buying it, and she casually replied, “You tell me what I want to know, and then I’ll stop the pain.”

Birthmark Guy knew he couldn’t play mind games with Melody, Gritting his teeth, he said, “Employers on the forum usually don’t use real names. This one paid a million dollars for your head, but I don’t know her real name…

Melody had expected as much. “Give me the phone you used to take the job.”

Barely able to speak, Birthmark Guy whispered, “In… my pocket…”

“Which pocket?”

After a moment’s hesitation, he said, “Right… right side.”

Melody reached into his right pocket and immediately sensed something was off. There was something in there.

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Melody’s hand reached into the pocket, feeling a cold, slick, and terrifying sensation. It was a snake!

Birthmark Guy laughed, enduring his pain, and said, “You’re finished! This is my specially trained baby viper. A bite from it means you’ll be dead within ten minutes! Even if you get to the hospital, it’ll be too late. Hahaha!” He laughed maniacally, his face contorted with glee.

Birthmark Guy’s viper was unlike ordinary ones. It was extremely venomous and spreading its poison rapidly.

But in the next moment, his laughter stopped abruptly. Melody, after a slight pause, calmly pulled the viper out of the pocket with her bare hands. Not only that, but the snake seemed to regard Melody as its master, coiling affectionately around her arm without showing any signs of aggression.

“What… what’s happening…” Birthmark Guy could hardly believe his eyes. This viper was known to recognize only one master, fiercely biting anyone else who came near, but Melody had no visible injuries on her hands.

“Duke!” Birthmark Guy called out the name of the viper, shouting with all his might, “Bite her! Kill her!”

But the viper, Duke, ignored Birthmark Guy’s command. Instead, it even raised its head and hissed warningly at him. The man was startled. His earlier shouting had drained what little energy he had left. Now, he lay on the ground, wailing in despair and pain, his eyes still filled with confusion and anger. ‘Why? This is my viper. How is it listening to this woman instead?’ he wondered.

Melody’s lips curled into a faint smile, but her eyes remained icy. Raised in the mountains, her teacher often made her soak in a special medicinal bath to protect her from venomous snakes. The scent would repel most snakes, except for one kind… which was unusually drawn to her. Those were the snakes raised by the malicious doctors.

Melody suddenly grabbed Birthmark Guy’s neck, coldly demanding, “Tell me! How do you know the malicious doctors?”

you Birthmark Guy’s eyes widened in shock. “H-how do know…” He could barely speak, feeling his strength drain. The pain in his body intensified, making it hard for him to breathe. He no longer cared about what Melody was saying. Desperately, he grabbed her sleeve and begged, “Help me… I’m dying…”

Melody snorted as she continued, “Only you can save yourself. If you don’t answer my questions, you’ll keep suffering.”

After she felt Birthmark Guy’s two accomplices had regained their composure, she glanced over at them. The two men were instantly drenched in cold sweat, dropping to their knees and covering their heads. “Please spare us! We’ll stay out of it; you handle your business…”

Seeing their terrified state, Melody knew they wouldn’t dare interfere, but she still ordered Duke, coiled around her arm, to crawl toward them. The two men screamed in terror. Melody warned with a flat voice, “Don’t try anything funny; it won’t hurt you.”

They quickly agreed, “We’ll make sure to behave ourselves!”

With Duke’s intimidation in place, Melody knew they wouldn’t dare try anything sneaky. She turned her attention back to Birthmark Guy. He had completely collapsed on the ground. Realizing that his henchmen would never come to his aid, he shut his eyes in despair and, almost in a whisper, said, “I’ll tell you everything. My phone is in the pocket on the other side. I’m not lying this time…”

Melody strained to hear what Birthmark Guy, barely able to speak, was saying. This time, she cautiously avoided using her hands directly and instead tugged at his pocket from the outside. In the next moment, a phone slipped out. He was telling the truth this time.

Melody unlocked it with Birthmark Guy’s fingerprint and quickly accessed the forum. Her gaze hardened when she saw the reward page with the ID name. It was Mabel.

Melody wondered, ‘If Mabel hired someone to go after me under normal circumstances, it wouldn’t be surprising. But tonight, I was in disguise. Why would Mabel be targeting me, the Wilona Knowles persona?’

Melody suddenly recalled the look Mabel had given her when leaving with Ulric. She immediately understood why Mabel had hired someone to kill her. A jealous woman could do anything when she was angry. So it meant that Mabel’s interaction with Ulric today hadn’t gone well.

With these thoughts racing through her mind, Melody pushed Mabel out of her thoughts and asked again, “So, what’s your connection to the malicious doctors?”

Birthmark Guy gritted his teeth, but the escalating pain made him lose his resolve. His eyes were devoid of any resistance. “I… I don’t know any malicious doctors…”

Melody narrowed her eyes. “A viper like this is only kept by malicious doctors. Are you still lying? Looks like you haven’t had enough pain yet…”

“No, no, no!” Birthmark Guy protested quickly. “I just saw this kind of viper for sale on a forum, so I bought Duke from him. I’ve only had it for less than two months. You can ask my men! If I knew he was a malicious doctor, I wouldn’t have dared to buy from him!”

Melody glanced at Birthmark Guy’s phone and saw the order for Duke. He was genuinely terrified and begged, “Please let me go! I swear I’m telling the truth. I’m not lying. I swear on my mother’s grave!”

Melody gave him a cold glance, then swiftly knocked him out with a precise strike and removed the silver needles from him. She put away the needles and, ignoring the other two men trembling on the ground, whistled.

Moments later, figures emerged from the trees, moving quickly towards Melody. “Miss Fox!” they greeted respectfully. These were the bodyguards Ken had assigned to protect her. Melody had texted them before she got out of the car, instructing them not to appear until she whistled.

She nodded and said, “Deal with these guys. They’re involved with the black market forum and the malicious doctors, so don’t alert the authorities to avoid any trouble for Ken. You can ask James for further instructions on how to handle them.”

“Yes! Miss Fox!” The bodyguards moved toward the Death Riders.

Birthmark Guy was unconscious, and his two henchmen, seeing the sudden appearance of these well-trained professionals, were struck with a profound sense of dread. ‘What kind of powerful figure have we crossed?’ they thought.

Meanwhile, Melody expertly removed Duke’s two fangs, ensuring it would no longer pose a threat to anyone. After doing so, she released Duke back into the wild. The area was remote, nestled between mountains and water, making it a perfect habitat for it.

“Go on, and remember, if you see people, run. Sometimes people can be scarier than you,” Melody said to Duke, and it seemed to understand, giving her one last look before disappearing into the woods.

Melody washed her hands with bottled water, ignored the Death Riders, and drove down the mountain. To her surprise, she encountered Ken’s car halfway down.

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Chapter 366

This makeup artist should not be a makeup artist, but a supporting actor.

However, because Ken was standing beside him, James tried his best to hold back his laughter.

At this moment, a corner of the black dress appeared in their line of sight.

In the next second, a slender ankle was revealed. The skin tone contrasted greatly with the black of the dress and seemed significantly eye-catching.

James suddenly widened his eyes. He could not believe that a single foot could cause ripples in his heart. He was looking forward to Melody’s appearance.

In the bedroom of the suite.

Melody had just taken a step outside when the stylist reminded her that the black silk belt around her waist had not been tied, so she delayed for a few seconds before walking out of the bedroom.

Walking out of the bedroom, she looked up and saw Ken standing in the middle of the living room.

He was still wearing his usual black suit, but perhaps because today’s event was important, he had styled his hair and combed it up, revealing his hairline.

His facial features were perfect to begin with. Coupled with his above-average height, he was extremely attractive just standing there.

The moment their eyes met, Melody’s heart skipped a beat. She did not dare to look directly at Ken and hurriedly looked away.

However, Ken continued to stare at her.

Melody was especially eye-catching today. Her entire body exuded a classical charm. The light eye makeup made her originally beautiful eyes look even more energetic, like a pool of water.

Ken held his breath and swallowed.

For a moment, the air in the hotel seemed to freeze.

However, at this moment, James let out an inappropriate “Fuck”.

This exclamation brought Melody and Ken back to their senses at the same time. The two of them regained their usual calmness almost at the same time.

James approached Melody in a few steps. He walked around her in disbelief and asked uncertainly, “You’re Miss Fox? Can you say something for me to hear?”

Melody glanced at James speechlessly.

“That’s enough.”

This voice was indeed Melody!

James rubbed his eyes hard and walked around Melody again. He clicked his tongue and exclaimed, “Clothes make the man! Miss Fox, if I didn’t know it was you, I wouldn’t have recognized you.”

Melody nodded without much emotion.

“It’s good that you can’t recognize me. If you can’t, then Owen can’t either. How about this? Today, I will be Wilona Knowles. Please cooperate with me on that.”

James nodded repeatedly.

Perhaps it was because Melody was now a little beauty that could not be ignored. He was exceptionally patient with her and could not help but say a few more words, “Wilona Knowles is your mother, right? I’ll remember it.”

Melody’s expression froze slightly. She quickly ignored James’s words and took a few steps forward to the spot where Ken was.

“Why are you here?”

“I’m here to inspect the results.” Ken looked at her deep in the eyes and said briefly, “It seems the results are passable.”

Melody pouted.

“Since you’ve received the results, we can set off now. But…there’s something I need you to arrange.”

“Go on.” There was nothing unusual about Ken’s expression, but his eyes never left Melody’s face.

Melody did not notice Ken’s abnormality. She said seriously, “James told me about Owen’s situation. It’s not that easy to gain his trust. Therefore, I need you to create a real identity for Wilona Knowles as soon as possible, and this identity must be related to the medical family.”

Ken nodded. “No problem. It will be settled before we reach the venue.”

“Alright, it’s about time. Let’s split up and set off.”

Ken did not comment and followed Melody out of the hotel.

Because James’s identity was well-known, Ken specially arranged a new driver for her.

About an hour later, the car drove into Sky City.

The sky had already darkened,

Sky City was built at the intersection of Silverlake and the neighboring city. It was located on a cliff.

From the foot of the mountain, Sky City looked like a city floating in the sky.

Melody’s car speed was deliberately slower than Ken’s, so by the time she got out of the car, Ken had already been escorted into the manor by the crowd.

She was not in a hurry to go in. Instead, she swallowed a brown pill first.

This pill could make her voice different from usual.

After doing this, she walked towards the check-in area.

After showing the invitation, she was about to enter when Mabel’s voice came from not far away.

“Wait!”

Melody stopped in her tracks.

Could it be that Mabel recognized her?

That shouldn’t be the case…

The next second, Mabel, who was wearing a diamond-studded gown, ran to her, panting.

Although Melody had light makeup on her eyes today and had long left the “ugly girl” status, her facial features were a little swollen from being poisoned. She was still incomparable to Mabel, who had full makeup on.

Melody clenched her fists slightly, unsure if Mabel recognized her.

Mabel regulated her breathing before she continued speaking.

“Miss, I realized that I had forgotten to bring my invitation. Every invitation allows a plus-one. It would be too much of a hassle for me to go back and get my invitation. Could I tag along with you instead?”

As Mabel spoke, she handed Russell’s business card to her and said, “I’m the eldest daughter of the Justalion Group, Mabel Fox. I believe you have heard of me.”

Melody’s heart relaxed slightly, and her lower lip instantly curved.

“Of course, I’ve heard of Miss Mabel Fox. But I have to apologize, I already have a plus-one. I’m afraid there won’t be any extra slots.”

Her voice was much hoarser than her usual voice. Ordinary people would not be able to recognize her from her voice.

“I see…”

Mabel nodded awkwardly and said, “Then go in quickly. I’ll get the butler at home to send me the invitation.”

Melody nodded and did not say anything else. She turned around and entered the manor.

Sky City was filled with white retro European-style buildings. The scenery was pleasant. Usually, the people who could enter this place were either rich or noble.

However, she had been here a few times after marrying Ulric, so she did not need anyone to lead her to the main venue of the cocktail party.

However, Mabel was different from Melody. She had never been to such a high-end place before.

Mabel even thought that Sky City was located in Silverlake’s city area, but when she arrived, she realized that it was more than an hour’s drive from the city.

It would be impossible for her to pretend to bump into Ulric at the door as she had discussed with her father.

What are the chances of randomly running into someone on such a high mountain?

Therefore, she could only find someone who did not have a male companion or female companion here.

However, that person just now…

Mabel narrowed her eyes.

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For some reason, Mabel felt that she had seen that lady in a black evening gown somewhere before. There was an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

However, no matter how hard she racked her brains, Mabel still could not figure out where she had seen her before.

How strange…

Mabel scratched her head in confusion.

At this moment, a familiar voice sounded.

‘Mabel? You’re here too?”

Mabel’s back stiffened. This voice belonged to…

She quickly turned around and saw Pamela and her father, Troy, slowly walking over.

Mabel’s sharp eyes saw that both of them had an invitation letter in their hands.

Mabel couldn’t help but grit her teeth.

What was going on with the Swanson family?

Clark Group was clearly on the same level as the Justalion Group, so why did Clark Group have an invitation, but the Fox family did not?

Could it be that Ulric did not have any place for her in his heart?

Thinking of this, Mabel could not help but clench her fists.

Seeing that Pamela and Troy were already in front of her, Mabel quickly put on a smile and said, “Parn, you’re here too?”

“Yes.” Pamela looked at Mabel with a much colder gaze than before. However, she still maintained her politeness on the surface and said, “What a coincidence.”

Mabel nodded and turned to greet Troy.

“Hello, Mr. Clark.”

Troy treated Mabel like air and said to Pamela, “I’m going in first. Come over quickly.”

“Got it, Dad,” Pamela replied. When she saw Mabel’s awkward expression, she explained, “Don’t mind him, Mabel. My dad doesn’t want me to contact you anymore because of Melody.”

“It’s alright.” Mabel pretended not to care and shook her head.

She knew how to manipulate Pamela and started to badmouth Melody.

“That vicious woman Melody was almost chased out of the house by my father today. But then it turned out she got the formula for Water of Time and my father ended up keeping her in the house.”

When Pamela saw that Mabel really hated Melody, her originally distant expression softened.

“That sister of yours is really scheming! If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have a criminal record. Now, I’ve been expelled by the school and even disqualified from participating in the Best Celebrity competition…”

The more Pamela spoke, the angrier she became. She wished she could skin Melody alive.

Mabel was very cooperative and took Pamela’s side and scolded Melody. After a while, Pamela returned to being chummy with Mabel. She sighed and said, “You’re unlucky to suddenly have such a sister.”

“I know, right!”

After saying that, Mabel pretended to be concerned and reminded Pamela, “There will be many celebrities attending the cocktail party today. You can take this opportunity to find out if there’s anyone who can help you erase your criminal record.”

“It’s against the law. I’m afraid no one will help me,” Pamela said, resigned.

Mabel sighed in response before she said, “I was also tricked by Melody today.”

“What do you mean?” Pamela’s ears perked up at the mention of Melody.

Mabel lowered her eyes and said with both anger and

sadness, “Before I left, I clearly remembered putting the invitation in my bag, but when I arrived here, I realized that the invitation was gone. It must be her doing! Now, I don’t have an invitation and have to go back directly.”

“That’s easy to solve!” Pamela said without thinking. “My father and I both have invitations. Each invitation has one plus one. I’ll bring you in with me.”

“Really?” Mabel’s eyes lit up. She said gratefully, “Thank you, Pam. If I went back like this, I don’t know how I’d report to my father…Melody will say that I can’t even keep an eye on an invitation letter in front of my father.”

“This is a piece of cake! Let’s go!”

Pamela held Mabel’s hand and walked towards the check-in area.

Mabel looked at Pamela beside her and her lips curled into an imperceptible smile.

On the way to the main venue, Mabel could not help but ask. “Pam, you’ve suffered so much because of Melody. Isn’t your father prepared to take action? Although Melody is my half-sister. I can’t stand what she did. I wish she would suffer retribution as soon as possible.

Pamela sighed and said. “I also urged my father, but he said that he would wait for an opportunity for his plan. He refused to tell me the details. He thought that I was stupid and would leak it out.”

Mabel nodded. “Anyway, if there’s anything you need my help with, just let me know.”

“Alright!” Pamela nodded vigorously. She was even more convinced that Mabel was different from Melody, that Mabel was a good person.

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At the same time.

In the main venue.

The main venue was set up on the lawn of the Sky City, which was connected to a huge swimming pool.

Champagne and various beautiful desserts were placed around the pool. Servants in tuxedos and maid outfits interlaced to serve the guests. The lights illuminated half the sky, making it extremely luxurious

Melody walked around the lawn but did not see Owen. She only saw Ulric standing with the help of a mechanical leg and calmly greeting the guests with Ramon. However, Ken was nowhere to be seen.

When she saw Ulric, Melody would recall bad memories from her previous life, and her mood would sink.

She turned around and was about to leave when Ulric noticed her and walked forward to greet her.

“Miss, I saw you walking around here. Are you looking for someone? I can get someone to help you look.”

Ulric’s face was filled with humility. Anyone who saw him would think that he was an extremely gentle person.

In order not to expose herself, Melody suppressed the hatred in her heart and smiled. Tm not looking for anyone. It’s just my first time here and I want to take a walk

So this is your first time here,” Ulric took the initiative to say. It just so happens that I have some free time now after greeting the first wave of guests. Why don’t I show you around? If you take the elevator upstairs, you will be able to see a panoramic view of the manor. I’ll bring you there.”

Melody tried her best to put herself in the role of the little girl, Wilona Knowles. She lowered her eyes and revealed a hint of shyness. She nodded and said, “Of course. It’s just that my friend will be arriving soon. I’m afraid that she won’t be able to find me later. Why don’t we wait until the cocktail party is about to end?”

Ulric was about to speak when Mabel’s voice suddenly sounded from behind the two of them.

“Mr. Swanson…”

That voice was so soft and gentle that no man would not feel his heart tremble when he heard it.

Ulric was no exception. After turning to look at the exquisitely dressed Mabel, a stunned look flashed past his eyes.

Melody keenly caught it and pursed her lower lip mockingly.

All men were the same. In her previous life, she did not know it. She thought that Ulric had fallen in love with her inner self and did not care about her appearance…

What a joke.

In the blink of an eye, Mabel arrived in front of them.

Her gaze fell on Melody. She smiled and greeted, “We meet again.”

“You two know each other?” Ulric no longer cared about Melody’s existence.

He was attracted by Melody’s cold temperament, but when he saw that Melody did not reject his invitation to show her around, the desire to conquer her in his heart faded.

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Melody was about to answer, but Mabel spoke first. “We met at the check-in just now. By the way, what’s your name?”

Melody replied calmly, “My surname is Knowles.”

“Oh, Miss Knowles…” Mabel said apologetically, “Did I interrupt your conversation just now?”

As Mabel spoke, her eyes were sparkling and her face was filled with apology. Even if one was interrupted, it would be difficult to say that directly to Mabel’s face.

Melody did not reply. She stared at Ulric with interest.

Ulric said, “You’re not disturbing anything. I just thought that Miss Knowles was looking for someone. As the host of the cocktail party, I specially came over to ask.”

“That’s good.” Mabel nodded and asked gently, “Mr. Swanson…I wonder if you have time? I have something to tell you.”

No one would reject a beauty’s request.

Ulric immediately agreed. “Of course.”

As he spoke, he turned to Melody.

“Miss Knowles, if you need any help, look for me anytime. I need to speak to Mabel first.”

“Alright.” Melody nodded. She could not wait for them to leave.

“Let’s go, Mabel.” Ulric made a “please” gesture and said,

“There’s a small cafe over there. Let’s talk over there.”

Mabel nodded and walked side by side with Ulric towards the cafe.

Mabel had just taken two steps when she turned to look at Melody. Her eyes were filled with warning and smugness as if she was declaring ownership.

Melody only felt that it was ridiculous. She ignored Mabel and turned around to continue searching for Owen.

Finally, she saw Owen talking to someone at the pool.

Melody did not walk over immediately. Instead, she observed the person who spoke to Owen.

The person who spoke to Owen was none other than Cadence’s father, Wendell.

Wendell said something, to which Owen seemed extremely grateful as he bowed repeatedly to Wendell.

Melody was quickly thinking about how to gain Owen’s trust. Suddenly, a few exclamations came from near Owen.

“Help! Someone is vomiting blood here!”

Perhaps it was the nature of a doctor. Melody subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice.

A middle-aged man was lying on the ground, retching. He was vomiting black blood, and the scene was a little shocking.

Ulric had already left with Mabel, so Ramon personally went forward to ask about the situation.

“What’s wrong with Mr. Yager?” Ramon’s eyes were filled with anxiety. When he saw that the other party was vomiting blood non-stop, he quickly turned his head and urged the waiter to find the hotel’s medical team.

If someone died at his celebratory party, his company would be negatively affected. Therefore, the anxiety on Ramon’s face was undeniably real.

However, the waiter ran out and quickly ran back. He said in a panic, “Mr. Ramon, I have bad news…The medical team that the hotel called has just left the hospital.”

“What? They’re not here yet?” Ramon broke out in a cold sweat.

He glanced at the people around him and asked, “May I ask if anyone here is medically trained?”

The people present looked at each other. No one stood up.

Most of the people who came today were businessmen and knew nothing about medicine.

Moreover, everyone present was calculative and sly. It was easy to see their real intentions.

Mr. Yager, who was now lying on the ground was an important figure in society. If anyone went forward to treat him and he ended up dying in their hands, they would not be able to bear the responsibility.

No one wanted to cause trouble for themselves.

Hence, even after asking for a long time, no one came forward.

Just as Ramon was about to get someone to drive Mr. Yager to the hospital, a slightly hoarse female voice sounded. am medically trained.”

Everyone subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice.

A delicate-looking girl walked over.

This person was none other than Melody. However, no one present recognized her as the ugly girl Melody.

Ramon asked, “Young lady, do you really know medicine?”

Melody nodded and said, “My surname is Knowles. My family has had generations of medical professionals. I’ve been learning medicine from my parents since I was three years old. Let me take a look at him.”

Ramon’s mind raced, and he quickly remembered that there was indeed a family of doctors surnamed Knowles in Insterimond.

Those who were invited here were not ordinary people, even if Melody looked younger than his two sons.

After thinking for two seconds, Ramon said, “Then please take a look at Mr. Yager.”

“No problem.” Melody walked confidently to the patient surnamed Yager and squatted down.

She took his hand to feel his pulse while observing his expression.

Traditional medicine places emphasis on the observation of the patient’s current condition, especially in emergency situations like these.

About a minute later, she let go of the patient’s hand.

Ramon hurriedly asked, “How’s the situation? Why did he suddenly vomit blood?”

Melody responded, “He’s breathing heavily and he looks dizzy. Coupled with the fact that he’s sweating and vomiting blood, I think it’s caused by the heat poison.”

“What?” Ramon asked in disbelief, “You’re saying this is just a heatstroke?”

Many of the people around did not understand what Melody was saying, but when Ramon said that, everyone immediately burst into discussion.

“Heatstroke? He’s vomiting blood. How could it just be a heatstroke?”

“It’s obvious that this young lady only knows a little. She just opened her mouth and said it! Does she know the identity of the person who vomited blood? How dare she go up?”

The discussion naturally reached Melody’s ears.

Melody’s expression did not change. She looked at Ramon who no longer trusted her and said, “Mr. Ramon, this is indeed a sign of heatstroke, but his heatstroke is serious, which is why his symptoms are so severe. If we don’t treat him immediately, I’m afraid he’ll be gone by the time he’s sent to the hospital. I can vouch for what I said with my reputation as someone from the Knowles family.”

Ramon was shocked. ‘Using her family’s honor as a guarantee? Is this young lady too arrogant, or is she confident? he thought.

While he was hesitating, a tall figure came to Ramon’s side.

It was Ken.

He did not look at Melody. Instead, he said to Ramon, “Dad, I’ve seen people vomit blood from heatstroke before.”

When Ramon heard this, his heart wavered even more.

Two seconds later, he gritted his teeth and said, “Alright! Treat him immediately. If he’s cured, I will definitely reward you handsomely.”

Melody shook her head. “No need. As a doctor, saving people is my job. But I need you to help me gather what I need.”

“Just list it.”

Quickly, Melody listed the nine types of herbs that she needed.

Just as Melody was not sure if the Sky City had these herbs, the manager of the Sky City beside her said, “Yes, we have all these things.”

Ramon asked in surprise, “Did you put a lot of these herbs in the hotel?”

Melody explained on behalf of the manager, “The nine types I’m talking about are herbs, but they’re also often used in ingredients used in food, so there must be some.”

“Alright, alright.” Ramon nodded repeatedly and said, “Then hurry up and get ready.”

“I’ll go with them.” As Melody spoke, she followed the manager to find nine types of herbs. After quickly putting

together a concoction, she took it to the patient’s side and mixed it with water.

The onlookers shook their heads. I’m afraid this young lady is going to be in trouble.

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“That’s right. If it is a heatstroke, she should be getting rid of the heatstroke immediately. Isn’t she harming others by messing around like this? Mr. Yager’s status in the

government is not ordinary. If something happens to him, Mr. Yager’s family will pursue the matter regardless of whether she was doing it out of goodwill.”

“That’s right. Let’s not talk about whether Mr. Yager is suffering from heatstroke or not. Even if he is suffering from heatstroke, this is not how you treat him…”

“I know, right?”

Another guest chimed in, “Who eats the ingredients she mentioned when they get heatstroke…If they can recover by eating some ginger, why was medicine invented anyway?”

None of the onlookers felt that Melody was reliable. Some even left quietly in order not to be dragged into the situation.

Owen looked at Melody, who was about the same age as his daughter, and could not help but ask Wendell in a low voice.

“Mr. Hunter, should we go up and stop her? That young lady looks quite innocent. Perhaps she’ll stop after we persuade her.”

Wendell snorted and said, “Stop her? Why should I stop her?”

Silverlake was the Swanson family’s territory. Ramon could resolve this matter however he wanted.

If that girl cured Mr. Yager, Ramon could completely take the credit. After all, he had found someone who knew medicine in time.

However, if he couldn’t be cured, Ramon could completely deny his responsibility and say that the girl had taken matters into her own hands and ultimately harmed Mr. Yager’s life.

Either way, Ramon would not be implicated, although Mr. Yager might lose the opportunity to continue that project if he died.

However, that project was just icing on the cake for the Swanson Group, which was at the peak of its growth.

Owen looked at Wendell’s expression and roughly guessed what he was thinking.

Owen could not help but feel a chill run down his spine.

Wendell and Ramon were now treating him well. Ulric even promised to find him the best medical skills to treat his daughter…

But what would happen if he was no longer useful to them?

He and that little girl were chess pieces in their hands. There was no difference between them.

For a moment, Owen’s heart wavered. He was hesitating whether to continue working with Wendell and Ulric.

On the patient’s side.

After Melody personally fed the patient the special concoction, he asked Ken to help him feed the patient a black pill.

Just as the patient was about to swallow the pill, Ramon took a few steps forward to question Melody.

“Wait, what did you feed him?”

“It’s a heat relief medicine I made myself. Its name is Astragalus 61

You made this yourself?” Ramon suddenly had an unreliable feeling in his heart. He frowned and said, “Whatever you gave Mr. Yager just now is also used in cooking, meaning that it’s harmless. That’s why I let you feed it to Mr. Yager. I’ve never heard of these pills of yours. You should forget about feeding this to him.”

As soon as Ramon finished speaking, a guest shouted in surprise. “Mr. Yager doesn’t seem to be vomiting blood anymore!”

Everyone, including Ramon, looked at Sean Yager who was lying on the ground.

Sure enough, he had stopped vomiting blood and his face was no longer as pale as before.

“That’s strange! She’s so young, but her medical skills are really not bad.”

“Don’t speak too soon. What if it’s a coincidence?”

Melody ignored the discussions. She knew very well that Sean’s recovery was due to the concoction.

However, Sean’s heatstroke was too serious and caused some complications. If he does not take the pills in her hand, the situation will quickly worsen.

Melody looked at Ken anxiously.

Ken seemed to have guessed what she was thinking. He took the pill from her hand and stuffed it into Sean’s mouth.

Ken gently lifted Sean’s chin, and Sean naturally swallowed.

Melody heaved a sigh of relief.

She knew that nothing major would happen to Mr. Yager anymore.

However, when Ramon saw this scene, he was burning with anxiety. He did not care about Ken’s reputation and was scolded. “Ken! What are you doing?”

Ken met Ramon’s gaze expressionlessly. His thin lips parted slightly as he spat out two words. “Feeding him medicine.”

Ramon was so angry that he almost couldn’t catch his breath.

“Feeding him medicine? How do you know that this medicine won’t have any side effects? Do you know that if anything happens, you’ll have to be accountable!”

Ken glanced at Ramon indifferently.

“But Mr. Yager stopped vomiting blood after taking this lady’s medicine just now.”

“How can this be the same? Those are also ingredients, and this is medicine! How can you eat medicine recklessly?”

Ramon wished he could slap Ken, the incompetent bastard.

At this moment, the assistant ran over with a team of medical staff in white coats.

“Chairman! The medical team is here!”

Ramon felt relieved and immediately called the medical team to check on Sean.

Melody immediately saw the leader of the medical team. It was none other than Rodney.

Rodney was a senior figure in Central Hospital. It was just a cocktail party, but they invited a doctor of Rodney’s level to be here as a member of the medical team. This was enough to prove how extraordinary the identity of the person attending the cocktail party tonight was.

Rodney did not notice Melody. He immediately ran to Sean’s side to check on the situation.

After a few checks, Rodney Stanton asked Ramon Swanson with a puzzled expression.

“Did someone treat the patient just now?”

Ramon’s heart sank. He thought that there was a problem with Melody’s treatment. He pointed at Melody and said, “She volunteered to treat him just now.”

Rodney’s gaze landed on Melody.

The doctor’s observation skills were generally better than ordinary people. In the next moment, when he saw Melody, his eyes revealed a surprised expression, but he was also a little uncertain.

“Are you…”

“My surname is Knowles,” Melody interrupted Rodney and introduced herself.

Rodney could see that the girl in front of him was Melody

in terms of temperament and posture.

But she said her surname was Knowles?

He vaguely felt that something was wrong, so he did not ask the question in his heart. Instead, he followed Melody’s words and said, “Miss Knowles, you were the one who treated the patient just now.”

“It’s me.” Melody nodded.

“That’s her!”

“She took the liberty of giving Mr. Yager a black pill of some kind.”

“Yeah, Mr. Ramon wanted to stop her, but it was too late.”

To show off in front of Ramon, the surrounding people all spoke up for Ramon.

Rodney was confused.

“Why would you stop her?”

The surrounding people were instantly shocked. For a moment, they did not understand what Rodney meant.

Ramon was the first to come back to his senses. He asked hesitantly, “Doctor, you mean…the medicine she fed Mr. Yager is fine?”

“Of course, there’s no problem!” Rodney said, “The patient’s condition is no longer dangerous. If she didn’t treat him in time, he might have died by now.”

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As soon as Rodney finished speaking, Ramon’s eyes widened in surprise.

However, he quickly regained his composure and asked with certainty, “Is what you said true?”

“Of course it’s true. I don’t even know her. Why would I help her lie? It’s a matter of life and death. Do you think I’d lie to you?”

Ramon looked a little embarrassed. He covered his nose and coughed dryly. He was glad that Ken did not listen to him and forcefully fed Sean the medicine.

At that moment, Sean, who was lying on the ground, regained consciousness.

Ramon noticed it and immediately went forward to ask, “Mr. Yager, are you alright? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?”

Sean shook his head and stood up with the help of the waiter.

Ramon was about to help Sean when Sean avoided his hand and walked to Melody. He bowed and cupped his hands.

“Miss Knowles, thank you for saving my life! Although I was in pain just now, I know what happened clearly in my mind. If you hadn’t stepped forward, I might not have been able to go back to Insterimond.”

Melody waved her hand in a neither servile nor overbearing manner. “There’s no need to thank me. I am medically trained. In such a situation, it is my responsibility to step forward to help

As Melody spoke, she didn’t want to take all the credit. After all, the more successful someone is, the more they attract unwanted attention. Thus, she added, “It’s all thanks to Mr. Ramon and Mr. Ken Swanson just now. If they hadn’t

helped contact the people in the manor to gather herbs, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have been able to do it even if I wanted to.”

When Ramon heard this, his indifferent gaze softened.

At least this girl was smart and knew what to say.

When Sean heard what Melody said, he admired her even more. He turned around and thanked Ken and Ramon.

“Thank you for tonight. I will remember it.”

“Not at all…” Ramon waved his hand and said, “When we were young, we were sworn brothers. There’s no need to be so polite.”

Sean pursed his lips and looked at Melody again. “Miss Knowles, you are my savior. If you need my help in the future, just let me know. I will do my best to help you.”

Recalling the feeling of walking back from the gates of hell, he still felt afraid and grateful. He immediately suggested exchanging phone numbers with Melody.

Melody could not refuse, so she could only exchange numbers with Sean.

Rodney stepped forward at the right time.

“Sir, although your illness is almost cured, you still need a drip to prevent your body from being unable to keep up. Why don’t you come back to the hospital with us and be hospitalized for observation for a day?”

Sean nodded. After apologizing to Melody, again and again, he left with Rodney,

Rodney called out to Melody before he left.

“Miss Knowles, I have to confirm what medicine you used just now to make it easier for Mr. Yager to get an infusion after he reaches the hospital. It is to ensure that there won’t be any drug resistance.”

Melody’s expression did not change. She nodded and said, “Then I’ll send you off. We’ll talk on the way.”

They left side by side.

After Rodney followed the procedure and asked about the medicine, he finally could not help but say, “Miss Fox, it’s you, right?”

When Melody saw that there was no one around and that Rodney did not have any bad intentions, she nodded and admitted, “It’s me, Rodney.”

Rodney’s eyes instantly lit up.

He clapped his hands excitedly and said, “It’s really you! I knew it. I was wondering how so many young people have such good medical skills?”

“The staff member who brought me in told me about the patient’s condition after I got out of the car,” Rodney continued.

“Although it’s only heatstroke, most people feel that it’s not a disease at all. They don’t know that if the heatstroke is too intense, it will severely affect their lives.”

“If it were anyone else, it would be impossible for them to get rid of such a deep heatstroke in such a short period of time.”

After praising him, Rodney remembered his doubts and asked, “But why did you say that your surname is Knowles?”

Melody hesitated for a moment before saying, “I came here today to help someone with a very important matter, but it’s not convenient for me to use my real identity, so I used a fake name.”

“I see. I’m glad I didn’t ask you back then.”

Rodney heaved a sigh of relief and said, “By the way, our director looked for me today and wanted me to ask you…Do you want to consider becoming a specially-appointed doctor in our hospital?”

After Rodney finished speaking, he hurriedly added, “It’s the kind that doesn’t need to work shifts. You only need to come over and help when there are special circumstances. As for the remuneration, feel free to name it.”

Melody hesitated for a moment and said, “But I have many things on my plate recently…”

Rodney immediately said, “You don’t have to rush to give me an answer. You can consider it before telling me the answer.”

Melody was silent for a while. She thought that if she could become a doctor at City Central Hospital, many things would be much more convenient. She did not think about it anymore and nodded. “Then tell the director that I’m willing to go, but I really don’t have time to work shifts.”

“Don’t worry! It’s a waste of talent for someone like you to work shifts. If you don’t have time when we need you, you can choose to finish your work first.”

“I have an additional condition.”

“Go ahead.”

“I want to work under the name Wilona Knowles. I wonder if it’s possible?”

“Of course! The dean said that as long as you agree, you can name all the conditions.”

“Alright, it’s settled then.”

Rodney was overjoyed, but when he remembered that Sean still had to be sent to the hospital, he could only bid farewell to Melody reluctantly.

“Then, Miss Fox, I’ll take my leave first.”

“Okay.”

Melody smiled. After watching Rodney leave, she turned around and walked towards the main venue.

However, halfway there, she happened to bump into Owen, who was smoking by the roadside.

Owen seemed to be in a very bad mood. He was frowning so much that it could kill a fly.

After hesitating for a moment, Melody walked forward with a worried expression.

“Sir…”

Owen subconsciously looked up.

“It’s you…the doctor who saved Mr. Yager.”

“It’s me.” Melody nodded and pleaded, “This is my first time

in Sky City. After telling the doctor about the patient’s condition, I can’t find my way back. I wonder if you can help me point it out?”

Owen threw away the cigarette butt and stood up. “It just so happens that I’m going back too. Come with me.”

“Thanks a lot.”

“No need.” Owen smiled and waved his hand. “I didn’t expect Miss Knowles to have such good medical skills at such a young age. I heard from the medical team members who are staying here that they would not know where to start with someone like Mr. Yager who vomited blood from heatstroke, but you only used two medicines to treat him.”

“I’ve been studying medicine since I was three years old, so I have some experience in dealing with such situations. However…” Melody twitched her nose and asked, “Sir, is someone in your family sick?”

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Chapter 361

Moreover, that marque was a performance car that guys loved. It was also designed in the dashing and trendy style that guys liked. The owner of this car was most likely a man and a very young one too.

Other than those two scions from the Swanson family, there was no man Mabel Fox wasn’t able to conquer.

In particular, young men would invariably fall for her as long as she willed it.

At this thought, Mabel’s eyes instantly lit up with hope again.

She turned to Russell Fox and asked, “Dad, who owns the sports car at the entrance? Did a new neighbor move here?”

Russell did not know why Mabel suddenly asked this, but he made an effort to recall.

Seconds later, he confidently shook his head and said, “There are no new neighbors recently.”

“Then where did the sports car at the entrance come from?”

“Maybe it belongs to some neighbor’s guest?”

As the two of them were discussing, a servant suddenly walked forward and said, “Sir… I saw Miss Melody getting out of that car.”

“What?”

“What!”

The father and daughter exclaimed at almost the same time.

However, the servant said with certainty, “I saw her get out of that car with my own eyes. Moreover, she got out from the driver’s side.”

Russell frowned. “So… that sports car belongs to Melody?”

“That’s impossible! Putting aside the fact that Melody doesn’t have that much money to buy a multi-million dollar sports car, only 10 of such cars were produced worldwide. We can’t buy it even if we want to. So how was she able to afford this car?” Mabel blurted out without thinking.

The servant choked and stammered, “But…”

She had clearly seen it with her own eyes!

Before the servant could finish speaking, another servant stationed near the entrance came in and reported, “Sir, we have a guest.”

Russell temporarily put aside the matter of the sports car and asked, “What guest?”

“It’s Professor Morgan. He visited us previously.”

When Mabel and Russell heard that the visitor was Ander Morgan, they exchanged glances.

Surely Ander was not here to look for Melody again?

The father and daughter nodded tacitly at the same time. Russell was the first to speak. “Go and keep an eye on the servants guarding Melody’s door. You must not let Melody come out.”

“Yes, Sir…” The servant quickly rushed off after acknowledging the instruction.

Soon, Ander was led inside.

This time, Ander came alone. Zoe Morgan did not tag along.

Russell immediately went forward with an ingratiating smile on his face.

“Professor Morgan, why didn’t you inform me in advance before dropping by? I could have asked the servants to prepare refreshments for you in advance.”

Ander smiled politely and replied, “You don’t have to stand on ceremony. Is Melody home? I called her, but she did not answer her phone.”

Russell’s expression stiffened slightly.

Before he left Melody’s room, he had confiscated all of Melody’s communication devices. It was no surprise that Melody did not answer her phone.

Naturally, Russell would never admit this in front of Ander. He simply smiled and said, “I don’t know where that child went to play. She’s not at home.”

“Not at home? That’s impossible.”

Ander remembered that he had seen the sports car parked outside when he entered, so he said, “Isn’t she back already?”

Russell did not know how Ander knew that Melody had returned.

He quickly changed tack without batting an eyelid, “I wasn’t home just now. She might have come back before me. However, that child usually hangs out in the living room and only returns to her room when she wants to sleep. She’s probably sleeping now. I’ll get the servant to wake her.”

Ander dismissed Russell’s suggestion with a wave of his hand and said, “That’s not necessary. You might not know this, but Melody worked intensively for more than five hours in the operating theater to operate on my son. She must be very tired now. Since she’s asleep, let her continue to rest.”

Russell nodded and heaved a sigh of relief inwardly.

If he allowed that girl to come out and that tactless girl blurted out to Ander that she had been grounded, things would become troublesome.

Russell continued with an ingratiating smile, “May I know why you are looking for my daughter, Professor Morgan?”

“It’s nothing much. In that case, I’ll have to trouble you to hand this insurance document to her for me.”

As Ander spoke, he retrieved a document from his briefcase.

Russell accepted it with a puzzled look. Upon closer inspection, he realized that it was a vehicle insurance agreement.

“This is…”

Ander said with a smile, “To thank Melody for saving my son’s life, I gave her a car. However, on the way home, I suddenly remembered that I didn’t hand over the insurance agreement to her. As I happened to be in the

vicinity, I decided to pop by and give it to her.”

As soon as he said this, Mabel’s reaction was the most drastic.

She blurted out, “You were the one who gave Melody that red sports car at the entrance?”

Ander was baffled by Mabel’s reaction so he inquired, “Why, yes. What’s wrong?”

Mabel’s face clouded over. She gestured stiffly and murmured, “Nothing…”

She never dreamed that the limited edition sports car outside really belonged to Melody.

In that case, wasn’t her plan just now ruined?

Mabel felt jealous and resentful. There was also a hint of disappointment in her eyes. Her expression was very strange indeed.

Ander became even more puzzled. Every member of this Fox family got on his nerves.

Since Melody was already asleep, he did not want to stay here any longer.

Ander bade them goodbye at once. “Then I won’t impose on you anymore. I’ll take my leave first.”

Russell was scheming inwardly on how to let Mabel join Ander’s laboratory when he realized that Ander was about to turn around and leave. He hurriedly took a few steps forward to stop Ander.

“Professor Morgan, it’s rare for you to visit us. Aren’t you going to stay a while longer?”

Mabel understood Russell’s intention and also tried to persuade Ander to stay. “Professor Morgan, if you have nothing planned, why don’t you sit down and have a cup of coffee with us? I have many questions to ask you, Professor Morgan

Ander knew that Mabel and Russell Fox did not like Melody Fox, and so likewise, he did not like the Fox family members very much either.

Hence, he declined politely. “I’m afraid I can’t. I have to go back and get some things done. After that, I have to rush back to the hospital, so I won’t stay any longer.”

Mabel felt humiliated. She and her father had already taken the initiative to ask Ander to stay, yet Ander still refused to return the courtesy!

However, she could foresee that if Melody was present, Ander would definitely be willing to stay a little longer.

Mabel became noticeably glum upon realizing the substantial differential treatment.

Russell was better at hiding his emotions. He quickly restored his smile and said, “Since you are busy, we’ll meet up again next time. Please allow me to send you out, Professor Morgan.”

As he spoke, he gestured to the entrance with his hand but in the process, a sheet of paper draft slipped out of his pocket.

Russell immediately recalled that he had snatched this from Melody. Ander was a highly educated person. He might be able to understand what was written on the paper.

Thinking of this, Russell picked up that piece of paper and spread it out in front of Ander.

“Professor Morgan, I may have to trouble you to stay for a few more minutes. Can you help me take a look to decipher what’s written on this paper? What do those numbers mean?”

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Ander Morgan was already feeling impatient.

Regardless of his own feelings, Ander knew that Russell Fox was still Melody Fox’s biological father after all. Thus, Ander could only patiently accept the paper thrust at him by Russell.

After Russell’s rough handling, the paper looked terribly wrinkled.

Ander glanced at it without much patience. In the next second, his eyes lit up.

“This… this is…”

Russell was about to say that this was some gibberish written by Melody.

However, in the next second, Ander looked at Mabel with shining eyes and asked, “Did you solve this question?”

Mabel instinctively wanted to say “no” but she realized that Ander seemed to be unusually excited. Thus, she did not deny it immediately. Instead, she asked vaguely, “Is there a problem?”

With such a vague answer, if the thing written on the paper was something awful, Mabel could simply deny that she penned it and that it was actually written by Melody.

As soon as Mabel said this, Ander revealed a look of joy and said, “Amazing! This is truly amazing!”

Puzzled, Russell asked, “Professor Morgan, what do you mean?”

Ander looked at Russell enviously and said. “Mr. Fox, you’re so fortunate! These two daughters of yours are so outstanding! As if it isn’t enough that Melody’s medical skills are superb and a rarity, your other daughter is actually not far behind at all.”

Mabel’s eyelids twitched as speculation began swirling in her mind.

In the next second. Ander continued, “Mr. Fox, I guess you are probably not aware? This question is the one I issued to Mabel’s instructor. If she can solve it, there’s a high chance that she can enter our laboratory. In the end, not only did Mabel solve it, but she also came up with a solution I had never seen before! It’s so novel and unique, and such an intelligent solution! With her ability, she can definitely join my team!”

“Er… er…” As Russell reeled from the shock, his expression was full of conflicting emotions.

That was because this question was not solved by Mabel but by Melody!

Before he kicked the door open, he saw Melody scribbling away furiously on that piece of paper!

Mabel also appeared somewhat conflicted.

She also suspected that what Melody had written was the method to solve her question.

Yet who could have foreseen that her suspicion turned out to be true?

Mabel herself could not figure out this question at all!

Could it be that the guy on the black market forum was actually Melody Fox?

Surely not…

Nevertheless, Mabel was very happy because Ander finally looked her in the eye.

The expressions of both father and daughter grew increasingly conflicted but at this moment, Ander was completely immersed in the joy of discovering another genius and did not notice the expressions on their faces.

Ander carefully read through the solution on the paper again. Then, he looked at Mabel with approval and said, “The day after tomorrow is the time to hand in the solution. I see that you’ve basically solved the bulk of the question. You’ll definitely be able to finish it in two days. I think very highly of you. When the time comes, I’ll personally come to your school to collect the papers. I’m looking forward to seeing how you solve the remaining half of the question.”

When Mabel heard this, the joy in her heart instantly vanished.

Remaining half?

That piece of paper was already filled with writing, yet the solution was not complete?

How could Mabel possibly know how to solve the remaining half of the question?

However, she could not voice out her thoughts in front of Ander. She could only try her best to maintain a smile and say, “Sure. I’ll definitely finish the remaining steps as soon as possible.”

“Good, very good!”

After a few more words of praise, Ander took the initiative to exchange contact information with Mabel.

Ander was someone who cherished talent. After saving Mabel’s phone number, he said, “After you solve it, call me first. You don’t have to wait for 10 days. I’ll go to school with you and let your instructor witness that moment. After all, other than you, I suspect no one else can solve this problem. On top of that, you came up with such an unprecedented solution.”

Mabel nodded with a strained smile. “…Sure.”

“That’s all for now. I do have a lot of things to deal with today. Call me when you are ready.”

Ander waved and said goodbye to Mabel in a good mood.

After Ander left, Russell and Mabel stared at each other and suddenly became tongue-tied, even though there were so many things they wanted badly to say to each other earlier.

After a while, Russell finally uttered, “Have you solved that question?”

Mabel’s heart skipped a beat as she replied, “I’m on the verge of solving it too. It’s just that my methodology is different from Melody’s.”

“That’s good!” Russell heaved a sigh of relief without realizing why.

He patted Mabel’s shoulder proudly as he said, “Looks like my genes are pretty good!”

The corners of Mabel’s mouth twitched uncontrollably. She asked tentatively, “Then regarding that piece of paper just now… Do we have to tell Professor Morgan the truth?”

“Of course not!” Russell’s temples bulged a few times. “Although I don’t know how Melody came up with this solution since Ander has now determined that you came up with this solution, then let it be! Anyway, Melody has already done him a favor. There’s no point in explaining any further. It’s better that you just take this opportunity to join Ander’s team.”

In this way, they would have the best of both worlds.

Next, Russell asked again. “There’s only half of the solution written here. Are you able to complete the remaining half?”

Mabel did not dare to admit that she did not understand any of the steps at all.

Nonetheless, she braced herself and lied, “I can solve it, but it will take some time…”

“Two days should be enough, right?”

Mabel answered through gritted teeth, “It’s enough.”

“Good. Then keep this piece of paper. After attending the cocktail party tonight, don’t worry about anything else. Finish up the remaining half first.”

“Okay…”

“Alright. Quickly get in touch with Ulric and ask him to get you an invitation. I have to open a bottle of wine to celebrate the happy occasion today!”

Mabel nodded silently and went upstairs with the paper absent-mindedly.

After entering her room, Mabel sat on the sofa for a long time before she managed to digest the earlier information.

She was no longer in the mood to feel envious of the sports car. What she cared about the most now was the answer sheet in her hand.

She could not help wondering whether that person on the forum was really Melody.

After all, Melody had said that she was helping her “friend” solve the question but Melody did not have any friends from Mabel’s school.

After pondering for a while, Mabel logged into the forum and began to message privately the whiz she liaised with earlier.

“Whiz, are you online?”

Melody’s phone and computer had already been

confiscated by Dad. If the whiz was able to reply to her now, it meant that Melody Fox was not the whiz.

After sending the private message, Mabel pressed her palms together and closed her eyes, praying that Melody wasn’t the whiz.

If, however, it turned out that the whiz was Melody, then Mabel wouldn’t know who to approach to help her complete the remaining steps of the solution.

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Just as Mabel prayed with her eyes closed, her phone suddenly rang.

She opened her eyes and saw Forum Whiz had replied to her message.

Mabel’s eyes lit up. She hurriedly checked the reply.

The reply was simple. There was only one word “Yes.”

However, the very word gave Mabel great hope.

‘Melody’s locked in her room and has all her communication tools confiscated. She can’t reply to me,’ Mabel thought. ‘The whiz on the forum is indeed not Melody!’

Mabel was overjoyed and quickly texted, “Sir, have you completed the problem you promised me? I only have two days left.”

She got the reply in no time. “Soon. I’ll give you the answer in half an hour.”

Mabel thought of the answer sheet in her hand and took a photo of it. She sent it to her secret helper.

“Sir, I might have to ask you to use this solution to solve the problem. My teacher’s request has changed again. Can you follow this solution?”

However, Mabel’s message this time seemed lost. Her helper did not answer.

Mabel could not help but ask anxiously, “Is this solution complicated? If you can solve the problem according to it, I’ll give you another 200 thousand dollars.”

To the current Mabel, she did not have much money on her. This 200 thousand dollars was the last bit of spare money she had.

At the same time, on the other end of the forum.

Melody had already snuck out of the Fox family and got into her car when no one was paying attention.

Thankfully, she had figured out Russell’s plans. Melody had already bought a few phones and placed them in several hidden places in her room. That was why she could successfully bring one out today.

As for the servants, they were so focused on staring at the door that they did not notice her escaping from the bathroom window.

Melody saw the picture sent by the bounty hunter on the forum, and her eyes widened as she gaped at the phone screen.

‘The photo… Isn’t this the steps I’d written on the paper?’ Melody thought.

She immediately realized the bounty hunter was none other than Mabel.

It turned out that she was working for Mabel, and Melody could not describe her complicated feelings.

She should have thought of it when Ander first came to her house. Whether it was Mabel or the bounty hunter on the forum, they all had the same deadline for solving the problem.

But at that time, Mabel thought it might be a coincidence and did not think any further.

Now, it seemed she was not careful enough.

Probably because Mabel did not reply, Mabel sent another message.

“Sir, are you still there?”

A mocking smile touched Melody’s lips as she sat in the sports car.

Melody wondered what kind of expression Mabel would have when she realized who her secret helper was.

After thinking, Melody raised her eyebrows and replied, “Yes. I was looking at your photo. I should be able to solve it. You’ll get the answer today, but the money you mentioned…”

“I’ll add it to the bounty now!” Mabel promised.

Not long after, the system notified Melody that the bounty had increased by 200 thousand dollars.

Melody smiled and texted, “Alright, you’ll have it before tonight.”

After replying, Melody raised her eyebrows thoughtfully and closed the forum.

‘Don’t you want the answer, Mabel? No problem. I’ll give it to you. But it’s up to me to decide how to write it,’ Melody laughed inwardly.

Melody stepped on the accelerator and drove to Serenity Villa.

About half an hour later, Melody arrived at the entrance of Ken’s place.

Melody pressed the doorbell, and Susan immediately answered the door.

Susan’s face was filled with joy at the sight of Melody

Miss Fox, welcome! It just so happens that Mr. Swanson has just returned.

Susan’s words fell when Ken came down from the second four: His footsteps were as hasty as if he knew Melody would be there. There was no surprise in his eyes

Melody understood James was following her again because and always felt a car was following her along the way. Now everything made sense.

What is it?

Ken looked a Melody and asked her why she was there bluntly.

Maintaining her smile. Melody said. I’m here to take Hattie’s way. Thank you for letting her stay these days.

The her away Ken repeated.

He frowned and asked, “Why are you taking her away? Isn’t it safe here?

It’s safe. It’s just that I don’t want to trouble you anymore And Hamre might be more used to living alone:

Ken fell to silence. Later, he asked, “Melody, did I do something that upset you?”

Melody did not expect that question. She shook her head “No, I just want her to stay somewhere else. A friend of mine will come to Silverlake soon and needs someone to help with household duties. So-“

Before she could finish, Ken interrupted. “A friend? Which friend?”

Melody’s expression froze slightly, but soon, she answered calmly, “A friend that’s older and needs to be taken care of.”

Ken’s eyes darkened.

He ignored Susan, who was giving him looks like crazy. He nodded and said, “Alright, I understand. Susan, tell Hattie to pack up and leave with Melody”

Susan was so surprised. She wanted to refuse, but as a maid, she could not interfere with the master’s order. She could only brace herself and nod. “Yes, sir.”

Not long after, Hattie walked out excitedly. She was a stark contrast to Susan, who wore a complicated expression.

Hattie came empty-handed and had no luggage. Hattie had borrowed Susan’s clothes for the past few days, so she walked out without bringing anything.

Hattie could not hide her joy and said, “Miss Melody, let’s go!”

Melody nodded and turned to Ken. “We gotta go, I’ll be there on time for the cocktail party tonight.”

“Wait.” Ken stopped her and asked, “Where will she live? I can send someone to protect her in the dark.”

Melody subconsciously wanted to refuse because no one could know about the news of Quentin coming to Silverlake.

However, it dawned on her that Hattie’s safety was also important. At most, she would find a reason to send Ken away when Quentin arrived.

With that in mind, Melody nodded and thanked Ken. “Okay, I’ll send the address to your phone later. Thank you.”

Ken’s expression did not change as he said, “I told don’t you, you have to thank me. Also…”

He took a bank card from his wallet and stuffed it into Hattie’s hand.

Hattie looked puzzled. “What’s this, sir?”

“Your remuneration for helping Susan these few days. The PIN is six zeros. You’re welcome. Just accept it.”

Hattie refused, but Ken refused to take it back. He only said, “You deserve it.”

“Well…” Hattie hesitated.

Melody noticed Hattie’s hesitation and said, “Hattie, take it.”

Only then did Hattie accept the card.

Melody said goodbye to Ken and drove Hattie to Ford’s previous residence.

Hattie was satisfied with the house. She looked around and finally chose the room Zack had stayed in before as her bedroom.

There were many rooms in the house. Melody also found a room with a desk and sat by it to write down the remaining steps of the problem.

Meanwhile…

Chapter 364

At the Serenity Villa.

As soon as Melody left, Susan finally could not help but speak.

“Sir, how can you just let Miss Fox take Hattie away, especially since Miss Fox was already angry? If you don’t hurry up and coax her, Miss Fox will really leave you!”

Ken frowned.

“Susan, you’re thinking too much.”

“I’m not overthinking. As a woman, how could I not know what Miss Fox was thinking? Although she was smiling on the outside, she must have been very angry for her to do this.”

Susan realized that although Ken does well in his business and is usually very smart, he is less intelligent when it comes to relationships.

Ken still felt that Susan was thinking too much.

“Someone angry would not react how Melody did. I’m tired. I’m going back to my room to rest for a while,” Ken said.

As he spoke, he strode upstairs, leaving Susan behind.

Susan was so anxious that she was pacing around on the spot.

If this was Ken’s reaction, what would become of the two of them?

After thinking about it, Susan decided to help Ken.

She took out her phone and sent a message to Melody.

At the courtyard house.

After more than half an hour of solving the question, Melody finally finished the remaining steps.

It was undeniable that she had not properly used her brain for a long time. It took her much longer to solve the question as compared to when she was in high school.

If this had been given to Melody back then and if her thought process was already clear, it would have taken her less than ten minutes to finish the remaining steps.

However, helping Mabel solve the problem had more or less trained her calculating and thinking ability.

She stared at a certain step for a while and came up with a perfect plan.

After confirming that there was no mistake, the corners of her lips curled up slightly. She then sent Mabel the steps to solve the entire question through the forum.

Mabel was very happy. In a few seconds, it was confirmed that the compensation would be given to Melody.

The compensation of 200 thousand dollars was immediately transferred to Melody’s account.

She had enough money to buy this courtyard house.

At this moment, Melody saw Susan’s text messages.

“Miss Fox, the first of next month is Sir’s birthday. I wanted to ask you, what gift should I give Sir?”

Susan was very smart. She wanted to use this method to remind Melody that the first of next month was Ken’s birthday.

However, Melody’s face darkened when she saw the word “birthday”.

Melody’s mother had passed away on the day that Melody was born.

It was as if she had been cursed. Something bad would happen every birthday, and Melody had never celebrated any birthday happily.

Hence, she was especially repulsed by the word “birthday”.

She took a deep breath and suppressed the gloomy feeling in her heart. She replied briefly, “He doesn’t need anything. Why don’t you bake him a cake?”

After replying, Melody threw her phone aside.

However, Susan quickly sent another message.

“But I’ve never baked a cake before. How about…if you have time that day, Miss Fox, can you come over and teach me how to bake one?”

Melody briefly glanced at the phone screen. With her good eyesight, she immediately saw the message sent by Susan.

But Melody didn’t reply, and she didn’t want to.

At this moment, Hattie, who had bought daily necessities from a store nearby, returned.

“Ms. Fox

Melody turned around and saw Hattie holding the

supermarket’s shopping bag. Her expression immediately became nervous

“Hattie, did you go out?”

Melody had been preoccupied with solving the question previously and had thought that Hattie was cleaning the courtyard. She did not expect Hattie to have left the house!

Hattie asked in shock, “Was I not allowed to go out?”

“What do you think?” Melody asked. “What if Yolanda finds out?”

Hattie had been very safe in Serenity Villa during this period. She had forgotten about Yolanda for a moment.

She immediately apologized in a panic. “I’m sorry, Ms. Fox. I forgot about it…”

Before Hattie could finish speaking, the courtyard door was suddenly pushed open.

Melody’s entire body instantly tensed up. She subconsciously tried to move in front of Hattie to protect her.

But soon, she saw the person who entered.

It was James.

Her expression relaxed slightly. Before she could speak, James spoke first. “When Hattie went out, I was guarding nearby. I did not see Yolanda’s people, and no one noticed Hattie. You can rest assured.”

Melody replied, “Thank you

No need to thank me; James waved his hand in dismissal. Mr. Swanson asked me to continue following you This is my duc

Melody nodded and turned around to remind Hattie Hattie: please clean the courtyard. I have a friend coming over to stay in a bit.

Hatte knew that she had almost gotten into big trouble She hurriedly nodded. “Alright, alright

James Melody looked at James again and said. “Let’s talk about the cocktail party tonight”

James did not think too much about it and entered the room to talk to her.

After entering he glanced at the draft paper on the table.

To James who only had a high school diploma, the piece of paper which was filled with lines and lines of numbers seemed extremely foreign.

Melody noticed James’s gaze. She reached out and threw the pile of draft papers into the trash can. She said calmly, I was just writing for fun.”

James quickly retracted his gaze and started talking about the cocktail party tonight.

Tonight’s cocktail party is to celebrate Mr. Ramon winning a very important project.” James started.

“The venue of the cocktail party is set at the Sky City’s holiday will. It should have been written in the invitation letter that Mr. Swanson gave you,” James continued.

“Celebrities from all over Silverlake would be coming to the party. That includes the wealthy families in Insterimond. It is a relatively larger-scaled party, and it will be quite formal as well,” James said.

“Mr. Swanson has already made arrangements. A stylist will come over later to help you dress up.”

Melody did not refuse. If she went in this casual outfit, she would probably be chased out by the security guards of the party.

Moreover, her purpose for this trip was to ask about Owen’s daughter. Therefore, her image had to be different from when she met Owen in the restaurant back then. Otherwise, it would be easy for Owen to recognize her.

She responded with a hum and pretended to mention casually, “My master will be coming over to stay in a few days. You should know who he is, he’s someone with very good medical skills.”

“Of course.” James blurted out, “Who doesn’t know Mr. Quentin Parker?”

Melody lowered her eyes and smiled. “Heh…I didn’t say my master’s name. You’re quite well-informed. You must have suffered a lot on the trip to the countryside, right?”

As soon as she finished speaking, James finally realized that he had fallen into Melody’s trap. He quickly covered his mouth in fear.

However, his reaction was even more revealing. It was equivalent to admitting that he had investigated her.

James looked at her with a pale face. He knew that he could not hide it anymore, so he gritted his teeth and admitted it.

“I did go to the place where you lived when you were young… However, Mr. Swanson said that we wouldn’t disturb Mr. Parker since he does not want to be disturbed. Other than you, only Mr. Swanson and I know about Mr. Parker. We definitely won’t tell anyone!”

Chapter 365

Melody’s eyes were cold as she stared intently at James.

It was not until James’s forehead was covered in sweat that she looked away expressionlessly.

“I’ve never done anything to harm you or Ken, but it’s obvious that you still suspect my motive for approaching the both of you.”

The more Melody spoke, the more guilty James felt.

It was true that he still did not fully trust Melody, but that did not stop him from feeling apologetic.

After all, he sincerely felt that Melody was not a spy sent by Ulric.

No matter how smart a person was, it would have been impossible for them to not give themselves away at all.

There had never been such a successful undercover agent in the world.

James clenched his fists and apologized sincerely, “I’m sorry, Miss Fox.”

Melody looked away and did not accept James’s apology.

“James, what I want is not an apology. My master’s identity is special, and he has countless enemies. All the malicious doctors see him as a thorn in their side. As long as the news of him being alive is leaked, he will face great danger. So I’m warning you, you can’t tell anyone about this. Otherwise, don’t blame me for turning my back on you.”

James lowered his eyes and nodded solemnly. “Alright. Don’t worry, I definitely won’t reveal a word to anyone.”

Melody turned around and said, “Tell Ken that I hid my identity only for the sake of Master’s safety. As for the rest, he can ask me directly in person if he wants to know anything. There’s no need to secretly investigate and do those things in private.”

When James heard Melody talk about Ken, he could not help but feel displeased.

He clenched his fists and said, “I did suspect you but Mr. Swanson didn’t. He sent me to investigate you only because he wanted to know the kind of life you lived in the past.”

Melody smiled.

“James, I know very well why he’s investigating me. I don’t need you to find these excuses.”

“It’s really not an excuse. Mr. Swanson values you very much…”

“That’s enough. I don’t want to hear these things.” Melody frowned and said, “Don’t mention this anymore. The cocktail party will start in two hours. Give me the information on Owen. I need to know everything about him to get close to him.”

James pursed his lips in response. However, when he remembered that the matter around Owen was to help Ken return to the headquarters, he could only choose to go with Melody’s wish of temporarily not talking about Quentin Parker.

“Owen doesn’t have any bad habits. If we have to talk about hobbies, it’s that he loves money and loves to drink. He came from a poor background and used to live in the countryside. He was only able to move to Silverlake after getting good grades and securing success for himself. He is what others would call a First Generation Millionaire. Personality-wise, Owen is flexible, but also a little shrewd…”

Melody quickly got rid of her distracting thoughts and memorized everything James said.

About half an hour later, the styling team arrived.

For Hattie’s safety, Melody specially chose a nearby hotel to meet the styling team.

This was not the first time the team had seen Melody. The makeup artist asked, “Miss Fox, do you still not need makeup this time?”

Melody thought for two seconds and said, “Give me the makeup kit. I’ll do the makeup myself.”

“Okay.” The makeup artist could not wait to nod and agree.

The makeup artist believed that with Melody’s face, even someone talented like Wilmot would not be able to paint her as a beauty.

But soon, the makeup artist was proven wrong.

Melody did not use any foundation to conceal the red spots and acne on her face. She only used some compact power to cover the flaws around her eyes and applied light makeup to the area around her eyes.

However, such a small change made Melody look like a different person.

Although Melody still would not be considered a beauty, it would not make sense to say she was an ugly woman anymore. In fact, Melody even exuded a unique aura of beauty.

The makeup artist could not help but feel her hands itching. She asked with a longing expression, “Miss Fox, do you nor neet makeup anywhere else? Why don’t I help you cover your flaws?:

“There’s no need Melody looked at herself in the mirror and said. “This is enough.”

If she put on full makeup, her true appearance would be revealed.

Of course, the poison that her master had given her would also make her facial muscles relax, giving her a blunt look.

Even if she put on full makeup now, she couldn’t look the same as how she would after the poison was removed.

However, she was not strong enough yet. If she exposed her beauty too early, it would bring about many unexpected troubles.

This was something she didn’t want for the time being

When the makeup artist saw her rejection, she immediately revealed a regretful and puzzled expression.

She didn’t understand. Girls all wanted to look beautiful, but why was Miss Fox completely different from other girls?

However, she did not dare to ask because of Nesseld and distant temperament.

Soon, Melody’s hair was styled.

The stylist had prepared a black evening gown for her. The collar was a palace-style design, and the waistline design was perfect, outlining her slender waist very well.

Coupled with the curly hairstyle that the hairstylist had made for her, her aura became very classical and charming.

Melody was very sure that even if Russell stood in front of her, he would not be able to recognize her if he did not look carefully.

On the sofa in the hotel living room.

James waited in boredom for Melody to come out of the bedroom.

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

James got up to open the door and realized that it was Ken.

“Mr. Swanson, why are you here?” He could not help but ask in surprise.

“I plan to go to Sky City with her.”

Ken’s expression was natural. He did not feel that there was anything wrong with waiting for a woman to attend the banquet together.

James quickly put away his shocked expression. He only thought that Ken valued the matter of Owen at night, so he did not think too much about it.

However, he immediately thought of Quentin and said, “Mr. Swanson, let’s talk outside.”

Ken glanced at him and walked out in two seconds.

“What is it?”

James quickly told Ken that Melody already knew that he had gone to investigate her. James also repeated what Melody said at the end.

“She said that if you want to know anything, just ask her directly. You don’t have to do those things behind her back…”

James did not dare to say anything for a long time.

Ken frowned impatiently.

“Which things?”

James swallowed before saying, “Those things you’ve done in private.”

Ken’s expression instantly darkened.

James was about to complain about Melody’s unpleasant words in front of Ken, but Ken had already turned around and walked into the room.

James could only follow.

The two of them had just returned to the living room when the bedroom door was opened.

The makeup artist was the first to come out. When she saw Ken, she was surprised for a moment before saying proudly, “Mr. Swanson, you’re here. Miss Fox will surprise you today.”

James almost laughed out loud.

Melody that ugly woman was going to surprise Ken?

Wasn’t that a joke?

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Chapter 356

Melody paused and said, “I do need your help with something. Shall we talk outside?”

There were many people on the production team, so it was not convenient for so many people to hear what she wanted to say.

Mason and Ruby nodded repeatedly. The three of them walked out together.

When Melody passed by Ken, Ken suddenly reached out and stopped her.

“Wait for me at the school gate. I have something to tell you.”

Melody nodded. “Okay.”

Ken’s sudden appearance here was definitely not a coincidence.

After Melody left, the crew looked in the direction she left with probing eyes as they tried to guess the relationship between the ugly woman and Ken.

At this moment, Ken said in a low voice, “Melody is my special assistant. If she comes to the production team again in the future, everything she says will be on my behalf. Do you understand?”

Everyone instantly stopped and said in unison, “Understood!”

Hearing this, Yana’s eyes flashed.

So that woman was Ken’s assistant…

To think that she had thought that Melody had a powerful background such that Ken had to give her face.

Since she was an assistant, things were easy to handle. Yana had been in the entertainment industry for more than three years, so dealing with an assistant was not a problem.

A cold light flashed across Yana’s eyes, but she concealed it well.

Just as she was thinking about how to avenge herself today, Tyler pulled her aside and warned her in a low voice, “Today’s matter is considered over. I believe that Mr. Swanson won’t easily expose your fake persona for the sake of the company. I’ll also apologize to President Taylor and ask him to forgive us. So in the future, you have to be careful when you do things. Don’t be like before, understand?”

Yana agreed on the surface, but she did not take Tyler’s words seriously at all.

She nodded casually. “I understand.”

At the same time, at the end of the corridor.

Ruby was the first to ask, “Melody, what do you need us

to help you with? As long as we can do it, we will definitely do it for you!”

Mason also nodded to express his attitude.

What he didn’t tell Melody was that after her treatment, he went to Insterimond’s hospital out of worry to check again.

Experts had told him that if his condition was not taken seriously, he would have become permanently blind.

If it wasn’t for Melody, Mason might have lost his sight by now. This gratitude made him want to do

something for Melody to express his thanks.

Melody looked at their sincere expressions and stated her needs.

“Actually, my face became like this because I was poisoned. There is a special herb needed to detoxify the poison, but this herb can only be found in the Taylor family.”

Mason’s eyelids twitched. He asked, “The herbs you’re talking about…Could it be our family’s secret, Green Velvet?”

“That’s right, it’s Green Velvet.”

When Mason heard this, he looked a little troubled.

Ruby, who was beside him, had never heard of “Green Velvet” before. She immediately agreed. “Isn’t it just herbs? We can give you as much as you want.”

“Ruby…” Mason explained with a complicated expression, “To be precise, Green Velvet isn’t a single herb, but a combination of many herbs. Only my father has the formula for Green Velvet.”

Ruby asked in confusion, “Then can’t we just ask Dad for it? The medicine is meant to treat illnesses. Won’t Dad be willing to give us the medicine?”

“That’s hard to say…Our family’s Green Velvet has always been used for auction. It’s very rare. Even I’ve only seen Green Velvet a few times. This is our family’s heirloom. Dad won’t take it out easily.”

Mason paused for a moment and said to Melody, “Miss Fox, don’t worry. Although I can’t get Green Velvet immediately, according to the usual practice in previous years, Green Velvet will be put up for auction very soon. I’ll bid for it for you then.”

“Alright, if you know the time of the auction, please let me know. I’ll go with you. I’ll pay for it myself.”

“That’s won’t do. If it weren’t for you, I might have gone blind. Take this as a thank-you gift from us. Please give us this chance.”

Melody could not refuse. She could only nod. “Alright, sorry to trouble you.”

“What are you talking about?” Mason waved his hand to dismiss her concerns and asked, “Do you need me to fire Tyler from the company?”

Melody hesitated for a moment and said, “This entire issue started because of vanity. Since Zara is willing to forgive them, as long as they don’t cause trouble again, there’s no need to remove them completely.”

Her only worry is that Yana would not change so easily.

However, Melody was not a cold-blooded animal. Yana was not targeting her, so she was willing to give Yana a chance.

She only hoped that Yana could open her eyes and figure out the situation.

Mason nodded.

“Since you’ve said so, I won’t hold him responsible, but he can forget about getting a promotion this year.”

Melody did not say anything else. She reminded the two of them about the medicine and bade them farewell.

Coincidentally, Ken came out of the classroom.

Melody also had something to say to Ken, but Sid stuck

to them like glue. Melody could only suppress the words in his heart and leave the set silently.

After Ken sent Sid away, Melody said, “Why are you looking for me?”

Ken frowned.

At some point, Melody’s attitude towards him seemed to have suddenly turned cold.

She would answer anything you asked and take the initiative to speak, but there didn’t seem to be any hint of a smile left in her eyes.

Ken pursed his lips, swept away the messy emotions in his mind, and got down to business.

“I went back to the manor after I got back from the hospital.”

Melody listened carefully.

Ken continued, “Cadence has returned to normal. He came to the manor today to denounce us.”

Melody’s eyelids twitched. She hurriedly asked, “She knows that your people injected her with drugs while she was hospitalized?”

“It’s just a guess. Without any evidence, she went straight to the door to testify against me. Grandma thought that Cadence hadn’t recovered and didn’t believe her.”

Melody heaved a sigh of relief.

“That’s good. Astrid was worried about not having any evidence to catch you. If Cadence has clear evidence, Astrid and Ulric will definitely not let you off.”

Ken looked at her deeply.

“You seem to be very clear about the grudge between Astrid and I…”

Melody’s heart tightened. She quickly thought of something to say as a cover-up. “Didn’t you mention it to me before? Astrid must have been involved in your mother’s death. Not to mention that she was worried that you would snatch away Ulric’s assets. Her guilty conscience alone would not allow her to tolerate you.”

Her explanation was watertight, but Ken did not look away from her.

“It’s almost as if…you’re someone from the future,” Ken voiced out his thoughts.

Melody’s eyelids twitched violently, and her heart suddenly beat faster.

Chapter 357

“I…”

Melody Fox did not know how to explain. After all, there were too many things that a “country bumpkin” like her should not know. A sharp guy like Ken Swanson would be able to sense that something was wrong quite easily.

Fortunately, in the next moment, Ken chuckled and said, “Why are you so nervous? How can there be people who transmigrated from the future in this world?”

Melody heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, “That’s right. If I were someone who had transmigrated from the future, I would have bought a lottery ticket long ago. Why would I be taking on jobs on the forum…”

Ken murmured a reply and added, “I’m telling you all this to remind you to be careful of Cadence Hunter. She has been defeated by me, yet she is unable to get back at me openly. Therefore, she will definitely transfer her hatred to you.”

Melody became serious. “I understand. I’ll be careful.”

Ken then added, “James Deeds’s business trip has ended. He will arrive at Silverlake later. I have told him to continue tailing you to ensure your safety during this period.”

When Melody heard the name “James Deeds”, she recalled that Ken had once sent James to investigate her.

She felt a sense of irony inwardly but outwardly, she simply replied indifferently, “Okay.”

It was good to have James Deeds tailing her. He was a simple-minded chap, and it was easy for Melody to trick him into telling her what he had found out when he went to the countryside.

Ken spoke up again, “There’s something I may need your help with.”

Seeing Ken’s solemn expression, Melody temporarily put aside the matter of James Deeds and asked, “What is it?”

Ken briefly explained Taynorma Capital’s situation and then said, “Owen Nathan had already given in and confessed to me that he had forged the data and bribed Wendell Hunter. He had also agreed to let us buy out at a low price earlier. However, he suddenly turned against us and stood on Wendell Hunter’s side.”

Melody pondered for a moment before saying, “No wonder you were sent by Mr. Swanson to manage Swanson Universal Entertainment. It probably has a lot to do with this matter, doesn’t it?”

Ken replied indifferently, “Mm-hmm. The old man was very displeased. He felt that I couldn’t manage the headquarters and screwed up on the deal to buy out Taynorma Capital.”

Melody was familiar with Ramon Swanson.

He was an extremely proud person. Once he verified that there was nothing wrong with Taynorma Capital, he would not believe anyone unless all the evidence was placed in front of him.

Melody sighed and then asked, “Have you found out the reason? How can I help you?”

Ken nodded. “Ulric was behind this. Owen Nathan has a daughter called Shindy Nathan. She has a strange illness, and Ulric has promised to cure her within a month. Owen Nathan only has one daughter, and he treasures her so much that he has chosen to stand on Ulric’s side immediately. This is also my oversight. I didn’t record what Owen Nathan said at that time.”

Melody narrowed her eyes.

“So does that mean Ulric will definitely get some highly skilled doctors to treat Shindy?”

“Mm-hmm. His men have already started looking for doctors long ago. They covered all the specialists in both traditional and modern medicine but it doesn’t look like they’ve achieved anything so far.”

Melody looked at Ken. “Are you saying you want me to treat Shindy?”

“Yeah.”

“I understand. Help me gather the info on Shindy’s illness. I’ll see if I can treat her illness. I’m not some miracle healer and I can’t be 100% sure of treating all illnesses, especially this so-called ‘strange illness.’ I have to understand her condition first.”

Ken then took out an invitation card and handed it to her.

“The Swanson Group is having a cocktail party tonight to celebrate the old man closing a big deal with the government during this business trip. Many former business partners will be there, including Owen Nathan. He probably doesn’t have a strong impression of you. You can look for a chance to talk to him. He’s very wary now, and it’s difficult for my men to get close to him. But they will support you in any way they can.”

Melody simply shrugged. “In other words, I still have to find out by myself.”

Ken appeared a little apologetic.

“He’s too wary of me. Moreover, he’s been hiding his daughter’s illness from the outside world. Indeed, my people can’t find any reliable information. Moreover, Ulric has stationed his men near Owen’s house to prevent me from contacting Owen again. Even the people from the black market have no way to get close.

“Alright, I’ll do my best. But this is also an extra job for me, right? As for the remuneration…”

Ken chuckled, “Don’t worry, I won’t shortchange you.”

“It’s fine as long as I get paid. Leave this to me then.”

As Melody was speaking, she received a call from Zara Wentworth.

She gestured at Ken to keep quiet while she answered the call.

As soon as she answered, Zara’s voice could be heard.

“Melody, you’re amazing! The doctor also confirmed that I suffered a concussion. If I hadn’t gone to the hospital in time, I could have developed psychological disorders and amnesia. Thank you so much…”

Zara’s voice was filled with gratitude and admiration.

Melody did not claim all the credit for herself. She only said, “You have to thank yourself for mustering the courage to resist instead of choosing to suffer meekly this time.”

Zara was silent for a moment before saying guiltily, “I’m sorry, Melody. I should have listened to you right from the beginning…”

“No need to thank me. We are friends, aren’t we?” Melody’s lips curved into a smile. Then, she added on a more serious note, “In the future, you have to be more careful. You chose to forgive Yana Norangel this time, but she might not forgive you. It’s better to be careful.”

However, Zara was very laid-back about this matter.

“Don’t worry. After this incident, I believe that Yana will become a better person.”

“Would that really happen?” Melody wondered.

She then replied, “Just listen to the doctor’s advice for your treatment. We’ll catch up again next time.”

“Yup!”

When Melody ended the phone call, she saw Ken staring straight at her.

She subconsciously wiped her face and asked, “Is there something on my face?”

“No.” Ken averted his gaze but added, “I just feel that you seem to be nice to everyone except me.”

Amused, Melody asked in return, “Am I not nice to you? Am I not going to work for you tonight?”

Ken remained silent but turned to look at Melody’s sports car.

“It’s a thank-you gift from Ander Morgan. I operated on his son. You knew about this. He was the one who was injured in the car accident that day.” Melody took the initiative to explain.

“Mm-hmm. I know.” Ken then said with raised eyebrows, “Ander is really generous to you. It seems that he is truly grateful to you. Only 10 units of this marque were produced worldwide, and one had to pre-order in advance. I reckon this car was what his son wanted initially. Now, he has decided to give it to you instead.”

Melody simply nodded and changed the subject. “Sid Quant mentioned to me that you might need his help in the future?”

“That’s right. He’s one of the top figures in the scientific research world. If we have the chance to collaborate with his laboratory to develop new products, it will be very beneficial to Ximber Tech’s development in the future.”

“Got it. I’ll continue to keep in touch with him.

Besides… he and Zoe are very nice indeed. I like them very much.”

While they were talking, an MPV came to a stop in front of them.

As the car door swung open, James Deeds alighted and rushed toward the two.

He looked as if he did not even have time to change his clothes. His shoes were still covered in mud.

There was a sinking feeling in Melody’s heart. Her intuition told her that James must have discovered something since he appeared somewhat tense.

Chapter 358

James Deeds quickly ran to Ken Swanson.

When he saw Melody Fox behind Ken, he seemed

slightly startled. Clearly, he did not expect to see her here.

Melody looked at James who seemed like he wanted to say something but hesitated, and thought that this was such an irony.

“Miss Fox…” James smiled stiffly.

Melody only nodded slightly and hid her true feelings completely.

After putting away the invitation card, she took the initiative to say, “I have performed five hours of surgery, and then I was busy with the production team just now. I have to go back and rest for a while to prepare for the cocktail party tonight. I’ll go back first. You guys carry on.”

As she spoke, she made her way to the sports car without looking back.

However, before she could get into the car, she bumped into Mabel Fox, who had just alighted from a private car.

The moment their eyes met, Mabel was the first to speak. “Melody? Why are you here?”

Melody felt very annoyed and could not be bothered with Mabel. She simply brushed past Mabel.

Mabel became so angry that she gritted her teeth and lashed out, “Melody Fox, what kind of attitude is this? Do you think you can act all arrogant after my mom has been taken away?”

However, Melody did not even stop and walked straight to the parking lot by the roadside.

Mabel was just about to follow her when she remembered that she had something important to do here. She could only suppress her anger and turn back.

Following that, she dialed a number.

“Yana? I’m at the entrance of your production team. Do you have time to talk to me?”

She was so focused on making the call that she did not notice Ken and James walking off not far away.

After Ken got into the car, he asked, “Did you find anything?”

“Yes!” James answered proudly but prolonged the suspense. “I deliberately changed my appearance on this trip and dressed up as a local postman. Guess what I found out?

Ken glanced at Jantes indifferently.

James felt a chill run down his spine. He did not dare to keep Ken in suspense anymore and reported outright. At first, the things I found out were the same as before. Everyone said that Miss Fox was raised by a farmer in the village. But then I knew that Miss Fox’s medical skills were definitely not self-taught. Someone must have taught her so I pretended to show signs of poisoning.

Ken murmured a reply and gestured for James to continue.

James swallowed nervously and said. “Those villagers were very simple. They honestly believed that I was really poisoned. By some stroke of luck. I finally managed to find out about a person. You will never be able to guess who that person is.

Ken gave James a look that hinted to him to cut the crap. James quickly went straight to the point and said. “Quentin Parker! A super genius medical practitioner who specializes in both traditional and modern medicine! He was also the one who led a team and helped Halcyon eliminate all the people from the Malicious Doctors Group. If not for him, I’m afraid our Halcyon nation wouldn’t have its current prosperity.”

Quentin Parker…”

Ken had also heard of this man. He was a one-in-a-million genius in the medical world.

It was said that there were no patients who could not be cured by him. Unfortunately, he vanished from this world more than ten years ago.

Ken thought that Quentin Parker was already dead, but now, it did not seem to be so.

In that case. Melody’s superb medical skills could be explained.

James continued, “However, they seemed to really care about Mr. Quentin Parker’s safety. In the end, they only summoned the city’s doctor for me and did not let Quentin Parker show himself.”

As James reported, he also observed Ken’s expression and finally asked, “Do you need me to bring some men to search the entire village? It’s not a big place, and we have photos of Quentin Parker. We will definitely be able to locate him in the village within 3 days.”

In response. Ken stared at James icily.

“When I told you to investigate Melody Fox, it wasn’t to locate Quentin Parker. Quentin Parker is a respectable medical practitioner. Since he’s living in seclusion in the mountains and doesn’t want to show himself again. let’s not force him.”

James looked puzzled.

“Then what was the purpose of my trip there this time?”

Wasn’t it to investigate Melody Fox’s background and see if she was a spy sent by Ulric Swanson?

Of course, James did not dare to utter these words out loud. He had worked for Ken for so many years and could sense the importance and trust Ken placed in Melody Fox.

Then why did Ken send him to investigate Melody when Ken trusted Melody?

Ken gazed at the blue sky outside the car window. After a long while, he muttered, “To get to know her better.”

James was utterly dumbfounded.

To know Melody Fox better? What did he want to know about her?

James scratched his head and realized that he could not understand his employer’s thoughts at all.

Before he could ask further, Ken looked at him without any emotion and instructed, “Get out of the car and tail Melody Fox. Protect her at close quarters. I’m afraid she won’t be leading a peaceful life these few days.”

Cadence Hunter, the Lawrence family, the Clark family who had been lying low up till now, and the Fox family, which was already in a mess to begin with, were all ravenous wolves eyeing Melody covetously.

James thought that Ken would transfer him back to Ken’s side after locating Quentin Parker. To his surprise, he was instructed to tail Melody.

James became gloomy all of a sudden. After replying Yes Sir listlessly, he got out of the car and went to look for Melody dejectedly.

Half an hour later. Melody returned to the Fox family’s residence.

She had expended too much effort in the morning surgery. She needed to have a good rest.

However, as soon as she entered the living room, she bumped into Russell Fox, who was on the phone.

Russell was talking on the phone and pleading in a fawning manner, “Mr. Quinn, are there really no more invitations

Russell was using the phone on speaker mode, so Melody could hear the other party’s words clearly.

“It’s not that I don’t want to give you, but this cocktail party is too high-end. Our company only received two invitations in all. I really can’t help you.” Mr. Quinn paused and asked meaningfully, “Didn’t you say that Mabel Fox is about to marry into the Swanson family? Why didn’t the Swanson family give you an invitation?”

Mr. Quinn’s query was clearly probing for clues.

Russell’s expression stiffened. He suddenly saw Melody from the corner of his eye and an idea flashed across his mind.

“Of course, we received an invitation! It’s just that Ulric has many things to do and he only gave Mabel one invitation. My other daughter wants to go too. As an elder, I can’t possibly approach Ulric with such a brash request, so I have no choice but to trouble you, Mr. Quinn.”

Melody gave a scornful laugh. She was no longer in the mood to listen and walked toward the backyard.

Despite walking away, Mr. Quinn’s voice still reached her ears.

“You mean that daughter who came back from the countryside? She did not even receive higher education. If she attends such an event, won’t it affect your family image? And I heard that in terms of appearance, she does not take after you or Wilona at all.”

Russell’s face clouded over and an awkward expression appeared on his face.

Mr. Quinn continued, “In my opinion, it’s enough for you to nurture your Mabel. As for that daughter, just provide enough for her so that she doesn’t have to worry about living expenses. There’s no need to spend too much effort on her. I honestly don’t have extra invitations, but I’ll help you keep a lookout. That’s all. I’ll have other things to attend to.”

“Sure,” Russell replied and ended the call. Following that, he called out to Melody in a foul mood.

“Melody, stop right there!”

Chapter 359

Melody was extremely tired today and did not want to deal with any Fox family members at all.

However, Russell strode up and blocked her path.

“I’m talking to you! Didn’t you hear me? Do you still treat me as your father?”

“Father?” Melody’s eyes were filled with disdain. She only wanted to end this conversation quickly, so she went straight to the point and asked, “What’s the matter?”

“What kind of attitude is this…” Russell instinctively wanted to hit Melody to teach her a lesson.

However, he recalled that Melody had already gained control of Silk Beauty Cosmetics in its entirety, and he had yet to wrest control of this business away from Melody.

With this in mind, Russell forced himself to resist the urge to hit Melody. He suppressed his anger and said, “Your stepmother has been taken to the police station. We won’t blame you if you don’t think of a way to help, but why are you still in the mood to go out and play? Do you still care about this family?”

Melody found it amusing when she heard the word “family.”

She had no family from the time she was born. Russell even wanted to chase her out this morning.

However, she knew that once she began arguing with Russell, it would be endless. She was really fed up now.

Melody replied indifferently, “I didn’t go out to play.”

“If you didn’t go out to play, then what did you do?” Not surprisingly, Russell did not believe Melody’s words.

Melody took a deep breath and answered, “Ander Morgan’s son was scheduled to go for surgery today. His attending physician did not have the ability to perform that surgery, so I took over.”

Russell’s eyelids twitched violently. “In other words, you saved Ander Morgan’s son again?”

“That’s right. Now do you believe that I didn’t go out to play? If you still don’t believe me, you can call him directly and ask him to corroborate,” Melody responded impatiently

Russell did not have Ander’s contact number but he reckoned Melody would not dare tell a lie that could be easily exposed.

“If that’s the case, when Yolanda returns from the police station, find an opportunity to get Ander to eat with us so that your younger sister can get a job in his laboratory easily. Do you understand?” Russell told Melody in a commanding tone.

He then softened his tone and added, “This is not only for your younger sister but also for you. With a face like yours, no noble family heir is willing to marry you. However, if your younger sister gets to work in Ander Morgan’s laboratory, things will be different. At that point, there will be many people who want to curry favor with us. You won’t have to worry about a lack of suitors!”

The corner of Melody’s mouth twitched involuntarily.

“I understand. I’m very tired after performing the surgery. I’m going to rest.” She gave a perfunctory answer and left it at that.

“Then go.” Russell gestured with his hand and finally let Melody off.

Melody proceeded quickly to the backyard.

However, before returning to her room, she popped by Maria Fox’s room.

Coincidentally, Maria had just woken up from her afternoon nap. She held Melody’s hand and asked, “Melody, did Yolanda get into some big trouble? Your father told me that she was taken to the police station for questioning and might even be charged.”

Melody replied with a conflicted expression, “Yes. Are you… very worried about Yolanda?”

Maria sighed and said, “I can’t say that I’m worried. I’ve been sick and bedridden for so long, and she rarely came to visit me. I don’t expect her to shower me with concern but she’s the mother of this family after all. If she’s really charged, I’m afraid your marriage with Ulric Swanson… will be very difficult to finalize.”

Ulric Swanson… Disgust flashed across Melody’s eyes.

She couldn’t take it anymore and blurted out, “Grandma, I don’t want to marry Ulric Swanson!”

Maria looked at her with displeasure and asked, “If you don’t marry him, who else can you marry? In the entire Silverlake, or even the entire Halcyon nation, there’s no suitor better than him. That child has a gentle temperament. After you marry him, he definitely won’t treat you badly.”

Melody clenched her fists and said without thinking, “What about Ken Swanson? The Swanson family has two sons. Haven’t you considered Ken Swanson?”

The instant Melody asked this, she regretted her action immediately.

However, it was too late for regrets. Maria sat up in bed and shot back. “Definitely not Ken Swanson!”

Melody’s mouth opened and closed, but in the end, she still couldn’t resist asking, “Why not?”

Maria frowned and looked at the younger woman.

“Melody, tell me honestly. Have you fallen for Ken Swanson?”

Melody’s back froze before she quickly replied, “No. I don’t fancy him, nor will I fancy anyone.”

The elderly lady heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, “You’re still young. You may change your mind in the future.”

Maria then became serious and continued, “The reason I said that Ken Swanson is definitely a no-no is because that child is very scheming… Putting aside the question of whether Ulric’s leg was crippled by Ken or not, you can tell by his appearance alone that he is very difficult to get along with. If you marry him, you will definitely not have a good life. Therefore, you must listen to Grandma. Grandma will definitely not harm you, understand?”

Melody wanted to say that Ulric was ten thousand times more vicious than Ken, but seeing the worry in Maria’s eyes, she simply nodded out of consideration for the elderly woman’s health.

“I understand.”

“Good. I just hope that Yolanda can leave the police station without problems so that you and Mabel won’t get implicated,” Maria added with a sigh

Melody did not reply. With a bitter smile, she changed topics and said, “Grandma, I’m a little tired today. I want to go back to my room to rest first.”

“Sure, go quickly. You seem to have lost a lot of weight recently. I know you’re a girl with your own views and goals, but you’re still just a girl. You don’t have to work so hard like the boys. Your health is the most important, understand?”

Melody nodded mutely. Maria rambled on for a while more before letting Melody go.

Perhaps Maria’s words affected her, but Melody found that she could not fall asleep at all, even though she was very sleepy earlier.

She tossed and turned for a while before getting up to deal with the work she had accepted on the forum.

The deadline for the classical painting was not up yet, so she decided to complete another task first, which was helping out with a very complex question.

Meanwhile, Mabel returned home from Paven Senior High School.

When Russell saw Mabel, he asked anxiously, “How did it go? Can your celebrity friend get you an invitation?”

“Don’t remind me…” Mabel gritted her teeth in anger. “Dad, you don’t know this. At first, Yana promised to bring me to the cocktail party tonight. In the end, when I unintentionally mentioned that Melody Fox was my sister, she went back on her word and even scolded me. She said that Melody Fox embarrassed her today.”

Russell’s expression instantly turned abnormally ominous.

“Are you sure that it’s your sister Melody who made Yana Norangel upset and that’s why Yana Norangel changed her mind about bringing you?”

“Of course! When I went to look for Yana, I happened to see Melody at the entrance of Yana’s filming

location. At that time, I thought it was a coincidence, but now it seemed that she had secretly gone out to stir up trouble!”

“Dad, Melody must have done it on purpose! She hates Mommy so much and doesn’t want Mommy to leave the police station unharmed. That’s why she deliberately made a scene!”

The more Russell listened, the angrier he became. He couldn’t hold back anymore and stormed toward the backyard.

Mabel hurriedly followed him.

Chapter 360

Due to the matter of Mabel’s mother getting arrested, Mabel hated Melody to the core.

Now that her only chance of getting the invitation had been destroyed by Melody, Mabel wished she could skin Melody alive, drink her blood, and eat her flesh!

However, when Mabel saw her father’s downright ominous expression, she knew in her heart that Melody would definitely get a thrashing this time.

Mabel finally felt a little better as she mulled over this.

Along the way, she kept fanning the flames by Russell’s side. When they reached Melody’s room, Russell kicked her door open.

Of course, to prevent Maria Fox from hearing the commotion, Russell had already instructed the servants to close the door and windows of Maria’s room before he kicked Melody’s door.

As it was summer, the air conditioner in the room had to be turned on. No suspicion would be aroused if the old lady’s door and windows were closed.

*****

In the room, Melody was working on the problem at her desk.

She wanted to use the traditional method to solve the problem at first, but she found that the traditional method would take at least a day.

If she used her own way of thinking to solve the problem, the time needed would be halved at the very least.

Just as Melody finished solving the most crucial part. her door was kicked open from the outside.

She got a shock and subconsciously hid the answer sheet behind her.

She didn’t want others to know that she had taken on a job on the black market forum.

Her action did not escape Mabel and Russell’s eyes.

Russell stepped forward and bellowed, “What are you hiding?”

Mabel was also very curious to know why Melody was so flustered. She chimed in. “Dad, she must have

hidden something that will harm our family!”

Russell’s eyes were ablaze with fury, but his expression was unusually icy.

He demanded outright, “Hand it over!”

Melody frowned as she looked at Mabel and Russell who had kicked her door open. Her eyes were filled with iciness.

“Why should I hand over something that belongs to me?”

Mabel sniggered nearby and said, “Belongs to you? Dad gave birth to you so your things naturally belong to Dad. Hurry up and hand them over!”

Melody gave a scornful laugh as she asked, “So now technology has reached the level where a man can give birth?”

Russell’s expression became more ominous. He rushed forward and tried to snatch Melody’s paper.

Not surprisingly, Melody would not give Russell the chance. She quickly turned sideways and easily dodged Russell’s pouncing body.

Russell missed and became even more furious.

He did not know what Melody was trying so hard to hide. Perhaps that thing was some treasure. In that case, he must get hold of it!

Russell turned around and grabbed Melody’s wrist instead.

“Bitch! Hand it over!”

Russell used so much force that Melody’s wrist instantly turned red.

Melody ignored the pain and was about to break free from Russell’s grip when Mabel lunged and snatched the answer sheet from Melody’s hand.

“Dad! I got it!” Mabel shouted as she eagerly unfolded the paper.

No question was written on it. There was only a large written chunk comprising steps to solve a problem. The characters were clearly numbers, but they were connected by obscure notations which Mabel could not understand at all.

“What is it?” Russell leaned over for a look.

However, his reaction was similar to Mabel’s. He could not understand what was written on it.

“What is this?” Russell demanded frostily.

Melody was rubbing her wrist which was hurting from Russell’s grip. When she saw that they could not understand the contents at all, she felt slightly relieved.

She replied without any emotion, “I’m helping a friend with a question. This shows the steps needed to solve the question.”

Russell didn’t believe her and put away the answer sheet straightaway

However, for some reason, Mabel suddenly felt agitated.

The question… The steps of solving the problem…

Why did she feel that the “friend” Melody was talking about was her?

Moreover, when she saw those few numbers on the answer sheet just now, they were indeed very familiar.

If the problem-solving whiz Mabel found was Melody Fox, what would that make Mabel?

Wouldn’t she be worse than Melody Fox, a weak student in some obscure subject?

This speculation made Mabel even more upset.

On the other hand, Russell recalled the main purpose of coming here. He interrogated Melody, “Did you go to Yana Norangel and tell her not to let Mabel attend today’s cocktail party?”

‘Not let her attend the party?” Melody was very puzzled. She replied with a frown, “I went to the production team to look for my friend.”

As usual, Russell did not believe her at all.

“Melody, don’t you think that everything is too coincidental? Mabel was just about to look for Yana Norangel to help with something and you showed up there. There can’t be so many coincidences in the world!”

Melody replied indifferently, “You guys can think whatever you like. Anyway, I didn’t stop anyone from attending any cocktail party. I don’t have the ability to control Yana Norangel’s actions anyway.”

Russell could not help feeling hesitant now. Could it be that Melody really wasn’t responsible for these things?

Nearby, Mabel saw that Russell was starting to waver. She could not care less about the question and retorted, “Dad, she must be lying! She just doesn’t dare to admit it because she’s afraid that you’ll punish her!”

Russell only hesitated for a moment before glaring at Melody angrily. “You’d better tell me everything or you can forget about walking out of this room again!”

Melody pursed her lips nonchalantly. “What? Are you going to ground me again?”

Russell blew his top then. “Ground you? I’m telling you to reflect on yourself in your room! When you’ve thought it through, ask the servants to tell me. Otherwise, don’t even think about leaving here!”

With that, Russell led Mabel away and instructed the servants to lock the door from the outside. No one was allowed to enter or leave Melody’s room.

In spite of this, Mabel still felt a little disappointed.

“Dad, isn’t your punishment too light?”

At any rate, he should have given Melody a severe thrashing, shouldn’t he?

Russell frowned and did not hide anything from Mabel. He said frankly, “Your older sister has been very strange recently. Who knows if she will cause trouble for me again after I hit her this time?”

Russell was really afraid now. After numerous twists and turns, no matter how angry he was, he would think twice before laying hands on Melody.

After a few seconds of silence, he added, “After I’ve taken over Silk Beauty Cosmetics and your mom has returned safely, I’ll educate her properly. The most important thing now is your mom. Since Yana Norangel can’t help you, you can only ask Ulric Swanson directly for the invitation.”

Mabel did not want to go to Ulric every time something happened. She was worried that Ulric would get sick of her as a result.

If not for Melody, she could have asked Yana to bring her along and create a romantic encounter with Ulric.

However, there was indeed no other way now.

“Okay.” Mabel gritted her teeth and nodded, her heart brimming with hatred.

She was so angry that her hands were clenched into fists.

At this moment, Mabel caught a glimpse of the red limited edition sports car parked near the entrance.

She had only seen that marque in a promotional magazine. It seemed that only 10 of these cars were produced worldwide.

The owner of such a rare and expensive car must surely be someone rich and noble.

Mabel wondered whether the owner of that car could take her to the Swanson Group’s cocktail party at night…

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Chapter 351

When Zara was tying the shoelace, Melody did not just stand there without moving. Instead, she secretly recorded the entire process of Yana bullying Zara.

As soon as the video was played, Yana’s arrogant voice could be heard. “You can’t even tie shoelaces properly. Are you a fool? Stop pretending! You just bumped your head a little. Why are you acting like you’re on your deathbed?”

The more Yana listened, the worse her face looked. Unable to wait for the video to finish, she lunged forward to grab Melody’s phone.

However, Melody quickly dodged Yana’s hand.

Yana missed and almost fell flat on her face. She was even angrier and reached out to grab Melody’s arm.

However, Melody did not give Yana a chance to touch her. Her movements were so fast. In an instant, she moved to a place that Yana could not touch.

Yana was frustrated. Just as she was about to curse, Melody said faintly, “I’ve set the video to be automatically published. It will appear on the Internet in ten minutes. Don’t worry. I tagged you, so your fans will definitely see it. You’ll be trending in no time.”

Yana finally felt fear. Her face was pale as she clenched her fists and said, “What do you want?”

“It’s simple,” Melody said calmly. “You apologize to Zara, compensate her for all damages, take her to the hospital for a check-up, and promise never to bully her again. Then I’ll cancel the auto-post.”

Yana gritted her teeth and squeezed out a sentence from between her teeth. “So many conditions, and you call that simple?”

Melody shrugged and said indifferently, “Of course, you can disagree with my conditions. Anyway, even if you don’t do it, once the video is exposed, you won’t be able to continue in the entertainment industry in the future. Naturally, you won’t be able to bully Zara.”

“You…” Yana was so angry that she wanted to kill Melody.

Seeing this, the director quickly pulled Yana and whispered in her ear, “You agree first. We’ll settle the other scores with her after she deletes the video.”

The director was convinced that Yana was a rich heiress, so he was always scheming to ingratiate himself with her. Now, seeing an opportunity, he was determined to seize it. He focused his mind entirely on Yana’s interests.

Yana ground her molars in anger, but she was not stupid. She knew that only by following the director’s instructions would it be beneficial to her future development.

At the thought of this, she took a deep breath and said, “I agree to your terms. Now cancel the auto-post and delete the video immediately.”

Melody’s expression remained unchanged. “I can cancel the auto-post, but the video stays until the movie is finished.”

“What do you mean?” asked Yana with a dark expression.

“I’m just afraid you’ll go back on your word,” Melody replied.

Yana was so angry that she shouted, “I can’t take it anymore! Arrest this woman immediately. She’s just an outsider. How dare she come into our set?”

The director also came back to his senses. “That’s right. How can you record a video without our permission on set? Call the police! Hurry up and call the police!”

Afraid that Melody would be taken to the police station, Zara quickly persuaded Melody, “Melody, delete the video. Otherwise, they will really call the police. Our crew does have a rule that we can’t take videos at will. They can totally make the police force you to delete the video.”

Melody frowned and looked at Yana coldly.

Upon seeing this, Yana laughed arrogantly and said, “We’re not unreasonable. Delete the video now, and we won’t call the police.”

The director chimed in, “That’s right. You’d better be smart and delete the video quickly. You’re not a member of our crew, but you snuck into here and even secretly took a video. This is illegal in the first place. You should be sensible!”

Just as Melody was about to speak, a sneer sounded. “I didn’t know your crew was so interesting.”

Everyone subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice.

Melody also looked up at the classroom door. She didn’t know when Sid had appeared at the door, and a tall man was standing behind him. The moment Melody saw the man, her eyes widened in surprise.

She thought, ‘Ken? Why does he appear with Sid?’

At the same time, Yana also saw Ken. Her eyes instantly lit up, and she was unable to hide her admiration.

Sid took a step forward and said to the producer who was following behind them, “Is this the actor and director you chose? Is anyone and everyone allowed into the entertainment industry now? Is the entertainment industry so chaotic? You not only publicly hit someone, but even reversed the truth?”

The producer’s face turned pale. The chaos in their circle wasn’t new, but today was an unfortunate collision with these two.

He laughed dryly and said apologetically, “Mr. Swanson, Mr. Quant, I’m terribly sorry for this embarrassment. Let me handle this.”

As the producer spoke, he walked into the classroom with a dark expression and said coldly, “Yana, apologize to Zara immediately!”

Yana felt extremely indignant when her name was called out. However, Ken was present. She did not want to leave a bad impression on Ken.

She did not know how much Ken had seen. After

hesitating, Yana pretended to be aggrieved and innocent as she cried, “I accidentally pushed Zara. It’s indeed my fault. But how can they threaten me with my career over such a small matter?” As she spoke, she gave the director a warning look.

The director braced himself and spoke up for Yana, “Producer, Mr. Swanson, I was there the whole time, so I know that both parties are at fault in this matter. How about this? They shake hands, hug it out, and we let this matter rest.”

Hearing that, Melody laughed. Then everyone looked at her.

Melody put away the ridicule in his eyes and said indifferently, “Both sides are at fault? Then may I ask, what exactly did Zara do wrong?”

Zara was hesitant and uneasy. She clasped her hands together.

The director could see Zara’s lack of confidence. He immediately believed that Ken would definitely stand on Yana’s side, so he said coldly, “What does it have to do with you? Zara, tell me yourself. Are you in the wrong? Did you bring an outsider onto the set without permission?”

Zara’s back stiffened as she replied with a pale face, “Yes…”

“That’s right.” The director turned around and said to Ken and the others, “Let’s not make a big deal out of it. If we make a big deal out of it in front of the media, it will severely affect our production team’s future filming. It might even affect the box office.”

Melody had never seen such a shameless person as the director. Just as she was about to take out the video, Zara suddenly pressed her hand down.

Melody looked at Zara in confusion, only to see Zara gently shaking her head at her. “Melody, let’s end this matter here, Zara said.

Chapter 352

“End this matter here?” Melody looked surprised, and anger welled up in her heart. Ordinary people who were bullied to this extent would have long wanted to suppress the other party to death, but Zara had no intention of resisting at all. More than being angry at the director and Yana’s behavior, Melody was infuriated by Zara’s cowardice, as if she had lost all sense of dignity.

Zara clenched her fists and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, “Yes, that’s it. I’m fine now. The filming time is only three months. I just have to survive these three months.”

Melody said, “But…”

Zara interrupted her and said, “Melody, the entertainment industry isn’t as simple as you think. Yana had a backer. Her father was the big boss of a listed company, and the company seemed to be in a cooperative relationship with the Swanson Group. Moreover, Mr. Swanson was also here. Out of

consideration for the company’s interests, he would definitely help Yana. We can’t compete with that. Even if we win this time, we can’t do anything to her. But as long as we endure it, nothing will happen.”

Melody moved her lips, but she could not say a word. She looked at Zara and suddenly thought of herself in her previous life. In her previous life, she also believed in a saying: Endure for a while and everything will be fine. In the face of all the injustice, she had never thought of fighting for the benefits that should belong to her. Hence, she ended up dying a tragic death.

As for Zara, Melody really wanted to fight for justice for Zara, but with Zara’s attitude, she did not dare to say anything else.

After all, Zara was the victim of this incident. The victim herself wanted to stop there. Melody didn’t have the right to continue fighting against Yana and the others. The only person who could really help Zara was herself.

Moreover, Melody wasn’t sure if Ken would stand on the company’s side or hers. After all, Yana’s ability to earn money was much stronger than Zara’s.

Melody clenched her fists and finally let go.

Seeing this, Zara smiled gratefully at her and turned to walk toward the director and Yana. She lowered her head to Yana in front of everyone’s eyes. “I’m sorry, Yana. It’s all my fault. I’ve caused trouble for the crew. I hope you can forgive me.”

When Melody heard Zara’s apology, she couldn’t take it anymore and walked to the corner of the classroom. She thought, ‘Out of sight, out of mind.

At this moment, Mason called.

Melody lowered her voice and answered the call. “Hello? Mr. Taylor?”

“Miss Fox!” Mason’s voice was filled with excitement. “I ate the medicine you gave me today. During my lunch break, my palpitations and temporary blindness never appeared again. Where are you now? My wife and I want to thank you in person!”

“I’m currently…” Melody hesitantly reported the location.

Just as she was about to ask Mason to arrange another place, she heard Mason say, “Coincidentally, we live nearby. We’ll come over immediately. Ten minutes. We’ll be there in ten minutes!”

Mason hung up before Melody could reply.

At the same time, Zara had also finished apologizing.

Yana sneered, and she subconsciously wanted to ridicule Zara. However, she immediately remembered that Ken was still at the scene, so she pretended to be generous and said, “It’s good that you know your mistake. Let’s forget about this matter. We’ll still be good friends in the future.”

When Zara heard the word “good friends,” she clenched her fists. However, he let go after a while. She resigned herself to her fate. After all, she lacked both the ability and the background that Yana had.

However, in the next moment, Yana said, “However, I can forgive you. I don’t know about the rest of the crew… You’ve delayed too much of our filming time. Moreover, it was the same yesterday. You actually ended filming early because the weather was too hot, causing our crew to seriously delay the filming process. Although the rest of the crew did not say these things, they would more or less have objections in their hearts. Coincidentally, the producer and Mr. Swanson are both here today. Take this opportunity to apologize to the entire production team.”

“What did you say?” Zara looked at Yana in disbelief. Yana was the one who was seriously delaying the filming process because of personal reasons.

Yana said with a faint smile, “What? You don’t want to apologize? Zara, this is your fault. Mr. Swanson and the producer are both here, but you’re still unwilling to admit your mistake. Isn’t this a little too much?”

After Yana finished speaking righteously, she glanced sideways at Ken, hoping that Ken could help her chase Zara out of the production team. In that case, the movie with two female leads might very well be changed to her alone, without anyone else taking a piece of her pie.

However, when Yana looked up at Ken, Ken did not pay attention to her at all. His gaze was focused on a corner of the classroom.

Yana wondered, ‘What is there to see in the corner?’ She subconsciously followed Ken’s gaze and saw Melody putting her phone in her pocket. It was obvious that she had just finished a call.

Yana thought, ‘Why is Ken looking at that ugly woman?’ Yana frowned slightly. She recalled that Jonathan had reported to her that an extremely ugly woman had once gone to the market with Ken. ‘Could that woman be this ugly woman in front of me?’

Just as Yana was guessing, the producer said sternly, “Zara, I haven’t been around for a few days, and this is how you act? If it weren’t for Yana, I wouldn’t have known about this. The company gave you such a good resource. It’s fine if you don’t cherish it, but you even have such an attitude. If you don’t apologize, get out of the production team immediately. There are many people who want to take on this role. You’re not the only one who can take on this role.”

Upon hearing this, Yana could not care less about why Ken was staring at an ugly woman. She pretended to hold Zara’s hand sympathetically. “Zara, hurry up and apologize. It won’t be good if the producer really gets angry and replaces you.”

Zara’s face was pale, her hands clenched into tight fists, the knuckles turning white. She had brought Melody in without informing the director. This was indeed her fault. She could tolerate it.

However, Yana was the one who delayed filming for a day. Yana was now making things up out of nothing. She was trying to use this opportunity to push Zara away from the production team.

Zara was weak, but she was not stupid. She knew that even if she admitted it for Yana, she would not have a good ending.

Thinking of this, she raised her head. For the first time, she had the courage to look straight at Ken. “Mr. Swanson, I didn’t delay anyone’s filming. Please believe me!” She knew that the most important person here was not the producer, but Ken.

When Melody heard that Zara did not acknowledge the delay in filming, her eyes lit up in surprise. Zara finally knew how to resist.

Ken took a deep look at Zara. After a while, his gaze swept across the entire scene. He asked in a low voice, “There are so many people in the production team. Someone must know who’s lying. Tell me. Did she delay everyone’s filming yesterday?”

As soon as Ken finished speaking, the crew subconsciously looked at the gazes of the people around them.

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Everyone in the production team was sly like foxes.

They looked at each other and chose their stance silently.

After all, it was Yana’s company that invested in this movie.

Even though they did not like Yana, they did not dare to offend the daughter of their investor.

The director took the lead and said, “The delay in filming did happen. Yesterday…”

Before he could finish speaking, three figures suddenly appeared at the classroom door.

The director frowned and stopped talking.

‘Why were so many irrelevant people dropping by on the day Ken was patrolling?’ The director thought.

How was he going to explain himself as a director?

Everyone subconsciously looked at the three people. Yana was the first to react and her eyes widened in surprise.

‘Why is Dad here?’ Yana thought in shock.

Could it be that her assistant told her father that she

was in trouble and specially asked him to speak up for her?

Yana had never seen Mason before, so she subconsciously ignored him.

Melody immediately saw Mason and Ruby.

She was surprised by their speed and was about to go forward to greet them and let them go out to talk with her. the

However, before Melody could take the first step, the producer took a few steps forward and said unhappily, “Who are you? Does this look like a playground to you, where you can enter and leave as you please? What’s wrong with the stage supervisor? Don’t you even know how to stop outsiders?”

Seeing that the producer was about to chase them out, Melody quickly walked forward and introduced, “These are my friends. Sorry, I’ll take them out.”

As soon as Melody finished speaking, the producer’s expression instantly turned cold.

“Your friend?”

“You’re here as Zara’s friend. As someone who came into the production team through a connection, how could you bring your own friend into this as well?

That’s incredulous!”

“Also, Zara, you too. You’re an artist yourself. Don’t you know to be more cautious when making friends?”

After scolding, the producer was frantic to maintain his upright image in front of Ken. He wanted to push Mason and the others out.

Mason and Ruby’s faces both turned icy at the same time.

With their status, no production team would dare to chase them out. Besides, Mason’s company had also invested in this drama.

Mason was about to flare up when Ruby saw the embarrassment in Melody Fox’s eyes. She reached out to hold Mason’s hand and shook her head at Mason, signaling him not to cause trouble for Melody.

Considering Melody’s situation, Mason could only suppress his anger and walk out.

When Yana saw that her father was about to go out as well, she quickly stepped forward and pulled her father back. “Dad, you’re different from those two people. You don’t have to go out.”

Yana did not wait for her father to respond before she turned to the director and introduced, “Director, this is my father. He’s one of the investors of this movie. I don’t think…he’s not an outsider, right?”

The producer paused for a moment and immediately smiled apologetically. “So it’s President Norangel! Coincidentally, our Mr. Swanson is here today. Both of you are investors, so we can chat with each other.”

The entire crew, including the producer, had been fooled by Yana. They really thought that Yana’s father, Tyler Norangel, was the investor.

Tyler had indeed visited the production set once, so the producer’s attitude was especially enthusiastic.

However, Mason stopped halfway.

President?

Why didn’t he know that the manager under him had become the president?

When Tyler heard the producer’s words, his heart tightened. He looked at Mason at the door in a panic.

He knew that his daughter had introduced him as the president of the company to establish her image.

However, because this was indeed beneficial to Yana’s development, he turned a blind eye to this lie.

Sometimes, he would even take the initiative to cooperate with Yana.

But today was different. The president himself was here today!

Ever since Mason asked him to drive them to Paven Senior High School, he had been uneasy. He did not expect this wretched girl to not recognize Mason!

This was going to cost him his life!

Tyler was so frightened that his face had turned sheet white. He frantically winked at Yana, signaling her to stop talking.

However, Yana was so eager to establish her image as a rich and beautiful socialite in front of Ken that she did not notice the expression on Tyler’s face.

Instead, she said ostentatiously, “Dad, it’s rare for Mr. Swanson to come to visit. Hurry up and talk more!”

After saying that, Yana was thrown into a frenzy. In the blink of an eye, she walked to Ken and introduced herself, “Mr. Swanson, you might not know me, but I’ve actually seen you many times… My name is Yana Norangel, and I’m the main lead of this movie. You should know my name, right? I’m an artist promoted by Swanson Universal Entertainment. Oh right…This is my father, and he’s also one of the investors of this movie.”

Melody looked at Yana. In her heart, she felt that Yana was like a jumping grasshopper. It was especially laughable.

However, Zara was so frightened by Tyler’s arrival that her face turned pale.

Since Yana’s father was here, no one would believe Zara even if she said that Yana was slandering her…

Even if they did believe Zara was not in the wrong, it would be a mistake to offend the investors.

Zara looked at Melody in despair. Tears welled up in Zara’s eyes, but she didn’t dare to let them fall.

However, Melody winked at her, as if to reassure her.

‘Reassure?’ Zara thought.

How could she be at ease at a time like this?

However, in the next moment, something surprising happened.

Ken said with a faint smile, “Investor? May I ask what kind of investor he is?”

Yana’s pupils constricted in fear.

Could it be that Ken knew her father’s identity?

As if to verify her guess, Ken said indifferently, “Tyler, tell me what’s going on. When did you become an investor?”

Tyler’s last glimmer of hope was extinguished by Ken’s words.

He thought that Ken would never remember a nobody like him.

What Tyler didn’t know was that Ken had a photographic memory.

“I, I…” Tyler repeated that one word for a long time. His forehead was covered in sweat, but he did not know how to explain himself

The rest of the crew did not know what was going on and started whispering.

“What’s going on? What does Mr. Swanson mean?”

“Yana’s father didn’t invest in this movie at all?”

“I don’t know…”

Amidst the discussion, Melody asked, “Mr. Taylor, do you know Mr. Norangel?”

Mason had always been afraid of causing trouble for Melody, but now that Melody had spoken, he naturally had no reason not to answer.

Mason coughed dryly and returned to the classroom under everyone’s watchful eyes.

His gaze was as sharp as an eagle’s as he stared coldly at Tyler.

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Investor?

Tyler? President?

Then who was Mason?

Mason was both angry and amused. He snorted.

Tyler’s heart trembled. The fear that he might lose his job made his legs go weak. Under Mason’s gaze, Tyler collapsed onto the ground in an extremely sorry state.

However, Yana had not caught on to what was going on.

She thought that Mason was a hooligan and his fierce gaze had frightened her father.

As for what Ken said, she had no time to understand.

However, Tyler’s paralyzed appearance on the ground made her feel ashamed.

Yana quickly squatted down and helped Tyler up while glaring at Mason. “Who are you? How dare you glare at my father like that? Do you know who my father is?”

Mason looked at Yana mockingly.

“Why don’t you ask your father who I am first?”

“You…”

Yana looked at Tyler suspiciously.

“Dad, who is this…?”

Before she could say the word “guy”, Tyler’s hand swung at her and slapped her square across her face.

Yana covered her face in pain and looked at Tyler in disbelief.

“Dad? Why did you hit me?”

Tyler regretted having such a daughter.

He couldn’t take it anymore and cursed, “Idiot! Hurry

up and apologize to President Taylor!”

Yana’s eyes widened in shock as an idea started concretizing.

She asked with a trembling voice, “President Taylor? Which President Taylor?”

Without waiting for Tyler to answer, Mason sneered and asked, “Your father works under me. Which President Taylor do you think I am?”

With her guess now proven right, Yana’s face instantly turned as pale as a sheet of paper.

The rest of the crew immediately burst into discussion.

“Mason Taylor? Which one?”

“Must be the Mason Taylor from the Taylor family in Insterimond.”

“Isn’t their family involved in the import and export of medical equipment? Why did Mason say that Tyler Norangel works under him?”

Mason happened to hear this. He glanced at the Norangel father and daughter duo as if he were

watching a comedy skit. He looked up at everyone in the production team and then his gaze landed on Tyler again.

“Tyler, I’ll give you one last chance to explain yourself. How did you go from an employee to the president of the company?”

Tyler was sweating profusely. Just as he was about to speak, Yana, who was beside him, gripped the corner of Tyler’s shirt tightly and signaled him with her eyes not to say anything.

However, Tyler was not a fool. He knew that if he did not make things clear today, Mason would definitely not let the matter rest.

At the thought of this, Tyler gritted his teeth and said, “I’m sorry, everyone. My daughter and I lied to you. I’m not a president or a tycoon at all. I’m just a small manager in a branch of Taylor Corporation…”

As soon as he said this, the production team was instantly infuriated.

“What? Yana isn’t the daughter of some rich company president?”

“Fuck! She lied to us! To think that I was so afraid that her family would take revenge on us. Every time she ordered me around, I didn’t dare to make a sound.”

“How despicable, how shameless!”

The director was trembling with anger.

If not for the fact that he thought that Yana was the daughter of some top-notch rich company president, he would not have tolerated what Yana had done on set.

When the director thought about how the crew had been in a foul mood because of Yana, he couldn’t take it anymore. He took a few steps forward and slapped Yana.

With a crisp sound, the other side of Yana’s face also started to turn red.

Yana’s eyes widened as she gritted her teeth and questioned, “How dare you hit me?”

She reached out to hit him back, but how could a pampered girl like her be a match for a man like the director?

As soon as she raised her hand, the director grabbed it tightly.

“Bitch, you still have the cheek to hit me back? Think about what you have done over the past few days! I’ve seen people throwing their weight around, but I’ve never seen someone act as much like a big shot as you have!”

The producer asked suspiciously, “Acting like a big shot? Director, what’s going on?”

The director no longer wanted to hide the truth and said, “Producer, I was also at fault in this matter. I was afraid that Yana would take revenge, so I helped her lie…”

“Explain yourself,” the producer asked sternly.

The director took a deep breath and said, “The person who seriously delayed filming for the past few days was not Zara at all, but Yana! Just yesterday, she used the excuse that the weather was too hot and stopped filming five hours before the scheduled time. Five hours! The amount of filming time we have is fixed.

You know how precious these five hours are.”

The director paused for a moment before continuing angrily, “There’s one more thing. Just now, Yana didn’t tell the truth at all. Yana was the one who asked Zara to help tie Yana’s shoelaces. If Zara’s tying was not satisfactory, Yana would kick her. Zara didn’t do anything wrong at all. On the contrary, she was the one who got hurt the most!”

When Zara heard this, she could no longer control her emotions. The tears that had accumulated in her eyes flowed out.

She forcefully wiped away the tears on her face and took a few steps to Melody. She took the initiative to say, “Melody, can you lend me the video on your phone?”

“Of course,” Melody agreed without hesitation.

She had long wanted to take out this video, but Zara had always stopped her.

Now that Zara took the initiative to ask for her phone, Melody immediately gave it to her.

Zara took the phone and pressed the play button in front of the producer and Ken.

“No…No!” Yana hurriedly tried to grab the phone.

With a look from Ken, Sid immediately understood.

Sid took a few steps forward and pressed Yana onto the desk and held her in place.

The video began to play.

Yana’s vile words and actions were clear as day.

Even the producer, who was used to seeing injustice in the entertainment industry, felt a burst of anger.

After the video finished playing, Zara mustered her courage and said, “Producer, Mr. Swanson, please punish her accordingly!”

The producer subconsciously wanted to nod, but when he thought about Yana’s ability to earn money as an A-list celebrity, he couldn’t help but hesitate again.

He could only turn to look at Ken and ask carefully, “Mr. Swanson, how do you think…we should deal with this matter?”

Ken said expressionlessly, “Deal with it as you see fit.”

The producer immediately understood that Ken was giving up on Yana as an investment.

Since the young master of the company had said so, the producer naturally did not have any scruples and directly announced Yana’s consequences.

“We’ll post everything you’ve done online and let the netizens judge if you’re qualified to continue being a female celebrity.”

Sid loosened his grip on Yana’s back and casually clicked his tongue.

“It’s a pity that you ruined your great path to stardom. Why did you have to do this?”

“No!”

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Yana shouted, “You can’t upload the video online!”

Melody asked in amusement, “Why not? If you were so afraid of being exposed for the disgusting things you did, why did you do them in the first place?”

“It’s none of your business, you ugly bitch!”

Yana cursed mercilessly.

In any case, she had completely lost her image in front of Ken. There was no need to hide her true nature now.

No matter how down and out she was, she was still a top female celebrity.

However, Yana did not notice that Ken’s eyes had flashed with cold hostility when she had called Melody “ugly”.

However, she quickly walked up to Ken and said, “Mr. Swanson, you can’t let the producer expose me! I’m the company’s main investment this year. Without me, the company’s income will definitely plummet! Are you really going to destroy me, the top celebrity that you’ve painstakingly promoted, for a mere new actress?”

Ken narrowed his eyes dangerously.

“Yana, did you think Swanson Universal Entertainment was relying on you alone? We have the ability to push you to the top, we would naturally have the ability to push someone else to the top. You’re not the only artiste in the company.”

The more Yana listened, the more her palms began to sweat.

She thought that after she said these words, Ken would definitely reconsider his decision. She did not expect that it would anger Ken even more.

Yana quickly changed her attitude and said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Swanson. I was too straightforward and made you angry. But that’s not my intention. I only hope that you can give me a chance to turn over a new leaf. Of course, you can immediately push someone else to the top, but that will take time and a lot of money. Instead of spending a lot of money, why don’t you give me another chance? I’m begging you!”

Tyler also pleaded with Mason.

“President Taylor, my child was insensible. Please forgive her this time and put in a good word for her…”

Mason looked up at Melody.

“Miss Fox, what do you think? If you say that you’re willing to forgive her on behalf of your friend, I’ll help her tell Mr. Swanson to let her off on my account this time.”

When Yana heard this, she could not help but turn pale

with fright.

This ugly bitch that she looked down on was so respected by Mason?

Who was she? Wasn’t she just an ugly woman?

However, in the next moment, Ken also said, “Melody, tell me, should we give her this chance?”

Yana was so shocked her heart started pumping faster.

Melody knew Ken too? And their relationship seemed deeper than normal?

She suddenly recalled what Jonathan had told her.

The “ugly girl” that Jonathan mentioned gradually overlapped with the Melody in front of her.

This Melody was the one Jonathan mentioned had accompanied Ken to the market!

How could this be?

Yana began to doubt her life.

Then, she remembered that she had just scolded Melody for being ugly.

If that was the case, wouldn’t her scolding Melody be like nailing herself in the coffin?

“Yana!” Tyler quickly reminded his daughter, “What are you waiting for? Hurry up and apologize to Miss Fox and Miss Wentworth to ask for their forgiveness.”

Tyler felt this was a blessing in disguise.

After all, all women were soft-hearted. Everything would be fine as long as Yana cried and begged for mercy.

Under Tyler’s urging, Yana braced herself and walked up to Melody and Zara.

This was a great insult to her.

However, she also knew that if she could not endure this humiliation, she would lose everything she had. Her father might even be fired.

Yana clenched her fists tightly. She lowered her head and squeezed out two words from the gaps between her teeth, “I’m sorry.”

Melody raised her eyebrows. “After everything you’ve done to Zara over the past few days, all you’re going to say is ‘you’re sorry’? I’m sorry, I can’t see your sincerity.”

Yana gritted her teeth. She wanted to strangle Melody to death.

However, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, “I’m sorry, Miss Fox. I know my mistake. I shouldn’t have acted like a big shot in the production team, let alone slander Zara. Please forgive me this time. I promise I won’t dare to do it again!”

Melody did not answer. Instead, she turned to look at Zara.

“Zara, you’re the victim. I have no right to forgive her on your behalf. Make this decision yourself.”

Zara, who had never taken the initiative to make a decision, subconsciously straightened her back nervously.

Yana knew Zara’s temper the best, so she immediately knelt.

“Zara, I’m sorry. I know my mistake. I beg you, please forgive me! I’ll definitely treat you as a good sister in the future…You can’t bear to see my career come to an end, right?”

Zara looked at Yana who had completely lost her arrogance. Her heart was still filled with hatred, but when she thought about how Yana had already knelt down to her, she still couldn’t completely steel her heart.

Zara looked away and said with her eyes closed, “As long as you don’t do this again, we can forget about this matter.”

Yana was overjoyed. She quickly pulled Zara’s hand and said, “Thank you, Zara! I promise I won’t bully anyone in the future!”

Zara nodded and looked at Melody. “Melody, she has

already admitted her mistake. Let’s give her a chance to turn over a new leaf.”

Melody frowned.

“Are you sure?”

As it goes, not solving the root cause of the problem is asking for the problem to occur again in the future.

Some people were evil to the core. How could they be completely changed after just one incident?

However, Zara nodded with certainty. “I’m sure.”

Melody sighed and said helplessly, “Then we can forget it. I just hope you won’t regret it in the future.”

When Yana saw that Melody had already said to forget the issue, she quickly looked at Ken and Mason.

Ken said indifferently, “Just this once. There won’t be a next time.”

“Yes! I know! I promise I won’t do the same thing again.”

Melody said, “Ken, I suspect that my friend has a concussion from the collision just now. Can you let her rest early today and go to the hospital for a checkup?”

Ken nodded. “Sure.”

The director hurriedly said, “Your health is the most important. You can only successfully complete the filming after your body recovers. Zara, hurry up and go to the hospital for a checkup. If you’re still not feeling well tomorrow, you can continue to rest tomorrow.”

Zara nodded. Indeed, she still felt dizzy from time to time.

Under such circumstances, it was impossible to continue with such high-intensity filming, so she and her assistant went to the hospital.

After Zara left, Mason and Ruby finally remembered their reason for coming here.

They looked at each other and took a few steps forward.

Mason was the first to speak. “Miss Fox, we especially came to thank you in person. Your medicine is too effective. I believe my wife’s illness will recover soon. You’re our family’s great benefactor. I owe you a huge favor.”

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Ruby’s face, but she quickly hid it and said with a smile, “Melody, you already know all that I want to tell you. I came here today to ask if there’s anything we could do for you in return?”

Melody shook her head. “I’m a doctor. It’s my duty to treat people. I don’t need anything. However, please take note that you can’t stop taking the medicine just because your symptoms are better. To be honest…”

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Chapter 346

Sienna subconsciously changed the way she addressed “Miss Fox” to “Melody” and said guiltily, “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have doubted you and invited that jinx over you beat for an operation. It’s all my fault. Why don’t you beat me up to appease your anger?”

Melody smiled. “Sienna, you’re doing this for Lucas’s own good. We all want Lucas to get through this. Our goals are the same. Why should I be angry?”

Melody’s reasonableness made Sienna feel even more sorry. She took a deep breath and said, “How about this? Melody, as a thank you, I can join your company and work for you for free for a year.”

Melody asked in surprise, “Enter my company?”

“Yes.” Sienna said embarrassedly, “I’ve secretly investigated you and know that you’re the heiress of the Justalion Group. I studied design and just quit my job overseas. I’m looking for a job. If you don’t mind, I can help the Justalion Group design the new season’s clothes. Although I’m not the best designer, it’s not a problem for me to help the Justalion Group revive.”

Melody suddenly thought of a name. She looked at Sienna carefully. The memories of her previous life overlapped with the Sienna in front of her. She asked in surprise, “Is your Gomish name Lisa?”

“That’s right,” Sienna replied.

Melody immediately felt deep veneration for Sienna.

She had heard of Lisa in her previous life. She was famous in the entire fashion design world and was an international first-rate fashion designer. Currently, Lisa’s reputation is not as great as it was in her previous life.

However, it was conceivable that if such a person could work in the Justalion Group’s design department, she could indeed make the Justalion Group rise again.

Melody took a while to digest this news. Although she could not bear to see Russell doing well, the Justalion Group was her mother’s hard work. She had long planned to revive the Justalion Group, but she did not have the right opportunity. And right now, Sienna was the opportunity.

At the thought of this, Melody quickly said, “That sounds great! But don’t worry, I won’t let you work for free. We’ll pay you the same salary you were earning abroad. Otherwise, I’d feel guilty.”

Sienna didn’t lack money, but she couldn’t refuse, so she could only nod in agreement.

“Then wait for me for a few days. I’ll talk to my father and arrange for you to enter the company,” Melody said.

“No problem. Coincidentally, I also want to wait for Lucas to recover before going to work,” Sienna replied.

At this moment, Ander woke up.

“Ander!” Sienna quickly ran to Ander’s bedside.

However, he no longer behaved as before. Clearly, he had returned to normal.

“Ander, that’s great. You’re fine,” Sienna said.

Ander nodded. He realized that he had been too happy just now.

“Since you’re fine, I’ll help you remove the silver needles.” Melody went forward and removed the silver needles on Ander’s body one by one.

As she removed the silver needles, she explained Lucas’s condition. “Lucas should be in the ICU by now. The surgery process is very smooth. It’s all thanks to his good physical condition. Otherwise, an ordinary person would definitely not be able to take it after performing three major surgeries in a short ten days.”

Ander said gratefully, “Melody, thank you. When Lucas wakes up, I’ll tell him to treat you like how he treated us.

“You don’t have to do this. Lucas and I have a special bond. In addition, everyone in the operating theater is doing their best to help me. Moreover, Lucas has never lost hope of survival. This is the result of everyone’s efforts,” Melody said.

Ander replied, “Then the tumor in Lucas’s brain…”

“It has been successfully removed. The tumor was benign, so it won’t come back like cancer. However, brain surgery can lead to various complications and possible aftereffects, so we still need to monitor him closely,” Melody said.

“I understand. We’re already very happy that he survived. Even if he ends up with cognitive issues, we’ll accept it. As long as he’s here, that’s what matters to us,” Ander said.

Parental love knew no bounds. Melody noticed that Ander’s hair had turned slightly gray in just a few days. She couldn’t help but envy Lucas.

Lucas was very happy to have parents who loved him. As for Melody, she might not have the chance to have the love of her parents in this lifetime unless her mother could come back to life. But that was impossible.

Not long after, Zoe also woke up. Ander immediately told her the good news so that Zoe would not faint from crying again.

When Zoe found out that the surgery had gone smoothly and Lucas had survived, she was overjoyed and thanked Melody profusely.

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At the same time, at the entrance of the hospital, Cason, who had been chased out twice, was still unwilling.

the Morgan family actually called him, a respected expert, a “bastard.” Instead, they called Melody, that liar, a miracle doctor. He couldn’t tolerate this.

Therefore, even though Cason was beaten black and blue, he did not leave the hospital. Instead, he shouted at the top of his lungs that Ander and the others had been deceived by a young girl and that Lucas did not have long to live.

He was not afraid of being accused of spreading rumors, because the condition of Lucas’s brain was so difficult that even he felt that it was impossible for Lucas to survive. In the entire Halcyon, it was impossible for anyone to successfully complete the surgery.

However, after shouting for a long time, the people passing by did not even give him a glance. All of them were in a hurry and looked straight ahead. When they passed by him, they even quickened their pace.

This kind of disregard made Cason, who had always been praised, feel very displeased. He could not help but raise his voice. “Aren’t you afraid that a swindler called Melody will cheat you? Don’t act like it has nothing to do with you. When that girl cheats you and makes you lose everything, you’ll have to cry! Don’t think that it’s impossible. Do you know Ander? Even the leader of the Halcyon research team was scammed, let alone you guys.”

Cason shouted Ander’s name at the top of his lungs. The passersby finally stopped. “You mean Ander was actually deceived?”

Hearing someone ask, Cason immediately perked up. “That’s right. Not only did Ander not listen to my advice, but he also thought that the liar called Melody was a miracle doctor. Isn’t it ridiculous to joke about his son’s life?”

Cason was about to catch that person and give a few more complaints when suddenly someone grabbed his arm. “What did you say the name of the scammer was?”

Cason subconsciously turned his head and met a pair of beautiful eyes. Those eyes were too good-looking, but they did not look feminine. He could not help but size up the man.

The man before him was strikingly handsome, with broad shoulders and long legs. His expression was indifferent, exuding the air of a privileged youth.

Having encountered many wealthy individuals, Cason Baxter could tell at a glance that this man was affluent. Just the watch on his wrist alone was worth a lot.

Perhaps because Cason hadn’t answered for too long, an unhappy expression appeared on the man’s face. “I’m asking you a question. What did you say the name of the scammer was?”

Cason came back to his senses and quickly replied, “Melody Fox. They call her Melody.”

“Is she not very attractive?” the man asked.

“Not just unattractive; she’s hideously ugly,” Cason replied.

“Where are Ander and his group now?” the man asked.

“They’re on the neurology floor, but I’m not sure if they’re still outside the operating room,” Cason said.

As soon as Cason finished speaking, the man had already left and ran straight for the neurology department.

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“Hey…” Cason hurriedly chased after the man. As he ran, he asked, “Who are you? Do you know that liar?”

The man ignored him and sped up. However, because he had to wait for the elevator, Cason still caught up with him.

When the elevator arrived at the neurology department, Cason couldn’t help but tell the man what had happened. Of course, he completely absolved himself, placing all the blame on Melody. He claimed that Ander rejected his expert treatment and was instead duped by Melody into letting her, a scammer, perform the surgery. Now, with Lucas’s fate uncertain, he said he was also very worried and so on.

Only then did the man look at Cason properly and ask, “Are you a brain expert?” He thought. Why does he look like a greasy middle-aged man in a dirty business?

Cason immediately took out his medical license. Tm the expert!”

The man, Sid, took the document and looked at it. When he looked at Cason again, there was a hint of respect in his eyes. He had a natural reverence for medical staff.

At this moment, the elevator arrived.

*****

At the same time, in the ward, Melody finally managed to calm Zoe down. Just as she was about to leave, the door was suddenly pushed open forcefully.

The door hit the wall with a loud bang, causing the four people in the ward to look at the door.

Melody turned around and met Sid’s dark eyes. Shock flashed across her eyes as she asked in confusion, “Sid? Why are you here?”

Just as she finished asking, she suddenly remembered that Sid had promised her to come to the hospital for a checkup. But how did Sid know she was here?

As soon as she finished speaking, another figure appeared at the door of the ward. Melody instantly narrowed her eyes. ‘Cason? How dare he come back?’ she thought.

Before Melody could question him, Sid had already walked up to her and pulled her out of the ward.

“Melody, what’s wrong with you? Are you so short of money? Do you know that your actions will affect Ken’s reputation?”

The more Melody listened, the more confused she became. “What do you mean I’m so short of money? What did I do that would affect Ken’s reputation?”

Sid took a deep breath and suppressed his anger as he said in a low voice, “Don’t lie to me now! You know medicine, and I know that you used the traditional medicine method to treat Margaret, but this is an operation. And it’s a brain surgery. Are you crazy about money? That’s why you lie to others like this? Also, do you know who you’re lying to?

“It’s Ander! Ximber Tech is counting on his support in the future. Now, we haven’t even hooked up with Ander yet, but you’ve ruined it! You should tell Ander the truth now. Tell him that you don’t know how to operate at all. That way, Ander might forgive you. But you can’t say that you’re from Ximber Tech or that you know Ken.”

Sid spoke in one breath. When he looked up, he saw Melody looking at him calmly with a faint smile in her eyes.

That smile made Sid angry again. “Melody, did you hear what I just said?”

Seeing that Sid was about to flare up, Melody finally stopped smiling.

She thought Sid was quite funny. He didn’t have any bad intentions, but he was so simple-minded. He was quite similar to James, but James seemed to be smarter than him.

Even if she were a scammer, she wouldn’t risk

someone’s life. Melody shook off her messy emotions and said helplessly, “I heard you. Don’t worry. I’m not lying.”

“You’re still lying at this juncture! You…” Just as Sid was halfway through his reprimand, Ander and Sienna walked out of the ward.

Sid had to pause and greeted Ander, “Hello, Mr. Morgan.”

Ander looked at Sid and then at Melody. He nodded slightly and asked Melody, “Who is this?”

Melody ignored Sid’s frantic signaling and introduced, “This is my friend, Sid Quant. He designs AI products and is the chief developer at Ximber Tech.”

Sid’s face darkened. He wanted to cover Melody’s mouth. He had specifically said not to mention anything about Ximber Tech to Ander, but she went ahead and did just that, potentially jeopardizing the entire company.

However, Ander was right in front of him, and Sid could not cover Melody’s mouth. He could only force a smile and hope for the best.

Ander had an impression of Ximber Tech. He said with admiration, “I’ve heard of this company. It has a bright future. I just didn’t expect your designer to be so young. It’s indeed the era of you young people.”

Just as Sid was about to speak, Cason was forcefully escorted out by Ander’s subordinates like a criminal.

Sid was shocked. He couldn’t care less and said directly, “Mr. Morgan, I’m really sorry! Melody is young and inexperienced. Her medical skills are not worth mentioning. Perhaps she doesn’t know how to speak, and what she said made you misunderstand, so please let go of Dr. Baxter!”

Ander and Sienna looked puzzled at the same time. They thought, ‘Inexperienced? Medical skills are not worth mentioning? Is this really the Melody we know?

Ander couldn’t help but ask, “Mr. Quant, do you have some misunderstanding about Melody?”

“Misunderstanding? I don’t misunderstand her. I’m afraid that you…” Sid carefully chose his words.

Before Ander could ask again, Cason struggled with all his might. As he struggled, he shouted, “You ungrateful fellows, let go of me quickly! If you apologize to me properly, I might even help you figure out how to do the surgery!”

Ander immediately frowned. “Cason, you’ve offended Melody time and time again. What are you trying to do?”

Sienna also chimed in, “Cason, if you don’t want to crawl out of the hospital, get lost immediately!”

Sid saw that the Morgan family’s attitude toward Cason was actually so bad. He was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

“Mr. Morgan!” He hurriedly went forward to say, “You can’t do this to Dr. Baxter. It will harm your son.”

Ander was puzzled. “You’re Melody’s friend. Why are you still protecting this heartless quack?”

At this moment, Sid disregarding Ken’s high regard for Melody, decided to “reveal” the truth about her. “I do know her, but when it comes to a matter of life and death, I must speak up.”

Ander also became serious. “Go ahead.”

Sid looked at Melody. In the end, he steeled his heart and said, “Melody does know some medicine, but it’s just basic. Or rather, her skills in traditional medicine are decent, but she’s not good at modern medicine. She can’t perform your son’s surgery; she’s been deceiving you. You should let Dr. Baxter operate on your son immediately.”

Seeing that Sid was speaking up for him, Cason puffed up. “Did you hear that? The surgery has been delayed too long already, and she’s still out here, proving she can’t do it. You’d better apologize, and I might be generous enough to discuss the surgical plan with the doctors here.”

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After Cason finished speaking, he waited for Ander and Sienna to apologize and beg him.

However, Ander did not apologize. Instead, he walked up to Cason and kicked him in the stomach. “Shut up! I won’t allow you to slander Melody anymore!”

Cason cried out in pain and stared at Ander in disbelief. “Are you crazy? How dare you hit me? Don’t you want to find a way out for your son?”

Ander glared at Cason and ordered his subordinates, “Call the police immediately and arrest this person!”

After giving the order, he looked at Cason coldly and said, “Originally, on the account that you’re still a well-known doctor, I show you some respect. But since you don’t want the two chances I gave you, then you can wait to be jailed!”

As Ander spoke, he turned to look at Sid and frowned. “And you. Although you’re Melody’s friend, I won’t allow you to say that about her again!”

“What?” Sid was stunned. When he came back to his senses, he quickly said, “Mr. Morgan, don’t be fooled by Melody. If she really knows how to operate, she should be in the operating theater now, not standing here chatting with you!” When he walked into the ward, he saw Melody chatting with Ander with a smile on her face.

Ander finally realized that Sid might have been fooled by Cason. He could not help but laugh and said, “Is it possible that my son has already been saved by Melody, so she can stand here and talk to me?”

“W-what? He’s been saved? How is this possible?” Sid was so shocked that his eyes widened as he looked at Melody in disbelief.

Melody shrugged. “I told you don’t worry. Lucas’s condition has stabilized. He’ll wake up soon.”

“B-but…” Sid suddenly realized that he was stuttering, but he knew that Ander would not joke about his son’s life. His mind was a mess, and he began to wonder how much he and Janet didn’t understand Melody’s abilities.

“That’s impossible!” Cason also heard Ander and Melody’s words. He shouted, “If I can’t perform the surgery, how can a young girl like her complete the surgery?”

“Because you’re a quack!” Sienna also kicked Cason hard and said in frustration, “I invited you here. It’s the stupidest mistake in my life.”

“This is impossible!” Cason refused to believe it no matter what.

Rodney, who had just returned from the ICU, happened to see Lucas’s condition. He walked forward expressionlessly and said, “I can vouch for this. Mr. Lucas is currently stable in the ICU. He’ll wake up in a couple of days, and if there are no complications, he can start rehabilitation immediately.”

Cason did not believe Ander and Melody, but Rodney’s words forced him to admit that what they said was true. His face was pale, and his body seemed to have lost its strength in an instant. He slumped to the ground and kept muttering, “How is this possible?”

Ander could not be bothered with Cason anymore. After instructing his subordinates to take the rambling Cason away, he looked up at Sid and asked, “Dr. Stanton is the top surgeon at Silverlake Central Hospital. You should believe what he says, right?”

Sid could not help but feel ashamed. He finally said, “I’m sorry…”

Ander shook his head. “I’m not the one you should apologize to.”

Sid pursed his lips and looked at Melody with a complicated expression. “Melody, I…”

“You don’t have to say anything. I know everything.” Melody patted Sid’s shoulder and said to Ander and Sienna, “Zoe is still on an IV drip. You guys go in quickly. I’m here.”

Ander knew that this was a matter between Melody and his friend. As an elder, he could not say much. So after he nodded at Melody, he turned around and returned to the ward with Sienna.

After Ander left, Sid’s tense body finally relaxed. “Melody, it’s all my fault. I was deceived by Cason. He said that the Morgan family was deceived by you and didn’t want him to perform surgery. I didn’t expect that he himself didn’t have the ability to perform surgery.”

“I’ve already said it. There’s no need to say anything else. You’re Ken’s friend, so you’re my friend. There’s no need to talk about this between friends,” Melody replied.

“Thank you, Melody…” Sid’s tone was complicated. He was torn between Janet’s opinion of Melody and his own experiences with her. He thought, ‘Is the Melody Fox described the real Melody? Is she truly so greedy that she would use Margaret to marry Ken?’

Melody didn’t pay much attention to the look in Sid’s eyes. Her gaze landed on the medical report in Sid’s hand. She raised her eyebrows and asked, “Did you get your check-up done?”

Sid came back to his senses and answered subconsciously, “Yes, I did. The results will be out tomorrow.” As soon as he finished speaking, Sid suddenly realized that something was wrong.

He immediately grabbed Melody’s sleeve nervously and asked, “Melody, tell me honestly. You kept insisting I get a check-up. Did you see something wrong with me? Do I have cancer?”

Regardless of Melody’s character, based on what happened with Ander, her medical skills, whether traditional or modern, were undeniably excellent.

Sid’s lips were pale as he said, “Tell me. Am I dying? I’m the only son in my family, and I’m not even married yet!”

Melody said seriously, “It’s not a serious illness, but you have to pay attention to your health now. Otherwise, you might not make it to your wedding day.”

Melody was not exaggerating. Sid understood this and his face turned even paler. He used his family’s connections to get the director’s phone number.

After the call went through, he urged concisely, “I had a check-up at your hospital. Send me the results today. I can’t wait another second.”

The director on the other end of the phone agreed.

Only then did Sid calm down a little. He grabbed Melody’s hand tightly. “Melody, why didn’t you tell me earlier that there might be something wrong with my body? If that’s the case, I’ll come for a check-up yesterday.”

Melody glanced at Sid. “Would you believe me if I said that?”

“Of course…” Sid wouldn’t. He knew that he was in the wrong and scratched his head apologetically.

At this moment, Ander came out of the ward. He held a key in his hand and stuffed it into Melody’s hand without any explanation.

Melody asked in confusion, “What is this?”

Ander smiled and said, “Consider this a token of appreciation. I noticed you always take a taxi to the hospital, so I decided to buy you a car. It’s parked right outside the hospital. My staff will tell you which one after you leave.”

Melody was about to refuse when Ander added, “I’ll also be giving Dr. Stanton a gift. Please don’t refuse me, or Zoe will scold me, and I won’t sleep a wink tonight.”

At this point, Melody could only accept the car key. “Thank you.”

Ander waved his hand. “That’s what I should do. I’ve already discussed it with Zoe. When Lucas is discharged from the hospital, we’ll hold a banquet for you and tell everyone that we’ve taken you in as our goddaughter. Melody, you won’t mind us, right?”

“Of course not…” Melody needed connections, and she really liked Zoe. Naturally, she would not refuse.

After bidding farewell to Ander and Zoe, Melody took her car key and went downstairs.

Sid followed behind her closely. Melody stopped in her tracks and turned to look at Sid.

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“Why are you following me?” Melody looked puzzled.

If Sid was supposed to leave the hospital with her earlier, Ander’s people were now guiding her toward a side entrance, so there was no reason for him to still be with her.

Sid coughed discreetly, covering his nose. “I was just curious to see what kind of car Mr. Morgan would send for you.”

“It’s probably just a regular car for getting around,” Melody replied casually. She wasn’t particular about cars as long as they served their purpose.

Sid shrugged. “Then let’s go and see what kind of car it is. I have nothing better to do anyway.”

Melody asked in confusion, “Don’t you have to work at the company?”

Sid laughed and said, “My jet lag hasn’t worn off yet, and Ken wouldn’t be so cruel as to make me work right after I get home. Besides, I’m not like Janet, not that much of a workaholic.”

Melody remained noncommittal. Sid seemed unreliable on the surface, but she knew he was actually quite focused when it came to work. In his previous life, if it hadn’t been for work, he wouldn’t have died suddenly at his desk.

Sid appeared to be a playboy on the surface but worked harder than anyone in secret, quietly

surpassing everyone. Otherwise, he could have easily gone home to inherit assets rather than quietly laboring at Ximber Tech. Like Ken, he had a strong drive inside him. Melody admired people like him; anyone who relied on their own efforts deserved respect.

Melody didn’t expose Sid. She nodded and said, “Since you’re so free, accompany me to see the car.

As for the real reason why Sid followed her, he would naturally tell her when the time came.

Not long after, the two of them followed Ander’s men to the side door of the hospital.

As soon as Melody walked out of the side door, she was instantly attracted by a pearl-white Maserati.

The car was the latest model this year, with a hefty price tag. It had not been plated yet. Clearly, it was a new car that had just been proposed.

“This is the one.” Ander’s subordinate came to Melody and explained the usage of the buttons in the Maserati to her. Then, he handed her a series of documents. From now on, this car belonged to her.

“Thank you.” Melody thanked the man and watched him leave. Just as she was about to get into the car to test drive, Sid’s phone rang.

After a few words from the other end, Sid’s playful expression turned serious in an instant. “I understand.” He hung up and looked at Melody with a conflicted expression. “Melody…”

Melody said directly, “If you have something to say, just say it. There’s no need to stammer.”

Only then did Sid say, “The medical report is out. They said that I’m fine in other areas, but I’ve got a bit of high blood pressure.”

After saying that, Sid felt quite embarrassed. At such a young age, he actually had high blood pressure. If word got out, others would laugh at him.

Just when Sid thought that Melody would laugh at him, Melody said in all seriousness, “What are the numbers?”

“Huh?” Sid hesitated before giving the figures.

Melody thought for a while and said, “The numbers aren’t terribly high, but you’ll need to start medication. Also, you should watch out for a few things…”

She told Sid about the things to take note of, but Sid didn’t seem to be paying attention.

Melody couldn’t help but frown and ask, “Sid, do you think this bit of high blood pressure isn’t a problem?”

“Isn’t it? The director said on the phone that it’s not a big problem. Just take the medicine on time,” Sid replied.

Melody took a deep breath and said in a threatening tone, “You said that you don’t want to die so early. You’re not married and have children yet. Why aren’t you afraid of death now? Let me tell you. If you don’t pay attention from now on, it’s very easy for you to die.”

After Melody’s warning, Sid finally came to his senses. “I understand.” He promised solemnly, “I’ll be careful.”

Only then did Melody feel slightly relieved. “Then go to the dean. He’ll definitely prescribe the most suitable medicine for you. Remember, once you start taking high blood pressure medicine, you can’t stop for a day. Otherwise, it’s very easy to cause a cerebral hemorrhage. Do you understand?”

“Is it that serious?” Sid felt more and more afraid. He nodded repeatedly and promised that he would not forget to take his medicine.

After dealing with Sid, Melody did not delay any longer. Just as she was about to drive straight to Paven Senior High School, Sid, who had just finished another call with the dean, came over again.

“Where are you going? Bring me along!” he said.

Melody frowned and said, “I’m going to the film set to accompany a friend shooting. It’s better if you don’t come.”

“A film set? That means there will be lots of beautiful women. I definitely want to go!” Sid replied.

“I’m going to accompany my friend. Don’t try to cause trouble,” Melody said.

“What are you talking about? If you don’t want me to go, so be it!” Sid said and turned to leave.

Melody looked helpless, but Zara had a reserved personality and was working. It was indeed inconvenient for her to bring Sid along.

Hence, she did not stop Sid and got into the car to head to Paven Senior High School. Since they had agreed on it, she would definitely keep her promise, even if her neck was really uncomfortable today.

As for Yolanda, Yolanda would definitely not be released so easily in a short period of time. Unless Mabel really asked Ulric for help.

However, even so, Melody was not worried. She had made arrangements already, using the butler as a contact to identify Yolanda’s confidants and find ways to dismiss them for legitimate reasons.

During her drive, Melody called the bodyguard responsible for tracking Jonathan. Just as she had guessed yesterday, Jonathan was indeed in cahoots with Yana. However, through eavesdropping, she knew that the person Jonathan was following was not her at all, but Ken.

It seemed that Jonathan was not an honest person. His answers to her were all fake.

The bodyguard continued, “However, Yana’s goal is not to harm Mr. Swanson. She just wants to investigate Mr. Swanson’s preferences and whether he has a woman by his side.”

Obviously, Yana was interested in Ken.

That was true. Yana’s image in the entertainment industry was that of a rich and beautiful woman. There would come a day when her fake image would collapse. It was no wonder that Yana was anxious to cling to the rich and powerful. If she married into the Swanson family, she would become a real rich and beautiful woman.

“Got it. Tell Ken as well,” Melody said.

“Okay, Miss Fox,” the bodyguard replied.

Melody hung up the phone nimbly, stepped on the accelerator, and drove toward Paven Senior High School.

Since Yana’s goal was Ken, it had nothing to do with her. As long as they stayed out of each other’s way and Yana did not cause trouble for her, she would not take the initiative to deal with Yana.

Melody thought, ‘As the saying goes, I won’t bother others if they don’t bother me. But if someone crosses me, I’ll make sure to settle the score!’

*****

About half an hour later, the car stopped in front of Paven Senior High School.

However, what made Melody helpless was that Sid still followed him eagerly. “What are you doing here?”

Sid raised his chin. “I realized that my family has also invested in this movie. Can’t I come and watch the filming process for a movie that my family has invested in?”

Melody shrugged. “In that case, do as you please.” With that, she ignored Sid and walked toward the door.

Due to filming restrictions, outsiders couldn’t just enter. However, because Melody had made arrangements with Zara beforehand, she smoothly entered the set with Zara’s pre-arranged staff.

As for Sid, he was nowhere to be seen halfway there. However, since this was a movie that Sid’s family had invested in. Melody did not need to care about him anymore and followed the staff closely.

Today’s scene was a group shot left unfinished from yesterday, set in a classroom. As Melody arrived, they had just finished the first scene, and actors were touching up their makeup.

Melody’s gaze swept across the classroom and saw Zara squatting beside the desk. She immediately smiled and was about to walk over to greet Zara when she saw Zara squatting there and tying Yana’s shoelaces.

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As Melody saw this scene, her smile faded. However, due to the fact that there were people around, for the sake of Zara’s future filming, she did not step forward or speak. She stood at the door and quietly waited for Zara to finish tying Yana’s shoelaces.

After all, Melody could speak up for Zara today, but what about tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the future?

Melody couldn’t accompany Zara to film on set every day, so she could only suppress her anger for the time being.

However, just as Melody thought that Zara would be fine after tying Yana’s shoelaces, Yana suddenly raised her leg and kicked Zara’s chest.

Zara was caught off guard and fell backward. The back of her head hit the table in the back row with a bang.

“Ah!” Zara cried out in pain. She felt a sharp pain in the back of her head, and even her vision began to blur.

However, Yana did not feel guilty at all. Instead, she crossed her legs and said with a look of disdain, “You can’t even tie shoelaces properly. Are you a fool?”

Zara couldn’t care less about Yana. She covered her head and shouted, “My head hurts…” It really did hurt. It was a dull, throbbing pain that was far worse than sharp stabs.

The director finally couldn’t stand it anymore. He took a few steps forward and asked about Zara’s situation.

Yana curled her lips and said, “Stop pretending! You just bumped your head a little. Why are you acting like you’re on your deathbed? Director, didn’t you say we’re on a tight schedule today? Let’s not waste time. Let’s start shooting now! If we wait too long. I’m leaving. I have to attend the Swanson Group’s party tonight, and you can’t afford to delay me.”

When the director heard the words “the Swanson Group,” his eyes lit up. He said obsequiously, “Okay. We’ll start filming immediately.”

As he spoke, he urged Zara, “Get up quickly. At most, you’ll only get a bump on your head. How can you not get injured filming such a movie? Filming is more important. Hurry up and prepare to start filming.

Zara felt dizzy. She could not bear this uncomfortable feeling and said with a pale face, “Director, can you give me some time? I need to see the medic.”

The director frowned in displeasure. Just as he was about to speak, Yana interjected sarcastically, “Zara, did you become arrogant because you relied on gossip to become popular some time ago? Even a princess isn’t as delicate as you, right? You just had a little bump, and you need to see a medic? People who know might say you are squeamish. Those who don’t might think I’m being cruel and ruthless. I warn you. If you go out and start talking to reporters and fans, our whole movie could be ruined. What big production would want to hire you, a troublemaker, next time?”

Zara bit her lower lip hard. The grievance and humiliation made her eyes turn red.

Yana was even more displeased. “What? Are you really squeamish? I kindly reminded you, and you’re crying here? What are you crying about?”

The more Yana scolded, the more excited she became. She directly stretched out her leg and stepped on Zara’s leg. She was wearing high heels. If this kick landed, Zara’s leg would end up with a hole.

Zara was so scared that she shrunk back and closed her eyes. However, the pain did not come. Instead, Yana’s scream rang in her ears.

“Who are you? Let go of my foot!” Yana shouted.

Zara’s back stiffened and she opened her eyes in confusion.

No one knew when Melody had appeared in front of her. Her hand was tightly gripping Yana’s ankle.

Yana only had one foot on the ground and could not stand steadily. She could only rely on the table to barely stabilize her body.

“Melody? Why are you here?” Zara was both happy and afraid. She was afraid that Yana would bully Melody as well.

Thinking of this possibility, Zara endured the dizziness and stood up. She lowered her voice and persuaded, “Melody, let go of Yana. She’s not easy to deal with…”

Melody frowned and turned to look at Zara. “The more you tolerate such a person, the more she will go overboard.”

She originally thought that after Zara finished tying Yana’s shoelaces, this matter would be over.

Unexpectedly, not only did Yana humiliate Zara with her words, she even started to attack Zara. This seriously crossed the line. It was intolerable.

After Melody finished speaking to Zara, she secretly tightened her grip on Yana’s ankle.

Yana’s face turned pale with pain, and she screamed in a twisted expression, “Ah! It hurts! You ugly freak, let go of me!”

Melody looked at Yana indifferently. “I can let you go, but you have to make a public apology to Zara and pay for her medical bills and emotional distress.”

Yana was stunned. Then, as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world, she pointed at herself and said, “You want me to apologize to her? Who do you think you are?”

Melody expressionlessly lifted Yana’s leg.

Yana, who had no flexibility, couldn’t handle the height and screamed, “Ahhh! Are you all dead? Get this ugly freak off me!”

The director finally came back to his senses and took a few steps forward with the staff to pull Melody.

Zara mustered her courage and quickly stood in front of Melody. She’s my friend. Don’t mess around.

“Who’s messing around?” The director was also furious He raised his voice and ordered. “Tell your friend to let go immediately and apologize to Miss Norangel!

Zara was so frightened that she shrank her neck and looked at Melody in a dilemma.

Melody also felt Zara’s dilemma. She let go of Yana’s leg and looked at Yana coldly. I’ll ask you one last time. Are you going to apologize or not?”

After obtaining her freedom. Yana immediately became arrogant. Apologize? Pfft! Who do you think you are? Who do you think Zara is? She’s only good enough to tie my shoes. She got lucky landing a co-lead in this movie and thinks she’s my equal? Dream on! Worthless trash!”

Yana’s words were extremely hurtful Zara’s eyes immediately turned red.

However, even so, Zara endured the grievance in her heart and persuaded Melody, Melody, this has nothing to do with you. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have let you come here to accompany me and caused you to get into so much trouble Leave quickly. I can handle this myself.

You can handle it yourself? How are you going to handle it? By letting Yana Norangel beat you up after I leave? Are you willing to do that? Melody asked.

Zare lowered her head and thought. Am I willing to accept this? Of course. I’m not. But I have no background at all. My family were just farmers from the countryside.’

Melody knew about Zara’s inferiority complex and lack of self-confidence. She patted Zara’s shoulder comfortingly and turned to look at Yana coldly. “You mean you’re not willing to apologize publicly?”

“Nonsense! Why should I apologize to you?” Yana replied.

“Very well.” Melody nodded. Then she slowly took out her phone and opened a video.

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Chapter 336

Russell was already furious about the bet-on agreement incident.

If Melody had just left quietly, Russell could have pretended Melody didn’t exist and let her off.

As for Melody’s life and death, Russell’d rather let Melody fend for herself. Russell wouldn’t help Melody, nor would he hinder Melody’s future.

But now, not only did Melody show no remorse, but she also dared to lay a hand on Russell’s favorite daughter. This was sheer defiance, showing no respect for Russell as a father!

Russell’s anger flared like a raging fire, his eyes blazing with fury.

With a voice as cold as ice, Russell glared at Melody as if she were an enemy. “Kneel, you bitch!”

Melody’s expression remained unchanged as she calmly asked, “I didn’t do anything wrong. Why should I kneel?”

Russell yelled, “You hit your sister and you still don’t think you’re wrong?”

“I didn’t hit Mabel,” Melody replied, her face devoid of emotion. “Mabel tried to take my things, I just pulled her a little. Mabel fell because she lost her balance.”

“Liar!” Mabel countered. “You nearly broke my hand, and now you’re denying it! Roy, you saw everything. Tell them!”

For a moment, Russell’s gaze shifted to Roy.

Roy felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. Roy was caught between Yolanda and Mabel’s threatening stares and Melody, who could potentially kill Roy. No matter whose side Roy took, he would face retaliation from the other.

In a panic, Roy stammered, “I… I was busy fetching you and Mrs. Fox. I didn’t see anything…”

Yolanda’s suspicion grew as she frowned, sensing something was off with Roy.

At this moment, Melody spoke softly, “It doesn’t matter if there are no witnesses. You all might have forgotten, but there are security cameras at the gate. Just check the footage to see who’s telling the truth.”

Mabel’s back stiffened as she felt a surge of panic.

Mabel had indeed been the one to pull Melody first. Melody grabbed Mabel back and stopped Mabel. As for falling, Mabel deliberately lost her balance and fell to the ground.

If they really checked the footage, it would reveal Mabel’s attempt to take Melody’s belongings, exposing Mabel’s lies.

Mabel paled and looked to Yolanda for help.

Yolanda quickly realized that Mabel had lied.

Yolanda shot Mabel a cold look before turning to Russell, saying, “Russell, there’s no point in dwelling on this. Mabel isn’t hurt, so let’s drop it. You should just tell Melody to leave to avoid further trouble.”

But Russell wasn’t ready to let it go.

Russell thought, ‘If I just let Melody bully Mabel, where’s my dignity as a father? Besides, once Melody is kicked out, I’ll only have one daughter left. Naturally, I need to make sure Mabel’s grateful to me, not resentful.’

With that in mind, Russell took out his phone.

“Melody, you’re my daughter. I didn’t want to push things too far, just sending you back to the countryside. But you’re too outrageous! If I don’t teach you a lesson, you’ll cause even bigger problems in the future!” Russell scolded, dialing the police.

“Hello, sir? I’d like to report an assault!” he said on the phone.

After giving the address, Russell hung up and looked coldly at Melody. “Since you refuse to back down, let the police teach you a lesson!”

Yolanda and Mabel’s faces turned pale.

If the police came, they would definitely investigate the incident. Yolanda and Mabel would be trapped by their own schemes.

Yolanda, not wanting to worsen the situation, quickly urged, “Russell, Melody is still your daughter. Do you really want this to go to the police? It will only disgrace the Fox family. 3/7

Call them back and say we’ve already settled this privately. Tell them not to come over.”

Mabel, anxious and scared, also said, “Yes, Dad. No matter what, Melody’s my sister. And I’m not hurt. Don’t blow this out of proportion.”

“No!” Russell was resolute, his voice icy. “Melody needs to learn her lesson now, or she’ll make bigger mistakes later. It’s better she learns her place now!”

Russell wore a righteous expression, but he actually had his own plans.

‘Sure, Melody going to jail will embarrass the whole Fox family, but it will also make it clear to everyone that we’ve severed ties with her. That way, Icy Clear Cosmetics won’t have the nerve to come after us for Melody’s debts,’ Russell thought.

Russell’s wishful thinking seemed foolproof in his mind, completely disregarding his responsibilities as a father.

Seeing that Russell wouldn’t give in, Mabel grew increasingly anxious, tugging at Yolanda’s sleeve secretly in desperation.

Yolanda’s eyes flickered with a cunning idea.

Yolanda pulled Mabel’s hand away and walked to Russell’s side, saying, “Russell, don’t get so worked up. It’s not good for your health. Let me get you a cup of coffee.”

Russell, his face still stormy, grunted in agreement, letting Yolanda go fetch the coffee without thinking too much.

Seizing the opportunity, Yolanda slipped into the living room, quickly finding the servant responsible for the security cameras, and deleted the footage.

After doing this, Yolanda returned, acting natural as she handed a cup of coffee to Russell.

Russell took a sip of the iced coffee, feeling the fiery anger within him begin to subside.

Staring coldly at Melody, Russell said, “Melody, don’t blame me for being harsh. You grew up in the countryside, away from my guidance. Now that you’re going astray, I have no choice but to use extreme measures. I hope one day you’ll understand my good intentions.”

Melody’s eyes were filled with mockery as she thought, ‘Good intentions? Yeah, right. To sever ties with me completely, he’s willing to sacrifice his precious reputation. Such good intentions indeed.

Mabel, who had been panicking, saw the reassuring look on Yolanda’s face and instantly felt relieved.

‘It seems that Mom has already taken care of the surveillance footage. That’ll make things so much easier!” Mabel thought.

Watching Melody with a gloating expression, Mabel cursed inwardly with malicious glee, ‘Stupid bitch, you had the chance to leave but didn’t take it. Now you’ll get a criminal record before heading back to your wretched little village!’

Melody noticed Mabel’s look and smiled.

That bright smile made Mabel even angrier. Mabel thought viciously, ‘Laugh while you can! Let’s see if you can still smile when the police arrive!’

Russell was also astonished that Melody could still smile at a time like this.

But Russell’s astonishment quickly turned back into anger, fueled by Melody’s defiant attitude.

“You ungrateful bastard. You’re so stubborn and unrepentant!” Russell yelled.

Melody’s expression remained unchanged, her tone cold and resolute. “I’ll say it again. I’ve done nothing wrong. I have nothing to repent for.”

“You bitch! You’ll be the death of me!” Russell’s insults grew nastier.

Melody thought she’d grown used to Russell’s attitude, but it still stung deeply at this moment.

This was Melody’s biological father, calling Melody a bitch.

Melody clenched her fists tightly, refusing to show any weakness.

Seeing that Russell was getting more and more irritable, Yolanda comforted him again, but that was undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire.

Just as Russell was on the verge of hitting Melody, the police arrived.

The police moved quickly, arriving within ten minutes after the call.

One of the police officers stepped forward, asking, “Did someone here call the police?”

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“I called the police!” Russell said, still fuming. He was determined to send Melody to the police station to teach her a lesson.

The police officers nodded, verified identities, and started asking questions.

After understanding the basic situation, one of the police officers asked incredulously, “So you called the police because your daughter hit your other daughter, and you want to press charges?”

“Yes! And we won’t accept any reconciliation!” Russell declared righteously, leaving the officers stunned.

These police officers had never encountered such a situation before.

The officers glanced at Melody with a complex expression, unable to hide a trace of pity.

Melody and Mabel were both Russell’s daughters. It was fine if there was a huge difference in the two’s appearances, but the fatherly love Melody and Mabel received was also worlds apart.

But with Russell adamant about pressing charges, the police officers had no choice.

“How about this…” one of the officers said. “According to the procedure, we need to get a medical examination first. As for this person called Melody, she’ll come with us to the police station for an investigation. Once the medical report is out, we can decide how long Melody might be detained.”

When Yolanda heard this, her smug eyes gleamed with satisfaction.

Taking care of the medical report was easy. Yolanda could just have Mabel insist on feeling dizzy, and the doctor would diagnose a concussion without any problem.

A concussion, even considered only a minor injury, could lead to Melody being detained for up to fifteen days.

The duration wasn’t as important as the fact that Melody would have a criminal record.

Someone with a record would never be accepted by the Swanson family. The only person who could marry into the Swanson family would undoubtedly be Mabel.

Yolanda felt elated, for the first time thinking Mabel had done something right.

The police officer walked up to Melody and said, “Miss, please come with us to the police station for questioning.”

“Questioning? Just detain her already!” Russell snapped impatiently.

The officer replied firmly, “We have to follow procedure. Even we can’t detain someone without a proper investigation. We’ll take her in for questioning first.”

The officer’s firm and upright demeanor seemed to intimidate Russell. Russell muttered a few words but didn’t insist on the detention anymore.

At this point Melody spoke calmly Officer, I didn’t hit anyone.

Hearing that Russell couldn’t help but speak again. “The police are here, and you still dare to lie?”

Ignoring Russell Melody said to the police, “Mabel was the one who managed to snatch my suitcases first. I only blocked her a little to protect my property. If you don’t believe me, you can check the surveillance footage.

The officers looked up and noticed the surveillance camera with its red light on, indicating it was recording.

Seeing this the two officers discussed it briefly and then asked Russell for the surveillance footage.

The servant in charge of the surveillance, following Yolanda’s earlier instructions, had deleted the footage. Without hesitation, the servant pretended to access the footage.

During the process, one of the officers glanced at Melody and reassured her quietly, saying, “We won’t let any bad person go unpunished, nor will we wrong any innocent person. If you didn’t do anything wrong, we’ll see that justice is done”

“Thank you,” Melody said gratefully and lowered her eyes bitterly.

Even this stranger offered Melody comfort, while Melody’s own father was determined to send her to jail.

Melody took a deep breath, trying to hold back the tears stinging her eyes.

Just then, the servant spoke up, “I’m terribly sorry, but our surveillance system has been unstable, and today’s footage wasn’t saved…”

The officer frowned, sensing something was off.

He felt an air of chaos and deceit in this household, and the servant’s expression was suspicious.

At the thought of this, the officer took the phone that was controlling the surveillance camera and tried to retrieve the footage himself.

However, the truth was just as the servant had said. Today’s footage was indeed missing.

“Well…” The officer hesitated, looking uncertain.

Without the surveillance footage, the existing testimony would imply that Melody did hit Mabel.

The officer said, “Miss, about the footage…”

“The footage was deleted,” Melody stated bluntly, hitting the nail on the head.

Yolanda’s expression stiffened at those words. She scowled and said, “Melody, we’ve all been here the entire time. Who would have had the chance to delete it? And why would we? You did hit Mabel. Deleting the footage would only make it harder for us to explain, right?”

Russell’s anger flared up again. “Melody! Stop trying to stir up trouble!”

Ignoring them, Melody turned to the officer. “Can you give me two minutes? I can recover the deleted footage.”

“Of course.” The police officer nodded. “This is beneficial to our investigation. You can do whatever you want.”

Yolanda, panicking, quickly said, “Officer, you don’t understand. Melody grew up in the countryside and only went to a third-tier college. She doesn’t know anything about this. She’s just trying to buy time.”

“That’s right.” Mabel nodded. “Officer, Melody’s just stalling. Don’t believe her!”

The officer frowned. “We deal in facts. Two minutes won’t hurt. We’ll soon see if Melody’s telling the truth.”

Yolanda still wanted to stop Melody from accessing the surveillance footage.

Although Yolanda was not sure if Melody knew how to do this, Yolanda’s instinct made her not even want to give Melody this chance.

Just as Yolanda was about to snatch the phone away, Melody looked up and said, “The footage is recovered. You can check it now.”

Melody had done this many times before, so her skills were even more refined now.

It took Melody less than thirty seconds to restore the footage.

Hearing that, the officer took the phone and reviewed the footage, finding the cached videos intact.

“You’re really skilled!” the officer praised, deeply impressed.

Yolanda and Mabel both turned pale as they thought, ‘Melody actually restored the footage!’

The next moment, the officer announced, “We have the footage from the incident now.” Then he carefully scrutinized the video.

Just as Melody claimed, the “victim” was indeed the one who aggressively tried to snatch the suitcase Melody was sitting on.

Under such circumstances, Melody then used defensive moves on Mabel for self-protection.

The subsequent fall was entirely the “victim’s” doing, followed by Mabel lying on the ground for a long time, accusing Melody with a contorted face.

The officer’s expression hardened. He handed the phone to Russell, who then watched the footage and paled in anger.

Russell hadn’t expected this to be a self-staged act by Mabel.

“You see that?” the officer scolded. “Is this how you parent?”

Russell coughed awkwardly, casting a reproachful glance at Mabel, who shrank behind Yolanda.

Yolanda, ever the quick thinker, stepped forward. “So, it was all a misunderstanding! I apologize, officers, for making you come out here for nothing. How about coming inside for some coffee?”

Yolanda tried to brush it off as a simple “misunderstanding”.

“No need!” The officer’s tone was cold. After turning down the offer, he turned to Melody and said, “Miss, the truth is out. You’re not at fault. But if you want to press charges for defamation and attempted theft, we can help you file a case.”

Russell’s heart skipped a beat. Forcing a stiff smile, Russell said, “Melody, we’re all family. It was just a simple misunderstanding. Why make it a big deal? If word gets out, wouldn’t it be humiliating for you?”

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As soon as Russell spoke, he immediately tried to guilt-trip Melody.

If Melody really did press charges against Russell, Yolanda, and Mabel, Melody would be seen as the villain.

Of course, Melody was well aware of this.

If Melody sued Russell and Yolanda, they would ruin Melody’s reputation in Silverlake.

Melody wouldn’t destroy her own reputation over a moment of anger.

Melody laughed mockingly, unsure if she was mocking her own misery or Russell’s shamelessness. “I can let this go without pressing charges, but Mabel has to apologize to me.”

Since Melody couldn’t go after Russell and Yolanda, Melody turned her attention to Mabel.

As expected. Mabel immediately retorted after hearing that, “No way!”

Mabel thought. ‘I’d rather die or jump off the roof than apologize to Melody, that worthless eyesore!”

Melody had anticipated Mabel’s refusal, giving Melody the perfect opportunity to flare up.

Melody pursed her lips indifferently. “Dad, Yolanda, you see this? It’s not me trying to blow things up. Mabel doesn’t want to let this go.”

Russell’s face darkened as he glared at Mabel. “You misunderstood Melody. Now apologize! Do you really want her to press charges for defamation?”

“I…” Mabel wanted to argue but was silenced by a warning glance from Yolanda.

Gritting her teeth, Mabel whispered, “I’m sorry.”

Melody raised an eyebrow. “Sorry, what? I didn’t hear you.”

Clenching her fists, Mabel shouted, “I said I’m sorry! Now did you hear that?”

Melody casually dug at her ear. “Yeah, I hear you now.”

Mabel was livid, but with the police still there, she couldn’t act out. She had to hold back until they left.

Russell forced a laugh. “Alright, officers, the misunderstanding between these two kids is resolved, and Mabel has apologized. Thank you for your trouble. How about coming inside for a drink?”

“We don’t need anything.” The officer frowned, turning to confirm with Melody again if she needed help.

Melody said gratefully, “Thank you, but… we’re family. I don’t want to make things worse.”

The officer looked at Melody with sympathy and thought, ‘What a sensible girl.

After lecturing Russell, the officers got into the police car and left.

As soon as the police left, Russell’s demeanor instantly changed. He dropped the fake smile and coldly demanded, “You little bitch! You didn’t hit Mabel, so why didn’t you say so earlier? Were you trying to embarrass us? Does it make you happy to see us humiliated?”

Melody indeed hadn’t hit Mabel.

But with the trouble Melody caused at Icy Clear Cosmetics, Russell didn’t care if Mabel lied. To Russell, it was all Melody’s fault for provoking Mabel in the first place.

To Russell, everything was Melody’s fault!

Melody’s eyes were full of sarcasm. “Dad, didn’t I

explain? I told you the truth. But did you listen?”

“Stop making excuses! You could’ve stopped me from calling the police!” Russell yelled.

At the sight of this, Mabel felt a surge of triumph, thinking. Even though Melody has now proved she didn’t hit me, so what? Dad is still on my side.’

Mabel curved her lips into a smug, almost ear-to-ear smile.

At the same time, Russell’s anger grew as he scolded, “Don’t think that you don’t have to get out of the house after this. Hitting Mabel or not is minor compared to your arrogance and lack of consideration for this family!” Russell knew Mabel had lied about the incident, but it didn’t matter.

Russell kicked the suitcase by his feet as if he did not want to see Melody again. “Take your things and leave. Go back to the countryside! I’ve already bought your ticket. Just take your ID and get on the boat!”

Melody looked at Russell deeply. “Dad, are you really kicking me out?”

“Do I look like I’m joking? You arrogantly participated in the bet-on agreement and lost. Who knows what trouble you’ll cause in the future? For the sake of the Fox family, leave now!”

Melody locked eyes with Russell, her eyes gleaming. “So, you’re kicking me out because of the bet-on agreement?”

“Isn’t that serious enough?” Russell snapped, his face darkening, feeling more certain that Melody was beyond redemption.

‘Does she need the entire Fox family to be ruined before she understands the gravity of the situation?’ Russell thought.

With this thought in mind, Russell became more convinced that kicking Melody out was the right decision.

Melody remained calm and asked, “What if I won the bet-on agreement? Would you still be throwing me out?”

Russell sneered. “You won? Do you think we didn’t watch the livestream? You’re trying to deceive us again? Melody, is there anything you won’t stoop to?”

He was both furious and disappointed, having lost all faith in Melody.

“Stop wasting time and leave!” Russell urged in a low voice.

Mabel also said slowly, “That’s right. Melody, we all saw the livestream. The Water of Time you developed lost miserably. The experts didn’t even bother to comment on your product. Just go, or else Dad might get so mad he’ll hit you before throwing you out.”.

Mabel acted to be concerned, but the smirk on her face was undeniable.

Melody said in amusement, “Looks like you guys didn’t

even finish watching the livestream either.”

Janet and Sid had been the same way.

Why were people so impatient?

They were already watching the livestream at the time, so why didn’t they finish it?

Tired of explaining to Russell, Melody pulled out the contract Wilmot had insisted on giving her. “See for yourselves. Not only did I win the bet-on agreement, but Wilmot also gave me Silk Beauty Cosmetics. This is the transfer agreement signed by Jessica herself.”

Russell’s eyes twitched as he subconsciously took the contract and read it. Sure enough, it stated in black and white that Jessica’s shares and position were all unconditionally transferred to the party named, and that name was none other than Melody.

“This can’t be…” Russell muttered, stunned.

Yolanda also sensed something was wrong and was about to check the contract’s authenticity when Mabel blurted out, “Dad, this contract must be fake. We all watched the livestream. It clearly announced Icy Clear Cosmetics lost the bet-on agreement. Why would

Jessica write such a contract after winning?”

Russell, agreeing, glared at Melody coldly. “You shameless liar! Not only are you lying, but you also dared to forge a contract. Do you know that’s a crime? Are you not going to stop until you’re sent to the police station?”

Melody couldn’t believe Russell doubted even the contract. Frowning, Melody explained, “The contract is real. You can verify it if you don’t believe me.”

“Enough! I don’t want to hear any more of your nonsense. Get out of here now! The Fox family won’t tolerate a liar like you!” Russell shouted.

Mabel laughed coldly. “Dad, if she won’t leave, have someone throw her out.”

Russell nodded and commanded Roy, “Don’t just stand there. Throw her out immediately!”

Roy’s mouth twitched as he hesitated, knowing his fate all depended on Melody. ‘How would I dare to kick Melody out?’ Roy thought to himself.

Just as Roy was trying to figure out how to politely escort Melody out, the sound of sirens filled the air.

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The sudden sound of sirens drew everyone’s attention.

Russell merely raised his eyebrows and ignored the sirens, believing wholeheartedly that the sirens had nothing to do with him.

“Butler, did you hear what I said?” Russell frowned and urged.

“Yes…” The butler looked troubled. Just as he took a step towards Melody, he saw a police car parked at the entrance of their villa.

“Sir, this…”

The butler signaled with his eyes at the police car parked in front of their door.

Russell frowned. He watched as multiple policemen alighted from the police cars in succession. Their cold and solemn expressions made them feel fear.

Russell finally realized that something was wrong. He subconsciously looked at Melody and asked, “Did you call the police over again?”

Mabel’s face was filled with dissatisfaction. “My dear sister, how can you do this? You were the one who did something wrong. Why are you the one calling the police?”

Russell was even more furious, but seeing that the police were already at their door, he could only suppress his anger for the time being and force a smile to welcome them.

“Sir, why are you here again? It’s just some family matters. I don’t need your help…”

“Family matters?” The leading police officer asked coldly, “Do you think we’re here for your family matters? You must be mistaken.”

“There’s no mistake, there’s no mistake. It’s just two daughters arguing. Isn’t it a family matter?” Russell was confused. He did not understand why the other party’s attitude was so serious.

However, when he swept his gaze across the group of people before him, he did not find the two police officers who had just come.

Russell realized he might be wrong and quickly asked, “You’re not here because we called the police?”

The leading policeman frowned and said, “I don’t understand what you’re talking about. We’re here to arrest Yolanda!”

“What?”

Russell’s eyes suddenly widened.

Yolanda was in disbelief.

Arrest me? Why?”

The police officer referenced the personal information on his phone and walked to Yolanda’s side in a few steps. “You instigated Henry Davidson to jump ship from Icy Clear Cosmetics and got him to steal the formula for Icy Clear Cosmetics’ Golden Water. He has committed the crime of infringing on business secrets. We have witnesses and evidence. Please follow us immediately and cooperate with our police investigation!”

“He. Henry…

Henry had betrayed her!

Yolanda’s lips instantly lost all color. Even the thick foundation could not hide the paleness of her face.

How could Henry betray her?

Didn’t Silk Beauty Cosmetics win the bet?

There was no reason for Henry to do that…

Melody must be behind this!

When Melody heard the police officer’s words, she looked up.

Didn’t Ken say that he wouldn’t help her deal with Yolanda if Melody didn’t say something nice?

Then why did the police still come looking for Yolanda?

Was it a coincidence, or did Ken secretly help her?

She looked up at Yolanda. Yolanda gritted her teeth and braced herself to deny it. “You’re talking nonsense. I don’t even know Henry.”

“If you have anything to say, you can leave it for the police station!” The leading police officer said and waved them off in dismissal.

The police officer behind him immediately put on a “silver bracelet” for Yolanda and escorted her out.

“Let me go!” Yolanda struggled with all her might. “You have no right to take me away! Let me go now!”

Russell quickly went forward and said, “Sir, did you guys make a mistake? We don’t know Henry at all.”

The police officer said patiently, “You might not know him, but it’s impossible for Ms. Yolanda not to know him. Otherwise, the higher-ups wouldn’t have issued an arrest warrant for us directly.”

“But, but my wife has no motive at all. She has no contact with anyone from both Icy Clear Cosmetics and Silk Beauty Cosmetics.”

The police officer said calmly, “I’m sorry, we’re only in charge of carrying out the arrest. If you’re dissatisfied with the results, you can hire a lawyer. We’re merely following orders.”

As the police officer spoke, he turned to leave.

However, when he passed by Melody, he suddenly stopped and asked in surprise, “Miss Fox, why are you here?”

Melody pointed at herself in confusion and asked, “Do you know me?”

“Yes!” The police officer nodded repeatedly. “I’m in charge of maintaining order at the gambling scene.”

Melody instantly understood.

“I see…”

The police officer said in joy and admiration, “I didn’t expect to see you here. You were awesome at the gambling scene! You were able to develop a product as powerful as the Water of Time in such a short time at such a young age. Furthermore, not only did you win the bet, but you also exposed the evil deeds of Jessica Summers, Leo Sherman, and others. We all admire you.

Melody smiled faintly. “Thank you. I just did what I should have done.”

However, Russell revealed an expression of disbelief. He took a few steps forward and asked, “Sir, you said Melody won the bet? Are you serious? Didn’t Icy Clear Cosmetics lose the bet?”

The police officer looked at Russell strangely and asked, “You didn’t watch the live broadcast, did you? In the middle, because Jessica bribed the experts, everyone thought Silk Beauty Cosmetics won. But later, Zoe, the expert pointed out that something was wrong and even exposed Jessica’s bribery in public. When they compared the data collected and Zoe’s data, it was clear Icy Clear Cosmetics won the bet.”

The more the policeman spoke, the more passionate he got.

Those who were not present could not feel such a satisfying feeling.

After listening to the police, Russell’s expression

changed again and again. He kept muttering, “How is this possible…

How could Melody have the ability to develop any useful skincare products?

She was just a useless girl that he had raised in the countryside…

Mabel was in even more disbelief.

This news shocked her even more than Yolanda’s arrest.

“Impossible! This is impossible! They must have made a mistake!”

Mabel was unwilling to believe the truth. She

questioned the police crazily, “You’re an actor hired by Melody, right? You were cooperating with her just now, right?”

The police officer warned her with a cold expression, “Young lady, please watch your attitude.”

“Stop pretending! You’re a fake, right? You’re not a real police officer at all!”

The police officer took out his police badge and warned coldly, “If you continue to spout nonsense, we can arrest you for slandering a public official.”

Mabel looked at the bright police badge and her pupils quickly shrank in fear.

In Halcyon, no one dared to create a fake police badge.

Moreover, the steel seal on it was obviously real.

That means that what the police said was true!

Melody had won the bet!

In an instant, Mabel felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her knees went weak and she fell to the ground.

Just a few minutes ago, she was still smugly helping Russell to chase Melody out. However, in the blink of an eye, reality told her that Melody had won the bet.

In that case, her father would definitely not chase Melody out.

Mabel suddenly remembered Yolanda.

She was about to chase after Yolanda to tell her the news so that Yolanda could think about what to do next.

However, Yolanda had already been brought to the police car. She could not get close at all.

“Then we’ll take her away first.” The police officer nodded slightly at Russell and Melody before bowing and getting into the police car.

As soon as the police car left, Russell tightened his grip on the transfer contract in his hand and was still in a daze.

If this was true…

Then wouldn’t he have a company listed under his name for free?

The surprise came so suddenly that Russell forgot that Yolanda had been taken away by the police.

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When Mabel returned to the door alone, she saw Russell’s surprised expression.

Her heart ached. Jealousy and hatred surged in her heart. She turned around and glared at Melody.

If looks could kill, Melody would probably be covered in wounds by now.

Unfortunately, that was not the case.

Mabel unwillingly walked up to Russell.

“Dad, Mom has been taken away. Hurry up and think of a way to fix this now!”

Russell finally came back to his senses when he heard Mabel’s voice.

He pinched his thigh hard. After feeling the pain, and confirming that he was not dreaming, he bypassed Mabel and stopped in front of Melody.

He placed a hand on Melody’s shoulder and looked at her as if he had found treasure. “Melody, my good daughter, you’re my lucky star! Why didn’t you explain yourself earlier? You almost caused me to chase you out because of a misunderstanding.”

Russell was able to clear himself of all responsibility with just a few sentences. He turned around and

instructed the butler, “Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and put Melody’s luggage back in its original place.”

The butler quickly replied in affirmation as he pushed the luggage out together with the servants, he was glad that he had not had the time to chase Melody out.

He knew that Melody was not an ordinary person. How could she be chased out of the house just like that?

His life was saved!

On the other end, Russell asked hypocritically, “Melody, did Daddy scare you? Daddy is doing this for this family. I believe you understand Daddy.”

Melody only felt disgusted when she saw Russell like this.

She really wanted to leave at that moment. Out of sight, out of mind. However, when she thought about how her grandmother was still bedridden and had not fully recovered, she could only endure it and say, “I’m not frightened. I just hope that you can investigate properly in the future before coming to a conclusion.”

As she spoke, she took a step back and distanced herself from Russell.

Now that Russell’s hand was not holding anything, he looked a little awkward.

He touched his nose and said, “Melody, you’re still young. You’re not qualified to be the chairman of Silk Beauty Cosmetics. I’ll send a trusted aide to assist you. You just have to go to Silk Beauty Cosmetics for show. Dad’s people will help you deal with the other matters.”

Melody’s heart was filled with mockery.

The person who had wanted to send her to the police station a few minutes ago suddenly had his eyes set on Silk Beauty Cosmetics.

As expected of Russell!

How thick-skinned!

She endured her disgust and said, “The handover will take a few days. I’ll look for you when I take office.”

“Alright, alright, alright.” Russell agreed immediately. He felt that Melody was easy to manipulate. It was just a matter of time before he snatched Silk Beauty Cosmetics from her.

Moreover, what he was doing now could not be quantified as snatching at all. He was merely helping his daughter.

Russell felt good about himself and did not think that there was anything wrong with his actions.

He looked excited and thought that today was really a good day.

On the other hand, Mabel’s expression was extremely ugly.

She bit her lower lip hard and raised her voice again. “Dad! Mom has been arrested. We don’t know what will happen when she reaches the police station later. How can you still be in the mood to say this? Do you not care about Mom’s life just because Melody won?”

Mabel’s words made Russell embarrassed.

Russell was not shameless. On the contrary, he cared too much about how others viewed him.

However, because he lived to his values, he did not feel that he had done anything wrong. Now that Mabel’s words were said so harshly, that sense of shame immediately rose in his heart.

He glared at Mabel and said, “Did I say that I don’t care about what happened to your mother? The fact now is that the matter hasn’t been clarified yet. How was I supposed to help her?”

Mabel was anxious and afraid. Without Yolanda, she would be losing her backbone. She seemed to be in a panic.

Russell took a deep breath. After the extreme joy slowly faded, he finally began to worry about Yolanda.

He thought about it for a while. After two seconds of silence, he looked at Mabel and asked, “The police said that she committed the crime of infringing on business secrets…they said she instigated Henry to steal Icy Clear Cosmetics formula. Did you know about this? Did she do that?”

Of course, Mabel knew about Henry.

The reason why Yolanda did this was to remove Melody’s supporter, Wilmot.

Who would have thought it would turn out this way, where not only did Melody’s supporter not fall, but also that Yolanda would get herself into a lawsuit?

Mabel was not stupid. Naturally, she would not admit to this.

She said innocently. “Don’t you know what kind of person Mom is? She has no grudge against Icy Clear Cosmetics. Why would she send someone to steal their formula?”

As Mabel spoke, she looked at Melody suggestively and said, “It must be someone who disliked Mom and deliberately used Icy Clear Cosmetics, who was in the limelight after winning the bet, to frame her!”

Russell noticed Mabel’s gaze. He hesitated for a moment before walking up to Melody and asking “Melody, you have a good relationship with the chairman of Icy Clear Cosmetics. Did you know about this?”

Melody could not bother with speaking nonsense. She opened the live replay of the bet and dragged the progress bar according to what she remembered from her memory. Then, she handed the phone to Russell!

In the playback, Henry explained how he had used the formula and approached Jessica. Together with her, he copied the Icy Clear Cosmetics formula for Golden Water to develop the All-Purpose Water.

After playing this part, Melody took back her phone and said half-truthfully, “Yes, I was at the scene. But I can only know what was shared there. However, I do know something else. I know that Yolanda did something wrong and offended Wilmot. By this logic, it’s not impossible for Yolanda to deliberately take revenge on Wilmot behind your back…”

“You’re talking nonsense!”

Mabel wanted to strangle Melody. Her eyes were red as she shouted, “Mom is not that kind of person! Don’t slander her!”

Melody shrugged. “I’m just hypothesizing. Aren’t you overreacting?”

“You!” Mabel choked. For a moment, she could not refute. She could only repeat, “You’re talking nonsense!”

“That’s enough!” Russell massaged his temples as he felt an oncoming headache. He asked Melody, “Melody, you’re now Wilmot’s benefactor. Can you tell Wilmot to release your mother no matter what?”

Melody revealed a helpless expression and said, “I’m afraid not.”

“Dad, look at her! She can’t wait for Mom to go to jail!” Mabel stomped her feet and complained.

Russell’s eyes revealed a hint of displeasure.

“Melody, even if Yolanda is not your biological mother, she is still your mother. You can’t leave her in the lurch like this.”

“Dad, it’s not that I don’t want to help,” Melody explained calmly. “You saw it just now. Henry announced what he had done to the public. This matter will definitely be taken seriously by the higher-ups. It’s beyond just Wilmot suing Yolanda.”

After saying that, Melody paused for a moment and added, “And if I ask Wilmot for help at this juncture, what if he suspects that I’m in cahoots with Yolanda and thinks that I manipulated things in the bet?”

“Then the contract in my hand might not necessarily belong to me anymore, Melody continued.

“After all, Wilmot’s name is written on the betting

contract. According to the law, Silk Beauty Cosmetics should belong to Wilmot.”

When Russell heard that the betting contract in Melody’s hands might be invalidated, he immediately dismissed the idea of asking Melody to beg Wilmot

He focused his attention and looked at Mabel. “Mabel, it’s indeed not good for your sister to participate in this issue now. You will have to be the one in charge of this. Go and ask Ulric for help. You keep saying that Ulric has feelings for you. He will definitely agree to help if you’re the one begging him. With his help, your mother will be released immediately.”

The expression on Mabel’s face was ice-cold. Guilt flashed in her eyes.

Unlike what she had told her father, Ulric did not feel that way about her at all.

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