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When the doctor said this, Janet’s eyes lit up. ‘I knew it! Ken is allergic. How could allergies be cured by eating pasta?”
Janet quickly asked, “Doctor, what’s wrong with him?”
“His gastrointestinal tract is inflamed.” The doctor pointed to a report. “This is the one. You can see the shadow in this one.”
“Is there inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract?” Janet was stunned. She felt that this sentence sounded familiar.
The doctor continued, “Yes, there’s inflammation in the digestive tract, and this inflammation is the reason why you’re allergic to seafood. Mr. Swanson, as long as you treat this inflammation, you won’t be allergic to seafood in the future.”
Janet suddenly clenched her fists.
These words were almost exactly the same as what Melody had said!
“However…” The doctor took out another report and said, “I’ve brought up your previous medical report. After comparing the two, I found that your inflammation is slightly better than before, but it’s not very obvious. Are you treating the inflammation?”
Ken instantly remembered Melody’s words and an unknown light flashed past his eyes.
He inclined his head slightly. “I suppose so.”
The doctor asked, “When did the treatment start?”
Ken replied, “Today.”
The doctor asked again, “What medicine?”
“Pasta,” said Ken.
“Huh?” The doctor looked startled.
Ken added, “Nutritional replenishment through food.”
The doctor nodded. “I understand. Since it’s so effective, I won’t prescribe you any medicine for now. Continue to take food supplements first and come back for a follow-up in a week. If the improvement isn’t obvious, I’ll prescribe you some medicine. Pills have great side effects. If you can take food supplements, take them first.”
Ken replied, “Understood. Thank you.”
“This is what I should do,” the doctor hurriedly said in fear.
Ken nodded slightly and stood up to look at Sid and Janet. “Did you hear what the doctor said?”
Janet said, “Yeah…”
“I heard it.” Sid was not stingy with his praise at all. “I didn’t expect Melody to actually have some skills! No wonder she could cure Margaret. At first, Janet and I thought that she was lucky and happened to use the right medicine. Now, it seems that she really has some skills.”
Janet forced a smile and agreed.
But the hands in her sleeves were clenched into fists, her nails digging into her palms, but she felt no pain. She felt her cheeks burning as if she’d been slapped.
How could she have thought that not only was Ken not allergic to the pasta made by Melody, but the inflammation in his intestines had also improved after eating them?
Janet regretted it. ‘If I had known earlier, I would not have mentioned Ken’s allergy.
She timidly raised her head and glanced at Ken. As expected, she saw the obvious displeasure in his eyes.
Her back stiffened. She felt even more regretful and hated Melody more.
It seemed that she had to think of a more effective way.
As for where to start… Janet shifted her eyes and looked at Sid.
The corners of her lips curled up imperceptibly as an idea gradually became clear in her mind.
The three of them said goodbye to the doctor and walked out.
After Sid found out that Melody’s pasta was fine, he wanted to go back and eat it.
“Let’s go. Since you’re fine, let’s hurry back and eat the pasta! Fortunately, the weather is hot, and the pasta won’t cool easily. However, if we’re any slower, the pasta might turn cold later!” As Sid said this, he was about to get into the car.
However, just as his head entered the car, he was mercilessly pulled out by Ken.
“Hey, Ken, what are you doing?” Sid asked in confusion, a hint of complaint in his tone.
Ken glanced at Sid coldly and said, “Find a place to eat.”
“Why?” Sid asked indignantly.
Ken gave him a cold look. “What do you think?”
Sid knew that he was in the wrong and coughed awkwardly.
Indeed, if he and Janet had not insisted on bringing Ken to the hospital, everyone would have had their fill by now.
Ken ignored Sid, got into the car, and drove away.
Seeing that he couldn’t have the pasta anymore, Sid could not help but complain to Janet.
He had always been a straightforward person. Whatever he was thinking, he would say it out loud. “Jane, why do I feel that you’ve become even rasher than me after coming back to the country? Melody already said that the pasta wouldn’t be allergic, and Ken indeed didn’t have any allergic symptoms. Why did you have to come to the hospital?”
Sid paused for a moment and asked directly, “Do you treat Melody as your love rival?”
Janet was most unable to deal with people like Sid who were extremely frank.
Being exposed, she felt rather uncomfortable.
Sid continued, “That’s not right. Everyone knows that you like Ken, but you can’t treat all the females around Ken as love rivals.”
Janet frowned unhappily. “When did I treat all the women around Ken as love rivals?”
Sid blurted out, “Back then, Melody almost got together with Ken. Wasn’t it because of you…
Sid stopped mid-sentence. “Forget it. Forget I said anything.”
“Wait!” Janet asked innocently, “You think I was the one who tampered with Melody’s accident? Sid, is that what you think of me?”
“I… Sid clenched his fists and said. “Then why did Melody transfer schools not long after you transferred to our major and we hadn’t heard from her since?”
“How would I know?” Janet raised her voice. Her eyes were red.
However, what Sid didn’t notice was that she clenched her fists guiltily.
Sid could not help but wonder if he had misunderstood Janet.
He was silent for two seconds before saying apologetically, “I’m sorry. I was preconceived and misunderstood you.”
Janet took a deep breath and said, “It’s true that I like Ken, but compared to getting him, I want him to be happy. Didn’t you feel that I don’t like Melody? Alright, I’ll tell you directly that I do hate her. But I hate her not because I treat her as a love rival, but because she played tricks and forced Ken to marry her!”
“W-What?” Sid’s eyes widened. “Did you say they are married?”
“That’s right!” Janet gritted her teeth and said righteously, “Why do you think she wanted to treat Margaret? She told Margaret that after Margaret was cured, Ken must marry her. Now they have registered their marriage. They just haven’t announced it to the public.”
“How, how is this possible?” Sid couldn’t believe his ears.
Janet directly said, “If you don’t believe me, find your own connections to investigate their marriage status!”
Sid looked at Janet’s eyes and saw that she was serious and did not seem to have any clues. He finally digested this news.
At the same time, his affection for Melody plummeted to nothing.
After a while, Sid asked, “Then why didn’t Ken refuse? He has the ability and confidence to refuse.”
Janet rolled her eyes and said, “Because just like you, Ken was also bewitched by Melody. He didn’t listen to what was said at all. Didn’t you see how protective and trusting he was today?”
Upon hearing this, Sid was silent for a long time before he said again, “Don’t worry. If she’s really the kind of person you’re talking about, I’ll think of a way. Isn’t it just because Ken is handsome and rich? I’m handsome and rich too.”
“What do you mean by that?” asked Janet.
Sid raised an eyebrow. “I want to chase after her.”
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As soon as he said that, an imperceptible smugness flashed across Janet’s eyes.
She had said so much just to get Sid to come up with this idea.
She had already thought of this plan when she was in the doctor’s office just now.
She thought, ‘Putting aside whether Sid can successfully charm that slut Melody, I only need to hint something before Ken after Sid takes action. Ken will definitely think that Melody is a promiscuous woman.
‘In this way, there will definitely be a rift between them.
‘Either way, it will be very disadvantageous to Melody.
‘However, I didn’t expect that after so many years, Sid still hasn’t improved at all. He has successfully fallen into my trap with just a few words.
Janet hid her true thoughts and pretended to be worried. “If Ken finds out about this, he won’t be angry with us, right?”
“No!” Sid said confidently. “Even if Ken really gets angry, I did it and it has nothing to do with you. Besides, as long as you don’t tell him, Ken will think I have no idea that Melody is already married to him. If I pursue her without knowing this, can Ken blame me? Am I less important than a woman?”
Janet just wanted Sid to say these words.
She nodded and asked, “What if you win her over? What do you plan to do?”
“Of course, I want her to divorce Ken. Then, I’ll dump her in a few days and let her get nothing!”
Janet pretended to be conflicted. After a while, she said, “Alright, for Ken and the future of the company, let’s do as you say though it’s a little cruel to Melody.”
The two of them hit it off immediately, and Sid left the hospital happily.
Janet looked at Sid’s innocent back. She smirked and followed.
At the same time, Ken sped all the way back to Serenity Villa.
However, when he entered, he did not see Melody. The large plate of pasta on the table was also gone.
Ken’s eyes darkened slightly. He felt that something was wrong.
Coincidentally, Susan came out after comforting Hattie. Ken immediately asked, “Where’s Melody?”
Susan did not know how to answer. After a long time, she said, “Miss Fox has left.”
“Left?” Ken frowned. “When did this happen?”
Susan thought for a moment and replied, “About seven to eight minutes after you went to the hospital. Miss Fox left after eating the pasta.”
Ken’s expression became even more unpleasant, mixed with a hint of confusion.
Could it be that… Melody was angry?
However, when he said that he would be back from the hospital in half an hour, she did not have any reaction…
For a moment, Ken could not tell if Melody was angry.
Just as he was thinking about this, Susan finally could not help but say, “Mr. Swanson, since you’re back so quickly, you shouldn’t have any allergies. But in this way, your behavior today is really a little hurtful.”
Ken frowned and looked at Susan.
Susan noticed Ken’s expression and thought that her words had made Ken unhappy. She quickly apologized, “I’m sorry, Mr. Swanson. I shouldn’t have said that…”
“I’m fine.” Ken said seriously, “There’s no need to apologize. Continue. Why would my going to the hospital be hurtful?”
Susan hesitated for a moment. When she saw that Ken was not angry, she mustered her courage and said, “You might not know it because you were in the living room, but Miss Fox specially put a lot of herbs in to prevent you from having an allergic reaction to prawn. Just pounding the herbs until they were juicy made her sweat profusely, not to mention that she tried her best to cover the taste of the herbs with the seasoning so that the pasta would still be delicious.”
Ken could not help but clench his fists.
He knew that Melody had put medicinal herbs in the pasta, but he really did not know her hard work behind it.
Susan paused for a moment and continued, “She put in a lot of effort, and from what Hattie said, she also explained. But you didn’t believe her and went to the hospital. How could this not make her sad?”
Ken pursed his lips. He had an answer to his question just now.
Melody had indeed left because she was angry.
He was silent for two seconds. He could not help but ask Susan for help. “Then what should I do now? Find her and apologize to her?”
Susan said, “If you don’t want Miss Fox to be sad, of course, you have to apologize, but compared to apologizing to Miss Fox… you’d better explain it to Hattie first.”
“Hattie?” He looked confused.
Why was Hattie involved?
Susan said patiently, “Hattie seems to have a deep misunderstanding of you. She has always felt that you often bully Miss Fox. After the pasta incident, she feels that you treat Miss Fox even worse.”
“Do I always bully Miss Fox?” Ken could not help but laugh.
Who was bullying who?
Other than in front of Melody, he had never spoken so humbly to anyone in his life.
Susan hesitated for a moment before speaking, “Speaking off-topic, if you really want to end up with Miss Fox, you must explain it clearly to Hattie. Although she is just a maid like me, she is Mrs. Swanson’s most intimate servant. Sometimes, what we servants say can easily influence the thoughts of the employers.”
Ken subconsciously said, “Susan, you’ve misunderstood. I’m not in a relationship with Melody. We’re just friends.”
“Is that so?” Susan stared at him.
For some reason, Ken could not answer Susan.
The next second, Susan smiled. “Mr. Swanson, I followed you here from overseas and took care of you for six to seven years. Sometimes, I know better than you what you’re thinking. I think before you decide whether you want to explain to Hattie or apologize to Miss Fox, you’d better figure out what you’re thinking.”
Ken lowered his eyes. ‘Should I figure out what I’m thinking?
‘I’m indeed… not sure how I feel about Melody.
‘Is it empathy, heartache, pure admiration, friendship, or… love?’
Ken felt that his mind was in a mess.
Maybe he really needed to figure out how he felt about Melody.
A moment later, his gaze fell on the dining table.
Instead of continuing the conversation, he asked, “Did she finish a large plate of pasta alone?”
“No,” replied Susan.
Ken asked further, “What about the rest of the pasta?”
Susan’s expression froze. She coughed and said, “Hattie threw all the pasta into the trash can.”
Ken looked up and saw pasta in the trash can.
Ken retracted his gaze and said, “Check Hattie for me first. I’m not familiar with her. Your explanation might be more effective than mine.”
“Oh, alright!” Susan nodded repeatedly and walked toward the servants’ room at the back of the villa.
Ken watched Susan leave. After standing in a daze for a while, he took a large plate and squatted beside the trash can.
Due to his mysophobia, Susan would keep the trash cans lean. If there was any trash, it would be cleaned up and a new plastic bag would be put on.
It was the same this time.
Other than pasta, there was no other trash in the trash can.
But even so, this trash can was filled with bacteria and filth to him.
But…
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Without any hesitation, he squatted down and reached out his hand.
He picked up the pasta and carried it to the kitchen expressionlessly.
After heating the pasta, he ate it in the kitchen.
On the other side, Susan persuaded Hattie. When she saw that Hattie was slightly appeased, she heaved a sigh of relief.
She patted Hattie’s shoulder and said, “I won’t say anything else. I’ll just say one last sentence. Time reveals a person’s heart. I think you won’t need me to say anything else in the future. You’ll see what kind of person Mr. Swanson is.
With that, she stood up and returned to the villa.
Ken didn’t like too much trash in the trash can. Just as she was about to dump the pasta in the trash can, she saw that all the pasta had disappeared. She thought, ‘What happened?’
Coincidentally, Ken walked out of the kitchen. Susan quickly asked about this.
Ken’s expression did not change. He said calmly, “I’ve dealt with it.”
“Oh…” Perhaps Ken’s expression was too normal. Susan thought that Ken could not stand the sight of something in the trash can, so he personally poured it out.
After responding, she quickly apologized, saying she had failed in her duty. She did not dare to delay any longer and began to clean up the other places.
At this moment, Ken’s phone rang.
It was a spy planted in the Swanson villa. “Mr. Swanson, come back quickly. Wendell brought Cadence here. I think Cadence is completely sober.”
He injected Cadence with the drug when Cadence was still sober.
It was obvious that Cadence was here to denounce him.
“Mm,” Ken replied, picked up the car keys at the entrance, and walked out.
Susan thought that Ken had gone to apologize to Melody and smiled with relief.
She muttered to herself, “That’s right. There can’t be overnight misunderstandings between couples.”
On the other side, after Melody left Serenity Villa, she did not immediately return to the Fox family. Instead, she found the previous sales manager Errol, and asked him to contact an agent for her.
With Errol’s introduction, the agent was extremely enthusiastic despite her modest appearance and
immediately wanted to show her the house. “May I ask what styles and types of houses you prefer? Suites? Villas? Or… manors?”
Melody thought for a moment and said, “I’m looking for a house for an elderly person, preferably something simple and quiet, with a small yard for planting flowers.”
The agent flipped through the documents and found a house not long after. “What do you think of this set? It used to be an old man’s place, but later on, he went to a suite with his son.”
Melody took the document and took a look. There was a hint of surprise in her eyes. ‘Isn’t this the house that Zack’s Grandpa used to live in?
“Zack actually put it up for sale here.
‘It seems that he really doesn’t like people disturbing Ford because of work.”
The courtyard where Ford lived was located at the intersection of urban and rural areas. Most of the people living nearby were old people. The environment was quiet and it was a very suitable place for Quentin to live.
The agent saw that she was looking at it seriously and knew that she was interested in the house. He quickly added, “Nowadays, it’s mostly young people buying houses, and they don’t like this style. Since it was put on the market, no one has shown any interest until today. If you want it, I’ll only charge a small commission and transportation fee. For 300 thousand dollars, it’s yours!”
Errol, who was accompanying him, reminded him
unhappily, “Luke, you’re being a bit greedy. This property is old, the location isn’t great, and it’s over an hour’s drive from the city center. It hardly has any advantages. Isn’t your price of 300 thousand dollars a bit high?”
The agent retorted unhappily, “It’s true that the house is old, but this place is very likely to be demolished in the future! This house’s value will definitely increase in the future.”
Errol said, “But…”
“Mr. Glover.” Melody used her eyes to stop Errol from continuing. Without any hesitation, she said to the agent, “I want this house. Can I sign the contract today?”
The agent replied, “Sure, sure! Miss Fox, you’re indeed generous! The original owner of the house entrusted us with the full authority to sell it. You can pay now. I’ll go get the key for you.”
Melody thought that she would be able to see Zack. When she heard this, disappointment flashed across her eyes.
However, she quickly regained her spirits and paid to sign the contract. She received the key and the contract.
On it was Zack’s signed name.
She thumbed over the signature, thinking that tomorrow was the day she had agreed to meet Zack.
After solving the gambling problem, she could devote herself to poaching Zack.
After leaving the agent’s office, Errol asked with a puzzled expression, “Miss Fox, this house is clearly old and worn-out, and it’s just at the urban-rural junction. Even if this is in Silverlake, 200 thousand dollars would be enough to buy it. Why didn’t we negotiate the price together?”
“Because… this is for someone very important. I don’t want to haggle.” As Melody spoke, she could not help but look into the distance. That was the direction where Quentin was.
Wherever Quentin was, there was light.
If it wasn’t for Quentin, she might have been tortured to death by that foster family when she was very young. Even if she didn’t die, she would most likely become a loser.
She had wanted to repay Quentin since a long time ago. This house could be considered her first gift to Quentin. Since it was a gift, she was not interested in bargaining.
The idea might be childish, and no one else would understand it at all, but she would not regret it.
Errol still could not understand, but since it was Melody’s decision, he did not say anything else. He bade farewell and said, “Since you’ve already bought the house, I’ll go back to work first.”
Melody thanked him. “Thank you for your trouble today.”
“You’re welcome. Miss Fox, you’re my lucky star. I’m honored to help you.” Errol bowed sincerely and left.
Melody looked at the time. It was already past two in the afternoon.
It had been almost two hours since Ken went to the hospital. She had left without saying goodbye, but he hadn’t contacted her. ‘Could it be that he really has an allergic reaction?
“This shouldn’t be the case. The amount of herbs I used was very strict. Normally speaking, nothing should happen to Ken.’
Just as she was hesitating whether to call Ken, Susan called.
She immediately picked up the call and asked, “Is Ken back from the hospital?”
Susan was silent for two seconds. She said in a puzzled tone, “He came back long ago. Didn’t Mr. Swanson go out to look for you?”
“He didn’t look for me…” Melody felt a lump in her throat.
She rubbed her eyes, feeling confused and flustered. ‘What’s wrong with me?
‘Why do I suddenly feel like crying?”
She took a deep breath and forced herself to suppress her emotions. She cleared her throat and asked, “Susan, why did you call me?”
“Oh… I almost forgot about the important matter.” On the other end of the phone, Susan patted her head and said, “I wanted to ask you if you want to come back to cook dinner tonight. If you do, I’ll take out the vegetables you bought at noon in advance to thaw naturally.”
Melody’s eyes darkened and she said with a complicated expression, “I have something on tonight, so I won’t be coming.”
“Well, I won’t take it out to thaw. But, didn’t Mr. Swanson come to you?” Susan asked.
Melody did not want to talk about Ken anymore. She said calmly, “No. If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up first.”
“Alright, go ahead.” Susan quickly hung up.
Melody let out a heavy sigh. She did not know how to describe her current mood.
At this moment, a commotion suddenly sounded from the other side of the road.
Melody subconsciously looked over…
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Across the road was a newly built high school that had yet to be put into use. Due to the good environment, many production teams who were filming school dramas would come here to film.
Today was no exception. A group of crew members was walking out. One of the girls stood out in the crowd because of her good looks.
The commotion just now was caused by the female artist’s fans.
The fans waited at the door for a long time. When they finally saw their goddess, they shouted at the top of their lungs.
Melody recognized the female artist at a glance.
It was Yana.
The reason why she had an impression of Yana was because Yana was the only woman who had a scandal with Ken in her previous life.
It was not difficult to see that Yana was already very popular.
But this had nothing to do with Melody.
Melody retracted her gaze expressionlessly and walked to the side of the road to hail a taxi.
But at this moment, she suddenly saw a familiar figure appear in the fan group from the corner of her eye.
Wasn’t that the Virgin Mary, oh no, Jonathan, who had followed them to the market and was discovered?
The next second, her phone rang.
It was an unknown number.
She pressed the answer button and heard the other party introduce himself. “Miss Fox, I’m one of Mr. Swanson’s subordinates. The person you asked us to follow is now at the entrance of Paven Senior High School…”
Before Melody could speak, the other party asked in surprise, “Why are you opposite Paven Senior High School?”
Melody looked in a direction based on her intuition and happened to meet the subordinate’s gaze.
She turned to look at Jonathan in the crowd. In order to avoid being discovered, she found a street lamp to block herself. Then, she held her phone tightly and said, “I happen to be dealing with something nearby. Continue to keep an eye on him. Remember not to be discovered by him.”
“Yes,” said the subordinate.
Melody hung up and looked up at the entrance of Paven Senior High School again.
Yana smiled and waved to her fans before bowing and getting into the van.
At the same time, Jonathan also got into the van under the cover of his assistants.
Melody thought, ‘Could it be that Yana asked Jonathan to keep an eye on me?
“That shouldn’t be the case…
‘I don’t know Yana at all. Why did she send a detective to follow me?’
As she was thinking, Melody saw another familiar figure.
It was Zara.
Compared to Yana, the number of Zara’s fans who came to visit was much fewer. However, it could be seen that the relationship between the artists and their fans was very good.
Zara chatted with her fans under the bright sun for a long time before waving goodbye and getting ready to get into the car.
Melody hesitated for a moment before calling Zara.
Zara picked up almost instantly. “Melody?”
“It’s me.” Melody looked across the road at Zara and said, “I’m across from you.”
The next second, Zara looked at Melody and waved at her in surprise.
Melody nodded slightly. She held her phone and asked, “Are you off work? Do you have time to have a cup of coffee with me?”
“Yes, yes, of course! I just finished work. There are too many people here. Can you wait for me at the intersection ahead?” Zara asked.
Melody answered, “Okay.”
As Melody spoke, her gaze was constantly scrutinizing the expression on Zara’s face.
However, Zara’s expression was natural and she did not show any signs of nervousness or panic. Melody confirmed her guess. ‘Jonathan is definitely not sent by Zara’
She slowly walked to the intersection and saw Zara’s van indeed.
As soon as Melody walked over, Zara jumped out of the car and said happily, “Melody! Why are you here?”
Melody saw that there was a cafe nearby. Due to Zara’s status as an artist, she said, “Let’s talk inside.”
Zara cheered, “Good!”
Ten minutes later, the two of them each held a cup of coffee and sat opposite each other.
Melody was the first to speak, “Long time no see. How have you been?”
“Thanks to you.” Zara said sincerely, “After that incident, I attracted a large number of fans who sympathized with me. Now my film remuneration has tripled at least, and I’ve received many invitations. I’ve gotten quite a few endorsements.
“It’s all thanks to you. I was thinking of meeting you after I finished my work, but I didn’t have the time. Fortunately, I ended work early today because of Yana.”
Melody’s eyes darkened as she asked, “Are you on the same crew as Yana now?”
Zara sighed and said with a complicated expression, “Yes, this drama is a big-budget movie. It’s about zombies and campus. It’s a script with two female leads. If it weren’t for what happened a while ago, I wouldn’t have gotten such good resources.”
Melody nodded and asked, “Then why are you sighing?”
Zara sighed again and said without hiding anything, “She and I are both from Swanson Universal Entertainment, but she’s the main promoter of the company. This movie was bought at a high price for her. But she’s not easy to get along with…
“We ended work early today because she felt that the weather was too hot and didn’t want to film anymore, so she left directly. Today’s scenes are all group scenes. If she wasn’t around, we wouldn’t be able to film at all.”
Melody understood. No wonder the production team had ended work at this time.
“Have you had any conflicts with Yana?” Melody asked.
Zara hesitated for a moment and said, “You hit the nail on the head, I’ve been thinking about this issue recently. I didn’t offend her in any way, but since joining the crew, she’s been targeting me every now and then. Even today, she insulted me before we wrapped up, but to ensure a smooth shoot, I didn’t say anything and let her be. I didn’t expect that we still couldn’t finish shooting today’s scenes in the end.”
Melody raised her eyebrows and asked, “Is she related to Ken?”
Zara thought for a moment and said, “I don’t think so. The company promotes her because her family is well-off, and her father is the owner of a listed company. However,
there’s one thing… Like me, she also thinks Mr. Swanson is very handsome.”
At this point, Zara’s cheeks turned slightly red, revealing the shyness of a young girl.
However, she then lowered her head in inferiority and said, “But after what happened last time, I’ve seen it clearly. A person like Mr. Swanson is not someone a person like me can dream of.”
Melody could not help but encourage her. “What do you mean by people like you? You’re very good. Don’t always deny yourself.”
“Thank you, Melody…” Zara’s eyes were slightly red as if she was touched by Melody.
Melody said, “Alright, let’s not talk about those unhappy things. If I’m free tomorrow, I’ll come to the set to accompany you.”
“Really?” Zara’s eyes instantly lit up as she said happily, “I’m really happy if you can come!”
Melody smiled and confirmed the time with Zara.
The two of them chatted about the gossip in the industry until Zara’s agent urged her to return to the company for a script meeting. Only then did their meeting end.
“Melody, see you tomorrow!” Zara waved her hand. There was no scheming in her eyes.
Melody also waved at Zara. She only retracted her gaze when she saw Zara’s car disappear into the traffic.
At the same time, the smile on her face faded.
After this afternoon’s long conversation, she clearly realized that Zara was really a girl without any schemes.
Why would such a girl send a private detective to follow her?
The problem was still with Yana.
Melody hailed a cab and started searching for Yana’s information.
From her profile, Yana’s life had been very smooth. She had been raised in a privileged environment since childhood, and it didn’t take much effort for her to become popular in
the entertainment industry. It was all thanks to her father’s heavy investment.
After all, in terms of looks, Yana was far inferior to Zara. However, her resources were countless times better than Zara’s.
However, Zara was wrong about one thing.
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Yana’s father wasn’t the CEO of some listed company. He was merely an executive at a branch of one.
Moreover, that branch was managed by Mason.
Speaking of which, Mason had been taking the medicine Melody prescribed for him for a week now. His condition should have improved somewhat. Melody needed to
schedule a follow-up appointment with Mason soon when she is free.
As Melody was thinking about it, the taxi came to a stop, and the driver turned to remind her, “Miss, we’re here.”
“Thanks,” Melody said, paying the fare and getting out of the car. She took a deep breath before heading to the entrance of the Fox villa, bracing herself for yet another confrontation.
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In no time, Melody found herself at the gate of the Fox villa.
She looked up to see seven or eight large and small suitcases piled up by the entrance. Mabel was busy inspecting them.
Mabel and the butler, Roy, hadn’t noticed Melody standing a short distance away at the gate.
After Mabel took a look at the contents of the suitcases, greed flashed in Mabel’s eyes.
“This one, this one, and those over there. Take them all back,” Mabel said.
“The suitcases are filled with the expensive gifts Ken and Ulric gave to Melody. Now, they are all mine,’ Mabel thought to herself.
Roy hesitated, a troubled look on his face. “Miss Mabel, these suitcases belong to Miss Melody. Mr. Fox asked us to bring them out so she could take them away. Moving them back might not be appropriate.”
It was not that Roy wanted to speak up for Melody, but he was poisoned by Melody and didn’t dare to defend her.
Mabel frowned, shooting Roy a cold glare. “Don’t use Dad to pressure me! Dad did say to pack up Melody’s things and throw her out. But these gifts were given to Melody when she was still in the Fox family. Now that Melody’s been kicked out, she has no right to take anything with her.”
Roy was torn, but reluctantly suggested, “Maybe we should wait for Miss Melody to come back before making a decision.”
“What do you mean by that?” Mabel asked suspiciously, scrutinizing Roy. “You’re not bought off by Melody like the way she bribed Hattie, are you? Remember Hattie’s fate? If you don’t want to end up like her, you’d better move these things to my room now!”
Roy was scared and was about to comply when he heard a cold voice. “Hattie’s fate? Mabel, what’s that supposed to mean?”
Mabel subconsciously looked up in the direction of the voice.
When she saw Melody approaching, a cold sweat broke out on Mabel’s forehead.
‘Damn it! When did this ugly bitch get here?’ Mabel thought.
Mabel quickly averted her gaze, stammering. “You misheard. I didn’t mention Hattic…”
“Really?” Melody eyed Mabel from head to toe.
Mabel swallowed hard, guilt gnawing at her.
If Melody found out about Hattie, things would get messy.
Gritting her teeth, Mabel suddenly remembered the main issue at hand and smirked coldly. “Oh, by the way, did you know? Because you lost the bet-on agreement, Dad’s furious. Your things have been packed and are here. From today on, you’re no longer part of the Fox family. Get lost!”
After saying that, Mabel waited for Melody to panic, but instead, Melody remained calm, even smiling.
Irritated, Mabel snapped and asked, “How can you still smile?”
“Why shouldn’t I smile? Dad just misunderstood. Once we clear it up, he’ll let me back,” Melody said.
“He misunderstood?” Mabel sneered. “There’s no misunderstanding here. You willingly participated in the bet-on agreement, and now that you have lost, you’re still claiming it was a misunderstanding? Melody, you’d better leave now before you get another beating.”
While speaking, Mabel commanded Roy to take the suitcases she had pointed out inside.
Melody, expressionless, sat on one of the suitcases and said, “These are my things. You have no right to take them.”
“Your things?” Mabel laughed. “You’re no longer part of the Fox family. How can these still be yours? From now on, they’re mine. Now get up!”
With that, Mabel reached out to pull Melody off the suitcase.
But when Mabel touched Melody, Melody swiftly pinned Mabel down on the suitcase with a deft move.
Mabel screamed in pain, shouting, “Ouch! Let go of me, you bitch! Do you have a death wish?”
Mabel struggled, but she was no match for Melody’s strength. All Mabel could do was glare at Melody with eyes full of venom, looking like she wanted to tear Melody apart.
Melody wasn’t angry at all. She enjoyed seeing Mabel frustrated yet powerless.
Smirking, Melody said, “I’ll let you go, but remember that no one can touch my stuff without my permission.”
With that, Melody released her grip, causing Mabel to fall to the ground.
“Ouch!” Mabel winced in pain, taking a sharp breath.
As the pain subsided a bit, Mabel started yelling, “Dad! Mom! Help! Melody’s attacking me!”
Hearing Mabel’s cries for help, Roy felt things were getting worse. He gave Melody a look, urging Melody to leave while she still could.
Melody caught his glance. But instead of leaving, Melody said, “Roy, please call Dad. I want to get to the bottom of this.”
“Quick! Go get Dad!” Mabel remained on the ground, urging Roy to call for help.
Roy was puzzled by Melody’s decision to stay but, knowing Melody to be clever from previous encounters, trusted she had a plan. Roy hurried into the villa.
Seeing Roy rush to get help, Mabel smirked triumphantly. “Melody, you’re done for! I gave you a chance to leave, and you didn’t take it. Don’t blame me now.”
“Don’t worry, I won’t,” Melody replied, her gaze calm and cold.
Melody was clear-headed, but this drama needed Russell, the main character, to be complete.
Mabel, unnerved by Melody’s composure, started to feel uneasy.
‘Why isn’t this bitch scared? Something’s off… Mabel thought.
Before Mabel could figure it out, Russell and Yolanda arrived at the scene.
Mabel immediately pinched her own thigh, the pain bringing tears to her eyes instantly.
Yolanda, seeing Mabel on the ground in tears, rushed over, her protective instincts kicking in. “Mabel!” Yolanda cried, running to Mabel’s side. “Mabel, are you okay? Did Melody hit you?”
Mabel wailed, making sure Russell could hear as she deliberately raised her voice and said, “I told Melody she made a mistake and suggested she find somewhere else to stay until Dad calmed down. But Melody just hit me without a word. She almost broke my hand.”
Mabel put on a dramatic show as if she was extremely sad, tears streaming down her pretty face, looking pitiful.
Seeing Mabel cry, even Roy, who knew the backstory, felt a pang of sympathy.
“Mabel, get up. I’m sure your dad will make things right for you,” Yolanda said, helping Mabel to her feet and then turning to Russell. “Russell, look at what Melody’s done. She’s only been back in Silverlake for a short time, and she’s already hitting and yelling at her own sister. How can this go on? You need to make Melody give Mabel an explanation!”
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