Chapter 131

When Ulric heard Mabel’s nasal voice, he felt even more impatient than before.

He hated women who cried constantly.

“No, I just… Ulric was about to find an excuse to hang up when he suddenly looked up. He thought, ‘Mabel Fox, Melody. Fox

Ulric rolled his eyes and returned to his usual gentle tone. I’m not in a bad mood. It’s just that after lunch today, I had dessert with Melody and I feel a little sick of it now. So… I’m sorry. I appreciate your kindness?

“I see… Melody actually came over. I didn’t even know…” Mabel tried her best to maintain her voice and said calmly. “Then go ahead. I won’t disturb you anymore.”

“Okay, goodbye. Ulric hung up and sneered.

Melody made him very unhappy today. In that case, he wanted to make use of Mabel to disgust her.

He thought, ‘Mabel has a beautiful appearance but nothing in her mind. She is the best person to use.

On the other end of the phone, Mabel was so angry that she almost dropped the half–cooked cheese in her hand.

Bitch! Bitch! Her fingers gripped the table tightly, digging a long mark on it

With a loud snap, her nails broke.

Mabel gasped in pain, and the anger in her heart intensified.

She thought, “Melody, Melody! That bitch is everywhere! It was not enough for her to get close to Ken. It was not enough to let Ken speak up for her at the birthday banquet. Now, she wanted to curry favor with Ulric. Does she want to have both of them with her look? Why didn’t she take a look at herself in the mirror first?

Mabel was so angry that she was about to go crazy. At this moment, the socialite from the same training class opened the door of the bakery classroom.

Mabel was shocked and quickly regained her composure: She turned around and asked with a smile, “Pam? Isn’t class over? Why are you back?”

The socialite named Pamela Clark sighed and said, “My mother asked me to come back and practice more. Seriously, no matter how hard I work, it’s impossible for me to become the top socialite in Silverlake, okay? In my opinion, as long as you sign up this year, the top socialite will definitely be yours.”

Mabel enjoyed her words, but she still pretended to be humble on the surface. “How can you be so sure? As long as you work hard enough, you will have a chance. Everyone will have a chance.

“Forget it, I’m already over it. I’d better stay here and scroll through my phone.” As Pamela spoke, she asked suspiciously. “By the way, why are you still here after so long? Didn’t the teacher say that your half–cooked cheese is the most perfect during the baking class?”

Mabel lowered her eyes and said sadly, “I wanted to give my half–cooked cheese to the person I like, but just now… he rejected me on the phone: “What?” Pamela raised her voice and asked. “Who’s so blind as to reject our top socialite in Silverlake?”

Mabel shook her head, “He’s a perfect person. It’s normal for him to reject me. However, I’m sad that he rejected me because of my sister…”

Pamela said. “Your sister? The ugly one?”

Mabel pretended to be unhappy. Tam, please don’t talk about my sister like that. She’s actually quite a nice person.”

Pamela sneered and said, “She’s a good person? If she was a good person, would she snatch her younger sister’s man?”

Mabel shook her head and looked like she was unwilling to say anything else. She only said, “If my sister likes him too, then, then I’m willing to give up.”

Pamela felt even more indignant for Mabel “If you give up, you’re a fool! She’s inferior to you in every way. She’s the one who should give up! Mabel, you have to believe in yourself. Among all the socialites in Silverlake, you’re the most beautiful and charming!”

Mabel sighed and said, “Thank you for praising me. I’m not in the mood to talk about this anymore. Please help me keep it a secret. I’ll go back first.”

Pamela nodded and watched Mabel leave.

However, after Mabel left, she quickly scolded Melody in the group chat on her phone.

The socialite circle in Silverlake was not big. Soon, Melody became famous in the circle.

Someone commented in a group chat: [How dare that ugly girl from the countryside snatch Mabel’s man? Is she crazy?]

Another girl wrote: [That’s why country bumpkins are country bumpkins. They have no self–awareness at all.]

Another person texted: [She probably doesn’t even know how to write the words ‘self–awareness‘!]

All the socialites were ridiculing Melody. Mabel naturally saw it too, but she pretended not to see anything and let the matter ferment crazily.

At this moment, Mabel received a message from Ulric. [Mabel, are you free tomorrow afternoon? If you’re free, can you help me go to the Herbathrive to get the medicine? My mother went to find a doctor to treat my leg. I’m worried about letting others get it, so I can only ask you.]

Mabel’s eyes lit up when she saw the message. The gloominess from before was swept away.

She replied: [I’m free! I don’t have class tomorrow!]

At this moment, all the reservedness of a socialite was thrown out of Mabel’s mind.

On the other end of the phone, Ulric smiled in satisfaction.

He thought, ‘She is indeed an easy woman to control. She is overjoyed just by giving her a little hope. If only Melody is so easy to control.

In the next moment, Ulric’s expression turned ugly again. He thought, Why do I keep thinking about that ugly woman!”

Ulric closed the message page and called Wendell Hunter.

The call was quickly picked up and Wendell’s fawning voice could be heard. “My good nephew, why did you call me?”

Ulric pursed his lips impatiently and said, “My mother said that you have a way to find a traditional doctor who knows Nine-Line Acupuncture?” “Right” Upon hearing this, Wendell couldn’t help but say proudly, I know a forum that has experts from all walks of life. I put a bounty on it. If anyone knows the Nine–Line Acupuncture, they will accept that bounty. Let’s just wait patiently.”

Ulric asked, “Forum?”

Wendell said, “It’s the black market in Silverlake. Nephew, you should know it, right?”

Yes. Ulric replied.

He had long known about the existence of the black market. “I remember the place was very small a few years ago. It seems to have gotten bigger now?”

Wendell said, “That’s right! I wonder who the boss behind the black market is. If we can find out his identity, we can rope him in. He will definitely become a very powerful helper for us!

Ulric raised his eyebrows. “Don’t tell me you have a clear mind too? Think of a way to dig out the identity of the boss of the black market. No matter what conditions he offers, as long as he is willing to serve us, I can agree.”

“Understood!” After the call ended, Wendell immediately logged into the forum to check if anyone had accepted his bounty.

No one accepted the bounty, but there were many posts below.

Someone commented: [Nine–Line Acupuncture? What the hell is that?]

Another person replied: [The Nine–Line Acupuncture is an acupuncture technique. Legend has it that it can cure all poisons and illnesses. However, this is only a rumor. In any case, I’ve never heard of anyone who knows this.]

Just as Wendell was disappointed, he scrolled down and suddenly saw a post below.

Someone commented: [I’ve heard of this, and I know that there are indeed people in the world who know this.]

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This post was instantly replied to countless times.

Someone wrote: [Please enlighten me, big shot!]

Wendell immediately perked up and read the post carefully. The person who posted replied: [It’s the traditional medicine Master, Quentin Parker! But he has retired for many years. Perhaps he has already passed away.]

Someone wrote: [I’ve heard of Quentin. Not only is his medical skills impressive, but he’s also very famous in other industries. He’s an all-rounder. However, he disappeared for a long time. If he hadn’t passed away, it’s impossible for there to be no news of him for more than ten years.]

Someone else commented: [Is the Nine–Line Acupuncture so awesome? Why is the bounty only worth two hundred thousand dollars?]

Another person commented: [Judging from the level of the person who posted the bounty, it should be because his level is not high enough to post a higher amount.]

The posts at the back were all meaningless. Wendell couldn’t be bothered to read them anymore. The hope that had been ignited in his heart was extinguished again.

“Fuck!” He couldn’t help but curse. “It wasn’t easy for me to find some useful information, but that useless Quentin is already dead! What the hell.

Wendell didn’t have much patience. Soon, he was no longer in the mood to continue reading the forum. He added a sentence in the post: [If you provide any clues, you can get the bounty. I can’t put up a higher amount, so I can transfer it privately. After that, he changed his username

He changed the original string of irregular numbers to his real name.

Since Ulric wanted him to rope in the boss of the black market, he had to attract his attention first.

He believed that his name would quickly attract the attention of the boss of the black market.

After doing this, Wendell closed the page and continued his life of luxury.

Money made the world go round. He just had to log in to the forum every few days to take a look.

At the same time, when Melody took the car to the headhunting company, she also logged into the forum on her phone.

The forum server did a good job, and it was very smooth to log in.

She saw a private message notifying her that a bounty had been received.

This was the first bucket of gold she had dug up on the forum.

Melody could not help but be in a good mood. After withdrawing the bounty, she went to check the medical section.

Unintentionally, she caught a glimpse of a post with the words “Nine–Line Acupuncture” written on it.

Nine Line Acupuncture was what she had learned from her master.

Melody clicked on it with interest. When she saw that the bounty was only two hundred thousand dollars, she was disinterested and prepared to close the page.

The reason was that the Nine–Line Acupuncture consumed a lot of energy.

She would need to be bedridden for at least half a month to perform it. Just two hundred thousand dollars was not worth it.

Just as Melody was about to close the page, she suddenly noticed the username of the bounty hunter. Wendell Hunter. “Wendell?” She could not help but be stunned.

She thought, Isn’t Wendell Ulric’s uncle and Astrid’s brother? Is this a coincidence or a fake name?”

After all, almost no one on the forum would use their real name as a username.

However, after combining the contents of the bounty, Melody was almost certain that this person was the Wendell she knew.

If Ulric’s legs wanted to return to normal, he needed to be treated with nine–line acupuncture.

After realizing this. Melody smiled coldly.

She thought. This Wendell is really stupid. He actually announced his real name so openly

She clicked on Wendell’s homepage and sent him a private message after accepting the bounty

The forum showed that Wendell was not online now, so she did not wait for a reply on the forum and went offline.

Coincidentally, she had arrived at the headhunting company.

Melody opened the car door and got out. She saw a woman wearing black–framed glasses standing at the entrance of the company.

Melody had interacted with this woman in her previous life and knew that her name was Kayla Simon. She was the person in charge of this headhunting company, but Melody had not interacted much with her and did not know her temper.

As soon as Melody walked over, she put on a smile and greeted me. Hello, I’m…

Before Melody could finish introducing herself. Kayla interrupted her and said. “I know, Miss Fox.”

As Kayla spoke, she sized Melody up seriously and subtly.

She had seen Mabel before. Mabel had a willful temperament, but her appearance and temperament could be said to be peerless. She did not disgrace the title of the top socialite in Silverlake.

However, Kayla had never seen Melody before. This time, she could not help but be shocked.

Not only did Melody look hair–raising, but her clothes were also extremely ordinary.

If Melody was not Russell’s daughter, she would not even let her in.

However, even though Melody was her boss’s woman, Kayla did not take her seriously.

Since Melody was arranged to work there by the boss, she would just be a desk in the company. Kayla felt that Melody might leave soon. She had personally gone downstairs to welcome her today because Russell had called her personally. Otherwise, she would not have personally gone downstairs to welcome this young lady who had returned from the countryside.

Melody’s judgment was very accurate. She could tell at a glance that Kayla was not satisfied with her.

However, there was no malice in this dissatisfaction, so Melody directly ignored it.

She maintained her smile and asked, “Can we go up now?”

Just as Melody thought that Kayla would take her upstairs directly, she heard Kayla say, “Wait a little longer. There’s still an empty…._cough!”

Kayla almost said that another person arranged by her boss was coming over. She quickly covered up her mistake with a cough.

Melody did not care. She only asked curiously, “Who else?”

As soon as she finished speaking, a car stopped by the roadside and a man in a suit got out.

The man was about the same age as Melody and looked average.

When he saw Melody, his gaze revealed undisguised disgust as he said, “Why are you here?”

Melody did not recognize the man in front of her at first glance. It was not until the man spoke that she remembered who he was.

It was Ryan Fox. He was the son of a relative of Russel and could be considered Melody’s cousin.

Melody did not have a deep impression of him, but the other party’s tone and expression made her feel uncomfortable.

Melody put away the expression on her face and asked calmly. This is my family’s company. Is it strange for me to be here?”

Ryan could not help but choke and frown with an ugly expression.

“Alright, everyone is here. This is your work pass. I’ll arrange for someone to train you.” Kayla interrupted their conversation impatiently. After going upstairs, she casually called for a team leader and left the two of them behind. She went back to her work

The team leader didn’t know their identities, but when he heard their last name and that they had come to the company on short notice and were personally arranged by Kayla, he immediately understood that they didn’t join this company through official ways.

There was no company that did not have such a person, so the team leader introduced the company to the two of them. “Our company covers an area of over 2000 square feet. This is the conference room, and this is…

Melody followed behind casually. Ryan was in a similar situation, but his expression was arrogant as if he was the owner of this company.

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Melody looked at Ryan’s expression and roughly knew what kind of person he was,

She smiled and did not say anything. As she told Ken what she had found on the forum, she followed behind like Ryan’s sidekick.

Soon, the team leader finished introducing the company and brought them to a meeting room.

In the conference room, most of the company’s employees were present. The team leader had specially summoned them. “Everyone, welcome the two new employees, Melody Fox and Ryan Fox”

Upon hearing their last names the employees finally understood why they had to put down their work to welcome new employees

However, they wondered which of these two was closer to their Boss.

Everyone present was experienced in the workplace. They knew what was going on and sized up the two of them carefully.

“Alright, introduce yourselves,” the team leader said, giving Melody and Ryan time to talk.

Melody was about to speak when Ryan beat her to it. “Hello, everyone. My name is Ryan Fox. I’m very happy to be able to work with you in the future. I’m an easygoing person, but when it comes to work, I am very professional. Therefore, I hope that in the future, everyone can do their best to complete the task at hand…”

Melody almost laughed when she heard that.

She thought, “How is this an introduction? It is obvious that he is acting like the big boss coming to inspect the company and pressuring the employees.

After more than ten minutes, Ryan finally finished his introduction and reminded Melody considerately, “Melody, it’s your turn now.

He talked like he was talking to a subordinate.

The employees present exchanged glances. Some communicated with their eyes, while others whispered, “Looks like this is the one who’s closest to the boss,”

Another person said, “Yes, I’ll curry favor with him more in the future. Maybe I can work less.”

Melody took in the situation. She raised her eyebrows in amusement. Then, her gaze swept across the entire conference room and she said calmly, “Hello, everyone. My name is Melody Fox. Russell Fox is my father, and this is my cousin. Although we are here because of our family, we will work hard to keep up with you in the future. Please bear with us.”

As soon as she said this, the meeting room fell silent.

Ryan had spent a lot of effort to mislead everyone present, making them feel that he was closer to the boss.

Now that Melody had directly revealed their identities, his expression was even uglier than if he had eaten a pile of shit.

He thought, ‘Is this woman stupid? No one would point out that they joined the company through illegitimate ways” However, Melody did not even look at Ryan. She clapped her hands twice and said, “We’ve wasted everyone’s time just now. As compensation, I’ll buy everyone coffee today.”

As soon as she finished speaking, cheers immediately sounded in the conference room.

There were also some mischievous ones who directly shouted, “Long live Her Highness the Princess!”

Everyone completely ignored Ryan.

Ryan’s expression turned even uglier as he clenched his fists tightly.

He thought, If this continues, how am I going to survive in the company? Why didn’t Mom tell me that Melody, this country bumpkin, has also come to the company?

Ryan was furious. When everyone in the meeting room had finally dispersed, he took a few steps forward to stop Melody. who was about to leave. He glared at her and questioned, “Melody! What are you doing?”

Melody pretended to be confused and asked, “What are you doing?”

“You…” Ryan gritted his teeth. “You shouldn’t have said your identity directly. Don’t you think your actions will affect your father’s reputation?”

“My father’s reputation?” Melody looked at Ryan deeply and stopped smiling. “Cousin, are you afraid of affecting my father’s reputation, or are you afraid that your status in the company is inferior to mine!”

Now that his secret thoughts had been exposed, Ryan looked embarrassed.

Exasperated he denied it. “You’re talking nonsense! I didn’t even think that.”

“Is that so!” Melody took a step forward and said in a domineering manner, “I don’t care what you’re thinking, I just want to say that since you got in through connections, don’t think that you can still get everyone’s respect. If you really want to be respected, work hard or keep a low profile. You don’t have to put on airs the moment you come up. Those who don’t know might think that you’re the son of my father. As for what I say or do, it has nothing to do with you. Besides, it’s none of your business”

As Melody spoke, she pushed Ryan away with her shoulder and walked out.

In her previous life, she had worked hard for the Fox family. She was afraid that a single mistake would affect the Fox family’s reputation, so she was careful and forbearing.

In this life, she would never live like she did in her previous life.

As long as she was I’m unwilling, no one could make her suffer.

Ryan looked in the direction Melody had left, his eyes filled with confusion and shock,

He suddenly felt that this country bumpkin did not come from the countryside at all. Instead, she looked like a high-ranking person. He couldn’t refute a single word she said just now

He thought, ‘Damn it!

Ryan stomped his feet angrily, gritting his teeth.

After Melody left the meeting room, she went to the desk that her team leader had arranged for her.

The company did not occupy a large area, and because of the layout, there were not many offices that could be vacated.

However, she did not plan to stay here for a long time anyway. As long as there was a place to do things, she was fine.

Ryan was unwilling to be on equal footing with the employees, but the team leader said that Melody was working in the employee area, so he could not get an office at all and could only endure it and return to his desk to sit down…

He had nothing to do on his first day of work. He didn’t even know what a headhunter was, let alone take on a job directly

In his boredom, Ryan inadvertently glanced at Melody, who was sitting not far away.

She was typing on the keyboard, looking very busy.

He thought, What is she doing?

Out of curiosity and fear that Melody would steal his limelight, Ryan stood up and went behind Melody, his eyes fixed on Melody’s computer screen.

A few seconds later, his eyes widened in shock. “You’re going to poach Zack Nelson?”

Melody was writing an electronic contract for headhunting, and the person she wanted to poach was actually Zack.

Zack was an influential figure in their generation. Although he came from a poor family, he had become the upper echelons. of the world’s top 500 companies at a young age. Many companies wanted to poach him. Even Ryan was often mentioned by his father to be on par with Zack.

Now that he saw that Melody wanted to poach Zack on her first day in the company, she immediately felt that Melody was crazy. He was also angry that the company was too ridiculous to hand such a huge project to Melody.

If one could poach Zack, as a headhunter, the commission would be very considerable.

Melody had written this contract so that Ken would not regret it She had set the commission first and did not intend to hide it, so she did not turn off the computer when Ryan came behind her.

Hearing Ryan’s words, she turned around and asked, “Why? Can I poach him?”

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Ryan smiled disdainfully and said. “It’s not that you aren’t allowed to poach him, but it’s impossible to poach him.”

As Ryan spoke, he said to his team leader not far away. “What are you doing? It’s her first day on the job, and you’re handing Zack’s project to her? What if she messes it up?”

The team leader asked in shock, “Zack? Is it the Zack I know?”

Ryan said, “Nonsense! How many Zacks are there in Silverlake? You’re too stupid! This is not a small matter. It’s not a tool you can use to please her!”

The team leader was even more stunned. “No, no… We don’t have a project for Zack at all.”

The other team members also looked over and discussed in whispers.

One person said, “Zack? Our company is so small and has no influence at all. Who would look for our company to poach Zack?

Another person said. “No one is in charge of the project allocation. I didn’t receive any notice that someone wanted us to poach Zack

“If there’s really such a project, we really shouldn’t hand it over to Miss Shi. Although she’s the princess… once this project is completed, our company will definitely shock the world.”

Quiet! Ryan was like a big leader as he said accusingly to his team leader, “You can’t hand this project to him. You can redistribute it! If you can’t make the decision, I’ll go talk to Kayla

Before he came, his mother had already told him that although the boss of the company was Russell, he did not care much about the matters here. Therefore, Kayla was in charge of all the matters in the company.

The team leader said. “I didn’t give it to Miss Fox… To be precise I didn’t know about this project at all.”

Ryan’s attitude was too aggressive. The team leader looked at Melody for help in fear.

Melody frowned and said expressionlessly. “The company didn’t take on this project. I did.

“You” Ryan laughed as if he had heard a joke and said. It’s your first day at work today. Without the company, who will let you poach Zack?”

“You don’t have to worry about that,” Melody said as she turned around to continue writing the contract.

Seeing this, Ryan did not believe Melody’s words even more. He went straight to Kayla and said, “Kayla, do you think Zack, such a big client, can be handed over to someone who doesn’t know anything.

Kayla originally didn’t want to care about Ryan and Melody, but she heard that it was related to Zack, so she came over.

She asked the person who was in charge of the project assignment to get the recent project form. After carefully checking it, she said, “Our company indeed doesn’t have a project for Zack. This project… should be taken on by Miss Fox.”

“What?” Ryan was surprised. “How is that possible? Who would be so stupid as to ask her to poach Zack?”

Melody had already finished writing the contract and sent it to Ken.

After she was done, she was in the mood to talk to Ryan. “Whether you believe it or not, that’s what happened.”

Ryan hated Melody’s tome the most as if she was talking to a fool.

At the same time, Ryan’s mind raced.

He thought, Melody seems to have taken on this project personally, but I can’t miss such a good opportunity to make a fortune.

Zack gritted his teeth and suddenly revealed a smile. “Cousin, you’ve just arrived in Silverlake and don’t know what kind of person Zack is. How about this? In order to ensure that your project is foolproof, I can help you poach Zack. However, after it’s done, we will split the commission into 30% and 70%. You know too little. I’m definitely the one who will contribute the most, so I’ll take 70% and you take 30%. How about that?”

He thought. She is a country bumpkin, so she must be short-sighted. If I offer to help her, even if it is 30%, Melody will definitely agree!

However, in the next second, Melody rejected him expressionlessly. “No need. I can do it alone.”

Ryan said. “You…

Melody said. “However, you can also join this project, but the final commission depends on your ability. If you can poach Zack. I’ll give you all the commission. I don’t want a single cent. How about that?”

Ryan was overjoyed. “Are you telling the truth?

“Of course it’s true.” Melody raised an eyebrow and said, “But if poach Zack, you need to leave the company immediately.”

Based on Ryan’s personality, he would definitely make this company a mess.

Melody had to count on this company many times in the future and did not want to be disturbed by Ryan.
“Sure!” Ryan said arrogantly. You won’t be able to poach Zack you can poach him, not only will I resign immediately, but I’ll also kneel to you and call you Boss on the day I leave

Melody’s lips curled up in amusement. “I didn’t expect you to have that kind of fetish. Alright, I promise you.”

Ryan snorted coldly from the tip of his nose. “It’s useless to talk nonsense. Just wait to give me all the commission!”

Ryan was very confident because he was in the same class as Zack in high school.

Although the two of them did not interact much, he believed that Zack would give him face. Then tell me the price that the other party’s company quoted to Zack, as well as the information about the other party’s company. I’ll go look for Zack now.”

Melody shrugged nonchalantly and said, “There’s no price. Zack can name any conditions. As for the other party’s company’s information… I can’t tell you because I don’t know either.”

Ryan said. “Are you kidding me?”

Melody stood up and said, “I’m telling the truth. Alright, I’m going out to work now. Best of luck

With that, she patted Ryan’s shoulder and said good luck before striding out of the company.

Ryan’s angry roar came from behind. “Melody, don’t got Tell me the truth!

Melody said, “I’m telling the truth.”

She was telling the truth because she didn’t know what Ken’s company was called. She only knew that it was related to Al Technology.

However, Ryan clearly did not believe her and continued to ask,

Melody closed the door with her foot and walked quickly to the elevator.

After leaving the company, she was at peace.

She took out her phone and saw Ken’s reply. [As long as you can poach Zack. I’ll give you 70% of the commission.]

The corners of Melody’s lips curled up as she replied with an “Okay” emoji.

She wanted 50% of Zack’s annual salary to be paid in one go. She did not expect Ken to be so rich to give her 70%.

Just as Melody was about to take a taxi to Zack’s house, Ken called again.

Puzzled, she answered the call and asked, “What’s wrong? Are you regretting giving me such a high commission?”

Ken asked, “I’ll keep my word about the commission. Let me ask you, how do you plan to resolve Wendell’s matter?”

Melody said. I’ve already accepted the bounty. It’s very simple and will provide him with an ineffective treatment plan.”

Ken’s voice fell silent. Two seconds later, he said, “So, you can actually cure his legs?”

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“Of course! Don’t you believe in my medical skills?” As Melody hailed a taxi, she held her phone and said, “However, I definitely won’t let his leg be cured”

Ken asked, “Why? If you treat Ulric’s legs, you can immediately get a huge sum of money to treat your face.”

Melody said, “You can think of it as me having a dark heart. I just don’t want to see someone I don’t like living well.”

Ken was silent for another two seconds before continuing, “Don’t reveal your true identity, or it will be troublesome.”

“Don’t worry, I’m not that stupid.” The call ended there. Melody said to the driver, “Sir, go to South Alley.”

The driver said, “Alright!”

At the same time, at the Swanson Group.

James Deed had heard their conversation. He could not help but say worriedly, “Mr. Ken, do you really believe Miss Melody? What if she changes her mind and treats Mr. Uric for money?”

“She won’t Ken’s expression was firm.

James asked in surprise, “Why are you so sure??

Ken did not answer immediately. After a long time, he said. “Intuition”

James was on the verge of vomiting blood. “Do you believe her just based on your intuition? If she really changes her mind and treats Mr. Ulric’s leg, it will only create an even greater obstacle for you to take back the Pearly Antiques.”

Ken glanced sideways at James. Then what do you think we should do now?”

James hesitated for a second and said boldly, “In my opinion… we should get rid of Miss Fox directly to prevent future. trouble. If Miss Fox can really treat Mr. Ulric’s leg, as long as she still exists, his leg will still have a chance to recover.”

After saying that, James realized that Ken’s gaze seemed to be getting colder and colder.

He was shocked and quickly lowered his head. I’m sorry. Mr. Ken. I went overboard…”

Ken stood up and approached James step by step.

He only stopped when he was a couple of feet away from James. How many years have you been with me?”

Cold sweat broke out on James’s forehead. He knew that Ken did not like people to go against his wishes and take matters into his own hands.

Hearing Ken’s question, he stammered, “Nine, nine years…”

Ken asked, “Nine years. I thought you’d know me well enough after more than nine years Have I ever been wrong in my judgment of people?”

“No!” James felt that something was wrong and immediately knelt down in front of Ken. “Mr. Ken, it’s all my fault. I was being a smartass. Please punish me!”

Ken stared at James and did not say anything. He was silent until James could not hold it in anymore. Then, he said, “You’ve been acting abnormally recently. You seem to be… very hostile to Melody. Tell me the reason.”

He was not a tyrant. He would not punish his subordinates for no reason.

James did not dare to say it at first, but after confirming that Ken really wanted to hear the truth, he chose his words carefully. “It’s true that I don’t like Miss Fox. There are two reasons. Firstly, I feel that you’re completely insulting your status by getting married to her. Secondly, it’s because… because…”

Ken said, “Say it.” James gulped and said, “Because I feel sorry for Miss Murphy!”

Ken frowned. “What does this have to do with her?”

James boldly raised his head and said, “Mr. Ken, can’t you tell? Miss Murphy has always liked you. She has sacrificed a lot for you… There are some things that you don’t know, but I know. Back then, Miss Murphy had acute gastroenteritis, and it happened to be the time when our company went public. For the sake of the company, she still worked on her computer during her hospitalization. As a girl, she took painkillers and dealt with documents… She only told me these things, but she never let me tell you.”

Ken raised his eyebrows. “Continue,”

James continued, “This is a private matter between you and Miss Murphy. I know that I don’t have the right to say those words. But for so many years, Miss Murphy has worked hard for you. I really can’t stand it… I think you should at least tell Miss Murphy why you registered your marriage with Miss Fox so that Miss Murphy can rest assured.

“Tell her not to worry?” Ken raised his chin slightly. “Why would I need her to worry about my personal matters?”

James was stunned. He could hear the determination in Ken’s tone.

He looked at Ken in shock and said, “Mr. Ken… don’t you like Miss Murphy at all?”

Ken’s eyes were dark as he said, “You’ve been with me for nine years, so you should know my style of doing things. If I had feelings for Janet, we would have been together long ago.”

James was stunned.

This was a situation that he had never expected. “I thought you were more or less in love with Miss Murphy…”

Ken interrupted James and said, “She and I are just colleagues, or to be precise, she is my subordinate. And it will always be this relationship.”

“Then… what about you and Miss Fox?” James knew that he had crossed the line today, so he simply asked.

Ken said, “She’s different. She’s my Grandma’s benefactor, and she’s my benefactor. She’s different from Janet

When James heard that Ken was not in love with Melody, he finally felt better.

If Ken did not like Miss Murphy but Miss Fox, he would really suspect that Ken had misjudged.

Ken’s tone turned cold again. “So, I don’t want to hear about getting rid of Melody again, understand?”

James quickly straightened his back and replied. Understood!”

Ken’s cold expression softened a little.

He would never allow himself to be involved in a romantic relationship.

That would only affect his career.

“Get up,” Ken said to James, who was kneeling on the ground.

James stood up and asked uncertainly, “Mr. Ken, aren’t you going to punish me?” Ken turned around and looked at the floor–to–ceiling window outside the window. “Melody has been in a lot of trouble recently. You need to protect her in secret and listen to her orders when she needs it. Help her deal with the miscellaneous matters.

James’s eyes widened in disbelief. You want to chase me away?”
Many people thought that he and Janet were Ken’s right–hand staff. One was in charge of the company, and the other was in charge of dealing with shady business.

However, James understood that Ken had basically relied on himself. Without him and Janet, Ken would still be the Ken of today.

James immediately panicked and knelt on the ground again. “Me Ken, I know that I was too unruly today, but no matter how you punish me, please don’t chase me away? I promise I won’t go overboard again in the future!”

Ken’s expression did not change as he said, Tm not chasing you away. I just want you to be in charge of Melody’s safety and trivial matters. I don’t need you here for the time being. Just treat it as a temporary change of work environment”

James said. “But…”

Ken cut him off. “If you don’t want to, then you can just go home and rest for a while. Or you can never come again.”

James was shocked and quickly agreed. I’m willing! I’ll protect Miss Fox!”

Only then did Ken turn around and look at James. “Report Melody’s whereabouts to me at any time. I need to know what kind of person my wife is.”

James nodded. “I understand!”

“Gol” Ken massaged his temples. When you go out, call your assistant in. I need to hold a meeting”

“Yes!” James did not dare to stay any longer for fear that Ken would change his mind and fire him.

After leaving the company, James called Melody directly. With a complicated expression, he held his phone and asked, “Miss Fox, where are you now?”

On the other end of the line. Melody suddenly received a call from James.

She knew that James was Ken’s staff and would not betray Ken, so she told him the address she was going to. “South Alley. No. 415

James answered. Alright, I’ll come and find you right away.”

Before Melody could ask James why he was looking for her, the call had already ended.

Confused, she put the phone back in her pocket.

Coincidentally, the taxi stopped. The driver turned around and said, “Miss, we’re here.”

Thank you!” Melody paid and got out of the car. She walked to the door of No. 115.

This was still the place in her memory. Back then, in order to help Ulric poach Zack, she had spent a lot of effort just to find -out Zack’s address. In the end, she had to follow Zack personally to find out about this place.

The benefit of being reborn was that she did not have to suffer the same losses again.

However, when she came here again, Melody could not help but sigh. The famous genius in the business world actually lived in such an inconspicuous alley. Melody looked at the time and knew that Zack was definitely not at home at this time, so she reached out and knocked on the door.

“Coming!” An old voice came from inside.

Hearing the voice, Melody could not help but put on a gentle smile.

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Chapter 126

As Russell spoke, he turned to ask Mabel, “Mabel, right?”

On the surface, he still had to take care of Melody. After all. Melody’s medical skills were extraordinary. There would be a time when he could use her.

Mabel had yet to recover from her shock.

However, when she saw Melody approaching her and saw that Russell had also seen Melody, she finally reacted that Melody was not a ghost. She was not dead

Mabel thought, How is that possible! I hired the most expensive assassins on the black market. When I placed the order, the person in charge of assigning the assassins advised me not to hire the most expensive one. They said that to deal with a young lady. I could just use the cheapest Black Team Using the Crimson Team was like using a sledgehammer to kill a chicken. In other words, the Crimson Team would never fail. However, Melody is indeed alive right now. What is going on

Mabel’s mind was in a mess.

“Mabel, is what Dad said true?” Melody deliberately walked forward and asked, “Why do you seem very surprised to see me? Do you think that I died in an accident and came back to life…

As soon as she finished speaking, Mabel’s face turned pale and she swayed.

She thought, Could it be that Melody… knew that I had hired an assassin

However, in the blink of an eye, Mabel rejected this possibility

The transactions in the black market were absolutely confidential to the outside world. It was impossible for her to be exposed, not to mention that she was employing the top Crimson Team

Mabel’s face finally regained a trace of color after she believed that this was a coincidence.

She smiled stiffly and said. “Melody, stop joking. I just happened to see a black cat passing by the roadside and was frightened It has nothing to do with you.”

“I see…” Melody nodded with a faint smile. “Then you have to be careful. When I was in the countryside, I often heard from the old people that seeing black cats was a very ominous sign. If you can avoid going out recently, it’s better to stay home. Nothing is more important than living safely.”

“Thank you for your concern. I’ll be fine.” Mabel’s lips twitched. Her smile was uglier than crying.

If Russell had not been by her side, she would have strangled Melody to death.

Mabel thought, ‘Black cats are an unlucky sign? No, you are!
Mabel clenched her fists tightly and tried her best to maintain her composure.

When Russell saw that the sisters were getting along well, he smiled in satisfaction and said. “The relationship between the two of you is getting better and better. Sisters should help each other like this. Alright, let’s go back and eat.

As Russell spoke, he led the way.

Mabel followed in a daze. A question kept repeating in her mind, “Why is Melody still alive?

Mabel lost her appetite during dinner because of that.

When dinner was finally over, she hurriedly found an excuse to leave. About two hours later, Mabel walked out of the black market in a daze.

She went to question the person in charge of the Crimson Team, but the other party did not give her any explanation and refused to return the money.

She threatened to call the police if the other party did not return the money, but the other party threatened her instead, saying that calling the police was equivalent to turning herself in

After the argument, she was almost beaten up by those people, so she could only give up and run home dejectedly.

She gritted her teeth in anger at the thought of all her money going down the drain.

In the living room, just as Yolanda was feeling anxious about the fact that Mabel was not back yet, Mabel came back. Yolanda quickly went forward and said angrily and worriedly. “Where did you go! Your father asked me just now. I was so frightened that I could only say that you were asked by another socialite to learn dance. If he finds out that you wandered around, you will be punished!”

Mabel wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, she did not dare to tell Yolanda the truth. She only said, “I didn’t wander around. Didn’t you ask me to please that young lady from Insterimond? She invited me to one of her aunts‘ birthday banquet in a few days.”

When Yolanda heard this, her expression softened a little. “I see. If you had told me earlier, I wouldn’t have to worry. Alright, it’s getting late. Co and rest. You still have to go to the extracurricular class tomorrow morning.”

Mabel nodded. She was not in the mood to chat with Yolanda and hurried upstairs.

However, after washing up and lying in bed, Mabel tossed and turned. She could not understand why the Crimson Team did not succeed in taking Melody’s life.

She thought. “Could it be that Melody had a backer? However, she is just a country bumpkin. How can she have a backer?”

After thinking about it, Mabel could only conclude that the people in the black market were all liars and it was a lie that she could hire assassins at the black market. If she had known this would happen, she would not have gone to the black market in the first place.

At the thought that her 4 million dollars was gone just like that, Mabel’s heart ached even more and she hated Melody even more.

At this moment, she suddenly felt something cold under her pillow.

Puzzled, she took out the item and remembered that it was a brooch that Janet had given her.

This brooch was expensive and priceless. There were only 100 of them in the world.

Just as she was about to put the brooch back, a vicious plan suddenly appeared in her mind.

She pursed her lips coldly. After putting the brooch away, she lay back on the bed.

Since the black market could not take down Melody, she would do it herself.

At the same time, in order not to arouse Yolanda’s suspicion, Melody went to the place that Yolanda had mentioned after midnight and took away the herbs soaked in mercury sulfide. She then carefully hid them.

After doing this, her phone suddenly rang. It was a message from Men Swanson.

Melody thought that it was Ken’s payment for her. She clicked on her phone and realized that Ken had sent her a link.

Melody sent a question mark.

The next second, Ken called her.

She hesitated for a moment before getting up and closing the door and window before answering the call.

Ken’s voice came from the phone. “Can we talk now!”

Melody said, “Yes.”

Ken said, “You can log in and register an account through the link I gave you.”

Melody responded and clicked on the link. It was a forum, and the logo on the forum was a wolf’s head.

She asked in surprise, “I can do online trading on your black market?”

“Yes,” Ken said in a low and hoarse voice, “Don’t you want to earn money? You can register an account on it to take on jobs.”

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“Take on a job!” Melody raised her eyebrows, her interest piqued.

As long as it was related to making money, she was interested.

Melody quickly browsed the forum and realized that it was no different from an ordinary forum. However, it supported cash transactions and had a strict hierarchy. There were some sections that a tourist like her could not enter.

Ken continued. “You can study the use of it. There are all kinds of jobs on it. You can also treat patients online. But remember, don’t reveal any real information about you on the forum. It’s the same as the rules in the black market.”

“Understood. The more Melody scrolled through the forum, the more excited she became. She clicked on the post with a reward of ten thousand dollars and realized that the job was only to solve an advanced mathematics question.

In other words, as long as she solved this advanced mathematics question and sent it to the poster, she would be able to get the money.

There were three pages of comments below, but no one accepted this bounty. Everyone said that the questions were too difficult.

However, Melody only glanced at this advanced mathematics question and immediately solved it in her mind.

She thought, This is too easy!

Melody immediately registered an account and accepted the bounty. Then, she sent a private message to the person who posted it to explain the process.

As long as she waited for the person to log in and confirm that the answer was correct, she would be able to get the money.

There were a lot of bounties as simple as this one.

As Melody scrolled through the forum, she did not forget to thank Ken. “Thank you. I’ve never heard of this forum before!

Ken’s indifferent voice sounded. “There’s no need to thank me verbally. Remember to accompany my grandma. She’s been talking about you for a few days, but she’s afraid that you haven’t recovered, so she didn’t ask you to come for food.”

Melody understood.

She thought, “No wonder Ken gave me this opportunity to earn money. It was all for Margaret. However, it makes sense. If it wasn’t for Margaret, Ken wouldn’t care so much about whether I was injured.

Melody was a grateful person and immediately agreed to visit Margaret tomorrow morning.

Ken didn’t waste any more time talking to her and ended the call

After hanging up the phone, Melody scrolled through the forum again. She realized that her level was too low, and she was not qualified to accept many bounties. She could only accept bounties below two hundred thousand dollars.

Only by completing a certain number of bounties could her rank slowly rise and accept higher bounties,

However, at the very least, this was also a way to earn money. Melody cherished it very much and scrolled through the forums until midnight before preparing to sleep.

The next day. Melody was planning to visit Margaret in the Swanson family when she bumped into Russell, who was to go out to work.

She remembered that Ken wanted to poach Zack Nelson, so she took a few steps forward and greeted Russell. “Good morning, Dad.”

“Morning.” Russell was in a bad mood because of the company’s matters. When he saw Melody, he only nodded lightly and asked, “Why are you up so early?” It was only seven in the morning. If not for Russell’s business trip today, he would not have woken up so early.

Melody quickly went straight to the point. “I’ve mentioned the headhunting company to you before. I feel that my body has almost recovered, so I want to ask you when I can work at the headhunting company?”

When Russell heard this, he glanced at Melody in surprise.

He thought that Melody had long forgotten about this, but he did not expect her to take it seriously.

However, that headhunting company was really small, so it didn’t matter to him. After hesitating for two seconds, he nodded and said, “When they open today, I’ll call the HR manager. He’ll contact you to work there.”

“Okay, thank you, Daddy!” Melody put on an extremely grateful smile and said to Russell with admiration, “Daddy is really amazing. I feel that as long as you’re around, everything can be settled.”

Melody knew that Russell was a typical chauvinist and enjoyed the compliments from others, so she specifically praised Russell.

As expected, as soon as she finished speaking, Russell revealed a satisfied expression. His gaze was gentle as he said, “It’s fine if you don’t know anything after you go over there. I’ll tell the staff to take good care of you. Study hard. If anyone in the company bullies you, call me.”

“Okay, Daddy is amazing!” Melody was not stingy with her praise

However, after Russell left, Melody instantly put away the innocent smile on her face and walked out with cold eyes.

She was going to Margaret’s house today, but she was not in a hurry to go. Instead, she ran around the neighborhood a few times.

Ever since she met the two waves of killers yesterday, her sense of danger had become stronger than before, so she started training again.

After running a few laps, Melody was so hot that she was covered in sweat.

When she returned home, she happened to bump into Mabel, who was preparing to go out for class.

The moment their eyes met, Melody was the first to look away.

She did not want to ruin her good mood early by arguing with Mabel.

However, Mabel stopped her. “Melody, there’s a party in a few days. The people attending this party are all socialites and rich people. It’s a very high–end birthday party. I can introduce you to them. Do you want to come with me?”

Melody refused without even looking up. I’m not free!”

Mabel’s expression darkened. When she saw that Melody’s figure had already disappeared from her sight, she could not help but stomp her feet anxiously.

She thought, “If I can’t invite Melody, how am I going to set her up?

Mabel thought about it and decided to ask Yolanda for help after she came back.

Under her mother’s authority, she did not believe that Melody would not dare to go. At the same time, Melody took a shower and changed her clothes before taking a taxi to the sales center. According to her memories from her previous life, the prices for apartments would increase very soon. She had to sign the contract as soon as possible to prevent any accidents from happening.

Melody called a taxi on her phone and reminded Hattie Meyer to feed medicine to Maria Fox before leaving again.

The good thing about Russell not giving her a driver was that no one knew where she would go.

About an hour later, the car stopped at the entrance of the sales office of the Eastern Garden.

However, as soon as Melody got out of the car, she saw a graceful and luxuriously dressed figure..

She thought. Isn’t that Yolanda?’

Melody could not help but pursed her lips.

On the other side, a female salesperson at the door was warmly inviting Yolanda in. When she turned around and saw Melody walking over, her eyes quickly scanned Melody from head to toe.

When she saw Melody’s ordinary clothes and ugly appearance, she quickly determined that she might be a poor girl who was freeloading

The sales office was equipped with drinks and snacks. She often saw such people come to get free food.

The female salesperson’s standard smile immediately disappeared because she believed that it was impossible for Melody to buy a property.

She walked forward with a cold expression and stopped Melody “Young lady, this is the sales office, not a place for you to stroll around.

Yolanda also subconsciously turned to look at Melody.

Yolanda immediately frowned and asked with disgust.

“You followed me?”

The moment their eyes met, Melody glanced at Yolanda coldly and said indifferently, “Yolanda, you’re thinking too much. I’m here to sign the contract

“Sign a contract?” Yolanda instantly laughed. “Do you know where this is? How dare you say that you’re here to sign a contract!”

“Whatever.” Melody could not be bothered to bicker with Yolanda and was about to walk in.

However, the saleswoman reached out to stop her again. It was obvious that she did not believe what Melody said. She warned, “Young lady, lying is not a good habit. You’re so young, but you don’t learn well. Did your mother teach you any manners? I think your mother probably doesn’t have any either,

At the mention of her mom, Melody’s eyes instantly turned cold

She could ignore anyone who talked trash about her, but she wouldn’t allow anyone to say anything negative about her mother. This was her bottom line.

“Say that again?” She narrowed her eyes slightly, and a cold glint shot out from her eyes. It was like a sharp blade, making one’s back break out in cold sweat,

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The saleswoman was shocked by Melody’s gaze and could not help but swallow. For a moment, she did not dare to speak.

However, Yolanda believed that she knew Melody’s capabilities very well. She crossed her arms and asked mockingly. “Didn’t you say that you’re here to sign the contract? Alright, then tell me which salesperson you have talked to previously. As long as you can tell me their name, then I will believe you are not following me. Otherwise…”

Melody had found the salesperson on the official website, but she still knew the name.

She said impatiently, “Someone called Errol.

Hearing this, Yolanda glanced sideways at the saleswoman.

“Errol?” The saleswoman quickly searched for someone called Errol in her mind, but she couldn’t find one.

Yolanda looked at the saleswoman’s expression and knew that there was no such person. She sneered and said, “You can’t even lie. They don’t have a person with that name here. At home, Maria always covers for you. However, we are in the public right now. It’s not good for you to keep lying!”

Melody frowned. “That’s impossible…

“Why are you still lying at a time like this? Stop pretending!” Yolanda frowned impatiently. Then, she didn’t forget to remind me. her disdainfully, “You just came back from the countryside. Where did you get the money to buy a house! Do you know how much the property in Silverlake costs? It’s not like the countryside you come from.

The saleswoman looked down. After confirming that Melody could not afford to buy a house, she called the security guards to please Yolanda. “Come quickly! Chase this troublemaker away!

A security guard immediately stepped forward to chase Melody away.

Melody’s eyes were cold. “You can’t chase me away.

Yolanda could not help but laugh. “We can’t? Melody, don’t think that you can do whatever you want in Silverlake just because Maria is protecting you. I’ve already said that this is the public, not your home. It’s not a place you can enter as you please!”

The commotion outside finally attracted the sales manager to come out. “Why is it so noisy! Don’t you know there are clients inside?

As soon as he finished speaking, the manager saw Yolanda first. He couldn’t help but put away the anger on his face and greeted Yolanda politely, “Mrs. Fox.

Yolanda nodded slightly and said indifferently, “Can anyone enter your place now? Someone is causing trouble at the door. Aren’t you going to do anything about it?”

The manager frowned and asked the saleswoman, “What happened?”

The female salesperson immediately said, “Manager, this person clearly wanted to freeload, but she insisted that she was here to sign a contract. She even said that she was here to sign a contract with a person called Errol. You know, we don’t have a person called Errol here…”

As soon as he finished speaking, the manager’s expression changed.

He suddenly looked at Melody and asked in surprise, “Excuse me are you, Miss Fox?”

Melody could tell that the manager’s voice was very familiar. Now, she was completely sure that this manager was Errol Glover, the person she talked to on the phone previously. “I am.” Melody nodded “Are you, Errol?”

“Yes, yes, it’s me. I’m Errol!” The manager stepped forward and shook Melody’s hand warmly as if he had seen his family. “Miss Fox, you’re finally here! I originally planned to look for you with the contract yesterday, but you said that you wanted to come over yourself, so I could only wait for you here.”

Yolanda’s expression froze when she saw the manager fawning over Melody.

She thought. What is going on!‘

The saleswoman’s mind went blank.

She subconsciously looked at the name tag hanging on the manager’s chest and saw the words “Errol Glover” written in gold.

They usually called him manager or Mr. Glover, but no one dared to call him by his first name.

After a while, no one remembered the manager’s full name.

She realized that Melody was referring to her boss and was shocked.

On the other side, Errol apologized guiltily. At the same time, he did not forget to pull the female salesperson over. “Hurry up and apologize to Miss Fox”

There’s no need to apologize Melody couldn’t be bothered with the female salesperson and said directly, “Let’s go in and sign the contract. I have something else to do.”

Alright. Please come in!” Errol hurriedly made a respectful inviting gesture.

“Wait!” Yolanda regained her senses and quickly stopped Errol and Melody.

Errol couldn’t help but frown. “Miss Fox, what’s the matter?”

“Mr. Glover‘ Yolanda frowned and said, “I know this girl. I don’t know how she tricked you, but I’m sure that she doesn’t have the money to buy a house. Don’t be fooled by her”

When Errol heard this, he could not help but hesitate for a moment…

However, he quickly returned to normal and said expressionlessly, “Thank you for your concern, but there’s no need. I believe Miss Fox is not that kind of person.”

As the manager spoke, he gestured for Melody to enter.

Melody nodded slightly and followed Errol without looking at Yolanda.

When Yolanda saw that Errol would rather accompany Melody than believe her words, her face could not help but turn green.

She thought. In Errol’s eyes, am I actually inferior to that country bumpkin, Melody?‘

But then, she let out a cold sneer from the tip of her nose. She thought, You don’t believe me, right? You will soon!‘

Yolanda inadvertently turned her head and saw that the saleswoman’s face was a little pale.

She could tell that the saleswoman thought that she had really offended a big client. She could not help but smile faintly and say, “Don’t worry. I can guarantee that that wretched girl definitely doesn’t have any money. She’s just putting on an act now.

You don’t have to be afraid.” “Really?” the saleswoman asked in surprise.

“Of course, you can watch if you don’t believe me. She definitely doesn’t have the money to pay.” Yolanda’s gaze landed on Melody faintly. She saw the sales manager, Errol, bring her to the old building that had never been sold. The two of them said something, and the manager’s eyes were filled with smiles.

Yolanda also found it funny.

When they came to buy a house, they were all buying the ones in the new neighborhood, the Oriental District. The moment Melody arrived, she went to check out the old building that could not be sold no matter what. As expected, she was from the countryside and did not have any foresight.

However, Yolanda didn’t think that Melody would be able to afford a property even if it was in the Eastern Garden that could. not be sold.

At this moment. Errol brought Melody to pay.

Just wait and see.” “Yolanda crossed her arms in front of her chest, looking forward to Melody being chased out by the manager in a rage.

The female salesperson beside her was even more at ease. She also looked at the card reader. With a beep, the card reader sent out a receipt.

The smile on the sales manager’s face widened as he respectfully handed the receipt to Melody with both hands.

Yolanda’s eyes widened in shock. She thought, ‘How is that possible? Where did this wretched girl get the money to buy a house?

Yolanda was so angry that her fingers, which were holding her bag, were trembling. She almost lost her composure and rushed up to confirm if the card machine was broken.

The saleswoman’s expression was even uglier than Yolanda’s.

This meant that she had indeed stopped an important customer from coming in and doing business with them.

She couldn’t help but look at Yolanda “Mrs. Fox, didn’t you say that she didn’t have the money to buy a house?”

Yolanda’s heart choked. She had been so confident Just now, but how she felt so awkward.

Yolanda felt a little embarrassed and had no intention of buying a house. She ignored the saleswoman and left, leaving the saleswoman standing there regretfully.

After walking out of the real estate center, Yolanda coldly ordered the butler to secretly keep an eye on Melody. “Keep a close eye on that girl. You must report to me everything that she is doing”

The butler answered. “Yes!”

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At the same time, Melody’s gaze slowly landed on the female salesperson.

The saleswoman suddenly had an ominous feeling.

As expected, in the next moment, Melody said, “Your environment is not bad, but the quality of your sales staff needs to be improved. I originally wanted to buy more properties, but now it seems that ten is enough…”

Errol was stunned, but he quickly realized what Melody meant.

He stopped and pointed at the bewildered saleswoman. “You are fired!”

Although the female salesperson had guessed this outcome, she still widened her eyes in disbelief, “Manager, you want me to quit?”

“Didn’t I make myself clear? Why aren’t you leaving?” Errol gave the security guards a look. The security guards immediately stepped forward and took the saleswoman away.

The saleswoman became angry under immense despair. “Little bitch, don’t be smug! Why don’t you go downtown and buy a house there? You actually bought so many houses in a dilapidated building like the Eastern Garden that will definitely make you lose money. You’re really stupid. I’ll wait for you to lose everything. At that time, you’ll be even worse than me!”

Errol urged the security guard with an ugly expression, “Throw her out quickly!”

The saleswoman was thrown out directly, and the door cut off her voice.

Melody was about to continue signing the contract when she heard Errol say hesitantly, “Miss Fox, are you really sure you want to buy it? The value of this building in Eastern Carden… is falling. The location of this neighborhood is poor, and the surrounding facilities are not perfect. Indeed, many people don’t think highly of it. Do you need to wait and see?”

Upon hearing this, Melody could not help but look at Errol

As a sales manager, it was rare for him to persuade her to not purchase these properties instead of only caring about his sales numbers.

At the thought of this, Melody kindly reminded him, “I know about the situation in the Eastern Garden, but if you’re willing to believe me and have spare money on hand, it’s best for you to buy a property there too. I guarantee that you’ll earn money.”

Errol’s smile froze. It was obvious that he did not believe what she said. He only refused tactfully. Imm just a salesperson. How can I have so much money? You think too highly of me.”

Melody stopped. It was not convenient for her to reveal more, so she did not continue persuading him.

The contract was signed very smoothly. In addition, her guardian was currently not Russell, but Maria. So there was no need for her to care about Russell while buying properties.

After signing the contract, Melody used the money Mabel spent on the black market to buy two more houses. Errol looked at her as if he was looking at a rare animal in a zoo. Under Errol’s gaze, she took a car and headed in the direction of the Swanson family.

When she arrived at the Swanson family, it was already lunchtime.

Margaret knew that she was coming today and had been waiting at the door.

When she saw Melody, she immediately went up to her. “Melody, you’re finally here! I’ve been waiting for you for so long!” Melody liked Margaret very much. She smiled gently and said, I originally planned to come over early, but the traffic was too heavy.

The traffic in Silverlake is like this, Sometimes it’s faster to walk than to take a car! That’s why I asked you to move over. You don’t have to spend so much time on the road that way” Margaret found an opportunity to mention moving her over, so Melody could only refuse. Grandma’s health it too good. I’m worried about her if I move over.

When Margaret heard this she did not force her. She said regretfully. “Forget it, forget it. When your grandmother recovers, it won’t be too late for you to move over and accompany me for a while. I’ve recovered now, and I feel that I can live for another 10 years.

Melody smiled and nodded. Definitely.

Margaret was in a good mood and led her through the door.

When she reached the living room, Melody saw Ulric sitting in the wheelchair with his back facing her.

Since the person who killed her was right in front of her, hatred spread from her toes to her brain. At the same time, the suffocation and fear before death echoed clearly in her mind.

Melody tried her best to clench her fists and suppress her complicated emotions, but her hands could not stop trembling.

This was not the first time she had seen Ulric, but every time they met, her emotions would still fluctuate greatly.

Fortunately. Margaret did not notice her abnormality. She held her arm affectionately and said. I’ve asked the kitchen to make your favorite dishes. I don’t know if they suit your taste. Tell me what you like to eat later. Come another day. and I’ll get the kitchen to make them for you.”

Melody nodded and shook her head. I’ll eat anything, I’m not picky

What a good girl, Margaret liked Melody, so no matter what Melody did she found it pleasing.

Ulric heard the commotion and looked up at her. Then he revealed a warm smile “Miss Fox, welcome.

Melody really wanted to tear apart his disguise to avoid disgust.

She nodded expressionlessly as a greeting.

Ulric did not comment on Melody’s attitude.

However, he never understood why Melody looked at him coldly the first time they met. There seemed to be a hint of hatred mixed in that coldness.

He thought. Even though Melody is on Ken’s side, she shouldn’t hate me so much, right?

While Margaret went to have the medicine. Ulric couldn’t help but say “Miss Fox, is there a misunderstanding between us?

At this moment. Melody had already concealed her emotions very well.

She smiled and said. I don’t seem to be familiar with you. Where did this misunderstanding come from?”

But…Ulric wanted to ask more, but Margaret had finished her medicine at the coffee table and came over. He could only swallow his words.

Melody, why are you standing there? Sit down and eat” Margaret greeted her warmly

Melody noticed that Ramon Swanson and Astrid Swanson were not around. She pretended to ask casually. “Aren’t Ramon and Astrid coming for dinner?

Margaret sighed and said, “Don’t mention it. Ramon has been on a business trip for two days. As for Astrid… she went to find a doctor to treat Ulric’s leg”

At the mention of the doctor, Margaret’s eyes suddenly lit up. She asked Melody, “Melody, can you take a look at Ulric’s legs? Your medical skills are so good. Perhaps you can treat his legs!”

Ulric was her biological grandson after all. Even if he was not as considerate as Ken and Melody, she still sincerely hoped that Ulric’s legs would recover quickly.

When Ulric heard Margaret’s words, his heart skipped a beat. He looked up at Melody with hope in his eyes.

Although he did not think that Melody’s medical skills were superb, it was easy for people to have hope when they were in despair.

Melody felt Ulric’s gaze and sneered in her heart.

She thought, ‘In my previous life, Ulric’s legs were cured by me, want him to remain cripple for the rest of his life this time!

She pretended to be regretful and said, “Margaret, I want to help too, but unfortunately… I haven’t learned about orthopedics, so I’m afraid I can’t help much.”

Margaret nodded regretfully. “That’s true. If you could treat it, you would have mentioned it long ago.”

Ulric, who was sitting opposite her, pondered over Melody’s words and suddenly asked, “Who did you learn your medical skills from?”

Melody’s fork paused for a moment before she replied naturally “Most of my medical skills were self–learned, and some of them were learned from doctors in the countryside. The place used to live in was beautiful and there were often doctors coming to pick herbs, so I have many teachers, I wonder which one you are referring to?”

This answer was no different from not answering Ulric had completely lost hope for Melody.

He thought, “It was probably a coincidence that Melody could cure Margaret. Or perhaps, Grandma’s illness was suitable for traditional medicine. Any doctor in that area could cure it. Melody definitely didn’t have the ability to cure my legs. Of course, there is another possibility that Melody can treat my leg, but she is unwilling to. However, the possibility is slim. If Melody can do it, wouldn’t the famous doctors who treated me be a joke?

Thinking of this, Ulric lost interest and stopped asking. He lowered his head and ate.

However, for some reason, the woman in front of him was clearly extremely ugly, but he was inexplicably attracted to her. After eating a few mouthfuls, he subconsciously began to pay attention to her every move.

He even noticed that she didn’t like green peppers and ginger and would deliberately avoid them when eating.

When Ulric realized that he had paid too much attention to Melody, he felt a little frustrated.

He thought, ‘Melody is on Ken’s side. Perhaps I am paying attention to her because I want to take everything that belongs to Ken, including this ugly woman!

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It was not that Melody did not notice that Ulric had been paying attention to her.

However, she pretended not to notice anything and chatted and ate with Margaret with a normal expression.

She pretended to be concerned and asked Margaret, “Margaret, isn’t Ken coming back for dinner? I heard that he went to work at the Swanson Group’s headquarters. I wonder if he’ll be used to it…”

“He will be fine,” Margaret said firmly. “Ken has been outstanding since he was young. Whether it was his studies in school or his work after graduation, he has never disappointed me. I think he will do very well.”

Hearing this, Ulric narrowed his eyes coldly.

However, his expression disappeared in a flash and returned to his usual gentle appearance.

Melody clearly caught the cold expression on Ulric’s face from the corner of her eye.

She knew that she couldn’t be rash. She couldn’t sacrifice herself for revenge, so what she could do to Ulric now was to disgust him from time to time and expose his true colors bit by bit.

“He’s indeed an outstanding person.” Melody praised with a smile.

Half of her words were sincere, and the other half was deliberately said for Ulric to hear.

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Ulric’s expression turn ugly again.

She thought, ‘Good…‘

The lunch finally ended.

After the meal, Melody carefully took Margert’s pulse again and confirmed that she had completely recovered. Then, she prescribed some prescriptions for recuperation and reminded her. “Although you’ve recovered, you still have to take the prescription for recuperation on time. Don’t eat anything else. If I don’t say to change the medicine, the prescription can’t be changed. After about a month, I’ll change the prescription for you.”

Margaret held her forehead like a child. “I thought I wouldn’t have to drink medicine anymore after I recovered. Turns out b still have to.

Melody smiled and comforted her. “You can drink it for another half a year at most. Then you won’t have to take any more medicine.

Only then did Margaret feel a little better.

She instantly thought of something else and signaled the servant to close the door with her eyes. Then, she held Melody’s hand and said, “Melody, since you’ve already registered your marriage with Ken, I’ll tell you something directly.”

“Go ahead.” Melody nodded, curious about what Margaret wanted to say to her.

Margaret said with a complicated expression, “You’ve been back in Silverlake for a while. You should have heard about what happened to Ulric’s leg, right?”

She thought, ‘So that is what she wants to say Melody nodded. “I’ve heard a little

Margaret sighed heavily and said, “I’ve never asked Ken about that matter in detail. I admit that I have my own selfish motives. Even though I know that the two brothers don’t get along. I always turn a blind eye and lie to myself, telling myself that this family is still harmonious.”

Melody listened patiently and nodded from time to time, but she did not interrupt.

Margaret continued, “But I’ve always had my doubts about this matter. Even if the brothers didn’t get along, Ken wouldn’t have done such a thing. But at that time, there were witnesses and evidence. Ulric’s leg was indeed crippled… so I was confused. But there was always a voice in my mind telling me that this matter wasn’t that simple.”

Melody glanced at Margaret and asked in a low voice, “Are you telling me this because you want me to find out the truth?”

After a long silence, Margaret nodded. “Ken had a tough life. He lost his mother when he was young. His stepmother is different from his biological mother. This made him unwilling to say anything no matter what grievances he felt. However, if he was really wronged, I would never turn a blind eye to it. After thinking about it, you’re the most suitable person to investigate this matter. Are you willing to help Grandma again?

Melody nodded in agreement without any hesitation. “I’ll look into it!”

As long as this matter was found out, it could help Ken clear his name and expose Ulric and Astrid’s true colors.

Even if Margaret didn’t say it, she still had to do it.

Seeing how determined and sincere she was, Margaret felt a little relieved. “Don’t tell anyone about this except you and me. If you run into any obstacles and need my help, just let Grandma know.”

“Okay, Margaret. Melody nodded vigorously,

She would definitely get to the bottom of this matter.

As the two of them chatted, it was time for Margaret to take an afternoon nap. She had always had the habit of taking an afternoon nap, and when it was time, she could not open her eyes.

Melody happened to receive an inauguration call from the headhunting company, so she got up to say goodbye to Margaret.

When she walked out of the villa, she vaguely felt a cold gaze staring at her.

Melody stopped in her tracks and subconsciously turned to look at the second floor of the villa. At a window on the second floor, the curtains swayed slightly.

There was someone there just now.

Melody glanced at the window and quickly determined that it was Ulric’s room.

It seemed that Ulric had his eyes on her.

However, she was the one in the dark.

Melody’s lips curled up coldly. She turned around and left without looking back.

After Melody turned around, Ulric stood by the window again.

He looked deeply at Melody’s back and only retracted his gaze when he could no longer see her.

At that moment, his phone rang.

He took out his phone and looked at the caller ID, it was Melody

He thought, “Why would Melody call me?‘ While he was surprised, a trace of surprise that even he did not notice flashed across his heart.

In the next moment, Ulric quickly reached out and picked up the call. “Hello?”

“Mr. Ulric, I’m Mabel… Mabel’s voice came from the phone.

Ulric suddenly realized that previously, he had mixed up Melody and Mabel’s identities, so the caller ID he had left for Mabel was Melody.

Frustration rose in his heart. “Miss Fox, what’s the matter?”

Mabel did not realize that Ulric’s attitude towards her had changed for a moment. She said shyly. “The training school taught us to bake desserts today. I made a half–cooked cheese. Although it doesn’t look good, the taste should be fine. The last time you gave me a gift, I haven’t given you one. I wonder if I can offset it with this half–cooked cheese?”

“There’s no need.” Ulric held his phone coldly and said, “I don’t like sweet food.”

On the other end of the phone, Mabel was caught off guard. Her shy smile froze on her face.

Only then did she realize that when she contacted Ulric this time, his attitude was abnormally cold. It was completely different from the birthday banquet previously.

At that time, Ulric was clearly a gentle person.

“Mr. Ulric..” Mabel’s eyes reddened in grievance. “You… what’s wrong? Are you in a bad mood? Or did I disturb you?”

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Chapter 121

As Melody walked toward the man, she said disdainfully, “Your subordinates suck. They can’t even defeat a weak girl like me, Looks like you need to do it yourself. However, I can choose not to hit you. You only need to tell me who the employer who instructed you to cut my hands is.”

At the mention of his employer, the man finally recovered from his shock.

He was quite satisfied with the price the other party offered. If he could not successfully bring this ugly woman’s hands back, he would not be able to get the money!

For money, the man gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. “No way! Damn girl, don’t court death!”

After that, the man took a retractable dagger from his pocket and pounced on Melody.

With the dagger in his hand, the man was very confident, and thinking. After all, even if this ugly monster does have some skills, it’s impossible for her to defeat me barehanded. I had not intended to take this woman’s life, but now, she has infuriated me.‘

The man pounced forward and aimed the dagger at Melody’s heart.

However, just as he thought that he was going to stab Melody, the girl who was originally standing still suddenly dodged quickly.

The speed was so fast that he missed before he could react.

By the time he reacted. Melody had already appeared behind him.

“You…” Before he could turn around, Melody kicked him in the back of the knee

His subconscious physical reaction made him kneel on the ground. His knee hit the asphalt floor, and it was so painful that he saw stars.

However, that was not all. Melody snatched the dagger in his hand away at some point.

By the time the pain subsided a little, Melody had already placed the dagger on his neck.

The cold and sharp touch made him not dare to move. He said with a trembling voice. “Spare me! Beauty, spare me!”

“You don’t know what’s good for you!” Melody stared at the man coldly and said. “I can give you another choice. Tell me who your employer is, or… I’ll cut your throat directly! In any case, this path is deserted. Even if you die, no one will discover you for half a month. By the time they discover you, your corpse might have already decomposed… Have you seen the index of corpse transformation? I think that in half a month, you will be prettier than you are now.”

The man was so frightened that his lips started to turn pale. He said with a trembling voice. “No! No! Please don’t kill me. I’m just doing what others paid me to do..”

“Cut the crap! Are you going to tell me or not?” Melody pressed the dagger closer to the man’s throat, and a trace of blood immediately seeped out of his dark skin.

The man who felt the pain screamed, “Alright! I’ll say it!”

Melody raised her eyebrows. “Tell me! Who hired you?”

The man said in a panic. “In our line of work, we all wear masks and don’t reveal our real names.”
Melody narrowed her eyes. “So you can’t tell me anything? Huh? “No, no, no…” The man quickly said, “Although I don’t know his exact information, I can tell from his clothes that he’s a doctor! He’s wearing a doctor’s surgical gown under his jacket. I’ve had appendicitis surgery before, so I recognize it. Miss, you can think about it yourself. Did you offend anyone who’s a doctor!”

“A doctor…” Melody lowered her eyes and counted the doctors she had offended in this life.

After all, nothing like this had happened in her previous life, so she could only guess.

But soon, Melody locked onto a person.

The vice director of Silverlake Hospital.

This person didn’t like her from the beginning. He insisted that she was a female liar.

After she cured Margaret, he must have hated her to the core.

If he were the one who got someone to ask for her hands, everything would make sense.

At the thought of this, Melody narrowed her eyes dangerously. I’m not an idiot whom everyone can bully. He dared to want my hands, right? I’ll make him pay the price!‘

Melody threw away the dagger in her hand and suddenly raised her hand to slash at the back of the man’s neck.

The man groaned and his eyes rolled back. He fell to the ground and fainted.

Melody used the same method to deal with the others. She only heaved a sigh of relief when everyone was knocked out unconscious.

She had not exercised for a long time and her stamina was not as good as before.

However, at this moment, Melody suddenly realized what the few people on the ground had in common.

All of them had a black tattoo on the back of their hands. The tattoo was none other than a wolf’s head.

She had seen this wolf’s head before.

When she went to the black market, she saw the same wolf head printed on the pass.

It seemed this was an assassin hired by the vice director in the black market.

Unfortunately, the abilities of these killers were not enough to threaten her at all.

Just as Melody was about to settle the score with the vice director another group of men in black appeared at the alley’s entrance.

“Could it be that the vice director hired two groups of assassins? Melody wondered. However, Melody immediately denied this guess because the aura this group of assassins emitted was dangerous. They were on a completely different level from those people just now,

This group also had tattoos on their arms, but they were of a different color.

Could it be that the color represents the assassin’s level! Before Melody could figure it out, that group of people did not say a word and rushed toward her.

Melody hurriedly dodged, but even if she successfully dodged, her arm was still cut by the dagger in the other party’s hand.

She narrowed her eyes and became serious. She used all her attention and strength to fight the other party. After a few rounds, Melody still had the upper hand.

Her expression did not change, but she was a little nervous.

There were so many of them. And they were all very skilled. Melody wouldn’t always keep the upper hand if they continued to fight like this.

She had no choice but to pretend to be relaxed and say, “It seems that the quality of the assassins in the black market is average. The price is so high, but they’re trash!”

The man at the head stopped and suddenly waved his hand. “Retreat!”

A few seconds later, the group of men in black disappeared from the alley.

Melody sighed in relief. Beads of sweat rolled down her forehead.

She was betting just now.

She deliberately led the other party to think that she also had a pass to the black market, betting that these people would not attack those who also had a pass to the black market.

Fortunately, she had made the right bet…

It seemed that the pass card not only had the function of a key but also a protective function

She couldn’t help but wonder who sent these people here.

It couldn’t be the vice director. He wouldn’t hire two groups of people with different abilities.”

Melody did not stay on the spot any longer, lest someone who was a threat to her appeared again.

She left quickly and took a taxi to Silverlake Hospital.

However, when she arrived at Silverlake Hospital, Melody learned the deputy director had been fired long ago because of Ken.

She thought about it and decided to call Ken.

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The call was quickly picked up.

Melody knew he might be busy, so she did not waste any time and went straight to the point. “I met assassins today. The deputy director of Silverlake Hospital hired them to do it.”

Ken’s voice came through the phone. “Where are you? Are you hurt?”

Melody seemed to hear nervousness in his voice.

She couldn’t help but wonder, Does he care about me? No, he must be afraid that Margaret will be sad if something happens to me.

Melody stopped letting her imagination run wild and replied, “I’m fine. I’m at the entrance of Silverlake Hospital now. I originally wanted to settle scores with the deputy director, but I only found out when I arrived that the deputy director had been fired”

Ken said seriously over the phone, “Don’t run around now, Stand in a crowded place in the hospital and wait. I’ll pick you up now.

“Okay…” Melody replied. For some reason, when she heard Ken’s voice, she felt more at ease.

On the other side.

Mabel’s heart ached as she put the bank card into her pocket at the socialite training class’s gate.

This was her first time going to the black market. She was terrified when she went. Fortunately, everything went smoothly. She even hired the most expensive assassin and almost used up all the pocket money she had saved over the past few years.

But she felt it was worth it. As long as Melody disappears, not to mention spending my pocket money, it is worth it even if I need to borrow money from others.

Mabel raised her head and looked at the blue sky and white clouds in the sky. She felt so happy.

When she returned home after class, she would probably receive the good news that Melody was dead.

At the thought of this, Mabel’s mood became even better. She hummed along the way to the training class

When she pushed open the door of the training class, she realized that the etiquette teacher was already introducing today’s guest to the other socialites.

This guest was none other than Janet.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, the etiquette teacher and Janet looked at Mabel synchronously,

The etiquette teacher looked displeased, but when she saw it was Mabel, she put away her dark expression.

Mabel was the top socialite in Silverlake last year and her favorite student. Hence, the etiquette teacher did not flare up on the spot and only asked, “Mabel, why are you here so late?”

Mabel quickly apologized and explained, Tm sorry. Something happened at home. As you know, my sister just returned from the countryside. She doesn’t understand many things, so I was delayed and accidentally arrived late. I’m sorry! I promise it won’t happen again.”

At the mention of Melody, the etiquette teacher could not help but frown in disdain.

She had already heard a lot about Melody from these socialites. It was said that she was shockingly ugly.

However, not only was she ugly, but she was also uncourteous and rude. She often bullied Mabel.

If such a girl came to her class, she would chase her out immediately.

“Go in and take a seat. The etiquette teacher nodded sympathetically. Then, she did not forget to remind her, “I know you’ve always been a kind girl, but you still have to prioritize what’s more important. Try your best to let the maids take care of your sister. You don’t have to do it for her all the time. Otherwise, she’ll only drag you down. Do you understand?”

Mabel pretended to be troubled and nodded. Then, she nodded at Janet and sat down obediently.

However, Janet was puzzled as she raised her eyebrows, thinking. A sister who has just returned from the countryside? Why does it sound so much like Melody?‘

Just as she wondered if it was a coincidence, Janet heard the etiquette teacher say, “Janet, don’t mind her. Mabel didn’t mean to be late. She’s also pitiful. She has a sister from the countryside called Melody. Recently, because of that sister, she has a lot of things to do at home….

Hearing this, the corners of Jane’s lips curled up in amusement. It’s indeed Melody! What a coincidence!

She looked at Mabel appraisingly and realized that the sisters were worlds apart

‘One of them has an elegant posture. Although her looks can not compare to mine, she is already considered top-notch among the socialites in Silverlake. As for the other, well Janet thought in disgust.

However, Janet soon realized that something was wrong.

She could tell Mabel… was pretending to be a victim.

The relationship between the sisters must be bad. If that’s the case.. it’ll be interesting. With that in mind, Janet looked away and introduced herself again. She also cooperated with the etiquette teacher to give the socialites a nonchalant etiquette lesson. Throughout the entire process, she observed Mabel from time to time.

As expected, she realized Mabel was not a kind girl like the etiquette teacher had said.

On the contrary, Mabel was scheming.

This further proved that the sisters were not on good terms.

If the sisters were close, why would Mabel mention that Melody Came from the countryside?

This was clearly to deepen everyone’s bad impression of Melody

Janet smirked coldly. Then, a plan quickly flashed through her mind.

Soon, the class ended. Just as she was about to find an opportunity to talk to Mabel alone, Janet saw Mabel coming up with two cups of coffee.

“Ms. Murphy, I went to buy coffee just now. Do you want one?” Mabel asked.

Thank you. I was just about to get a cup of coffee. After a pause, Janet said, “I heard that the scenery on the top floor here is good. Do you want to go take a look together?”

“Sure!” Mabel was overjoyed.

She had been worried that she would not have the chance to get close to Janet Now, her chance had come!

Ms. Murphy is not that difficult to get close to. I’ll definitely “take her down” soon! Mabel thought confidently.

Mabel and Janet had different thoughts. They quickly arrived at the top floor.

This building had a total of 35 floors. Standing on this tall building, everything below became small.

Janet looked into the distance and sighed. “I haven’t been back to Silverlake for a long time. The changes here are greater than I imagined”

“Are you from Silverlake?” Mabel was surprised. She said. “I heard from our etiquette teacher that you’re from Instermond”

Janet smiled “My father is from Insterimond, but my mother is from Silverlake. I stayed here for a while when I was young.

I see Mabel understood. Then, she smiled and said. “Ms. Murphy, I don’t know why, but when I first saw you, I felt that we hit it off very well. You haven’t been back to Silverlake for a long time. So, you might be unfamiliar with many places here. If you don’t mind. I can be your guide.”

“That would be great. I’m just afraid of troubling you,” said Janet,

“It’s not troublesome!” Mabel quickly said. “It’s summer vacation now. The school hasn’t started yet. I have a lot of time.

I see. Then I’ll ask you out when I have time. Then, Janet looked like she had thought of something and said, “In a few days, one of my mom’s friends will be celebrating her fiftieth birthday. She’s holding a birthday party. You can come with me then. Oh right, remember to bring your sister along. From your tone, you two seem to be on good terms. Didn’t she come back from the countryside? I can teach her some etiquette by then

When Mabel heard this, her expression could not help but stiffen

She did not want to bring Melody along to socialize!

However. Mabel thought again. The assassin I hired might have succeeded by now. When the time comes, I can’t bring a dead person to a birthday party, can I?

At the thought of this. Mabel smiled and agreed. “Okay, I’ll bring my sister along”

Chapter 123

Seeing that she had agreed, Janet could not help but smile.

She pretended to remind Mabel kindly, “By the way, there’s a taboo in her family. She can’t see dogs or anything similar to dogs. Her mother got bitten by a wild dog and fell ill with rabies. In the end, she passed away.”

When Mabel heard this, she quickly nodded. “Don’t worry, Miss Murphy. I’ll remember it!”

Janet nodded briefly, took a luxury brooch from her body, handed it to Mabel, and said, “We hit it off very well. It is my gift to you. I hope we can become good friends in the future.”

“Thank you! Miss Murphy, we will become good friends!” said Mabel.

“Since we’re friends in the future, don’t call me Miss Murphy. Just call me Janet.”

“Okay, and you can call me Mabel. Mabel pretended to be calm on the surface, but she had already become extremely excited

She had wanted to curry favor with Janet, but she did not expect Janet to give her a greeting gift so easily and become friends with her.

However, Mabel’s disguise was seen through at a glance by Janet.

She had the mockery in her eyes and revealed a peaceful smile. Very good. I’ve planted two baits with Mabel and can’t wait for the fish to take the bait!

At that time, she would see whether Melody could come. However, it did not matter if Mabel did not bring Melody along. She would get Fairlee to send an invitation directly to the Fox family. She could lure Melody to the Lawrence family’s birthday party no matter what.

At that time, she wanted Melody’s reputation to be ruined!

At the same time, at the entrance of Silverlake Hospital.

Melody and Ken were not idle either.

The 8 million dollars she had obtained from Janet was not spent because she had yet to gain the trust of Herbathrive.

And this money had to be put to the greatest use.

She looked at the latest development in Silverlake on her phone With the advantage of “living once again, she bought ten houses in the same building without hesitation.

The real estate salesperson immediately called and warmly welcomed her to the real estate center to sign the property purchase contract.

Houses in Silverlake were easy to be sold. However, because the building Melody chose was located in Silverlake’s least economically developed and most inaccessible area, even if the price was low, there were not many buyers because people were not optimistic about this building.

Melody held her phone and replied calmly, “Okay, I’ll come over to sign the contract when I have time.

After she finished the call, a tall man rushed over against the light, and his shadow covered her face.

Ken’s beautiful eyes were filled with darkness. Unlike Ulric, Ken bad dark and sharp eyes. They fused with his aura, making him look even colder.

However, Melody knew that he was not a cold person deep down. On the contrary, Ulric, who had soulful blue eyes, was the real heartless one.

“There you are.” Melody took a few steps forward. Seeing that he was looking at her, she quickly spread her arms and said, Tm not lying to you. I’m not injured.”

Ken retracted his gaze and said calmly. “Get in the car first.”

Melody nodded. After getting into the car, she did not forget to ask, “Where is the deputy director now?”

She believed that she was a person who would seek revenge for the smallest grievance. Since the other party wanted both of her hands, she naturally would not let that deputy director have an easy time!

Ken stopped walking and said, “You don’t need to know where he is now.”

“Why?” Melody asked in confusion.

As soon as she finished speaking, the radio in the car rang. “This is an urgent news break. The former deputy director of Silverlake Hospital was investigated for taking bribes in private and colluding with medical equipment agencies. He committed suicide by jumping off a building at home. When he was discovered, he no longer had any vital signs….

Hearing the content of the radio, Melody could not help but look at Ken again.

However, he did not react at all. He drove the car away from the hospital expressionlessly.

You Melody opened her mouth again but realized she did not know what to say

After two seconds of silence, Melody decided not to mention the deputy director anymore.

Regardless of whether it was true that the deputy director committed suicide by jumping off a building, it was enough for Melody to know this result. There was no need to pursue the reason.

For adults, the process was the least important.

She was silent for two seconds before saying, “Actually, I met two groups of killers today. I can confirm one group was from the deputy director. Their skills are average, and I dealt with them in a few moves. But I’m not sure who sent the other group. Those people were quite skilled. If I had continued to fight them, I might not have been able to escape…

Ken slowed down when he heard that.

Melody continued, “However, what I can be sure of is that these two groups of people are from the black market in Silverlake. They have wolf–head tattoos on their arms. Coincidentally, I had the chance to enter the black market. So I could recognize them”

As she spoke. Melody paused and asked, “Do you know about the black market in Silverlake?”
Ken looked at her with a complicated expression.

Before Melody could finish, Ken asked, “What color is the wolf–lead tattoo on those people’s arms?”

Dark red Melody replied.

“Wait for a second,” Ken said as he pulled over and made a call.

“Help me find out whose order the Crimson Team took on today,” said Ken.

Melody was even more puzzled when she heard Ken’s call The Crimson Team? Is he referring to the second batch of killers who tried to kill me today? Melody wondered.

Not long after, Ken hung up and turned to look at her. I found it The person who hired the Crimson Team to kill you.

Mabel Fox.

“Mabel?” Melody could not help but raise her voice slightly.

This outcome was beyond her expectations, but it made sense.

She had performed better than Mabel at the birthday party and cured Margaret’s illness. Coupled with Russell’s care for her now, it was normal for Mabel to see her as someone she had to get rid of

However, Melody was sure that Yolanda was not aware of this

Based on how much Yolanda doted on Mabel, she wouldn’t let Mabel hire an assassin on the black market.

“Mabel Melody narrowed her eyes coldly. Looks like I have to speed up.”

“Speed up on what?” Ken’s voice suddenly sounded from the side.

Only then did Melody remember that there was someone beside her. She smiled dryly and waved her hand. “Nothing. By the way, how did you find out?”

Ken looked at her deeply and said casually, “Because I own the black market,”

“What?” Three large exclamation marks appeared above Melody’s head. So the big shot of the black market is actually by my side? And this big shot is my registered husband? How small this world is!”

“Surprised?” Ken looked at her meaningfully and asked, “Do you still think I’m a good person now?”

Melody was speechless.

If he hadn’t said it, she would have forgotten that she had said he was a good person.

“Ahem!” Melody coughed dryly and rubbed her hands as she asked obsequiously. “Mr. Swanson, can you give me a pass since I’m your wife?”

Chapter 124

When Melody called herself Ken’s “wife,” she looked nonchalant because she had never taken their marriage seriously.

After all, she did not have any romantic feelings for Ken.

When Margaret found a more suitable candidate, she and Ken could get a divorce at any time. Therefore, she only said the word “wife” for joking

However, when Ken heard the word, he somehow felt something strange.

However, he quickly regained his usual cold expression and asked indifferently, “What do you want the pass for? No matter what you went to the black market for last time, there’s no need to go there again in the future.”

“I have no choice. Melody spread her hands and said. “Your black market has too many rare medicinal herbs unavailable on the regular market. Please give me one.”

As Melody spoke, she added, “I don’t have the money to buy a pass now, but I won’t let you lose out. Let me tell you a business opportunity. Buy as many houses as you can in Eastern Garden.”

“Eastern Garden?” Ken raised his eyebrows slightly and revealed an expression that said, “Are you kidding me?”

“That’s right, Eastern Garden” Melody looked firm.

Ken glanced at her and said, “Don’t tell me you used all 8 million dollars to buy a house in Eastern Garden.

“That’s right. I bought ten sets and haven’t had time to sign them yet,” said Melody.

Ken was stunned again. Then, he frowned and said, “Since you haven’t signed the contract, don’t buy it. It’s located in the suburbs of Silverlake. It’s inconvenient in all aspects, and the property price has been falling. As far as I know, this building has been on sale for a long time and hasn’t been sold out until now, which means there’s no prospect

“No,” Melody said firmly, “Believe me. I won’t frame you.

“Up to you.” Ken threw her a pass and said expressionlessly. “If you lose everything, don’t come crying to me.”

Melody pursed her lips and muttered inwardly, ‘If you don’t believe me, forget it. The housing price will increase very quickly, and it will soar!

It was a pity she did not have more money to buy houses. Otherwise, she would buy all the ones available.

With this thought in mind, Melody lowered her head to look at the pass that Ken had thrown at her. She saw that it still had the iconic wolf head of the black market on it, but the color was red

“This Why is the color different?” Melody asked.

Ken glanced at her. “Just take it. If any assassins from the black market come looking for you in the future, just take out this card. Then, they won’t hurt you.

“Okay… Melody nodded. It was fine as long as she could enter the black market.

As for those assassins, it was true that she had not trained in her new life. Otherwise, even if a few more people from the Crimson Team came, she could still deal with them.

The car arrived at the Fox family’s house in the blink of an eye.
Ken said concisely, “Go back and pack your things. From today coward, you’ll stay with my grandmother in the Swanson family’s house.”

Melody was stunned and quickly refused. “No need… I’m fine staying at home. Moreover, I have to treat my grandmother’s illness and can’t leave. Besides, I’m afraid Astrid will kill me if I stay at the Swanson family’s house.”

She had too many things to do recently and did not have the time to deal with Astrid for the time being.

Moreover, Ulric lived in the Swanson family’s residence. She was afraid that she would kill Ulric without caring about the consequences.

Ken frowned again when he heard what she said. He said coldly, Up to you!”

Melody glanced at Ken and knew that he was angry.

“Ken is rich but has a bad temper, but I can’t leave now and can’t go to the Swanson family, Melody thought.

Hence, Melody only thanked him before opening the car door and leaving

However, when she got out of the car, she saw two men in black standing not far away from her.

Just as she was wondering if these two people were also killers, she heard Ken’s voice coming from the car. “They’re my people. They’ll ensure your safety

“Thank you, but I don’t think I need… Before she could finish her sentence, Ken’s car had already left, leaving behind a trail of exhaust fumes.

“Ahem…” Melody covered her nose and coughed.

The two bodyguards happened to walk to her. “Miss Fox, we were sent by Mr. Ken to protect you. If you have any orders, feel free to instruct us

“I do have an order.” Melody poked the biceps of one of the bodyguards and nodded in satisfaction. “I usually don’t have any trouble, so I don’t need you most of the time. How about this? When my life isn’t in danger, please don’t appear. Otherwise, it will be too eye-catching.

“Got it! Miss Fox“” The two bodyguards bowed slightly to her and turned to leave. Soon, they disappeared into the darkness. If one did not look carefully, they would not be able to see them at all.

Only then did Melody feel relieved. She carried the herbs into the back door of the villa.

She couldn’t announce that she was treating Maria for the time being, so she avoided people as much as possible.

Fortunately, she did not encounter anyone on the way to the backyard. She successfully brought the medicinal herbs to Maria’s room.
Maria slept most of the time and was awake for only a while recently. When Melody entered, Maria was still unconscious.

When Hattie saw her return, she stepped forward to wake Maria up.

“Don’t.” Melody quickly stopped Hattie and said, “Wake Grandma up after the medicine is ready–She’s weak now, so it won’t hurt to sleep a little longer.”

“Okay,” Hattie nodded repeatedly, believing Melody’s words without a doubt,

Melody walked around Maria’s room and used the testing software she had created to confirm no bugs or cameras were there. Then, she started to prepare the medicine in the room in peace,

When the medicine was ready, Maria happened to wake up.

After Maria drank a bowl of medicine, Melody sighed in relief. Her medicine could not only cure Maria’s illness of not being able to take care of herself, but it could also dissolve the mercury sulfide inside her body.

It wouldn’t take long for Maria to recover.

However, the damage caused by the poison was irreversible. Even if Maria recovered, she would still have to keep taking traditional medicine. However, compared to now, the side effects of the remaining poison were almost negligible.

After Maria took the medicine, she fell asleep again not long after.

Soon, the sky began to darken.

Just as they were about to have dinner, the phone in Melody’s pocket rang.

Melody took out her phone and looked at it. She realized the ringing phone was not hers but from the maid Yolanda had planted in Maria’s room.

She immediately turned on the phone with interest and saw Yolanda’s message. I left the stuff in the usual place. Remember to pick it up tonight.]

The usual place? Melody scrolled through the chat history and quickly found “the usual place.”

It was under a pot of aloe vera in the backyard.

She followed the maid’s chatting habits and replied, “Got it.”

After that, Yolanda asked about Maria again.

Melody continued to talk about Maria’s recent situation according to the maid’s chatting habits. [Mrs. Maria’s condition is not very good. She can barely take care of herself. She pooped in bed twice today.]

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The maid often added punctuation when sending messages, and Melody did the same.

After sending it, Yolanda did not send another message, but Melody could guess Yolanda’s current expression.

She must be very pleased with herself.

However, God was watching. How could there be so many secrets in this world that would never be revealed?

She pursed her lips coldly. Thinking that Mabel should be back by now, Melody greeted Hattie and walked from the backyard to the living room.

On the way, Melody suddenly received a transfer of 4 million dollars. The person who transferred it to her was Ken Melody sent Ken a question mark in confusion.

Ken quickly replied: [Mabel gave it to the Crimson Team. The Crimson Team didn’t complete the mission, so this money is for you.]

[Thank you Mr. Swanson!] Melody quickly typed on her phone.

On the other end of the phone, when Ken saw the reply, he did not even notice the rare smile on his lips.

Melody put down her phone and narrowed her eyes slightly.

4 million dollars… To Mabel, this was all her pocket money.

“I can’t believe she was willing to spend so much money just to kill me. Unfortunately, Mabel would never have thought this money would end up in my hands, With that in mind, Melody could not help but smile. She began to think about how to spend the 4 million dollars properly so that this money could help her make more money as fast as possible.

At the same time, at the entrance of the Fox villa.

Mabel had just finished her dance training class,

During this period, she had to learn etiquette and take the coffee making course in the morning, dance in the afternoon, and musical instruments in the afternoon. When she returned home at night, she had to prepare for the next semester’s textbooks. She had her hands full..

But even so, she enjoyed it.

She didn’t mind attending more tuition classes to be more worthy of Ulric

However, Mabel was in a good mood today. On the way back in the car, she hummed a song.

When she got home, she might be able to receive the good news from her mother that Melody had disappeared from this world.

“Oh, no, the killers would choose a more secretive place. Perhaps Mom and Dad don’t even know that Melody is dead. They’ll think Melody is wandering outside and has not returned home yet. Well, I wondered if Melody’s corpse had already decomposed when found, Mabel thought and smiled. Before she opened the car door and got out, she even said to the driver, “Thank you for your hard work.”
The middle-aged man who had been Mabel’s chauffeur at that time widened his eyes in shock when he heard Mabel’s words. If he remembered correctly, this was the first time Mabel had appreciated him.

The middle-aged driver hurriedly said in fear, “You’re welcome, and it’s my honor. This is what I should do”

Mabel smiled gently and bent as she got out of the car.

At this moment, Russell returned from the company.

Mabel noticed he did not look too good and guessed that something might have happened to the company. She quickly walked over and asked, “Dad, you’re back. How’s the company’s situation now?”

Russell shook his head. He was unwilling to discuss this with his daughter. He only said concisely. “There’s a small problem, but it’s not a big deal”

However, only Russell knew that the Justalion Group was in a big double.

A batch of newly designed clothes of the Justalion Group had been exposed online as plagiarizing other designers.

He needed to sue the other party and push all the responsibility to the designer to protect the Justalion Group’s reputation. However, none of this was a big problem. The problem was that the Justalion Group’s clothes were deteriorating because he had no design inspiration and could not hire good fashion designers.

Seeing Russell was unwilling to say more, Mabel dared not ask further.

She smiled and said, “Dad, I’ll graduate next year. When I graduate, I’ll come to the company to be a designer and design popular clothes for the company”

When Russell heard Mabel’s words, he remembered that Mabel majored in fashion design. Moreover, her results in school! had always been good and she had won some competitions. She indeed had potential.

He was so focused on marrying Mabel into the Swanson family that he almost forgot about this matter.

If Mabel had this ability, he wouldn’t have to be so worried.

When Russell thought of this, his expression softened. He revealed a kind fatherly smile. “You’ve worked hard recently. Remember to strike a balance between work and rest. Don’t let yourself be too tired. You know that I have the greatest expectations for you.”

Mabel immediately understood what he meant.

In other words, no matter how much concern her father showed to Melody now, he only cared about Mabel.

Mabel was delighted. She smiled humbly and said, “Thank you for your concern, Dad. I’ll try my best

After Mabel finished speaking, she heard a crisp female voice coming from the door. “Dad”

Hearing the word “Dad“, Mabel’s back stiffened. “Isn’t this voice… Melody’s? With the question in her mind, Mabel looked at the door in disbelief and met Melody’s cold eyes.

How, how is this possible? Melody should be dead now. Could it be that Melody’s ghost has come to take my life! In an instant, Mabel was so frightened that she retreated repeatedly and even exclaimed. “No…”

Russell looked at Mabel in confusion and asked, “Mabel, what’s wrong?”

He wondered why Mabel looked like she had seen a ghost. Although this eldest daughter of mine is indeed ugly, this is not the first time Mabel has seen Melody While Russell was puzzled, the smile on Melody’s lips at the door slowly widened.

She had long known that Mabel would have such a reaction, so she had been waiting at the door. However, she accidentally heard Russell’s words.

She had never agreed to stay in the Swanson family’s residence because she wanted to destroy Yolanda and Mabel.

However, she had always been a little soft-hearted toward Russell. After all, he was her biological father. They were related by blood.

But now that she heard Russell’s words, she sobered up a little. No matter how much she had suffered in the past, Russell only cared about Mabel. Or rather, to him, benefits were the most important.

Moreover, if Russell had not had an ambiguous relationship with Yolanda outside, Yolanda would not have wanted to marry into the Fox family, let alone cause Melody’s mother to die tragically on the production table.

In the end, the instigator of everything was Russell.

Melody quickly hid the cold glint in her eyes and pretended to be hurt as she walked forward. I’m sorry, Dad. I was too ugly and scared my sister…”

As she spoke, a tear welled up in her eye. She looked extremely guilty.

“Don’t say that… Russell talked barefaced nonsense. “Melody, you are not bad–looking. It’s just that you’re in puberty now, and you have more acne on your face. When the acne is gone, you’ll be a beauty. Your sister is frightened because she’s naturally prone to be shocked.”

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Chapter 106

Melody’s eyesight was good. She recognized at a glance that what was in the bag was the herbs soaked in mercury sulfide. from Maria’s medicine.

Yolanda took the herbs and was about to leave, but at that moment, the stall owner called out to Yolanda again. “Madam…”

After all, Yolanda was doing something illegal. After buying the herbs, she could not help but feel a little guilty when she heard the stall owner call her again.

Not only did Yolanda not stop, but she also quickened her pace to leave the black market.

The stall owner hurriedly chased after her. “Hey! Madam, don’t run!”

The stall owner called out to Yolanda for another reason. In a moment of desperation, he grabbed Yolanda’s sleeve.

“What are you doing?” Yolanda panicked and reached out with her other hand to break free from the stall owner’s hand

However, under this drag. Yolanda’s mask accidentally fell.

“No!” Yolanda cried out in surprise and quickly squatted down to pick up the mask.

The process lasted less than five seconds, but the stall owner saw Yolanda’s face.

It was a beautiful face that had been well–maintained. Coupled with her graceful body, she was simply a charming young Woman.

Yolanda, who could make Russell cheat on the number one beauty, Wilona, was naturally far more beautiful than ordinary people.

However, compared to Wilona, Yolanda was still a bit inferior. However, in the eyes of a person like the stall owner, Yolanda was already like a fairy.

The stall owner was stunned for a moment and almost drooled.

Of course, Yolanda also noticed the stall owner’s gaze. She immediately frowned in disgust. Then, she said, “What are you? trying to do? Don’t forget that although this is a black market, people working for the boss of this black market are everywhere. We all paid the protection fee to get the pass. I’ll report you if you dare to be rude to me!”

At the mention of the boss of the black market, the stall owner finally recovered from his amazement.

He smiled wretchedly and said, “Madam, you’ve misunderstood me. I stopped you because I wanted to make another deal with you.”

Yolanda coldly refused, “There’s no need. Our deal is over! After buying this medicine, I won’t come again.”

She had bought a lot of the medicine this time. It was enough to poison Maria to death. Naturally, she wouldn’t come to this dangerous and dirty black market anymore.”

The stall owner shrugged. “Madam, I know best what you want to do with this medicine. However, I have a better medicine here that can kill people in three days. Moreover, this medicine is colorless and tasteless. It can be used with water. After an hour, the poison will dissipate, and no one will discover it. However, this price is much higher than the medicine you’re buying now. I wonder if you need it”

When Yolanda heard this, she knew the stall owner had stopped her because he wanted to promote another poison. She heaved a sigh of relief. She shook her head. I don’t need it for now. I’ll come to you if I need it.”

Yolanda did not completely refuse because she felt that this medicine did not need to be used on Maria but it could be used on Melody.

However, the most important thing now was to get rid of Maria, Melody’s backer.

As for how Melody would die, she had not thought about it yet.

The stall owner also sensed Yolanda’s hesitation and smiled. “Alright, it’s a deal. I’ll wait for you. Madam.”

As the stall owner spoke, his gaze swept across Yolanda’s body, as if taking another look would make him feel high.

Yolanda felt a sense of physical disgust and ignored the stall owner. She hurriedly left with the medicine diluted in mercury sulfide.

After confirming Yolanda would not turn back, Melody walked to the stall owner’s stall

“Miss, what do you need? I have all kinds of herbs here.” The stall owner put on a standard bootlicking smile.

Those who could enter this place were all people of status or wealth. Although the girl in front of him looked very young, and the upper half of her face, which the mask didn’t cover, looked especially ugly, he was still enthusiastic.

However, he could not hide the trace of disgust in his eyes.

He was a person who loved beautiful ladies. His attitude toward beauties and ugly women was clear.

Although Melody saw the stall owner’s disgust, she did not care. She lied through her teeth, “Hello. I’m a student studying medicine. I’m here to buy some medicinal herbs for my professor for research.”

When the stall owner heard this, he immediately became even more enthusiastic, thinking, “A professor doing research… These professors are the richest because they spend public money and spend it without batting an eye.

“Oh, hi! So you’re here to help your professor buy medicine. See what you need, and I’ll introduce it to you. Not to mention anything else, the goods I have here are the most complete in the entire black market. Even if I have no ready-made goods, I can immediately transfer them to you,” the stall owner said confidently. Melody nodded and scanned the stall attentively.

Originally, she was only putting on an act, but after a glance, she realized there was a rare medicinal herb that could cure her appearance in the stall.

It required many medicines to cure her face, and this medicinal herb was one of them. It was also the one she planned to buy when the boss of Herbathrive returned.

Surprisingly, the stall owner was selling it…

I’ve gained a lot from this trip!” Melody thought happily.

This one…” Melody pointed at the herb and asked, “May I know how much this is?”

When the stall owner saw this, he immediately smiled happily

This was because this medicinal herb was expensive and not poisonous. It could not poison people to death, and ordinary people did not need it.

This medicinal herb is called Draba. This herb is rare and expensive. It’s sold by stalk. 2 million dollars each,” said the stall owner. “2 million dollars?” Melody–raised her eyebrows. This price sounded high, but the stall owner did not overstate it.

If she bought it in Herbathrive, not to mention whether the shop owner had it or not, but even if he had it, he would also sell it for 2 million dollars

“That’s what our professor wants. I’ll take it. But this isn’t enough for research. How about this? You buy more. I’ll come over and buy them together.” said Melody.

The stall owner hesitated for two seconds and said. “Kid, this medicinal herb is expensive. If you don’t pay in advance. I usually won’t buy them unless you pay a deposit first.”

Coincidentally. Melody had brought the 2–million–dollar check that Ken had given her this time.

She took the only stalk of Draba from the stall and stuffed her hands into her pockets.

Two seconds later, she took the check from her pocket and placed it in the stall owner’s hand. This is the deposit. I need at least five more stalks. How long will it take for you to bring the goods over!”

When the stall owner saw the check and confirmed it was real, his eyes lit up.

He had made two big deals today!

He said excitedly. “A month! Give me a month and I’ll be able to get five stalks. When the time comes, you can pay the rest. I’ll give you the remaining five stalks.”

As the stall owner spoke, he greedily held the check in front of his nose and sniffed it.

This action made Melody smirk subtly.

However, the stall owner did not see Melody’s expression because of the mask

“By the way.” Melody suddenly said, “Sir, you have to pay more attention to your body recently. I saw that many medicinal herbs in your stall are very poisonous. In addition, I felt that something was wrong when I saw your complexion. Are you poisoned?”

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When the stall owner heard Melody’s words, he could not help but be stunned for a few seconds. However, he immediately. smiled and waved his hand. “That’s impossible. Kid, you might have seen it wrongly. I’m usually careful. When I take poisonous herbs, I always wear gloves.”

Melody shrugged. “I’m the professor’s proudest student, so I usually won’t make a mistake. How about this? If you feel your condition has worsened in three days, look for me at Forest Cafe in the city center. I won’t charge you for treatment for the sake of the medicinal herbs you sold me.”

The stall owner still did not believe Melody’s words. He casually said, “Got it.”

Melody smiled secretly and left after putting “Draba” away.

The hook was already in place, waiting for the fish to take the bait.

“What nonsense? How could I be poisoned? This student was talking big!” the stall owner muttered as he stared at Melody’s back. However, he did not know if it was a psychological effect, but he suddenly felt a little tired and could not muster his energy.

“Forget it! I’ve earned enough today. I should pack up and go back to sleep, the stall owner muttered to himself as he began to close the stall.

However, the stall owner didn’t know Melody had tampered with the check and added some “condiments

When Melody came out of the black market, she received a call from Hattie

“Miss Melody, I’ve bought the incense,” said Hattie.

Melody replied. “Okay. Where are you? I’ll take a cab and come to you. We’ll go back together.”

Tm at Hattie gave Melody an address, and Melody took a taxi to meet Hattie. Then, they returned to the Fox villa together.

The two of them carried the incense into the house. Coincidentally, Yolanda had already picked Mabel up and was encouraging Mabel. “In short, you must overcome the weakness of dancing, understand?”

“I know Before Mabel could finish speaking, she raised her head and saw Melody, who had returned with Hattie. Her expression instantly turned extremely dark.

She thought Ulric had bought that pile of gifts for her, but she did not expect it to be a thank–you gift from the Swanson family for Melody

There are so many luxury goods. How can Melody be worthy? Mabel thought unwillingly.

However, Maria had personally instructed that no one could touch these things except Melody.

Therefore, Mabel could only hold her anger back and vent all of it by practicing dancing
Fortunately, her efforts were not in vain. The dance teacher praised her for improving a little more than yesterday.

However, this was not enough. Mabel had to work hard to decrease her shortcomings and win this year’s top socialite again. She had to successfully marry into the Swanson family and let Melody be inferior to her!

As soon as Melody entered, she felt Mabel’s murderous gaze. She turned a blind eye to walk into the backyard with Hattie and She did not even look away. When Mabel saw this, she immediately felt dissatisfied and said, “Hey! You don’t even say hello to Mommy when you return from outside? Is this how you treat the elders in the family? Don’t you even know such basic etiquette?”

Melody pretended not to hear her and strode to the backyard,

“You…” Mabel was about to chase after her when Hattie stopped her.

Hattie smiled and said. “Miss Mabel, Miss Melody is in a hurry to send incense to Mrs. Maria. You also know Mrs. Maria’s health is too poor, so we must prioritize her anytime. Therefore, Miss Melody didn’t have time to greet Mrs. Fox. I’m here to apologize to Mrs. Fox on her behalf.”

When Mabel saw Hattie speaking up for Melody, she was instantly furious. “Who do you think you are? How dare you stop

Yolanda was shocked. She quickly went forward and pulled Mabel over. She said, Tm sorry, Hattie. Mabel is a child with filial piety and a straight temper. Please don’t take her words to heart:

Hattie chuckled and said, Tm just a maid. It’s only right for Miss Mabel to speak to me in such a tone. It’s just that it’s best not to let Mrs. Maria hear this. Otherwise, she’ll be unhappy”

With that, Hattie walked past Mabel and left.

Mabel was even angrier. Now, even a maid dares to ignore me? She wanted to complain. “Mom, sh

Shut up!” Yolanda’s expression darkened. “Did you forget everything I told you just now? These things are not something you need to worry about at all. It’s fine if Melody doesn’t greet me. Don’t tell me you expect her to call me Mom respectfully,”

Mabel felt a little aggrieved. “It’s fine if Melody did that, but even Hattie dares to speak to me like this… What she said is a threat!”

“I think you’ve lost your mind from dancing. Don’t you know how important Hattie is to your grandma? Your grandma treats her like a sister!” When Yolanda said this, she lowered her voice and said, “She’s only being so arrogant because she has your grandmother as her backer. When your grandmother dies, you can teach her a lesson however you want.” When Mabel heard this, the anger in her heart finally subsided

She asked, “Then how long will it take before Grandma dies?”

“Don’t worry.” Yolanda smiled coldly and said, “The amount of goods I imported this time has increased again. This month, the matter will be resolved.”

Yolanda’s words were very obscure, but Mabel immediately understood.

It was because the poison had strengthened. Maria would not live past this month!

That’s great! Once Grandma dies, Melody’s greatest backer in the family will be gone. At the thought, Mabel was in a good mood. She gritted her teeth and said, “Mom, I’m not eating dinner. I’m going upstairs to practice my dance.”

“Now? Didn’t you only finish class just now? Won’t you be tired? Yolanda asked.

“No!” Mabel waved her hand and ran upstairs to practice her dance.

Yolanda didn’t want Mabel to be too tired, but she was also happy. Her daughter was improving bit by bit and becoming more mature.

She believed that soon, she would nurture Mabel to be as smart and successful as her. The sky gradually darkened When it was time for dinner, Melody used the excuse that her body had yet to recover to not go to the living room to eat. Instead, she ate with Maria.

She checked Maria’s pulse carefully. After dinner, she returned to her room and began to study the pharmacy.

Maria’s illness was many times worse than before she was locked in the abandoned garage. She could not waste a second.

Finally, when the sky began to turn bright, Melody successfully developed two prescriptions.

Maria had a lot of illnesses. The first thing Melody had to treat was the diarrhea she told Maria before she could begin to detoxify the poison.

The two prescriptions she prescribed were for the treatment of detoxification and diarrhea.

It was not difficult for her to treat the two diseases. She wrote the prescriptions quickly. However, the difficulty was that many medicines were counteracting each other. If she wanted to treat both diarrhea and mercury sulfide poison at the same time, she had to think of a completely different prescription from ordinary prescriptions.

Fortunately, her hard work paid off. She finally completed it.

Melody confirmed the prescription one last time before ordering the medicinal herbs online. She was prepared to sleep before she got up to get the medicine.

However, she received a call immediately after she confirmed the reservation form. The number showed that the clerk from Herbathrive was David,

Melody quickly picked up the call and heard David’s

Ce coming from the phone. “Miss Fox, was it you who placed the order just now? I happened to be on duty today. When I saw an order at this hour, I thought it might be you”

“Yes, it’s me. Melody was a little sleepy. She asked lazily, “What’s the matter?”

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On the phone, David said, “Here is the thing. You asked me to call you if my boss comes back. I just received news that my boss will be back today. You can come to get the medicine later and meet my boss.”

“Your boss is back?” Melody was delighted. She had been waiting for the shop owner of Herbathrive for a few days.

However, Melody immediately remembered that she did not have much money now. Even if the shop owner returned, she could not afford those rare herbs,

If you have no hand, you can’t make a fist. Melody was silent for two seconds before saying. I don’t have enough money now. I’m afraid I can’t afford the herbs I want. How about this? Don’t mention me to your boss first. I’ll come to him when I’ve gathered the money.”

“Alright,” David replied, “I’ll help you concoct the herbs properly, I’ll choose the best herbs. There won’t be any mistakes.”

“Okay, thank you,” said Melody.

“It’s my pleasure, David replied softly.

After hanging up the phone, Melody sighed sadly. She lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling, thinking about how to get the money.

The next moment, she suddenly remembered the shop Wilmot had given her.

She immediately used her phone to log into the merchant’s backend and realized that the income in the past two weeks had reached over 400 thousand dollars.

She hesitated for a moment before withdrawing all the money.

Her account received 100 thousand dollars immediately, but this amount was still a drop in the bucket for buying medicinal herbs. She could not even buy a single medicinal herb with it

Helpless, Melody could only turn her gaze to the thank–you gift from the Swanson family.

If she sold all of these… it would be enough to buy one medicinal herb.

‘Okay, let’s do it, Melody thought to herself. She closed her eyes and tried to catch up on sleep. When she woke up, she looked at the time. It was past eight in the morning.

She wondered if Ken had woken up at this hour.

After hesitating for a moment, Melody called Ken.

Ken picked up the call very quickly. *I forgot to transfer the money to you last night. I’ll transfer it to you now,” Ken said.

“No, no.” Melody quickly said, Tm not urging you to pay my salary.”

Then what do you want to do?” Ken, who was about to go to the meeting, sounded impatient but didn’t look impatient. Instead, he gestured at his assistant, indicating he would go to the meeting room later.

Melody did not know about Ken’s situation. She said, “Do you still have the receipt for the gifts you gave me?”

Ken was stunned. He did not expect Melody to call him about this.

He could not help but frown. “Is that why you called so early in the morning?” “That’s right… I’m a little short of money now and want to return these things because I don’t need many gifts. So, can you help me ask if the receipt is still there?” said Melody.

Ken’s expression was especially dark. He replied unhappily, “No, I don’t have it!”

“Alright, thank… Before Melody could say the word “you“, the call ended.

“What’s going on…” Melody was confused. He had already given me those gifts. I only want a receipt. Why was he so angry?

So, Melody had no choice but to search for second–hand luxury goods stores on her phone.

Although she did not even unpack these gifts, the price would not be high once she sold them to a second–hand shop. However, she was too short of money now. So, she could only do this.

At the headquarters of the Swanson Group, Ken hung up the phone with a dark expression.

I had personally chosen those gifts. I can’t believe Melody asked me for a receipt to sell these gifts! Good for her! She is so tacky! I must have been blind to feel that she was not annoying Ken thought angrily.

Coincidentally, James returned from the countryside. He knocked on the office door and reported, “Mr. Ken. I’m back from Miss Fox’s place in the countryside. She…

“I don’t want to know anything about her now. Go busy yourself with Pearly Antiques. Keep an eye on Pearly Antiques and figure out who has been managing its operations now,” said Ken.

James went to the countryside to investigate Melody almost night and day. It was not easy for him to find Melody did not live in the farmhouse arranged by the Fox family. However, before he could tell Ken, Ken said he did not want to hear anything about Melody.

James could not help but feel surprised, but Ken seemed in a bad mood. He did not dare to say anything and could only leave.

Coincidentally, the assistant entered and urged, “Mr. Swanson, the directors are all here. They’re waiting for you in the conference room.

This assistant used to work for Ramon. She had heard that Ken had crippled his brother’s legs, so she didn’t have a good impression of Ken.
However, Ken’s aura was too strong, so she had to hide her dissatisfaction with him.

However, she could not understand why the chairman would let such a ruthless person manage their headquarters for the time being.

‘Isn’t he afraid Ken will be ruthless and take over the Swanson Group? While she was confused, Ken had already put on his suit jacket and brushed past her.

The assistant quickly came back to her senses and followed Ken.

The directors were gossiping about Ken in low voices in the meeting room.

“Do you think Mr. Ramon plans to hand the company over to Ken in the future?

“Mr. Ramon has never asked anyone to take charge of the company. He suddenly asked Ken to come to the headquarters to take charge. Perhaps that’s his intention.” “Tsk, I don’t know what Mr. Ramon is thinking. Someone like Ken should be sent to prison to be taught a lesson. It’s not like Mr. Ramon doesn’t have another son. Why is he so biased toward this ruthless…”

“Ahem, ahem, ahem!” One of the directors suddenly coughed violently.

Only then did everyone realize that Ken was standing at the conference room’s door.

The directors in the meeting room immediately fell silent, but they did not show any guilt on their faces. In their opinion, Ken had indeed crippled his brother’s legs. They were telling the truth, so there was no need to fear.

As for Ken, even if he heard what they said, he would pretend he didn’t.

However, in the next second, Ken chuckled and said, “Looks like everyone is quite interested in my gossip. Do you need me to tell you in detail about what happened so you won’t be curious again?”

The expressions of the directors froze, and they felt a little embarrassed.

They were all about the same age as Ramon, so they were a little unhappy that a junior had exposed them.

“Ken…” a director related to the Swanson family said without scruples, “What you said is too much. It’s wrong for us to talk about you behind your back, but what we said is the truth. You know it yourself…”

“The truth?” Ken’s cold and noble eyes swept across the director.

That gaze was like a sharp blade hanging on the director’s body, making the director’s back turn cold. Even a thin layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and he wished to leave this place immediately.

The director swallowed hard before he found his voice. He mustered his courage and said, “I was telling the truth. Is… Is there a problem?”

Chapter 109

Ken chuckled softly and said, ‘It seems like you hid under my belt and saw the whole process. I didn’t expect you to have such a hobby. If I had known earlier, I would have bought a high bed to make it easier for you to crawl in.”

“You…” The director’s cheeks instantly turned red. He said furiously, “Ken, I’m considered your elder. How can you talk to me like that? Besides, everyone in Silverlake knows what you’ve done. What’s wrong with us talking about it?”

“Oh? Does everyone in Silverlake know? Then why don’t I, the person involved, know that I crippled Ulric’s legs? How do you know better than me, the person involved? Don’t tell iné you’re the one who crippled Ulric’s legs. Mr. Hunter.” Ken still looked calm and casual.

Although Wendell Hunter said he was related to the Swanson family, he was actually from Astrid’s side. Naturally, he spoke up for Astrid and Ulric.

Wendell’s expression instantly darkened. “What nonsense are you talking about? How could I do such a thing!”

Ken shrugged nonchalantly and said, “Whether you did this or not, I didn’t see it lying under your bed, so I can’t say. However, regarding the acquisition of Taynorma Capital. Mr. Hunter, you did spend a lot of effort, right?”

Ken’s sudden mention of Taynorma Capital made Wendell’s eyes widen in horror.

He was in charge of the acquisition project of Taynorma Capital, but when he investigated this company, he realized most of the data submitted by Taynorma Capital was fake. It was not worth the Swanson Group spending a lot of money to buy it.

In terms of price, he could have used the fake data to suppress Thynorma Capital, but he did not. Instead, he went to find the chairman of Taynorma Capital at that time with it.

The Taynorma Capital’s chairman immediately gave Wendell a lot of benefits to keep his mouth shut, so he naturally filled his wallet. And now, the acquisition was nearing its end and was about to be completed.

However, no one else knew about this other than him and the chairman of Taynorma Capital.

‘How did Ken know? Why did he suddenly mention this? Wendell wondered.

In his panic, Wendell subconsciously denied it. I didn’t confiscate any benefits from Taynorma Capital! Don’t slander me!” Ken chuckled. “I didn’t say you took benefits from them, Mr. Hunter. Why are you reacting so agitatedly?”

Wendell held his breath.

Indeed, Ken did not say that he had received any benefits. Wouldn’t what I said just now expose myself? At the thought of this, Wendell’s entire face turned red. He opened his mouth for a long time but couldn’t make a sound, afraid Ken would find any loopholes.

However, Wendell’s sudden silence made the other directors feel something was amiss.

According to Wendell’s usual personality, he would argue with anyone who slandered him

But now, Wendell did not say a word. It was abnormal

Could it be true that Mr. Hunter received benefits from Taynorma Capital? But wasn’t it Ken’s first day at the headquarters? How did he know about these things that we don’t know? With the questions in mind, everyone could not help but start to fear Ken.

Before the other directors could ask, Ken said, “It’s my first day working at the headquarters today, and this is our first meeting, so let’s not beat around the bush. Now, let’s start our routine meeting…

The people present had more or less done something dirty. They were afraid that Ken would know their secret, so they naturally did not dare to argue with Ken. A meeting that should have been filled with bloodshed ended smoothly under Ken’s lead.

In the end, Ken suddenly said, “I want to finish the acquisition of Taynorma Capital myself. This is also the first project I’ll do at the headquarters. I hope you guys will cooperate.”

When Wendell heard this, his expression immediately turned dark.

However, he was afraid Ken already had enough evidence, so he could only smile apologetically. “Ken, I’ve been monitoring this project, and it’s about to be completed, Is it good to let you do it now?”

Without waiting for Ken to speak, Wendell quickly added, “Of course, I’m not saying you’re incapable. We all know your ability. The branch company in Insterimond developed well under your leadership. However, the handover alone will take a few days if we change people to do this acquisition now. And time is important for the acquisition project, so I’ll do it. What do you think?”

Ken smiled faintly and said, “Mr. Hunter, you’re so dedicated to the company…”

“You’re flattering me. Only if the company is good can we be good!” Wendell thought that he had fooled Ken, so he finally smiled again.

However, Ken said again in the next moment. “However, you don’t have to worry about the time. I came early today and have already gone through the entire project. There’s no need to arrange another time for the handover.”

Wendell’s face stiffened. “You…”

“Why?” Ken’s dark eyes met Wendell’s coldly. “Don’t tell me that you had indeed accepted benefits and are afraid that Taynorma Capital won’t be able to withstand my investigation?”

“How… How is this possible ?” Wendell denied hurriedly.
“That’s good. Since you have no objections, this matter is settled. Ken decided. He picked up the meeting notebook and left not giving Wendell a chance to speak again.

Wendell knew that there was nothing he could do. He immediately stood up shakily and walked out dejectedly.

The other people in the meeting room couldn’t care less about Wendell. They started whispering and discussing Ken

“Do you think there’s a chance that Mr. Ken didn’t cripple Mr. Ulric’s legs?”

“But that’s what the rumors say. Moreover, Mr. Ulric is indeed still in a wheelchair…

“But I think what Ken said just now… Could there be another reason for Ulric’s matter? Otherwise, according to the chairman’s wife’s personality, how could she let it go and not send Ken to prison?”

“Perhaps it’s indeed a rumor… In our circle, what kind of dirty things won’t happen?”

“In any case, whether it’s true or not, we shouldn’t provoke him. If it’s true, he’s an outlaw. We cherish our lives and can’t afford to offend him. If it’s not true, he might inherit the Swanson Group. We can’t afford to offend him either. It’s better to avoid him.”

“That’s right! Look at Mr. Hunter… Mr. Ken must have gotten something against him. Did you guys notice his expression just now? It was as if the end of the world had arrived.” “Oh! A new official indeed applies strict measures. Guys, I’ll take my leave first. Take care!”

Chapter 110

It could be said that none of the people present had clean hands

Wendell was the one who was exposed by Ken in public today, but who knew that it would not be one of them who would be exposed tomorrow?

For a moment, the higher-ups panicked. They were busy cleaning up their mess. No one dared to find trouble with Ken again.

At the same time, Wendell caught up with Ken and tried his best to get back the Taynorma Capital project.

However, although Ken was young, his words were watertight. He even accidentally made Wendell almost fall into the word trap again and admit that he had indeed obtained benefits from Taynorma Capital.

After the conversation. Wendell broke out in a cold sweat.

He finally realized that, with Ken’s sophistication, he couldn’t deal with Ken.

Helpless, Wendell could only grit his teeth and leave. However, as soon as he returned to his office, he made a call.

The call was picked up very quickly. Wendell said anxiously, “Astrid! You have to save me!”

On the other end of the line, Astrid was surprised to receive a call from her biological brother. After hearing Wendell say, “Save me,” an ominous feeling instantly arose in her heart.

However, this was not the first time Wendell had caused her trouble, so Astrid quickly calmed herself down and asked impatiently, “Wendell, what trouble did you cause me again? Were you arrested at the nightclub again?”

Wendell gritted his teeth. “Why would I go to a nightclub in broad daylight? It’s about the company’s business!”

Hearing this. Astrid became more serious. “What’s wrong with the company? Didn’t Ramon go on a business trip? If he’s not around, you should be able to resolve the trouble you caused yourself, right?”

When Wendell heard Astrid’s tone, he finally felt something was wrong.

He said, “Wait… Astrid, don’t tell me you still don’t know.”

“I don’t know what?” Astrid was confused.

“Ken! Ken came to the headquarters to work!” said Wendell anxiously.

“What?” Astrid raised her voice. Wendell continued, “It seems like you don’t know… Ramon is on a business trip for at least a week or a month. Ken will be in charge of the company’s affairs when he’s not around!”

Astrid’s hand, holding the corner of her shirt, instantly turned pale, and a big panic surged in her heart. “L. I don’t know. He never told me….”

“Oh! I don’t know what to say about you. You’ve been thinking about how to deal with Ken all day. You even sacrificed Ulric’s legs. Now, when Ken is about to snatch the company, you know nothing about it?” Wendell sighed.

Astrid gritted her teeth and exhaled heavily.

For the sake of her biological son inheriting the Swanson Group, she worked day and night, constantly trying to please Ramon. In the end, Ramon wanted to hand the company to Ken to manage without telling her. This made her almost unable to maintain her rationality.

After a while, Astrid regained some of her rationality and tried to remain calm as she asked, “Where’s Ken? Has he gone to work?”

“That’s right! I only learned it when Ken stopped the board meeting, but I thought you already knew! What should we do now?” Wendell asked.

Astrid gritted her teeth, took a few deep breaths, and said, “We can’t panic. Ramon has no intention of retiring at all. I think he made this arrangement firstly to see Ken’s ability, and secondly, he might want to find a reliable person to help him manage the company temporarily. After all, Ken is his biological son. No one could be more reliable than his son.”

Wendell sighed and stomped his foot. He could not help but complain, “Back then, I didn’t think it was a good idea when you said that you wanted Ulric to cripple his legs. But the two of you were very persistent. But now, Ramon still protects Ken, although he believes it’s Ken’s doing. Not only that, he even let Ken enter the headquarters. Ken is only in charge on Ramon’s behalf now, but what about in the future? Will he directly arrange a headquarters for Ken and let Ken be the owner of the Swanson Group?”

“No way!” Astrid subconsciously denied this possibility.

As far as she was concerned, this was impossible and not allowed
However, the current situation was too disadvantageous for her and her son.

“I’ll find a doctor to treat his legs quickly. If Ken enters the headquarters, I’ll get Ramon to agree to let Ulric enter the headquarters, too. They’re both Ramon’s biological sons. I don’t believe he’ll be so biased!” Astrid was hysterical.

She had to find a traditional medicine practitioner, who could perform the nine–line acupuncture!

“Do you know of any famous traditional medicine practitioners? A doctor I brought Ulric to see said we could cure Ulric’s legs. if we find a traditional medicine practitioner who can perform the nine–line acupuncture!” said Astrid.

“Traditional medicine practitioners… Who still sees traditional medicine practitioners these days? I know a lot of modern medicine doctors. I’ll help you ask around.”

Just like Astrid, Wendell also scoffed at traditional medicine, He felt it was something trashy that should have been obsolete) long ago.

Astrid said unhappily, “I’ve seen all the modern medicine doctors! The best orthopedist I’ve seen asked me to find traditional medicine practitioners!”

“Alright, alright. Don’t be anxious. I’ll help you find it. Nine–line acupuncture, right? Three days. Give me three days. I’ll help you find it!” said Wendell. Although Wendell often caused trouble, he had connections with the underworld and the politicians. He had a much wider way of finding people than Astrid.

Only then did Astrid’s mood improve a little. Thinking of what Wendell had said first when he called, she asked again, “You asked me to save your life. What’s the matter? Ken is just a substitute manager. What can he do to you?”

Only then did Wendell remember the serious matter. He immediately told Astrid about Taynorma Capital and what happened in the meeting room.

Astrid, who was in a better mood, heard this and her expression immediately turned dark.

She scolded, “You idiot! You did such a stupid thing for a mere 10 million dollars! Are you a pig or something?”

Astrid scolded Wendell badly, but he could only smile apologetically. “Astrid, my dear sister, my best sister, I know I was wrong, but how can I not want the money that came knocking on my door? Moreover, I didn’t need to do anything after I took the money. All I needed to do was to pretend I didn’t know anything. Who knew Ken would come out of nowhere.

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Chapter 101

Hearing Melody’s words, Russell was satisfied and his heart was completely at ease.

He said. “I knew it. You’re my daughter. Why would you blame me? However, I was indeed wrong in this matter. Let’s not mention it again in the future and pretend that nothing happened!”

Melody sneered in her heart, but she smiled and nodded.

The father and daughter looked intimate and happy. When Yolanda heard Melody’s words, she gritted her teeth in hatred. thinking. Why did this little bitch mention that dead person out of the blue? Wasn’t she deliberately trying to annoy me? Wasn’t she telling me that everything in this family was built by Wilona and had nothing to do with me? But I’m the current hostess of this family!”

However, Russell’s heart was now biased toward Melody, who saved Margaret’s life. If Yolanda went against Melody now, it would be going against Russell.

Yolanda was not stupid. She did not show any dissatisfaction. Instead, she walked forward with a guilty expression and bowed to Melody before saying. “Melody! I’m sorry! At first, I thought that you didn’t know medicine and that your father had worked hard to earn everything the Fox family had, so I was anxious and thought you would destroy the Fox family. It’s right that you don’t blame your father. Just blame me for everything. I’m willing to atone for my sins. I’m okay with it even if you hit or scold me.”

As Yolanda spoke, two drops of tears fell at the right time.

When Russell heard Yolanda had treated Melody in such a humble way, he was immediately dissatisfied.

In his heart, being respectful to the elders was important.

Even if Yolanda did something wrong, Melody could not hit or scold her.

He instantly stopped blaming Yolanda because of her words. Instead, he frowned and instructed Melody, “Yolanda already knows her mistake. This matter is over. We’re still family in the future. You can’t blame her, understand?”

Melody was furious as she thought, ‘Good for you, Yolanda! You made Dad completely forget what you had done wrong with your glib tongue. Impressive, truly impressive!”

However, Melody wondered if Russell would forgive Yolanda just because of a few words of Yolanda’s if he knew that Yolanda had been drugging Maria.

It seemed that she could not expose Yolanda’s evil deeds now. She needed to make Russell hate Yolanda bit by bit. Then, she would give him this blow to make him give up on Yolanda completely.

Melody calculated in her heart, but her mouth did not stay idle. She said gently. “Dad, I don’t need you to tell me this. Yolanda is my stepmother now and was my mother’s best friend when she was alive. No matter what she did to me, I won’t blame her.

Russell’s expression turned a little awkward when he heard that That was true. Yolanda was not Melody’s biological mother, but he had asked Melody to treat Yolanda with tolerance like Yolanda was her biological mother.

This is indeed a little too much. It’s better to take it slow. After all, Melody is still young and has not grown up by Yolanda’s side. It’s normal for the two of them to be very distant. With that thought in mind, Russell coughed dryly. He was too embarrassed to mention asking Melody to forgive Yolanda. He said, “You’ve just been discharged from the hospital and are in poor health. Go back to your room and rest well first. I’ll help you build an account. In the future, you’ll have the right to distribute your allowance.”

Melody nodded sensibly.

She thought of Zack and said, “Dad, I don’t want to spend the family’s money for nothing. I also want to do something for the family

Yolanda’s eyes instantly narrowed. ‘Is she trying to enter the Justalion Group?

She would never allow it!

Seeing Russell was about to say something. Yolanda quickly said, “Melody, your father and I are happy to know you have this intention. However, you’re new here. You’re not familiar with Silverlake, let alone suddenly going to work. However, why don’t you go to your father’s headhunting company first if you want to work? This company has a bright future and pays you according to your work. If you can poach someone, you’ll get a huge commission.

Melody sneered in her heart. “Yolanda said this because she was worried I would snatch back the Justalion Group that Mother had founded. I didn’t get the Justalion Group back in my previous life. It was because I only focused on Ulric. However, I will get it back in this life. But not now, I have a lot of things to do now. I’m not in a hurry to get the Justalion Group back.

However, the Justalion Group must be mine. Even if Yolanda wants to stop me, she can’t.
After Yolanda finished speaking, Russell, who had originally planned to let Melody work at the Justalion Group, hesitated.

The Justalion Group made high–end clothing customizations. Russell was worried Melody’s face would affect the Justalion Group’s brand image.

At the thought of this, Russell followed Yolanda’s words and said “Yolanda is right. My headhunting company is a good place to train people. After you learn all kinds of rules, I will arrange for you to join the Justalion Group. How about that?

Melody pretended to be ignorant and nodded. “Alright, as long as it’s Dad’s arrangement, it must be for my good. I’ll go to the headhunting company to train myself.”

When Russell heard this, he was instantly satisfied. He also felt Melody was easy to manipulate, so he immediately called the headhunting company.

After the call, he smiled and said to Melody, I’ve already informed them. If you go over there, you can directly enter the upper echelons. It won’t lire you out. At the same time, it can train you

“Thank you, Dad, Melody said. She pretended to have a headache and pressed her temples. “Dad, I feel a little dizzy. I’ll go, back and rest first.

“Alright, alright. Go quickly. Get well before you go to work,” said Russell.

“Okay, Dad, Melody nodded slightly and made her way precariously to the backyard shed.

Now that the matter was settled, she had to go and see her grandmother quickly.

After Melody left, Russell relaxed a lot.

Just as he was about to continue eating fruits, he heard Yolanda say in a low voice, “Russell, there’s something I don’t know if I should say…”

Russell was in a good mood because he felt Melody was easy to manipulate. He said, “We’re husband and wife. You can say anything you want. Just say it.”

Yolanda said, “Melody had lived in the farming family we arranged for her since she was young. I know that family. They’re all farmers and don’t know any medical skills. Where do you think she learned her medical skills? I keep feeling that this matter is a little strange. Why don’t… you ask her?”

The people Yolanda sent to the countryside to investigate could not find anything. If she went to ask Melody, she would not get an answer. She might as well let Russell go. She guessed that Melody would not hide it from her biological father. However, when Russell heard this, he waved his hand and refused. “What’s there to ask? It’s fine as long as you know that she knows medicine. The process isn’t important. If you have the time, why don’t you think about how to nurture Mabel? This year’s top socialite evaluation in Silverlake is about to begin. You can’t slack off, understand?”

Chapter 102

Although the top socialite competition was only in Silverlake, once Mabel became the top socialite, it would add more glory to her.

Although Mabel had become the top socialite last year, if she wanted to marry into the Swanson family now, she needed to be the top socialite this year, which was more important than last year.

Once his daughter could marry into the Swanson family, Russell wouldn’t have to worry about the Justalion Group continuing to decline.

As for Melody, it did not matter who she learned her medical skills from or how she learned them. It was fine as long as the results were good.

It was just like he did not care about Melody’s feelings. He only needed to know that Melody could bring him benefits.

When Yolanda heard Russell’s words, she understood in her heart that Russell was a person who prioritized benefits. As long as Melody could benefit him, he did not care about anything else.

However, even if Russell did not care, she did. She felt that Melody’s ability might not be limited to medical skills.

They said that one who knew his strength and that of the enemy was invincible in battle. Yolanda knew nothing about Melody, and she could not chase Melody away for the time being. It was very disadvantageous to her!

However, Russell was right about one thing. The most important thing now was still Mabel.

As long as Mabel could become the top socialite this year, the possibility of her marrying into the Swanson family would be even higher.

Yolanda smiled perfunctorily, indicating that she would pick Mabel up from school. She stopped serving and currying favor with Russell and found an excuse to leave.

The Fox family used to appear warm and comfortable to her. After Melody returned, she felt suffocated whenever she was at home. She might as well go out for some fresh air and find the underground market she often went to buy some ‘medicine” for Maria.

Maria was Melody’s most stable backer in the Fox family. Yolanda had to let this backer collapse as soon as possible before she could find an opportunity to chase Melody out of the house.

‘However, it’s a pity that Margaret wasn’t dead from Melody’s treatment. Otherwise, I won’t have to spend so much effort, Yolanda thought hatefully.

At the same time, in the backyard. Melody did not return to her room, Instead, she walked straight to Maria’s room.

Coincidentally, she saw Hattie walking out with a tray of water. She hurriedly went forward to greet her, “Hattie!”

Hattie had just been immersed in the sadness of Maria’s worsening illness. Only when she heard the sound did Hattie notice that Melody had returned from the hospital.

Looking at Melody again, Hattie felt even more guilty. Her eyes could not help but turn red as she said, “Miss Melody, I…” Hattie choked on her words for a long time.

It was not because she felt awkward, nor was it because she was afraid that Melody would blame her, but because she felt too guilty.

When Melody saw this she thought Maria was extremely ill and hurriedly asked, “Hattie, is Grandma’s health worse again? At the mention of Maria, Hattie couldn’t care less about her matters. With reddened eyes, she said, “That’s right…. Mrs. Maria’s health improved a few days ago. She even had the strength to attend the Swanson family’s birthday party. But ever since she came back from the birthday party, her health has been deteriorating day by day. She can’t even take care of herself now.”

Melody looked down and saw what was in the water.

There were a few towels inside, covered in the filth of excretion.

Hatte noticed Melody’s gaze and subconsciously hid the basins behind her. She said apologetically. “Tm sorry, Miss Melody I didn’t notice… I shouldn’t have shown you such a dirty thing.”

However, Melody reached out and took the basin into her hand the next moment. Without frowning, she took out a dirty towel and examined it.

Hattie felt that this thing was dirty, but not only did Melody not mind, she even studied it carefully

She asked in shock, “Miss Melody, what are you doing?”

Melody did not answer and only focused on checking.

As a doctor, she could not be afraid of dirty things.

Sometimes, the things that patients discharged were the answer to what was wrong with their bodies. This was also why sometimes the doctor had to check the patients‘ urine and feces when they went to the hospital for a checkup.

After examining it, Melody leaned closer and sniffed it…

This action made Hattie’s eyes widen. Has Miss Melody lost her mind from the fever? I can’t believe she sniffed it….

Just as Hattie could not stand it anymore and wanted to stop her she saw Melody put the towel back in the basin and say. “Grandma’s condition has become serious. Is she awake now? Il check her pulse.”

Only then did Hattie realize that Melody was helping Maria diagnose her illness.

Even Russell, who claimed to be a filial son, could not do such a thing. It could be seen how much Melody cared about Maria

“Maria can be saved! Hattie thought happily.

If it were in the past, Hartie would not believe Melody could see anything from the excrement. But now, Hattie looked at Melody as if she had seen her savior and hurriedly replied, “Mrs. Maria is awake now. Her clothes got dirty just now, and I have just changed her clothes. Please go and take a look. Please…
“Don’t worry. I’ll cure Grandma,” said Melody.

Her grandmother was the only person she cared about in the Fox family. She would never watch Maria die helplessly like in her previous life. Since she had the chance to live again, she wanted to change the lives of everyone she cared about.

Melody did not hesitate and walked in. As soon as she entered, she smelled a foul stench.

A maid opened the window to ventilate, while another lit incense to make the smell disappear.

Meanwhile, Maria was leaning against the head of the bed with a dull expression. She had lost the vitality she had a few days ago, looking listless and haggard. It was as if she had lost all hope of survival. Sickness not only took away her health but also her dignity. Melody could not help but feel a lump in her throat, but she smiled brightly and called out affectionately, “Grandma…”

When Maria turned around and saw Melody, she finally looked happy.

“Melody, are you feeling better?” Maria asked.

Melody hurriedly nodded and walked forward to sit by the bed. As if she could not smell the stench in the room, Melody smiled and said, “I just have a small fever, I wanted to leave the hospital yesterday, but the doctor told me to keep me under observation for one more day, so I just came back now,”

She told Maria everything about her being hospitalized for two days and deliberately made Maria laugh occasionally. The despair on Maria’s face finally subsided a little.

“Oh, my Melody.” Maria tapped the tip of Melody’s nose and said “You’re so quick-witted”

Melody stuck out her tongue and made an ugly face, causing Maria to cover her mouth and laugh.

After Maria’s mood had completely improved, Melody said, “Grandma, I know you’ve been feeling very uncomfortable these past few days. If you’re willing to believe me, can you let me treat you?”

She had been holding back these words for a long time.

She had wanted to say it on the first day she returned to the Fox family

But at that time, no one would take her words seriously even if she said that,

However, it was different now. Everyone in the Fox family knew that she did have medical skills.

This was the most important reason for her trying hard to cure Margaret. It was all for Maria.

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As soon as Melody said this, the smile on Maria’s face faded a little.

Maria sighed. “My illness is different from Margaret’s. She’s sick, but I’m… old.”

Maria had accepted her fate. She was considered to be a macrobian to have lived to this age. If she passed away just like that, other than worrying about Melody, she had nothing else to worry about.

Melody frowned and said. “Who said you’re old? I was counting on you to live to two hundred years old!”

Maria couldn’t help but laugh. “Silly girl, how can anyone live to two hundred years old? Wouldn’t they become an old monster? I’ll despise myself even if you don’t despise me then.”

“Hey, Grandma… Melody became serious and said. The truth is, I’ve already diagnosed you. You’re not old. You’re just sick.”

Maria was stunned for a moment. Then, she asked. “Then what illness am I suffering from?”

“This is diarrhea from panic. It’s a type of convulsion that hurts the liver and spleen. If I can fix your liver and spleen, you’ll be all right in less than a month. Melody explained to Maria in as accessible a way as possible.

However, Maria was still confused when she heard that. She only understood that she would recover in less than a month.

There was finally some hope in her eyes. “You mean… as long as you treat me, I’ll recover in a month?”

Melody smiled and said, “Yes, a month. I promise that as long as you cooperate with my treatment, you can travel with Margaret in a month”

These words surprised Maria.

She thought she had reached the age to die, so she had become like this. She did not expect to be sick only.

If she had known this would happen, she wouldn’t have avoided medical treatment like Margaret. She should have gone to the hospital earlier to be treated. Perhaps she would have been cured soon if she did so.

What Maria did not know at that time was that Melody’s words were deliberately light. She did not even tell Maria that there was more than one illness in her body. The poison in her body was the biggest problem affecting her health.

However, before the evidence was gathered, she would not tell Maria, lest she alert the enemy.

Because if Maria knew the truth now, she might directly settle scores with Yolanda.

There was another reason. Before this. Melody had already noticed that Yolanda had specially planted spies in the house.

The one who lit the incense just now was the one…

Melody was observant and had long noticed something was wrong with the maid, but she had been holding it in because it was not time yet.

Melody pondered in her heart and coquettishly asked Maria to operate on her treatment.

Maria was silent for a while before she said, “Since it’s just an illness, I won’t trouble you. I’ll go to the hospital for the treatment.

Melody was stunned. ‘Grandma, do you still not believe in my medical skills?”

She thought that her grandmother would believe her when it came to medicine at such a time.

Maria sighed and said. “It’s not that I don’t trust you, but… I don’t want what happened in the past two days to repeat itself” When Melody heard this, she instantly understood.

It was not that her grandma did not believe Melody, but she was afraid that if anything went wrong, Russell would beat and scold Melody as he did a few days ago. He might lock her up again or chase her out of the Fox family.

Maria would rather be hospitalized than be treated by her. In the end, it was all for Melody’s good.

Melody’s heart melted.

She held back her tears and said, “Grandma, thank you…. but I still hope that you can agree to let me treat you. Firstly, you’ll be more comfortable if I treat you at home. After all, the hospital isn’t home. Secondly, no doctor would want you to be cured more than I do. I can’t say that my medical skills are the best in the world, but I can

n guarantee that no doctor will treat you more diligently than I do.”

Coincidentally, Hattie had returned. When she heard their conversation, she begged Maria to let Melody treat her.

Maria could not dissuade Melody and Hattie in the end and finally nodded in agreement. “Fine, then you’ll treat me. But don’t worry. I’ll make it clear to your father that no matter what happens at last, he can’t blame you.”

“Thank you, Grandma. I can guarantee that the outcome will be good.” With that, Melody immediately began to think of all prescriptions and openly used the excuse of treating Maria to cut off the ‘poison” that Yolanda had given Maria.

“Mrs. Maria.” The maid who had lit the incense stepped forward and said, “The house is running out of incense. I’ll go out and buy some new ones for you. The room needs to be clean and hygienic to improve your mood.”

Maria nodded and asked the maid to leave to buy incense without wariness,

The maid smiled and nodded.

However, just as she was about to leave the room, Melody suddenly said, “Wait

The maid was inexplicably nervous. She swallowed her saliva before turning back. She asked, “Miss Melody, what can I do for you?”

With a faint smile, Melody said. “There are many things to pay attention to when buying incense. I’m afraid you’ll buy the wrong one. I’ll go with you.”

When the maid heard this, the smile on her face could not help but stiffen. She went out now not to buy incense, but to tell Yolanda that Melody had cut off Yolanda’s medicine.

However, if Melody followed her, it would be difficult for her to contact Yolanda. Then, Yolanda would not know immediately.

At the thought, the maid’s forehead was covered in sweat.

Melody naturally saw this scene.

She asked meaningfully, “Why? Are you afraid that I’ll affect your work?”

The maid’s heart skipped a beat. She felt that Melody’s eyes seemed to have seen through everything

But it’s impossible. I’ve worked for Maria for so long, but Maria and Hattie had not noticed. How can Melody, a village girl who had just returned, have such insight? I can’t scare myself. When Melody said affecting my work, she must have meant incense. I can’t overthink it with that thought in mind, the maid pretended to be calm. “How, how, how can this be. How can it be called affecting? It’s best if you can choose with me.”

That’s good.” Melody greeted Maria and brought Hattie out. The three of them went out together. Before leaving, Melody specially asked if Yolanda was home. After confirming she wasn’t, Melody went out openly.

However, Melody did not walk toward the main entrance of the district. Instead, she took a detour to the west gate, w

which few people went to.

The maid could not help but feel uneasy. “Miss Melody, it’s not easy to get a taxi at the west gate…

Melody looked around and saw that there was no one around. She immediately stopped in her tracks.

Before the maid could react, Meolody grabbed her and pressed her to the ground, making her unable to move.

“Ouch…” The maid exclaimed and asked in a panic, “Miss Melody, what are you doing? Let go of me quickly. It hurts!”

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Hattie was also shocked when she saw this. She quickly went forward and tried to stop Melody, “Miss Melody, what’s wrong? Let go of her quickly.”

Melody pretended not to hear Hattie’s words and only stared coldly at the maid with a sharp gaze.

“Pain! You can feel pain too? When you drugged my grandma, why didn’t you know that my grandma would feel pain and discomfort!” Melody asked.

The maid’s heart skipped a beat, and she fell silent. It was as if she was suffocating.

“Why aren’t you saying anything? Are you surprised that I suddenly exposed you? Huh?” Melody continued.

“I, I… I didn’t!” The maid finally came back to her senses and subconsciously denied it.

Hattie, who was beside her, was stunned.

“Wait… What drug? Melody, what are you talking about?” Hattie was so shocked that she even forgot to address Melody respectfully.

As Melody controlled the maid, she stuffed a bag of paper into the maid’s mouth to prevent her from shouting and attracting people over. Melody explained, “Hattie, I won’t hide it from you. When I first checked Grandma’s pulse, I noticed that someone had poisoned Grandma’s medicine. This poison is called mercury sulfide. You must have heard of it. Taking it for a long time will cause death.”

Hattie’s eyes instantly widened as she looked at the maid on the ground unbelievably. “You dared to drug Mrs. Maria? Mrs. Maria treats you so well, so why did you bite the hand that feeds your

The maid had a piece of paper in her mouth and couldn’t speak at all. She could only shake her head vigorously to indicate that she didn’t do it.

Melody sneered and answered on behalf of the maid, “She does bite the hand that feeds her, but the reason… is just ‘money?

Hattie’s brain was already running out. She did not want to think for herself. So, she asked directly. “Are you saying that someone instructed her to do this?”

“Yeah.” Melody nodded.

“Who’s the vicious person? Mrs. Maria is usually very good to everyone and cares for the maids. And she has no enemies. Who instructed her?” Hattie asked.

“What do you think?” This time, Melody did not answer directly. Instead, she looked at Hattie calmly.

Hattie could not help but start to think.

Besides her, there was also a young maid taking care of Maria. She was the one who had introduced the maid to Maria. That maid was reliable and capable. The two of them were more than enough to take care of Maria. But Yolanda suddenly found a maid to help later. After that, Maria’s health seemed to be deteriorating day by day.

At that time, she had never thought Maria’s health problem would have something to do with this maid.

“Could it be… Hattie’s face was a little pale. She said with difficulty, “Mrs. Fox…”

Melody did not keep her in suspense anymore. Instead, she nodded slowly. “Yolanda has always wanted to be the only hostess of the Fox family, but as long as Grandma is alive, she has to listen to Grandma. This is her motive. It’s simple and “Mrs. Fox, she…” Hattie gritted her teeth in anger. Tm going to tell Mrs. Maria immediately!”

“Don’t!” Melody quickly stopped her. “My grandma’s diarrhea was caused by a huge shock these past two days. If you tell her now, her condition will only worsen. Rather than that, why don’t we secretly obtain enough evidence before finding a suitable opportunity to expose Yolanda?*

Hattie was silent for a while before agreeing with Melody.

However, she was still very shocked. She couldn’t believe Yolanda, who looked filial and so concerned about Maria, was so vicious!

However, she already knew Melody very well. She knew Melody wouldn’t lie to her, and there was no need for Melody to lie to her. Moreover, she could tell that Melody was sincere to Maria. She knew Melody wouldn’t use Maria to deal with Yolanda.

“But… is Mrs. Fox that vicious? Hattie still doubted it.

Seeing that Hattie did not completely trust her, Melody took the phone from the maid and said, “In order not to be discovered, she must have contacted Yolanda with her phone. You can check her phone If you still don’t believe me.”

When the maid heard this, she calmed down. Her phone had a password. Melody couldn’t know her password. She believed Melody couldn’t find evidence as long as she said nothing!

However, from the corner of her eye, she saw Melody quickly click on her phone a few times. Then, her phone unlocked automatically!

Well… How is this possible? The maid’s face turned pale.

Melody seemed to have guessed what the maid was thinking. The corners of her lips curled up as she said, “I’m sorry. Coincidentally. I’ve learned hacking skills. It’s not a big deal to crack the password on your phone.”

“Hmm….. The maid shook her head desperately and wanted to speak, but she could only make low sounds.

The phone was unlocked, and all the maid’s secrets were completely exposed.

She didn’t have the habit of deleting text messages because she was confident that Maria and Hattie wouldn’t suspect her.

Hence, Melody and Hattie saw all the contents of the messages.

For example, Yolanda asked her to get the poison, and she told Yolanda that she had used up all the medicine. She also told Yolanda about Maria’s health and what had happened..

Seeing this, Hattie finally believed Melody’s words. NôvelDrama.Org holds this content.

She was so angry that she kicked the maid hard to vent her anger

“So what should we do now?” Hattie had no experience in scheming, so she could only ask Melody for advice.

It’s easy. She and this phone are one of the pieces of evidence. However, this woman is very stubborn and won’t admit it casually, so I need you to help me find a place to lock her up first so that Yolanda won’t know the news. In addition, we need to find the place where Yolanda bought the poison and the person who sold it to her. Only when the evidence is complete can Yolanda not be able to quibble,” said Melody.

Hattie thought about it and said, “We can send her to my hometown. My hometown is in a neighboring county. I’ll call my son over to bring her over now. Coincidentally, my son is a police officer. I’ll explain it to my son and let him interrogate. That’s great!” said Melody.

She would let professionals do what they’re good at, and she believed that this maid would give in soon.

Now, she only needed to find where Yolanda bought the poison and convince the shop owner.

However, it was not urgent now. Since Yolanda could bewitch Russel too easily, Melody had to dismantle Yolanda’s position in Russell’s heart bit by bit. Only at that moment could this trump card work.

About an hour later, Hattie’s son came to take the maid away.

Hattie held Melody’s hand and cried her heart out. “Miss Melody, it’s all thanks to you. I wouldn’t have discovered these things if it weren’t for you. You’ve helped Mrs. Maria a lot, and you’ve helped me too! In the past, I had cancer. Mrs. Maria gave me money and found the best doctor to cure me. After I got married, I left the Fox family. More than ten years ago, my husband passed away in a car accident. And Mrs. Maria was willing to let me, who was already so old, return to work and have the money to support my son. She helped me a lot. You saved her, so you saved me. I’ll do whatever you say in the future!”

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Hattie’s eyes were filled with sincerity.

The eyes of someone like her couldn’t be deceiving, so Melody was relieved.

Before this, she was hesitating whether she should reveal this to Hattie. She was worried Hattie was also working for Yolanda… However, from Hattie’s attitude now, Melody could tell Hattie was sincerely kind to her grandmother. Therefore, she was relieved to leave this job to Hattie.

“It’s just that…” Melody said. “There’s suddenly one person missing at home. How are we going to explain this to Grandma?”

“Don’t worry about that. Mrs. Maria always felt that this maid was lazy and didn’t like her very much. I’ll tell Mrs. Maria that I’ve fired that maid. As for Mrs. Fox… Hattie looked troubled.

Melody chuckled and said, “You don’t have to worry about Yolanda the most. She’s afraid of being discovered, to begin with, so she usually doesn’t meet this maid. Didn’t you realize that their communication is all on the phone? If I take over this phone, she won’t notice even if this person disappears for a year!

“Good. So where are we going now?” Hattie asked.

“Of course, we’re going to buy incense! Aren’t we here to buy incense? Melody blinked slyly.

She had to put on a full show. Since she said she would buy incense, she would buy it for real.

However, Hattie went to buy the incense herself, while Melody followed the information on the maid’s phone and found it. where Yolanda bought the mercury sulfide.

When she arrived at the destination, Melody realized it was a market in the suburbs.

Melody walked around the market several times before finally finding a hidden passageway connected to a black market.

However, not everyone could enter this black market.

Melody was about to enter when the guard stopped her. “Do you have a pass?”

“A pass. Melody hesitated before saying, “I’m sorry, a friend recommended me. This is my first time here, so I don’t know what pass it is. May I know how to get a pass?”

When he heard that Melody did not have a pass, the guard immediately said with a dark expression, “Go, go, go! What are you doing here, kid? This is not a place you can enter. Hurry up and leave!”

Melody staggered and almost fell on her face when the guard pushed her.

At this moment, an old man and a young man walked out.

The young man said proudly, “We’re so lucky today! I can’t believe we used 100 dollars to buy this priceless ancient coin! Grandpa, do you think we’re lucky today?”

“Yeah, not bad…“. The old man looked at the ancient coin and put it into his pocket like a treasure.

Melody quickly glanced around and followed the two of them.

She called out politely, “Gentlemen…

Hearing Melody’s voice, the two of them turned around warily.

The young man asked with an unfriendly expression, “Who are you? What do you want?”

Melody did not beat around, the bush and said, “Coincidentally, saw the ancient coin you got just now. I happen to have done some research on antiques. This ancient coin of yours is fake. Their expressions instantly darkened.

The young man directly scolded, “What do you know! My grandfather used to be an employee of Pearly Antiques. Even if I were wrong, he wouldn’t be wrong?”

Pearly Antiques? Isn’t it the antique shop Ken wanted but ended up in Ullric’s hands in my previous life? Melody quickly came back to her senses. She shrugged and said provocatively, “Since you don’t believe me and insist on being scammed. I have no choice… I’m leaving If I had known you would scold me, I wouldn’t have wasted time reminding you”

As soon as Melody said this, the two of them immediately wavered.

The old man took out his presbyopia glasses and examined the coin.

He looked at it and found traces of it being made old.

“It’s fake,” the old man said.

“What Grandpa, are you sure?”

The two of them chattered for a while and finally confirmed that they had been deceived.

“Ridiculous! How dare they lie to us? I’m going to settle the score with them? With that, the young man was about to walk in.

“Wait. Melody stopped him and said. “I helped you, but you don’t even thank me?”

The young man stopped and looked at the old man, who remained silent for two seconds before saying slowly. “Young lady, you want to enter but have no pass, right?”

Melody nodded and said half–truthfully, “I know a little about antiques and have some spare money on me. I want to go in and try my luck to earn some pocket money. I wonder if you can lend me your pass?

“Sure.” The old man was not stingy. He only said, “But you have to return it to me. It’s not easy to buy this pass even if you have money. We spent a lot of effort to get two.”

“No problem” Melody agreed and entered the black market with the young man.

Before this, the young man had even given her a mask.

He said. “Those inside won’t show their true faces. You’d better do the same

Melody did not know the rules at all. She hurriedly nodded and thanked him. Thank you

“You’re welcome. I’m just returning the favor. The man shrugged and led the way in. After entering, Melody was surprised to discover that this was not just a simple black market, but a very prosperous street.

There were countless stalls on both sides of the street. The stalls are old things that were prohibited from being sold in the market. Some people even set stalls saying people could hire them as assassins.

At this moment, even Melody, who had lived once, could not help but stand there in shock.

The young man sneered and said, “What an inexperienced kid! Alright, return the card to me and look for your treasure. By the way, let me give you a suggestion. Don’t reveal your identity to anyone or take off your mask. Otherwise, you won’t have a good ending”

After saying that, the young man took the pass from her hand and left. Melody quickly recovered from her shock and began to look for a stall to buy mercury sulfide.

However, the stalls selling mercury sulfide were everywhere.

Just as Melody did not know how to find the stall that Yolanda Ofen went to, she heard a familiar female voice. “You’re too black-hearted! The last time I came to buy it, it wasn’t at this price. You’ve increased it by ten times!”

Melody’s back stiffened.

This voice. She quickly looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman wearing a mask talking to the stall owner not far away.

That woman was none other than Yolanda!

Although Yolanda was wearing a mask, Melody still recognized her at a glance.

Coincidentally, Yolanda appeared when Melody was having trouble finding her.

No wonder Yolanda was not at home. She had come to this black market to “replenish” her stock.

However, since Melody could recognize Yolanda, Yolanda would recognize her too. Therefore, Melody’s first reaction was to find a hidden place and use the miscellaneous items‘ cover to monitor Yolanda’a’s condition secretly.

The stall owner smiled and said, “Madam, go to the other stalls and ask. My price increase is very reasonable. The concentration of mercury sulfide you bought in the market is low, and it’s not enough to have an effect. You can’t buy pure mercury sulfide like ours anywhere else. It’s also difficult for us to get goods, so we raised the price.”

– Yolanda couldn’t bargain and didn’t want to complicate matters for fear of exposing her identity.

Moreover, she had to go to the shop to buy mercury sulfide on the market and provide identity information to buy a large amount of mercury sulfide, so she had no choice but to grit her teeth and spend ten times the usual price to buy the mercury sulfide.

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Chapter 96

Melody did not bear Astrid’s words clearly for a moment. She only thought that Astrid thought that she wanted to marry Uine very much

At the thought, Melody put away her expression and said expressionlessly, “Mrs. Swanson, don’t worry I won’t marry into the Swanson family even if I die”

It’s not easy for me to have the chance to live again. And I’m marrying Ulric again? Just thinking about it made Melody feel disgusted!

“Huh,” Astrid steered and said. “But aren’t you already married into the Swanson family? You’re so shameless. You’ve already gotten your marriage certificate, yet you still want to pretend to be high–hearted here. Who are you going to show it to? But let me remind you, it’s not so easy to be the daughter–in–law of the Swanson family. Be careful not to suffer a backlash!”

With that, Astrid turned around and walked out.

She did not want to look at Melody’s face for a second.

She felt it was too disgusting!

“Want” Melody hurriedly stopped Astrid. “What do you mean? What marriage certificate? Make it clear!”

However, Astrid ignored her and quickly disappeared from the ward.

Hey You… Melody hurriedly sat up from the bed and wanted to chase after her, but her hand was on an IV drip and she felt dizzy again.

She had no choice but to sit back on the bed obediently.

Outside the ward. Ulne said leisurely, “Don’t you want Pearly Antiques? I heard that Dad wants to expand Pearly Antiques and turn it into the number–one antique treasure shop in the country. From the looks of it, Dad probably won’t give Pearly Antiques to you or me for the time being”

Although Pearly Antiques was only an antique treasure shop, it also contained auctioning antiques, treasure restoration, and various other derivative industries.

The big shots and rich businessmen loved this the most. Therefore, even if the income of Pearly Antiques could not compare to a project of the Swanson Group, it was important for socializing.

This was also why Ken couldn’t take back Pearly Antiques after so many years of hard work.

Now that Ramon wanted to expand Pearly Antiques, it was bad news…

However, this news came from Ulric’s mouth, so it was not certain if it was true.

Ken looked at him coldly. Suddenly, Ken pursed his lips and said with a half–smile, “I heard you went out this time to look for a rehabilitation doctor, right? You’re finally willing to treat your legs? What did the doctor say? Don’t tell me it’s too Late”

Linc suddenly clenched his fists and was about to speak when Altrid walked out of the ward with a dark expression, as if she was furious with Melody.

The mother and son seemed to be no match for Ken…

This feeling was maddening and suffocating!

“Don’t worry “Ulnd took a deep breath and tried his best to suppress his emotions. “My legs will recover soon. At that time. Til directly enter the headquarters to work. Ken, you don’t have to worry about anything in Silverlake.”

Ken shrugged nonchalantly as if he didn’t care.

Ulric was instantly even angrier, but he did not want Ken to know that Ken had angered him. He could only endure the anger and throw the marriage certificate into Ken’s hand before controlling the wheelchair to leave.

Before he left, he did not forget to mock Ken. “I wish you and the beautiful Miss Fox a blissful marriage!”

Melody was so ugly. They could imagine mockery would spread throughout Silverlake once the news spread!

Thinking of this Ulric’s mood improved a line.

As the mother and son walked into the elevator, Ulric asked, “How did the investigation go? Why did she and Ken get married!”

Astrid choked. She was too focused on bickering with Melody to find out anything.

“Ahem!” Astrid coughed dryly and said. “You can rest assured. That girl only wants to marry into the Swanson family and climb the social ladder. Her words are vulgar! Inferior! She doesn’t look like a socialite at all. She’s exactly like a shrew in the countryside. You can completely believe what I’ve found about her. She’s just a village girl who grew up in the countryside!

Seeing Astrid’s confident expression, Ulric let down his guard a little.

Now, he could at least confirm that Ken had married a useless and ugly woman who was of no help to him.

“From the looks of it, Ken did so because he wanted Margaret to have a great-grandson as soon as possible. I admire his filial piety, but don’t let your guard down. If there’s any news about Melody, let me know immediately,” said Ulric.

Although the truth was already in front of him, Ulric still felt uneasy.

“Got it” Astrid nodded, but she didn’t take this matter to heart at all

In her opinion, Melody had nothing that she should be wary of other than her medical skills.

However, was that the case?

Ken watched as the elevator door closed, and his dark eyes narrowed slightly, emitting a dangerous cold light

He thought: This mother and son had better not think of snatching Pearly Antiques from me. Otherwise, I won’t be able to care about the Swanson family’s reputation. Based on everything that had happened in the past, I will tear apart this layer of the Swanson family’s cover without hesitation.

Ken looked away from the elevator and walked into the ward,

He had just heard from the nurse that Melody had woken up and her fever had just subsided, but she still needed to be hospitalized for another day of observation

He looked at the marriage certificate in his hand, not knowing how he felt.

However, Ken had just taken two steps into the ward when he saw Melody tinkering with her hands. It was as if she was planning to pull out the IV needle.

Ken frowned and quickly stepped forward to hold her hand.

“What are you doing?” Melody looked up

and met Ken’s deep black eyes.

mention anything else, just this pair of eyes was enough to make one sink into them.

However, Melody only froze for a second. Then, she returned to her senses.

“I want to talk to Astrid,” She said anxiously. “She said that I married into the Swanson family. Do you know what happened?

As soon as she finished speaking, Melody saw the two red marriage certificates in Ken’s hands.

Her eyes instantly widened as she thought, Could it be that I still can’t escape the fate of marrying Ulric? Will I still die in the hands of Ulric and Mabel no matter how hard I try? No! I won’t let it happen!

Melody instantly lost her rationality. She snatched the marriage certificate and tore it into two,

Ken, who had always been expressionless, was stunned. “You”

“Even if I die, I won’t marry into the Swanson family! Please tell Ulric that I, an ugly village girl, am not worthy of him. Ask him to come over and divorce me immediately said Melody furiously.

She did not want the tragic ending of her previous life to repeat itself

“Ulric!” Ken raised his eyebrows, knowing that Melody had made a mistake.

She thought that the person she married was Ulric.

Ken was silent for two seconds after knowing Melody was wrong Suddenly, he lowered his eyes and sneered. Tsk. All the girls in Silverlake treat Ulric as their dream lover. You’re special. If you don’t even want to marry Ulric, who do you want to marry?

Melody blurted out, “As long as it’s not Ulric, I’m willing to marry anyone, even a beggar.

At least the beggar wouldn’t be two-faced and stab her in the back.

Ken was stunned again and couldn’t help but ask suspiciously. What’s your beef with Ulric?”

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Melody choked and did not know how to answer.

She couldn’t possibly say that Ulric cheated her of everything in her previous life and that he tricked her into going to the hospital to have her heart cut out and die

If she said this, she would immediately be taken to the mental hospital.

Fortunately, Ken did not seem to want to know the answer. He did not continue to ask and only said calmly. Til stop joking Look at who the other person on the marriage certificate is.”

“The other person? Melody was surprised, thinking, ‘Is my marriage partner not Ulric?

Melody picked up the marriage certificate she had torn into two halves and thrown on the ground suspiciously. When she saw the name on it, her eyes widened as she looked at Ken in disbelief. “You?”

Ken straightened his back and said expressionlessly. “I’ll pay you salary. 100 dollars a day. Just cooperate with me and act for my grandma!

After settling his grandmother, he could rest assured and put the matter of Pearly Antiques on the agenda at the headquarters in Silverlake.

Melody felt that her brain was not working properly. “How come have left the dark and damp abandoned garage and even gotten married to Ken when I woke up?”

She wondered what happened when she was unconscious.

However, she was not stupid. She quickly thought of Margaret based on Ken’s words.

“Margaret wants me to marry you?” she asked.

“Or else?” Ken shrugged.

“Alright…” Melody thought, “That makes sense. Why would Ken want to marry me? So, I have somehow married Ken and successfully allied with him?

Ken glanced at her and repeated, “100 dollars a day until we don’t need to stay married to each other. Are you going to do this deal”

Melody’s mind raced.

She was engaged to the Swanson family when she was young. Also, she did need a backer because she had just arrived in Silverlake. The title of Ken’s wife was enough for her to accomplish many things.

Moreover, Russell would not let go of the opportunity to become in-laws with the Swanson family. Instead of being married to Ulric, it was better to cooperate with Ken.

In any case, Ken and her had a common enemy, Ulric.

After a moment of silence, just as Ken was about to lose his patience, Melody suddenly said, ‘One thousand dollars a day. I’m very expensive.”

The corner of Ken’s mouth twitched, and it took him a long time before he said, “Melody, you’re something”
“Thank you. I’ll take it as a compliment. Don’t worry, this price is fair. You’ll know very soon that I’m worth this price,” said Melody. That so Ken glanced at her from head to toe and his gaze lingered on her chest for a few seconds.

Melody blushed and quickly covered her chest. “What are you thinking? I mean, I can help you with your career.

“Alright,” Ken waved his hand and interrupted her. “It’s settled”

“It was only one thousand dollars a day. He didn’t think it would be a loss as long as he could please Margaret”

As for his career, he did not think a girl from the countryside could help him much. She did not seem professional at anything else except for her medical skills.

Thank you, Mr. Swanson!” Melody bowed solemnly to Ken and added. “My salary needs to be settled daily!”

She wanted him to pay her daily because she needed money very much!

However, when Ken heard this, he could not help but look displeased, thinking. She is such a money-loving woman. I did not know why I had agreed to register my marriage with her for Grandmother. However, since things have come to this, I can only suck omit‘

Ken handed Melody a card and reminded her, “As long as you do well, I’ll pay you the day’s salary at midnight, but this has to be kept a secret from everyone. Your only job is to make my grandma happy. Also, don’t announce our marriage to the public now so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. Do you understand?”

“Got it.” Although Melody agreed, she knew very well what he was thinking.

What did he mean by causing unnecessary trouble? Didn’t he say so only because he thought my face would embarrass him? Men are all like this. Even Ken judges girls on their appearances, Melody thought unhappily.

However, Melody did not know Ken was protecting her by asking her to do so

Melody would be ridiculed for her appearance and upbringing if the news of their marriage went public.

She was a girl after all, so her heart must be fragile.

After giving her the card, Ken prepared to leave

I’m busy. Call me if anything happens. I’ve arranged a nurse for you. You can be discharged tomorrow. I’ve already paid the medical bills for you. Don’t contact me if there’s no need,” said Ken

“Got it.” As she agreed, Melody complained in her heart, “How heartless. We’re still in a one–thousand–dollar–a–day relationship, after all.”

However, it was good that Ken was not around. She could think carefully about how to arrange what to do next.

The road of revenge was long, and she had nothing yet. She had to be careful with every step.

However, soon after Ken left, another guest came to the ward.

Melody looked at the cold beauty who had appeared at the ward door with a slightly surprised expression.

She asked. “Mass Murphy! Are you here to visit me?”

“Huh Janet smiled coldly. She took a few steps forward and said coldly. “I’ve underestimated you, Miss Fox.”

Janet had never interacted with Melody before, but she had interacted with Mabel.

She also hated Mabel.

As expected, people of the same family would always be similar Compared to Mabel, Janet felt Melody was even more disgusting.

Huh Melody, who was about to thank him, was stunned. So this beauty isn’t here to visit me?”

Sure enough, in the next second, Janet said with disdain. “I was wondering why you, the daughter of the Fox family, went to treat Margaret for no reason. It turns out that you did that for Ken. You’re too scheming!”

“Melody was speechless.

“But don’t think Ken likes you just because he married you. The person who knows him best in the world is me. He’s just trying to make Margaret happy. Once Margaret doesn’t like you anymore, he ll divorce you immediately because you’re worthless to him and not worthy of him at all, Janet said quickly and fiercely.

“1” Before Melody could say anything, she was interrupted again.

“Don’t let me find out you’re doing something bad for Ken. Otherwise, I won’t show mercy!” Janet continued.

Melody could not interrupt, so she shut her mouth and waited for Janet to finish.

There are many people who want to marry Ken, You won’t be able to last long by currying favor with Margaret! Well, wait and see!” After saying that. Janet turned around and left the ward without waiting for Melody to finish.

Melody did not even have the chance to explain. She just watched as Janet closed the door of the ward.

However, according to Janet’s reaction, she quickly analyzed the reason and realized Janet liked Ken

Tik Bad news, Melody muttered to herself.

Janet was not an opponent who was easy to deal with. In this life, Melody originally did not intend to be enemies with Janet, but they still became enemies by a freak combination of factors.

Although Melody didn’t like to cause trouble, she wasn’t afraid of trouble.

If Janet did something overboard to her, she would not be soft-hearted.

At the same time, on the eleventh floor of the inpatient department.

Fairlee came to the hospital to visit Barclay.

Barclay had been seriously injured and hospitalized after Melody asked the bodyguards to beat him up at Margaret’s birthday party.

He couldn’t hold his anger back these days, but his parents wouldn’t let him have any more conflicts with the Fox family. And also the Swanson family,

Now that he saw Fairlee, Barclay immediately propped himself up on the edge of the bed.

He said, “Fairlee! You have to avenge me!”

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Fairlee frowned and walked forward with an unhappy expression. She sized up Barclay, covered in plaster, and her heart ached

“Don’t worry.” She gently patted Barclay’s hand and said, “I will avenge you

Barclay wasn’t the only one who embarrassed himself that day.

Even if she didn’t want to avenge Barclay, Fairlee had to save herself some dignity.

When Barclay heard Fairlee’s reply, his eyes instantly lit up. “Fairlee, are you willing to avenge me?”

“Of course! The Lawrence family has no reason to swallow our anger and do nothing Fairlee was infuriated at the thought that not only did nothing happen to Melody that day, but she also made Barclay carry a bad reputation

“But Barclay hesitated and said, “I heard from my mother that the ugly freak cured Margaret’s illness. If we take revenge

will the Swanson family people be unhappy? Also, if she’s a miracle-working doctor… Then your illness…

Can she treat it too?”

Everyone thought that Fairlee hadn’t gotten married at her age because she was a celibate.

However, only the Lawrence family people knew Fairlee was not married because she could not have children.

About 20 years ago. Fairlee had a hooligan boyfriend.

Later on, when Fairlee got pregnant, her boyfriend forcefully brought her to a shady clinic for an abortion. Ever since then, Fairlee lost her ability to reproduce. Because of this, she decided not to get married and remain single.

If Melody could cure Fairlee’s illness, he could reluctantly forgive that country girl for offending him.

“A miracle-working doctor? Fairlee snorted coldly and said. That’s impossible! In my opinion, she either cured Margaret by accident, or Margaret probably isn’t seriously ill at all. As for whether the Swanson family will settle scores with us, that’s not something you have to worry about. I naturally have my own methods. What you have to do is quickly recover from your injuries. Don’t have after–effects because you haven’t recuperated well”

Barclay hurriedly nodded violently. “Fairlee, don’t worry. I’ll recuperate well! If you help me take revenge, my injuries will heal faster!”

Fairlee shook her head helplessly. “Oh, I don’t know when you’ll grow up

Barclay immediately pressed his head against the back of Fairlee’s hand like a puppy. “With you taking care of me, I don’t want to grow up.”

Fairlee smiled dotingly and tapped Barclay’s forehead. “I don’t know what to say to you!”
Barclay chuckled and couldn’t help but ask. “Then, Fairlee, how do you plan to avenge me? Find someone to beat up that ugly freak?

“Silly boy, it’s against the law to beat someone up. Am I the kind of person who breaks the law deliberately? Besides, so what if I beat her up? Physical injuries will heal quickly. I won’t use such a low–level method of revenge,” said Fairlee.

Killing people without leaving a trace was what she would do.

“Then you…” Barclay still wanted to ask, but Fairlee interrupted him.

“Don’t ask so many questions. They’re not things you should be worried about. You only need to recover from your injuries. You don’t have to worry about anything else.” “Alright. Barclay nodded. He only wanted to know that his aunt would avenge him.

As for Mabel, who had used him and betrayed him. He wanted to take revenge himself!

Fairlee sat in the ward for a while, then went to remind the attending doctor a few things before taking the elevator downstairs.

After the elevator descended, someone entered the elevator from the tenth floor.

Fairler subconsciously raised her head and her eyes lit up the next moment.

She asked, “Are you Janet?

Janet was in a terrible mood. She had wanted for so many years, but she could not even say that she liked him. However, an ugly monster appeared out of nowhere and snatched the seat beside Ken. How could she be in a good mood?

If it were anything else, she would never directly come and mock the other party only to vent her anger.

But this time, she had indeed lost her mind.

Now that she thought about it, she felt slightly frustrated and regretful for her impulsiveness.

Therefore, she did not hear Fairlee call her the first time. It was not until Fairlee called her again that she reacted and looked up at her. “You are… Ms. Lawrence?”

Fairlee was Janet’s mother’s former colleague. The two of them used to be very close.

Later on, Janet’s mother was promoted and went to a higher court in Insterimond. Only then did the two of them gradually reduce their interactions. However, they would still find a place to gather during festive seasons,

After recognizing Fairlee, Janet forced a smile. “Ms. Lawrence, what a coincidence.”

Fairlee smiled brightly and said, “Yes, I’m here to visit my useless. Let’s not talk about this. Weren’t you overseas? When did you come back?” “I’ve only been back for a few days. My mother hasn’t been feeling well for the past few years and planned to retire early, so I’ve been looking for a house in Silverlake recently. After a brief pause, Janet asked, “Who are you visiting at the hospital?”

Fairlee sighed and said, “He’s not sick but injured. Barclay. Do you still remember? That useless man. I can’t believe he got beaten up by a woman. I’m so angry!”

Janet remembered Barclay. She didn’t have a good impression of Barclay, but because of Fairlee, she still asked, “Who hit him? With you around, which woman would dare to hit him?”

“You can’t know her. She’s a girl called Melody,” said Fairlee nonchalantly.

Janet’s eyelid twitch. “Melody?”

“You know her?” Fairlee asked in surprise. “That girl just came back from the countryside. How can you know her?”

Janet rolled her eyes and shook her head. “I don’t know her. It’s just I feel that I don’t like this name very much. However, since she hit Barclay, she has to take responsibility. Aren’t you going to sue her? With your connections, won’t that young lady be sentenced to a few years in prison?”

“Oh, How can it be easy? The world of adults is much more complicated than you think. She has a relationship with the Swanson family, and that matter was said by her to be Barclay’s fault. I can’t do it openly,” said Fairlee.

Janet thought about it briefly and said two seconds later, “Ms. Lawrence, you’re my mother’s good friend. Why don’t I give you a suggestion“”

Fairlee’s eyes instantly lit up “Sure!”

A day went by in the blink of an eye.

Finally, it was time for Melody to be discharged.

Margaret offered to take her out of the hospital, but she declined.

“You’ve just recovered. You can’t be too tired. It’s better not to run around. I’ll come and see you when I’ve recovered a little. I’ll check your pulse Melody set her phone to speaker mode as she cleaned up.

Margaret agreed helplessly and said, “Since you and Ken have already registered your marriage, you can tell your family and move in with us. I think your father is biased. If you don’t have a good time living with your family, you might as well move in with us. What do you think?”

Well… I’ll see. My grandmother isn’t in good health. I want to help her recuperate for a while,” said Melody.

Hearing that it was related to Maria. Margaret did not insist and hung up after a few words of instruction.

Melody’s trip to the hospital was sudden, and there was not much to pack. However, Margaret had asked the maids to send a lot of supplements and fruits over yesterday. She tidied up her things and sent them to the nurses before planning to take them back to the Fox family.

However, Melody did not expect a low–key luxury car parked by the roadside to honk its horn as soon as she left the hospital.

She subconsciously looked over and saw the backseat window slowly roll down, revealing Ken’s face.

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Ken only revealed his side profile, but Melody quickly recognized him.

That noble and indifferent aura was not something ordinary people could have

However, is he here to pick me up Melody wondered

The next second, Ken turned to look at her.

Perhaps because she was facing the sun, the light made him narrow his black eyes slightly. Just one look was enough to bewitch all living beings.

In her previous life, she only saw Ulric and had never paid attention to anyone else. She had never thought that anyone could compare to Ulric. She thought Ulric was the most perfect man in the world.

However, now that she had walked out of the fog of love, she realized that Ken could suppress Ulric in terms of looks alone.

As Melody was lost in thought, she saw Ken frown impatiently and open his lips slightly.

She couldn’t hear what Ken said clearly because of the distance, but she could tell from his mouth that he was saying, “Aren’t you getting into the car?”

He was indeed here to pick her up!

Melody hesitated and looked at the people lining up and waiting for a taxi at the hospital’s entrance. Then, she decisively chose Ken.

After all, it would be a waste not to take a free ride.

After all, she was poor now and only earned one thousand dollars a day and a 2–million–dollar check from Ken

Recovering her appearance required a lot of expensive medicinal herbs. This bit of money was completely insufficient. She would save as much as she could.

At the thought, Melody sped up and went to the backseat to open the door.

Then, when she opened the car door, Melody realized that Ken was not the only one in the backseat. There was also Janet.

Janet looked at her indifferently with her cold eyes, which were filled with disgust.

“You can sit in front,” Ken said lightly.

“Okay…” Melody did not say anything else. She closed the car door and sat in the front passenger seat.

The car quickly drove away from the hospital. On the way, Ken did not speak to her again. Instead, he talked about business with Janet.

He said, “The acquisition over there is about to enter the most important stage. This acquisition is important to us. If you have time, help me monitor the progress.”

Melody pricked up her ears. ‘Acquisition Acquisition of what?
In her previous life, she did not know much about Ken. Most of Ken’s information was revealed to her by Ulric. Of course, the news was mostly negative words like slander. She could not brain more information.

However, she vaguely remembered that Ken seemed to have a company that made technological products.

It turned out that Ken had been planning his career from now on

Melody immediately pricked up her ears.

After all, he was her ally in taking revenge on Ulric. She needed to know him better.

Janet nodded and said, “Coincidentally, I read some law books when I was free overseas. It should be useful. However, our offer is so low. Will the other party agree?”

“Don’t worry, he’ll agree Ken’s voice was low and hoarse, and he sounded calm as if victory was in his grasp.

Melody raised her eyebrows slightly. Ken is something! He is so confident!

The car was silent for two seconds before Janet said again, “By the way, someone needs to be in the acquisition. You and I can’t leave here. Have you thought of a candidate?”

n charge of that company after

“Zack Nelson,” said Ken.

“Him? But, as far as I know, Zack is the CEO of the rival company. Is he willing to come over?” Janet looked surprised.

“Let’s give it a try first. Find a headhunting company and let him name whatever conditions he wants,” said Ken.

“Alright, got it. Melody nodded.

The conversation ended here. Melody lowered her ears and began to recall Zack in her mind.

Coincidentally, Zack was one of the people she had roped in for Ulric in her previous life.

Zack had a strange personality. She had spent a lot of effort to rope him in in her previous life. If she roped him in again.

it would be easier than last time. At the thought, Melody could not help but say, “Well…”

As soon as she spoke, the two people in the backseat looked at her.

Melody went straight to the point. “If you want to make Zack work for you, I might be able to help”

“You?” Janet chuckled and said. “Miss Fox, I’m afraid you don’t know what kind of person Zack is. He graduated from a top international university and studied management. The company Zack worked for was a role model in the industry. However, he has a solitary personality. He even rejected Ken’s invitation to have a meal together. Don’t you think it’s too early to say you can help?”

Melody did not answer Janet. Instead, she turned to look at Ken.

Ken also looked at her. When their eyes met, Ken finally said, “What do you have in mind?”

Melody rolled her eyes and said, “Don’t forget my father has a headhunting company. When I first came back, he taught me how to poach people. Since you’re looking for a headhunting company, why don’t you let me try? Don’t worry, if it doesn’t succeed. I won’t charge you.”

She could not talk about her previous life, so she could only use Russell’s headhunting company as an excuse.

Janet laughed from the side. “Miss Fox, you… I don’t know what to say. Even the gold headhunters on the market don’t dare to try to poach Zack easily. You’ve only learned about headhunting for a few days, but you’re already taking everything on. Aren’t you a little too confident?”

After saying that, Janet waited for Ken to show a dissatisfied expression.

This was because she knew that Ken hated conceited people the most. She felt Melody was not only conceited, but she was also smug She thought Ken would be dissatisfied with Melody

However, the next moment. Ken and expressionlessly. “Then give it a try first. I’ll give you half a month. If it succeeds, III pay you twice the commission on the market”

Janet widened her eyes in shock, unable to believe what she had just heard.

She asked. “Ken, are you sure you’ll let her try?”

“There’s no loss in trying,” said Ken casually.

But what if by accident, not only did she fail to poach Zack, but she also made Zack feel that we don’t value him and made things even more troublesome?” Janet asked worriedly

Ken said expressionlessly. “Anyway, the chances of us poaching him successfully are low. If she fails, so be it

Although he said that, for some reason, Ken had a vague feeling that if he handed the matter to Melody, there might be a turnaround.

It was probably because he did not think Melody could cure Margaret’s illness back then, but in the end, Melody did it.

Of course, Janet couldn’t guess what Ken was thinking. She just felt that Ken seemed to trust this ugly woman too much.

This trust made her feel as if she was facing a great enemy. She felt uncomfortable.

However, she immediately thought that Melody couldn’t poach Zack successfully. If he let Melody try. Ken would know how reliable Melody was.

It seemed like… this was not bad either.

At the thought of this, Janet said in a good mood, “Since you’ve said so, Miss Fox, you can go and give it a try. I’ll send you

Zack’s resume.”

“No need, thanks,” said Melody.

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For Ulric. Melody learned almost everything about Zack in her previous life. She knew far more than what was on his resume. So, of course, she did not need Zack’s resume… In her previous life. Zack became Ulric’s man because of her. Without her, Ken would not be able to rope Zack in.

Of course, when Janet heard these words, it sounded like Melody was arrogant and conceited.

She doesn’t even need a resume to poach him? It’ll be strange if she can succeed! Janet thought. She doesn’t even need a resume to poach him? It’ll be strange if she can succeed! Janet thought. However, in any case, the chances of them being able to poach Zack were very low. Instead of stopping Melody and doing this herself, making Ken feel she could not do everything with her ability, she might as well let Melody be this incompetent person.

Janet thought it was good that Melody wanted to stand out and was willing to dig a hole for herself.

Janet hid the joy in her eyes and said lightly. “Since you don’t need it, forget it. You can come to me whenever you need it.” Even if Melody came to her, Janet would not tell her all the information she knew about Zack anyway.

Soon, the car arrived at the entrance of the Fox family’s neighborhood.

“Thank you for giving me a ride. I’m leaving.” Melody nodded slightly, opened the car door, and got out.

During this time. Ken did not say a word. He did not even look at her.

However, Melody did not care and was not in a hurry. Sooner or later, Ken would know about her ability and value and take the initiative to ally with her.

This matter had progressed to a certain extent. Otherwise, if Ken hated her, he would not have registered his marriage with her only to make Margaret happy

However, there were too many things Melody had to do next.

She had to restore her appearance, treat her grandmother’s illness, snatch back the Justalion Group founded by her mother poach Zack, and take revenge.

She would be very busy with these matters. She could not waste any more time.
Melody could not help but quicken her pace.

However, when she reached the entrance of the Fox family’s villa, she deliberately slowed down. She frowned slightly and looked exhausted, looking extremely weak.

The maid cleaning outside quickly noticed her. She said in surprise, “Miss Melody, you’re back!”

Ever since the maids learned that Melody had cured Margaret’s illness, they had wondered if they should curry favor with Melody.

After all, the Swanson family would treat Melody very well in the future. Melody’s status in the Fox family would rise, and it would be easier for them to work in the Fox family if they curried favor with her.

Therefore, when the maid saw Melody now, it was as if she had seen a treasure. Her eyes lit up.

Melody had never received such treatment before.

Melody sneered in her heart, but on the surface, she nodded softly, Seeing this, the maid quickly went forward and carefully supported her. “Miss Melody, be careful of the steps.”

“Thank you.” Melody thanked her “pretentiously. This made the maid not only want to curry favor with Melody but also feel some heartache.

If it were an ordinary family, even if their daughter was ugly, they would still treat her like a treasure.

Therefore, being born into a wealthy family was not necessarily good.

Melody was discharged in the afternoon. Coincidentally, Russell had also returned from the company and was waiting for dinner in the living room.

At a glance, Melody saw Yolanda serving Russell water beside him. She looked so gentle.

She had heard from Margaret’s private maid that Russell had slapped Yolanda that day.

She thought that Yolanda and Russell’s relationship would become more distant because of that incident, but she did not expect them to become reconciled so quickly.

It was obvious that Yolanda was indeed good at coaxing men. At least, she was much better than the current Mabel.

No wonder Russell quickly married Yolanda not long after Melody’s biological mother passed away.

However, Melody did not see Mabel and her grandmother.

From the time she was locked up until she was discharged from the hospital, she had not been able to see her grandmother. She did not know how her grandmother was doing.

When Melody was not around, she knew Yolanda must have continued to poison her grandmother. Melody was afraid that the situation was not good.

Russell was eating the cherries that Yolanda had fed him. When he saw Melody enter, he quickly pushed Yolanda’s hand away and stood up. “Melody, you’re back?” Facing the current Melody, for some reason, Russell felt a trace of panic and guilt from the bottom of his heart.

This panic and guilt made it impossible for him to accept Yolanda’s gentleness in front of Melody.

However, Melody had already seen the ‘sweet scene” just now.

However, she turned a blind eye to it and nodded slightly before walking toward Russell.

She deliberately stopped walking every three seconds, looking like a seriously ill patient.

Russell felt even more guilty and regretful.

If he had known earlier, he would have waited for the Swanson family’s results before punishing Melody.

“Melody, let me help you!” Russell quickly walked to Melody’s side and pushed away the maid supporting Melody. He asked with concern, “Are you still feeling unwell? Do you want to stay in the hospital for a few more days?”

As Russell spoke, he defended himself before Melody could answer. “Don’t blame me. I’m doing this for the good of this family. You know that I’m sometimes impatient. Coupled with some people fanning the flames, I locked you up in a fit of anger.”

Yolanda’s expression darkened when she heard the words “some people fanning the flames,”

She had spent a lot of effort and even secretly drugged Russell to ease the relationship between them and escape from being grounded.

However, immediately after Melody returned. Russell brought up the past. However, she dared not say anything and could only smile awkwardly at the side.

Then Russell promised solemnly. “But don’t worry, I’ll compensate you well. From today onward, your pocket money be as much as Mabel’s. I’ll also sign you up for the training classes she attends. I’ll nurture you into a socialite like Mabel‘ I’ll let you marry into a good family!”

Melody rolled her eyes in her heart.

Her life goal was different from Mabel’s. She did not want to marry a rich man. Among these compensations, only her “pocket money” was useful to her.

However. Melody quickly realized the other meaning behind Russell’s words. What he said meant that even if she had displayed her medical skills, she was still inferior to Mabel in Russell’s heart.

Russell still planned to arrange the engagement with the Swanson family for Mabel.

However, from the looks of it, Russell and the others did not know that she had already registered her marriage with Ken.

It was good that they did not know. Now was not the time to expose these things.

The marriage certificate was equivalent to a trump card that could not be exposed when there was no need.

Melody had already thought of a long list of things in her heart, but she did not forget to nod on the surface and say with an innocent expression. Thank you, Dad. I won’t blame you. I know you’re doing this for the sake of this family. Besides, we’re family. How can I blame you? If I blame you. I’ll be an unfilial daughter. The Fox family could reach our current position: because of my mother and you. So, no matter how you punished me back then. I won’t blame you.”.

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Chapter 91

Although Mabel complained about Ulric’s waste, she was filled with joy.

Which girl didn’t like a rich and handsome man giving her piles of expensive gifts?

No one could refuse!

dark. However, after Mabel finished speaking, she realized Yolanda’s expression was abnormally dar

She was shocked. Her first reaction was not that there was a problem with the gift, but whether Yolanda had quarreled with Russell.

As expected. Mabel noticed the palm print on Yolanda’s face.

So, they quarreled, and Dad hit Mom! Mabel was surprised as she thought.

Mabel quickly suppressed the joy in her heart and frowned as she muttered to Russell, Dad, Mom worked hard for this family all day. Why do you always make her unhappy? What’s there to fuss about between husband and wife?”

Yolanda quickly stopped her. “Mabel, stop talking. Go upstairs!”

She did not have time to explain to Mabel that those gifts were not from Ulric, nor did she dare to do it in front of Russell. She only wanted to pull Mabel upstairs first.

However, Mabel broke free from Yolanda’s hand and said, “Mom, I’ve grown up. Don’t think I can’t interfere just because this is between you adults..”

Yolanda felt a headache coming. She grabbed Mabel’s hand and wanted to stop her from continuing, but it was too late.

Mabel said quickly. “Besides, is this the time to argue? The matter caused by that troublemaker Melody hasn’t been resolved yet. How can you still have internal strife?”

“Mabel!” Yolanda was so anxious that her eyes turned red. She looked at Russell in fear.

As expected, she saw Russell’s terrifying expression. He glared at Mabel.

Mabel was also shocked but only felt aggrieved because she did not know the situation. She could not help but say unhappily, “Dad, why are you looking at me like that? Did I say something wrong? I…”
Before she could finish speaking. Russell suddenly took a few steps forward and raised his hand to give Mabel a heavy slap.

After a crisp sound, Russell roared, “Shut the fuck up!”

Mabel’s eardrums rumbled. If Yolanda had not supported her, she would have been slapped to the ground.

The shock and pain made Mabel cry. She broke down and cried.

When Russell heard Mabel’s cries, he felt even more frustrated.

Just as he was about to slap her a second time, Yolanda suddenly knelt in front of him and said, “Russell! Mabel said these things because she doesn’t know anything. Don’t hit her anymore. If you want to hit someone, hit me!”

Russell gritted his teeth. “Do you think I don’t dare to hit you?”

Yolanda shivered and didn’t dare to say anything else. She begged. “It’s my fault. It’s all my fault. Things wouldn’t have turned out like this if I hadn’t made a mistake. If I had known that Melody’s medical skills were so superb that she had cured Margaret, you wouldn’t have locked Melody up, and you wouldn’t have been so embarrassed when the Swanson family came to thank Melody. It’s all my fault. It has nothing to do with Mabel”

Mabel was hiding behind Yolanda. She felt her scalp tingle when she heard this. “Wh… what?”

There was so much information in Yolanda’s words that Mabel forgot the pain on her cheek. She confirmed with Yolanda in a daze. “Mom, what did you just say? Did you say that Melody cured Margaret?”

Yolanda didn’t say anything, but her expression was already answering Mabel.

At this moment. Mabel suddenly understood why Russell had such a huge reaction when she said Melody was a troublemaker

She finally understood why her father, who had never hit her mother, slapped her mother.

It was because Yolanda was the one who started the entire family’s panic in the beginning, making everyone believe that Margaret would die of Melody’s treatment and that the Swanson family would find trouble with them.

From the very beginning, Yolanda was wrong. She was completely wrong.
They deserved to be slapped by Russell

However, Mabel and Yolanda did not feel it was their fault. Instead, they blamed Melody for everything.

If Melody had not returned to Silverlake and caused trouble, everything that had happened recently would not have happened

The two of you!” Russell took a deep breath and stopped slapping Mabel, considering Ulric might be interested in her.

He said coldly, “From today onward, the two of you return to your rooms and reflect on yourselves. When Melody comes back, you have to apologize to her! Do you understand?

Since Melody had such powerful medical skills, she was his most outstanding cash cow.

Although I had already offended this cash cow, how can there be overnight grudges between father and daughter? I’ll make up for it in the future. With that in mind, Russell chased Yolanda and Mabel upstairs while he waited at the door for Melody to return after treating her illness so that he could show his fatherly love to her immediately.

At the same time, at Silverlake Hospital.

The few doctors who had previously consulted Margaret were especially energetic today. After finishing their work, they gathered together.

“Director, we’ve been waiting for so many days. Why hasn’t the Swanson family called?”

That’s right, Director. That girl said she could cure Mrs. Margaret in a week. Today is the last day. If they haven’t called today, does that mean that girl cured Mrs. Margaret?”

The deputy director frowned. “What nonsense are you talking about? That girl can’t cure Mrs. Margaret. Not to mention her, even we need a consultation to think of the best plan.”

The doctors nodded repeatedly.

At this moment, a doctor pointed out the window in surprise and said, “Look! It looks like Mr. Swanson!”

The few people in the office, including the director, looked outside.

They saw Ken carrying a person to the emergency department with a stern and cold expression.

However, that person was covered tightly by Ken’s suit jacket, so no one could recognize that person.

“It must be Mrs. Margaret!” The deputy director showed an untimely smug expression and said. ‘Mrs. Margaret must be on the verge of death, so they sent her over in a hurry. Hurry! Prepare the operating theater quickly. We have to be busy for a while.

“Yes, Director! The doctors immediately went to work, while the deputy director quickly rushed to the emergency department.

Silverlake Hospital had always been overcrowded, but because of Ken’s status, the emergency department, which was so crowded that not even a drop of water could pass through, made room for him.

He carefully placed Melody on the bed and turned to ask the doctor who was examining Melody, “How’s the situation? Is it dangerous? Does she need to be hospitalized?”

The emergency doctor was so frightened by Ken’s cold aura that he almost lost his grip on his stethoscope. He deliberately avoided Ken’s gaze before saying. The patient is dehydrated and has a high fever of 102 F. She needs to be hospitalized. immediately for treatment. Are you her husband? If so, please sign here so we can treat her.

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Hearing the word “husband“, Ken could not help but be stunned.

However, he immediately took the document from the doctor and signed his name.

Seeing that Ken did not refute, the doctor was surprised, thinking. This man is handsome and imposing, and the girl lying on the bed. Her face is so scary. They are so unsuitable for each other. I can’t believe they’re husband and wife.

However, he had been in the emergency department for a long time, so such a thing was not rare. Therefore, the doctor quickly did not dwell on this. He wrote a list and asked Ken to pay the fee.

James, who was beside Ken, did not dare to let Ken pay the bill himself. He quickly took the bill and ran off to work.

Ken did not comment on James’s actions. Melody was still unconscious, and Margaret didn’t walk fast. The parking spot was far from here, so it would probably take her some time to reach the emergency department. At this moment, Melody did need someone to accompany her.

As for this person, if it were anyone else, he would not be at ease.

Ken looked at the girl’s furrowed brows on the bed. For some reason, complicated emotions arose in his heart.

He suddenly thought of Melody’s words when she last appeared in the Swanson family’s residence. He knew now Melody had guessed that Russell and the others would misunderstand and even punish her. That was why she had told Ken that she might not come to the Swanson family for the next few days.

“But how is that possible? She doesn’t know how to predict the future. How would she know that she would be locked up by Russell and unable to leave? Ken narrowed his eyes as he wondered. He felt the girl close to him. However, he could not see her true colors.

Melody’s face was covered in red spots. When he first saw her, he was also shocked.

But now, for some reason, not only did he not find her ugly, but he even felt that she was much more pleasing to the eye than most of the socialites in Silverlake.

Melody seemed to have had a bad dream, and her brows furrowed into a frown.

They said that people were the most relaxed when they were asleep. Ken wondered what kind of life Melody had been living in the Fox family that made her frown even in her sleep.

Ken could not help but reach his hand to stroke Melody’s forehead, wanting to smooth out her frown.

However, just as his hand was about to touch Melody’s face, a voice suddenly came from behind. “Mr. Swanson!”

Ken’s hand paused and he turned around with a dark expression

The deputy director put on a fawning expression and said, “Why didn’t you tell me directly when you came? With Mrs. Margaret’s condition, we’ve already arranged everything. Now that the surgery and anesthesia are ready, we’re just waiting for Mrs. Margaret to go in for surgery. There’s no need to wait in the emergency department.”

Ken frowned and asked playfully. “What do you mean?

The deputy director only felt Ken was deliberately making things difficult for him. He coughed twice and said, “Mr. Swanson, don’t beat around the bush with me. I might have accidentally contradicted you previously, but Mrs. Margaret’s safety is the most important thing now. The one–week deadline that that female liar mentioned has already expired, but if I’m not wrong, not only has Mrs. Margaret’s health not recovered, but it’s even worse, right?”

If it wasn’t for that, Ken wouldn’t have rushed to the hospital. It must be because he can’t bring himself to beg us to treat Mrs. Margaret, the deputy director thought

However, since Ken was here, he naturally had to give Ken a way out. At the thought of this, the deputy director continued. “That female har is glib–tongued. It’s not strange that she deceived you and Mrs. Margaret. I’ve seen many liars like her. That kind of people only have money in their minds. They don’t care about the patient’s safety at all”

“Only having money in mind and not caring about the patient’s safety… Ken repeated the deputy director’s words with a

The deputy director looked at the smile on Ken’s face and unknowingly had goosebumps.

Ken was smiling, but for some reason, he felt it was more terrifying than when Ken wasn’t smiling.

Before the deputy director could get rid of the goosebumps on his body, Ken suddenly said: “As expected of the deputy director of Silverlake Hospital. You know your character very well.

The deputy director was stunned. He couldn’t help but ask with a stiff face. “What do you mean?”

Ken chuckled softly and said. “You only have money in your mind and don’t care about the patient’s safety. Aren’t you talking about yourself?”

There were a lot of patients in the emergency room, but not many of them knew he was the deputy director

As soon as Ken said this, the patients and their families in the emergency room looked at the deputy director.

The deputy director was so anxious that his forehead was covered in sweat. When he felt everyone’s gaze, he hurriedly pretended to be relaxed and said with a smile. “Mr. Swanson, don’t joke with me. You know, I was talking about that female liar.”

“Is that so?” Ken raised his eyebrows and said. “As the deputy director, you don’t think about managing the hospital well. All you think about is how to fill your own pockets. You cooperate with pharmaceutical companies and sell some cheap medicine as imported medicine. You work with equipment companies and sell medical equipment to the hospital at a high price. You secretly accept bribes from the patient’s family. Doesn’t all of this confirm what you just said?”

He only had money in his mind and did not care about the patient’s safety.

Ken’s tone was casual, but every word he said was like a heavy bomb, blasting the deputy director’s mind into a blank.

The emergency room was silent. No one knew who started it, but they threw a ball of discarded tissue paper at the deputy director.

They cursed. “Beast!”

“You’re not worthy of being a doctor!”

In an instant, the emergency room was in chaos.

The deputy director had turned into a person hated by everyone.

In no time, the deputy director was covered in wounds.

Ken just watched all of this indifferently.

He did not investigate the background of this deputy director for Melody, but he investigated every doctor who treated his grandmother. In addition, he had a photographic memory, so he clearly remembered the deputy director’s information.

However, he did not know why he said so much, but he wanted to vent his anger and avenge Melody.

As expected, after venting his anger, he felt much better.

Seeing the farce was getting more intense, the hospital director finally arrived with the security guards. He rescued the bruised and swollen deputy director from the crowd and evacuated the crowd in time.

At this moment, Ramon helped Margaret into the emergency room.

Before the deputy director could recover, he turned around and saw Margaret and Margaret’s flat stomach.

His mind instantly went blank, and a numbing sensation quickly surged from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

“Mrs. Margaret’s big belly is gone! With that in mind, the deputy director’s vision turned black. He fell to the ground and

fainted Fortunately, there were emergency doctors in the emergency room. They performed CPR and took oxygen. Only then did the deputy director’s condition finally improve.

The director spun in circles on the spot, his mind filled with question marks as he asked, “What’s going on?”

The other doctors who heard the news looked at each other and then at Margaret, who seemed ten years younger. They immediately understood everything.

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They were all so scared that they wanted to faint with the deputy director.

One had to know they had tried their best to stop Melody from treating Margaret. They had even called Melody a liar

Now that a week had passed, the “female liar” they talked about had cured Margaret.

How was this a female liar?

She was simply a female miracle-working doctor!

After all, they had never encountered an illness like Margaret’s before. It was a complicated illness

They could only understand the situation by cutting open her abdomen. However, Melody only prescribed a few traditional medicines and cured her.

With such a comparison, it immediately accentuated their incompetence.

The Swanson family was the biggest shareholder of this hospital, If the Swanson family blamed them, they could forget about continuing in this industry…

At the thought of this possibility, they became restless.

However, Margaret could not be bothered to look at these people. She rushed to Melody’s bed.

What did the doctor say?” she asked Ken with a serious expression

Ken repeated what the doctor said and comforted Margaret. “It shouldn’t be a big deal. Don’t worry.”

“How can I not be worried?” Margaret slapped her thigh and said regretfully, “I should have gone to the Fox family earlier so this child wouldn’t have suffered so much! How cruel Russell is! He even locked up his daughter and made her starve. Even if he doesn’t feel sorry for her, I will!”

Margaret’s heart ached for Melody. She and Maria were good friends. Melody was Maria’s granddaughter, so she was also like a granddaughter to Margaret.

In addition, Melody had cured her illness and given her hope to live. At this moment, when she saw Melody’s pale face and unconsciousness, her heart trembled.

Ken pursed his lips and said nothing

“How about this?” Margaret clapped her hands as she said, “The Fox family didn’t treat Melody well, right? How about this? Marry Melody. When she gets discharged from the hospital, you two will get married! No, there’s no need to wait until she recovers. I’ll go to the city hall personally and help register your marriage! When the two of you get married, I think Russell won’t dare to torture her like this anymore.”

Ken was shocked and quickly stopped Margaret “Grandma! Stop fooling around!”

“I’m not fooling around. I’m very serious. Stay here with Melody Call me immediately when she wakes up. As Margaret spoke, she walked out.

After Margaret recovered from her illness, she had great power of action. She did whatever she wanted and immediately carried it out.

Seeing that Margaret was about to leave the emergency room, Ken could only ask Ramon to stop her.

He said, “Dad, please stop Grandma. Don’t let her fool around.”

However, not only did Raman not stop Margaret, but he also stopped Ken. He said calmly, “Ken, our family had an engagement agreement with the Fox family when you were young. You know about this.”

Ken narrowed his eyes.

“Coincidentally, your grandmother is also satisfied with Miss Fox. Let’s do as your grandmother says. After all, Miss Fox has done us a favor. In addition, she’s not doing well in the Fox family, so we might as well let her stay by your grandmother’s side and accompany her.”

After that, Ramon paused and added, “What’s more, Miss Fox’s character is good. Although she’s not very good–looking, you can’t judge a wife by her appearance. Of course, if you’re not ready, you can hide your marriage first. After you two get married and live together for a year or two, you can get a divorce if you’re still dissatisfied with her

Ken listened to Ramon’s words expressionlessly, and his heart turned cold.

Ramon was indeed cunning. On the surface, everything he said seemed for Ken’s good, but it was all for his benefit.

Ken opened his mouth and suddenly sneered. “Since that’s what you mean, let’s do it,”

“Alright.” Ramon nodded and patted his shoulder. “If Miss Fox wakes up, let me know. I have to prepare for the business trip”

After saying that, Ramon turned around and quickly left the ward. Coincidentally, he bumped into James.

James bowed respectfully to Ramon and watched Ramon enter the elevator before quickly closing the door. He walked up to Ken worriedly and said, “Mr. Ken, how could you agree to marry Miss Fox just like that?”

Ken’s black eyes were filled with an inexplicable coldness, but in the end, he only said calmly. “My grandma wants to have a great-grandson, so I followed her wishes.”

“I know Mrs. Margaret means well, but Miss Fox.. comes from the countryside after all. She doesn’t seem to know anything else except for her medical skills. I reasonably suspect Mr. Ramon has other motives for letting her marry you. You can’t agree so easily.” James looked so worried as he said.

Ken did not say anything. He did not know what Ramon was up to

Ken had managed the branch company in Insterimond well in the past two years. He had nurtured almost all the higher-ups in the branch company-

Such a situation was very disadvantageous to Ramon’s power.

Now, Ramon had arranged for Melody, who knew nothing, to be Ken’s wife. This would affect Ken’s future development.

However, Ramon had forgotten that Ken had relied on no one else to get here step by step.

A wife who knew nothing could not shackle Ken.

On the contrary, if he accepted it just like that, it would make Ramon let down his guard and feel Ken was easy to manipulate.

In this way, it would help Ken infiltrate the headquarters and take back Pearly Antiques.

In addition, he did not seem to hate Melody.

She didn’t look like someone who would cause trouble for him. That was enough.

“You don’t have to say anything,” Ken said expressionlessly. Just take it as me being filial to my grandmother.”

He did not care much about marriage. It was just like his father. Keg once thought his parents were the most loving couple in the world. However, he realized he had a younger brother outside after his mother died.

He thought marriage was a ridiculous thing to begin with.

James dared not say anything else when he could not persuade Ken. He knew that his boss must have his thoughts. A common person like him could not understand.

However, when he looked at Melody lying on the bed again, his eyes were filled with dissatisfaction.

With the director around, the hospital quickly arranged a single VIP ward for Melody

The director soon found out what the deputy director had done. He immediately fired the deputy director and promised never to hire him again.

The deputy director’s path had come to an end.

As for the other doctors, Ken deliberately did not mention them

He executed one as a warning to others. If the deputy director fell from grace, the other doctors would behave themselves in the future.

Medical resources were scarce after the global influenza outbreak two years ago. Even if Ken mentioned those few people, the director might not be willing to fire them all.

Moreover, those people were all famous figures in the medical field.

He did not care about those people and could not be bothered to care. What he cared about was that those people could not guarantee they could cure Margaret, but Melody did.

So… where did she learn her medical skills? Ken wondered.

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“Go. Ken instructed James in a low voice. “Find out who Melody knew when she was in the countryside. Most importantly ⠀find out whom she learned her medical skills from“

He wanted to investigate Melody’s background.

Even if Ken married Melody to suit his grandmother’s wishes, he could not tolerate his nominal wife being a person of unknown background.

“Okay!” James had long wanted to do this. He immediately agreed and went to the countryside to investigate.

At the same time, Janet, who had made an appointment with Jaines to see a house, waited in front of the real estate sales building for two hours, but James was nowhere to be seen.

At this moment, the real estate salesperson walked to her with a strange expression and asked, “Miss, it’s been two hours. When do you plan to pay?”

Janet noticed the other party’s eyes were filled with disdain and displeasure, questioning whether she could afford a house

Janet’s expression was dark as she replied, “I’m waiting for someone. I’ll go pay soon.”

It was not that she could not afford it. It was just 6 million dollars. To her, it wasn’t an insignificant sum of money.

However, this was a house given to her by Ken Who would pay for it had a different meaning.

However, the salesperson’s expression was even more disdainful She stuck out her nose and said. “Miss, you’re so beautiful. Why do you have to rely on a man at such a young age instead of relying on yourself? It’s not that I want to say this, but the price of this house is not low. Are you sure the man behind you will fork out this money for you? Why don’t we stop wasting each other’s time! Coincidentally, a guest has taken a fancy to the house you chose. You can come again another day.”

“What do you mean?” Even Janet, a socialite, could not help but be angry.

She asked, “Are you saying I have a sugar daddy!”

The salesperson shrugged. “I didn’t say that. Don’t accuse me.”

“You…” Janet had a high self–esteem. Coupled with the fact that she was the young lady of the Murphy family in Insterimand, she didn’t care to quarrel with these lower–class people. This was an act of lowering her status.

Hence, Janet opened her mouth but said nothing in the end. She went to the payment office with a cold expression and bought the house.

Janet only felt better when she saw the salesperson’s surprised gaze.

After she walked out of the door, Janet took a deep breath before dialing James’s phone.

James had followed Ken since he was young. To Ken, James was only his subordinate. He was also Ken’s friend who had risked his life for Ken. It was why Janet waited two hours without calling James to urge him.

Not long after, James’s call went through.

“Miss Murphy, what’s the matter?” As soon as James said that, he realized he had forgotten Ken’s other instruction to buy a house with Janet today.

He choked and was about to apologize when he heard Janet laugh understandingly. “Looks like you’re very busy today”

Hearing this. James felt even more guilty. Tm sorry, Miss Murphy. I forgot… It’s all my fault. I’ll come over immediately.”

“No need. I’ve already height the house. I’m calling in case you come all this way for nothing,” said Janet.

James’s face turned red with guilt, and his grip on the phone involuntarily tightened. “Miss Murphy, I….I need to tell you something”

“Yes! Just say it.” Janet sounded indifferent

“Actually Mr. Ken and Miss Fox are about to get married,” said James.

He knew Ken did not want to tell anyone about this now, but he knew Janet’s feelings for Ken. Janet was such an understanding person, so he did not want to hide it from her.

When the person on the other end of the phone heard James’s words, she almost fell.

“What… did you say?” Janet tried to steady herself, but her voice was still trembling.

At the entrance of the city hall.

Margaret used her connections to successfully register marriage for Melody and Ken when they didn’t even come personally.

She took the marriage certificate and ran to the hospital happily However, just as she arrived at the hospital, she bumped into Astrid and Ulric.

When Margaret saw Astrid, the smile on her face disappeared.

Ever since she took Melody’s medicine and vomited blood for the first time, Astrid, who used to visit her in her room every day, seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth and never came again.

Even Ulric seemed to have disappeared

No matter how old she was, no matter how slow her reaction was. Margaret knew that these two people thought that she was going to die and no longer treated her the same as before.

The only person truly filial to her was her grandson, Ken.

“You’re here.” Margaret’s expression had completely turned cold

Astrid’s heart skipped a beat when she saw Margaret’s flat stomach.

It was one thing to hear the news of Margaret’s recovery from the phone, but she could not help but be shocked to see it with her own eyes, thinking. I can’t believe that ugly country girl had some skills.

Astrid had miscalculated this part!

If I had known this would happen, I would have tried my best to poison Margaret’s medicine, Astrid thought viciously, but she still smiled in surprise.

“Are you recovered for real, Margaret? I heard from the maids on the phone. I thought they were lying to me to make me feel better. I didn’t expect it to be true. As Astrid spoke, she secretly pinched her thigh, and tears flowed down her face.

Those who didn’t know the situation would think Astrid was crying tears of joy,

When Margaret heard this, she frowned slightly and asked, “What do you mean by making you feel better?”

Ulric, who was in the wheelchair, said at the right time, “Here’s the thing, Grandma. My mother heard from others that an orthopedic expert was powerful, so she had brought me to meet that expert in the past few days. However, when the diagnosis was out today, it was still not good, so my mother was not in a good mood. It was only when she heard that you had recovered that she was a little happier. We immediately rushed back from the expert.

It was what the mother and son had come up with on the way here.

When Margaret heard this, she couldn’t help but wonder if she had misunderstood Astrid and Ulric.

After two seconds of silence, Margaret sighed. She didn’t want to think about the dark side of others in the end. She nodded and said, “My body has recovered, so don’t worry. If I can recover from this illness, the possibility of Ulric recovering is higher than mine because he’s still young.

At this point, Margaret hesitated and asked, “Why don’t you ask Melody if she knows how to treat Ulric’s legs?”

Astrid expression froze. She felt disgusted when she thought of Melody.

She tried to maintain her facial expression and waved her hand to reject Margaret. “There’s no need. We received good news on this trip. As long as we find an acupuncture doctor who can perform nine-line acupuncture, coupled with rehabilitation with the help of that expert, Ulric’s legs can still be recovered.

Margaret nodded. “That’s good, that’s good… By the way, I forgot to tell you something. I’ve already arranged for Melody and Ken to register their marriage. After Ulric finds a doctor, you can arrange their wedding when free. After all, I’m old, and there are many things that I can’t do.

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Margaret’s words shocked Astrid and Ulric so much.

The moment Margaret said those words, Astrid’s eyes widened.

Even Ulric opened his mouth slightly, his eyes filled with shock,

Ken wants to marry that ugly woman? With that woman’s look, I can’t make out with her even after turning off the lights. What is Ken thinking? Is he crazy, or does he have another motive? Ulric’s mind raced, but he could not find an answer.

However, there was a vague sense of uneasiness and uncertainty in his heart. It was as if something had changed and was getting further and further away from him.

Before Ulric could figure out why he felt this way, Margaret took out their marriage certificate as if she were presenting a treasure. “Look, this is their marriage certificate. I was about to send it to them, but I ran for half a day today and my strength has been exhausted. Since you’re here, help me send it up. Something happened to Melody’s family. She has a high fever and is hospitalized. She’s on the tenth floor of the inpatient department

Unlike Ulric, Astrid did not think much about it. She only felt that her son finally did not have to marry an ugly woman from the countryside and be mocked by the entire Silverlake. She was already overjoyed.

Astrid swallowed hard and took the marriage certificate happily Then, she said, “If you’re not feeling well, go back and rest quickly. You’ve just recovered from a serious illness and need to recuperate more. Ulric and I will help you send this marriage certificate up. I can give my daughter–in–law a big present.

Margaret nodded and smiled again. She held the maid’s hand and left.

As soon as Margaret left, Astrid could no longer hide her joy. She said ecstatically, “Ulric! That’s great! I knew God would bless us since I often went to the church! Now you don’t have to marry that country girl anymore. Margaret has helped us a lot!

When Ulric heard this, confusion appeared in his eyes.

He asked, “What country girl are you talking about? Isn’t Ken’s marriage partner the ugly woman who used to be the top socialite in Silverlake?”

“What nonsense are you talking about?” Astrid was stunned. She suddenly patted Ulric’s shoulder and said, “Ulric, are you mistaken? That ugly woman is the girl from the countryside, Melody. The top socialite in Silverlake is her sister, Mabel.”

Ulric was instantly stunned, thinking, ‘So… I have been wrong all along?”

After realizing he had confused Mabel and Melody, Ulric’s expression became even darker.

He couldn’t help but wonder, ‘If Ken doesn’t care about the title of the top socialite, why did he marry that ugly woman from the countryside?’

“We have to find out immediately who Melody is,” said Ulric.

“Who could she be? I’ve already investigated. She’s Wilona’s daughter. After Yolanda entered the Fox family, she thought of a way to get that girl to the countryside. That girl only returned this year. Who do you think she is? A useless country bumpkin!”

“Is that true? Ulric still didn’t want to believe it.

However, Astrid sent the results of the investigation directly to his phone. He read the information and confirmed that Melody was an ordinary girl who had grown up in the countryside.

“Am I overthinking? Is Ken’s goal only to make Grandma happy? If that’s the case, I seem to have overestimated Ken. Ulric thought.

One had to know that it was a big deal for people of their class to marry someone. A wife could be a springboard or a representation of their identity. But they would never marry a country woman like Melody, who had no background, no ability, and was extremely ugly.

After thinking this through, Ulric was no longer tense. Instead, he took the marriage certificate from Astrid’s hand, wanting to go up and see Ken’s expression.

“He’s marrying an ugly freak. He probably won’t look good. With that thought in mind, Ulric’s lips curled up, and a sly glint flashed across his eyes as he followed Astrid to the tenth floor of the inpatient department.

When he reached the tenth floor, he saw Ken communicating with the nurse at the ward door.

Ken had always been a meticulous person. He always seemed to be wearing a suit with his buttons buttoned up tightly, covering his Adam’s apple and collarbone tightly. He looked restrained and cold.

Usually, when he saw Ken like this, Ulric would have a complicated feeling in his heart. But now that he saw Ken, he was in a good mood.

“Ken.” Ulric took the initiative to greet him and said gentlemanly, “I heard Miss Fox has a fever. How is she now?”

With that, Ulric suddenly covered his mouth and smiled. “Sorry, I forgot to change how I addressed her. I shouldn’t call her Miss Fox anymore. I should call her sister-in-law.

He deliberately provoked Ken, but Ken said calmly. “She’s much better. Thank you for being so concerned.”

Ulric choked and felt defeated because he didn’t anger Ken.

“You’ve changed a lot in the past few years, Ulric said through gritted teeth.

In the past, Ken could be angered by a few words from him, but now, he felt nothing he said could hurt Ken.

What has Ken experienced in the past few years when I was not in Silverlake to make him much stronger than before?‘ Ulric wondered:

“You too, Ken calmly asked, “Is there anything else?”

If there is nothing else, you can get lost, Ken thought but didn’t say it out loud.

Ulric deliberately pretended not to understand that Ken was chasing him away. He turned to Astrid and said, “Mom, please go and see… if my sister–in–law needs help. Ken is a man after all It might be inconvenient for him to take care of her

When he went upstairs, he instructed Astrid to check on Melody.

After all, there might be omissions in the information from the investigation.

Astrid understood and barged into the ward without waiting for Ken to stop her.

Ken was about to follow when Ulric grabbed the corner of his shirt. “Ken, we haven’t had a good chat since you returned.”

“I have nothing to talk to you about.” After saying that, Ken was about to walk in.

However, in the next second, Ulric suddenly said, “Pearly Antiques…”

Ken stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Ulric coldly. “What exactly are you going to say?”

In the ward, Melody had just woken up.

The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Astrid looking at her from head to toe.

Where: Where am I? With the question in mind, Melody quickly looked around and confirmed that this was a hospital.

“Mr. Swanson” She forced a smile and said. “Why are you here?

Astrid did not mind to pretend with Melody anymore. She sneered and said, “I wanted to ask you the same question. Aren’t you very good at medicine? If you’re so good at medicine, why are you here?”

When Melody saw this, she smiled and said. “Thank you for your praise. My medical skills are not that good. It just so happened that I could cure Margaret’s illness. I’m only better than most of the doctors,”

Astrid i expression instantly darkened when she heard that. Darn it, She was showing off!”

She said with a dark expression, I didn’t expect you to have so many tricks up your sleeve even though you’re so ugly. It’s the Fox family’s honor to have someone like you marry into the Swanson family!”

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