Chapter 221
Melody opened her mouth, wanting to show her determination, but she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue. She knew that actions were always more effective than words.
Moreover, if Ken really had no intention of starting a war with Ulric, before he changed his mind, she should not think about dragging Ken down with her.
Everyone had their own life plan. Ken’s plan was to do Ximber Tech well, but her plan was to take revenge. They had two completely different lives. Even though she was reborn, she should not casually change the lives of innocent people.
However, poaching Zack was something she had promised Ken, so she would definitely do her best to fulfill it.
“I’ll do my best,” Melody said after some thought.
Soon, the car arrived at the neighborhood of the Fox family.
Thank you. I’m leaving” Melody nodded politely at Ken as if the relationship between the two of them had returned to the beginning.
Just as Melody was about to open the car door, her left wrist was suddenly grabbed by a large hand. “Melody”
Melody subconsciously turned around and met Ken’s eyes which were as deep as obsidian.
“What is it?” she asked.
Ken’s thin lips moved slightly. “You’re acting very strange today.”
There was an indescribable strangeness as if an invisible barrier had suddenly formed between them.
“How am I strange? Melody asked.
Ken opened his mouth and swallowed his words after two seconds. He shook his head and said, “It’s fine. You can leave.
“Okay,” Melody replied. However, Ken did not let go. She could only remind him, “Your hand.”
Ken seemed to have come back to his senses and quickly let go of her wrist
Melody was able to get out of the car smoothly.
In the car, Ken watched Melody’s figure disappear at the entrance of the neighborhood before looking away.
He felt indescribably annoyed.
Instead of driving away, he lit a cigarette and called James.
“Mr. Swanson,” James said on the other end of the phone, “Miss Wentworth has been safely sent to her dormitory. Do you have any other instructions!”
Ken said, “Immediately investigate how Melody made Zack agree to talk to her about jumping ship.”
James asked in surprise, “Zack actually agreed!”
Ken said. “Cut the crap. Investigate immediately.”
On the other end of the phone, James was shocked. He felt that Ken was especially scary that day.
He did not dare to say anything else and quickly began to investigate. Soon, he found the results. “Mr. Ken, I’ve found it.”
Ken said. “Shoot
“Miss Fox, she…” James hesitated. There was still shock in his tone. He paused for a moment and continued, “I can’t explain it in one or two sentences. I’ll send you a video call directly!”
Ken said. “Send it over.”
James said, “Yes”
Ken hung up the call and quickly received a video call from James.
The video was a surveillance video. It was at the traffic light in front of the back door of River Hotel.
He pressed the play button and saw Zack crossing the road while making a call. Zack did not notice that a sports car had turned the corner and was speeding towards him.
Just as Ken thought that something was going to happen to Zack, a familiar figure rushed towards him at high speed, just as the sports car was about to hit Zack Nelson, she used the weight of her body to push Zack to the side, avoiding the impact of the sports car..
In the surveillance footage, Ken could clearly see that the sports car would have hit Melody if she had been a second late.
He thought, That girl… actually exchanged her life for a chance to talk to Zack! She actually felt that an opportunity to speak to Zack was more important than her life. How could she smile while talking about this? She is so stupid.
Ken’s eyes were extremely dark. He opened his contact list and was about to call Melody.
However, before the call could connect, he quickly hung up.
That girl’s family was not like the Swanson family. Ken felt that a call from him might cause her trouble.
Thinking of this, Ken switched to the bank app. He directly transferred Melody 2 million dollars.
20 million dollars was a little too much. According to that girl’s temper, she might not accept it. He would just transfer her 2 million dollars for now,
James was just as shocked as Ken.
Before this, he had always thought Melody might be a spy sent by Ulric. At this moment, he had completely dismissed this guess.
If Melody did not owe Ken in her previous life, she would not be willing to work so hard for him.
Moreover, during the time he had been with Melody, he had never realized that she had done anything that might be harmful to Ken. On the contrary, she was busy with Ken’s matters almost every day.
In fact, she did not even tell Ken about the fact that she was able to get a chance to talk to Zach after almost losing her life. This proved that she was not scheming.
James realized that he had misunderstood her.
James thought about it and felt a little sorry. He opened the bank app and transferred 200 thousand dollars to Melody to apologize.
After doing all this, he did not even ask Ken. He took the initiative to drive to the Fox family and was ready to be on standby.
At the same time, Melody did not return to the Fox family immediately after getting out of the car. Instead, she walked around the neighborhood.
She was hesitating whether she should form an alliance with Ken or not.
However, not long after she took a walk, her phone rang twice.
She was very short of money, so she was especially sensitive to this notification sound. She subconsciously took out her phone.
The mobile bank showed that she had 22 million dollars in her account, which came from James and Ken.
She wondered what was going on with their two.
Melody opened WhatsApp and sent Ken a question mark and a screenshot of the transfer.
Ken quickly replied: This is your reward for today.
Melody quickly replied. [But I haven’t poached Zack yet. Isn’t this reward too early!)
Ken asked: [What do you think? The money is to reward you for almost sacrificing your life.]
Upon seeing this line of words, Melody immediately understood that he knew what had happened on the sidewalk
Ken sent another message: [I asked you to poach Zach, not to die. I don’t need outlaws. If this happens again, I won’t need you to work for me anymore]
Melody looked at the message and her eyes could not help but drift.
She thought. They worried about me.
But in the blink of an eye, Melody rejected this idea.
She thought, “What am I thinking! That capitalist must be afraid that my death will bring him trouble”
She patted her face and told herself not to think too much. Then, she called James and asked, “What happened to the 200 thousand dollars? Did you transfer it to the wrong person?”
“No.” James coughed twice and said, “Mr. Ken asked me to transfer this to you. The Clark family’s matter has frightened you. Take it and buy something to calm yourself down.”
Melody said. “James”
James answered, “Yes”
Melody asked. “Has anyone ever told you that you’re really bad at lying!”
On the other end of the line, James’s face instantly turned red. Take it or leave it! If you don’t want it, give it back to me!”
Melody’s heart warmed slightly. She smiled and said, “Thank you We are definitely going to be friends, I’ve been short of money recently. I’ll return it to you when I become rich.
“Who cares about this amount of money? James mumbled for a while and said, “I’ll be at your neighborhood in 20 minutes. If you need anything in the future, just say it. Don’t forget that you’re a girl.”
Melody could hear the awkward concern in his voice. Her smile widened and she said gently. Thank you, James.”
However, her thanks made James feel as if he was facing a great enemy. He immediately cut off the call.
He thought. This Miss Fox is better off treating me coldly!
Melody hung up the phone. The dilemma in her heart finally came to a conclusion.
Chapter 222
Even if Ken did not intend to deal with Ulric, their war was already destined to take place. Ulric would definitely not let Ken off.
In that case, Melody could continue to work for Ken and help him plan ahead until Ulric started causing trouble and Ken could not take it anymore.
What Ken disdained to do did not mean that there was no need to do it. After dealing with the matter at hand, she would help Ken clear his name and expose Ulric’s true colors.
Melody took a deep breath and was about to go home when she received the audio from the black market’s stall owner.
She lowered the volume and leaned her phone against her ear to listen. The corners of her lips curled up slightly, and her eyes revealed a hint of coldness.
Yolanda had indeed gone to the black market to buy poison again. Now, she only needed to wait for news of Hattie’s son to grasp Yolanda’s lifeline.
Before that, she had to constantly shake Russell’s trust and love for Yolanda.
Thinking of this, Melody no longer had the leisure to take a walk. After saving the audio to her secret email, she completely erased the chat history and sent 200 thousand dollars as payment to the other party. People in the black market were after the money after all. Even if she had a red card, she had to give that person some benefits.
She texted: [If Yolanda comes looking for you again, deal with it the same as this time.]
The other party took the money and quickly replied. (No problem!]
Just as Melody was about to put away her phone, the still owner sent another message. [Do you still want the herbs you asked for last time?]
Melody answered: [Yes. You have them!]
The stall owner: The items already arrived at customs, but for some reason, they were detained. Fortunately, we arranged to pay after we received the items. There were no actual losses. However, it’s very difficult to get this medicinal herb into Halcyon. I don’t know when we’ll have more next time, so we can only go overseas to buy it. However, the medicinal herb comes from Alihan. The war there is endless, so it’s very difficult to go over there.]
Melody’s eyes darkened. She asked: Then is there any way to get this herb without going overseas?
[There’s a way. After the other party replied, he made a call.
Melody found an empty corner and answered the call. Tell me, is there any other way?”
The stall owner said. “The person in charge of the customs warehouse is a person called Benny Lawrence. This person is greedy and likes women. He takes bribes all the time and is the same as his brother, Bobby Lawrence. If you can bribe him, he might be able to give you the herbs. By the way, do you know who Bobby is? He’s a high–level executive of the Swanson Universal Entertainment…”
Melody’s expression instantly turned extremely ugly.
She thought, Isn’t Bobby the bastard who wanted to take me away from the venue?
She gritted her teeth, secretly vexed.
Fortunately, Benny was in charge of the warehouse, not Bobby.
Melody held the phone tightly and said, “I understand. Thank you.”
The stall owner said, “No. It’s my duty to do things for you! If I encounter any difficulties in the future, please send me some help, Miss Fox.”
“Okay,” Melody replied and put away her phone.
After dealing with Wilmot and Zack, she had to think of a way to get the medicinal herbs through Benny.
At the same time, Mabel was scrolling through her phone in the living room.
She saw Bobby, a senior executive of Swanson Universal Entertainment, being arrested for harassing celebrities employed by him.
She didn’t follow the entertainment industry, so she absent-mindedly scrolled through the news.
However, after scrolling through this news, the next news made her eyelids twitch violently. [The only daughter of the Clark Fashion Group’s CEO, Pamela Clark, bullied Zara Wentworth, who has just won the acting award. She is currently detained for ten days for defamation.
“Pamela?” Mabel could not help but exclaim. She hurriedly clicked on the details.
The most popular news post was a surveillance video,
She quickly clicked on the video and saw that Zara seemed to have drunk too much. She held a glass of red wine and walked unsteadily towards the bathroom.
However, at this moment, Pamela came out of the toilet and the two of them bumped into each other.
Pamela was fine, but the hem of her dress was drenched in red wine. Zara, on the other hand, was a little miserable. She fell backward from the impact. From her expression, one could tell that it was a painful fall.
Zara could not care less about the pain. She stood up and bowed to Pamela repeatedly to apologize.
However, Pamela refused to let go. She kept hitting and scolding Zara the entire time, and the video ended abruptly.
However, Mabel’s sharp eyes caught a glimpse of the last second of the video. Just as Zara was about to snatch her phone back, a familiar figure appeared in the video. Although it was only for a second, Mabel immediately recognized the figure as Melody.
She thought, ‘Melody again! I am not qualified to attend the banquet that Pamela went to today. Why was Melody able to go?
She vaguely felt that this matter had something to do with Melody. She found Troy’s number and called him.
The call was picked up on the second try. Mabel quickly pretended to be concerned and asked, “Troy, I saw Pam’s news online. What’s going on? Why is she suddenly detained?”
Troy’s furious voice came from the other end of the phone. “You still have the cheek to ask? Your good sister personally sent my daughter to the police station! If it weren’t for your good relationship with Pam, our family wouldn’t have given the Justation Group orders! Just wait, this matter. isn’t over!”
With that, Troy hung up. Mabel was stunned for two seconds before her eyes suddenly lit up.
Melody had gotten into trouble again. This time, it concerned their father’s company. She felt that her father would definitely not let Melody off.
Mabel happily reported the good news to Yolanda.
Yolanda was both happy and worried. “Your father’s company has been in a bad situation recently. If the Clark Group cancels the collaboration with us, I’m afraid our lives will be even more difficult. However, this time, your father will definitely not let Melody off easily.”
“That’s right” Mabel nodded repeatedly. “The company’s matters are nothing. When 1 marry Ulric, we can survive this crisis”
“You’re right. When you become his wife, the Justation Group is nothing in comparison to you. If it weren’t for the fact that the Justalion Group has allowed us to live a pampered life, I would have closed it down long ago. The Justalion Group is a company founded by the short-lived Wilona. I feel unlucky every time I go there.”
“So what should we do now?” Mabel could not wait to see Russell hear Melody up.
Yolanda smiled coldly and said, “Don’t be anxious. That girl is very cunning. She might be able to excuse herself again. This time, we won’t say anything. If the Clark Group cancels the order, your father will definitely be the first to know. He will teach Melody a lesson without us saying anything. We just need to add fuel to the fire.”
Mabel nodded repeatedly. At the same time, Melody, who was almost at the doorstep, also saw the news online.
The moment she saw the news, she knew that Ken had asked someone to upload the video online.
After all, the Swanson Group was in charge of the surveillance cameras in the venue. If Ken had not spoken, no one would have dared to expose this matter online.
However, the thought that Ken would really not find trouble with Troy. She did not expect that when he said that he would not vent his anger on others, it turned out that he was using another method to deal with Troy.
With public opinion, Ken did not need to do anything at all, Ramon would terminate the cooperation with Clark Group.
This move not only removed Ken from this matter completely, but it also made Troy feel pain, I could make Zara popular as a victim. It was simply killing three birds with one stone.
However, this matter was not entirely a good thing for Melody The Clark Group had a close cooperation with the Justalion Group. After this, Troy would probably withdraw the order he had given to the Justalion Group. At that time, Russell would inevitably go crazy over her again.
She could not reply to the Fox family for the time being. Thinking of this, Melody called Ken. “Mr. Swanson, your wife is in trouble. Can you take me in for the night?”
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On the other end of the line, Ken’s car was already halfway home. When he heard Melody’s words, he immediately turned the car around, but his voice was calm.
“What do you mean? It was as if he didn’t care.
Melody said, “I’m afraid I’m going to have to spend the night at your place.”
“What do you mean! What happened? Ken subconsciously grabbed the steering wheel and drove quickly
“Nothing has happened yet, but it might not be the case when Russell comes back.” As she spoke, Melody explained the relationship between the Clark Group and the Justalion Group.
She did not hide her disappointment and disgust for Russell.
When Ken heard this, he felt slightly relieved, “Looks like your father is comparable to mine.”
Melody said, “Your father is better. At least he is reasonable.”
Ken did not comment.
Ever since he was young, whenever he did not do his best, what awaited him was a beating. On the contrary, Ulric was pampered since he was young. However, Ulric was the one who always felt he was treated unfairly. Ken fought that ridiculous.
He was silent for two seconds before saying, “Wait for me at the back of the neighborhood. I’ll be there in ten minutes.”
“Thank you, Mr. Swanson! Don’t worry, I’ll pay for my stay Melody’s lips curved into a smile. She hung up the phone and quickened her pace towards the back of the community.
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to stay in a hotel, but it was hard to guarantee that Russell wouldn’t drag her back from the hotel. Therefore, Ken’s house was the safest place to go.
The next second after the call ended, Ken found Russell’s number and dialed it.
Russell was rushing to the Clark family because the Clark Group suddenly withdrew the order without giving him a reason and did not answer his call. He was so anxious that his heart was burning.
At this moment, an unknown number called.
Frustrated, he answered the call. There was anger in his voice. “Who is this?”“”“
The other end of the line was silent for two seconds before asking faintly, What’s wrong, Mr. Fox?”
Russell’s back stiffened. He stepped on the brakes and asked in shock, “Mr. Swanson?”
Russell quickly pulled over and asked respectfully, “Mr. Swanson, what’s the matter?”
Ken said, “It’s about Melody”
“What?” Russell could not help but frown. He subconsciously asked, “Did my good–for–nothing daughter cause you trouble!”
“A good–for–nothing daughter!” There was a hint of coldness in Ken’s voice. “Mr. Fox, what kind of misunderstanding do you have with your daughter! I haven’t even said anything and you already think that she’s causing trouble?”
Russell said, “No. I just…“
Ken directly interrupted Russell and said, “Not only did Miss Fox not cause me any trouble, but she also helped me a lot. You don’t need to know the specifics. I called you to explain the withdrawal of the Clark Group’s order.”
“Clark Group?” Russell could not connect Melody to the Clark Group. He asked, “What happened?”
Ken said, “Troy’s daughter, Pamela, bullied our company’s celebrity. Miss Fax stepped forward to protect our celebrity. I was afraid that Troy would implicate the Justalion Group in a fit of anger, so I specially called to ask about the situation.
Russell suddenly raised his eyelids. He finally understood why Troy withdrew the order in large quantities without any reason. It was related to Melody.
However, compared to Troy, Ken was • real big shot.
Although there was a high chance that Ulric would inherit the Swanson Group in the future, a slight benefit offered to him by the Swanson family was considered a big benefit for him, let alone the benefits offered by Ken.
The more Russell thought about it, the more he felt that this was not a bad thing. He quickly smiled apologetically and said. “It’s Melody’s honor to be able to help you. It’s the Justalion Group’s honor to have you call me and ask about it.”
Ken said calmly. “I was just worried that you would vent your anger on Miss Fox, so I specially explained it to you for her.
Russell said ingratiatingly. “Why would I vent my anger on my daughter over such a small matter?”
On the other end of the phone, Ken raised his eyebrows and said, “Don’t worry. Mr. Fox. I’ll compensate you as soon as possible for the losses you’ve had this time. Troy’s company is no longer suitable to work with us. The Swanson Universal Entertainment will find a new partner soon. When the time comes, we can consider your company. After all, your company is an experienced brand and is Miss Fox’s company. It’s worthy of our trust.
“Cooperate?” Russell was momentarily unable to receive this shocking news. He could only feel his vision becoming dizzy.
He pinched his thigh hard and only came back to his senses when he felt the pain.
He grabbed his phone tightly and confirmed excitedly. “Is Swanson Universal Entertainment really going to work with the Justalion Group?”
Ken said, “Yes, I’ll try my best to make it happen.
Russell said, “Thank you for giving the Justalion Group this chance! We will definitely do our best and not affect your celebrities‘ image!”
Ken said calmly. “Mr. Fox, I’m afraid you’re thanking the wrong person. The person you should thank should be Miss Melody.”
“Yes. I do that in a moment. Russell felt that Melody was really his lucky star.
Ken paused and said again. There’s something I don’t know if I should say:
Russell said, “Tell me.”
Ken said. “Miss Fox is a very promising person. I admire her very much, but for some reason, Mr. Fox, you seem to be more biased towards the other daughter. As a father, I think you should be fair and not look at her with prejudice, right?”
Russell did not expect Ken to be talking about this. He was stunned for a while before he realized that he was indeed too biased towards Mabel.
He said rather shamefully, “You’re right. Melody didn’t grow up by my side, so I’m not very close to her and often misunderstand her. But I promise that it won’t happen again in the future! I’ll definitely be fair.”
Ken said, “That better be the case. I still have something on so I’ll hang up first. Oh, right, Miss Fox seems to have been frightened today. She’ll be staying with my grandmother and won’t be coming home tonight. Don’t contact her today either. She should sleep early.”
“Alright.” Russell agreed.
After the call ended, the corners of Russell’s mouth almost stretched to the sky.
He thought, ‘A collaboration with Swanson Universal Entertainment Once I collaborate with the celebrities from Swanson Universal Entertainment, I don’t have to worry about not being able to sell clothes anymore!
This good news made Russell feel dizzy. He sat in the car for a long time before coming back to his senses and smiling like a fool.
After calming down a little, Russell immediately informed the factories to work overtime to make clothes in case they ran out of stock.
Just as he was about to go home, Troy called. When he saw Troy’s caller ID, Russell pursed his lips in disdain.
He thought. This old fox has suppressed the profits of the order to such a low level. He even withdrew the orders without giving us a reason. He is simply inhumane! Fortunately, I no longer need to work with this old fox in the future.
Russell deliberately waited a few seconds before picking up the call. “Hello?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Troy’s cold and mocking voice came from the other end. “Mr. Fox, you called me so many times. What do you want?
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On the other end of the line, Troy deliberately kept Russell at dispense for a long time before calling him back.
He had previously learned from Pamela that Russell did not like Melody, so he planned to use Russell to teach Melody a lesson.
Without the Clark Group’s order, the Justalion Group probably wouldn’t be able to hold on for long. He knew that Russell would definitely jump up and down in anxiety. And now, it was time to make things clear.
When Russell heard Troy’s mocking tone, he was neither anxious nor angry. Instead, he put on a smile and said. “My staff me that you withdrew the order.
Troy snorted and did not notice that Russell’s tone was off. He said arrogantly. “It seems like you still don’t know what happened.”
“What happened?” Russell pretended not to know and wanted to play with Troy.
Troy briefly explained the detention of Melody and Pamela. Then, he said fiercely. “If you don’t make that bitch pay the price, the Clark Group will never cooperate with you again. Think about it!”
The corners of Russell’s lips curled up as he said, “Mr. Clark, you’re wrong. How can I take my anger out on my biological daughter for the company’s matters? Since Mr. Clark suspects that we want to terminate the collaboration, terminate the contract as you wish! I get the financial evaluation for the termination fee of the contract later. I won’t get involved. I hope Mr. Clark can transfer the termination fee as soon as possible so that we won’t look bad in court.”
Troy choked. He didn’t believe what he had just heard. This was not the Russell he knew,
He said. “Russell, are you drunk? Did you hear what I said? Compared to the penalty, losing our orders is a greater loss, right?”
Russell said slowly, “It used to be like this, but not anymore.”
Troy asked, “What do you mean? Do you actually want me to do this for your ugly daughter! Have you thought it through?”
Russell said coldly. “Troy, if you dare to use the word ugly to describe my daughter again, I won’t be polite to you!”
In the past, he also felt that Melody had embarrassed him, but he no longer felt that way. This girl was his fortune tree. As long as she was by his side, he would be lucky.
Troy was furious. “Russell, are you crazy!”
Russell chuckled and said, “I think you’re the one who’s crazy. Looks like you haven’t seen the news online. Your company is going to be finished soon, and you still have the mood to talk nonsense with me? Go online and take a look! Idiot!”
After scolding him, Russell hung up the phone and blocked Tray. His anger from being bullied by Troy for a long time instantly dissipated. He felt very satisfied.
He drove home in a good mood, humming along the way. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Melody was his lucky star. He even regretted not bringing Melody back earlier.
At the same time, Melody got into Ken’s car.
Ken glanced at her calmly and said, “You’ve caused such a big trouble. Your father will take at least a few days to calm down. You can stay at my place for the next few days until the storm blows over,“
Melody nodded. “Thank you.”
Ken said, “It’s no trouble. In the future, you’ll cook meals at home every day as accommodation fees.”
Melody pursed her lips. She thought. ‘He is really unwilling to suffer any losses.
However, she was going to start developing a new product for Wilmot tomorrow. During this period of time, she could not be disturbed at all. She indeed needed to stay at Ken’s residence for a period of time.
With that thought in mind. Melody happily agreed. “Alright, I’ll prepare all three meals every day.
Ken did not comment, but the corners of his lips curled up imperceptibly.
The car quickly arrived at the entrance of Serenity Villa.
Melody could not help but sigh. She did not expect to end up staying here at night after going to the banquet.
Susan, who had received the news already, was eagerly looking around at the door. When she saw the two of them get out of the car, she quickly greeted them with a smile.
“Miss Fox, you’re finally here! Susan smiled and said. Tve already prepared a room for you. The bed sheets and bedding are all new. I hope you can get used to it.”
“Thank you, Susan. Melody’s heart warmed as she said. She could not resist sincere kindness.
However, Melody did not notice that Ken, who was behind her, watched her and Susan enter the door. His eyes were as deep as a deep pool.
As soon as the two of them entered, Susan asked with concern, “Have you eaten?”
Melody had not realized that she had not even had a drop of water for the entire night, let alone eaten. When Susan asked this, she suddenly felt a little hungry.
She smiled sheepishly. “Not yet.”
Susan asked. “I’ll make food for you. What do you want to eat?”
Ken, who was beside him, said calmly, “Susan, don’t bother. She’ll be in charge of the meals at home for the next few days. Let her cook.
The smile on Melody’s face stiffened. She thought, “What an evil capitalist!
She took a deep breath and maintained a smile on her face. “Susan, you should rest. I’ll make dinner.
“This Susan looked at Ken but did not dare to refute. She could only enter the kitchen to help Melody.
Melody looked at the ingredients at home and decided to make two bowls of spaghetti.
Susan said apologetically. “Mr. Ken has very high requirements for food. I don’t even dare to hoard things. I buy and make them on the spot.
“It’s fine. Two bowls of spaghetti are enough for now,” Melody said as she got to work.
The first step was to boil the water.
While waiting for the water to boil. Susan praised, “Your cooking must be very good.”
Melody asked. “Do you want some? I’ll cook three bowls.”
“No need, no need, Susan waved her hand and said. “You’ve misunderstood me. I don’t want to eat spaghetti. Do you still remember the last time you cooked oatmeal for Mr. Ken?”
Melody said. “I remember. Why?”
Susan looked outside. After confirming that Ken would not come in, she lowered her voice and said. “The oatmeal you made for lunch last time. Mr. Ken even asked me to heat up the leftovers for dinner.”
Melody recalled and asked. “Didn’t we finish it at noon? Shane didn’t have enough back then.
Susan lowered her voice again. “Actually, Mr. Ken secretly hid a bowl.”
Melody paused and looked at Susan in disbelief. “Really?”
Melody was even more shocked.
She thought, “Isn’t that guy too petty? It is fine if he doesn’t like Wilmot, but he even hides children’s food. It seems that I still know too little of him.
Susan did not know what Melody was thinking. She did not notice her frowning expression and was secretly happy. She thought, “Since I have revealed this information, Miss Fox should know Mr. Ken’s intentions, right?”
At that moment, the water boiled.
The two bowls of spaghetti went into the pot and quickly softened.
Melody carefully scooped it out and added specially made ingredients.
With a ripping sound, the originally bland spaghetti instantly turned into delicious food.
Melody carried the spaghetti out. Susan stayed in the kitchen to clean up.
The two of them sat opposite each other. At this moment, Ken’s phone on the table rang.
Melody subconsciously glanced at the caller ID and saw that it was Janet.
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Seeing Janet’s call, Melody couldn’t help but think of the post online.
Ken clearly knew that it was Janet’s doing, but he told her that he did not find the perpetrator.
It was undeniable that there was an indescribable discomfort in her heart when she thought of this.
However, she did not show any emotions and only lowered her head to eat her spaghetti seriously.
Ken also saw the caller ID and rejected the call without thinking.
Melody thought that Ken would pick up the phone, but in the end, he ended up talking to her. “Melody, don’t you think you’re a little stingy?”
“What?” She looked up in shock and saw Ken pointing at the spaghetti with a look of disdain. “Last time I asked you to cook, you cooked oatmeal. This time, I asked you to cook. You cooked spaghetti Can’t you make a normal meal? I didn’t see you complaining about the trouble at the Swanson family’s mountain villa a few days ago.”
Melody was about to explain that it was because there were insufficient ingredients when his phone rang again. It was still Janet calling.
Melody glanced at him and said. “You’re not picking it up.”
Ken’s eyes were filled with impatience, but he still picked up the call.
“Hello?” His voice was extremely cold.
There was only noise on the other end of the phone. Then, an unfamiliar man’s voice sounded. “Hello, is this Miss Murphy’s family?”
Ken frowned. “Who are you!”
The other party’s tone was very had. “I’m a guest of Leit Bar. Your girlfriend vomited all over me. Get over here and compensate me! My clothes are not cheap! If you don’t come over in ten minutes, don’t blame me for doing something bad to her.”
Ken said, “Don’t touch her. I’ll be right there.”
“Hurry up!” the other party urged before hanging up.
The volume of the call was very loud, and Melody could hear it clearly.
She remembered that in her previous life, Janet was the kind of person who would not go to a bar at all. She thought, “Why did she get drunk at a bar? Could it be that she has ulterior motives?
However, Melody was too lazy to get involved. After all, she was not the one who was going to clean up the mess.
Ken did not immediately get up and leave. Instead, after hanging up the phone, he immediately made another call. “James, pick Janet up at Leit Bar. She’s had too much to drink.”
Without waiting for James to respond, he hung up the phone and picked up the fork again. He started eating his spaghetti
Seeing this, Melody could not help but ask in surprise, “You’re not going over there?”
“James is closer to Leit Bar than me,” Ken said matter–of–factly.
Melody could not help but choke, What a reasonable statement. She could not refuse it.
Ken, who was sitting opposite her, looked at the spaghetti in front of him. His face was still filled with disdain. He rolled up some spaghetti, dipped them in some sauce, and put them into his mouth.
In the next second, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
The spaghetti seemed plain, but it was delicious. He even wondered if Melody cast a spell on this food.
However, he quickly hid his surprise and ate the spaghetti expressionlessly.
Soon, the bowl of spaghetti was empty. He actually felt like he hadn’t had enough. Those who didn’t know better would think that he had never eaten anything delicious before. He couldn’t even get enough of some spaghetti.
When Melody saw that Ken had finished eating, she subconsciously asked, “How does it taste?
“So–so,” Ken n said emotionlessly, “I want to eat normal food tomorrow.”
“Got it.” Melody pursed her lips. She felt that the spaghetti she made tasted pretty good. Everyone who had tasted the spaghetti she cooked was full.
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of praise. She felt that Ken was too picky,
At Leit Bar, Janet’s eyes were bright as she watched the man beside her call Ken. She did not look drunk at all and asked clearly, “What did he say!”
The man replied respectfully, “He said he’ll be here soon.
Janet nodded and said. “Continue acting when he arrives. The more rude you are, the better.
The man said. “Yes, Miss Janet.
Janet said, “Remember to change the way you address me. We don’t know each other!”
“Yes, Miss… Okay.” The man changed his words with difficulty
Janet glared at the man and warned him in a low voice, “If you dare to expose yourself when Ken comes, you know the consequences?”
The man shrunk his neck and promised repeatedly, “I won’t!”
Janet’s mood improved a little. She took a bottle of wine and smeared some on her clothes. Then, she drank some wine.
When she felt that she reeked of alcohol, she asked the man to open more than ten bottles of wine in a row. Then, she poured out all the wine in the bottle and sat in the booth in peace, waiting for Ken to arrive.
At the Fox family, Yolanda and Mabel sat in the living room and waited. Mabel was getting impatient and kept walking around the living room. Yolanda massaged her temples and said with a frown, “Stop going around. It’s giving me a headache!”
Mabel walked to Yolanda’s side and asked anxiously in a low voice, “Mom, why isn’t Melody back yet? Could it be that she knows that she has caused trouble and doesn’t dare to come back! She usually comes back late, but it’s almost eleven o’clock. She has never come back so late before.”
Yolanda smiled mockingly and said, “That wretched girl is very cunning. I’m afraid she really found a hotel to lie low. But don’t worry, your father is in contact with everyone in the hotel When he gets angry, he will definitely catch her! At that time, her outcome will only be even worse.
Compared to Mabel’s anxiety, Yolanda seemed much more relaxed.
Melody never come back so late before. It seemed that she was really guilty and afraid. If Melody came back early, she would feel that something was wrong.
Yolanda’s lips curled up slightly. Her face was filled with victory.
At this moment, the butler came in and reported “Mr. Russell is back.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Russell walked into the living room.
I’m hungry,” Russell said in a good mood, “Prepare something for me to eat. Anything will do.”
“Alright.” Yolanda quickly nodded and instructed the servants to go to the kitchen to cook.
After doing this, she thoughtfully helped Russell take off his jacket. Mabel also handed him a cup of hot drink at the right time.
Russell felt even more comfortable as he lay lazily on the sofa.
Yolanda and Mable waited for a long time, but Russell did not seem to be angry.
Yolanda thought, “Could it be that Russell still does not know that Melody has caused trouble?
Even Yolanda could not wait any longer. She secretly gave Mabel a look, indicating for her to speak.
Mabel immediately understood and put on a worried expression. “Dad, I just saw the news of Pamela being detained online. You know, I’m good friends with Pamela, so I called Mr. Clark out of worry. He said that it was Melody who caused Pamela to go to jail. Do you know what’s going on! Will Melody’s actions affect our company?”
Yolanda played along and pretended to sigh helplessly. Melody is so worrisome. She doesn’t stay at home at all. As her stepmother, I can’t say anything. You have to talk to her another day.
