Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker

Chapter 69

Maria was adamant about taking Melody away.

Wandering around the situation, Russell felt helpless but waved his support away.

Cathy, Maria’s maid, was Margaret’s support in this matter, but Maria wouldn’t let it go.

Maria suddenly opened her eyes and said sharply, “Is my word no longer valid? Hurry and get it done!”

Russell gritted his teeth, bowed to his mother, and left to make a statement.

On the other side, Melody was pulled into the car by Ken. The car sped off, and Melody could only see in the rearview mirror that Astrid was pointing at them angrily, saying something.

She let out a sigh of relief. If Astrid had taken her to the police station at this critical moment, she would have been left with no room to maneuver. Fortunately, Ken had come to her rescue.

Thinking of Ken, she subconsciously looked down and saw that Ken was soothing her.

“Um,” she said, indicating with her eyes.

Ken then realized that their hands were still clasped and quickly pulled away to wipe them with a wet tissue.

Melody’s mouth twitched. Was it really necessary? Was she some kind of terrifying vine?

Melody didn’t notice the fleeting awkwardness in Ken’s eyes. However, she didn’t mind. If it hadn’t been for Ken this time, Astrid would have ensured she never saw the sun again and might have been locked up in prison for life through underhanded manipulation. Fortunately, Ken believed in her.

Barchi Melody pressed her lips together and said, “Why did you take me out instead of letting Astrid take me to the police station?”

Ken sighed and looked out the window. “Because Grandma refused to go to the hospital, I decided to give you another chance.”

She had just been moved by Ken’s trust in her, but it turned out it was all because of Margaret.

“It’s because of Grandma, but I’m glad you came,” Melody said, trying to lighten the mood.

Ken suddenly turned to look at her again. “You’d better hope that Grandma’s sudden vomiting is a normal phenomenon. Otherwise, without Astrid having to do anything, I’ll take you to the police station myself.”

“I understand,” Melody replied, her mood somewhat gloomy.

The recent series of events had indeed exhausted her mentally and physically. She had only been back for a week, yet so many heart-wrenching and dangerous things had happened.

Ken took a deep look at Melody. He wasn’t blind to the disappointment in her eyes, but saving Margaret was the most important thing.

Upon thinking of this, Ken’s eyes once again turned cold as he looked out the window expressionlessly.

Neither of them spoke for the rest of the journey. The car sped along and soon arrived at the Swanson villa. An ambulance was parked at the entrance, and a crowd of people stood in the hall.

As soon as Melody arrived, she was immediately surrounded by the servants of the Swanson family.

“Melody! How dare she come to our home?”

“Didn’t Mrs. Astrid go to arrest her? Where is Mrs. Astrid?”

“Quick! Notify Mr. Ramon first.”

“Murderer! You murderer!”

The servants were in an uproar, and just as the bodyguards tried to grab Melody, Ken, who was walking behind, arrived just in time. “Stop everything!”

As soon as Ken’s voice fell, the bodyguards immediately halted their actions.

A butler emerged and stepped forward. “Mr. Ken, this woman is a murderer. We must take her to the police station.”Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Ken glanced coldly at the butler. “A murderer? Are you cursing Grandma?”

The butler’s face turned pale, and he quickly denied it. “No, no, Mr. Ken, that’s not what I meant.”

“You better not mean that.” Ken looked the butler up and down, the sharpness in his eyes making the butler tremble.

Melody didn’t have time to explain to these people. She reached out and tugged at Ken’s sleeve and said, “Ken, I need to hurry upstairs and check on Margaret.”

“Sure, let’s go. I’ll go with you.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the servants’ faces immediately showed complex expressions. They couldn’t help but whisper…

“Did Mr. Ken bring in this murderer? Has Mr. Ken gone mad?”

“Margaret was so good to him, but he actually repays kindness with enmity. It’s too much!”

“Shh, keep your voice down. Don’t forget he’s the one who crippled Mr. Ulric’s legs… What can’t he do?”

The servants’ gossiping voices were almost inaudible, but Melody, with her keen ears and eyes, still caught a few snippets of gossip. Once inside the elevator, she couldn’t help but clench her fists and say, “Ken, don’t worry. No matter why you trust me, I will not betray your trust. I promise you that Margaret will be fine!”

She absolutely would not let Ken become a sinner again.

Melody’s gaze was resolute, as if she was radiating light.

Ken was somewhat stunned by what he heard, and for a moment, he didn’t know what to say.

He had never heard anyone speak to him in such a tone before, as if this girl was going to protect him...

“Is she going to protect him?” he wondered.

Ken suddenly sneered, shaking off the complex emotions in his mind. He swallowed and finally found his voice. “Less talk, more action.”

The tone was as cold and ruthless as usual.

Melody felt as if she had been doused with a bucket of cold water. “I’m being very serious, you know…”

Just then, the elevator chimed, and the doors slowly opened.

Melody didn’t waste any more time and quickly made her way toward Margaret’s room, with Ken following closely behind.

Soon, Melody arrived at the door of Margaret’s room. She saw several familiar doctors anxiously pacing back and forth in the living room.

Melody recognized them instantly. They were the same doctors Ramon had called.

As Melody spotted the doctors, they also noticed her and one of them, Dr. Scott, blurted out in surprise, “You charlatan, you still have the nerve to show up?”

Melody furrowed her brows in concern. “Dr. Scott, I don’t believe I’ve offended you.”

“You haven’t offended me, but you’ve harmed Margaret,” Liam said angrily. “Margaret has been taking your medicine for a few days, and now she’s vomiting blood non-stop. We need to take her to the hospital for surgery, but she refuses because she’s been deceived by you. You can be a fraud, but you shouldn’t deceive people with their lives!”

Liam had shed many tears as soon as he heard about Margaret’s persistent vomiting of blood. Now, seeing Melody, he felt both astonished and vindicated.

“This great deceiver is finally getting what’s coming to her,” he thought. “It’s time for me to take the stage.”