Chapter 325

Hattie thought, Didn’t the others say that Mr. Swanson is easy to talk to? He doesn’t look amiable. He’s bullying Miss Melody now.

Although Hattie was displeased, she did not dare to say anything in front of Ken. Ken had saved her life after all, and his status was worlds apart from hers. She quietly followed Melody into the kitchen.

While Susan went out of the kitchen to serve drinks to Ken, Hattie lowered her voice and quickly said, “Miss Melody, should I stop staying here? I have some savings. I can rent a small house for the time being or go back to my hometown first.”

Melody asked in confusion, “Are you not used to living here?” “No…” Hattie stammered,

Under Melody’s repeated questioning, Hattie confessed, “I feel that you are no longer of equal standing with Mr. Swanson because I’m staying here. You have to toil yourself in the kitchen like me. I really feel sorry for you.” “What?” Melody was shocked. “I don’t feel any less than Ken. I’m cooking today because I owe…

Hattie interrupted Melody and said, “Miss Melody, say no more. You can make an excuse, and I’ll leave with you.” Melody explained helplessly, “Hattie, you’re mistaken. I’m friends with Ken. He helped me many times and is not the kind of control freak you’re talking about. He’s actually quite nice.”

Hattie retorted, “To put it bluntly, I’ve never seen you like this. You do not act this inferior in front of Mr. Fox.”

Melody was stunned.

She thought, ‘Inferior? Do I act inferior in front of Ken?’

Hattie insisted, “I’d better leave with you. I really don’t want you to owe Mr. Swanson another favor because of me.”

Melody sighed and said, “You’ve misunderstood. But if you really don’t want to stay here… How about this? Give me a few days. I happen to be buying a house for a friend of mine. I’ll let you stay there after everything’s settled.”

Hattie heaved a sigh of relief and said, “Alright. I’ll wait for you.”

Right when they concluded this topic, Ken walked into the kitchen.

Hattie’s face turned pale. She came up with an excuse and left the kitchen in a panic.

Ken looked at Hattie’s back as she left. He then looked at Melody and asked, “What did you say to her? Why is she so afraid of me?”

Melody shrugged.

She said, “I don’t know why, but Hattie seems to have a deep misunderstanding about you.”

Ken sneered and said leisurely, “It seems that my notoriety has spread far and wide. But don’t worry. She’s very safe here. I don’t need her to do a lot either.”

“Hattie…” Melody hesitated but did not tell Ken that Hattie was planning on moving out.

She changed the topic and asked, “Why did you come in?” Ken said, “I saw that you bought a lot of fresh ingredients. You don’t have to make a feast. Just something simple will do.”

Melody said in amusement, “Did the capitalist finally know how to be considerate of your subordinates?”

Ken glared at her.

He urged, “Cut the crap. Hurry up and cook. I’m hungry.” Melody shrugged.

She thought, ‘Ken has never said anything nice, which is why Hattie misunderstands him.’

Melody kept quiet and started to get busy.

Seeing how busy she was, Ken asked, “Do you need help?”

“Nope.” Melody waved her hand in dismissal and said, “Get out of the kitchen. The oil might stain your clothes and you’ Il need to shower again.”

Ken pouted and complained, “You don’t appreciate my kindness. Hurry up and cook. If I find out you’re slacking off, you’ll be in trouble.”

As he spoke, he turned around and left the kitchen. He secretly decided it was better to not let Melody cook in the future.

However, Hattie, who was about to enter the kitchen,

happened to overhear Ken’s last statement urging Melody to cook.

Her entire body trembled, and she was even more afraid and unhappy with Ken.

She thought, ‘When I return to the Fox family, I have to tell Maria that even if Melody doesn’t marry Ulric, Maria should never agree to Melody marrying Ken. Ken is too

domineering. Melody will surely suffer if she becomes his wife.’

Ken was about to sit in the living room when he suddenly sneezed.

He wondered if someone was secretly cursing him.

At the same time, the doorbell rang.

Susan hurriedly rushed toward the entrance, but Ken raised his hand to stop her.

He said in a low voice, “Go help Melody. Don’t worry about the door. I’ll answer it.”

“Alright!” Susan’s eyes were full of smiles.

She thought, ‘Mr. Swanson has never answered the door personally before. As expected, Miss Fox is special to him. And yet Hattie doesn’t believe it! Tsk.’

Meanwhile, Ken wondered who would be at the door. He walked to the entrance and opened the door.

Sid and Janet came into view.

Ken subconsciously frowned.

Ken questioned, “Why are you here?”

Sid looked hurt.

Sid complained, “Ken, listen to yourself. Why are you treating me like an outsider? Your home is our home. Isn’t it normal for us to visit you here?”

Beside him, Janet said apologetically, “I’m sorry, Ken. I didn’t want to disturb you, but Sid insisted on coming over to freeload

Ken looked at Sid coldly.

Is there not a single restaurant in the entire Silverlake that will satisfy you?”

Sid pouted. I missed you.”

Ken said, ‘Stop being disgusting. Hurry up and leave.”

For Ken, allowing Melody to cook for Sid yesterday was an exception. Today, Ken did not want to share Melody’s cooking with anyone.

Although he did not know why, he felt uncomfortable with the idea of sharing Melody’s cooking with others.

However, Sid was used to seeing Ken’s gloomy expression and did not sense any difference in the latter’s mood. Sid entered the house directly.

As he walked in, he shouted, “Susan, I’m here! What delicacy are you cooking for lunch?”

Ken took a deep breath and was about to drag Sid out

when he heard Janet say guiltily, “I’m sorry, Ken. Calm down. Sid still hasn’t figured out that you don’t like having guests in Serenity Villa.”

Her eyes were misty, and she looked extremely apologetic.

Ken paused and said with a complicated expression, “Don’t say that. Sid and you are different.”

Janet’s eyes immediately lit up.

Janet asked, “Does that mean we can come over in the future?”

I…'”

Ken was about to say something, but he suddenly recalled what the doctor had told him regarding Janet’s health condition.

When Ken thought about how Janet was sick because of him, he could not help but feel a little guilty.

“Come in.” In the end, he didn’t answer Janet’s question directly.

Janet had mixed feelings. She knew that Ken still did not like them coming over often.

However, she was not in a hurry. She had to take things one step at a time to win Ken’s heart. If she were impatient, she would repeat the same mistake as before.

Hence, she did not insist on an answer. She hummed happily and bent down to change into some indoor slippers.

When Janet looked down, she saw a pair of leather shoes placed at the entrance.

It was a pair of women’s leather shoes.

Janet clenched her fists but quickly regained her composure and entered the villa with a smile.

Janet teased, “Sid, stop shouting. The entire neighborhood will know that you’re here.”

In the kitchen, Melody’s hand holding the knife slipped when she heard Janet’s and Sid’s voices.

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