Chapter 333

Without any hesitation, he squatted down and reached out his hand.

He picked up the pasta and carried it to the kitchen expressionlessly.

After heating the pasta, he ate it in the kitchen.

On the other side, Susan persuaded Hattie. When she saw that Hattie was slightly appeased, she heaved a sigh of relief.

She patted Hattie’s shoulder and said, “I won’t say anything else. I’ll just say one last sentence. Time reveals a person’s heart. I think you won’t need me to say anything else in the future. You’ll see what kind of person Mr. Swanson is.

With that, she stood up and returned to the villa.

Ken didn’t like too much trash in the trash can. Just as she was about to dump the pasta in the trash can, she saw that all the pasta had disappeared. She thought, ‘What happened?’

Coincidentally, Ken walked out of the kitchen. Susan quickly asked about this.

Ken’s expression did not change. He said calmly, “I’ve dealt with it.”

“Oh…” Perhaps Ken’s expression was too normal. Susan thought that Ken could not stand the sight of something in the trash can, so he personally poured it out.

After responding, she quickly apologized, saying she had failed in her duty. She did not dare to delay any longer and began to clean up the other places.

At this moment, Ken’s phone rang.

It was a spy planted in the Swanson villa. “Mr. Swanson, come back quickly. Wendell brought Cadence here. I think Cadence is completely sober.”

He injected Cadence with the drug when Cadence was still sober.

It was obvious that Cadence was here to denounce him.

“Mm,” Ken replied, picked up the car keys at the entrance, and walked out.

Susan thought that Ken had gone to apologize to Melody and smiled with relief.

She muttered to herself, “That’s right. There can’t be overnight misunderstandings between couples.”

On the other side, after Melody left Serenity Villa, she did not immediately return to the Fox family. Instead, she found the previous sales manager Errol, and asked him to contact an agent for her.

With Errol’s introduction, the agent was extremely enthusiastic despite her modest appearance and

immediately wanted to show her the house. “May I ask what styles and types of houses you prefer? Suites? Villas? Or… manors?”

Melody thought for a moment and said, “I’m looking for a house for an elderly person, preferably something simple and quiet, with a small yard for planting flowers.”

The agent flipped through the documents and found a house not long after. “What do you think of this set? It used to be an old man’s place, but later on, he went to a suite with his son.”

Melody took the document and took a look. There was a hint of surprise in her eyes. ‘Isn’t this the house that Zack’s Grandpa used to live in?

“Zack actually put it up for sale here.

‘It seems that he really doesn’t like people disturbing Ford because of work.”

The courtyard where Ford lived was located at the intersection of urban and rural areas. Most of the people living nearby were old people. The environment was quiet and it was a very suitable place for Quentin to live.

The agent saw that she was looking at it seriously and knew that she was interested in the house. He quickly added, “Nowadays, it’s mostly young people buying houses, and they don’t like this style. Since it was put on the market, no one has shown any interest until today. If you want it, I’ll only charge a small commission and transportation fee. For 300 thousand dollars, it’s yours!”

Errol, who was accompanying him, reminded him

unhappily, “Luke, you’re being a bit greedy. This property is old, the location isn’t great, and it’s over an hour’s drive from the city center. It hardly has any advantages. Isn’t your price of 300 thousand dollars a bit high?”

The agent retorted unhappily, “It’s true that the house is old, but this place is very likely to be demolished in the future! This house’s value will definitely increase in the future.”

Errol said, “But…”

“Mr. Glover.” Melody used her eyes to stop Errol from continuing. Without any hesitation, she said to the agent, “I want this house. Can I sign the contract today?”

The agent replied, “Sure, sure! Miss Fox, you’re indeed generous! The original owner of the house entrusted us with the full authority to sell it. You can pay now. I’ll go get the key for you.”

Melody thought that she would be able to see Zack. When she heard this, disappointment flashed across her eyes.

However, she quickly regained her spirits and paid to sign the contract. She received the key and the contract.

On it was Zack’s signed name.

She thumbed over the signature, thinking that tomorrow was the day she had agreed to meet Zack.

After solving the gambling problem, she could devote herself to poaching Zack.

After leaving the agent’s office, Errol asked with a puzzled expression, “Miss Fox, this house is clearly old and worn-out, and it’s just at the urban-rural junction. Even if this is in Silverlake, 200 thousand dollars would be enough to buy it. Why didn’t we negotiate the price together?”

“Because… this is for someone very important. I don’t want to haggle.” As Melody spoke, she could not help but look into the distance. That was the direction where Quentin was.

Wherever Quentin was, there was light.

If it wasn’t for Quentin, she might have been tortured to death by that foster family when she was very young. Even if she didn’t die, she would most likely become a loser.

She had wanted to repay Quentin since a long time ago. This house could be considered her first gift to Quentin. Since it was a gift, she was not interested in bargaining.

The idea might be childish, and no one else would understand it at all, but she would not regret it.

Errol still could not understand, but since it was Melody’s decision, he did not say anything else. He bade farewell and said, “Since you’ve already bought the house, I’ll go back to work first.”

Melody thanked him. “Thank you for your trouble today.”

“You’re welcome. Miss Fox, you’re my lucky star. I’m honored to help you.” Errol bowed sincerely and left.

Melody looked at the time. It was already past two in the afternoon.

It had been almost two hours since Ken went to the hospital. She had left without saying goodbye, but he hadn’t contacted her. ‘Could it be that he really has an allergic reaction?

“This shouldn’t be the case. The amount of herbs I used was very strict. Normally speaking, nothing should happen to Ken.’

Just as she was hesitating whether to call Ken, Susan called.

She immediately picked up the call and asked, “Is Ken back from the hospital?”

Susan was silent for two seconds. She said in a puzzled tone, “He came back long ago. Didn’t Mr. Swanson go out to look for you?”

“He didn’t look for me…” Melody felt a lump in her throat.

She rubbed her eyes, feeling confused and flustered. ‘What’s wrong with me?

‘Why do I suddenly feel like crying?”

She took a deep breath and forced herself to suppress her emotions. She cleared her throat and asked, “Susan, why did you call me?”

“Oh… I almost forgot about the important matter.” On the other end of the phone, Susan patted her head and said, “I wanted to ask you if you want to come back to cook dinner tonight. If you do, I’ll take out the vegetables you bought at noon in advance to thaw naturally.”

Melody’s eyes darkened and she said with a complicated expression, “I have something on tonight, so I won’t be coming.”

“Well, I won’t take it out to thaw. But, didn’t Mr. Swanson come to you?” Susan asked.

Melody did not want to talk about Ken anymore. She said calmly, “No. If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up first.”

“Alright, go ahead.” Susan quickly hung up.

Melody let out a heavy sigh. She did not know how to describe her current mood.

At this moment, a commotion suddenly sounded from the other side of the road.

Melody subconsciously looked over…