Chapter 359

Melody was extremely tired today and did not want to deal with any Fox family members at all.

However, Russell strode up and blocked her path.

“I’m talking to you! Didn’t you hear me? Do you still treat me as your father?”

“Father?” Melody’s eyes were filled with disdain. She only wanted to end this conversation quickly, so she went straight to the point and asked, “What’s the matter?”

“What kind of attitude is this…” Russell instinctively wanted to hit Melody to teach her a lesson.

However, he recalled that Melody had already gained control of Silk Beauty Cosmetics in its entirety, and he had yet to wrest control of this business away from Melody.

With this in mind, Russell forced himself to resist the urge to hit Melody. He suppressed his anger and said, “Your stepmother has been taken to the police station. We won’t blame you if you don’t think of a way to help, but why are you still in the mood to go out and play? Do you still care about this family?”

Melody found it amusing when she heard the word “family.”

She had no family from the time she was born. Russell even wanted to chase her out this morning.

However, she knew that once she began arguing with Russell, it would be endless. She was really fed up now.

Melody replied indifferently, “I didn’t go out to play.”

“If you didn’t go out to play, then what did you do?” Not surprisingly, Russell did not believe Melody’s words.

Melody took a deep breath and answered, “Ander Morgan’s son was scheduled to go for surgery today. His attending physician did not have the ability to perform that surgery, so I took over.”

Russell’s eyelids twitched violently. “In other words, you saved Ander Morgan’s son again?”

“That’s right. Now do you believe that I didn’t go out to play? If you still don’t believe me, you can call him directly and ask him to corroborate,” Melody responded impatiently

Russell did not have Ander’s contact number but he reckoned Melody would not dare tell a lie that could be easily exposed.

“If that’s the case, when Yolanda returns from the police station, find an opportunity to get Ander to eat with us so that your younger sister can get a job in his laboratory easily. Do you understand?” Russell told Melody in a commanding tone.

He then softened his tone and added, “This is not only for your younger sister but also for you. With a face like yours, no noble family heir is willing to marry you. However, if your younger sister gets to work in Ander Morgan’s laboratory, things will be different. At that point, there will be many people who want to curry favor with us. You won’t have to worry about a lack of suitors!”

The corner of Melody’s mouth twitched involuntarily.

“I understand. I’m very tired after performing the surgery. I’m going to rest.” She gave a perfunctory answer and left it at that.

“Then go.” Russell gestured with his hand and finally let Melody off.

Melody proceeded quickly to the backyard.

However, before returning to her room, she popped by Maria Fox’s room.

Coincidentally, Maria had just woken up from her afternoon nap. She held Melody’s hand and asked, “Melody, did Yolanda get into some big trouble? Your father told me that she was taken to the police station for questioning and might even be charged.”

Melody replied with a conflicted expression, “Yes. Are you… very worried about Yolanda?”

Maria sighed and said, “I can’t say that I’m worried. I’ve been sick and bedridden for so long, and she rarely came to visit me. I don’t expect her to shower me with concern but she’s the mother of this family after all. If she’s really charged, I’m afraid your marriage with Ulric Swanson… will be very difficult to finalize.”

Ulric Swanson… Disgust flashed across Melody’s eyes.

She couldn’t take it anymore and blurted out, “Grandma, I don’t want to marry Ulric Swanson!”

Maria looked at her with displeasure and asked, “If you don’t marry him, who else can you marry? In the entire Silverlake, or even the entire Halcyon nation, there’s no suitor better than him. That child has a gentle temperament. After you marry him, he definitely won’t treat you badly.”

Melody clenched her fists and said without thinking, “What about Ken Swanson? The Swanson family has two sons. Haven’t you considered Ken Swanson?”

The instant Melody asked this, she regretted her action immediately.

However, it was too late for regrets. Maria sat up in bed and shot back. “Definitely not Ken Swanson!”

Melody’s mouth opened and closed, but in the end, she still couldn’t resist asking, “Why not?”

Maria frowned and looked at the younger woman.

“Melody, tell me honestly. Have you fallen for Ken Swanson?”

Melody’s back froze before she quickly replied, “No. I don’t fancy him, nor will I fancy anyone.”

The elderly lady heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, “You’re still young. You may change your mind in the future.”

Maria then became serious and continued, “The reason I said that Ken Swanson is definitely a no-no is because that child is very scheming… Putting aside the question of whether Ulric’s leg was crippled by Ken or not, you can tell by his appearance alone that he is very difficult to get along with. If you marry him, you will definitely not have a good life. Therefore, you must listen to Grandma. Grandma will definitely not harm you, understand?”

Melody wanted to say that Ulric was ten thousand times more vicious than Ken, but seeing the worry in Maria’s eyes, she simply nodded out of consideration for the elderly woman’s health.

“I understand.”

“Good. I just hope that Yolanda can leave the police station without problems so that you and Mabel won’t get implicated,” Maria added with a sigh

Melody did not reply. With a bitter smile, she changed topics and said, “Grandma, I’m a little tired today. I want to go back to my room to rest first.”

“Sure, go quickly. You seem to have lost a lot of weight recently. I know you’re a girl with your own views and goals, but you’re still just a girl. You don’t have to work so hard like the boys. Your health is the most important, understand?”

Melody nodded mutely. Maria rambled on for a while more before letting Melody go.

Perhaps Maria’s words affected her, but Melody found that she could not fall asleep at all, even though she was very sleepy earlier.

She tossed and turned for a while before getting up to deal with the work she had accepted on the forum.

The deadline for the classical painting was not up yet, so she decided to complete another task first, which was helping out with a very complex question.

Meanwhile, Mabel returned home from Paven Senior High School.

When Russell saw Mabel, he asked anxiously, “How did it go? Can your celebrity friend get you an invitation?”

“Don’t remind me…” Mabel gritted her teeth in anger. “Dad, you don’t know this. At first, Yana promised to bring me to the cocktail party tonight. In the end, when I unintentionally mentioned that Melody Fox was my sister, she went back on her word and even scolded me. She said that Melody Fox embarrassed her today.”

Russell’s expression instantly turned abnormally ominous.

“Are you sure that it’s your sister Melody who made Yana Norangel upset and that’s why Yana Norangel changed her mind about bringing you?”

“Of course! When I went to look for Yana, I happened to see Melody at the entrance of Yana’s filming

location. At that time, I thought it was a coincidence, but now it seemed that she had secretly gone out to stir up trouble!”

“Dad, Melody must have done it on purpose! She hates Mommy so much and doesn’t want Mommy to leave the police station unharmed. That’s why she deliberately made a scene!”

The more Russell listened, the angrier he became. He couldn’t hold back anymore and stormed toward the backyard.

Mabel hurriedly followed him.