Chapter 388

Russell was a little reluctant to disown Melody for her medical skills last night, but now he felt nothing.

‘She indeed knows medicine, but who knows how good her medical skills can be? Perhaps she was just lucky the last few times, Russell thought.

Compared to what Melody had brought him, he wanted the company’s steady growth more. Anyway, Ulric had already fallen for Mabel. Russell did not need Melody at all.

He thought it was better to talk about the severance in public to prevent Melody from causing trouble for him in the future.

Maria shook her head repeatedly when she saw Russell’s firm attitude. ‘Unfortunately, I have raised such a stupid son. It’s not a bad thing that Melody can leave for the time being. Then that fool will know he’s reckless and has made a mistake,’ she thought.

“I hope you won’t regret it,” Maria said and then fell silent. She knew that Russell was hopeless. Only the fatal blow in reality could wake him up.

When Russell saw that Maria was silent, he turned to look at Melody and said, “Since you’re shameless enough to say this before them, get lost. I’m done tolerating you.”

Melody slowly stood up. When she was about to walk out, outside the door suddenly sounded a siren.

Hearing the sound, she paused and her lips slowly curled into a subtle smile. The show begins,’ she thought.

The sirens could be heard over the past few days, making Russell nervous. At this moment, he couldn’t help but wonder, ‘What has happened again?’

Yolanda was also inexplicably nervous. Even her exquisite makeup couldn’t hide her pale face. Although she was released from prison in the end, the experience traumatized her.

Two seconds later, a group of police officers came in with a man wearing a mask.

The man was in handcuffs. Obviously, he had just been arrested.

Melody was surprised to see this man. ‘Isn’t this the stall owner from the black market? Why is he brought here?’ she thought.

The leading police officer did not expect there to be so many people in the living room. He glanced around and asked, “May I ask who the owner of this house is? We want to investigate a case involving a poison sale. Please cooperate with our investigation.”

The police’s presence had already stirred up the crowd. The officer’s speech caused an even more intense discussion in the living room.

“Poison sale? Why are you talking about poison sale?” one cried out.

“Did the police make a mistake? We’re having a party here…”

Someone looked at Melody and raised his voice. “Are they looking for the loser the Fox family just disowned? Wasn’t she always causing trouble for them?”

“It must be her. The Fox family is so unlucky to have such a troublemaker. Fortunately, Mr. Fox disowned her,” one guest answered.

Russell had heard the guests’ guesses. He was immediately convinced that the “poison” the police officer mentioned had something to do with Melody.

Russell was secretly glad he had signed the agreement to sever ties with her last night. At the same time, he took a few steps forward and said to the police officers, “Hey, officers, today is my wife’s birthday. If you’re here for Melody, hurry up and arrest her. She has already cut ties with the Fox family. What she did has nothing to do with us.”

Melody looked at Russell’s anxious expression and could not help but laugh mockingly. She had seen many selfish people, but Russell was the worst.

One police officer said with a serious expression, “I don’t understand what you’re talking about. I’m really sorry to disturb you, but the higher-ups are investigating the sale of poison. They followed the clues and found this guy. After being questioned, he pointed out that someone from your family bought poison from him. To prevent the poison from harming anyone, we brought him over to identify the buyer. Please cooperate.”

Russell nodded and turned to point at Melody. “Did she buy some poison from you?”

The police officer found it strange, wondering why Russell seemed to be so sure that Melody had bought poison.

However, since Russell had started, the police officer urged the man, “Come on. Speak after you recognize the buyer. Don’t make a mistake.”

Melody looked at the stall owner expressionlessly. She was not afraid or panicked at all since she hadn’t done that.

The stall owner had seen what she looked like before, but she did not buy poison from him. Instead, she bought herbs to treat illnesses.

However, to Melody’s surprise, the stall owner shook his head when he met her gaze and said, “It’s not her. I’ve never seen her before.”

Melody raised her eyebrows and quickly realized something. ‘Suddenly, they brought the stall owner. It’s probably Ken’s plan. After all, the black market is managed by Ken. With him around, the stall owner wouldn’t have been caught so easily, she pondered.

However, when Russell heard that it was not Melody, he subconsciously blurted out, “How can it not be her? The others in our family wouldn’t buy any poison.”

Melody sneered and didn’t even want to talk back to Russell.

The police officer frowned and said, “Sir, the criminal will identify the buyer. You shouldn’t be so subjective.”

After the police officer warned him, he turned around and reminded the stall owner, “Take a closer look. Is there anyone here who bought poison from you?”

The stall owner nodded. With the permission of the police officers, his gaze swept across all the faces of the crowd.

Melody looked at Yolanda and saw that Yolanda’s forehead was covered in sweat. Yolanda even deliberately turned her face to the side as if she was afraid that the stall owner would recognize her.

Melody had a faint smile, thinking, ‘Looks like Yolanda has recognized the stall owner.’

However, the more guilty Yolanda felt, the more attention she attracted. Maria’s sharp gaze fell on Yolanda.

“You-” As soon as Maria asked, the stall owner pointed at Yolanda and said, “That’s her! She bought poison from me several times.”

Yolanda’s back stiffened and she subconsciously retorted, “Nonsense! I’ve never come into contact with any poison. The police officer is right here. Think carefully before you speak.”

Her eyes were filled with warning, but the stall owner laughed and said to the police officer, “Officer, actually, I wasn’t sure just now because she always wore a mask when she came to buy poison from me. But as soon as she spoke, I was sure that it was her.”

Yolanda’s eyes suddenly widened. “Nonsense.”

“It’s not nonsense.” The stall owner looked straight at Yolanda and said, “You bought herbs from me a few times. It was soaked in a certain concentration of mercury sulfide. The last time I saw you, you no longer bought mercury sulfide from me, but a newly developed poison. The person who takes this poison will surely die within a month, and there’s no cure for it.”

Upon hearing this, everyone except Melody had a terrified expression.

“Liar! What proof do you have that I bought poison from you? Just because my voice resembles the voice of the buyer?” Yolanda snapped.

Then, she turned to look at the police officer and asked: Officer, this is not evidence at all, right?