Chapter 39

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Melody’s voice was filled with indifference and mockery, and her eyes were so sharp, making one’s heart tremble. Russell looked at her in disbelief. They looked the same, but in Russel’s view, she looked somewhat different.

This side of Melody was so unfamiliar that it frightened him. ‘Is she so angry after knowing the cause of Jiang Wilona’s death?’ In his mind, Melody had always been a weak and timid girl. ‘Could it be she had been pretending all along?’

After a while, Russell finally said, “You trash! Show some decency when talking to your father.”

However, Melody sneered. “Are you overwhelmed to see the real side of me? You can’t face the truth, can you?”

“You…-“

Russell was about to scold her, but Mabel spoke before he could. “Melody, how can you talk to our dad like that? Even if you’ve already signed the agreement to sever ties with him, you’re still his child! It’s treasonous for you to talk to him with such an attitude.”

“Shut up, Creep.” Melody looked at Mabel coldly and said mercilessly, “Why don’t you show your real face? Other than that thing you call ‘Mother’, do you dare to swear that you didn’t participate in what she did?”

Mabel’s face turned stiff from anger, and she quickly retorted, “I didn’t! I only found out about what Mom did today. I’m more shocked and upset than you are. Stop slandering me!”

Maria could not take it anymore and said tremblingly, “Everyone, shut up! This family is doomed already.”

“Grandma?” Tears welled up in Mabel’s eyes. “I didn’t know about those things, much less about my mom wanting to harm you. If I had known earlier, I would have stopped her.”

“Stop talking!” Maria massaged her temples. “All of you… are a disappointment. From today onwards, I’ll live in my hometown. None of you are allowed to visit me.”

“Grandma?”

“Mom?”

Russell and Mabel tried to dissuade her at the same time. However, Maria’s heart had already turned cold. She had already made up her mind. No matter how the two of them tried, she did not waver.

“Hattie, help me pack my luggage. We’ll leave immediately after that,” Maria ordered.

“Yes, Ma’am.” Hattie turned around and went to pack Maria’s luggage without any hesitation.

Soon, Maria’s luggage was packed. Maria ignored everyone, including Melody. She left with Hattie without looking back. When Hattie passed by Melody, she gave her a look, indicating that she would still contact her. Melody nodded slightly and also planned to leave with her things.

As Melody took two steps, Russell blocked her path. “Where do you think you’re going?”

Melody met Russell’s gaze indifferently. “Take my stuff and go.”

“Your stuff? Nothing belongs to you here. Now, hand over the agreement, or don’t even think about walking out of that door!” After Maria left, Russell no longer suppressed his greed. Yolanda had ruined The Fox family’s image, so he might as well take the Silk Beauty Cosmetics shares from Melody.

“Stop dreaming. That’s impossible!” Melody snorted. She didn’t want to waste her breath on Russell and walked to the backyard. However, just as she took a step, Russell’s big hand reached out to grab her arm. Melody dodged sharply and kicked his stomach mercilessly.

“Ah!” Russell immediately covered his stomach. He was in so much pain that his face turned pale.

“Melody!” Mabel shouted, “How dare you attack our dad? Are you even human?”

However, Melody shrugged nonchalantly. “Perhaps you’re right, maybe I am inhumane. Therefore, you’d better not provoke me again or you’ll see the extent of twisted things I can do to you.”

Mabel, who had wanted to stop Melody, could not help but feel a chill run down her spine when she heard her threat. She looked at Russell, who was in extreme pain and locked her neck in panic.

Melody sneered and strode to the backyard. Last night, she had asked James to help her move her goods to the courtyard. All that was left were bits and pieces.

Melody pushed her luggage from the backyard to the living room, only to see more than ten men guarding the entrance. Those people looked unfamiliar. They looked much stronger and taller than the original bodyguards she had seen. Melody’s sharp eyes saw a portion of the tattoo on their arms and remembered something.

Those tattoos belonged to the black market’s assassin, and Melody guessed that Russell had hired them at the last minute. Realizing this, Melody raised her eyebrows mockingly. ‘Hiring assassins to kill me?’

Melody turned to look at Russell, who was sitting on the sofa. Russell had already recovered from the kick. He put on a mocking smile and said, “Melody, hand over the agreement and we can forget about what just happened.”

“Is that so?” Melody snorted and said, “I’m afraid that the moment I hand over the agreement, you’ll let these people beat me half to death.”

Mabel, who was standing beside Russell, looked anxious. “Melody, stop talking nonsense. You can’t deal with those people. You should hand over the agreement so that you won’t suffer more. After all, you’re Dad’s biological daughter. He definitely won’t go back on his word.”

Melody ignored Mabel’s words. Instead, she stretched her body and said, “It seems my kick wasn’t strong enough.”

Russell was stunned for a moment, and his anger exploded. “Melody, I’m giving you one last chance on account of you being my daughter, but you refused? Since that’s the case, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

After Russell finished speaking, he waved his hand and ordered the assassins, “As long as you don’t kill her, you can do anything to her!”

Melody calmly took out a card from her pocket when

Russell gave the order. Then, the assassins who were walking towards her instantly stopped.

That card was none other than the highest-grade red card in the Pass Card black market. In the eyes of the black market, that red card symbolized absolute authority. No one would dare to harm a red card owner. The assassins broke out in cold sweat.

Russell did not notice the change in the assassins’ expressions. He just pretended that they did not hear his orders. He frowned and urged impatiently, “Didn’t you hear me? Hurry up and attack her!”

The moment he finished speaking, the assassins finally moved. Russell and Mabel smiled at the same time. In their eyes, Melody’s appearance looked pathetic. They wanted to teach her a lesson.

However, in the next second. The assassins did not pounce on Melody as they had expected. Instead…