Chapter 42

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Nana’s face turned from white to black, and her hands were clenched into fists. “You-“

Melody did not give Nana a chance to speak at all. She raised her eyebrows and asked, “Miss Jensen, there are so many people present. They are all your classmates. Don’t tell me you want to go back on your word in front of everyone?”

“I…” Nana gritted her teeth. She was still unwilling to admit the truth. “Who knows if you colluded with Yannick in advance and deliberately said that this painting is a fake?”

Melody raised her eyebrows. “It seems that not only does Miss Jensen not trust me, but she also doesn’t trust Yannick’s character.”

Yannick frowned and said, “Miss Jensen, right? I can swear to the heavens that this painting is indeed a fake. There’s no such thing as collusion. There’s no need for it. If it’s fake, it’s fake. Do I have to say that it’s real?”

Nana’s expression changed again and again.

She lowered her eyes and gritted her teeth. “I have to confirm it again!”

As she spoke, she took out her phone and dialed her father’s number.

The call went through quickly. She put the call on speaker and said, “Dad, the one we used to look for…”

Before she could finish speaking, Dennis Jensen said angrily, “Nana, where are you now? Come back quickly!”

Nana was stunned and asked, “What happened, Dad?”

“That collector cheated us all! The goods he sold us these few times were all fucking fake!”

Nana’s eyes widened. “Then the Yannick painting I bought…”

“It’s also fake! I’m filing a case at the police station! Hurry up and bring me the fake!”

“No, it’s not…” Nana broke down and asked, “He used to sell us real goods. Why did he suddenly…”

“Because that bastard went bankrupt! He wanted to make some money quickly and escape overseas. Hurry up and come over! I’m at the police station in West Bridge!”

Dennis sounded extremely anxious. After asking Nana to go over immediately, he hung up.

After the call ended, Nana was still holding her phone in a daze. It was as if something had cracked in her mind.

Yannick finally understood. His master had made a bet with Nana that this painting was a fake.

The bet seemed to be for Nana to do chores for Melody for a month.

He raised his chin and said, “Little girl, now you believe that I’m not lying, right?”

The corners of Nana’s mouth twitched, and she was speechless for a long time.

Yannick continued, “Young lady, it’s a great honor to be able to do chores for my master for a month. I would be more than willing to do it. Why aren’t you happy?”

He couldn’t wait to do chores for Melody. Not to mention a month, he would be willing to spend the rest of his life doing chores for her.

Nana’s face alternated between green and white. The corners

of her mouth twitched again as she clenched her fists and looked at Yannick.

She really wanted to ask Yannick if he was mocking her.

She thought, ‘It is humiliating to do chores for a scheming bitch from the countryside!’

However, with Yannick’s status and net worth, she did not dare to say it so directly. She gritted her teeth and did not say a word.

However, she thought, ‘I would never do chores for trash like Melody!’

Melody looked at the unpredictable expression on Nana’s face and asked calmly, “Could it be that you are really going back on your word?”

Nana gritted her teeth hard. Of course, she did not want to work for Melody for a month, but the truth was already in front of her. She could no longer doubt it.

Nana subconsciously wanted to go back on her word, but when she turned around and saw the gazes of the others looking at her, she could not bring herself to say it.

She could not help but look at Janet, wanting her to help her.

Janet sensed Nana’s questioning gaze and subconsciously looked away.

This incident had a huge impact on her.

She thought, ‘Not only is the painting a fake, but Yannick also calls Melody Master. What is going on? However, Nana did it for me. If Nana exposed me at this time it would not be good Thinking of this Janet took a deep breath and took two steps Forward “Melody, since the painting is really a fake, you don’t have to compensate for it. This is a good thing for you. As for the bet you mentioned, everyone thinks you’re joking. Don’t be mean.

Melody was amused. “mean? Miss Murphy, why do you sound like I’m bullying Nana instead? When she was mean towards me and thought that I couldn’t invite Yannick and was blind to not recognize the real painting, why didn’t I hear you speak up for me? Why are you now…”

Janet’s face stiffened. “Melody, that’s not what I meant.”

Melody’s expression turned cold as she said in a deep voice, “Since Miss Murphy doesn’t mean that, please shut up. You don’t have a right to meddle in this matter. Please don’t stand on the moral high ground. I can’t accept it.”

Janet’s thoughts were exposed by Melody. Embarrassment Bashed across her eyes. “Melody, why are you speaking so harshly?”

Melody was about to ignore Janet when Sid suddenly said, *Janet, this has nothing to do with you. It was Nana who wanted to gamble with Melody. Now that she lost, she wants to go back on his word. No matter what, you can’t blame Melody”

“Sid?” Janet frowned as she looked at Sid. She did not understand why Sid would side with an outsider and help Melody.

She subconsciously looked in Ken’s direction and saw that Ken’s eyes were dark and his sharp eyes were looking at her coldly.

Janet immediately felt apprehensive and regretted speaking up for Nana.

At this moment, Nana’s voice sounded. “Stop talking!”

As Nana spoke, she glared at Melody. Then, she took a deep breath and said, “Isn’t it just a month of doing chores? I’m willing to admit defeat! Jane, you don’t have to speak up for me. Sid is right. I wanted to bet. Now that I’ve lost the bet, I admit it!”

Melody’s eyes were filled with indifference when she saw Nana’s exasperated expression.

If Nana had not set her up in the beginning and deliberately dropped the painting into coffee, this scene would not have happened.

However, when she was eating just now, she checked Nana’s identity and found that this person was very useful to her, so she played along.

Melody raised her eyebrows slightly and said, “Miss Jensen, can you leave a note?”

Nana said angrily, “Don’t worry! I will never regret what I promised!”

As she spoke, she stuffed a business card into Melody’s hand and said, “I have something to do. I’ll leave first.” Then, she strode away and got into the car, driving towards the police station.

The way Nana left made the atmosphere of the class reunion fall to rock bottom.

Sid was about to say something else when he heard Ken say, “It’s getting late. Everyone should get back. You’re all people with jobs. Don’t stay out so late.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Ken said to Melody and Yannick, “Let’s go. You two haven’t seen each other for a long time. You must have a lot to talk about. I booked a cafe nearby. You two can catch up there.”

Yannick’s eyes instantly lit up as he agreed.

Janet subconsciously wanted to follow, but Sid grabbed her shirt. “Janet, let’s find a place to talk.”