Chapter 42

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In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

Melody was woken up by the ringing of the phone and James’s knocking on the door.

Since the chess game was in the afternoon, she had specially taken a sleeping pill before going to bed last night. At this moment, her head was dizzy. She sat up in frustration and shouted at the door, “What’s the matter?”

James’s anxious voice sounded, “Miss Fox, wake up. Mr. Ramon wants to see you.”

Melody’s brain instantly became extremely clear. She quickly sat up from the bed, washed up, and quickly went out.

She went straight to the point and asked James, “Why does Ramon suddenly want to see me?”

As James brought her into the car, he said, “I don’t know who exposed the matter of you and Mr. Swanson registering your marriage early this morning. There was a huge commotion online and everyone was scolding you… Now, the public opinion has been suppressed by Mr. Swanson. I think Mr. Ramon looked for you because of this.”

Melody frowned and thought quickly.

The only people who knew about this were the members of the Swanson family, Janet, and the people from the class reunion last night.

However, Janet had tried to expose it before and it was discovered by Ken. Melody felt that she couldn’t repeat it not long after the incident.

As for the people from the class reunion, no one dared to openly go against the Swanson Group.

She thought, ‘So the only possibility is…’

Melody massaged her temples and said, “It looks like Astrid wants Mabel to marry into the family, so she can’t wait to force me to give up my position.”

James said as he drove, “We haven’t found out who has spread the news yet. I’ll take you to Ximber Tech to meet up with Mr. Swanson first.”

Melody nodded and did not say anything else.

However, this matter was not important to her. At most, she would divorce Ken. She and Ken had already planned to do this.

Compared to the calmness on Melody’s side, the atmosphere on Ken’s side was like a black cloud pressing down.

Under Ken’s orders, a group of technicians typed rapidly on the keyboard, trying to find the IP address of the person who first spread the news.

“Found it!” Sid pushed the door open and entered with a stack of documents in his hand.

“All of you may leave,” Ken ordered coldly.

“Yes.” Soon, only Sid and Ken were left in the office.

Sid handed over a document and went straight to the point. “The first to release this news was a media company under Times Entertainment.”

Ken flipped through the documents, his frown deepening. He put down the document and said, “The executives of this media were very close to Astrid previously. It seems like Astrid released the news.

Yes! Sid nodded, when he saw the ugly expression on Ken’s face, he could not help but say: Ken, this is actually not a bad thing. You can take this opportunity to divorce Melody. Anyway, you two did not have love before. Why are you tied to her by marriage?

Ken’s expression did not change, but his eyes darkened.

He was about to speak when Melody’s voice sounded at the door. “Sid is right

Ken was stunned. Together with Sid, they looked at the door. Melody nodded at Sid and walked into the office, “The last time I called the city hall, they said that there was a system error. It’s been a few days, and I think the system should be fixed, After I see Mr. Ramon, we’ll go for a divorce?

When Sid heard this, he looked at Melody in surprise.

He thought, ‘No woman will be willing to let go of Ken after marrying him. Why does she not seem to care about this? Sid’s mind quickly recalled his interactions with Melody during this period of time. He was even more certain that Melody was completely different from the one that Janet had described to him before.

He clenched his fists and looked at Ken again. “This is indeed not a big deal. Perhaps we can take this opportunity to expose Astrid’s little tricks privately.”

Ken’s brows furrowed deeper.

His thin lips parted slightly and he said, “Do you think Astrid’s motive is really just to get us divorced?

Sid asked in confusion, “What else?”

Melody also looked at Ken inquiringly.

Ken said, “Although the news has been suppressed, most people have already noticed it. This is no different from sending a signal to the outside world that the Swanson family has given up on me to a certain extent. That’s why I am asked to fulfill the engagement with the Fox family.”

Melody lowered her eyes. “In that case, you can take this opportunity to find a reason to divorce me.”

Ken shook his head. “If I really do that, it will give Astrid the chance to stir up drama again.”

“How so?”

“She could have spread the news that I’m a treacherous person who has no pity for you. It would prove that I’m cold-blooded and heartless. For the sake of my future, I could cripple my brother’s leg or divorce my wife.”

Melody’s expression instantly turned grave. “But in this case, aren’t you in a dilemma? Not getting a divorce is equivalent to telling everyone that you’ve been abandoned by the Swanson family. Those who are watching between you and Ulric will quickly take Ulric’s side.”

She paused for a moment and continued, “But if you divorce me, things will turn out like what you said. It will confirm your reputation as a heartless man. No one will dare to cooperate with you, afraid that they will be betrayed by you…”

Sid was getting anxious as he listened from the side. “What should we do now?”

Ken was surprisingly calm. “Very easy. We should put on an act.”

“Act? What act?”

Ken raised his eyebrows and said, “What if I married Melody not because of an arranged marriage, but because we liked each other and truly loved each other?”

Sid subconsciously said, “Who would believe that?”

Ken looked at Melody and said, “As long as we act realistically, we’re not afraid that they won’t believe us.”

Melody bit her lower lip and asked, “You want me to cooperate with you and let everyone think that we are truly in love?”

“Yes. Can you do it?” Ken said and added, “Don’t worry, during this period of acting, I can pay you according to the original agreement.”

Melody sighed. She was no longer short of money, but she definitely did not want to see Ken lose to Ulric, making Ulric even more powerful.

Two seconds later, she nodded solemnly. “I got it. It’s just that Mr. Ramon…”

Ken looked at her deeply and suddenly smiled. “He just wants Mabel to enter our family, but he doesn’t know the

relationship between Ander and you. I believe you have the ability to deal with him.”

Melody shrugged.

She thought, ‘Fine, I am the one who ends up having to do everything’

At this moment, Ken’s phone rang. It was Ramon.

He put away the expression on his face and answered the call,

“Dad.”

Ramon asked, “It’s been almost an hour. Where are you and that girl?”