Chapter 433

As Ulric’s men quietly left the manor, Astrid entered Ramon’s study with a cup of coffee. As soon as she entered, she smelled strong smoke.

Astrid could not help but frown. She walked in a few steps and took the cigarette between Ulric’s fingers.

She asked knowingly, “Why are you smoking again? You’ve quit smoking for a long time… Don’t tell me Ken doesn’t agree to the divorce?”

As soon as Astrid said this, Ramon’s expression darkened. She pretended to be surprised and asked, “Ken really didn’t agree? When our mother asked him to marry Melody, I saw he was quite resistant to it. Could it be that Melody really attracted him in some way?”

Ramon took a deep breath and suppressed his anger. “That’ s impossible! The reason why he refused to get a divorce was to deliberately go against me! It’s impossible for a sane man in this world to like that Melody.”

Astrid looked down and said, “Ken’s words might be a little unpleasant sometimes, but hasn’t his personality always been like this? How can there be a problem between you and him? How about this? I’ll call him over again and have a good chat with you.”

“There’s no need for that!” Ramon said coldly, “Let the media spread the news again. Tell them that Melody forced us to let her in through the threat of a previous agreement between our family and her family. The daughter-in-law that our family really wants is Mabel, not Melody.”

Astrid was overjoyed, but her expression did not reveal

anything. “Alright, I understand.”

She was about to leave when Ramon suddenly stopped her.

“Are you sure Mabel can really join Ander’s scientific research team?”

For some reason, Ken’s last sentence, “Don’t expect too much from Mabel”, made Ramon feel a little uneasy.

Astrid quickly replied, “I’m very sure of that. Ander also went to the Fox family personally to let Mabel complete the question he set as soon as possible. I also checked later. Out of the ten students selected by the school, Ander only went to the Fox family. This is enough to show that Mabel is valued highly by Ander.”

Ramon heaved a sigh of relief. “That’s good. I don’t want to invite another piece of trash into our family after we chase away one. If there’s a mistake, it will affect the Swanson family’s reputation greatly.”

“I understand. I can vouch for Mabel. She can definitely join Ander’s laboratory.”

Ramon nodded. “Then I’m relieved. I’ll leave Melody’s matter to you. I’m a little tired today and want to rest.”

“Okay.” Astrid cared about Ramon and did not stay any longer. Soon, she called the media under Time Entertainment and asked them to spare no effort to continue defaming Melody online.

Astrid thought, ‘In this way, even if Melody died, everyone would only think that she deserved it. People will only suffer retribution for asking for things they shouldn’t have!”

*****

At the same time, Melody was on her way to the competition venue.

There was usually no traffic jam at this time, but when the car crossed the bridge, the road was congested.

James said as he unbuckled his seatbelt, “I’ll go down and see what’s going on.”

“Okay.” Melody didn’t think too much about it and only thought that there was a car accident ahead.

However, not long after, James ran back to report with a worried expression.

“Miss Fox, bad news. Zack’s car was rear-ended. Some people even threatened to beat him up.” James took a deep breath and added, “There are a lot of people on the other side. They look like they have undergone professional training. Moreover, they have tools in their hands. We don’t have enough people. We have to call Mr. Swanson to send someone over immediately.”

“Not enough people?”

“That’s right.” James counted the number of people. “There are only 11 of us, including the 10 bodyguards who are secretly protecting you. However, there are over two dozen people on the other side…”

Melody said as she got out of the car, “There’s no need to call anyone. I’m enough.”

As soon as she finished speaking, James suddenly remembered that Melody had previously displayed her skills in front of him.

James cursed in his heart. He had actually forgotten that Melody was even more skilled in combat than him.

While he was in a daze, Melody had already run towards the scene of the incident.

James was shocked and quickly chased after her with the bodyguards. “Miss Fox, slow down!”

He thought, ‘Even if she is skilled, it is impossible for her to defeat more than 30 people alone, right? She is still too young!’

Melody ignored James who was chasing after her and quickly arrived at the scene of the incident. When they arrived, they saw a group of people surrounding Zack. The man in the lead had a full beard and said arrogantly, “If you compensate us 200 thousand dollars, this matter will be over. Otherwise, don’t even think about leaving this place with your hands and feet intact today!”

Zack said coldly, “In your dreams!”

The man laughed and tightened his grip on the baseball bat. “Kid, do you know who we are? We’re the Death Riders! 200 thousand dollars is not a bad deal for you…”

Zack obviously did not know who the Death Riders were. He clenched his fists and said, “If you have the ability, just attack. Stop talking nonsense here!”

“Alright! Guys, break his legs!” the bearded man gave the order, and the group quickly approached Zack.

Zack was about to counterattack when a familiar voice suddenly sounded, “Stop!”

The moment that person finished speaking, the Death Riders paused and looked in the direction of the voice. Zack also subconsciously looked over.

Astonishment flashed across his eyes when he saw who it was. “Melody?”

Melody took a few steps forward and scanned the group of people fearlessly. She warned coldly, “If you don’t want to die, get lost!”

When the group of people saw that it was an ugly and thin girl, they were stunned for a moment before bursting into laughter.

The bearded man wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said with disdain, “Where did this ugly monster come from? Are you blind? Look at how many of us there are! With your small body, I advise you to go back to where you came from! The stick in my hand is quite fierce!”

Zack also frowned and said, “Melody, this has nothing to do with you. Go back quickly.”

Melody ignored Zack’s words and walked up to him in a few steps. She looked at the bearded man and said, “You guys are from the Death Riders?”

The bearded man was surprised. “You know that we are the Death Riders and still dare to come up and join in the fun? You’re ugly, but you’re quite bold! If you continue to be an eyesore here, we’ll beat you up too!”

“Hurry up and leave! I can handle it myself!” Zack reminded her again and reached out to push her away.

However, Melody seemed to have eyes on her back. She accurately grabbed Zack’s wrist and said, “Go back to the car. Leave this to me.”

Zack’s eyes were filled with confusion. “Melody, are you crazy?”