Chapter 4

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At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded. Melody? Why are you here?”

Melody subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice and saw Mabel holding Pamela’s arm. Both of them were looking at her with the same hostile gaze.

Melody was a little surprised. She did not expect Mabel and Pamela to be there.

Mabel’s gaze swept past her and landed on Zack.

Looking at the two of them standing side by side, shock appeared in her eyes.

“Alright, Melody…” Mabel seemed to have caught her weakness. She narrowed her eyes and said, “I didn’t expect you to be such a person. You’re already married, but you’re still entangled with another man! Fortunately, Dad chased you out of the house. Otherwise, the Fox family would have been embarrassed by you!”

When Mabel spoke, she deliberately raised her voice,

causing the people nearby to look at Melody and Zack with disdain.

Pamela gritted her teeth hard. She had admired Zack for a long time. At the last banquet, her father had even brought her to get to know him seriously.

However, Zack rejected her friend request and said that Melody was his girlfriend. After that, her love for Zack turned into hatred.

However, she was still unwilling to accept this when she saw Zack again.

Pamela took a deep breath and said coldly to Zack, “Zack, you still don’t know, right? Your girlfriend is actually married a long time ago! Her husband is…”

“Pam!” Mabel quickly stopped Pamela from continuing. She reminded Pamela in a low voice, “It’s best if we don’t involve the Swanson family.”

Pamela remembered how terrifying Ken was.

She quickly swallowed Ken’s name and paused for a moment before saying, “In short, she’s already a married woman, but she’s still deliberately hanging on to you. Don’t you feel disgusted?”

Zack was surprised. “You’re married?”

Melody did not deny it. “Yes.”

“Did you hear that?” Pamela looked at Zack proudly and said, “Don’t be fooled by an ugly two-timing woman like her! Hurry up and break up with her!”

If Zack broke up with Melody now, she could consider continuing her relationship with Zack.

However, in the next second, Zack chuckled and looked at her as if she was a fool. “If you want us to break up, forget it. I don’t mind that she’s already married.”

“What?” Mabel and Pamela widened their eyes in shock. Mabel felt that this was difficult to understand.

She thought, ‘Not to mention me, Melody’s looks are not even one-thousandth of Pamela’s. What exactly did Melody have that attracted so many men? I really don’t understand! Pamela asked angrily, “Why? What’s so good about this ugly monster? Did she cast a spell on you?”

Zack said with a faint smile, “Looks are not important to me. There’s no reason.”

Melody’s expression froze. She secretly glared at Zack.

She thought, ‘Is this guy afraid that there aren’t enough things to do? Why did he have to make the two of them misunderstand?’

Pamela gritted her teeth and said, “Zack, you’re very good! You definitely don’t know who her husband is. When you find out, you’ll regret it! Don’t blame me for reminding you!” Melody quickly spoke before Zack could. “Are you guys done talking? If you’re done, we’re going to get back to work.”

Pamela was about to scold her angrily. Mabel quickly

pulled Pamela back and persuaded her in a low voice, “Pam, don’t forget why we’re here. Haven’t you always wanted to get the qualification to participate in the Best Celebrity competition again? This chess competition is very important to you. Only by getting first place can you get the qualification to participate in the socialite competition again.”

Mabel’s words enlightened Pamela.

She thought, ‘That’s right, the purpose of my trip here is not Melody at all. My father’s plan to deal with the Fox family is about to begin. I can not rush it. As for Zack, he will pay the price for being blind!’

Thinking of this, Pamela glared at the two of them and forced hERself not to say anything else.

Melody’s gaze swept past the two of them and ignored them. She walked a few steps to the chessboard hanging on the wall.

Seeing this, Pamela did not want to be outdone. She squeezed into the crowd and began to think about how to break out of this end game.

Mabel had also learned the rules of directly advancing to the finals from Pamela. She actually did not have much patience in her heart.

However, Russell Fox had instructed her to maintain a good relationship with Pamela in order to prevent Melody from offending the Clark family.

Therefore, she could only patiently accompany Pamela.

When Pamela was almost done watching the game, she asked in a low voice impatiently, “How is it, Pam? Can you solve it?”

Pamela was about to speak when a middle-aged man nearby snorted and said, “The chess game this time is too difficult. The white pieces are obviously at the end of the road. The black pieces only need to take two more steps and the white will lose. It’s almost impossible for whites to win. It’s not something we can solve. The only person who can possibly solve this chess game will be the previous champion, Mr. Grover. Unfortunately, he has yet to arrive. “As for you young people, don’t even think about it. If you have the time, why don’t you prepare for the competition? Otherwise, you’ll be chased out after the first round.”

Pamela’s face darkened. Although she was not convinced, the man was telling the truth.

In the situation on the chessboard, the white pieces were at a complete disadvantage. With her ability, it was impossible for her to turn the situation around with a single move.

Mabel observed Pamela’s expression and asked softly,” You really can’t solve it?”

Mabel had only learned a little about chess for the sake of the socialite competition.

However, Pamela started learning chess from her grandfather in elementary school chess and was more accomplished in chess than most people.

Pamela shook her head and said dejectedly, “It can’t be, helped. This white is bound to lose. There’s no way to turn the tables. Perhaps there’s no solution at all.”

Mabel sighed and said, “Since you can’t solve it, let’s prepare for the first round of the competition later.”

She thought, ‘However, in this case, I have to wait there for more time. How annoying…”

Pamela happened to catch the impatience in Mabel’s eyes. She frowned slightly. The last bit of good impression she had of Mabel disappeared.

She thought, ‘No wonder my father said that the daughters of the Fox family are both evil people.’

When her father said that he wanted to deal with the entire Fox family, she had even advised her father not to several times. Now, it seemed that there was no need to persuade her father at all. Anyway, Mabel did not really love her.

“I can stay here by myself. You can leave,” Pamela said coldly.

Mabel was shocked. She quickly put on a concerned expression and said, “What will you do if I leave? I’m worried about you competing here alone. I’d better

“Up to you.” Pamela averted her gaze. From the corner of her eye, she happened to see Melody looking at the chessboard on the wall seriously.