Chapter 475
Melody glanced at the caller ID. It was Ken.
She put the phone on speaker and continued to hack the remaining surveillance system while typing on the keyboard. She said, “Wait for me. I still have a third to check. I’ll tell you the results after I’m done.”
On the other end of the phone, Ken paused for a moment and asked with a complicated expression, “Do you think I’m rushing your work progress?”
Melody’s fingers paused. She asked in confusion, “Isn’t that so?”
Ken’s bitter laugh came from the other end. Ignoring the question, he asked, “Did you sleep well last night?”
“I slept very well. I was busy all afternoon at Herbathrive yesterday. After I was done, I fell asleep right away.” After her rebirth, she had not slept well. Last night, she had a rare sleep due to exhaustion.
“No wonder…” Ken’s tone was meaningful. Melody could not help but ask, “What’s wrong?”
“You didn’t come back last night. I called you many times. Later, I asked the guys who protected you and found out that you slept in Herbathrive. Remember to tell me if you don’t come home in the future.”
“I understand.” Melody agreed, but she felt a little awkward.
This conversation was more like a conversation between husband and wife.
She tried to shake off those messy thoughts and said, “You just said that you didn’t call me to rush me to work. Is there something else?”
Ken subconsciously said, “Can’t I call you if it’s not about work?”
As soon as he said that, he regretted it and immediately added, “I was just joking. I just wanted to remind you that you have to look for that Mr. Grover today.”
Melody did not think too much about it. As she continued typing on the keyboard, she said, “Yes, I remember. After I check all the surveillance cameras at the fire point, I’ll ask him to meet me. Coincidentally, I have something else to ask him.”
“Something else? What is it?”
Melody hesitated for a moment. In the end, she told Ken what happened yesterday in Herbathrive.
Ken immediately understood. “You want Mr. Grover to help Herbathrive completely clear its relationship with malicious doctors.”
“Yes. Other than him, I can’t think of any other way to keep Herbathrive out of the picture while we reveal the fact that Michael is a malicious doctor.”
“I understand. I’ll prepare the gift. When you arrange a time, we’ll go over together.”
“Don’t,” Melody quickly said, “Your leg needs to recuperate. Try not to go out as much as possible. I’ll give you a prescription to nourish your bones later. That way, you’ll recover faster.”
Ken paused. The gloomy expression on his face eased a little.
He thought, ‘At least this girl still knows to care about my legs.”
He said, “Alright, I’ll get James to go with you. I’m worried that Ulric will still think of a way to attack you. Your safety is the top priority during this period of time.”
“Alright, I’ll hang up first.”
Ken quickly tightened his grip on his phone. “Wait…”
Before he could say the other word, the call ended.
Frustration flashed in his eyes.
For some reason, every time he faced Melody, he felt powerless.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. “Enter.”
Susan, who was outside the door, entered with a bowl of creamy vegetable turkey soup with Ken’s permission. “Mr. Swanson, this is the creamy vegetable turkey soup I just made. I wanted to put some nourishing ingredients in it, but I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to control the quantity well, so you should drink this bowl first. When Mrs. Swanson comes back, I’ll ask her which herbs I should use.” Ken nodded and gestured for Susan to put the creamy vegetable turkey soup by the bed. Then, he picked up the tablet beside him and prepared to work.
However, Susan did not leave immediately after putting down the creamy vegetable turkey soup.
Ken could not help but look up and ask, “Is there anything else?”
“Here’s the thing…” Susan rubbed her hands and reminded Ken, “It’s almost the first. I wonder how you plan to arrange it this year?”
“The first?” Ken did not react for a moment, but he quickly remembered that the first of next month was his birthday. Just do what we always do.”
Susan said hesitantly, “Just like in previous years, I’ll only cook you a bowl of spaghetti? Wouldn’t that be too simple? You’re already married this year.”
Ken nodded. “Yes, just do it simple. There’s no need to specially tell her. She’s quite busy.”
Melody’s seriousness and responsibility for her work sometimes even amazed Ken.
“Alright then, let’s do it as usual.” Susan bowed and left.
Ken looked at the closed door with a complicated expression.
However, he quickly forgot about this small episode and continued to devote himself to his work.
Ximber Tech was currently in the most important development period. If it crosses this hurdle, it could successfully become a first-tier Al technology company. Ken could not be sloppy at all.
*****
At Herbathrive.
3/5
About two hours later, Melody finally finished checking all the surveillance cameras. She called Ken with an ugly expression.
After the call went through, she said guiltily and irritably, “I’m sorry, the surveillance footage has all been cleared. They handled it very cleanly. They didn’t leave any loopholes for us to exploit.”
“I see. Ulric is a very cautious person. Originally, I couldn’t count on him to leave any loopholes. Now, the only thing left is the girl we saved and the scene at the Youth Center.”
“Now that you mention it, is the portrait done? What did James say?”
“He just reported to me a few minutes ago. The girl’s family felt that something might be wrong, so they stopped letting James contact Averi. Even if the conditions James gave them are tempting, it’s useless. Now, James is personally guarding their house. As long as Averi goes out alone, he will find a way to contact her.”
Melody rolled her eyes and said, “I’m afraid they won’t let Averi go out alone for a while. If bribery doesn’t work, what if we pretend to threaten them?”
“I’m afraid that won’t do either. You probably don’t know yet, but the Blevins family is not an ordinary family. They started out in the jade business and have branches of jade stores all over Halcyon. If we threaten them rashly, it will only be detrimental to ourselves.”
Melody massaged her temples with a headache. “Alright, I’ll go look for Samuel first.”
“Then I’ll send James over now.”
“No need.” Melody refused. “Let him keep an eye on the Blevins family personally. That way, I’ll be more at ease. Anyway, you’ve already sent someone to protect me. I won’t let anything happen to me.”
“Call me if you need anything.”
“Okay.” Melody hung up and called Samuel.
The call was picked up very quickly. Melody was the first to introduce herself. “Mr. Grover, I’m Melody.”
Samuel’s excited voice came from the other end. “Master? Do you have time to spar with me?”
“No…” Melody was still not used to people who were a lot older than her calling her master. She cleared her throat and said, “I have something else to ask of you. I wonder if you have time to see me?”