Chapter 491

Nickolas praised the painting endlessly. His hands trembled as he stroked his beard and said, “The rarest thing is that such an unprecedented masterpiece only took ten minutes to complete. This is a height that I can’t reach in my entire life.”

Nickolas carefully analyzed Melody’s painting, letting those who did not know about the paintings see how perfect and rare this painting was.

They looked at Melody in surprise and fell into a strange silence again.

As for those who knew Halcyon paintings, their jaws almost dropped. Who would dare to believe it?

Who would believe such a painting was from a young girl whose looks were inferior to “ordinary people”? And she only used ten minutes.

‘This is a genius!’ they all thought.

However, Warner did not have the patience to listen to his grandfather continue to praise the painting. He asked impatiently again, “Grandpa, don’t say how good this painting is. Anyway, I don’t understand it. Just tell us the result. Can you tell if she’s Morin from this painting?”

Melody raised her chin slightly and looked at Nickolas calmly. She showed no panic or anxiety.

Nickolas also looked at her at this moment. The expression in his eyes was indescribable, and his face was filled with embarrassment.

However, under Warner’s constant urging, Nickolas finally said, “Ms. Palmer, it’s my fault for being blind. After your repeated explanations, I still insisted that you’re a fake. I’m old and blind. Please forgive me this time.” Nickolas’s tone was filled with guilt and reverence.

Hearing that, everyone knew what Nickolas meant.

They knew Melody was the legendary Morin.

Shock, surprise, embarrassment, and guilt were all expressed on the faces of the guests present. After all, many of them had also spoken up for Mabel and said that Melody could not be Morin.

Warner’s face was filled with ecstasy. ‘She is Morin! She is not a liar! I had not misjudged…’

However, when he thought of his attitude toward Melody, the ecstasy in his eyes turned into a deep sorry. ‘I shouldn’t have doubted and wanted to chase her out because of Mabel’s words.’

“Melody, I-I’ve let you down too.” Warner lowered his head deeply, the apology in his eyes extremely sincere.

Melody was neither servile nor overbearing in the face of Nickolas and Warner’s apologetic gazes. She said neither arrogantly nor impatiently, “The name Morin is indeed easy for everyone to misunderstand. You haven’t seen me before, so it makes sense that you don’t know I’m Morin. I’ve never been angry before, so you don’t need to ask for forgiveness. You two don’t have to apologize to me.”

Nickolas felt even more embarrassed. “I admire how generous you are. However, even if you’re not angry, I must apologize,” Nickolas said as he looked coldly at Mabel.

Mabel was shocked and subconsciously shrunk her neck guiltily.

The next second, Nickolas said coldly, “Men, chase this woman who was sowing discord out of the manor. From now on, she is not allowed to enter any territory under the Chapman family’s name.”

“No…” Mabel said with a pale face, “Mr. Chapman, I didn’t know she was Morin. If I knew, why would I say that?”

As Mabel spoke, she secretly pinched the flesh on her waist. The pain made her cry instantly, and her eyes turned red.

A beauty’s tears were always the most lethal weapon. It instantly turned Mabel into a victim. It was as if the person who had just become the target of public criticism was not Melody, but her.

Some male guests present could not help but feel their hearts ache as they spoke up for Mabel.

“Mr. Chapman, Miss Mabel is the same as us. She doesn’t know that Morin is Melody. As the saying goes, the ignorant are not guilty.”

“That’s right. You have to be lenient. She’s just a young girl after all. Moreover, she’s been pleading for Melody just now, right?”

When Mabel heard this, more tears fell. She said, her voice hoarse, “Melody, I’m doing this for your good. I didn’t know you were Morin, so I pleaded for you. I didn’t mean to smear your reputation on purpose.”

Mabel’s fragile appearance made Melody want to laugh coldly in her heart.

Mabel’s act of pretending to be pitiful was something she had seen too many times in her past and present lives, and it worked every time.

‘Wasn’t I also deceived by Mabel’s acting skills in my previous life? Didn’t I always think that Mabel had done something bad out of kindness? Let alone the guests present. However, after the reborn, I won’t be stupid enough to believe Mabel again, Melody thought.

This time, she did not intend to let Mabel off easily.

Melody laughed mockingly and said, “For my good? Mabel, do you believe your own words?”

Mabel looked embarrassed. “I-“

Melody did not give her a chance to defend herself at all. She continued to question. “You came up and said that I’m from the countryside, thus making everyone automatically believe that I don’t have any painting foundation and can’t be Morin. Is this for my good? Not only that, but you also deliberately blurred the facts to make everyone think that I was the one who caused your mother to go to jail. Is this for my good? I’ve only met Mr. Grover once, but he’s willing to take my side and trust me. He asked Mr. Chapman to give me a chance to prove myself. It is truly for my good.”

As Melody spoke, she removed the last layer of Mabel’s disguise and said, “Furthermore, your mother went to prison because she stole trade secrets and poisoned Grandma. She even kidnapped Grandma’s trusted aide, Hattie. She tried to kill Hattie overseas. She didn’t go to jail because of me.”

Mabel’s face instantly turned ashen.

News of Yolanda’s imprisonment had already spread, but no one knew the exact reason. Those who knew were also bribed with a lot of money.

Under Mabel’s and her father’s deliberate smearing, they blamed all the blame on Melody.

But now, Melody had directly revealed the matter before this group of big shots.

Anger rose in Mabel’s heart, and her rationality fell into chaos at this moment. She said, “You’re talking nonsense! You’re talking nonsense all the time! It’s obvious that you framed my mother and sentenced her to ten years of imprisonment. Also,” Mabel was desperate. She turned to Nickolas and said, “Mr. Chapman, she’s a scheming and vicious woman. Don’t assume Melody is Morin just

because the structure of her painting is similar to Morin’s. Who knows if she drew this painting because she learned Morin’s style before coming here? Think about it carefully. How could a person whom the Fox family raised in the countryside since she was young become the Morin that even you admire? Think about it again. No one at the scene has seen Morin’s true appearance. If she intended to impersonate Morin, you couldn’t tell. There must be something wrong with this. Please investigate clearly. Don’t believe her nonsense.”

After Mabel finished speaking, she turned to look at Ulric for help.

‘Only when Ulric is on my side will Nickolas wonder if Melody is the rumored Morin, she thought.