Chapter 500
As soon as they were far from the villa’s door, Melody immediately put away the fake smile and asked with a frown, “Why are you here? Didn’t I say that you must recuperate during this period to recover quickly from your leg injury?”
“What’s there to be afraid of? Isn’t my wife a famous doctor?” Ken said with a smile.
Melody’s back stiffened, and her heart beat uncontrollably faster again. She realized that she really couldn’t stand Ken calling her his wife.
Melody swallowed hard, adjusted her breathing, and asked, “Can you be more serious? Why didn’t I realize that you were so indecent before?”
Ken’s lips curved into a smile, but his eyes were filled with bitterness. Of course, he was not an indecent person. It was just that he could only use this joking opportunity to call her his wife.
However, Ken quickly put away his emotions and said seriously, “I heard that Ulric is also here. I’m worried that he will do something bad to you.”
Melody’s heart skipped a beat. She coughed dryly and said, “He won’t dare to do anything to me in public.”
“He naturally won’t do anything to you at the venue, but what about on your way home? If he sets up an ambush on the way, you might not escape unscathed.”
“-“
“Don’t say that you can. It’s always better to be careful. I’d rather do something unnecessary than let such a thing happen.” Ken paused for a moment and said, “We’re here. Help me out of the wheelchair.”
Melody looked up and realized that they had arrived at the parking lot.
However, they were in front of an off-road vehicle. She had never seen this license plate before.
“Stop looking. It’s this one, Ken said. He raised his hand naturally and gestured for her to help him up.
Melody did not know why, but her body subconsciously bent down. She put his arm on her and helped him up from the wheelchair.
Ken sucked in a breath of cold air, probably their move was too fast.
Melody was shocked and quickly apologized, “I’m sorry. I was too careless. I’ll try to be as slow as possible.”
“Okay…” Ken frowned as if he was in great pain.
Melody could not help but be even more careful. With every step she took, she observed Ken’s expression to see if it would pull on his wound.
When the bodyguard beside them saw this scene, he did not know what expression to show. ‘Mr. Swanson’s right foot is fractured, but his left foot is fine. Before seeing Miss Fox, he didn’t need our help to get out of the car, and he did not even need a wheelchair. He walked for a long time by himself. But now, he looks like he is paralyzed:
“Ahem!” The bodyguard coughed to hide the confusion in his eyes and stepped forward to open the car door for them.
Melody helped Ken into the car with difficulty. Just as she exhaled, she noticed something was wrong with it.
She reached out to touch the car window. “This-“
“It’s bulletproof glass,” Ken explained before she could ask. The car has been specially modified. There are guns and some self-defense tools under the seat. When an external force attacks, the car will immediately call the police and connect to my phone.”
Melody was shocked. She had only heard of Halcyon’s high-ranking politicians improving cars like this.
After two seconds, Melody returned to her senses and asked, “When did you prepare this car?”
“After the incident at the youth center, I asked someone to start improving it. It has just been done,” Ken replied.
Melody suddenly remembered that when she went to
Serenity Villa today, she saw a floor plan of the car on his tablet.
She thought it was a product of Ximber Tech, but she did not expect it to be for her to use…
Melody couldn’t help but think, ‘Isn’t Ken treating me a little too well? But… why? Is it because I had saved his and Margaret’s lives? However, he doesn’t need to do these things at all.’
While Melody was stunned, Ken said again, “From today onward, don’t drive your weak car anymore. Take this. Just tell the driver where you’re going. He’ll be on standby 24 hours a day.”
As soon as Ken finished speaking, the bodyguard driving said to the rearview mirror in the car, “Miss Fox, I’m your full-time driver. I’m Ted. You can contact me anytime if you need anything.”
Melody nodded subconsciously. But she quickly reacted and said, “I don’t need this car. I’ll leave it to you.”
“Melody.” Ken frowned unhappily. “I can promise you everything, but you must listen to me regarding your safety.” His tone was unquestionable. Melody could not refuse.” Alright then…”
‘This car after modification must not be cheap. This way, I owe him even more before I can repay him.’ With this thought in mind, Melody took a deep breath and tried to cheer herself up. ‘Ken is so good to me. I have to work harder to repay him.’
She didn’t say anything else and went straight to business.” Mr. Grover has already helped me settle the matter. The ruins of the youth center will be preserved. Our people can investigate at any time.”
“Got it.” Ken nodded and said, “It’s too conspicuous to investigate during the day. To avoid alerting the enemy, I’ll get them to investigate at night.”
Melody nodded and asked, “Is there any news from James? Could it be that he hasn’t gotten the portrait yet?”
Ken’s eyes darkened. He said coldly, “Yes, he didn’t get it. Moreover, Averi’s family has already bought a plane ticket overseas. The entire family will go to the airport tomorrow morning.”
“What?” Melody was shocked and asked, “Don’t tell me Ulric had found out Averi and had seen their faces.”
“Yes,” Ken said in a deep voice, “According to the reaction of the Blevins family, it’s what happened.”
Melody frowned deeply. “But that shouldn’t be the case. Only Averi and a few of us know about this. It’s impossible for the news to leak out…”
Ken’s hand subconsciously reached into his pants pocket, wanting to smoke a cigarette.
However, he remembered that Melody did not like him smoking. Therefore. he quickly retracted his hand and said, “There should be a traitor on our side.”
When she heard the word “traitor”, Janet’s face subconsciously appeared in Melody’s mind.
However, she rejected it in an instant. ‘Janet is indeed my enemy, but her feelings for Ken are sincere. She can’t betray Ken.’
After hesitating for a moment, Melody still did not mention Janet. She only asked, “Have you checked who leaked the news?”
“Not yet.” Ken shook his head and said, “I haven’t told James about this. The traitor thing is just my guess. However, I will personally investigate in secret.”
Melody nodded and asked melancholically, “But without the portrait, we can’t testify that Ulric is the mastermind of the arson.”
“Don’t worry.” Ken gave her a reassuring look and said, Previously, they didn’t go out, so we didn’t have the chance to meet Averi. But now that they are going to the airport, we have an opportunity.”
Melody’s eyes lit up. She asked, “Are you planning to ask Averi for the painting at the airport tomorrow?”
“Yes, there are too many people at the airport. Averi is still young. It’s normal for her to be separated from her family, Ken said calmly.
Melody immediately understood what Ken meant. She volunteered, “I can be the one to separate them.”
Ken shook his head and said, “You can’t. Ulric’s people will keep an eye on you.”
“But if James goes, won’t he attract their attention too?” “So I didn’t let him go.”
“Then who are you going to send?”
“Janet.”