Chapter 624

Melody had never seen Troy and Mabel as her match. Melody didn’t make trouble but she was not afraid of it and never underestimated her enemy.

If she took her enemies too lightly, she would be ambushed by the hidden ones easily. A minor damage might not be fatal, but it was upsetting enough.

“What did he do?” Melody asked. Seeing Ken’s expression, she supposed it wasn’t a big problem.

As expected, Ken said calmly, “That guy didn’t know that you and the Fox family had already reached the point of war, so he made the Fox family his primary target. Of course, it’s also possible that he didn’t know about our relationship and thought that the Fox family was your best escape.”

Melody had a wicked smile. “He wants to deal with the Fox family?”

“Yes, to be precise, he wants to deal with the Justalion Group. My men noticed that he has been very close to a few designers of the Justalion Group recently. Originally, I didn’t need to tell you about this little thing, but when I thought of the fact that your mother built the company, I decided to ask your opinion.”

“He’s very close to those designers… Looks like he wants to start with them and then take down the Justalion Group.”

“That’s right. The company is now relying on the designers that had studied under your mother back then. If they also switch sides with Troy, I’m afraid the company will soon shut down.”

“Does Russell know about this?”

Ken shook his head. “That guy saw that I was getting closer to you and turned to Ulric. He wanted Ulric to come forward and get the Swanson Group to work with him. Now that he’s busy expanding his factory, how can he have the mood to pay attention to his rivals?”

“Yeah, Russell is smart, but greed has blinded him.” Melody pondered for a moment and continued, “Don’t do anything for now. Just keep an eye on him. If they fight each other, I might be able to reap the benefits in the end.”

“I agree. Don’t worry. I’ll continue to have my men keep an eye on things.”

“Thanks a lot.”

As soon as she said that, Ken frowned and then reminded her, “I’ve said it many times. You don’t need to say thanks to me.”

“Alright.” Melody shrugged and replied, “As a thank-you gift, I’ll treat you to a meal today.”

“That’s fine.” Ken pressed the service bell. “Bring me the most expensive wine in the shop.”

‘Damned businessman! He’s going to bankrupt me, Melody cursed inwardly. The meal cost her 40,000 dollars.

Just as she was about to pay, the cashier told her, “Mr. Swanson is also one of the bosses of Blue Moon Lounge, so we don’t charge you.”

Melody’s expression froze. She took a few steps to the door and glared at Ken. “Alright, you played me,” she complained, pouting.

Ken looked at Melody’s bulging cheeks and suddenly felt that she was like a little hamster. Without thinking, he pinched her face with his right hand.

“You fool. How can I let you pay for it?” he said.

Melody missed Ken’s words as she felt her back stiffen. ‘Isn’t this guy obsessed with cleanliness? Since when has he liked to touch people?’ she complained inwardly, but her heart was pounding again.

“Let’s go.” Ken opened the car door and gestured for her to get in first.

After Melody sat inside, she realized that Ken still had to make a trip back to the Swanson Group headquarters.

“Just get back to work. Don’t worry about me,” she said quickly.

Ken nodded and told her to be careful again before getting into another car and leaving.

James would send Melody back. She looked at him and asked about Sid. At the mention of Sid, James immediately beamed with joy.

“He’s recovering quite well now. The doctor said that he’d probably wake up in a few days. This is all thanks to you, Miss Fox. If not for your acupuncture technique that woke him up and you stopping Mr. Quant, I’m afraid he would have been tricked again,” James said.

“I’m happy that he’s recovering well. The sooner he recovers, the sooner he can undergo the second surgery. After the second surgery, he’ll be completely out of danger,” Melody replied.

James grunted in response. Seeing Ken’s car already driving in the opposite direction, he quickly asked gossipily, “Miss Fox, what you said before… that your treatment might make him impotent. Is it true?”

Although Melody had married someone in her previous life, she was still a virgin. Even though she was a doctor, she still felt a little uncomfortable when someone mentioned this kind of thing.

She covered her nose and cleared her throat awkwardly. “I made it sound a little serious at that time. It’s not to the extent of impotence, but it decreases his sex drive for sure.

James gloated and clicked his tongue. “That’s not a bad thing. It might even help Mr. Quant stop messing around and find true love. He won’t have to get new girlfriends all the time.”

Melody shrugged. “If we look at it this way, it’s actually a good thing.” However, she was not a man, so only Sid’s experience would count.

“Oh, Miss Fox, should we return to Serenity Villa or…?”

“Take me to Reply Herbathrive.”

“Yes,” James replied. It was noon peak, and it took them about an hour to get to the entrance of Herbathrive.

Melody first helped the doctors check on a few patients they were not confident about. She was too busy to take a break until almost four in the afternoon.

She checked her account balance online and did some maths. After deduction, there were 180 million dollars left.

The money came from the order she took at the black market forum, the proceeds from the sale of the residence she had bought, and the 20 million dollars that Ramon gave her to make her leave Ken.

There were also rewards from the families of the children she had saved at the youth center. It was 100 million dollars in total. She had to return the money but she hadn’t had the time.

Melody called David over and asked him to go to the bank to help her make the transfer. It was too much money. It could not be done on the phone.

When David heard the transfer amount, his legs went weak. “M-Miss Fox, why don’t… I get two tall and strong people to come with me?”

Melody smiled as she gave him the routing numbers and some documents in case he needed them. “Up to you.”

“Then, I’ll go now.” David turned around and left. His footsteps were unusually steady.

Melody’s smile gradually disappeared. Earning money was not difficult for her, a reborn woman.

She could have bought stocks or continued to invest in real estate, but she wanted to earn money through hard work. She would not take that shortcut unless necessary.

This was not because Melody had better morals, but because the shortcut would easily arouse others’ suspicion. Since she planned to keep her rebirth to herself, she could not make money that way often.

Moreover, she felt that although she did not say it, Ken might have already guessed something. But she couldn’t find anything to confirm it. Melody wasn’t sure if Ken would treat her as a monster once he had proof.

Melody stopped thinking about it and transferred some money to Colin. Soon, Colin called to ask about the money.