Chapter 659

Mabel also noticed the gazes of the two elderly people of the Hunter family. She gave a polite, gentle smile that neither felt out of place in such a situation nor failed to bring a sense of warmth, like a spring breeze. It was the advantage of beauty; it could easily lift one’s spirits with just a glance.

However, Mabel had learned to be smart. She smiled and slowly pushed Ulric in, without lingering for long. Only when Mabel’s figure disappeared did the two elderly people finally withdraw their gazes and ask Astrid, “Who is she?”

“She’s Ulric’s girlfriend,” said Astrid. To make the two elderly people feel better, Astrid added, “There might be good news soon, so you have to be happy.”

The two elderly people were indeed happy that Ulric had found a good girl and did not look so haggard anymore. Only then did Astrid feel that Mabel was slightly useful and she was no longer as annoyed as she was in the morning.

In the villa, all the decor had been replaced. Even the bright red coffee set that Wendell previously liked very much was replaced with plain white porcelain.

There was an urn right in front of the living room. Behind it was a student photo of Cadence which had been enlarged as a portrait.

Melody glanced at it indifferently. There was no guilt in her heart but indifference. In her previous life, she had been tricked by Cadence and Ulric into the hospital to extract her heart. Cadence had put in a lot of effort, so this could be considered revenge.

However, she did not know if Cadence was as lucky as her to be able to live a second life in a parallel universe like her.’ Will Cadence, living a second life, see through everything and get rid of her faults and bad habits or choose to take revenge like her?’

Of course, there were no answers to these questions. After living the second life for so long, Melody had also thought about it.

A dead person could not be revived. It was true that she had lived again, but the person who lived again should not be in the previous world, but in another parallel universe that was exactly the same. In the end, in that world, she was killed by them and could never come back to life.

Melody’s mind was in a mess as she thought about her second life. She only heard Margaret in front of her call out Wendell”. She swiftly came back to her senses and looked up.

Wendell was receiving a guest, whom Melody felt a little familiar. When she looked closer, she remembered that it was one of the Swanson Group’s senior executives.

It seemed that this person was from Ulric’s side. Otherwise, he wouldn’t dare to attend the funeral so openly.

When Wendell heard Margaret’s voice, he immediately left the senior executive aside and came over. Before he got close, Melody could smell the strong smell of alcohol on his body.

“Mrs. Swanson, you’re here.” His speech had even become slightly slurred. Furthermore, Wendell didn’t seem to have slept well for several days. He had dark circles beneath his eyes and those who didn’t know him would think that he had been punched into his eyes.

Margaret also smelled the alcohol on Wendell’s body. She frowned and reminded him, “There are many guests at home today. I know you want to drown your sorrows, but you have to drink less, lest you make a fool of yourself later.” It was obvious that Wendell did not listen to her. His eyes were red as he pounded his chest and said, “Mrs, Swanson, I feel terrible! Before Cadence’s mother died, she told me repeatedly to take good care of Cadence, but I… I really can’t face Cadence and her mother in the future.”

Margaret shook her head. “It’s not your fault. I believe Cadence’s mother will understand. Cadence has grown up; who would have thought she would encounter such a thing at her age?”

“No, this is not a coincidence. This has been planned for a long time. Cadence’s death is that bitch…” Halfway through his sentence, Wendell suddenly noticed Melody who was standing slightly behind Margaret.

He had drunk too much and was a little confused. When he was talking to Margaret just now, he did not notice Melody at all. Now that he saw her, his eyes suddenly widened as if his entire body was on fire. He shouted at the top of his lungs, “Bitch! Do you still have the cheek to come here? I’ll kill you!” As he cursed, he pounced on Melody like a madman.

Margaret was shocked and wanted to stop Wendell.

However, she was old and her limbs could not keep up with her thoughts. By the time she reached out to stop him, Wendell had already pounced on Melody.

Melody was about to dodge when a tall figure suddenly blocked in front of her and pinned Wendell to the ground. It was Ken!

Margaret finally reacted. She quickly walked over and said, ” Wendell! What are you doing? There are so many people here. What’s wrong with you?”

Wendell was pinned to the ground and could not move but could still speak. He wailed, “Mrs. Swanson, it’s her! She’s the one who killed my Cadence! I must kill her. I…”

Ken struck Wendell on the back of the neck with a karate chop, causing Wendell to lose consciousness and fall into a blackout. The world was finally quiet.

However, when the others saw this scene, they all looked over in shock. Many looked at Melody. ‘What happened? Didn’t they say that Cadence was violated by a gambler and then killed? How is it related to this woman?’

The three from the Hunter family who were receiving the guests at the door also heard the commotion and ran in. They were shocked to see Wendell lying motionless on the ground.

“What happened?” Mr. Hunter was the first to ask. “Nothing, Ken said calmly. “He lost his composure after drinking too much.”

To Melody’s surprise, Ulric also said, “Uncle drank too much and started talking nonsense. It was Ken who helped stop him. Grandpa, Grandma, please ask the servants to bring him up to wash his face and wake him up.”

‘So he was just drunk… Hearing the same thing from Ulric, the two elders of the Hunter family believed it without a doubt. While they heaved a sigh of relief, they also felt embarrassed.

‘There are so many guests. Couldn’t he restrain himself a little?’ thought the two elders. However, despite their resentment, they quickly called the servants to carry Wendell upstairs.

“We’re sorry, everyone…” The two elders apologized to everyone again, and the guests expressed their understanding. Soon, the living room resumed as normal. However, from time to time, some people would glance at Melody and mutter to the persons beside them. It was obvious that they were gossiping about her.

Melody made an excuse to go to the toilet to leave Margaret’s side and secretly brought Ken to a private place to talk.

“I felt weird,” said Melody. Ken immediately knew what she meant and said, “You’re saying that Ulric spoke up for us, right?

“That’s right.” Melody nodded. “He could have done nothing or taken the opportunity to tarnish my reputation.”

Ken chuckled. “If he were to do that, it would be too petty. He wouldn’t do something like that. The authorities have already made their final decision, and the perpetrator is about to be sentenced. If he were to tarnish your reputation out of the blue now, it would only make others think that he has issues with me, and he wouldn’t be able to explain himself to the old man. After all, you came here as the daughter-in-law of the Swanson family.”