Chapter 660

“Unless there is substantial evidence pointing to you and ensuring absolute certainty, he won’t come forward,” said Ken.

‘This’s what Ulric truly is.” Melody deeply felt that she really did not know Ulric well enough as Ken did. She had been too deeply deceived by Ulric in her previous life.

Ken continued, “Furthermore, Mabel was also present at that time. If he wanted to drag you into this matter, Mabel would not be spared.

“He cares most about how others perceive him and what the old man thinks of him. Even if he decides to go after you, he won’t dig too deep into this matter.

“In other words, he doesn’t want anyone to continue digging into the cause of Cadence’s death.”

Melody nodded again. “You’re right, but I’m still a little uneasy that he’s speaking up for us like this.”

Ken patted her shoulder. “Don’t overthink it; it’s useless to do so. I’ll stay fully alert to ensure the funeral goes smoothly. Just don’t stay out of my sight.”

Melody was slightly relieved and said, “I understand. I will also be more cautious and try my best to avoid facing Wendell head-on.”

As the two of them spoke, footsteps sounded from the other end of the corridor. There was a guest who had an emergency and was looking for the toilet. The two of them fell silent at the same time. As if they had just gone to the toilet, they returned to the living room calmly.

“Melody, you’re back.” Margaret had been waiting for her. Seeing that her expression was normal, but her lips were a little pale, she felt sorry and blamed herself. “It’s my fault. I didn’t expect that idiot, Wendell, to suddenly go crazy.”

Melody shook her head. “I’m fine. You don’t have to say that. I’m really fine.”

Margaret sighed and pulled her to sit down on a chair. “You follow Ken later. I thought I could protect you, but I forgot that I’m old and my reaction is getting slow. I might not have enough strength though I want to protect you.”

“I understand. Don’t worry,” said Melody.

After chatting for a while, a famous funeral director from Silverlake arrived. Everyone stood up. Wendell finally woke up and walked down the stairs. He did not lose his mind again but just stared coldly at Melody from time to time. Melody stood beside Ken calmly as if she did not notice Wendell’s gaze at all. Mabel stood not far behind Melody and her eyes revealed a gloating expression. When Wendell scolded Melody just now, she was truly happy.

Unfortunately, Ken reacted too soon and ruthlessly.

Otherwise, Melody might have been cut into pieces by Wendell.

‘What a pity, what a pity!’ Mabel clicked her tongue and shook her head in her heart.

When the funeral director performed the rituals that honor the deceased’s life, everyone stood aside. They then went up one by one to pay their last respect to the deceased.

When Mabel went forward to pay the last respect, she was a little nervous. After all, she was also at the scene of Cadence’s death.

However, at the time of paying last respect, she calmed down and even chanted in her heart, ‘Cadence, I wonder if you can hear me. We both know that the person who killed you was Melody. When you get down there, you must think of a way to take Melody away too…’

The moment she started it, it was a little out of control. She had even helped Cadence to think about what would happen to Melody. ‘It’s best if Melody’s innocence is also violated under everyone’s gaze before she’s killed. It’s better if the process of killing is even more cruel. It’s best if she’s not killed directly at the beginning. When the torturing is over, she will be stabbed in the throat…

The more Mabel thought about it, the more excited she became. She even felt that Melody had been tortured to death.

Unknowingly, she took a few more minutes to pay her last respects that the funeral director had to remind her. “Miss, I know you have a good relationship with Miss Hunter, but we still have to send her to the cemetery later… Please accept my condolences.”

Only then did Mabel realize she had been standing in front of the portrait for too long. She felt awkward and forced a sorrowful expression. She then nodded and returned to her seat.

However, because of this small interlude, the Hunter family’ s two elders’ favorability toward Mabel soared significantly. “What a good child. She will definitely treat Ulric well.”

“That’s right. I heard from Astrid that she knew Cadence beforehand, so she must be feeling really sad. After the funeral, find something and give her a gift as a token from both of us for meeting her,” said one of the two elders. Okay,” said the other.

Unexpectedly, Mabel ended up gaining the favor of the two elderly people from the Hunter family, and Astrid’s feelings of dislike toward her had almost vanished.

When it was Melody’s turn to pay her last respects, it did not go so smoothly. Before she could do it, Wendell rushed over and said, “You’re not allowed to do it.”

“Wendell!” Margaret frowned deeply. “You’re still drunk!” Wendell gritted his teeth. Under the double pressure of his parents and Margaret, he coldly turned around and returned to the side of the portrait.

Melody did not want to pay the last respect, to begin with, so she returned to her seat without hesitation. However, after Wendell’s commotion, all the guests who came to attend the funeral instinctively distanced themselves from Melody to avoid trouble and make them feel awkward.

Melody did not react at all. It was better to be straightforward than to secretly set a trap to harm her. ‘But would things really go so smoothly?’ Melody was still a little nervous.

Soon, the ceremony here ended and they were about to set off for the cemetery. They bought the most expensive location at the cemetery. It was said that this location would bring prosperity to the family.

Melody felt like laughing when she heard that.’ A dead person is dead; it’s impossible to do anything to a living person. Otherwise, her mother, who was killed in the operating theatre, would have long claimed Yolanda’s and Russell’s lives.’

After putting in the urn, Wendell personally covered it with soil. Then, he sealed it with cement. There was no need to force out any tears; it was so overwhelming that tears just streamed down uncontrollably.

Melody stepped back and realized that many people had retreated far away. She found Ken and the two of them moved away from the tombstone.

“It’s going too smoothly,” Melody said in a low voice. “I keep feeling that something is wrong.”

Ken felt the same, but he had been very meticulous. He instructed James to prepare everything and to keep an eye on the surroundings at all times. If there was any abnormality, James would immediately report it to him through the mini earpiece. But so far, nothing happened.

‘Is it the calm before the storm, or… are Wendell and Ulric not prepared to do anything at this time? There’s a saying in Halcyon that death is the most important thing. Perhaps they really did not have the thoughts now. I have been overthinking. Melody comforted herself, but she remained vigilant at all times and paid close attention to the movements of the people in the surroundings.