Chapter 737

Melody glanced at the desk.

There was a red sandalwood box on the table, and inside was a fist-sized raw jade stone.

This size of raw jadeite was not rare. What was rare was that its color was the best among jadeite and imperial green. The color was almost the same as a beer bottle. The jade was pure and almost flawless.

In recent years, jadeite has been popular at Halcyon. If it was auctioned, it would be worth at least 20 million dollars.

Of course, to Ramon Swanson, a mere 20 million dollars was indeed “not a valuable thing.”

But the question was, why did Ramon Swanson give this to her?

Did he want to spend more money to get her to divorce Ken Swanson like last time?

However, the previous offer was not only 20 million dollars. It did not make sense that the price had decreased.

Melody Fox’s mind was racing when Ramon Swanson spoke again. “Don’t misunderstand. This isn’t your breakup fee with Ken Swanson.”

“That is?”

Ramon Swanson smiled and said, “I can tell that you’re indeed a good girl recently. In addition, you have a deep relationship with Ken Swanson. As your elder, how can I do something like breaking up a couple again?”

There must be something wrong with this abnormality. Ramon Swanson’s attitude towards her had changed, causing Melody Fox to be 120% alert.

She put on a grateful and terrified expression and said, ” Thank you. I’ll definitely work hard to be Ken’s wife and not embarrass him and the Swanson family.”

Ramon Swanson raised his eyebrows in satisfaction and said, “For a family like ours, reputation is a prerequisite.”

When Melody Fox heard this, she knew that Ramon Swanson was finally going to get to the point.

As expected, the next second, Ramon Swanson said, “Ulric Swanson’s actions are too ridiculous. No matter how much he hates Ken Swanson, he shouldn’t have schemed against you. He even accidentally caused Wendell’s death.”

Melody Fox did not say anything and waited for Ramon Swanson to continue.

“However, he already knows his mistake. I’ve also punished him. I hope that you won’t mention this to anyone else on my account. This not only concerns the Swanson family’s face, but it will also affect the Swanson Group’s stocks and prestige. You’re a sensible child. You should know what to do, right?”

It turned out that the words “reputation is the prerequisite for a foothold” were waiting for her here.

Melody nodded expressionlessly and said, “I know.”

Ramon Swanson was even more satisfied.

“I knew it. You’re a good kid.”

He took the box, closed the lid, and handed it to her. “Take the gift. It’s up to you whether you want to buy it or carve it into an ornament.”

Melody Fox accepted it without hesitation.

It would be a waste not to take something that was given for free.

However, when she walked out the door, Melody could not help but turn to Ramon Swanson and say, “Dad, do you really think Ken Swanson crippled Ulric Swanson’s leg?”

Ramon Swanson’s expression froze. He frowned and asked, “What do you mean by that?”

“It’s nothing.” Melody Fox shook her head and said calmly, “I have to go to work. Continue with your work.”

After saying that, she left the study without looking back, leaving Ramon Swanson standing there with an unclear expression.

Ulric Swanson’s leg incident was almost conclusive evidence, and Ken Swanson had never defended himself.

But what did Melody Fox mean by that?

He had to think of a terrible possibility.

Ulric Swanson’s leg was crippled by him.

However, when Ulric Swanson was not even an adult yet, could he be so ruthless to himself?

If that was the case, he could even be so ruthless to himself, let alone criticize others.

Ramon Swanson’s expression unknowingly became uglier. Compared to Melody Fox, who left with the imperial jade, was in a slightly better mood.

She did not expect her words to completely change Ramon Swanson’s mind about that matter.

However, Ramon Swanson was a suspicious and selfish person. What she said was enough to plant a seed of doubt in his heart.

And one day, this seed would take root and germinate, growing into a towering tree in Ramon Swanson’s heart. After returning to her room, Melody Fox changed out her pajamas and called Ken Swanson.

Firstly, she wanted to tell him that Ramon Swanson was looking for her. Secondly, she wanted to continue the topic from last night.

However, the call was hung up after two rings.

‘Busy?’

Or did he not want to answer her call?

Before Melody Fox could decide if she should call again, David Marrow called.

“Miss Fox, the medical center doesn’t have enough manpower. What Fox do you need?”

“I’m leaving now.”

“Okay, okay. There’s one more thing. There are already many people queuing up at the entrance to collect pasta.

Don’t forget to bring people over to help pack pasta.”

“Okay.”

Melody Fox hung up.

There were too many things to do. She could not care about it for the time being.

As she walked out, she dialed Dorrene Downey.

“Sister Dongling, do you know how to book pasta?”

After receiving an affirmative answer, she immediately invited the other party to help. Dorrene Downey agreed without thinking.

After the confirmation, Melody called Zara Wentworth.

“Zaza, do you have any plans for today?”

“No plans. Why? Is there anything I can help you with?”

When Melody mentioned pasta, Zara Wentworth readily agreed and said that he could bring his two assistants over to help.

With four more people, Melody Fox was slightly relieved and got into the car heading to Herbathrive.

By the time Melody arrived at Herbathrive, there was already a long queue at the entrance.

Because she had previously said that there was a limit of 100 servings, the team was not exaggerating…

As soon as she appeared, a worker from Herbathrive immediately came forward and asked, “Miss Fox, Momma Talia is in the bag pasta, but only a dozen or so have been wrapped up so far. Do you want to help wrap up pasta first or see the patient first?”

“Let’s see the patient first. We can’t mix up the priorities. This is a medical center, not a restaurant.”

“Yes, I understand.” The shop assistant agreed and quickly called the person who helped Momma Talia pack pasta back to his post before Melody Fox.

Under the urging of the crowd waiting for pasta, Melody Fox walked to the consultation room on the second floor and began to get busy.

However, they were still severely understaffed.

Fortunately, the people she poached from the hospital where Sid Quant was last time also arrived very quickly. Most of them did not know much about traditional medicine, but as doctors, they could still help a little.

The number of patients squeezed into the clinic gradually decreased.

By the time Melody saw all the patients in the morning, Dorrene Downey, Zara Wentworth, and the others had finally finished wrapping Momma Talia’s pasta. They began to boil water to put in the pasta.

Melody went over to give them a hand and turned to thank them.

“It’s all thanks to your help today. I’ll treat you to lunch later.”

Dorrene Downey and Zara Wentworth shook their heads along with Fox.

“No need. Treat us to pasta!”

“That’s right. There are so many people queuing up. I really want to try this pasta.”

Melody Fox smiled and said, “Alright, you must have a share. However, Zaza, I wonder if you can do me a favor?”

“What favor? Just say it!”