Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker

Chapter 67

Russell wasn’t intentionally trying to marginalize Melody. He genuinely believed she lacked the ability and capital to work at the Justalion Group, fearing it would tarnish the brand. However, Russell had forgotten that the Justalion Group was established by Melody’s mother, Wilona.

Wilona had once been a global sensation, marrying the fashion icon Russell during her prime. With the substantial financial backing of the Brewer family and the fortune Wilona had amassed as a former movie star, they jointly founded the Justalion Group. Subsequently, Wilona revealed an astonishing talent in fashion design, outshining Russell, the professional designer.

In no time, the Justalion Group became renowned throughout the land and went overseas. It wasn’t until Wilona’s passing that the Justalion Group began to decline. Yet, to this day, it remained a significant brand, albeit not as influential as before without Wilona’s designs and fame.

By all accounts, it was only natural for Melody to join the Justalion Group, and even more so, compared to Russell himself, Melody was the true owner of the company.

It was worth mentioning that at the time, Yolanda was merely a minor employee of the Justalion Group. Melody clearly saw Mabel’s disdain and the subtle complacency in Yolanda’s eyes.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

She responded impassively, “Understood, Dad. I’ve finished eating. I’ll go see Grandma and have her come to eat. You all carry on.”

The meal was nauseating, and as Melody was about to put down her utensils and return to her room, she heard a sharp shout from outside. “Melody! Come out here!” Melody was taken aback, completely unaware of what had happened.

“What’s going on?” Russell stood up with a gloomy expression.

Yolanda added fuel to the fire by deliberately asking, “Melody, you’ve been going out every day recently. Have you provoked anyone?”

Upon hearing this, Russell’s face grew even darker. The butler rushed in hastily. “Mr. Fox, Mrs. Fox, outside...!”

Before he could finish, Astrid stormed in with a group of people. The Fox family had no bodyguards. Only two servants tried to stop them. Seeing they couldn’t hold them back, they bowed to Russell and said, “Mr. Fox, we apologize. We couldn’t stop them…”

Russell never expected the intruder to be Astrid. He immediately reprimanded the servants. “Stop what? This is a distinguished guest.”

He scolded them and then ingratiatingly approached, saying, “Mrs. Astrid, what brings you here? Is there something wrong?”

“Something wrong?” Astrid sneered and said, “Your daughter’s doing.”

It turned out that Melody had indeed caused trouble outside. If it had been someone else Melody had upset, he could have just thrown some money at the problem and made it go away. But with Astrid, it was different.

Astrid grabbed Melody by the collar, her anger palpable. Russell narrowed his eyes coldly and easily caught Astrid’s wrist.

“Mrs. Astrid, what happened?” he asked.

“Margaret started coughing up blood after taking Melody’s medicine for four days. Don’t blame me for turning my back on you; I warned you beforehand.”

Russell instinctively looked at Melody. “Melody, you...”

Without any panic, Melody asked Astrid, “Mrs. Astrid, may I ask what the color of the blood was?”

Astrid was taken aback, not understanding the purpose of Melody’s inquiry. But nonetheless, she replied, “The color of the blood was reddish-brown.”

Melody explained calmly, “If the blood is the color of pig liver, then it’s a normal phenomenon, indicating that my medicine is starting to work and it’s time to switch to a new prescription. So, you can’t take me to the police station but should invite me to the Swanson family to change Margaret’s medicine.”

Melody spoke calmly and confidently, with a clear and logical tone. Next to her, Russell was extremely anxious.

“You rebellious child, you dare to say such things?” Russell raised his hand to slap Melody’s face. But when he met Melody’s calm and deep eyes, his hand hesitated. Because those eyes were too similar to Wilona’s.

Thinking of his deceased wife, Russell ultimately did not slap Melody, but heavily slapped the dining table and commanded, “Now, immediately, kneel and apologize to Mrs. Astrid!”