Chapter 216 The Price of Pride


    Chapter 216 The Price of Pride


    Mnie''s unusually affectionate attitude toward Melody left many people confused.


    After all, it wasmon knowledge that her rtionship with Edward, the eldest son of the MouTES, WAS quite delicate. Mnie, as Edward''s stepmother, has always been indifferent to Edward and asionally confronts him with sarcas?n Edward, in turn, never bothered to engage with her.


    His attitude fueled Mnie''s disn for him. This tension eventually culminated in Edward moving rat of Regal de into the Moore Residence when he became an adult,


    From that point on, his visits to Regal de became rare.


    Over time, theirck of interaction allowed them to maintain a fa?ade of harmony


    However, everything changed three years ago when Edward was involved in a ne crash. After the incident. Alfred was unexpectedly sent abroad, and even after Edward awakened with disabilities and scars their rtionship disintegratedpletely. Truman tried to mediate but ultimately found himself powerless


    He could only let things take their course.


    However, no one felt that the rtionship between the two could reach the level where Mnie would help Edward''s new wife.


    Truman was the most astonished among all of them.


    He wrapped his arms around Mnie''s slender waist, a tender smile spreading across his face. yfully, he reached out and gently tapped her nose, saying. My dear wife, you truly are both beautiful and understanding. Marrying you is a stroke of luck for me His words made Mnie''s eyes light up with delight. She shot him a mock re and replied, "Hmph. you''re just realizing it now?"


    Then she continued to sway the round fan with great charm, half covering the corners of his mouth that formed a coy smile.


    Her gaze toward Melody was tinged with new found at tion.


    My Lady, you''ve got me all wrong.


    My wife''s beauty and grace only seem to grow day by day, and I assure you, I''ve known this for quite some


    time.


    "I just admire you more and more, My Lady"


    He lowered his eyes, admiring Mnie as he gently ran his fingers through her softly curled hair, his touch so tender it was as if he were handling a priceless piece of art.


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    Mnie pouted before breaking into a radiant smile, her red lips curling up. "Oh, you''re just full of sweet


    words!


    Noticing that Melody hadn''t moved yet, Mnie raised her fan once more and spoke in a soft, yful tone, "Mel, why don''t you go give Ms. Jenson a couple of ps? Don''t keep her waiting too long!" Her casual demeanor made it sound less like amand.


    It seemed that she was not letting Melody heat someone but inviting her to drink tea leisurely.


    Onlookers couldn''t help but exchange nces, feeling the weight of the rumors swirling around them Indeed, this stephother was quite favored in the Moores


    As Melody stood, her graceful figure exuding elegance, she strode toward Amanda.


    Panic flickered in Amanda''s eyes as she registered her approach, a desperate urge to flee swelling within


    her.


    Unfortunately, fear held her rooted in ce.


    This was the Moore family''s territory, and no matter how far Amanda tried to run, she couldn''t escape the copfines of the Moore Residence. In Sommerville, the Jensons couldn''t evenpare to a fraction of the Moore family''s power. If Mnie were truly angered, it would be all too easy for the Moores and the Lamberts to annihte her.


    Melody could afford to make enemies, but she had no intention of crossing Mnie, the seemingly pampered and alluring matriarch of the Moores.


    Amanda stood frozen, her eyes locked onto Melody as if she were imagining tearing her to shreds.


    Melody swiftly pped Amanda across the face with a calm and indifferent smile,


    Smack!


    The sound echoed, shattering not just the facade of the Jensons''s dignity but also Amanda''s pride..


    She had been Edward''s childhood friend, always lingering in his shadow, silently supporting and adoring him.


    Yet, despite her loyalty, she had received nothing in return.


    Now, this country bumpkin had audaciously taken everything that she believed was rightfully hers.


    Edward was like the brightest moon in the sky, too pure to be tainted by the filth of the earth.


    Melody held nothing back and pped her fiercely.


    Just as she lifted her hand for a second strike, a cool, detached voice rang out from the entrance of the tea banquets. ""Wait!


    "She''ll hurt."