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Chapter <b>17</b>
After that, Ken strode out of the emergency stairway. The heavy door mmed shut behind him, severing any lingering interest he had in Melody.
Melody was not bothered by his sudden change in attitude. Her attention was on the cheque and the amount written on it. She could not believe he indeed paid her two million dors.
<b>Resolved </b>to look into the health issue of his elderly rtive if given the chance, she quietly muttered to herself, Two million dors.
She realized <b>that </b>curing the red blotched her face would require at least five expensive ingredients, each costing a
fortune. I really need to start saving <b>up</b>, she thought.
Melody carefully pocketed the check and stepped out of the <b>stairwell</b><b>. </b>Just as she did, someone called out to her excitedly. “Doctor! I was hoping to find you here!”
Startled, Melody turned to see a woman dressed in the uniform from Wilmot’s beauty shop.
“Is everything alright? I thought the paramedics had arrived by the time I left, Melody asked, puzzled.
“Oh, everything’s fine. Our boss just <b>wants </b>to thank you personally the woman said, pulling her towards the shop without waiting for a response.
As Mélody reentered, Wilmot approached her with a look of deep remorse. “Miss, I’vee to realize you weren’t trying to hurt my son, <b>you </b>were actually <b>saving </b>him! I was wrong to doubt you and almost prevented <b>you </b><b>from </b>doing so…”
Melody dismissed it <b>with </b><b>a </b><b>wave </b>of her hand. “It <b>was </b>nothing, really. No thanks needed.”
She had only demanded a hefty fee from Ken to avoid getting tangled up with him. But when it really mattered, Melody never hesitated to help.
Just then, Mabel came up to Melody, beaming from ear to ear. She held onto Melody’s arm <b>and </b>chirped. “Melody?”
<b>“</b>Are you out of your mind?” Melody asked, baffled by her change in attitude. She found Mabel’s pretentious mannerisms. and nauseatingly sweet voice repulsive<b>.</b>
Mabel’s <b>smile </b>froze, <b>and </b>she had to work hard to suppress her rising annoyance. “What are you talking about, Melody? Im perfectly fine…
Wilmot walked up to them and asked, “Doctor, is Mabel your sister<b>?</b><b>”</b>
“Of course,” Mabel cut in, before Melody could utter a sound.
At that point, Melody could tell that something was amiss. She met Wilmot’s inquisitive gaze, curled her lips, and said, “I’m afraid thisdy made a mistake. I don’t know her.
“I knew it!” Wilmot took out a ownership transfer document <b>and </b>handed it to Melody, saying, “I can’t thank you enough for saving Shane’s life. As a gesture of our gratitude, I would like to gift you this shop. Please do not reject us. We’ll feel indebted eternally if you do not ept our token of appreciation.”
Melody instantly pieced the puzzle together. Mabel’s sudden ou pour of affection was with an ulterior motive. She was eyeing Wilmot’s shop.
Melody knew <b>all </b>about Wilmot’s extraordinary talent in makeup artistry. Not just <b>Wilmot </b>himself, but his entire <b>team </b>were also top–notch. Whenever the elitedies of Silveke <b>had </b>an important event to attend, they <b>would </b>flock to Wilmot’s salon for their makeup needs.
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Taking over his shop meant gaining direct ess to half of the city’s high societywork. So Melody didn’t hesitate for at second and immediately epted the transfer of ownership.
When Melody was signing the ownership transfer document, Wilmot turned his attention to Mabel.
“Ms. Mabel, I hope you remember <b>what </b>we have discussed earlier. Since you are not rted to Shane’s savior, please honor <b>our </b>agreement and do not patronize my <b>shops </b>from now on!” He had a cold re in his eyes when he said <b>that</b>.
Wilmot was no fool; he suspected that Melody and Mabel knew each other. Yet, his integrity wouldn’t allow him to respect someone as opportunistic <b>as </b>Mabel, so he immediately concluded that she <b>was </b>lying.
Mabel’s face turned ghostly pale when she heard Wilmot’s deration. Not only <b>had </b>she lost the chance to own the shop. but she was now permanently banned from receiving any services from Wilmot’s highly sought–after salon.
She panicked and started pleading with Melody. “Melody, please, don’t be mad at me. rify our rtionship to him, will you?”
She deeply regretted instructing Melody to <b>act </b><b>as </b>if they were strangers earlier, thinking it would save her from embarrassment. Now, she was desperately in need of Melody vouching for their rtionship.
However, Melody promptly brushed off her hand, and aloofly said. Im sorry, but we are not acquainted <b>at </b>all.” She finished <b>signing </b>the ownership transfer document, exchanged contact details with Wilmot, and made her way out.
Wilmot was in a hurry to visit his son at the hospital, so he did not hold Melody back. He left as soon as she departed.
Mabel was left standing alone <b>in </b><b>the </b>shop, enduring scrutinizing looks from the staff in the shop
Furious, she ran after Melody <b>and </b>shouted, “Stand still, Melody!”
Melody stopped in her tracks and gave Mabel a hostile re. “What <b>can </b>I do for you, Miss Fox?
“Stop your act, <b>you </b>slut! Why did you say you don’t know me? Mabel demanded.
Melody put on an aggrieved face and said, “Isn’t that what you wanted? You told me to pretend we didn’t <b>know </b>each other so I wouldn’t embarrass you, right?”
Mabel could not find her retort, as Melody had used what she said against her.
Suddenly, she recalled Ken also appeared and helped Melody earlier in the day. She reckoned Melody became more. arrogant after being backed by Ken.
She got closer to Melody <b>and </b>said <b>in </b>a hushed voice, “If you think Ken Swanson has <b>your </b><b>back</b>, and now you can act high and mighty, you are wrong! That’s wishful thinking on your part!”
Ken Swanson? So he’s Ulric’s <b>brother</b>?” Melody was dumbfounded. She thought Ken was just <b>a </b>member of the extended Swanson family <b>and </b>had not expected him to be so closely rted to Ulric.
“Let me tell you something. Ken <b>may </b>be running the Swanson Group for now, but he can never be the true heir! He injured Ulric for <b>his </b>selfish gains. Do you think he would still stand a chance when Ulric recovers from his injuries? No way! Everyone <b>may </b>appear to respect him, but they are talking behind his back. Once Ulric regains control of Swanson Group, Ken will be in trouble. So if you are counting on Ken to be your backer, you can forget it. An evil man like him would never fall for an ugly duckling like you, Mabel added.
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