Chapter 164
There was a hint of apology in J’s eyes as she said to Melody under Ynda’s questioning gaze, “I apologize, Miss Meloily, I didn’t look <b>closely </b>earlier. This brooch is the same style as the one I gave to Mabel, but it’s not the one I gave her. It was our mistake, Miss Melody”
<b>Ynda </b>held her breath instantly as she thought. How could my second n fail <b>as </b>well! How <b>did </b>Melody discover it? Did she guess my n from the very beginning! No, that’s impossible, there’s no way Melody could be this clever.
Clinging to herst hope, Ynda asked J. “<b>Miss </b>Murphy, are you sure this <b>isn’t </b>the brooch you gave Mabel?”
J maintained an apologetic smile and said. “Yes, I’m sure.”
J wished she could say it was the one she gave Mabel, but seeing how calmly Melody was handling things, she couldn’t be sure there wasn’t another trap waiting
Instead of letting people suspect she was in cahoots with Mabel and Ynda, J thought it was better to temporarily let Melody off the hook because her reputation was much more important than Melody’s
With <b>J’s </b>response, Ynda <b>and </b>Mabel’s faces turned very ugly.
They <b>had </b>already thought that Melody might not be easy to deal with, which <b>was </b>why they set up two traps but they didn’t expect Melody to avoid the first one and even swap out the brooch in advance.
Ynda’s mind was already in chaos, but she managed to hold it together and forced a smile, saying, ‘Melody, I made a mistake, and I’m sorry for the misunderstanding. But it was all for your good as I fear you might have picked up some bad habits in the countryside. I believe you won’t me me, right!
Melody responded meaningfully. “Ynda, most people in the countryside are quite simple and <b>honest</b><b>, </b>it’s the big cities where you find more pickpockets<b>.</b>”
Ynda didn’t understand what Melody meant, but Melody couldn’t be bothered to exin and walked straight up to Mabel.
Mabel was not <b>as </b>good at hiding her emotions as Ynda, so her feelings were disyed on her face, which was a mix of disbelief, unwillingness, anger, and confusion.
As Melody suddenly approached her. Mabel was <b>startled </b>and quickly tried to <b>hide </b>her expression when she <b>heard </b>Melody ask calmly. “Mabel why <b>do </b>you seem so surprised <b>that </b>the brooch I’m wearing <b>isn’t </b>the one you lost?”
“I am not.” Mabel blushed with anxiety.
Ynda frowned and stood up for Mabel, saying, “Melody, what are you trying to do? Mabel is <b>just </b><b>anxious </b>because she can’t find the brooch.
“Really? You’re not feeling guilty, are you?” Melody asked Mabel again.
<b>“</b>What nonsense are you talking about?” Ynda’s face darkened.
Mabel also argued back. <b>“</b>Why would I feel guilty!”
Melody calmly said, “That’s something you should ask yourself. Why do you feel guilty, and why are you so surprised?”
Mabel replied <b>loudly</b>, “I’m not”
“Are you not? Then I must have misunderstood. Sorry, Mabel. I think you wouldn’t <b>mind </b>my misunderstanding, just <b>as </b>I don’t mind Ynda’s misunderstanding of me, right?” Melody smiled <b>apologetically </b>and linked arms with Mabel.
Mabel found Melody’s closeness very repulsive, but at this critical moment, she couldn’t show discord between them and could only force a smile, nodding. “Yes, I don’t mind.”
However, in the next moment, she felt Melody’s fingers press on <b>a </b>cemain point on her arm.
Then, Mabel gasped in pain, her lund <b>lost </b>strength<b>, </b>and the purse she <b>was </b>holding fell to the ground.
Just as she <b>was </b>about to question why Melody pinched her, she saw two shiny items slide out of the fallen <b>purse</b><b>; </b>one was the brooch she had personally pinned on Melody’s cloth, and the other <b>was </b>a diamond <b>bracelet</b>.
Mabel’s <b>eyes </b>widened in <b>shock </b>as she didn’t have such a <b>bracelet</b><b>, </b>and then an ominous feeling spread throughout her body, making her scalp Lingle.
She <b>instinctively </b>wanted to step on it to hide it, but it was toote <b>as </b>Melody had already picked up the bracelet from the ground, holding it in her hand while examining it in confusion
Melody remarked, “Mabel, I don’t remember that you have such a bracelet. Could this bracelet be Ms. Lawreixe’s?”
Fairlee was also shocked <b>as </b>she thought, “Didn’t J say she had put it on Melody<b>? </b>Why is the bracelet in Mabel’s purse?”
As everyone’s eyes were on Fairlee, she couldn’t exchange nces with J, only pretending to be angry while questioning. “Mabel, how did my lost bracelet end up in your purse??
Since both daughters of the Fox family were aplices in Bary’s injury and hospitalization, Fairlee felt <b>that </b>framing either one would be the
Fairlee naturally looked fierce, so when she frowned, her aggressive look seared Mabel so much that <b>Mabel </b>forgot to defend herself.
Not expecting Fairlee’s lost bracelet to be found <b>on </b>Mabel, Ynda was shocked and quickly stepped in to defend Mabel, smiling apologetically. “Ms. Lawrence, there must be some misunderstanding<b>”</b>
“Misunderstanding?” Fairlee picked up the bracelet before asking Ynda, “Is this what you call a misunderstanding? Did my bracelet grow wings and fly into your daughter’s purse?”
“Well Just as Ynda was about to speak, Melody suddenly stepped in front of Mabel to face <b>Fairlee</b>. “Ms. Lawrence, Mabel is young and ignorant. please don’t send her to the police station. I believe this is her first time doing something like this and I hope you can forgive her just this once, please?Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.
This dramatic plea made Melody secretly give herself a thumbs–up.
On the other hand, Mabel couldn’t stay calm anymore and burst out. “Melody, shut up. I didn’t take the bracelet
Mabel hated Melody <b>so </b>much that she wanted to strangle her right now.
“Mabel!” Ynda gave Mabel a warning look<b>, </b>then turned coldly to Melody
In these few minutes, Ynda hadpletely understood that the bracelet must have been ced in Mabel’s purse by Melody.
Ynda and Mabel had nned to frame Melody, but instead they were outwitted.
However, they had no evidence, and due to the brooch incident, they had already lost everyone’s trust.
Thinking that it would only make things worse and <b>cause </b>an even bigger joke if she used Melody now, Ynda had no choice but to endure it. trying to brush this off
Feeling deeply troubled or anxious, Ynda’s gaze was piercing as if it could cut like daggers, then she whispered to Melody so only the two of them <b>could </b>hear, “Bitch, you’ll pay for what you did today”
Melody heard Ynda’s threat and smirked coldly in her heart, thinking that if it weren’t for her to turn the tables and falsely use Mabel, Ynda and Mabel would not have spared her.
Melody decided to not let them off the hook easily because she knew that if Ynda <b>and </b>Mabel managed to frame her for stealing something earlier, her fate would be a thousand times worse than Mabel’s.
Melody was no longer the person she
in her past life and would never be defeated by them so easily.
While this <b>was </b>just Melody’s small warning to Ynda and Mabel, she would make them suffer severe consequences of framing her.