Chapter 191: Calling Card


    Everyone was too stunned to react when Kieran said that it was more appropriate to send Charles to


    the military instead of Melody.


    After all, their n was to send Melody, the jinx of the family, away from there, not Charles! Charles


    was the beloved son of the Sullivan family, they never even thought of making him suffer.


    Murmurs erupted in the crowd except for Melody who remained calm and was already losing interest in


    the situation.


    They were all intrigued by the drama that unfolded in front of them.


    Charles’ mouth dropped and his eyes widened.


    When he finally came to his senses, he felt anxiety and quickly responded, "No! I don’t want to! I won''t


    go!"


    Kieran looked at Charles sternly, putting authority in his words, "I''m afraid this decision is not up to


    you."


    Elizabeth knew that once Kieran decided something, it was considered final and she couldn''t ept


    that, not when Charles was the one getting the punishment.She immediately tried to stop Kieran while


    asking for help from Gwendolyn as well.


    Meanwhile, Gwendolyn felt distressed for her grandson.


    She wouldn''t allow Charles to be sent to the military! Gwendolyn faced Kieran and nervously tried to


    persuade him, "Kieran, you know that Charles is still young, don''t you? Let''s talk about this when he


    gets older, okay?"


    Gwendolyn was smart.She had an inkling that maybe Melody was indeed hard to deal with.She may


    have aged but her instincts never failed her.


    Melody wasn’t just an ordinary country bumpkin, which was probably the reason why her daughter


    came to ask her for help.


    It turned out that this harbinger of misfortune that the former head of the Sullivan family sent to the


    countryside since childhood brought more trouble than she anticipated.She must turn this situation


    around immediately.She faked a warm and gentle smile and looked at everyone.


    "Alright, enough talk of that.It''s my birthday party and we should celebrate.I would like to thank


    everyone here for celebrating yet another year with me.Now, before the dishes get cold, let''s eat!"


    After Gwendolyn spoke, everyone ceased their whispers and immediately dispersed.


    The reason why Gwendolyn suddenly stopped the discussion was that their n wasn''t going the way


    they hoped.


    It was supposed to be Melody who would be sent to the military but she managed to overturn the


    crowd''s criticisms from her to Charles.


    And because of that, Gwendolyn acknowledged that she definitely underestimated Melody.


    Who knew she was much smarter than she let on? In Gwendolyn''s eyes, Melody pretended to be


    powerless and tried hard not to stand out, as if she was looking for the right time to unleash her real


    personality.


    And if they continued with the situation from earlier, it was no doubt they would lose against Melody.


    They might as well retreat and formte a more formidable n to kick that scheming woman out.


    Meanwhile, when Elizabeth saw how Gwendolyn tried to divert the people''s attention from earlier, she


    wanted to argue.


    But for the sake of Charles, she remained silent even though Melody wasn''t getting the punishment


    she deserved.


    When everyone found their seats, the birthday party officially began.


    Sarah was worried that Melody may have been negatively affected by what happened.She thought that


    if she were in Melody''s shoes earlier, she would definitely cry and wouldn''t have the energy to be part


    of this party anymore.She immediately went to Melody’s side tofort her.


    "Mellie, are you okay? What they did to you was totally unfair and Charles was being too immature and


    unreasonable.It was a good thing that you were smart enough to resolve the conflict real quick.At least


    now, everyone knew that it was Charles who started it and even Grandmother didn’t insist on sending


    you to the military anymore."


    Melody nodded and Sarah sighed a breath of relief.


    When Sarah turned around, Melody smirked to herself and sarcastically thought, ‘Does Grandma really


    recognize the truth that it was Charles’ fault, or did she stop the discussion because she knew she


    can''t win against me?’


    Everyone knew what exactly happened or why Gwendolyn diverted everyone''s attention when Charles


    was the one being oppressed, but Sarah was blinded by her love for her family that she couldn''t think ill


    of them.


    But Melody didn’t want to tell Sarah their dirtyundry.


    Since Melody was already aware of this, she would choose to protect Sarah''s innocence and kind heart


    instead.


    As hours passed, the party went on without a hitch.


    It was a magnificent celebration with the guests enjoying the event, and offering their gifts and wishes


    to the birthday celebrant.


    When the party was over, Sarah immediately went to Melody so they could go home together.


    Melody was still staying at Sarah’s apartment, so she didn''t think it was necessary to wait for Quince


    and the others to leave, too.She could just follow Sarah and leave first.


    The two of them went up to greet the two elders of the Cahan family and inform them that they were


    leaving.


    Sarah knew that Melody preferred not to talk to anyone, so she spoke for the both of them,


    "Grandfather, Grandmother, I''m afraid we''ll have to head home first.


    I have work tomorrow and Melody has to wake up early for her morning sses."


    Gwendolyn nodded and smiled at them, "I understand.Be careful on the road.Take these red


    envelopes, one for each of you."


    Melody looked at the two red envelopes given to them, she already knew that they contained next to


    nothing.


    When she saw the thick red envelope Charles received, she couldn''t help but think it wasughable.


    However, Sarah was still grateful and dly received them.


    After all, it was tude if she didn''t ept them when it was given by their Grandmother.


    When Sarah got the envelopes, Gwendolyn spoke up.


    As the family’s elder, she didn''t forget to remind Sarah of her duties and responsibilities as ady of the


    Sullivan family.


    "Sarah, you are a respectable daughter of the Sullivan family.Surely you don''t think that you''ll do that


    ridiculous job forever, do you? When you''re done ying around, feel free toe back and wait for


    your father to arrange you with an eligible bachelor of another influential family.Marriage is the key to a


    comfortable life."


    Sarah scrunched the envelopes in her hands as she turned pale instantly.


    When Melody saw Sarah''s reaction, she knitted her eyebrows.She was well aware that Sarah was


    working hard to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry.


    But it turned out that the family didn''t even recognize her struggles.


    A ridiculous job? ying around? This olddy really had a knack for hurting and humiliating people.


    She didn’t even show an ounce of respect for Sarah and her chosen career.


    "Let''s go home." Melody said as she grabbed Sarah''s hand to lead her out, which also pulled Sarah out


    of her trance.


    Sarah bade farewell to the two elders again and followed Melody.


    Meanwhile, Melody didn’t walk out without secretly ring at both Roger and Gwendolyn.


    When the twodies were out of Gwendolyn''s sight, she finally took the chance toin to her


    husband.


    "Elizabeth was right.That Melody girl brings nothing but trouble for both the Sullivan and Cahan


    families.Just look at her arrogant personality, it''s extremely infuriating."


    "No wonder she''s called the jinx of the family.Even Sarah wasn''t spared and has been led astray.That


    barbaric girl should just stay in the countryside forever.She shouldn''t havee here in the first ce."


    Roger stared at the twodies’ departing figures with a disgusted look on his face.


    "It''s fine, for now.Let''s take our time to devise another n to kick her out of our families for good.I was


    able to send her away before, I should be able to send her away this time around."


    Melody led Sarah out the hall of the Cahan family mansion.


    When they were about to reach for the door, Sarah suddenly remembered something.


    "Oh no, Mellie, I forgot my handbag.I''ll get it quickly so please wait for me here.I’m sorry! I''ll be back in


    a jiffy!" Sarah said as she sprinted.


    After her grandmother''s words, Sarah was a little sad and upset that she was in aplete daze.


    It was only thanks to Melody that she was able to walk this far but instead, she forgot to bring her


    belongings.


    Before Melody could reply, Sarah was already rushing back to the room in a state of panic.


    As Melody looked at Sarah''s flustered back, she couldn''t help but shake her head and giggle a little.


    Honestly, her elder sister could be such a scatterbrain sometimes.She was always panicking and got


    flustered easily.


    Suddenly, Melody caught movement and a sh of red light in her peripheral vision.She faced the


    strange figure’s direction and stared at it with scrutiny.


    A few secondster, a person emerged from the dark corner.


    Kieran wasn''t fond of too much socialization and noise, that was why he hid in the corner of the hall to


    grab a smoke.


    Everyone passed by,pletely unaware that someone was in the corner.


    No one noticed his presence, except for this interesting little girl in front of him.


    Kieran raised his head to look at Melody as he shed her a yful grin.


    "You''ve got sharp eyes, little one." Melody didn''t respond to him, instead, she red at him coldly and


    with disdain.


    He was, after all, a Cahan.


    She didn''t trust him at all.


    ‘who does he think he is? Does he think he owns a cloak of invisibility and thought that people wouldn''t


    notice him?’


    ‘Besides, the smell of cigarettes is too heavy.It would be dumb not to notice him" Melody thought to


    herself


    "He''s strange.I still can’t figure him out"


    Kieran could see that Melody disliked him and was wary of him.She wasn''t hiding her ill feelings


    towards him at all.


    Suddenly, small frantic footsteps were going towards their way.


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    Kieran stepped forward and stopped at Melody''s side to whisper in a low voice.


    "No matter what the circumstances are, you''re still my niece.Take this.Don''t hesitate to contact me if


    you need anything."


    Melody reluctantly grabbed the card and was about to protest when she saw Kieran continue to walk


    away from her.


    She shrugged and decided to put the calling card into her pocket.


    When she turned around, she was greeted with a smiling Sarah who finally had her handbag in her


    hands.


    "Mellie, I found it! Let''s go home!."