“If you’re in doubt about the ingredients she used, she can leave all the fragrances she personally made here. You can do whatever analysis you want. All seven ingredients wouldn’t cost more than 200 dollars in total anyway—it wouldn’t even be enough to buy feed for our cattle!”Shane was feeling much more confident now. Not only did he translate what Pamela wanted to say, he even added his own wrath into his tone.Pamela once again explained that the cost of her fragrance was very low, and that was enough to shut up all the foreign doubters!“The perfume made by contestant number sixteen is quite fresh and fragrant. Smelling it is enough to make me feel relaxed. Its smell and the method used to make it are both simple, and on top of that, the cost is very low. All of this fits the criteria of this competition. It’s only natural for her to win the first place!”The judges from within the country summarized in time.Aiden bit his lip. The staff member that had given him the hand si
Melanie was getting suspicious.Suddenly, she saw something purple in the luggage that Pam had cleaned up. It was something that would make a clear sound when interacted with... Something that she couldn’t be more familiar with too...That was the hand-made wind chime that she’d commissioned for Elder Gibson!The person that Elder Gibson couldn’t forget...! She really was Pamela!“What is it?”Pam asked when she saw Melanie staring in a general direction, a stunned look on her face.Pamela was also looking at her.Melanie had a lot of questions inside of her, but she didn’t know how to ask her. All she could do was smile and say, “It’s fine...”Elder Gibson had booked a hotel for Pamela and her family. After seeing them off, Melanie couldn’t help but call Elder Gibson and ask, “I just saw that wind chime with Pamela from Mount Coloss... You know who she is?”“I knew that I couldn’t hide this from you...” Elder Gibson said after pausing a little. “But why did you phrase your qu
“One is when I first saw you. The other one is when I saw the bracelet you’re wearing,” Pamela wrote in graceful handwriting.Melanie furrowed her eyebrows.At this time, Pemela continued writing on the paper. “Who do your master think I look like? Who is that person?”Melanie pouted.When she stayed at Mount Coloss, the bracelet she had been wearing was from Madam Morgan. Elder Gibson had once told her that Madam Morgan and Yelena were best friends, so that would make sense.“Does the name Yelena York ring a bell?” Melanie asked, and even picked up a pen and wrote the name on the paper.Pamela looked at it for a while before shaking her head, her disappointment apparent.“It’s just something my master suspects. Even he himself isn’t that sure. Maybe it might not be the case,” Melanie reassured.After thinking over it a little, she asked again, “But you said that you feel like you’ve seen me before back when we first met?”Pamela nodded earnestly.That...didn’t make sense, th
“Mute, not deaf-mute.”Nathan prompted his subordinate irritably.“O-Of course.”“Two of our veterans from Tempest have personally met with Yelena. They said that other than her appearance, everything else points to her being Yelena,” Nathan said, eyes narrowed.“But... Didn’t they say that her appearance was different? Not to mention that Yelena has been dead for so many years... How could a dead woman be walking around?” His subordinate still doubted it.“Who said that she’s dead?”Nathan gave him a glare.“There are plenty of people that the Yorks said are dead but are still alive, correct?!”“Of... Of course.” His subordinate didn’t dare to retort anymore.-Melanie had just left the hotel when she received her mother’s call. “Melanie, I’m back! I’ve asked Nancy to prepare your favorite dishes! Will you come home for dinner tonight?”“Sure, I’ll head back home right now,” Melanie responded immediately.During dinner.Melanie asked, “Mom, there’s nothing urgent back at
The next night, Eliza took Melanie to the charity gala.As Eliza was going to spend some time catching up with old friends, Melanie moved to the side after greeting them.She took a plate and went over to the buffet table, wanting to take something to eat, then something interesting at the buffet area.A young girl was eating quickly. The plate she was holding was so full of food that the plate’s white color was completely covered, but she was still eyeing the desserts and piling them onto her plate. The amount of food on her plate had formed into a small hill.Melanie walked over with her plate when the girl suddenly tripped over her own shoes. Before she slipped, Melanie grabbed her by the arm and held her up.“Melanie! You’re here!” Pam exclaimed in surprise.“You’re not used to wearing high heels. Who gave you such a difficult outfit to wear?” Melanie asked.“Shush!”Pam signaled to Melanie not to say that. “It’s from Mr. Quinn. I like it a lot! See, I look so nice in this!
“Sure.”Even if it was a trap, she could only get closer to the truth by facing it directly.Melanie agreed to it without any hesitation. Nethan immediately led her to a quieter balcony. After closing the door leading to the balcony, only then did he make a request for a conference call to Clement.The man on the screen looked somewhat familiar. His hair was all white, but Melanie could still remember his face. That was because a few months after the surgery, she’d gone to visit Clement at the hospital frequently. He was the one that had organized her physical therapy.“Uncle Cyrus...”Melanie was still using the name she’d used to refer to him when she was little.“Are you doing well now, Melanie? This is great!” Clement said with a smile.“How are you and your family?” Melanie asked.“We’re doing well,” Clement answered without hesitation.“Uncle Cyrus, there’s something I want to ask you...” Melanie immediately asked.“I know what you want to ask,” Clement said on his own
What delivery boy?Melanie chased after Annie’s voice and saw that Annie had already left, leaving only Jeffrey standing at the door while looking at her.“Why didn’t you come home?” He asked and closed the door.“I bought this home myself.”Melanie pointed behind her. “Speaking of which, I really don’t have any privacy when I’m with you... I didn’t go back to Marina Heights, didn’t go back to my family home, and am not staying with Annie, but you still know that I have a new place?”Jeffrey didn’t explain. He simply approached her and asked, “You met Nathan during the gala tonight? Is it because he said something?”“He did say something. Nervous?” Melanie asked.“What’s there for me to feel nervous about? I’m worried about you,” Jeffrey said honestly.Melanie then told Jeffrey about what Nathan had said. She even told him about her video conference with Clement, and that he personally admitted that someone from Morgan Group did look for him and force him to commit perjury.“D
“What happened? Calm down and explain clearly,” Melanie told Pam.Pam was on the verge of crying as she said nervously and in fear, “So many people are appearing at the hotel, and they don’t look friendly! They said they want to take my mom away, saying that she needs to see someone... I’m calling you while hiding in the bathroom...”“Who are they? Who do they want her to see? Calm down and tell me everything you can,” Melanie said as she signaled to Jeffrey that something was wrong.Jeffrey took her out and into the car while Pam said, “They said that she needs to do some kind of test, that there’s something wrong with my mom’s identity...”“Go back and stay with Pamela. Wait for me. I’ll be there soon.” Melanie consoled her then hung up.“The Yorks?” Melanie asked Jeffrey, who was driving.“Possibly,” he answered.Melanie’s brain began to race, and she quickly called Elder Gibson. “Master...”Just as she started to speak, Elder Gibson said, “I know. I’m going there as well. I