A lot could happen within three years.Melody lost her memories after an accident on her cruise ship, and her parents were soon met with a car accident.When she found out about the news of their passing from Irwin, she herself couldn't believe it at all. That was, until Irwin showed her their forensic reports. Only then was she able to gradually accept this new reality. For the past two days, she had been acting nonchalant just to hide the pain in her heart.Now, Melody's entire body quivered as she caressed the photo. Whenever she closed her eyes, all she could think of were her parents’ corpses, burned beyond recognition. She couldn't fathom how much torture they endured during that time, nor did she dare to imagine how they handled the news of her cruise ship exploding. 'They probably felt like their world was crumbling before their eyes.'Now, despite having returned, everything changed.Melody balled her fists tightly, her eyes bloodshot as she clenched her jaw. 'I'll
Luke swallowed. Cautiously, he reported in a shaky voice, "Three years ago, Ms. Melody appeared in Chinoria out of nowhere. She doesn’t have any relatives, and our background investigation of her resulted in nothing. We’re still working on it, sir."Christopher was displeased. Turning to Luke, he snarled, "You’re disappointing!""I’m so sorry, sir."Luke was trembling, but he had to continue the report. "Also, we need your authorization regarding the continuation of our project with Nolan Enterprise."Christopher frowned.When the ex-president was still alive, Nolan Enterprise and Bolton Enterprise had several projects together. After the man passed away, Nolan Enterprise fell into a mess. The current president made massive changes in the company management, and all their collaborative projects weren’t extended. Christopher wondered if things had changed, now that a new president had risen."How’s Nolan Enterprise now?"Luke quickly replied, "Ms. Nolan has regained control o
Christopher’s voice was a low whisper. "Grandpa, I have work to do...""Work?” Jonathan roared. “Bah! Stop making excuses! Get back here now! Cough, cough, cough..."Jonathan hung up. Forced to face his grandfather, Christopher felt himself growing weary.The moment he reached the Bolton Manor, his mother Olivia greeted him with a smile."Good job, son! You’ve made the correct decision. That Melody is no good, no good at all. A poor woman like her can’t possibly be the honorable Mrs. Bolton!" she said happily.Christopher frowned.He had seen with his own eyes how harsh his mother had been to Melody for three whole years. He was quite impressed with Melody—no matter how cruel his mother was to her, she never complained or went against his mother’s will. She had acted with perfection."Mom, Melody did a great job as my wife," he said.Olivia was startled to hear it, and looked at Christopher in disbelief. She didn’t expect her son to refute her.Still, she didn’t dare to argu
Christopher nodded, satisfied.Seeing Christopher’s mood getting better, Luke went on, "Sir, what should we do in response to Ms. Talia’s interview? The world and the media are paying attention to her now. Some shareholders are unhappy with its impact on Bolton Enterprise, and may go after her. Shall we warn Ms. Talia about that?"When Luke mentioned that, Christopher grew irritated."No, I prefer the direct approach," he said. Luke went silent; he knew Christopher was furious with Talia. He prayed Christopher would show her some mercy. -Melody knew nothing about the conversation between Christopher and Jonathan. If she did, she would’ve put up fireworks to celebrate. The next day, she went to work as usual.Melody knew very well that there were many complicated affairs in the company and that it was impossible for her to correct everything in a short time. Although most people were terrified and seemed to obey her, they didn’t respect her. Nolan Enterprise had been under B
Melody was startled, and hesitated. She wanted to tell Frederick everything, but she didn’t know where to begin.She pursed her lips, and clenched her fists."It's a long story. Let’s talk about it next time. “I need your help, Frederick. Nolan Enterprise is facing a great challenge because of Benjamin and his minions. I want to bring it back on the right path—in fact, I want to bring the company to the next level. I have to keep what my parents have achieved! “I know you were forced to resign. Even though I’ve regained control over the enterprise, the majority of them don’t respect me. I need someone competent to assist me. I can only trust you! Will you help me?”Frederick was touched by Melody’s sincerity. He was ecstatic. He had been waiting for this moment for two years!"Your wish is my command, Miss!" he declared.Melody was relieved to hear his promise."I’m sure you suspected someone was behind the tragedies, too. I want them to pay for what they did. I need your a
Victor immediately panicked. Seeing as Melody wasn’t saying anything, though, he assumed she hadn’t heard him.He smiled, and asked her politely, “Going down, Ms. Nolan?”Melody ignored him, and glanced at Benjamin.Benjamin noticed her stare. He smiled, and pressed the elevator. "Your father would be very proud of you if he’s watching you from heaven."Melody thought differently. ‘If my father really is watching from heaven, he’d kill you, or maybe go after you in your nightmares!’"This is Nolan Enterprise. Instead of getting me more assistants, why don’t you put more effort into generating revenue? You’re paid to work. I hope you’ll keep this in mind," she said. The smile on Benjamin’s face froze. Melody’s rudeness made him seethe. He was sure she was incapable—he couldn’t wait to see her fail!At the same time, Albert was sitting by the window of the foyer. He attracted a lot of attention.Dressed in a white T-shirt and jeans, he was the picture-perfect image of a beautiful
The sound of Evelyn kneeling was so loud, everyone in the foyer turned to look in her direction. When they saw her sprawled on the ground, they tried not to laugh."Pfft!"Melody smirked. "Hey now, I’m not the president of Chinoria. You don’t have to do that."Alice covered her mouth in surprise, and hurriedly helped Evelyn up.Albert withdrew his foot. He just wanted to please Melody. How bad could he be?Benjamin strode forward quickly. He pushed Alice away and grabbed Evelyn, his face livid as he demanded, "What are you doing here?"His voice wasn’t loud, but he sounded quite angry. Never in his life had he been so embarrassed! Evelyn gritted her teeth, her face flushed with shame. She glared resentfully at Melody, and tried to pull Albert to her. "Dad, I have good news! I found you the perfect candidate to promote our jewelry!" she declared.Albert dodged Evelyn when she tried to pull him to her, but she didn’t mind. To Evelyn, she was currently outshining Melody. "Dad
Evelyn was stunned."Why? Why her?! I have been your fan for three years..." she muttered helplessly. Alice pursed her lips. Fearing that Evelyn would do something extreme, she pulled the latter aside. The crowd looked away, bursting into hushed whispers. "I knew she was lying. She’s not Albert’s friend.""I feel sorry for Miss Nolan. I thought she’d make us approach Albert, but she did it herself. Miss Evelyn tried to take credit for it, too. Poor Miss Nolan!"Albert heard their whispers, and turned to Benjamin. "She’s your daughter. Don’t you have anything to say?"Benjamin glared furiously at his daughter. It was foolish of him to trust her! He thought she was competent for once, but in the end, Evelyn was still Evelyn. She couldn’t do anything right. How ironic! If he got demoted because of this, his plan to transfer the company funds overseas would fail. He had to do something! With the money in his hands, forget Albert Scott—even Melody couldn’t touch him! And so, h