Jasmine gripped the hem of her dress tightly. She struggled to maintain the graceful smile on her face. The look on her face appeared stiff. She was unsure of how to respond.She dared not meet Melody's eyes, much less Christopher's. In actuality, she had exaggerated her relationship with Christopher to irritate Melody. Christopher had never shown any real interest in her. A potential engagement was never even brought up. She made up everything herself.She thought of an excuse and swiftly responded, "Well, you remembered wrong. Mrs. Bolton advised us to engage on an auspicious day. If there's a good time, we should get engaged. You got it all wrong. It's too soon for us to get engaged."Quickly, Jasmine glanced at Olivia and asked, "Isn't that right, Mrs. Bolton?"Olivia knew she had to step in and help because she adored Jasmine so much as the perfect daughter-in-law.This prompted Olivia to take the initiative to calm things down.She concurred, "That's right. I believe
Jasmine was clearly in the wrong, but she continued to act haughtily.Now, she had to swallow her pride and keep her head down.Her father's scolding had broken her spirit and confidence in front of Melody.Melody watched coldly from the sidelines, convinced that Jasmine had brought it on herself.Andrew stood tall. A chill filled his charming eyes as he stated, "She threw the first insult. A mere apology won't settle this matter."His brow creased in disapproval, and he firmly added, "It's clear that her upbringing has been lacking."Words like that should never be directed at an elder. Bert was so embarrassed by the whole ordeal that he was having trouble keeping his cool.His own daughter was at fault, and he was not in a position to express his frustration."My little girl is still young and ignorant. She did not intend to hurt the feelings of that woman. Guilt is consuming me too."Bert was fuming with wrath. He was disappointed that Jasmine did not live up to his expecta
Melody sent Andrew a signal, which he picked up. He scoffed disdainfully, turned around, and grasped Amelia's hand."I'll do what Mel says," he said. "Okay, let's get going."The air around Christopher was so cold that it might freeze anyone standing nearby.His gloomy expression was enough to strike fear into the average man, but Andrew was no average man.In a tender gesture of affection, Andrew's arm wrapped around Melody's shoulder.When he moved past Christopher, their shoulders brushed against each other.Melody no longer gave Christopher a second look.The three of them headed upstairs together.Christopher was left standing there, looking in their direction. He was feeling a tightness in his chest and was getting irritated about it.Amelia glanced back curiously. She saw that Christopher was still following their every move. In his eyes, there was an enigma that was beyond the little girl's understanding.She wondered who he was because Melody had been in a foul mood
Christopher had never once defended his ex-wife in the last three years. He was not going to back down this time.He stared at Olivia expressionlessly before saying, "Also, I declined to engage with Jasmine long ago. Don't bother going out to play poker with your friends if you insist on bringing more shady people into our home. I will ground you!"Olivia was ready to start her performance. "My goodness!" she wailed. "I can't take it much longer! My son is siding with outsiders."Christopher's icy stare cut her off before she could finish.Awkwardly, Olivia pressed her lips together. It was as if someone had dumped a bucket of ice water on her head, freezing her to the bone.Obviously, Christopher's response was different this time.Over the past three years, he had done nothing to stop her from abusing Melody as her mother-in-law. Olivia could be as cruel as she wanted to her daughter-in-law.And now? Melody seemed to have picked up some witchcraft following the divorce and b
Her pointy heels landed hard on Digby's chest, causing him excruciating pain.Melody had no intention of letting him off the hook easily.Another blow to the face greeted Digby just as he was gasping for oxygen and trying to rise to his feet."Arghh!" shouted Digby in agony.Who knew a woman of such small build could deliver such powerful strikes?Levian, who was watching the action from the sidelines, praised his sister's swift and decisive moves."Mel, you look so cool!" he exclaimed.Melody cautiously moved her wrist and looked at Digby from the towering point. In a chilling voice, she threatened, "If you refuse to speak, I'll beat you until you do."She was attractive, and just seeing her on the street would have revitalized and captivated Digby. But all he could sense at the moment was her tremendous presence, which almost suffocated him.What a scary woman she is!At first, Digby was silent because he was trying to keep an escape route to himself.The way things seemed
"I wonder what's going on?" said a middle-aged woman disdainfully. "But she deserves to be thrashed for being a mistress! She had it coming!" Evelyn was beaten severely all the way from the bed to the floor and took several powerful kicks to the stomach. Her back hurt so badly that she curled into a ball and had trouble straightening her back.There was no reason why Digby had gone crazy and begun assaulting her.She lifted her face in despair, tears streaming down her cheeks. She argued, "No, he's lying! I didn't... Ugh...!!!"Digby denied her the opportunity to defend herself. Raising his foot, he stepped hard on Evelyn's back. She writhed in agony as she was pinned to the floor.Her face was badly swollen and bruised, with two purple patches appearing under her eyes.The onlookers agreed that, as a mistress, she deserved her misfortune. Everyone just stood there, watching the scene unfold. Her screams and squeals of agony fell on deaf ears.She paid no attention to the IV
Although they were close friends, Ethan had not gotten used to Christopher's disdainful gaze.Christopher was staring at him from behind.The sharpness of his eyes made Ethan feel as if they had pierced his body.Ethan shifted his gaze, somewhat guilty. Then he noticed the picture on the table. He asked in astonishment, "Why do you have Andrew's photo?"Christopher took a step forward and picked up the photo."You know him?" he inquired.Ethan slowly closed his mouth. His inner voice silently cried out. Crap! I misspoke."Hahaha, Andrew is an award-winning actor. Everyone knows who he is." Ethan tried to lighten the mood by forcing a laugh. There was growing tension as he refrained from speaking further.Indifferently, Christopher began, "About that Troln bidding project...""Hey! It's not cool to threaten me!” With obvious irritation, Ethan spun his head around and ran his fingers through his hair."I'm just chit-chatting with you," he protested. "Can't I talk about it
That made Olivia overjoyed. Astonished, she said, "Oh my, you're such a sweetheart. Give me the details!" Her daughter, she believed, was thoughtful and dear to her heart. On the contrary, Christopher would be more likely to lecture her than to offer counsel.After her previous setback, Natasha had begun to monitor Nolan Enterprise's every move.She was continuously monitoring the news and noted an outpouring of pleasant remarks about Melody online.People praised her for being a decisive, self-sufficient, and dominant modern woman."Mom, you won't believe this, but recently a lot of people have been applauding that bitch, calling her a modern, powerful woman."Natasha clarified, "She doesn't rely on men, doesn't need men, and is completely committed to her career."After hearing this, Olivia scoffed, "What a lie! What can a fool do? Doesn't she have to do all sorts of housework to get by in our house? What a charlatan!""That's right! What do you think would happen if it beca