Irwin blinked. "What is it?"Melody was focused on driving, however, and did not respond. Even as the beautiful night view passed fleetingly, none of it seemed to interest Irwin—if anything, his annoyance only grew as he could not help ranting, "Honestly, how do the minds of the Boltons work? Olivia Bailey is so stupid she can't even steal a painting… How did she even marry into their family?!"While they were paid damages, did Melody even need the money?! Even her shoes were worth millions!It was such a pity that they could not find the painting, let alone obtain it.And that was all Christopher's fault!Fuming, Irwin suddenly had an idea and turned toward Melody with a blazing gaze. "Actually, why don't you just paint another if we can't retrieve it?"He had seen her paint, and her art was breathtaking to say the least! In fact, one of her works had gained the favor of the Queen of Stabion, and she even invited Melody to a banquet at her palace. Still, Melody rejected the in
The moon's glow spilled through the window and into the hallway, illuminating Melody's visage within a tender halation.Upon a closer look, it was a look of wistfulness.Irwin certainly could tell—now that the Seascape Painting was found, his boss was definitely missing her father.Despite her tough, valiant exterior, she was as tender as she was affectionate on the inside. From the meticulously preserved greenhouse to the incidents revolving around the Seascape Painting, her strong desire to honor her late parents was obvious.Feeling pained from just seeing that, Irwin spoke quietly to comfort her, "Well, your hard work paid off, and the painting's back. Their remembrance day will be perfect, ma'am!"Irwin was right—Melody's mother loved her flowers, and her father had a passion for art. Given that his favorite painting was this painting, he would certainly be delighted wherever he was now.Melody was relieved too, and there was just one loose end yet to be tied up.After all,
Luke was watching Christopher's reaction through the rearview mirror.After so many outbursts, he finally realized that Christopher would visibly scowl whenever Melody was mentioned but insisted on talking about her anyway.Luke certainly wanted to point out that he cared a little too much for his ex-wife, even though they were already divorced.Still, he was only human and valued his life!On the other hand, Christopher could tell that he wanted to say something. "Something on your mind?"Luke promptly shook his head. "N-Nothing."Christopher snorted, not bothered to press the issue as he snapped, "Have someone keep an eye on my mom. Make sure she's staying home and not doing anything stupid again!"Melody was devious. He would never let her get another chance!"Yes, sir. No worries, sir," Luke assured him. "Are we heading home now?"Christopher was rubbing between his brows, annoyed at the thought that his mother would inevitably start crying and complaining about the painti
The person on the other end allowed his voice to trail off, upsetting Olivia in turn. "Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me already!"The person on the other end chuckled. "We just received word that Melody got into a car with an old man, looking all mysterious… Who knows what they're up to?""With an old man?!" Olivia appeared disgusted right then, as if her very ears were defiled. "Hah! That wretch is truly brazen!"So, Melody was not satisfied with a young stud and now wanted a geezer too?! Curse her! That bumpkin pretended to be all sweet and docile at home, and Olivia was sick to the stomach at the thought that Melody was once her daughter-in-law!It was such an insult to her family!"You're not making a mistake, right?" she asked. "Where have they gone?""West side of the city, at the outskirts. We're still following them, but we can provide a location in real time," the person on the end said."Send it already!" Olivia snapped as she picked up her handbag off the tab
Olivia held an umbrella with one hand and kept her cape over her shoulders with the other as she looked around in disgust.She had been carefully tailing them, taking detours and hiding behind corners, almost running down a pedestrian at one point. It certainly took effort to finally reach this place!Contrary to her expectations of catching them red-handed at the hotel, she found in surprise that Melody picked a grave for her date with the old man!The bumpkin was really crazy! Even so, despite Olivia's fortune teller recently telling her to avoid sinister locations, she had to come to expose Melody. She would repay every grievance she suffered at Melody's hands by personally tearing her pretentious self apart!With that in mind, she cast a sideways glance at the pair standing in front of the gravestones. Still, the man with Melody was somehow familiar…Though Olivia's disposition was nothing to boast about, she had attended important events as Christopher's mother from time to
"Stop, Frederick!" Melody snapped coolly, cutting him short.While Olivia was flushed down to her neck, Melody's beautiful face was staunch, though the air around her seemed to turn cool just then.Frederick was actually stunned—Melody was really angry now!"What?!" Olivia reared her chin, demanding in disdain despite flinching a little from Melody's glare. "Everything I said is the truth, isn't it? Or are you trying to argue against that?"Melody simply sneered in turn. "You were saying I bewitched your father-in-law, but where's the proof? Come to think of it, you claim yourself to be the sole lady in the Bolton household and his legitimate daughter-in-law… but you're nowhere to be found when he was admitted to the hospital, were you? You were off playing cards and meeting some fresh-faced youth, having no intention of caring for the old man, weren't you?"She spoke with composure, but her words were filled with sharp, prickly barbs. And she certainly struck Olivia where it hu
Everyone was surprised as they turned to find a man in a black baseball jersey striding toward them.His skin was fair and his figure towering, while his handsome visage was brimming with rage. He made a beeline for Melody, putting an arm to shield her behind himself.As Melody locked eyes with him, his gaze seemed to say: "It's alright, I'm here now."Frederick breathed a long sigh of relief in turn—he was aware that Levian would return, but certainly not so soon.Be that as it may, now that he was back, no one would dare to bully Melody now!On the other hand, Olivia's eyes widened so much they almost popped out of their sockets. Still, she completely ignored being called a mongrel, as her only concern was Levian calling Melody 'Mel'.The man was as good-looking as he was well-dressed, making it clear that he was no average Joe. If anything, he looked like he came from riches!Still, Olivia was furious despite her surprise—things were worse than she thought, but she was also
Melody was actually stunned for once. Levian had a bad temper even for a rich kid, but he actually cared to keep up appearances. If anything, this was the first time Melody had ever seen him getting physical!Still, she had no intention of stopping him. Olivia deserved it!After all, she had suffered every day for over three years because of that woman.Olivia had once forbidden her from using the washing machine to wash her wool coat in the middle of winter. Even though Melody ended up suffering from frostbite the next day, Olivia scolded her for being careless!When Jonathan gave Melody some pocket money, Olivia promptly took it from Melody and lost it all on gambling. When Melody tried to reason with Olivia nicely, Olivia punished her, forbidding her from eating for the entire day.And in the middle of the night, she would always be woken up by Olivia, who demanded massages. There was this one occasion when she was really enfeebled from a fever, but Olivia blamed her for bein