Chapter 909 With great effort, Mabel walked through the corridor toward the childrenâs room. She had just placed her hand on the handle when the bedroom door was yanked open.â Mommy⦠Grandma?
Why are you here?â Haroldâs face was filled with disappointment.
Mabel said softly, âHal, be good. Your mommy and I have things to discuss. Something just between girls. Melody is a girl, too. Come, Mel, come see mommy with me.
Melody was all smiles. She lifted her skirt and ran over to her.
But Alden raised his hand to stop her. âMommy said we can only leave the room if she personally came to get us.â
Melody immediately stopped in her tracks. She tilted her head and said, âThatâs right! Mommy has to call for me, then I can go.â
Mabel was almost unable to keep her smile. âYour mommy told me to bring Melody. If we donât go now, Mommy will be mad.â Melody lowered her head and put the tips of her index fingers together. The last two times she saw her mommy, she seemed very different. Her voice had no warmth, and neither did her smile.
âMommy seems especially quick to anger now...â âThen, Iâll go.â Melody turned around and waved at her three brothers. âThis is girlsâ talk Donât eavesdrop, you three!â Mabel released a breath she was holding. She took Melody by the hand and went down the corridor to the bedroom, and gently knocked on the door.
âCome in.â
A manâs voice came from inside the room.
Melody was startled, then she immediately became excited. âDaddyâs home, too?â
Mabel petted the little girlâs soft hair. She suddenly did not want to let Melody go inside. This was her most beloved granddaughter.
How could she put Melody in dangerâ¦
Before she could speak, the door opened, and a strong arm reached out and pulled Melody inside.
Bang!
The door was shut.
Melody was grabbed by the collar. She turned around with wide eyes and caught sight of Adina, but before she could react, her body was turned around.
A face that was identical to Dukeâs stared at her. âHi, Mel. Itâs been a while.â
She was picked up and suspended in midair, and her whole body suddenly froze. âBad guy! Youâre a big meanie! Let me go, let me go!â Melody struggled violently. Adina stood a pace away, and she bit her tongue. When she tasted blood, she gained her composure. âEarl, donât involve the innocent children, i beg you.â âDonât worry. I will treat Melody as though she were my own biological daughter.â
Earl laughed. âFrom now on, the three of us are a family.â He looked at the girl he was holding up. âBe good and call me Daddy, and I will love you forever.â
âYouâre not my daddy! Youâre a bad guy! A demon!â Melody kept struggling. She took the opportunity to grab Earlâs arm and bit down on it. There was no mercy in her bite, and she instantly drew blood. Earl hurled the little girl away.