Chapter 194

Chapter 194

James‘ face stiffened, realizing he had been too obvious. He decided to cut to the chase and said, “Miss Fox, your taste in real estate is truly exceptional. Last night, I tried using my connections to see if there were any units left at the Eastern Garden. Turns out, they were all sold out long ago… not a single unit left.”

Melody guessed what James wanted to know. She said calmly, “Eastern Garden can be considered lucky. If you want to know if there are any similar buildings, I can only apologize.”

James looked embarrassed.

“Fine…”

After a pause, he asked, “How did you know that Eastern Garden would increase?”

Melody casually said, “Traditional medicine and geography actually have some connection. The Eastern Garden has a good geographical environment, and after my real–time observations and cooperation, I confirmed that prices there will rise.”

James’s eyes widened. “I didn’t expect you to know about that!”

“I know a little…” She couldn’t make it up anymore and changed the topic. “Is the amateur chess competition in Silverlake about to begin?”

James paused for a moment, then said, “Yeah, I think so. It’s starting in a few days, right? Why do you suddenly ask about this?”

Melody said concisely, “Zack only has one hobby, playing chess.”

James instantly understood. “Got it. I’ll arrange for chess experts to participate to get close to Zack.”

Melody looked at James and said, “You’ve misunderstood me. I need you to arrange a spot for me. I’ll participate personally.”

James was stunned and asked, “Don’t tell me you know how to play chess.”

“I know a little…”

James could not quite grasp the scale of “knows a little“. He cleared his throat, and said, “Actually, Mr. Swanson is also a chess master. He won first place in the national youth chess competition when he was very young. If you need, he can give you a quick lesson.”

Melody smiled and said, “I’ll look for him if I need him. Thank you.”

James felt a little regretful when he heard this.

If Jane knew that he had taken the initiative to arrange for Miss Fox to get close to Mr. Swanson, she would probably think he had betrayed her again.

He sighed inwardly and sped up without another word.

The car quickly arrived at the entrance of Herbathrive. However, when Melody asked David, he said, “No one came to look for you, let alone the old man you described.”

“Alright… Melody felt a bit disappointed, but quickly pulled herself together and went to the backyard to find Beverly and Colin.

She handed over a prescription and said, “This is the prescription I wrote. Follow this regimen for half a month to prepare your body for the

surgery

Beverly was afraid of the surgery and asked, “Melody, can you come to the hospital to accompany me during the surgery? I’m a little worried…

Melody nodded and agreed without hesitation. Only then did Beverly’s expression relax a little.

“I’m making you some chestnut cake. It’s delicious. I’m almost done with them. Don’t be in a hurry to leave!”

Melody smiled and nodded. She watched Beverly go to the kitchen to get busy.

As Beverly walked away, Colin spoke up to Melody, saying, “Melody, I’ve got some news about the Taylor family that you asked me to inquire about.”

Melody raised an eyebrow. “Are you referring to the Taylor family that owns Green Velvet?”

Colin nodded. “Coincidentally, Ruby came to see me yesterday afternoon. Can you guess what illness she came to see me for?”

Melody replied without hesitation, “Infertility.”

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Colin looked at her in surprise and asked, “How did you know?”

“I guessed,” she said simply.

Colin nodded with a thumbs–up. “Exactly, it’s infertility! They’ve seen many doctors and specialists in the country, but haven’t been successful in having a child. So she came to see me without Mason knowing.”

Melody asked in confusion, “Why would Ruby keep it a secret from Mason?”

“Because Ruby has been the one seeking medical care all along, and Mason has never accompanied her. So, she suspects it might be her husband’s issue. Yesterday, I carefully examined her pulse and found that she doesn’t have any fertility issues, Colin explained.

Melody nodded. “Sometimes when couples struggle to have children, it’s often due to issues on the man’s side.”

“Yes,” Colin said awkwardly, “But between me and my wife, it’s definitely not my issue.”

Melody chuckled softly. “I know. Once her stomach is better, I’ll prescribe something for her.”

Colin nodded repeatedly and scratched his head in embarrassment. “I’ve embarrassed myself in front of you. After all, no man will admit that they have fertility problems.”

Melody nodded. “It’s true for all men, let alone Mason. Born in a wealthy family, he wouldn’t easily set aside his pride to investigate any issues in

that area.”

Colin nodded in agreement. “I recommended you to her. When would you have time to meet her?”

“I don’t have much to do these few days. I can adjust my schedule to meet her whenever she’s available,” Melody replied.

“Great.” Colin nodded. “I’ll go confirm the time with her shortly.”

They talked about the Taylor family for a while, and just then Beverly finished making the chestnut cakes and brought them out.

The golden chestnut cake looked appetizing.

Melody took a bite, and the rich taste of chestnut paste mixed with the sandy filling made her eyes light up.

“Delicious!” Melody raised her thumb and said, “You should open a shop. I will definitely be a loyal customer!”

Beverly was very happy.

“It’s good that you like it. From now on, every time you come, I’ll make it for you.”

Colin pretended to be jealous. “Honey, you treat Melody much better than you treat me!”

Beverly playfully stuffed a piece of chestnut cake into Colin’s mouth. “Now you can’t talk with your mouth full!”

Melody looked at this scene and had an idea.

She roughly knew what method to use to treat Mason.

After leaving Herbathrive, Melody casually logged into the black market forum.

She saw a message from Wendell in her private message.

She quickly clicked on the message.

[Do you really know Nine–Line Needle Acupuncture? If you do, I’ll increase the reward tenfold!]

“Tenfold?”

Melody chuckled mockingly and typed a line in the reply box: [I don’t come out easily. Unless you offer me 200 million dollars, not a penny less, I won’t take this job.]

After replying, she saw that Wendell was not online, so she went to the other sections of the forum to take a look.

There was a post at the top with more than 20 pages of replies.

She clicked on it with interest and saw that the post was actually discussing Eastern Garden.

“The people who bought Eastern Garden are really rich. At this rate, they’ll earn at least ten times more.”

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“I heard that a godly person who knows internal information bought fifteen sets in one go. Huh, it’s really better to be in politics than in business.

Melody realized that they were referring to her.

She exited the forum with waning interest, about to check if there were any jobs available when a breaking news notification from Silverlake popped up on her phone.

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