Chapter 87
Melody Strikes Back
Chapter 87
As Margaret spoke, she walked out without needing anyone to support her.
Ken was shocked and quickly went up to support her.
Although Margaret had recovered from her illness, she was eighty after all. How could she walk so quickly?
Margaret shook her head. âYou worry about people more than I do! When you have a wife and children in the future, youâll have more things to worry about!â
Ken smiled. âDonât worry, Grandma. I donât have to worry about that for the time being
He had no intention of getting married and having children at the moment. Pearly Antiques, his grandmother, and his career were the most important to him.
Margaret was displeased when she heard Kenâs words,
âWhat do you mean you donât have to worry? Iâm already so old but havenât had a greatâgrandchild yet. Even if Iâm better, I have nothing to doâ Margaret paused and said even more forcefully. âLet me tell you, you have to get married as soon as possible. Arleast let me carry my greatâgrandchild before I die!â
Ken smiled bitterly. âGrandma, even if I want you to have a greatâgrandson, I donât have the ability. I donât even have a girlfriend. Where can I get you a greatâgrandchild?â
As soon as he said this, Margaret suddenly remembered what Maria had discussed with her on her birthday.
Margaret rolled her eyes and asked, âKen, what do you think of Melody?â
Kenâs eyelids twitched. He frowned and asked, âGrandma, what do you want?â
Margaret raised her eyebrows and said, âI think that child is great. We canât judge other people by appearance, especially when looking for a wife. Her character is the most important. After interacting with her for the past few days, I think Melodyâs character is good. Sheâs not arrogant or rash. Although she has such a face, she never feels inferior because of her appearance, which shows sheâs pretty strong inside. It is something many socialites born and bred in Silverlake canât compare to.â
Ken nodded subconsciously because he agreed with Margaret.
However, Ken realized Margaretâs intention immediately. He shook his head and said, âGrandma, you donât have to worry about those things. I donât plan to get married now. I have important things to do.â
âThis is important to me tool Margaret suddenly raised her voice, but then she realized that her attitude was too unyielding She sighed and said, âForget it, take it slow. You two have indeed only spent little time together.
Margaret thought that she was very good at judging people. She thought Melody was a good child. She was sure she wouldnât be wrong.
Moreover, the Fox family had indeed made an engagement agreement with the Swarison family, and Astrid would not like Melody, so the best candidate in Margaretâs heart had always been Ken.
Soon, the two of them arrived downstairs.
Initially, Ramon didnât plan to go with them, but when he saw Margaret dressed up, he knew that she paid a lot of attention to paying a visit to express her gratitude to Melody. Hence, he postponed his work and boarded the car to the Fox family with Ken and Margaret.
It took more than 40 minutes of driving from the Fox familyâs residence to the Swanson familyâs. Margaret kept urging the
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driver to speed up. When
embarrassedly. âI donât know were finally about to reach the Fox familyâs house, Margaret rubbed her hands and said
embarrassedly. âI donât know why, but I feel like Iâm meeting my first love.â
This meant that Margaret liked Melody very much.
A gentle smile appeared on Kenâs face. Seeing his grandmother like this, he finally heaved a sigh of relief. He knew he could start working on Pearly Antiques now.
At the thought of Pearly Antiques, Kenâs expression returned to its usual coldness.
He could tolerate everything, be it framing, slandering, or anything about inheriting. But he would never give in when it came to Pearly Antiques, which his mother left behind.
The car stopped at the entrance of the Fox familyâs row house.
Margaret quickly left the car and saw a maid cleaning at the door. She smiled and walked forward to greet her. âHello, are Mr. Fox and Melody at home? Iâm Margaret Swanson.
The maid cleaning at the door immediately looked like she had seen a ghost when she heard the other partyâs name and ran
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Margaret looked at the maid running away. Her hand that was greeting her stopped awkwardly in midâair for two seconds, Two seconds later, she glared at Ken with a dark expression.
Itâs all Kenâs fault for saying I looked good in this dress. Look what happened now! The maid was startled. I knew this damin child was lying to me! However, itâs too late to change now. Itâll take another two hours to go back and change again. I can only enter like this: At the thought of this, Margaret said unhappily. âItâs all your fault!â
Ken looked innocent and confused. âWhat did I do?
In the living room of the Fox family.
When the maid rushed in, Russell and Yolanda were about to go out to inquire about Margaret.
When Yolanda saw the maid enter in a panic, she subconsciously frowned and reprimanded, âWhy are you in such a hurry? Itâs not like the house is on fire!
Yolanda was about to reprimand her, but Russel felt something was wrong.
Usually, Yolanda was very strict with the maids. The maid wouldnât have been so flustered if something hadnât happened.
At the thought, a sense of foreboding surged in Russellâs heart. He hurriedly asked, âWhat happened? Did someone from the Swanson family come?â
The maid was frightened by Yolandaâs scolding just now. Now that she heard Russell ask her, she remembered the serious matter and nodded uneasily. âYes, people from the Swanson family have come⦠Many people have come. I saw three or four carsâ¦
When Yolanda heard this, her vision darkened.
âOh, no⦠Weâre doomedâ¦â she muttered in a daze. Then, she slumped onto the sofa. Her legs were weak, and she could not stand up no matter what.
Russell was slightly calmer. However, it was because he tried his best to maintain his composure. He ordered the maid to bring Maria over immediately.
âBut..â The maid hesitated and said, âMrs. Maria is so sick that she canât get out of bed. Do you still want her to come over?
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Russell was filial. But his filial piety was not as important as his interests.
Seeing that the Swanson family was here to avenge Margaret, if he did not bring Maria out now, he would be courting death.
âCo quickly Russell gritted his teeth and ordered.
The maid had no choice but to run to look for Maria.
Mariaâs condition had only improved slightly after that day. Then, it began to deteriorate again. Now, she was back to the state when she was sleeping most of the time and only awake for a while.
Coincidentally, Maria was awake at that time. When she heard the maidâs words, she sat up without saying a word and said, âBring the wheelchair over.â
Mariaâs private maid, Hattie, stopped that maid and said worriedly. âMrs. Maria, your health is so poor. I donât think you should go out.â
However, Maria was very insistent. âHow can I not go out after the trouble I caused?â
Hattie could not help but feel dissatisfied with Melody. She muttered, âHow is this your fault? It is Miss Melodyâs fault We wouldnât have had to be afraid if she hadnât volunteered to treat Mrs. Margaret back then.â
Over the past few days, Hattie had been influenced by Yolandaâs people and hated Melody.
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