Chapter 171

Chapter 171

Hearing Wilmot’s words, Melody was slightly stunned.

She thought, ‘Is Wilmot confessing to me? But that’s impossible, clearly haven’t restored my appearance yet. There’s no way he’d have feelings for me with such looks. In my previous life, I was back in Silverlake for two years, and apart from Ulric’s purposeful advances, no man confessed to me.”

She really did not know how to respond to such a confession.

After thinking about it, Melody bit her lower lip and said, “Wilmot, I’m really not worthy of you in my current looks, so I’m very sorry. But I’m willing to continue being a friend to you and Shane. I’m very sorry. I really… can’t reciprocate your feelings.

She had too much to do, and a lot of it was dangerous. She didn’t want to involve anyone who genuinely cared about her.

Besides, she had always treated Wilmot as a friend and had even used him. She had never considered romantic feelings between them.

She was touched, but feelings could not be forced, even if she really liked Shane.

Wilmot’s eyes darkened, and the last bit of light gradually dissipated.

But it all ended there. His feelings for Melody were merely fondness, not love. After all, they had only known each other for less than a month, and the number of times they had met was few and far between.

However, disappointment was inevitable.

“Okay, Wilmot said. Ending the conversation without further elaboration, he waved and said, “Goodbye, Melody.”

Although the way he addressed her had been reverted, the feeling was completely different now.

“Goodbye, Melody said.

She watched Wilmot get into the car. She only looked away when the car completely disappeared into the traffic.

As she turned around, she was surprised to see Ken standing at the door and looking at her,

She could not quite understand the meaning of his gaze. It seemed to carry a hint of puzzlement mixed with a sense of inquiry.

‘But what is he puzzled about? she thought. ‘And what is he trying to figure out?

Melody smirked and asked bluntly, “Mr. Swanson, it turns out that your hobby is listening in on other people’s conversations, huh?”

But Ken was not angry. He spread his hands and said, “Who said I was listening in on your conversations? I just came out to get some fresh air. If that’s considered listening, I was listening openly.”

He had a look of absolute denial.

Melody simply asked, “What did you hear?”

Ken did not hide anything and said truthfully, “I started listening in on your convo from the point he confessed to you.”

Mélody muttered inwardly, ‘So, that means he didn’t overhear Wilmot say he was jealous, right?”

After being conflicted for two seconds, she decided to forget what Wilmot had said. She said to Ken expressionlessly, “Call

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me after you finish your work in the afternoon. I’ll go with you to the Swanson family’s home.”

Just as she was about to leave after speaking, Ken called out to her to stop her from leaving and said arrogantly, “Give me your WhatsApp account.”

Melody gave him a puzzled look.

He met her puzzled gaze and said, “It’s too much trouble to call

Melody did not overthink things. She quickly added Ken on WhatsApp. Then, she hailed a taxi and left.

Meanwhile, inside the restaurant, executives from Taynorma Capital exchanged glances around the table.

From the moment Ken entered, the presence he exuded was especially terrifying, especially after coming back from the

restroom

Those who didn’t know might have thought he had finished eating someone in the restroom.

Seeing Ken walk out of the restroom and head straight for the exit, several executives instinctively wanted to follow him, bur they were stopped by Owen.

Several people asked in confusion, “Owen, he left just like that. We’re not going to chase after him, huh? He doesn’t take us seriously at all!”

Yes. He’s the same age as my son, but he’s even more arrogant than his dad!”

“Shut up, all of you!” Owen scolded coldly. “I don’t think he left just like that. He won’t be so disrespectful to us.”

“Why did he suddenly go out then…

“I don’t know either, but I figure he will definitely come back, Owen said. He sensed that Ken’s state today seemed to be related to the people at the table where he went to ask about the dishes.

He thought, “But whether it’s related to Wilmot or the ugly woman, I don’t know!

As he spoke, footsteps could be heard at the door,

Everyone quickly looked up.

It was Ken. He had returned.

“Mr. Swanson,” Owen said. He immediately put on a smile and stood up, clearly sensing that Ken’s cold demeanor had significantly softened.

He thought, “Wilmot and that woman went out earlier as well. Could it be that Ken’s mood really has something to do with them? I have to investigate this matter properly when I return.

He concealed his thoughts and asked with a smile, “Is the restaurant too stuffy, so you went out for some fresh air?”

“Mhm,” Ken replied. He then bent forward and returned to his seat.

As he sat down, the table immediately fell silent.

His gaze swept across the dining table, noticing that the table was filled with dishes that children loved, such as sundaes, fried eggs, and custard tarts. For a moment, he could not control the expression on his face.

“Ahem…” He covered his nose and coughed. “The weather is hot. No one seems to have much of an appetite. Since that’s the

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case… why don’t we move to a cafe to discuss things?”

The group of people had been staring at the children’s set meal on the table for a long time and could not sit still anymore. They agreed enthusiastically, saying. “Mr. Swanson is right. This place isn’t suitable for discussing serious matters. Let’s go to a nearby cafe.

Owen couldn’t wait to go to a quieter place. He immediately made a reservation at a nearby cafe and ordered snacks for everyone. It was past mealtime, and everyone was hungry. It was just that they were too embarrassed to dig into that “kids‘

meal” across from them.

Soon, the group of people moved to the cafe.

On the other side, Melody hailed a cab and headed toward Zacks house. While she was heading there, she sent a message to James, asking him to go straight to Zack’s house.

She had to quickly send the medicine over to Ford after his meal. She didn’t have that much time to waste.

On the way, a notification popped up on her phone.

She glanced at it and saw that it was a greeting message from Ken.

His WhatsApp name was simple. It was just his name, which was Ken Swanson. As for his profile picture,

it was the default gray silhouette of a person’s head and shoulders. His WhatsApp status was innocuous. He had only reposted some industry newy and nothing else.

He really just treated WhatsApp as a communication tool.

Melody turned off the screen of her phone, closed her eyes, and prepared to rest for a while.

However, her phone rang again.

She glanced downward and saw that it was a WhatsApp message from Ken.

[I have a brokerage meeting at three in the afternoon. After it ends, I’ll go to my own company to inspect. James will bring you over then. We’ll meet there and head to the Swanson family’s home to see Grandma.]

Ken’s message was quite lengthy. Melody took a moment to digest it. She felt that this was not about discussing the meeting time, but more like… a husband reporting his schedule to his wife.

She thought, Wait. What am I even overthinking about?

She reached out and knocked her head.

“We’re about to get a divorce soon after marriage, yet here I am thinking about us as a married couple, she thought m truly out of my mind.”

It was all because of Wilmor’s words that her mind started to become chaotic.

She forced herself to focus and not let her imagination run wild. She briefly replied to Ken’s message. [Okay.] Then, she stopped looking at her phone, closed her eyes seriously, and took a nap.

But the more one wanted to fall asleep quickly, the harder it became to actually doze off.

She simply opened her eyes and started writing the prescription to treat Beverly’s stomach cancer on her phone.

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