Ch. 351..360

Chapter 351 Chapter 351 Seeing that Charlie was silent, Tiffany shook his hand and pleaded, “Dad, is this okay?” “Okay,” Charlie nodded in agreement. “But I’m afraid your mother will object. Leave this to me.” Tiffany answered, “Okay” “Silly girl.” Charlie reached out and wiped away the tears on Tiffany’s face. He said in a serious tone, “No matter what happens, I will believe you. So you have to believe that our father–daughter relationship will never change.” “Okay.” Tiffany nodded.

She had always thought so.

Speaking of which, she was the one who had made a mistake in her previous life and let her family down. Even if she had suffered in this life, it could be considered repayment to them.

“Then I’ll be off now.” Tiffany turned around and called Sidney on the way out of the hospital.

She said, “Mr. Pauley, I want to ask you a favor.” She rarely asked for help. This was the first time she did so.

Sidpey was still a little surprised when he received the call. When he heard this, he was almost shocked. “Don’t say that, If you need anything, just tell me. I’ll definitely do my best to help you!” He was thinking that he would be in danger if Mr. Hampton knew that the girl he cared about the most was begging him humbly.

Tiffany said, “I want you to examine a patient for me and see how her physical condition is. I want to know if her so–called kidney failure is real.” Sidney said, “It’s just a piece of cake. Tell me the time and I’ll be on call.” Tiffany said, “Make it tomorrow then.” Sidney looked at his schedule. He had an important meeting tomorrow, so he directly rejected it and agreed, “No problem.” Tiffany thanked him. “Thank you, Mr. Pauley,” Sidne said, “No worries.” The next morning, Sidney arrived at the hospital as promised.

Charlie did not tell Thalia about the reexamination since he knew that she would definitely not agree to the reexamination because she was protective of her daughter.

In addition, Melody had a nightmare last night. She kept crying and saying that she dreamed that Tiffany wanted to kill her. In the end, she was too afraid and could not fall asleep. She cried for the entire night.

Thalia spent the entire night with her and said all kinds of comforting words to comfort her.

Under such circumstances, how could Charlie dare to anger his wife and cause unnecessary quarrels?

He used the excuse of letting her rest to talk Thalia into going home.

After confinning that Thalia had left the hospital, Charlie asked Sidney to reexamine Meloily.

As the young master of a medical family, this was the first time Sidney had secretly examined a patient. He could not help but feel quite helpless.

All inspection equipment is ready When Melody was taken of the ward, she asked in confusion, “Til, where are you taking me?” They had already acknowledged each other yesterday. They were biological father and daughter to begin with. It was not too much for her to call him Dad.

Charlie replied. “For the sake of your health, of course, you have to do a checkup every day. Besides, the transplant surgery is tomorrow. You can’t be careless before the surgery.” When she heard that she was going to do a checkup, Melody’s eyes flashed, but she pretended to play along obediently.

“Okay” When Melody was taken into the examination room, no one noticed that she had secretly stuffed a black pill into her mouth.

It melted in her mouth and disappeared without a trace.

This careful inspection lasted for more than an hour.

Sidney looked at the results in his hand and hesitated for two seconds before finally calling Tiffany, He said, “Tiffany, the situation is different from what you think Tiffany said, “Tell me.” Sidney said, “The patient you asked me to examine is indeed suffering from kidney failure.” Tiffany was at Luna Villa when she answered the call. When she heard this, she was filled with disbelief. “How is this possible?” She trusted Sidney, so she asked Sidney to help her.

However, she did not expect the outcome to be the same.

Sidney would not lie to her.

Then what exactly was the problem?

In short, no matter what the outcome was, Tiffany did not believe it at all.

Sidney nodded and said, “This is the result, but from this medical report, her illness is quite strange.” Tiffany asked, “How so?” “It’s like a sudden relapse, which happened very hurriedly. Logically speaking, it’s impossible for her illness to have such a short relapse.” Sidney frowned. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

Tiffany asked, “What do you mean?” Sidney said, “I suspect that there’s something wrong, but the results of the examination are indeed fine, so I can’t say for sure.” “I see. Thank you, Mr. Pauley.” With that, Tiffany hung up..

Then, she ran upstairs and returned to her room. A few minutes later, her appearance changed drastically, and the refined Miracle Healer appeared again.

June was already waiting at the entrance of Lama Villa. When she saw Tiffany coming out, she sped toward the hospital.

In the hospital, Charlie felt a little helpless and upset when he found out about this medical report.

He felt helpless that his daughter, who had been separated for so many years, was indeed sick.

This was an outcome that could not be changed no matter how many times he checked.

The worst thing was that this result was the complete opposite of what Tiffany had said.

Melody, who was sent back to the ward, sat up and looked at Charlie, who was frowning. She asked softly. “Dad, are you worried about my illness?” Charlie said, “Yeah.” Melody said, “Don’t worry, I’m not afraid. I’m already very satisfied now. It doesn’t matter even if I can’t be cured.” “What are you talking about?” Charlie peeled an apple for her and carefully cut it into small pieces before handing it to her. “You’ll be fine. You’ll definitely recover.

Melody said. Thanks, Dad,” Melody raised her head and smiled at him, but she inadvertently revealed the blue bruise on her neck.

it was caused by Tiffany strangling her neck last night.

Due to the immense force, her voice was hoarse when she spoke. The doctor said that her vocal cords had been damaged and she would need some time to recover.

Every time Thalia saw the terrifying bruise on her neck, she would feel extremely guilty.

She could not help but blame Tiffany in her heart.

But Charlie did not do so.

In his opinion, Tiffany was also his daughter. No one knew better than him what kind of character his daughter had.

He would always trust his daughter.

Melody lowered her head and ate the fruit silently. She was very satisfied with her current situation. Moreover, she believed that this was only the first step of her return to the Kelley family.

After the transplant surgery, Charlie would announce her identity to everyone.

At that time, she would be the Kelley family’s legitimate daughter.

At the thought of this, Melody couldn’t help but smile more brightly.

At this moment, there was a knock on the ward door. Charlie got up and opened the door. He saw a young and pretty girl standing at the door.

The girl was wearing a light blue dress. Her skin was fair, and her eyes were lively.

Stunned, Charlie asked, “And you are?”

Chapter 352 Chapter 352 The girl did not say anything. Instead, June, who was following behind her, stepped forward and shook Charlie’s hand, “Mr. Kelley, it’s been a while.” Charlie recognized her. “Miss Spencer?” Charlie shook her hand like a gentleman and retracted his hand after a light touch. He smiled and said, “Indeed, it’s been quite a while.” Charlie and June had seen each other at a drinking party befor Miracle Healer’s reputation was getting more and more famous in Lovell City, and Miracle Healer’s medicine was hard to come by. Therefore, there were naturally many people who wanted to get close to June.

After greeting her, Charlie looked at the girl in front of him and asked, “This is…” “She’s the owner of Miracle Healer. June explained with a smile. Her tone was rather respectful. “Her surname is Wood, and her name is Jacqueline.” Tiffany said calmly with his disguised face, “Mr. Kelley, I heard from Mr. Sidney Pauley that your relative is hospitalized. I specially came over just to deliver the medicine At this time, for the sake of a reasonable excuse, she could only use Sidney again.

When Charlie heard that the girl in front of him was familiar with Sidney, he did not find it strange. Instead, he was pleasantly surprised. “Really? That’s great!” Anyone would be honored to have Miracle Healer’s presence.

Charlie immediately made way for Tiffany and gestured for her to come in. “Come, please come in. Let’s talk inside.” As it was a high–class ward, it was spacious and clean. There was also a small independent kitchen and washroom, including small sofas, tables, and chairs.

Tiffany walked in but did not sit down. Instead, she walked straight to Melody and asked in an outsider’s tone, “Is she your relative?” “No, she’s- Charlie was about to answer, but Melody beat him to it and said, “Dad” She called out to him timidly.

From the beginning to the end, she did not deliberately explain her identity. However, the way she called him Dad was enough for outsiders to understand the story.

Tiffany smiled and sat down quietly by the bed. “So you’re Mr. Kelley’s daughter. That’s good. Since I’m here, I’ll take your pulse. Reach out.” This was a problem that even the Asclepius, Sidney, couldn’t find out, so Tiffany had to check Melody’s pulse personally.

However, Melody did not move.

Tiffany’s disguise was too brilliant. She could fool Charlie and everyone else.

However, Melody had learned about her identity as Miracle Healer from Sandra beforehand. In order not to expose herself, how could she dare to reach out?

Melody said, “No, thank you, I just had my checkup not long ago. Thank you for your kindness.” Melody yawned and looked at Charlie pitifully. “Dad, I’m tired. just want to sleep for a while.

Charlie could not bear it either, but he still appeased her and said. “It’s okay. You’re not going to do a checkup this time. She’ll just take your pulse. Just stretch out your hand. It will be son Melody couldn’t believe that he was still suspecting her..

Melody’s heart was filled with hatred, but her eyes instantly turned red. “But I don’t want it… Can you stop tormenting me?” This time, before Charlie could speak, Tiffany grabbed her wrist and asked with a faint smile, ‘Are you so afraid that I will, find out something?” “Wrong.” Melody shook her head. She smiled and lower her voice, which only the two of them could hear. “I’m just afraid that you won’t be able to find anything and will be extremely disappointed.” Speechless. Tiffany sneered At this moment, her fingers had already reached Melody’s pulse But the result was that there was really nothing abnormal.

There was indeed something wrong with Melody’s health. Her kidney failure was not fake.

Other than that, there were no other abnormalities.

Tiffany wondered, ‘How could this be?‘ Looking at Tiffany’s constantly changing expression, Melody sneered in her heart. However, she asked, looking aggrieved “May I ask if you’ve found anything?*

Tiffany did not say anything.

At the side, Charlie was also worried about the outcome. He looked at her expectantly.

Tiffany closed her eyes and finally stood up. She replied, “It’s indeed the same as the results of the hospital’s examination. However, the transplant surgery isn’t necessary. Miracle Healer’s magical pills can help you recover bit by bit. It just needs some time.” She couldn’t find anything wrong with Melody’s kidney failure, and she didn’t want Thalia to really give her kidney Melody.

Therefore, this was the only way.

Charlie was overjoyed. This was good news for him.

He said, “That’s great. I can’t let Miracle Healer lose these medicines for nothing. Miss Wood, how much do you think is suitable? I’ll write you a check.” Tiffany said, “That won’t be necessary.” Tiffany rejected the reward and looked at June, indicating for her to leave a small bottle.

She then said, “There are ten pills in here. She needs to take one every seven days. I’ll get my pills run out.” deliver more when the Charlie said, “Thank you Since you don’t want comation, my Kelley family now owes Miracle Healer three favors. My name is Charlie Kelley. If you need my help. feel free to ask, Miss Wood!” “Okay, Tiffany agreed and left the hospital with June.

On the way, she could not figure out what magical method Melody had used to make her kidney failure so realistic.

June was also puzzled. She even asked, “Miss Kelley, you didn’t find anything abnormal when you checked her pulse. Could it be that this is true?” “No way!” Tiffany rejected it immediately.

If Melody was really sick, she would have used this move from the beginning instead of putting it off until now.

June thought for a moment and finally said, “In that case, there’s only one reason!” Tiffany asked, “What is it?” “Bloodbites.” June explained. “There is a kind of bug that is said to have gone extinct a long time ago. Those creatures can such a thing that can be faked without any flaws.” However, Melody was just an ordinary person. June didn’t think she could get such extinct bloodbites.

“But that’s impossible, June denied it. “I just said it casually. Miss Kelley, don’t take it to heart.” However, Tiffany frowned and fell into a short moment of contemplation.

She suddenly recalled that in her previous life, the entire Kelley family was destroyed due to the cruel acts Sandra’s family had done.

However, there was also someone controlling everything from behind.

Tiffany wondered if it was related to Melody.

She also wondered if someone was targeting her and the entire Kelley family.

Tiffany sat in the back seat and removed all the makeup on her face.

Not long after, the car stopped at the entrance of Cedar Ridge Villa.

Tiffany got out of the car and saw Thalia coming out of the villa with two servants with a pile of things in their hands, including soup, clean blankets, and a series of daily necessities.

It seemed that Thalia was prepared to stay with Melody in the hospital for a long time.

Tiffany slowly walked over.

Chapter 353 Chapter 353 Seeing her return. Thalia was clearly a little uncomfortable and said. “Melody is not in good health. I have to go and take care of her for a few days,” Moreover, she was going to prepare for the transplant surgery tomorrow. She would be in the hospital for a period.

Thalia did not plan to tell Tiffany and her sister about this matter She could only remind them, “Tiffany, stay at home and take good care of your brother.” Tiffany agreed, “Okay. Got it.” “Then I’ll go to the hospital now.” With that, Thalla took two steps forward and was about to get into the car when he suddenly turned around and touched Tiffany’s cheek. She said gently, “Both of you matter to me. Don’t overthink this. No matter what, you will always be my daughter.” What she wanted to express was that when she came home with Melody soon, she would treat Melody and Tiffany equally.

However, what she didn’t realize was that when she said this, it meant that she was already biased and could no longer be fair.

Tiffany was well aware of that, but she still nodded obediently. “Okay,” Thalia got into the car and left.

However, when she arrived at the hospital, she realized that Charlie had already gotten some servants to pack their things, Thalia asked anxiously, “What’s going on? Why are you packing our things? Are we going to another ward!” Charlie answered, “No. We’ll get discharged now.” Charlie told her about Miracle Healer’s visit and handed her the small bottle in his hand. “With this, there’s no need for a transplant surgery.” Thalia was still a little skeptical and asked, “Really?” However, when she thought about how she often had headaches in the past, it was also Tiffany who thought of ways to buy, medicine for her from Miracle Healer. Only then was her headache completely cured.

The vigilance in her heart gradually relaxed.

Thalia said, “That’s good too. With this medicine, Melody can suffer less.” “That’s right.” Charlie nodded.

Just like that, all the things were packed up by the servants.

Thalia held Melody’s hand and led her to the car. She comforted her, “Let’s go home. From today onward, the Kelley family will be your home.” Melody had been looking forward to this day for a long time. Now, she had finally gotten what she wanted.

I really wasn’t easy- Melody was extremely happy, but she nodded with a sad expression. Then, she asked timidly. Then… What about Tiffany and my brother? Will they be unhappy?” Thalia patted her hand to comfort her. “Tiffany is two months younger than you. You’re her sister. Eric is also your younger brother. We’re all family. How can they not be happy?” Melody finally smiled.

When the chauffeur and servants in front heard this, they looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock.

They all wondered, ‘When did Mr. and Mrs. Kelley have another laughter?‘ No matter what the servants thought, the spacious commercial vehicle drove forward.

In the end, it stopped at the entrance of the Kelley family’s place As they had received instructions in advance, all the servants, including the chauffeur, stood neatly in the courtyard to welcome Melody under the butler’s instructions.

When the car stopped, Thalia personally led Melody down and introduced her to all the servants, “Her name is Melody.

understand?” She’s the daughter of Charlie and I who was abducted earlier. From now on, she’s our eldest daughter. Do you When the servants heard this news, they were all shocked since i was too sudden.

However, what Thalia said gave them the answer to the things that they couldn’t figure out previously.

For example, they couldn’t figure out why Mrs. Kelley slap Tiffany previously because of this girl.

Now, they understood why.

The servants looked at each other and finally nodded. Then, they bowed respectfully and greeted Melody, “Greetings, Miss Kelley!” From this moment on, her identity, status, and life would be completely different from before.

Melody’s smile was bright and her eyes were filled with light.

She said, “Nice to meet you Her smile was very sweet and she did not look like she was putting on airs. Anyone would have a good impression of such a gentle, vulnerable, and beautiful girl.

The servants gradually relaxed.

Only then did Thalia bring Melody in. “Let’s go. Pick a room you like. I will personally decorate it for you!” Back then, she had no choice but to deny the fact that Melody was her daughter Now that she had taken this step, she naturally had to do her best to make it up to her daughter.

Melody was brought to the second floor.

She immediately took a fancy to one of the rooms and smiled. “Can I choose this?” Lucy, the housekeeper behind her, immediately changed her expression and said awkwardly, “Miss Melody, that’s… Miss Tillany’s room.” “I see.” Melody immediately retracted her hand and looked timid. “I’m sorry, I, I didn’t know… Since it’s my sister’s, I’ll choose another room.” As she spoke, she casually picked the guest room next to Tiffany’s room and asked, “This one then. Is this okay?” Lucy was quite embarrassed. “Miss Kelley, this room is bit too small.” She did not dare to say that this was just an ordinary small guest room, A few years ago, this room was for servants so that they could take care of the Eric and Tiffany who were still young If the Kelley family’s eldest daughter took that room, it would be absurd.

Melody said. “Okay, I’ll pick another one then.” Melody looked uneasy. Because of the successive setbacks, the originally bright smile on her face became cautious, event embarrassed and nervous.

Thalia looked at it and felt very upset.

She thought, “She’s my biological daughter. When she was very young, I doted on her a lot!

However, because she has been missing for more than ten years, she doesn’t have the noble airs that only the young ladies of prestigious families have. Moreover, she was supposed to be raised with dignity and elegance, but because she’s used to suffering, she’s now… not noble at all.

The more Thalia thought about it, the more guilty she felt. She immediately said without hesitation, “It’s okay. Since you like Tiffany’s room, Tiffany will give it to you.” “Mrs. Kelley?” Lucy looked at Thalia in disbelief. “Isn’t it… not good to let Miss Tiffany move out?” Actually. Thalia regretted it as soon as she finished speaking.

Not long ago, she had promised Tiffany that she would be fair and be a good mother.

However, when she saw Melody’s disappointed expression, she said this without thinking.

She really regretted saying it.

Thalia was just about to withdraw that decision that when she saw Melody’s face full of surprise. “Really? Can Tiffany really give it to me?” “Well…” Thalia was in a dilemma.

Seeing her hesitation, Melody burst into laughter. “Mom, I’m just joking with you. Anyway, for so many years, I’ve been picking up things that others don’t want. I’m already used to it!” She tried her best to hide the loneliness in her eyes.

However, there were even tears in her eyes.

Thalia’s heart ached when she heard that. “You’ve suffered all these years.” Melody said, “I haven’t. At least for now, God has compensated me!” She smiled, but tears instantly rolled down her face.

Thalia could only hug her with distress.

At this moment, the master bedroom opened and Tiffany stood at the door, asking, “Do you need me to move?”

Chapter 354 Chapter 354 Tiffany had a faint smile on her face, but her eyes were gloomy Thalia was at a loss.

She knew that she had said something wrong, but she did not know what to say to redeem the situation.

Lucy, who was behind her, saw this and could only smile and smooth things over. “Miss Tiffany, that’s not what Mrs. Kelley meant. Besides, the villa is so big. There are plenty of rooms here. Let’s go, Miss Melody. There are lots of rooms on the right. Just pick another one.” As Lucy spoke, she led Melody forward.

From an outsider’s point of view, Cedar Ridge Villa was so big, and Tiffany’s room wasn’t the only exquisite and luxurious one. Melody shouldn’t have picked the room where the servants used to stay.

It was unknown if this move of retreating for advancement was intentional or not.

Melody agreed obediently. She looked at Tiffany apologetically and said softly, I’m sorry, my dear sister. I have no intention of snatching it from you. Please don’t take it to heart… Tiffany smiled insincerely. “You call your sister quite smoothly.” “Mom said before that I’m two months older than you, so…” Melody explained carefully, but when she emphasized it. it made Lucy’s expression change.

Lucy thought, The two daughters are of the same age, but only two months apart. What does this mean? It means that Melody is the biological daughter of the Kelley couple while Tiffany is not.

Lucy frowned slightly.

When Mrs. Kelley introduced Melody’s identity to all the servants downstairs, she did not mention this matter, which meant that she did not want to reveal Tiffany’s background.

But Melody had said it inadvertently, Lucy originally had a good impression of Melody, but now, it was all gone. She only said, “Miss Melody, come with me.” Only then did Melody follow.

In the end, she chose a very gorgeously decorated room. It was in a symmetrical bedroom with Tiffany’s. It was also the largest master bedroom on the second floor. The lighting and layout were very good.

Thalia personally redecorated the room for Melody. On the same day, she got the mall staff to send over a large number of dresses, all of which were the newest styles of the season.

It filled Melody’s walk–in closet.

When it was time for dinner, Melody, who had changed into a new set of clothes, came down. Her already stunning and beautiful face became even more attractive after she dressed up.

The clothes she was wearing were also the latest design of a famous brand. With the fine clothes, she looked outstanding. noble, and generous.

Thalia and Charlie were very satisfied.

One of the servants praised, “Miss Melody and Mrs. Kelley look so alike. Look at her eyebrows. She really looks like Mrs.

Kelley when she was young.

Thalia was also a beauty. Although she wasn’t young anymore, die still looked charming and gentle.

On the other hand, Melody was even more outstanding. Not ordy was she gentle and beautiful, but she was also lively, playful and likable To be honest, the mother and daughter were indeed However, Charlie frowned and reprimanded the servant, Donay such things again He didn’t want Tiffany to hear this. If she did, she would be embarrassed.

The servant immediately fell silent and nodded respectfully. “Okay, Mr. Kelley Charlie shouted again. “Lucy, call Tiffany down for dinner. Forget it, I’ll go As he spoke, he got up from the dining table and strode toward the second floor.

He knocked on Tiffany’s door and laughed heartily. “My dear daughter, come and eat.” His voice was extremely loud and resounded from the second floor to the first floor.

At the dining table, Melody felt resentful when she heard this form of address When Charlie called her, he called her Melody. When he called Tiffany, he called her his dear daughter.

Melody was very unhappy that he was closer to Tiffany.

She thought, Charlie is clearly my biological father. Instead of protecting me, he’s actually protecting that bastard Tiffany How can he do this?

At this moment, there was the sound of a car outside. The servant smiled and said, “It must be Mr. Eric. He’s back from school” As expected, Eric got out of the car with his school bag and entered the villa happily.

He was still holding a few freshly broken sweet olive branches in his hand. In an instant, the entire villa was filled with a faint, sweet olive fragrance.

He shouted from afar, Tiffany! I’m home!” He ran over happily.

However, when he saw the person at the dining table, Eric was stunned. “Why are you here again, you bad person? You’re not welcome here!” He was still young, and he showed his preference on his face.

Melody smiled gently. “Eric, I’m your older sister.” Eric was angry. He scolded with a straight face, “Who do you think you are? How dare you call yourself my sister? Let me tell you, my sister is a million times better than you! She’s a million times prettier than you!” He still wanted to scold Melody, but he was stopped by Thalia. “Eric! Shut up!” “No!” Eric said angrily, “Let her out. I don’t want her here!” “She’s your sister! It’s not up to you to agree or disagree. Regardless of whether you acknowledge her or not, she’s still your sister!” After shouting. Thali added, “She’s your biological sister.

Eric wondered. ‘My biological sister!” Eric instantly thought of something and said in disbelief, “Mom, didn’t you promise me before?” Thalia could only look away.

Life was unpredictable.

Even though she did not want to acknowledge Melody back then, how could she abandon her sick biological daughter now?

Thalia had already taken this step. She could stick to it to the end.

Thalia said, “Your dad and I have already decided to hold a recognition banquet this weekend. At the banquet, I’ll announce this news in public.” “So… so I’m the last to know?” Eric’s eyes were red. “Did you not consider my or Tiffany’s feelings when you made this decision?” He didn’t understand. It was just that he had been skipping grades consecutively recently and had been admitted to a high school. He had too many classes, so he came home late from school every night.

He didn’t understand why everything had changed in just a few days.

Thalia walked over and caressed her son’s face. She said gently, Eric, I know you can’t accept it for the time being. Trust me and give your sister some time. You’ll definitely let her in, okay?” Thalia tried her best to comfort him.

However, Eric’s response was to slam his bag on the floor. He said clearly and firmly, “No!” After saying that, he pushed Thalia away and ran upstairs to Tiffany’s room.

In the room, Tiffany was sitting by the window reading a book. Beside her was Charlie, who was earnestly calling her for dinner.

“Dad, I’m really not hungry. You guys go ahead and eat. She shook her head and refused. Then, Eric suddenly rushed in and threw himself into her arms. He cried, “Tiffany… Boohoo.” The boy was bawling his eyes out, tears rolling down his cheeks Tiffany was stunned and quickly hugged him to comfort him. “What’s wrong? Did someone bully you in school? Don’t cry. I’ll beat the bully up!” It had been like this since he was young. Because Eric was good with his studies, he had skipped grades since he was young. The students around him were older than him, so he had been bullied quite a few times.

But every time, Tiffany would stand up for him.

Hearing this, Eric felt even worse. He cried until he was out of breath. “I don’t want that woman to be get lost! Get her out of here!”

Chapter 355 Chapter 355 Eric was the last to know about this.

Everyone hid it from him. They felt that he was young, so there was no need to specially tell him.

Now, everything had already been decided. How could he accept it?

Tiffany patted his back and comforted him softly. “What are you crying for? You’re crying over such a small matter. How are you going to protect me in the future?” She teased, “Huh? You’re a man, right?“.

Eric felt wronged, but he really stopped crying and muttered sably, “I just feel wronged. I feel wronged for…” He felt wronged for Tiffany.

He did not finish his words, but Tiffany understood what he meant.

However, it was a fact that she was not related to the Kelley family by blood.

It was not wrong for the Kelley couple to want to acknowledge their daughter.

Tiffany was even grateful. She was grateful that they had been determined to disown Melody for her before this, That was enough for her.

Stroking her brother’s head, Tiffany slowly said, “Dad and Mom are not wrong. We can’t selfishly impose our own opinions) on them. The one who’s wrong….

She thought that only Melody was in the wrong, who was so despicable that she would do anything to achieve her goals.

Tiffany thought, ‘Because she was certain that Thalia would definitely give her kidney to her, she faked her kidney failure. After all, she’s her biological mother. How could Melody do this “How ruthless! She’d do anything to get what she wants.

“However, I can’t find any evidence that she’s been lying. Ugh!

Tiffany frowned and wondered, ‘It’s also a good thing that we’re living in the same house now. At least it will be more convenient for me to monitor Melody. No matter how flawless her disguise is, I will expose it sooner or later!’ “You’re not crying anymore?” Tiffany rubbed Eric’s face. The cute boy was really adorable.

“No!” Eric clenched his fist and said seriously. “I am a man. I will protect you in the future!” Tiffany laughed. “Alright, you’re a man. Let’s go. Let’s go downstairs for dinner.” Eric replied, “Okay.” The siblings held hands and went downstairs, leaving Charlie hanging by the side.

As their father, he had been ignored.

In the dining room. Thalia and Melody did not car. Instead, they waited for the others to come down before asking the servants to serve all the dishes.

The table was filled with Tiffany’s favorite dishes, Eric’s favorite dishes, and some dishes that were made by the kitchen. according to Melody’s preferences.

Eric was the last to know about this.

Everyone hid it from him. They felt that he was young, so there was no need to specially tell him Now, everything had already been decided. How could be accept it?

Tiffany patted his back and comforted him softly, “What are youerying for? You’re crying over such a small matter. How are you going to protect me in the future?” She teased, “Huh? You’re a man, right?” Eric felt wronged, but he really stopped crying and muttered soily, “I just feel wronged. I feel wronged for…” He felt wronged for Tiffany.

He did not finish his words, but Tillany understood what he meant.

However, it was a fact that she was not related to the Kelley family by blood.

It was not wrong for the Kelley couple to want to acknowledge their daughter.

Tiffany was even grateful. She was grateful that they had been determined to disown Melody for her before this That was enough for her.

Stroking her brother’s head, Tiffany slowly said, “Dad and Mom are not wrong. We can’t selfishly impose our own opinions on them. The one who’s wrong… She thought that only Melody was in the wrong, who was so despicable that she would do anything to achieve her goals.

Tiffany thought, ‘Because she was certain that Thalia would definitely give her kidney to her, she faked her kidney failure. After all, she’s her biological mother. How could Melody do this?

‘How ruthless! She’d do anything to get what she wants.

‘However, I can’t find any evidence that she’s been lying. Ugh!

Tiffany frowned and wondered, ‘It’s also a good thing that we’re living in the same house now. At least it will be more convenient for me to monitor Melody. No matter how flawless her disguise is, I will expose it sooner or later!

“You’re not crying anymore? Tiffany rubbed Eric’s face. The cute boy was really adorable.

“No!” Eric clenched his fist and said seriously, “I am a man. I will protect you in the future!” Tiffany laughed. “Alright, you’re a man. Let’s go. Let’s go downstairs for dinner.” Eric replied, “Okay.” The siblings held hands and went downstairs, leaving Charlie hanging by the side.

As their father, he had been ignored.

In the dining room, Thalia and Melody did not eat. Instead, they waited for the others to come down before asking the servants to serve all the dishes.

The table was filled with Tiffany’s favorite dishes, Eric’s favorite dishes, and some dishes that were made by the kitchen according to Melody’s preferences.

Thalia had put in a lot of effort and took care of everything.

Seeing that the entire family was seated, Thalia linally smiled. “Let’s eat now” The atmosphere in the dining room was quite harmonious.

To be fair. Thalia would definitely pick up some food for Tiffany and Eric after serving Melody.

What she wanted to express was that she would try her best to lance the relationship between the three siblings.

Charlie had no objections to this.

The meal was quite harmonious.

The servants put away the cutlery. Lucy walked over with the sweet olives and asked, “Mr. Eric, what are you going to do with these sweet olives?” Eric took a sip of water. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Melody take the sweet olives and ask him with a smile, smells so good. Can I have it to make a sachet?” “No!” Eric rushed over and snatched the sweet olives back as if he was protecting a treasure. “I specially brought this back to make sweet olive cakes for my sister!” In order to find the most beautiful ones, he had spent a lot of effort to pluck them. No way he would casually give them to Melody.

Melody’s eyes dimmed. “Eric, am I not your sister?” “You aren’t- Eric was about to say that she was not his sister. However, he was interrupted by Charlie. “Eric, this is your fault, be so rude?” No matter what, how can you Eric said. “Anyway, I’m not giving it to her.” He was thinking. This is not about a few sweet olive branches at all. If she really wants to make sweet olive sachets, why would she have to take mine? There are plenty of sweet olives trees outside the villa and on both sides of the street! She must be doing this on purpose!” Eric turned his face away with a firm attitude.

The atmosphere became awkward for a moment.

Melody stood there, at a loss of what to do. She felt awkward from being rejected and awkward from being out of place in this family. T’m… I’m sorry… “Humph.” Eric muttered softly. “Are you even feeling aggrieved: Did I bully you? Seriously..

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting more and more tense, Thalia was so anxious that her head hurt Lucy could only wink at the servant beside her.

Soon, the servant rushed in from outside with a sweet olive branch in her hand.

She said, “Miss Melody, do you think this is enough for a sachet? If not, I’ll go pick more!” Melody said. “Thank you.” Melody pretended to be crying a bit. She took the sweet olive branch and turned to say to Charlie and Thalia, “Dad, Mom, I’ll go back to my room now.” Seeing her walk away. Thalia sighed helplessly and said, “Eric, how can you be so rude? That’s your sister, and she’s not feeling well. You can’t keep–provoking her like this.” Eric didn’t say anything and just kept a straight face.

Charlie said, “Alright now. It’s a trivial matter. Besides, Eric pickel those sweet olives. He can do whatever he wants with them.” Charlie’s education method had always been like this. He did not advocate for adults to participate in the matters between children. Instead, he would let the kids handle the problem themselves.

He would say something appropriately and not be biased.

This was equal treatment.

Thalia had nothing to say. She could only remind Tiffany and her brother, “Melody has just returned. She’s not in good. health. We have to take care of her, okay?” “Got it.” Eric curled his lips. It was obvious that he didn’t take what Thalia said seriously at all.

Thalia then looked at Tiffany There was a hint of pleading in her eyes.

Tiffany nodded. “Okay.” It was not a problem to take care of the weak, but she didn’t think that Melody was weak at all.

On the other side, after returning to her new room, Melody had just closed the door when she threw the sweet olives onto the floor.

She thought, ‘How infuriating! Eric is clearly my younger brother, my biological younger brother, but he is so protective of Tiffany. He values everything that’s related to Tiffany! I’m clearly his biological sister!” Melody yelled, “Damn it. All of you should go to hell!” With a ferocious expression, Melody stomped on the sweet olive branch twice.

She thought, ‘If I hadn’t gotten lost back then, Tiffany wouldn’t be here now. She’s just a bastard who was adopted. She’s snatched my family and everything from me. She’s not a Kelley family member, so what right does she have to stay with the Kelley family now?” The more Melody thought about it, the angrier she became. Her nails dug into her flesh.

She decided that she had to wait.

On this Sunday, which was also tomorrow night, it would be the banquet to announce her identity.

Charlie had already invited many guests, including the Kelley family’s relatives and good friends and the ones from Lovell City’s reputable upper class.

At that time, the people who would come would be business giants and prestigious families.

Melody thought that at this banquet that be

Chapter 356 Chapter 356 That night, Eric was also tossing and turning, unable to fall aslee The banquet was to be held tomorrow. At this banquet, the new that the Kelley family had an additional daughter would be publicized.

Eric was quite worried because this way, there would definitely be a lot of gossip about Tiffany He did not want to see his sister sad, let alone see her suffer.

However, now that the invitations had been sent out, there was even some news that had been leaked. No matter how much Eric resisted tomorrow’s banquet, he was powerless to stop it, Eric kept thinking about what he should do.

Eric rolled on the bed, tossing and turning. In the end, he had a flash of inspiration and dialed a number.

No one answered.

Eric then typed and sent a long text message ouL After doing all of this, he felt much calmer and more at ease.

The next day was a great weekend.

After a period of rain, the sky finally cleared up. When Charlie woke up, he said, “If it doesn’t rain tonight, our banquet can still be held on the deck” Thalia also smiled. “Yeah. It’s a nice day. The weather is also not bad. It’s really a blessing from the heavens.” As the couple spoke, they came out of the room and saw Melody cleaning the villa’s hall.

Seeing this. Thalia was stunned and quickly walked over, asking, “Melody, what are you doing? Just let the servants do these things. You’re the daughter of the Kelley family. You don’t have to do these things.” “Good morning, Dad and Mom,” Melody smiled shyly. “I saw that the floor was dirty, so I cleaned it. It’s not tiring. This is okay.” She was obviously used to doing these things, so her movements were skillful and natural.

The Kelley couple suddenly remembered that when Melody was still living with the Princeton family, Karl would hit her for no reason. Her cleaning habit was obviously developed from long–term abuse.

When Thalia and Charlie thought about how their daughter was used to living such a life, they felt upset.

Thalia took the broom from Melody’s hand and threw it far away She said, “That’s all in the past now.

“Melody, you have to remember that from today onward, you are the dignified young lady of the Kelley family. No one can bully you, and no one can chase you away.

Therefore, you don’t have to do these things to please anyone, understand?” “Understood. Mom” Melody nodded and revealed a relieved smile.

Charlie and Thalia were relieved.

“By the way, Dad, Mom, I made these myself. These are for you Melody took out two exquisite sachets from her pocket.

A rich sweet olive fragrance walted over.

Thalia was surprised. “Are these made of the sweet olives from yesterday?” “That’s right.” Melody was a bit embarrassed. “I hope you’ll like it Dad, Mom Thalia said. “Of course, we’ll like it. You’re our daughter, and you made it. That’s a very kind gesture of you “Not bad.” Charlie also nodded repeatedly. “We’re very glad that you have this intention.” After another twenty minutes, Tiffany and Eric also came down from upstairs.

Seeing such a harmonious scene from afar, Tillany really could not bear to disturb them.

Tiffany walked lightly, but Charlie had already seen her. He immediately smiled and teased, “Hey, lazybones, you aren’t sleeping in today? You’re just in time for breakfast.” Eric immediately exposed Tiffany. “She did sleep in! Tiffany was woken up because I knocked on the door!

Tiffany felt like teaching the snitch a lesson.

Tiffany pinched Eric’s face and snorted. “On account of your adorable face, I won’t beat you up today The siblings slowly arrived at the dining room.

The atmosphere was not bad. The unhappiness from yesterday had disappeared.

Halfway through the meal, Thalia smiled and said, “We can’t be sloppy at tonight’s banquet. After breakfast, I’ll bring you to try on the gowns.” Tiffany originally did not want to go, but after thinking about it, she agreed.

Just like that, after breakfast, the family sat in the spacious commercial vehicle and went to the largest and most high–end mall in Lovell City.

The stores there were all luxury brands. The clothes were so expensive that it was jaw–dropping.

The Kelley family was rich, so buying clothes there was naturally not a problem for them. However, ever since Melody came to the mall, she had been a little distracted. She pulled Thalia’s arm a few times and whispered, “Mom, aren’t these… too expensive? Why don’t we go shopping somewhere else?” Thalia laughed. “Silly girl, just pick whatever you like. Buying clothes here is just a piece of cake for our Kelley family “That’s great.” Melody was relieved. Then, she looked at the figure in front of her and said casually, “I just… I just don’t feel like spending so much. I’m afraid I’ll burden you and Dad, Mom When she said this, Tiffany was telling the staff to wrap up half of the clothes in the shop.

Melody thought, ‘As the real daughter of this rich family, I feel restricted when buying clothes, but Tiffany just bought half of the clothes in the shop… She’s so extravagant! What a squanderer!

Thalia was stunned.

However, she did not think that there was anything wrong with what Tiffany was doing. Tiffany and Melody were both her beloved daughters and the apple of her eye.

08:19 Fri, Nov 1 Chapter 356 Compared to the Kelley family’s assets, this was just a drop in the ocean.

However, after hearing what Melody said, Thalia immediately thought of something and immediately stuffed a card into Melody’s hands.

She said, “This is your pocket money. Tell me and your dad when you’re done spending it, understand?” There was 100 thousand dollars in the card.

Melody took the card and nodded.

However, she was not satisfied with the amount.

After all, the Kelley family had lost her for so many years. As their biological daughter, it would not be an exaggeration to say that she would inherit half of the entire Kelley family’s assets in the future.

Melody thought that 100 thousand dollars were too little Looking at how extravagant Tiffany was, Melody guessed that Tiffany’s pocket money must be several times or even more than ten times hers.

However, what she did not know was that Tiffany had never taken a single cent from her family since a long time ago.

In fact, she was the one who gave her brother Eric pocket money every month. No matter how expensive the things he wanted were, she would pay for them herself.

Because of her current net worth and assets, she was firmly ranked in the top five of Lovell City’s richest people list. To be honest, even Charlie was not as rich as her.

Even if the Kelley family had nine times more the assets they had now, they were not as rich as Miracle Healer alone. Moreover, Tiffany was running three big companies, including the advertising company managed by Caleb, the increasingly popular StarRise Entertainment, and the company that the Moody family had long transferred to her name.

Since Tiffany was the behind–the–scenes boss, what was wrong with her buying half of the clothes in the shop?

If she wanted to, she could buy the entire mall.

Tiffany spent money happily. She even bought a lot of things for his younger brother, Eric. Whether it was fashionable clothes or his favorite electronic equipment, she bought everything he wanted.

Whenever she walked past a store, she bought almost everything in it.

The manager of the mall was so happy that he ran out to serve Tiffany. He handed her coffee and was extremely attentive.

Chapter 357 Chapter 357 Looking at Tiffany’s queen–like posture, Melody was even more lispleased.

In her opinion, all the money that Tiffany spent belonged to her She wondered. Why should I let this bastard spend my Kelley family’s assets? I can’t let her live so luxuriously and comfortably!

Melody gritted his teeth and immediately walked over. She reprimanded Tiffany like a senior, “Tiffany, you’re extravagant. Even if our family is rich, you can’t squander our money like this!” After saying that, she pointed at the shop assistants behind Tiffany, who were carrying bags for her, and said loudly. “Sorry. we don’t want these anymore. Please return them to the store!” Tiffany was furious. “Do I need you to tell me how to spend money?” She couldn’t believe how meddlesome Melody was.

Tiffany ignored her and continued shopping.

Anyway, she was spending her own money. It had nothing to do with the Kelley family or Melody. Therefore, Melody had no right to make the decision to return what Tiffany bought to the store.

Melody advised earnestly, Tiffany, you can’t develop such a habit. You have to know that it’s very difficult for Dad to manage the company. If you’re so prodigal, you’ll waste all our assets sooner or later!” Tiffany said, “That’s none of your business.” Melody said, “I’m not lecturing you. I’m helping you to avoid developing an extravagant personality!” “Should I even say thank you now? Tiffany smiled indifferently. “Enough. I don’t have time to listen to your nonsense. Shut up!” Melody refused to give up. She still wanted to hold on to Tiffany and continue to lecture her.

Charlie and Thalia were originally checking out some clothes, so they were a distance behind.

When they heard the commotion and came back to their senses, they saw the two girls at daggers drawn. The couple hurriedly walked over. “What’s wrong?” “Dad, Mom…” Melody felt wronged and told them everything that happened.

She said, “I just don’t want my sister to be too ostentatious and extravagant. Besides, it’s already very difficult for Dad to manage the company. There’s nothing wrong with being more diligent…” “You’re worrying for nothing. Charlie replied seriously, “I make money for my wife and children. As long as my daughter spends my money to buy what she wants, it’s worth it. It’s very worth it!” Melody was rendered speechless. For a moment, she did not know what to refute.

The manager of the mall was originally serving Tiffany. When he heard this and saw that Tiffany had left without a care, he could not help but stand up and say something. “I’m really sorry to interrupt, but Miss Kelley has already paid for all the expenses, including the items in your hands. Also, the account that has paid for the expenses is Miss Kelley’s private account, not the Kelley family’s account.

After saying that, the manager ran toward Tiffany flatteringly.

Chapter 357 Charlie was stunned.

All the expenses today added up to more than four million dollars.

He had never given Tiffany so much pocket money, so these expenses were all paid by herself and had nothing to do with the Kelley family.

In that case, Melody’s accusations were really inexplicable.

Charlie’s expression darkened. “Just mind your own business. You don’t have to keep an eye on your sister.” These words were quite harsh.

Melody’s eyes immediately turned red. “Okay.” She lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong. She looked pitiful and terrified.

Thalia’s heart instantly ached. She looked at Charlie and scolded, Why are you saying such harsh words for no reason? Didn’t Melody say that out of goodwill?” “I know she said it out of goodwill, but it is completely meaningless!” Charlie tried to reason with her. “Since it’s meaningless, there’s no need to say such things at all. It’s only fair that we do what we did in the past!” Thalia was annoyed. She immediately pulled Melody forward. I don’t want to reason with you. In short, you’re such a biased dad! You keep saying that I’m biased. Aren’t you biased as their dad?” The couple quarreled again.

Charlie could only wave his hand. “I can’t argue with you. Anyway, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with my statement. If you don’t want to hear it, there’s nothing I can do.” “Melody, let’s go!” Thalia left in anger.

To be honest, they had been in love for more than 20 years. This was the first time the couple had quarreled in public.

In the past, even if there was a dispute, they would only be indifferent to each other for a short while. This time, Thalia turned around and left. She was even unwilling to go with Charlie.

For the first time, Charlie did not chase after her. He turned around and returned to the car as he couldn’t bother to continue shopping.

Melody blamed himself. “Mom, it’s all my fault. Because of me, you and Dad quarreled. I’m sorry… It seemed that ever since she returned to the Kelley family, she had apologized countless times in just two days.

Thalia shook her head. “How can I blame you? However, you need to know that you don’t have to be so careful at home. Even if your father doesn’t protect you, I will protect you. Do you understand?” Melody said, “I understand. Thank you, Mom.” Thalia said, “Come, let’s go shopping. You’ll be the star tonight. You have to dress up and look gorgeous.” The mother and daughter went to choose their gowns hand in hand.

On the other side, Tiffany brought her brother to a dessert shop in the mall.

Tiffany said, “Didn’t you say you were hungry? What do you want to eat?” Eric said. “I want this and this and this!*

Eric pointed to the menu and ordered a bunch. The waiter smiled and took their order before leaving Through the glass window, Tiffany saw the scene from afar.

She witnessed the quarrel between Thalia and Charlie, who parted on had terms for the first time.

Eric saw it too. He pouted and said. “Ever since that wornan came, Mom and Dad have quarreled several times in just two days. At this rate. I’m afraid there won’t be peace at home in the future!

Tiffany said, “Don’t say that.” Otherwise, Eric would be scolded again.

Tiffany’s coffee was served. She stirred it casually and was waiting for her dessert when she saw a slender figure enter the shop.

When that person turned around, she found that it was actually Kenneth.

She couldn’t believe that they would meet there.

Tiffany looked away, not wanting to talk to him.

However, Kenneth was thick–skinned enough. He actually walked toward them and greeted Eric with a smile. What a coincidence.” Eric ignored him. “It’s not a coincidence. Goodbye.” Kenneth was speechless.

Tiffany and her brother did share the same temper.

Kenneth supposed that he had asked for trouble by taking the initiative to come over.

Kenneth was helpless, but he did not argue. He turned around and was about to leave when he heard a surprised cry behind him. “Kenneth!” Melody held Thalia’s hand as they entered the shop. How close they were to each other stunned Kenneth.

Melody said, “Kenneth, what a coincidence. I just told Mom that I think I saw you. I didn’t expect it to really be you! Are you here to shop too?”

Chapter 358 Chapter 358 Kenneth was even more confused when he heard how Melody addressed Thalia.

He wondered, She called her Mom Is she Mrs. Kelley’s goddaughter now?

No matter what he thought, he still had to be polite. Kenneth immediately smiled warmly and called out, “Mrs Kelley” “Hey, Kenneth. Thalia also smiled.

When she turned around and saw the shy expression on Melody’s face and the affectionate glint in her eyes, Thalia recalled that her daughter and Kenneth were in a relationship, It was more or less awkward.

She found it quite awkward that her younger daughter’s ex–fiance became her older daughter’s current boyfriend.

It could only be said that life was unpredictable and that unexpected changes happened.

Thalia’s eyes lit up slightly. Previously, in order to cancel the engagement for Tiffany, the Kelley family had fallen out with the Harper family. Everyone was very unhappy If Melody really wanted to marry Kenneth, then the relationship between the two families would need to be reconciled.

With that thought in mind. Thalia said in a soft tone, “Kenneth, our family is holding a banquet tonight. I’ve already sent out the invitations. Will you attend it?” Kenneth’s first reaction was to refuse. “I-” Because his father had been investigated for tax evasion some time ago and the company was in turmoil, he was so busy he didn’t even go to school and focused on his family business.

Naturally, he was not interested in attending such a banquet and did not have the time to attend.

Just as he was about to decline, Melody grabbed his hand and said affectionately, “Kenneth, just attend it. I’ll be the star of tonight’s banquet. Are you not even going to support me as your girlfriend?” Kenneth found it a bit absurd and could not help but tease, “Why will you be the star of their banquet?” “It’s a secret. I won’t tell you for the time being!” Melody blinked and said playfully, “Anyway, you have to promise me first. Will you attend it or not?” Kenneth said, “Alright. I promise you I’ll definitely arrive on time. Are you happy now?” Kenneth’s smile was gentle and slightly doting Thalia watched the interaction between the two of them and felt quite gratified It seemed that the relationship between the young couple was quite good. Moreover, Kenneth had previously publicly said that he would not marry anyone other than Melody.

Thalia wondered if she should take advantage of today’s banquet and announce their relationship.

Then, it would be time to talk about their marriage.

Thalia already had an idea in her mind, but she looked at Tiffany Previously, Tiffany had pursued Kenneth relentlessly. She could not get what she wanted. Even though they were already that engaged, Kenneth had never looked at her.

Thalia supposed that it was a good thing for Tiffany to break off he engagement with Kenneth, who was destined to not be together with her.

Thalia believed that there would always be someone more suitable waiting for Tiffany Then, she thought of Mr. Hampton.

Thalia’s gaze was gentle. She planned that after Melody’s marriage with Kenneth was decided, she would talk to Tiffany about her marriage.

When she thought about how her two daughters would be married off in the future, she really couldn’t bear to part with them Sensing her gaze, Tiffany raised her head and saw Thalia looking at her with a gentle gaze.

Tiffany was slightly stunned and suddenly felt a little dazed.

It had been a while since she had seen such a gentle gaze from Thalia.

Ever since Melody’s background was exposed, Thalia had never looked at Tiffany that way.

Tiffany smiled. The fragrance of the coffee reached her nose. She took a sip. It was bitter but sweet, At eight o’clock in the evening, the Kelley family’s recognition banquet was held on a huge cruise ship.

Tonight, the stars were bright and the neon lights were resplendent. The river was calm and there was no wind or rain. The weather and scenery were extremely good.

Guests arrived one after another. At 8:30 p.m., the cruise ship was exceptionally lively. Guests gathered in groups of twos and threes, chatting and laughing as they toasted each other.

The waiters moved around the large cabin and deck with glasses of wine.

This time, the content of the invitations the Kelley family had sent out was a recognition banquet.

However, many guests did not understand who the Kelley family would recognize. Therefore, when a close friend saw Charlie, he asked in a teasing tone, “Charlie, who will you be recognizing? Could it be that you’re bringing back a son or daughter that you’ve raised secretly?” As soon as he finished speaking, laughter sounded in the surroundings.

But that was obviously impossible.

Everyone in the upper–class families in Lovell City knew that Charlie and Thalia had been in love for more than twenty years. Charlie was famous for how devoted he was and for never getting entangled with any woman.

How could such a devoted man have an illegitimate child?

Unexpectedly, when Charlie heard this, he immediately laughed out loud. “Well, you’re half right!” The guests didn’t know what Charlie meant by half right.

They wondered if their guesses were right.

The guests were curious, but Charlie refused to say anything more about it until the banquet officially began. He held Thalia’s hand and went on sage The couple had just quarreled over a small matter in the morning, but they had already reconciled during lunch in the afternoon.

Having been together for so many years, how could they really late each other!

The couple walked onto the stage. Under the light, the guests saw Charlie in a suit. He was still handsome and elegant in his forties.

Meanwhile, Thalia was wearing a wine–red dress. She had a dignified aura and was still beautiful.

Everyone at the banquet instantly fell silent.

Charlie picked up the microphone and the first thing he said was, Tonce felt that God had treated me well, allowing me to have a beautiful and elegant wife, a beautiful daughter, and a cute and smart son.

“But not long ago, God gave me another surprise!

“He sent back our daughter who went missing 17 years ago!” Charlie sounded solemn as he slowly said, “Seventeen years ago, at that time, my wife and I had our first daughter. However, we accidentally lost her when she was one year old. From then on, we searched crazily for many years, but there was no news of her.

“I thought that we would spend the rest of our lives in regret and guilt. I didn’t expect God to send our daughter back to us!

“For today’s banquet, apart from informing all of you of this good news, I will also donate a million dollars to charity to thank God for sending my daughter back to me!” There was a round of congratulatory applause from the audience.

It was indeed great news that Charlie’s lost daughter had been found.

The guests immediately congratulated, “Congratulations!” “Thank you, everyone, for your support. Charlie laughed heartily. “Next, let my eldest daughter, Melody Kelley, show up and greet everyone present!” The lights shone down.

A young girl in a gorgeous gown slowly walked down the stairs.

Her long hair was tied up and her makeup was exquisite. Her already beautiful face was even more unbelievably gorgeous. She was like an angel who had accidentally entered the human world. The moment she appeared under the spotlight, she attracted everyone’s attention.

Melody walked forward in her high heels with a sweet smile on her face.

Her posture was magnanimous, elegant, and calm.

This was a perfect appearance that she had rehearsed countless times in her heart. She wanted to shine brightly and dazzle everyone the moment she appeared. Looking at the expressions of the guests below the stage, Melody smiled more brightly.

She thought, ‘I’ve won this round. What right does Tiffany have to compete with

Chapter 359 Chapter 359 The moment Melody walked out, some of the guests below exclaimed, “Wow, Charlie is really lucky. This daughter is also so beautiful and outstanding. How amazing” Another one said, “You’re right. But then again, this eldest daughter does look like her mother. As for the other one. beautiful, but I can’t tell who she looks like.

Someone said, “It’s normal for girls to change drastically when they grow up. After all, Charlie is very lucky!” Amidst the discussion, no one saw that Kenneth was frozen in place at the entrance of the banquet hall.

He came late and didn’t know what happened in front, but he heard what Charlie said after he went on stage.

He understood why Melody held Thalia’s arm intimately and called her Mom this morning at the mall.

At that time, he thought that Melody was the Kelley family’s goddaughter.

However, he never expected her to be the biological daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kelley.

This was too sudden to him.

In the past, when the Kelley and Harper families were very close he had never heard that the Kelley family had a lost daughter.

Looking at the young girl on the stage who was smiling and acknowledging her relatives, Kenneth was filled with panic. He looked around in the banquet hall, trying to find Tiffany.

However, after searching around, he did not see Tiffany.

On the second floor of the cruise ship, Tiffany looked at the poker cards in her hand and threw down two black jokers. She smiled and said, “Bomb.” “Waive.” Eric shook his head, but his attention was on the LCD screen on the wall The screen played everything downstairs in real–time. Eric and Tiffany could hear everything Charlie said, as well as including the guests gossip Eric stole a glance at her and asked carefully. Tiffany, when are we going down?” Tiffany said, “After this round.

Tiffany made a series of straights and finally threw down a pair of bombs. She had already finished playing the cards in her hand. She stood up and said, “Let’s go.” The siblings leisurely went down from the second floor of the cruise ship to the first floor.

At that moment, the conversation downstairs was intense.

Under the leadership of Charlie and Thalia, Melody greeted the Kelley family’s relatives and friends one by one.

Her smile was sweet and her words were nice. For a moment, she received countless praises. All the guests praised her for being well–behaved, beautiful, and sensible.

Someone said, “She’s so pretty and likable. Mrs. Kelley, you’re so lucky!” Another one said. That’s right. You were separated for so many years, but you still found her. This means that God wants you to find your daughter, Mrs. Kelley. Congratulations.” Amidst the praises, Melody snuggled up to Thalia. Her smile was sweet, and she was grinning from ear to ear At this moment, the guests‘ attention seemed to be attracted by something as they all looked in a certain direction.

Melody turned around in surprise and saw a slender figure walking over from the observation deck on the second floor of the cruise ship The young girl was dressed in a red dress and looked charming and gorgeous.

She gave off a nonchalant and noble vibe. Her footsteps were leisurely and neither fast nor slow, The bright moon behind her shone with a layer of light, making her look like a fairy from a painting.

The moment she appeared, everyone present gasped.

Tiffany was peerless with her gorgeous face and fair and tender skin.

She was stunning and graceful.

She was more than stunning. Everyone was amazed.

Everyone watched in a daze and subconsciously held their breaths, afraid that the scene in front of them would disappear like an illusion if they made any noise.

Staring at everyone’s dumbfounded gazes, Tiffany walked closer step by step.

The huge banquet hall was silent Melody’s heart skipped a beat, and the smug and arrogant smile on her face slowly faded.

She bit her lip and subconsciously clenched her fists.

The jealousy in her heart was so intense that she was about to lose her rationality She was the star of today’s banquet. For this, she had dressed up meticulously, picked the most expensive and beautiful gown, and put on almost perfect makeup.

She had rehearsed it countless times in her heart. Whether it was the sweet smile on her face or her natural and unrestrained posture, she had designed everything meticulously just to stun everyone and become the most eye–catching one in everyone’s eyes.

She had achieved it.

However, as soon as Tiffany arrived, all her efforts were instantly ruined.

Discussions could be heard.

The rich ladies who had just praised Melody for being beautiful and well–behaved now said, “This girl is really the most beautiful I’ve ever seen. From her hair to her toes, there are no flaws.” Someone said, “She’s only 18 years old. She’s not even very mature yet, but she already has such a stunning appearance. She’ll be the Helen of Troy after a few years!” The women’s words were filled with envy. There was even a hint of jealousy in their praise.

However, those young rich men did not hide their amazement.

Someone said, “Holy crap, Lovell City’s number one beauty is indeed worthy of her reputation!” Another one said, “Listen, my heart is beating for her! I’m doomed. My soul has been stolen by her!” Someone else said, “Piss off gow. Do you think she will like you with your look? She will only be attracted by me!” The silent atmosphere gradually became restless, but the topic of discussion was only Tiffany.

There had always been a lot of controversies about Tiffany in the upper class. After all, the matter of her chasing Kenneth had caused a huge commotion.

In addition, someone deliberately misinterpreted it and said that Tiffany was shameless and pestered Kenneth.

She had been scolded for a long time as a useless eye candy and in irliot.

However, ever since she proposed to annul the engagement in the first half of the year, her previous innocent, sweet, and stupid image was gone. She was full of sharpness and attacked whoever she saw. However, she gained good impressions from many people.

Several young rich men sighed and said, “Is Kenneth stupid? When the beauty woord him back then, he even rejected her. If it were me, I would only lie down and say that she can just have mel” Someone said, “Haha, in your dreams!” Amidst the discussion, only Charlie frowned. He was both proud and distressed.

He was proud to have Tiffany as his daughter.

What was troubling him was that more and more men coveted his daughter. As her father, he really wanted to beat them up.

-Everyone present had different thoughts.

Kenneth, who was standing quietly behind the guests without being noticed, tugged at his tie.

He felt an irritable desire, which made him uncomfortable.

The lively atmosphere of the banquet gradually returned.

Thalia stood in front of her son. Tiffany stood on her left, and Melody stood on her right. Just as Thalia was about to tug at Melody, she suddenly ran out and ran straight to the back of the guests.

Then, Melody stood in front of Kenneth and said, “Kenneth, you’re really here. You’re indeed a man of your word!” She smiled brightly and held Kenneth’s arm affectionately.

She looked like a shy girl.

Everyone present was smart. When they saw this, their expressions instantly became meaningful. Someone said, “I see. What a perfect match. They’re in love. They’re really compatible” Another one joked, “The Kelley and Harper families are indeed inseparable!” The crowd burst into laughter.

Back then, the Kelley family had a huge conflict with the Harper family in order to break off the engagement.

No one could expect that after going through so much trouble, the daughter the Kelley family had just acknowledged would in love with Kenneth. This marriage would probably have to be put on the agenda sooner or later.

Chapter 360 Chapter 360 Kenneth frowned at being thought of him and Melody as a pair te instinctively wanted to remove Melody’s hand, but when he saw her sparkling eyes, he dropped that idea.

Their relationship as lovers was a fact.

Melody did not notice much of what he was doing. She only looked up at him and asked with a smile, “Kenneth, do you want to dance with me?

In the banquet hall of the cruise ship, soothing and pleasant muse sounded. The red carpet was all over the ground. In such an atmosphere, it was suitable for a dance.

Kenneth hesitated for two seconds before taking a step back. He bent down like a gentleman and extended his hand to her.

Melody smiled even more brightly and placed her hand in his palm.

The young girl in the gorgeous gown and the young man in the well–ironed suit were a perfect match.

The guests at the side came over to toast with Mr. and Mrs. Kelley with a smile. “It seems that soon, good things will happen to the Kelley family again!” “Haha, thank you for your blessings!” Charlie toasted to them and drank his wine in one gulp.

Thalia was pulled aside by the other rich ladies.

The men socialized while the women talked about their own topics.

The atmosphere on the cruise ship was harmonious.

Tiffany sat at the side. However, there were too many young rich men who came to strike up a conversation with her. She simply avoided those people and came to the deck alone to enjoy the breeze.

She was dressed in a red dress and looked charming and gorgeous.

Her exquisite face was devastatingly beautiful.

The waiter on the other side of the cruise ship was stunned when he looked at her. His face turned red.

The river water ahead reflected the colorful lights and the young girl on the deck stood elegantly. This scene was like a peerless painting of a beauty.

The waiter was stunned. He couldn’t help but take out his phone and prepare to secretly take some photos of Tiffany’s back.

As soon as he turned on the camera, the manager of the cruise ship walked over and scolded, “Wayne, why are you standing there? Hurry up and deliver the wine to the guests inside.” The waiter named Wayne was so frightened that his hand trembled and his phone fell to the floor.

When he turned around, the manager was right behind him. If he was caught, he would not be able to keep his job.

Hence, Wayne didn’t dare to pick up the phone. He quickly nodded. “Coming!” He jogged away with the tray, and the manager left.

No one knew that in a hidden corner of the cruise ship, there was a cell phone that Wayne had dropped and did not dare to pick up. The recording function was accidentally turned on when it hit the floor just now.

Also, the direction of the recording was facing the deck.

In the banquet hall, after Melody and Kenneth finished their dance, Melody blushed and jogged back to Thalia under the meaningful and ambiguous gazes of the crowd.

However, Thalia teased her with a smile. “Why are you blushing “Mom…” Melody blushed and gently stomped her feet.

Thalia patted her shoulder comfortingly. “Tm happy to see that you two are close. I’ll bring you to the Harper family’s place. personally another day.” Since everyone knew about it, the marriage had to be finalized.

Melody did not say anything and subconsciously looked in the direction of Kenneth.

She saw him looking around the banquet hall. It was obvious who he was looking for.

He wasn’t the only one looking for Tiffany, Charlie was the same Charlie only saw Eric playing with his other friends. After not seeing Tiffany for a long time, he simply called a waiter over to ask, “Where’s my daughter? Have you seen my daughter?” The waiter replied, “Miss Kelley is on the deck.” Charlie said. “Thank you.” Charlie was relieved. He wanted to go to the deck personally, but there were guests who came forward to greet him. He could only stop and socialize with them.

Thalia was a little worried when she heard that. “What’s she doing on the deck? No. I have to go check on her… Tiffany did not know how to swim. She couldn’t have Tiffany fall into the water.

She was about to go over when Melody gently pulled her back. “Mom, I’ll go check on my sister. The wind on the deck is strong.

You often have a headache. You can’t be exposed to the wind. Otherwise, my heart will ache.

She did not know that Thalia’s headache had been cured.

However, what Melody said sounded gratifying. Thalia wanted the sisters to get closer, so she nodded. “Then bring Tiffany back. Don’t let her stay on the deck alone.” “Yes, ma’am!” Melody blinked and turned to leave.

It was the liveliest part of the banquet. Almost all the guests were on the cruise ship, and all the waiters were wandering back and forth Hence, there was only Tiffany on the deck.

When Melody walked over, the obedient smile on her face disappeared and was replaced by a smug smile.

me from She stood beside Tiffany with the flamboyance of a victor, saying, “Tiffany, you’ve lost. You tried so hard to stop returning to the Kelley family. Sorry to have disappointed you. Not only did I change my surname to Kelley in a high- profile manner, but also successfully made everyone acknowledge me.” After today’s banquet, the Kelley family officially had an additional young daughter.

However, the Kelley couple had rewritten Melody’s age. She was originally only two months older than Tiffany, but she was now known as one year older than Tiffany.

The meaning was obvious Charlie and Thalia did not want outsiders to speculate too much about Tiffany.

They had discussed this with Melody beforehand.

Of course, Melody had to agree.

However, she supposed she could use another method to expose the fact that Tiffany was not a member of the Kelley family.

“Tiffany, Mom said that she will go to the Harper family’s place in two days to discuss my marriage with Kenneth. I heard that you once did everything you could to woo him. Then I’m really sorry. He said that he won’t marry anyone but me.” The more Melody spoke, the more pleased and proud she felt.

However, Tiffany did not say anything from the beginning to the end.

She didn’t go crazy or become furious as Melody’d expected.

Tiffany was unbelievably calm.

Since Melody couldn’t get to Tiffany, she was filled with defeat.

Melody said, “Don’t think that I don’t know what you’re thinking just because you’re pretending to be indifferent! Also, didn’t you want to know my true condition? To tell you the truth, it’s fake. I’m not sick at all!” Suddenly. Tiffany moved and slapped her.

Tiffany said, “I didn’t want to pay attention to a lunatic like you, but you even schemed against your own mother. You deserve a beating!” She thought, Just because the Kelley family feels guilty toward her, she dared to pretend to be sick and scheme against Thalia. If she gets more ruthless, I’m sure she’ll even plan to get us killed Melody smiled. Her eyes were filled with madness. “So what? It’s every man for himself. Is it wrong for me to get what should have been mine?” Tiffany thought that Melody was just a lunatic. She turned around and was about to leave when Melody said, “If I have the chance, I may really kill them.” Of course, she was referring to Charlie and Thalia.

Tiffany suddenly grabbed her neck and warned her in a low voice. “I told you not to scheme against them. Otherwise, I’ll kill you first!” “Tiffany, do you know what your greatest weakness is?” Melody smiled. From the corner of her eye, she had already seen Thalia come out to look for them.

Unperturbed, she continued, “That is, you worry about them, which becomes your weakness. However, I don’t have it. Also, I’ll tell you another cruel truth. If we’re all in danger, will your family, whom you’re risking your life to protect, save you or me?

Tiffany didn’t know what she meant.

Before Tiffany could react, Melody grabbed her hand and fell down the deck with her,