Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker

In her memory, Ken had never looked at her so seriously before. 

He was cold by nature and didn’t say anything pleasing. Even though she had been a pa overly intimate with her. 

with him for many years, he had never been 

Could it be that after coming back to the country this time, Ken finally noticed that she was a good match? 

As soon as this thought emerged, Janet found that her usually composed palm was actually sweating. 

“Ken…” she slowly spoke, her voice completely different from the usual lightness. She was like a full–fledged little woman, with a bit of shyness and charm. 

However, the next moment, Ken suddenly spoke. “I’ve always let you work abroad. I almost forgot that you are also a girl, and you will look for a husband in the future.” 

Hearing this, Janet felt something was wrong. 

A man would never say such a sentence to a woman he likes. 

Sure enough, the next second she heard Ken asking her, “Have you met anyone you like after working for so many years? Don’t worry. I’m not that kind of heartless boss. If you like someone, go ahead and chase and fall in love. I can give you half a year off to find a reliable partner.” 

Janet’s heart instantly cooled. 

She even wanted to scold Ken, scold him for being blind and not seeing what she had been striving for all these years. 

But she liked Ken too much, so much that she didn’t dare to say it out loud. 

She knew Ken, knew that before he liked her, if she said she liked him first, the two would never go back to the closeness before, the closeness between comrades in arms, regardless of men and women. 

Janet took a deep breath and tried to tell herself not to be anxious. 

She had waited for so many years, and now she had returned to the country, how could she not wait? 

She was anxious. She couldn’t push Ken away at this critical moment. 

She loved him, and he was destined to be hers. 

Janet blinked, letting her red eyes return to normal, then squeezed out a smile, and said in a feigned relaxed tone, “A partner definitely has to be found, but my standards are very high. I don’t have anyone I like at the moment. I will tell you when I do. Besides, I don’t even have a place to live in Silverlake now, living in a hotel all day. How can I find a boyfriend?” 

“This is easy to handle,” Ken said. “I’ll let James accompany you to choose a house tomorrow. If you like any set, let James swipe my card directly. It’s a gift for you returning to the country.” 

Janet was the chief designer of the technology company he founded and had designed many best–selling technology products for the company. Giving Janet a house was not excessive at all. It was what she deserved. 

Janet’s expression eased slightly. At least Ken had never given a house to another woman, right? 

She jokingly said, “Since it’s a gift, shouldn’t you personally deliver it?” 

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By implication, she hoped Ken could accompany her to look for a house. 

Janet held out hope, but Ken flatly refused. “James and I must have one person stay at the Swanson family” 

That prescription, he couldn’t afford any mistakes, otherwise it would give Astrid and Ulric a chance. 

Hearing Ken’s refusal, Janet couldn’t help but feel disappointed inside. 

But mentioning the Swanson family, Janet quickly felt relieved. 

She knew that the Swanson family was Ken’s only concern, and his return to Silverlake was to unravel this knot. 

Janet paused and asked, “How long will it take to resolve the matters with Pearly Antiques?” 

“I don’t know.” Ken shook his head. “I don’t want to get tough with them unless it’s absolutely necessary.” 

Janet nodded, knowing that Ken wasn’t saying this because he still had feelings for the Swanson family, but because he didn’t want Margaret to be upset and sad. 

As they were about to arrive at the hotel where she was staying, Janet felt a bit reluctant to part. 

The car had already stopped at the hotel entrance, but she still tried to make conversation. 

“If there’s anything I can do to help with Pearly Antiques, just let me know.” 

What she said was actually empty talk. 

People in Silverlake thought Ken was a ruthless, capital–less, and incompetent waste. But only she knew how strong his power truly was. 

If the matters with Pearly Antiques were beyond Ken’s ability to resolve, she would be even less helpful. 

She only heard Ken perfunctorily utter words. “Thanks.” 

Janet moved her lips, looking for another topic. “I’ll probably be staying in Silverlake for a while. My mom is also returning to the country. I need to contact many relatives in advance so she won’t be bored after coming back. But I’ll also arrange things on the Insterimond side and won’t delay work.” 

“Okay,” Ken nodded, his gaze already on the design drawings on the tablet. 

The driver had already taken her luggage out of the trunk, and Ken showed no intention of continuing the conversation with her. Janet pursed her lips and had to wave goodbye as she got out of the car. 

It wasn’t until the car merged into the traffic and disappeared from sight that she reluctantly took back her gaze, her eyes full of disappointment. 

She had thought she would be very happy to meet Ken when she returned to the country today, but how to describe her current mood? 

It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t good either; her heart felt empty as if a piece was missing. 

“Ma’am, are you here to check in?” The hotel receptionist politely approached and interrupted Janet’s thoughts. 

Janet came to her senses, nodded, and stepped into the hotel. 

‘No rush, Ken will be hers one day,‘ she wondered. 

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At the same time, on the other side, Ken didn’t take Melody directly to her home, which actually suited her 

The place where she got off was just a twenty–four hour convenience store she went in and bought a small beatle of water and a bag of compressed biscuits. 

This was her preparation in advance, based on her understanding of 

Knowing that a storm was coming, she had to take precautions. 

After hiding the food close to her body, she then walked toward the Fox family. 

The door of the Fox family was open, but compared to usual, it was silent inside, as if even the air was solidified, 

Melody took a breath and stepped in. 

She saw that the members of the Fox family were sitting neatly in the living room. Even Maria was sitting silently in her wheelchair. 

Russell looked dark, with a gloomy look in his eyes. 

Seeing her come back, he was slightly surprised, and the disgust in his eyes became even more obvious, and he said, “You still have the nerve to come back?” 

Yolanda, sitting next to him, shook her head and said insincerely, “Melody, what you have done this time is too outrageous! You are going to destroy our whole family!” This is property © NôvelDrama.Org.

Mabel, who couldn’t sit still, stood up directly, pointed at Melody’s nose, and cursed. 

“Melody! You are a bitch! Everything was fine in our family before you came back. As soon as you came back, you were going to bring a disaster to our family! You might as well have stayed in the countryside and never come back in this life!” 

Mabel almost screamed and cursed. Her voice was originally thin, and at this moment she didn’t care about her image as the first socialite at all, looking extremely ferocious. 

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