Chapter 693

Juan, noticing Melody's distress, quickly stepped forward to support her. "Grandma, what's wrong?" he asked, his voice laced with worry.

Melody shook her head. "It's nothing."

Juan turned to Debra and demanded, "What did you do to my grandma?"

"Nothing. Didn't you see it?" Debra said, retreating to Marion's side.

Turning back to Melody, she asked, "Why did you act like you'd seen a ghost?"

Melody averted her gaze and stammered, "I saw the news and thought..."

Debra said smoothly, "That was all fake. Didn't I clarify everything already? Look, I'm standing right here, alive and well."

began to calm down. Since Debra was

of her losing 30 million dollars made her heart ache. That money had come from selling off a portion of her jewelry

convinced Debra that she was

very much alive. In fact, she's engaged to Mr. Houston. Their wedding is set for the same

flicked over Marion, and it dawned on her that he was the same man captured

expected Debra to find another wealthy family to

had long heard of the Houston family's prestige, but she refused

"Marion, right? I met the elders of your family when I was younger. I'm in the same generation

snicker. Melody's

said struck me as amusing, so I couldn't

turning to Marion.

serves me right, your family was the most powerful in Seamar City

nodded proudly.

"I remember my grandparents mentioning it often. Back then, only the truly influential could attend the Houston family's banquets. Even

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