Chapter 890

Debra's words were laced with insinuation, implying that Melody's trip there was driven by some late-life romantic whim.

Melody, who valued her reputation above all else, turned livid. "Of course, I'm going back. If it weren't for some business I had to attend to, I wouldn't have come at all."

"Mrs. Nichols Sr., take it easy. I didn't say anything out of line," Debra said, leaning in closer to Melody. "Don't forget, I have evidence of you hiring someone to kill me. If you don't want any trouble, you'd better not cross me. Otherwise, you'll spend the rest of your life behind bars."

Melody's anger boiled over at Debra's threat. She remembered all too well how Debra had used this very threat to force Juan to hand over the Nichols Group.

Although the company hadn't fallen into Debra's hands yet, there was no telling if Juan might do so in the future.

smiling face, her own smile strained. "Since you're new here too, feel free to look around. I'm a bit tired and will go upstairs to rest." Melody turned to leave, defeated in her

the stairs like

room, Melody stared at her aged reflection in the mirror and thought of Debra's assertive appearance. Her heart grew even heavier. She knew Debra

the door, and

has arrived unexpectedly. Mr. Eaton Sr. hopes you're not coming downstairs for

Liza?" Melody's voice softened, though the mention of

then, but he had hidden his identity as the heir to the Eaton family, so she had chosen Wilbur Nichols, who was also from Seamar

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had inherited the family business after returning overseas and

until he was 40. He was forced to marry a

it that the woman looked strikingly like her. Melody

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