S21 57. Melanie’s Rage

Barbara quickly shook her head. “No!”

Everyone looked at her. “Why not?” Louis pursed his lips.

Barbara grimaced. “My mother seems to need some time alone. She won’t like it if someone disturbs her peace.”

A second later, she glanced at the servant. “Nora, can you take dinner to my mother’s room? If she doesn’t answer or even refuses, just leave the trolley in front of her bedroom door.”

Nora shuddered in horror. It was as if she had just received a deadly mission. Nevertheless, she still nodded.

Arriving at Melanie’s door, Nora took a deep breath. After exhaling slowly, she knocked.

“Excuse me, Ma’am. I’ve come to deliver your dinner.”

Suddenly, there was a thud. Nora flinched and backed away from the door.

“Don’t bother me!”

Nora’s shoulders shook violently. Without saying excuse me, she ran away from the trolley.

“What happened, Nora? What was that noise?” Philip approached Nora in the middle of the stairs.

The servant shook her head. Her face was still deathly pale.

“I don’t know. She threw something at the door. Was it a pillow? But it made a very loud sound. It looked like something much heavier.”

Philip frowned. His gaze was fixed straight at a door. He was indeed

afraid that something bad would happen. That’s why he followed.

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“Okay, thank you. Please don’t report it to the others. Let them eat in peace.”

Nora nodded. While the girl continued running, Philip approached the

trolley.

“Barbara must be worried if her mother doesn’t eat,” he muttered

vaguely.

A second later, he knocked on the door. “Madam, are you okay?”

“Why are you still bothering me?

His jaw was throbbing so

shouldn’t miss your dinner. Barbara will be very sad

Go away!”

towards the door anymore. However, Philip knew exactly what that tone of voice meant. Melanie refused to be

the room, Melanie was standing gasping for breath. She was still wearing the same dress as last afternoon. Her makeup and hair were messy. Her heels were

was gone, she sat on the floor. Her head was propped against the

her mind. The look in her

Covering her ears, she shook her

she sighed as she looked around, “I didn’t commit a crime. You shouldn’t suspect me,

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few moments, her breathing became increasingly short. As her head moved rapidly, her tears flowed

because of me. I’m not a murderer. You can’t put me in prison.”

went on, Melanie’s mumbling

with sobs dominated. When the turmoil in her heart could no longer be endured, she groaned and swung her arms in

“Aargh!”

burning eyes, Melanie gritted her teeth. Philip’s words were

that echoed in her

Barbara to the beach, Barbaral wouldn’t have gone and

her fist onto the floor.

more

Both of them would definitely be mine. I wouldn’t

greater the vibrations in her fists. When her shoulders could no longer hold it back, a sinister laugh escaped

man must atone for his mistakes. He must regret exposing my secret. He

sigh, Melanie got up from her position. She opened the door,

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neatly arranged among. the plates, spoons, and

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getting late, but Philip was still not asleep.

wide, and his eyes

the fingers he had

she asleep yet?”

was instantly pictured perfectly in his mind. Suddenly, he let out another laugh.

be crazy. If Young Master and Young Lady find out,

to the bone.”

under his head, Philip let his imagination run free. However, just as he

Philip widened his eyes and quickly got up from

after a few seconds, no one answered. Philip’s

to furrow.

that Barbara? She didn’t answer because she

would hear?”

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