Free Web NovelChapter 528: Chapter 528: Melody
His voice carried suppressed fury.
"With your attitude just now, you expect Lana to return? That’s a pipe dream!"
The moment Conrad spoke those words, even Phillips could no longer argue back immediately.
Finally, Conrad took a deep breath before speaking tiredly. "You know what?"
His expression turned cold once again. "I don’t want to continue this discussion anymore."
He grabbed his coat directly.
"If all of you truly believe Thessy matters more than Lana, then continue thinking that way."
Then he immediately turned and walked toward the door. However, before leaving completely, he suddenly stopped.
One final warning escaped his lips.
"Do not tell Thessy that you already know the truth."
Everyone instinctively looked toward him.
"Otherwise," Conrad continued coldly, "she may do something drastic."
His eyes darkened slightly afterward.
"And in the end... the person who will get hurt the most will still be Lana."
Hearing the protectiveness within his voice, everyone fell silent once again.
Meanwhile, while the Peterson family remained trapped in emotional chaos... someone else was panicking desperately as well.
And that person was none other than Selena.
Recently, she established a company and successfully obtained funding from a powerful businessman named Phoenix.
However, after using the money, the company once again faced financial shortages.
Because of this, Phoenix requested to inspect the accounting records personally.
Initially, Selena merely wanted to double-check everything before showing him the books.
However... the moment she carefully reviewed the accounts herself, her face instantly turned pale.
Someone had embezzled a massive amount of money secretly.
The moment she realized this truth, cold sweat immediately covered her back.
If Phoenix discovered the missing funds... she would be completely finished.
Desperation instantly consumed her mind. Because of this, she made a dangerous promise to Phoenix.
She promised to introduce him to a beautiful woman.
The reason behind this was painfully simple. Phoenix possessed several terrifying problems.
Even though he was extremely handsome and incredibly wealthy, very few women were willing to marry him.
First... his family was absurdly traditional and controlling.
Second... Phoenix himself possessed extremely violent tendencies. freeweɓnøvel.com
And third... he carried an unnatural aura that constantly attracted ghosts toward him.
Because of this eerie problem, countless women became terrified after spending time near him.
As a result... despite all his problems, Phoenix was still labeled by countless media outlets as the "Perfect Bachelor."
His handsome appearance, overwhelming wealth, and mysterious aura continuously attracted public attention.
However, behind the glamorous image presented online, very few people truly understood how terrifying he actually was.
And now...
Selena had personally promised him a wife.
Because of this reckless promise, she was panicking internally.
Inside her luxurious apartment, she continuously scrolled through her contact list with trembling fingers while biting her nails anxiously.
There was almost nobody she could manipulate into marrying Phoenix.
Any normal woman who learned the truth about him would immediately run away in terror.
Just as desperation was starting to consume her completely... a certain face suddenly surfaced inside her mind.
Lana. The moment she remembered her cousin, Selena’s eyes immediately brightened slightly.
After all, Selena’s full name was Selena Grace.
She was the daughter of Mrs. Almond’s elder sister, making her technically Lana’s cousin.
And from Selena’s perspective... Lana was the perfect target.
That girl was undeniably beautiful. freewebnoveℓ.com
More importantly, she was merely a Soul Cultivator and would never stand a chance against someone like Phoenix.
Not only that... Selena firmly believed Lana was gullible.
And based on what she knew about Lana’s personality, she was convinced that Lana would absolutely agree to marry Phoenix for money if tempted properly.
Even if Lana refused willingly... Selena still had ways to force her into it.
Thinking this, a sinister smile slowly appeared on Selena’s lips.
Without hesitation, she immediately messaged Lana.
Meanwhile, at that exact moment, Lana was sitting quietly inside the mansion while studying materials related to the International Mystic Examination.
Then suddenly... her phone vibrated.
The moment she saw Selena’s name appearing on the screen, her expression instantly turned cold.
Of course, she had not forgotten that cousin of hers.
How could she possibly forget?
Back then, it was Selena who secretly arranged for her to meet Phoenix.
Thinking about Phoenix immediately caused Lana’s body to tremble faintly.
However... her eyes gradually became colder and colder.
She had already been quietly suppressing her hatred toward Selena for a very long time.
Originally, Lana planned to continue ignoring her existence while secretly causing trouble for her behind the scenes.
In fact, Lana had already used several hidden connections to sabotage some of Selena’s recent business operations without anyone noticing.
From her perspective, the problems surrounding Selena should already have been enough to keep her occupied.
Yet... Selena still reached out to her...
However... before Lana could even properly respond to the message, someone else unexpectedly appeared before her.
To be precise...
A middle-aged woman stepped out of a luxurious black car parked nearby.
The woman carried herself elegantly, and her appearance alone clearly revealed that she belonged to a highly privileged family.
Her strawberry-blonde hair was tied neatly behind her shoulders while her deep green eyes carried a complicated mixture of nervousness and anticipation.
The moment Lana saw her face clearly... she immediately recognized her.
Melody Peterson. The daughter-in-law of the Peterson family.
The moment she realized who it was, Lana instinctively chose to ignore her completely and continued walking forward calmly.
Meanwhile, Melody remained standing beside the car while watching Lana walk away indifferently.
She could not help frowning slightly.
In Melody’s eyes, even if the Peterson family unknowingly failed Lana for twenty years, it was still because they genuinely did not know the truth.
Was it truly necessary for Lana to treat them so coldly?
Even though those thoughts surfaced inside her mind, Melody still quickly stepped out of the car and walked toward Lana.
Soon, she stopped directly in front of her.
Lana frowned slightly while looking at Melody calmly.
Even without speaking much, Lana could already roughly understand Melody’s personality.
