Chapter 22
Chapter 22
What?
Melody?
Not again!
How could I forget Leo’s beloved mistress, who used to follow him everywhere like a lost puppy? There was no doubt that only a heartless woman was capable of hurting my little
girl.
Anger curled hot and unstoppable in my gut like a blazing inferno, wanting to burn that horrible woman for attacking Jane.
Everyone was shocked after listening to Zoe’s statement, unable to believe it as their jaws dropped, they stared at him wide–eyed.
But Leo’s expressions remained unchanged, he was the same indifferent man standing beside emotionally wounded Laura, careless of her agony.
But I didn’t give a damn about his indifference. I wasn’t a weak girl who couldn’t defend her
loved ones now!
Echo came with my security staff, so I eyed her, she didn’t waste a second and rushed towards the lockers. It didn’t take her much time to look for Melody, they both returned
briefly,
“Here she is, ma’am!”
Echo spoke curtly, her accusative tone shook Melody’s body. She trembled all over when she noticed my army of strong/guards. It must have dawned on her that she had crossed
with the wrong person.
The blood coursing through my body changed into molten lava as I glared at Melody’s perfect figure, the ugliness of her personality nauseated me to the core. I stepped up to her
and raised my hand, slapping her hard across her face.
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“What’s your deal, coming after me and my daughter over and over again, Melody?”
Stumbling backwards, Melody’s hand flew to her cheek to cover her face, she recoiled in horror. The impact of my slap broke the bounds of tears in her eyes as she started crying
and ran to hide behind her lovely Leo.
“Babe, stop this crazy woman!”
That coward!
I wanted to yank her from her hideout, but Leo halted me in my tracks, standing before her like a gigantic mountain. He grabbed my wrist and stopped me from approaching his
mistress.
His face darkened as he parted his lips to speak up for her. I couldn’t fathom why he was so adamant of protecting Melody despite her crimes.
Well, Good luck for defending her in front of Laura Becker!
Paying no heed to his stupid interference, I took a bold decision in a split second and used my free hand to slap Leo as well. The loud sound of slap again resonated in the surroundings.
Melody’s startled gasp was the only reaction as Leo stood frozen, flabbergasted by my courage. My hand hurt with the force of slap, but I instantly composed myself, freeing my other hand from his hold as well. It was indeed a very small price to pay for my daughter’s
justice.
Leo stared at me in a catatonic stupor as if a cat got his tongue, he was speechless for a long time. I waited for his response, preferably moving away to let me deal with Melody in person. However, he spoke after a dramatic pause.
“Aren’t you afraid that the press will catch this?”
As Leo’s statement was shocking, I couldn’t help but gasp. Like, why would reporters come to a preschool uninvited?
Then my stupefied gaze fell at Melody, who held Leo’s arm firmly, her blanched face was darkened by the shadows of worry.
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Her horrified expressions, Leo’s warning, Jane’s injury, all the points connected and painted a clear picture in my mind, it dawned on me,
“So, it was Melody all along!”
Considering Jane as my only weakness, she must have injured her deliberately before Zoe.
It was natural that any mother would react badly to see her child wounded by a monster.
She called the reporters so when I slap her to take revenge for my innocent daughter’s suffering, the reporters could film the video and spread it over the internet.
What a cunning woman she was!
After failing to scare me at Leo’s office, Melody came up with a devilish scheme to ruin my name in public, tarnishing my company’s reputation. It was her sly method to gain sympathy from the audience by painting me as a villain.
Commendable!
Well, I wouldn’t be Laura Becker if I was scared by the puny media!
I waved my hand, and my guards came into action, they spread throughout the whole building. Within five minutes, they pulled out the hidden reporters and snatched their cameras. Echo reported to me.
“All the footage is deleted, ma’am.”
My lips curled up in a challenging smirk as I looked at Leo and Melody, flexing my real power. His lovely girlfriend didn’t like Leo’s suggestion for alerting me, although he was trying to save her ass from bigger trouble. She yelled at him.
“How could you do this to me for that bitch, Leo? I have been by your side for so many
years!”
What a joke!
In case, the video of our interaction got viral, I would have caught her soon. Dragging her to court for defamation charges was just a glimpse of her payback for messing with Laura Becker!
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But it was enough!
I couldn’t hear Melody’s nonsense and slapped Melody again, her drama had
anymore
already wasted my time. Venting out my monstrous rage felt so good as I spat out.
“Only two slaps today is me being generous, Miss Melody!”
