Chapter 538 Juan's cold response infuriated Melody. She pointed at Debra and demanded, "Is it really that you refuse to get involved, or is she stopping you?" Debra suddenly found herself dragged Into the fray. With an innocent expression, she blinked and said, Grandma, what do you mean by that? Why draginto this? What does any of this have to do with me?" "Don't you play dumb with me!" Melody's eyes were wild with accusation. "Juan was in surgery, so how could he have possibly handed over evidence to the Vargas family? Do you think I'm senile and foolish? This is clearly your doing. You're trying to drive a wedge betweenand Juan." Debra just gave her a small smile. "It seems there's been a misunderstanding between us." "Misunderstanding?" Melody sneered, her voice dripping with contempt. "Don't try to fool me. I don't care what tricks you used to trick Juan, but letremind you, Juan is my grandson. He would never choose you over me." "Enough!" Juan's voice cut through the tension.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHis brows furrowed as he glanced at Sophie. "Pack up the stuff. Joe will cby soon to take my grandma back." "Yes." "I'm staying right here tonight." Melody declared, standing her ground. "Let's see who has the guts to try and makeleave." With that, she turned on her heel and stormed back to her room. Sophie helplessly glanced at Juan and Debra, knowing when Melody's temper flared up like this, no one could reason with her.
"Juan, you should go get srest," Debra chimed in. I'll talk to Melody and see if I can calm her down." Juan hummed in consent and went upstairs.
Debra approached Sophie and asked, "What's inside this little box?" Sophie held it up, opening the lid. "Oh, it's a family heirloom. Mrs. Nichols Sr. said she wanted to give the sapphire ring to the Vargas family." Debra's eyes were immediately drawn to the ring. Its cut was exquisite, and the ring was mounted with diamonds that spoke history. She leaned in, her knowledge of fine jewelry sparking her curiosity. The craftsmanship and quality were remarkable and undoubtedly worth a fortune.
"Don't be fooled by its size,' Sophie added, noticing Debra's interest. This ring is worth at least one billion dollars on the market. It's a royal piece. Never thought Mrs. Nichols Sr. would hand something so valuable to them." "A royal piece?" Debra raised her eyebrows.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"That's what Mrs. Nichols Sr. said, but I don't know the full history." Sophie glanced down at the ring, at hint of reluctance in her voice as she asked, "Madam, should we really hand this over to the Vargas family? Tll help deliver it." +25 BONUS Chapter 538 "I can't really trouble you with that." "It's okay. Besides, I need to talk to them." "Alright, thank you for your help.
She handed the ring box over to Debra, who put it in her bag.
"You can go ahead and take care of things. I'll have a word with Melody."
"Mrs. Nichols Sr. is still fuming. If she says something harsh don't take it to heart." The content is on thing novelenglish.net! "I'll manage."
Debra made her way down the long hallway towards Melody's room she knocked on the ddor, and Melody's sullen voice cfrom inside. "Don't bother. I'm not leaving." "It's me." The room fell silent.