His Heiress Wife (Retika)

Chapter 172: Another Wave of Heavenly Show 

Seth remained where he was as Melody walked over to him.He looked at her calmly, watching her get closer to him.

Seeing her take them to account, his expression did not change at all as if he was bothered by what just happened.

Austin stood beside him, holding a set of disinfection kit Seth had instructed him to fetch earlier.

Without a word, Seth picked up the sterilized hot towel with one hand and gently pulled Melody’s hand with the other.

Melody didn't resist and obediently allowed him to wipe her hand.Her gaze lowered, watching Seth’s movements.

He wiped every corner of her hand clean lightly and meticulously.

The back of Melody's hand was fair and tender while her palms were peachy pink.

It felt soft to touch just like a cat's paw.But her palm’s color now was different than usual.It had a striking red mark on it.

Originally, the red mark shouldn't look too serious.

But because it was against Melody's fair palm, it looked more reddish-purple than it actually was.

Seth’s expression finally had a little change, his eyes narrowing.

Melody noticed Seth's reaction, but she did not say anything, waiting for Seth to speak.

Seth furrowed his brows and frowned.

Heartache laced his tone as he said, "Next time before you use your hand to make a move, take any piece of cloth and wrap your hand with it.If you don’t have a cloth you can use, ask Austin to do the beating for you."

Ignoring Austin's pride, Seth even added, "Austin's skills and dexterity are not as good as yours.But if you guide him, he might be somewhat not too far off!" Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Austin, whose skills and dexterity weren't enough, silently stood by the side, speechless.

‘Is that my fault? Why are you dragging me?’ He was fine being used as an errand boy and a moving toolbox.

How come he had to be pulled out to be used and then stepped on? Even after doing his job, it was still not enough.

Why? Why was it so difficult to be a tool man now? Feeling like she had just been nagged by a young old man, Melody pretend to earnestly listen to his speech.

Without noticing it, the corners of her lips lifted.

"Yes, sir!"

Hearing her obedient reply, Seth retrieved the dirty towel and gave it back to Austin.He held her hand and led her to the private room.

Only then did he say, "It’s good that you know!"

Axel, who became like air during this series of public displays of affection, stared in their direction lifelessly, shouting deep inside.

He still had not recovered from Melody's explosiveness, alright? Before he could calm himself down, Seth showed him another hard-to-believe scene.

‘Who is that man! Do I know him!?' He mechanically turned his head and stared straight at lven's eyes soullessly.

Words weren't necessary.

That gaze of his clearly meant, ‘Did you see that?’

Seeing Axel's silly look, Iven felt satisfied.He smiled contemptuously, unable to hide the smugness in his eyes, as he sarcastically said, "You're really ignorant.Look at me.I'm so calm.What about you? But I won't blame you.After all, you don’t see Seth often and aren't used to his usual attitude.It's really a big thing for people like you, no? In the future, you should learn from me.Stop acting like an ignorant country bumpkin!"

Iven observed Axel for a few more seconds.

Seeing that Axel still did not react, he felt smugger.He had completely forgotten how he was like seeing a similar scene for the first time.

Axel was just speechless by Ilven’s sudden lecture.

Since when did he need Iven to teach him? It was really...novel.

Well, if he didn’t go back to California, he wouldn't have experienced it.

Charles and the gang were still there.

All of them were children of aristocratic families.

One of them quietly tugged Charles’ sleeve and whispered, "Did you see the other people who came with your sister over there?"

He added, "Your sister isn’t simple.Luckily, not all of us joined the fight just now.Otherwise, all of us would be over by now."

Naturally, Charles wasn't ignorant about the identities of the people his friend referred to.

lven from the Adams family and Axel from the Laurier family.

The most important person out of all of them was naturally Seth, the current patriarch of the Harrison family.

Even if you randomly pulled anyone from their group, they would have the ability to cause a massive impact in the city.

Charles felt like he finally understood everything after he saw how Seth treated Melody.

‘Turns out the reason why that jinx is so arrogant is that she has Seth backing her up."

Being strong didn't mean that one should bully the weak.

She should not be arrogant just because she currently had power.

When he inherited the Sullivan family's assets in the future, he would pay her back double.

It was only a matter of time before he got his revenge.

Melody followed Seth and the others to the private room.

When they arrived, she realized that there were more people inside.

Seth went ahead of Melody and pulled a chair for her.She naturally sat down, used to this kind of treatment from Seth.

This simple scene made everyone in the room realize that she wasn't just a random person.

Their stance against Melody automatically changed.

They thought in unison, ‘Can someone who Seth would pull a chair for be an ordinary person?’

Meanwhile, Axel played some tricks to make lven go away for some time.

By the time Iven returned to wherever Axel tricked him to go over, Axel was already sitting beside Melody.

That was his original spot! lven was so angry, he gritted his teeth in anger and glared at Axel.

If his eyes could shoot fire, Axel would have turned into ashes and his ashes would still be burnt even further.

Iven inwardly cursed, ‘This damned jerk is too evil"

Towards Melody, Axel was really curious.He rarely met girls that had both good looks and a charming personality.

It was simply typical, beautiful, but sassy, making people like her a lot.

But it was not the kind of like which made people infatuated.

Rather, it was the kind that made people admire and respect her.

Although, even if you fed him courage-boosting supplements, Axel would have died from an overdose and he still wouldn't dare to pry at Seth's corner.

Seeing that Melody didn't seem to have the plan to start talking, Axel took the initiative to initiate a conversation.

He already had a topic in mind that he would use as an excuse.

"Melody, the attacks you used earlier, do you practice them often?"

Melody, upon hearing her name mentioned, turned her head and looked at the source.Her eyes were calm and emotionless as usual.She coldly replied with an answer which almost made Axel faint, "No!"

Her temperament was so cold, but it didn't feel bad.

For most of his life, he had been invincible when it came to women.

For the first time in forever, he received a cold treatment.

The party started.

Knowing that Melody would be coming, lven specially arranged for the restaurant to serve them more Italian cuisines.

Throughout the meal, Axel continuously scanned Melody from head to toe and spoke to her as much as he could.

Since Melody didn’t like speaking a lot, Axel did most of the talking and she only answered a few of Axel's questions.

At this point, Axel asked her so many questions that Melody felt impatient.

She turned her head towards Axel's direction and replied without answering his question, "Are the dishes Ilven ordered not to your liking that you have to talk to eat the least amount of food possible?"

This had to be the longest response Axel received from Melody.

When everyone heard what she said, they turned to look in their direction out of surprise.

Damn! It was Axel she was talking to! As for Axel, he felt wronged.

For the first time in his life, Axel, the dignified heir of the Laurier family, was treated like this.

Yet, not only did the audience not pity him, but everyone's attention was on Melody.

Axel ‘pitiful’ Laurier sobbed in his heart.He was so miserable! Iven who watched from the side almost couldn't stop himself from laughing out loud.

In his heart, he already gave Melody a thumbs up.

He added fuel to the fire, teasing Axel, "Did you hear that? If you don't like the dishes I ordered, is it hard for you to say so? Why must you bother someone else while they’re eating.You're so annoying!"

That was really something lven would do.

Axel could only look at Seth with a pitiful look.

After all, they had a friendship so deep, they were like brothers, right? Unexpectedly, at least in Axel's eyes, Seth coldly snorted and only replied with a word.

"Right!"

After that, something broke.Did they hear that? In any case, that was the sound of Axel's heart breaking.

Axel should have known better.

Iven, on the other hand, had seen it coming.His face was filled with pride.

Axel's imaginary tail was now tucked between his legs.

He only left California for a few years.

How come no one liked him anymore? Other people, gossipmongers, more accurately, looked at Melody secretly.

They had no idea of the situation and assumed that Melody was definitely dead for disrespecting Axel at the dining table.

Unexpectedly, they waited and waited, but nothing happened at all.

Iven still took her side.

But that wasn’t important.

Seth took her side, too! He protected her as if she was a treasure.

Who exactly was that girl? She could act that arrogantly? On the other hand, Melody did not even think of the concerns the others were having.

She leaned against her chair in a domineering manner.

After she took the last bite, she put her cutleries down.

After swallowing her food, she opened her mouth.

"I'm full.Should we go now?"

Some etiquettes must be followed at the dining table.

No one could eat until the most distinguished person at the table started eating.

Similarly, if the most distinguished person at the table did not stand up yet, others shouldn't get up.

Whoever dared to stand up first would be breaking the rules.

So, in everyone's eyes, Melody had just made a huge blunder.They were waiting for her to get reprimanded.