Chapter 327
Karl was already drunk and lost control. In just a few hits, Melody was covered in streaks of blood.
Melody couldn’t take it. She turned around and said coldly, “You guys are the ones who deserve to die!”
With that, she ran forward. Her words angered Karl and Audra. They immediately chased after her with red eyes. They looked like they were really going to beat her to death today.
Melody gritted her teeth, panicking and anxious. She was taking her chances.
Sandra told her in the email that the Kelleys had already known about the test results yesterday, but it seemed like they did not care. Melody had waited for them for so long.
But she didn’t lose hope. “It will break their heart to see me living such a life with their own eyes. And how could they not feel guilty by then? They won’t be ruthless enough to contime letting me live with such greedy and terrible parents, right?’ Melody thought.
Melody ran as fast as she could but fell halfway. Her palms and knees were now bleeding.
With this fall, the fierce-looking Karl caught up to her. He raised the broom and beat her with it like crazy, “I told you not to run. I’m going to fix you right, or you’ll forget yourself.”
They were at a street intersection. Some passersby saw this scene and stepped forward to stop Karl. “Hey, why do you hit her a stranger asked.
Karl glared fiercely at the stranger. “Mind your own business. It’s only right for me to hit my daughter. What do you care?
Get lost!”
Melody shielded her head with her arms, her heart filled with sorrow.
“Why didn’t my biological parents come to me? Why? They have left me behind for so many years and caused me to suffer so much. How could they ignore me like this? she screamed inwardly.
‘Ow!” Melody rolled on the ground in pain. She screamed and cried.
Just then, a black luxury car slowly drove over from afar. Charlie and Thalia were sitting in the car.
Thalia was so nervous that her palms were sweating. She could not help but joke, “I’m so nervous just passing by on this road, but we’re still far from where she lives.”
Charlie put his arm around her shoulders. “Don’t think too
much”
Since they had already decided to keep it a secret and carry on, they had to ensure they could stay composed.
Thalia nodded. “OK”
Precisely because they had made the decision they came all the way here to take a look. They would be relieved once they could be certain that Melody was doing well. If Melody was having a hard time, they would give her money and think of a way to help her secretly. Then, she would be better off.
As their car slowly approached the intersection, Thalia looked outside nervously. She had imagined many scenarios when she took a peek at Melody and left but not this scene before her.
“Stop! Stop the car!” Thalia exclaimed in shock. She was so agitated that her face turned red. The driver hurriedly pulled
Over
Thalia ran straight to the intersection and shouted at the top of her lungs, “Stop! Stop!” She was trembling with anger.
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Meanwhile, Melody looked miserable on the ground, her face pale and eyes filled with tears.
The marks left by the broom on Melody’s body were blood-red and shocking. It broke Thalia’s heart to even look at the marks. She was so furious that she almost fainted.
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With a cigarette in his mouth, Karl said nonchalantly. “Who are you? It’s only right for me to hit my daughter. What do you
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At this moment. Thalia almost blurted out that Melody was her biological daughter.
Fortunately, Thalia’s rational self stopped her. Tears welled up in Thalia’s eyes. She squatted down and gently held Melody. “Girl, are you… are you alright?” choked Thalia.
I’m okay, Mrs. Kelley Melody forced a comforting smile and continued, “Don’t worry about me. Hurry up and leave. My father is crazy. I’m afraid he’ll hurt you too
Upon hearing this, Thalia burst into tears and held Melody gently in her arms. Thalia was rendered wordless by a pang of sadness, guilt, and self-blame. This feeling was like a knife piercing her heart.
Karl spat and snapped, “Get lost or I’ll beat you up too, nosy woman.“
As he was about to swing the broom, Thalia hugged Melody tightly and refused to let go. It seemed that Thalia wanted to take the beating for her.
Fortunately, Charlie rushed over in time and kicked Karl back.
The driver of the Kelley family immediately called for help. A few minutes later, the bodyguards arrived and quickly held down Karl and Audra.
Karl and Audra were furious. They simply cried and shouted, “Everyone, come and help us! They are bullying us on the streets. They are trying to kill us.”
There were many onlookers. They were all convinced by this sharneless lie.
“You think you’re right to use violence in the street, huh? She’s your daughter, but it doesn’t justify your behavior. You’ll be punished for what you have done to her,” a man said.
No one noticed that Karl and Audra were indifferent to this warning. They looked composed and went on with their lie.
However, Charlie and Thalia trembled slightly as the warning was ringing in their ears, “You’ll be punished for what you have done to her.”
Thalia was heartbroken. After helping Melody up from the ground, she looked at Melody’s exposed arm covered in blood and tears rolled down her face.
Thalia thought, ‘I would have suffered all this for you.
Melody was still trembling. It was obvious that the beating had frightened her. Despite lingering fear, she wiped the tears off Thalia’s face with trembling hands..
“Mrs. Kelley, I’m fine. Thank you for saving me, Melody said.
It caused Thalia another pang to hear the way Melody addressed her. Thalia suppressed the emotions in her heart and asked, “Do… do they often hit you like this?”
Yes, Melody answered weakly.
Melody nodded. Then, she smiled again. Her pale and tear-stained face had a sad, determined look. “It’s okay. I’m already used to it.”
When Thalia heard t***ts, she was in pieces. Every word she said cut like a knife.
After a long silence, Thalia opened her trembling lips to say that she would take Melody away, but Charlie got ahead of her. “Let’s go to the hospital for a checkup first.”
“Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Kelley,” Melody said.
Melody followed them into the car. Charlie ordered the bodyguards to escort Karl and Audra back home.
However, as soon as the door closed, the bodyguards gave the couple a vicious beating and a warning. “Mr. Kelley can provide you with a good life, but if you touch your daughter again, you will be dead by the next day.”
The best way to deal with such rascals was to beat them until they gave in. The carrot and stick approach always worked.
As expected, the moment Karl and Audra saw the money, they stopped cursing. Their eyes lit up as they nodded and bowed. “Alright, alright. We’ll take good care of our daughter. After dropping the check for 200 thousand dollars, the bodyguards left.
Meanwhile, in the hospital, Melody was being wheeled in for a checkup.
The doctor said that she suffered multiple contusions on the body, a slight concussion, and the aftereffects of transient tinnitus.