CHAPTER 317: CHAPTER 317: MELODY, DON’T BE AFRAID, I’M HERE...

After speaking, she looked at Melody Parker lying on the bed and comforted softly: "Sister, you are drunk. After a while, you can have some sobering soup and you’ll feel better. Now you should sleep for a while, you’ll be fine after a nap..."

Matthew retreated out of the room.

Melody Parker slowly closed her eyes, seemingly truly asleep.

The opportunity was rare, and now was the best time!

Ava Parker immediately began searching through the room, looking for the Jade Pendant that could change her fate.

Soon, she spotted the safe in the room.

"Hmph! Bitch!" Ava Parker cursed, squatting down in front of the safe.

Although she found the safe, Ava Parker did not know the password...

She racked her brains but couldn’t recall anything related to Melody Parker, like her birthday or any memorable dates; she couldn’t remember any.

It’s no wonder, after all, she has always hated Melody Parker since childhood.

Towards Melody Parker, all she had was jealousy and hatred.

And all these years, Melody Parker had not celebrated a single birthday, how could she have known?

Time was running out, Matthew might bring up the sobering soup any moment.

No choice, Ava Parker could only try a few at random.

She couldn’t remember things related to Melody Parker, but she clearly remembered everything related to Adrian Davies.

She tried Adrian Davies’ birthday, the date five years ago when Melody Parker met Adrian, and even the date Melody Parker gave birth.

But they were all wrong.

Not only did the safe not open, but her several incorrect password entries triggered an alarm.

The sudden alarm startled Ava Parker.

She quickly composed herself, immediately shutting the door.

Luckily, Melody Parker was not awakened and continued to sleep soundly.

"Bitch, installing a stupid safe in your own home, are you guarding against thieves?! Born with a cheap fate! Even such trivial things are locked in a safe!"

Ava Parker glared at the sleeping Melody Parker on the bed, cursing fiercely.

She wanted to slap Melody Parker hard.

But she didn’t obtain what she wanted, so she couldn’t do anything.

Looking at the now quiet safe, Ava Parker felt utterly defeated.

It seemed destined to go empty-handed today.

Ava Parker left the bedroom, meeting Matthew who was carrying the sobering soup, ready to go upstairs in the living room.

"Butler Luuk, my sister is already asleep, I think you shouldn’t disturb her."

Ava Parker put on a sincere expression of concern for Melody Parker, "After all, she was quite upset just now, and it’s not easy for her to fall asleep..."

Matthew said nothing, yet he paused on the stairs.

Ava Parker smiled, politely addressing Matthew, "Then, Butler Luuk, I should take my leave. Please tell my sister when she wakes up."

Matthew looked at this pretentious woman and coldly spoke, "Take care, no need to see you off."

Ava Parker left, leaving with bitterness.

She remembered the location of the safe.

She was certain that what she wanted was surely in that safe.

...

In the bedroom, Melody Parker continued to sleep in a daze.

In her sleep, she saw her mother, whom she had never met.

She looked just like in the photo, with the same elegant aura, as serene as an orchid in a secluded valley.

She smiled at her gently, calling her name sweetly, "Melody..."

In Melody Parker’s dream, Una Sutcliffe never died, nor did she experience any misfortune.

In the dream, Una Sutcliffe and Muir got married, and their family of three lived happily in Whitehill...

In the evening, Adrian returned from the company.

Seeing Adrian enter, Matthew immediately greeted him anxiously, "Young Master, Miss Parker has been sleeping and hasn’t woken up..."

Adrian frowned, "What’s going on?"

As he asked, he strode into the villa.

Matthew followed closely behind Adrian, reporting the situation, "After breakfast, Miss Parker saw Ava Parker standing outside the villa. She let Ava Parker in to chat for a while, and then went back to the Parker family with Ava Parker. In the afternoon, Ava Parker brought Miss Parker back, saying it was Maxwell Parker’s birthday, and Miss Parker drank a bit too much..."

Adrian hurriedly went upstairs, pushing open the bedroom door.

He walked quickly to the bed, seeing the woman asleep in a stupor on the bed.

Her face was flushed, smelling of alcohol.

Due to drinking, she was still asleep, but not peacefully.

At that moment, Melody Parker was in the midst of a nightmare, struggling and fighting desperately.

The beautiful dream of a happy family life suddenly turned into a nightmare for no apparent reason.

Melody Parker became a bystander in her dream.

She watched helplessly as Una Sutcliffe experienced everything, saw Lisa send people to kill Una’s relatives, saw her mother in unbearable pain, almost dying...

She was extremely anguished.

She desperately wanted to change everything in the dream.

She tried hard to stop the killers, to save her mother’s relatives’ lives.

She tried hard to approach Una Sutcliffe, to hug her, to provide some comfort.

But it was useless, she could only watch.

She was insubstantial and ethereal!

No matter how hard she fought, she couldn’t approach the people in her dream, couldn’t change the events happening in the dream!

Suddenly, she saw the scene before Una Sutcliffe died.

She stood nearby, witnessing Una Sutcliffe and the servant fighting over the child.

She shouted loudly, "Stop fighting! Mommy, don’t go near those stairs, don’t!..."

But no one could hear her.

Things that were meant to happen, happened anyway.

She watched her mother fall down the stairs, saw her head hit the pillar, watched her mother take her last breath, both relieved and unwilling...

Melody Parker was in extreme agony.

She kneeled helplessly beside Una Sutcliffe’s body, sobbing with heartache.

In reality, Melody Parker was also crying in despair.

Tears streamed down her face as she mumbled in her sleep, "Mommy! Don’t go!..."

Adrian’s heart ached immensely.

He couldn’t bear to see her in such sorrow and pain.

He wanted to enter her dream and pull her out of this painful dream.

He lifted her from the bed, holding her tightly, his warm chest embracing her, gently and lovingly wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes, "Melody, I’m here, always here."

But it was useless.

Melody Parker was still trapped in her dream, unable to escape.

Still murmuring painfully in her sleep.

Adrian’s heart ached.

He continued to wipe her tears gently, soothing her softly in the gentlest of voices, "Melody, it’s all over now, don’t be afraid."

He couldn’t enter her dream, but he could awaken her from it, gently.

"Melody, wake up," he softly urged, holding her close, pressing a gentle kiss on her lips.