CHAPTER 23: CHAPTER 23: THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY

Obviously, everything happened too suddenly, even Jared Quinn was momentarily stunned and couldn’t regain his composure for a long while. His large hands clutched Melody Thorne’s collar, unsure whether to let go or not.

His usually expressionless handsome face now appeared fickle and unsettled.

Had he been undermined, and by his own son at that? The anger stuck in his chest instantly.

Melody Thorne blinked, waiting for the man in front of her to release her, but the tall man seemed unwilling to let go.

"I’ve said it so clearly, why don’t you understand?" Melody Thorne boldly raised a finger, poking Jared’s chest repeatedly, straightening up with each poke,

"I said I no longer love you. If I once did, it ended the night two days ago when I showed up in your bath. Understand? My current focus is no longer you but Timmy. The only reason I’m not leaving the Quinn family now is purely because... of Grandpa Quinn’s feelings."

"So... can you let go of me now?" Her finger gave the man’s chest one last poke, tugging back her collar as she did so.

She headed briskly toward Timmy, scooping up the adorable little darling. "Come on, let’s go to the room and tell stories."

"Okay," Timmy wrapped his arms around her neck.

The man still stood in that spot, perhaps because Melody Thorne was chasing after him just two days ago, and now she was running around with his son instead, making him somehow unable to swallow this mortification.

"Young master, it seems Master Timmy really likes Miss Tang," the butler remarked, his implication clear.

All along, Jared Quinn hadn’t had time to accompany Timmy and was planning to find him a stepmother. Seeing Melody Thorne and Timmy’s relationship so much like mother and son,

and knowing Melody’s blood could save Timmy, it couldn’t be any better.

Thinking and thinking, the butler suddenly realized something, "I understand why the young madam is doing this, because she wants Timmy to like her, to not be able to leave her, to want her exclusively, so she can always be the mistress here, and ultimately, her goal is to cling onto you in the future."

The butler spoke without blushing or gasping for breath.

Jared Quinn’s stern, cold features lightened up just a tiny bit as he turned to go upstairs.

After bringing the little bun into the room, Melody Thorne’s heart was still pounding, due to the long-buried fear of him from her past life,

but she had just counterattacked perfectly.

Melody Thorne really wanted to laugh out loud; it felt so satisfying to poke his chest just now.

"Melody, what are you thinking?" Timmy handed her a fairy tale book, "Shall we sleep?"

"Sure," Melody Thorne replied cheerfully, feeling great after what had just happened.

She dimmed the lights, and after telling three stories, Timmy had fallen asleep. Melody Thorne went downstairs to get a drink of water, remembering that her camera was still with Jared Quinn.

Today she had the upper hand, but when the evidence is presented tomorrow, she might not have the upper hand any longer.

Melody Thorne pondered as her footsteps unconsciously, almost out of habit, headed toward Jared Quinn’s bedroom. The door was unlocked, half-open, with dim lighting inside, and the sound of water came from the direction of the bathroom.

This was a good opportunity!!