His Heiress Wife (Retika)
Chapter 174: The Schemes of the Sullivan Family

Chapter 174: The Schemes of the Sullivan Family 

When Quince heard Elizabeth’s words, he instantly narrowed his eyes as he angrily shot a glare atElizabeth.His sight darkened.

As a man and the head of the Sullivan family, he disliked his authority being challenged.

If this was any other time, Elizabeth might have been scared of Quince.

But now was different.

Quince's gaze did not intimidate her at all.It must be known that the best quality of the women fromnoble families wasn't their IQ, looks, or family background.It was their endurance.

To become a successful wife of a wealthy family, the first thing they had to learn was forbearance.

But what happened to her son was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Elizabeth could not bear it anymore.Her limit was Charles.She would not allow anyone to hurt her son.

Even when faced against Quince's threatening gaze, Elizabeth stared back at him without hesitation orfear.

She even added, "Oh.Did I say something wrong? The jinx came back to harm all of us! She wants todrag all of us down with her!"

Quince's face darkened further.

It wasn't just because of Elizabeth's aggressiveness, but also because he was dissatisfied with Melody.

He was not too different from Elizabeth.He also valued Charles the most.He was the only son in theSullivan family after all.He had four children in total but only Charles would inherit everything, leavingnone for the rest of his children.

"Dad, did you know that Melody only dares to act so arrogantly because she has Seth's backing fromthe Harrison family? She thinks that Seth is so amazing.In front of you, isn’t he just a junior? What doyou think?"

When he heard that, Quince could immediately tell that something was wrong.

"What's going on?"

Charles immediately recalled everything that he saw in the restaurant, "Dad, what do you think is sogood about this jinx?"

He continued, "It’s not a lie to say that she's good looking but her attitude is horrible.She's as stubbornas a coffee stain in a white shirt.Why would a noble like Seth set his eyes on her?"

Quince harrumphed and sneered.

He looked at Charles with affection in his eyes and explained, "You're still too young to understandthese things.Do you think Seth is well known in the business circle for nothing? His goal is probably notsimple."

In any case, Charles was a child from a wealthy family.

He immediately reacted and said, "Dad, do you mean that Seth is trying to use Melody to take theSullivan family's assets?"

Quince's eyes flashed an inquisitive look.

He lightly asked, "Think about it, under whose name is the whole Sullivan family's assets now?"

Su Cheng slapped his thigh, "That damn Harrison dude.I was wondering how he could like a jinx likeMelody.Turns out, he wasn’t even after her but what she currently possessed!"

Elizabeth also understood it.

They didn't have to be scared if they just had to deal with Melody alone.

But if it was the Harrison family, it was another story.

They couldn't afford to offend them at all.

If the Harrison family was really eyeing them, the Sullivan could do nothing about it.

In a worried tone, Elizabeth asked, "Quince, if the Harrison family was really after us, what should wedo?"

A cold light flashed across Quince's eyes.

The smile on his face didn't fade but it transformed into a cold smile.

"Seth is young and promising but I am not a kind person.With me here, it won't be easy for him to takedown the Sullivan family.The most important thing now is Melody.How should we treat this girl so thatshe doesn't do anything wrong!"

As Quince said that, Charles thought of the plan he had been calculating for a long time.

He only needed the chance to say it.

"Dad, I have an idea.Next week will be grandma's 70th birthday.Why don’t we bring Melody along andlet uncle take care of Melody? That jinx is skilled with playing tricks in the countryside but uncle is asoldier.It won't escape his eyes.Even if two or three men attack him at the same time, he would be ableto handle it, let alone Melody."

He excitedly added, "Let uncle take care of Melody.It will be guaranteed that in the end, she will obeyhis orders then.By the time she comes back here, she'll be obedient."

Elizabeth's brother was eccentric.

He had never been on good terms with his other relatives ever since he was a child.He didn’t get alongwith Elizabeth, who married into a wealthy family, either.

If she was a third party to a relationship, her unreasonable but righteous brother would personally tearher to pieces.

Elizabeth also felt that it was a great idea! Her brother was simply too upright.

If he found out how outrageous Melody was, that unfilial daughter, he would peel off her skin!

"Quince, I think Charles is right.Brother may not listen to me but he might listen to my mom'swords.Let's take advantage of my mother's 70th birthday.I'll inform her beforehand about it."

The mother and son pair took turns to persuade him.

In the end, he nodded and agreed.

Although he did not want to expose the bad situation of his family to outsiders, Elizabeth's brother wasstill his brother-in-law, after all.

He could be barely counted as a family.

"Okay, then let's do what you said!"

Seeing Quince agree, Charles couldn't conceal his happiness.

He was so sure that when Melody, that jinx, landed on the hands of his uncle, she would definitelysuffer.

At that time, he will fan the flames by telling his grievances to his grandmother who spoiled him a lot.

The future life of that jinx would surely be interesting.

When Melody opened the door of her sister's apartment, Sarah who sat in a daze entered hersight.She thought that it was odd.

Hearing the door open, Sarah lifted her gaze and saw Melody.She looked at Melody tiredly.

"Mellie, you're back!"

Melody frowned and gently asked Sarah, "What's wrong with you? You look listless.Are you sick?"

Sarah shook her head, "I'm not sick.I just have a headache."

"Headache from what?"

Hearing Melody's question, Sarah lifelessly let her body limp to the side and replied casually,"Headache from thinking what gift to buy!"

Right after saying that, as if she had recalled something, Sarah abruptly sat straight.She looked atMelody.

"Mellie, you still don’t know, do you?"

Melody looked at her with confusion spelled on her face.

Without saying a word, Sarah could already tell that Melody had no idea.

However, it was normal that she did not know.

Melody did not grow with them after all.

Aside from Elizabeth, she probably never met others from the Callahan family yet.

"Mellie, next week is our maternal grandma's 70th birthday.You're back now and you'll have toattend.Do you understand?"

If it was an ordinary birthday party, Melody wouldn't have to go.She did not want to go either.She hadalways disliked being part of lively occasions.

Aside from that, she saw it as a waste of time.

But a 70th birthday is different.She definitely had to go! Seeing Melody's frown and silence, Sarahthought that Melody was thinking of the same thing as her, worrying about what gift to give.

Well, not at all.

Of course, Sarah did not know that.

But as the elder sister, she should be the one handling this task.

As a result, Sarah said, "Mellie, you don't have to worry about the gift.Leave it to me.You just have tocome in time and follow me!"

Since Sarah had already said this much, Melody didn't hesitate and nodded right away.

Melody put her bag down and walked into the bathroom to wash her hands.

Just when she was about to throw the paper towel she used to wipe her hands, she inadvertently saw asheet of aluminum in the trash can.

With her sharp sight, she managed to read what was written on it.

Levonorgestrel.

Wasn't this the pill for preventing pregnancy? Melody frowned and glanced at Sarah outside.

Originally, Melody wanted to ask.

But then she thought that Sarah was already an adult after all and she should be responsible for herown life.

Melody got out of the bathroom and headed to her room, no longer paying attention to this matter.