His Heiress Wife (Retika)
Chapter 69: This Is Aunt Melody

Chapter 69: This Is Aunt Melody 

Lance was the most astonished one.He wasn't expecting to see Seth there.But then Lance realizedthat he wasn't mistaken after all about that day.

Seth indeed owned the car that he saw.

However, this only meant that Seth and Melody might know each other.

Lance was now certain that his mind was not playing tricks on him, that what he saw was real.

Melody turned around and spotted Seth.

Iven was standing behind him.

She frowned, her eyebrows furrowed slightly.

The place suddenly became too narrow, and an air of mock discomfort cut across it.

Melody just stared, but her mouth remained zipped.Seth noticed her displeasure and began speaking.

A hint of gentleness could still be traced in his voice despite the coldness it was trying to convey.

"You're not allowed to drink!"

As soon as the words came out of Seth's mouth, everyone stiffened, and the atmosphere had suddenlybecome tense.

Everyone on the table knew about Melody's temper.

But they, first and foremost, were aware of the fact that this woman sitting with them couldn't tolerateanyone who was trying to get a hold of her, to control her, to overpower her.

Melody was the type of girl who wouldn't backtrack against her enemy.

And this man standing behind her must have no idea what he was up to.

Perhaps he had a death wish.

His handsome features and act of bravado couldn't save him from the inevitable danger he waswalking into.

Ilven noticed the uneasiness on the table.

He sensed a serious discomfort radiating between them, so he tried to lighten it up by speaking.

"Hey, Melody! What a coincidence? We're here to eat.I've heard they served the best pizza here, aren'tthey?"

He began.

"And honestly! We didn't expect to see you here.Wow!" He said with a smile.

"Since we're all here, why don't we eat together?"

After saying that, lven pulled out two chairs without waiting for the other party to reply.He offered theother chair to Seth, which he ignored.

Instead, Seth glanced at the man sitting next to Melody.

His eyes were icy cold.

Clifford, who was sitting next to Melody, felt the burning stares of the man, so he immediately stood upto give up his seat.

It was a subconscious decision.

He didn't have to think at all.

Seth slowly occupied the empty chair.

His movements, smooth and calm, as if everything was normal.

When they were all settled, the atmosphere became a little less awkward.

Until one of Lance's men, out of nowhere, asked a crass question to Melody.

"Boss, are these two your friends?"

Lance and Clifford couldn't help but prick up their ears to hear their boss's response.

Anyway, Lance had already decided that if Melody's answer were a big "no", he would bravely take hisboss out of that place.

But Melody kept her mouth shut, her face devoid of any emotion.

She was as casual and normal as she was, as if nothing was happening at that very moment.

Confident that no one would speak again, lven took it as a sign to speak himself up.

He looked over the table and cracked a smile for everyone.

"That's right.We are friends!"

"No!"

A loud voice cut through the air.

Everyone's eyes, including Melody's, turned toward Seth.

They were suddenly engulfed with curiosity.

‘'What was with Seth's sudden outburst of denial?’' Iven looked as much as surprised as the others.

He stared at his boss sideways, trying to read his expression, but he failed.

He thought, 'If you weren't going to make a move to be with Melody, how are you going to get close toher in the future?'

Everyone had yet to recover from the first bomb Seth had dropped when another explosion came out ofhis mouth.He turned his scalding eyes to Melody, determined to tell the truth.He opened his mouthslowly, his voice cold and low but powerful enough to inflict fear on the people around the table.

"She's my fiance!" He said matter-of-factly.

Everyone's expression was priceless.

More particularly of lven, who was shocked to death.

'Oh, shit! What a move!' He was cheering silently on his seat, his heart dancing in its cage.

He would surely slap, using the sole of his shoes, those people who would try to say that his masterwas nothing but an emotionless prick and wouldn't even chase after girls.

He still couldn't believe what Seth had done...

Doing such a thing requires expertise which he didn't have.

He knew, first and foremost, that Seth was really the type of person who wouldn't give a move if hecouldn't give a deadly blow.

In an instant, those men who were into Melody had to set their feelings at bay or a full stop.

His technique might have been a bit cruel, but it was exceptionally brilliant.

Lance's eyes almost popped out from their sockets after hearing the explosive confession.

Never did he expect that.

But, unfortunately, that's the kind of relationship Seth and his boss had.He stared at Melody in uttersurprise.

"Boss, is that true?" He asked expectantly.

Melody contemplated for a moment but nodded her head after a while.

She realized that Seth was right, and she could no longer deny the truth.

After all, it's been a year since they got engaged.

Seeing Melody's response, Seth's handsome face curved up into a faint, evil smile.

Lance was having a hard time accepting the truth.

But for him, if only Melody didn't nod, he would never believe the confession made by the other man.

But she nodded! He looked at Melody, still confused, even a little dizzy.

He was still doubting what he had witnessed.

To chase away the doubt that was trying to consume him, he bravely worded a question intended forhis boss.

"Why, Boss? Why is this...?""

He couldn't finish his query, but Melody already got it.

Before she could respond, the man sitting next to him shouted.

"Lance!"

Upon hearing his name that way, Lance jerked on his seat.He abruptly stood up and lowered his headin front of Seth.

This was a subconscious reaction or a reflex that he had developed over the years.

Everyone on the table was shocked.

'What's with these two men?' They were quite appalled at what was happening.

However, they never pegged Lance to quickly lower down his guard for the sake of other humanbeings, except for Melody.

"Do I still need to raise my voice to warn you?" Seth said coldly.

His eyes were glaring up at him.

Lance lowered his head even lower this time and shouted.

"Uncle Seth!"

Again, everyone was left astounded.

Again, mouths and eyes were wide open.

There was so much big news today.

No one expected that Melody's fiance was Lance's uncle.

Lance was recently the youngest of the Harrison Family.

And since Seth was his uncle.

He was the president of the Harrison empire.

Seth didn't respond.

His expression was unchanged.

Lance knew what he meant, but he couldn't say anything.

At the same time, Lance understood what would happen if he offended him.

Seth was the youngest brother of Lance's father but was the one who was in charge of the family andthe business.

He managed the family's wealth and tamed those family members who were a pain in the ass.

Lance was aware of his Uncle's expanse of power.He knew it because he witnessed it.

Even his father didn't dare to challenge this man.

Lance turned his attention to Melody.

Although he was quite reluctant to voice those two difficult words out of his mouth, he still courageouslyspit them out.

"Aunt Melody!"

The expressions on the faces of the people around them were priceless.

They were wonderful.

But to Melody, it was outrageous.She couldn't help but frown.

"Aunt?"

What kind of name was that? She didn't like it.It made her look older.

"Lance, address her the way you used to!"

Lance felt delighted by this.He darted his attention back to his uncle respectfully.

"However..." Seth said intently.

"Listen to your Aunt!"

Upon hearing those words coming from Seth, lven, who was at the side, almost threw up the mouthfulof beer he had just drunk.

'Great, Seth! “ Iven said internally.