HONEY, Love Me One More Time novel Chapter 216

“Gretchen, are you okay?” Melody anxiously knocked on the door and asked, “Estelle, what the hell did you do to Gretchen?!”
“What I have done to her is nothing compared to what she did to me before,” Estelle said coldly.
“Mom! Estelle is crazy! She is crazy!” Gretchen cried out in pain. “She poured water on me! I can’t be disfigured! I’ll marry Cristofer soon! Help me!”
Hearing this, Melody was stunned. Obviously, she didn’t expect that Estelle would do such a thing.
‘Gretchen and Cristofer's wedding is approaching. Gretchen’s face can’t be disfigured!’ she thought.
“Estelle, if you dare to hurt Gretchen, I won’t let you off!” York shouted, boiling with rage.
“Ever since I stepped foot here, I have been prepared for any eventuality. If you dare to lay a hand on me, be prepared to face the consequences! I am fully capable of disfiguring Gretchen’s face and severing any possibility of you being connected to Cristofer through marriage!”
“You...”
Seeing that York was about to shout angrily again, Melody quickly pulled his arm to stop him and said, “York, calm down. I’ll talk to her.”
“Did you hear what Estelle said? How could she be so ungrateful? I dedicated many years of hard work and made numerous efforts to assist her father while he was alive. Now that her father has passed away, it seems only logical that I, as her sole Uncle, take charge of the company. Why did she suddenly appear here and create unnecessary problems?”
“You are right. You did nothing wrong. Don’t be angry,” Melody immediately tried to pacify him, “Gretchen is still inside. Don’t provoke Estelle anymore. If she disfigures Gretchen’s face, the consequences will be disastrous. Let me talk with her first.”
“Okay. Then you talk to her! Humph!” York snorted angrily.
Standing at the door, Estelle couldn’t help but sneer when hearing their conversation.
Then she shifted her gaze to Gretchen and poured some of the hot water on her again.
Gretchen, hiding in the corner in fear and didn’t dare to say anything, had no place to dodge and was scalded by the hot water.
“Ahhhh!” Her scream sounded louder than before.
“Gretchen?! Gretchen?!”
“Mom!” Gretchen cried.
“Estelle, what is it that you truly want? Tell us now!” Melody inquired.
Estelle said coldly, “Ask York to shut up. I’ll pour hot water on Gretchen again if he says one more word.”
Melody had just pacified York and was about to walk aside. When he heard Estelle’s words, he immediately burst with anger and shouted, “How dare you!”
“You don’t believe me?” Estelle asked.
“Ahhh!” Gretchen’s scream came from the room again.
Upon hearing that, Melody felt a chill run down her spine. She tightly grasped York’s hand and pleaded, “York, I begged you to remain silent for the sake of Gretchen. If her face is disfigured and Cristofer refuses to marry her, she may struggle to find another man in the future. Additionally, let us not forget that her marriage to the Hans family would greatly benefit the growth of our company!”
Despite York’s typically short-tempered nature, he managed to restrain himself from losing his temper due to the threat posed by Estelle. However, his face flushed with anger.
“It’s all because Gretchen is so indiscreet about her personal life that she struggles to find a suitable partner!” he exclaimed.
Melody intervened, saying, “York, you shouldn’t say such things...”
Before Melody finished her words, Estelle interrupted her and said gently, “Uncle York, you can’t say that. When Gretchen hooked up with those old men, she was only about eighteen years old and was still young and unsophisticated. She must have been deceived.”
Hearing this, Gretchen suddenly turned her head and looked at Estelle in disbelief.
Melody was also surprised by Estelle’s words. To calm the irritable York down, she said, “Estelle is right, York. Back then, Gretchen was too young and simple. She’s not entirely to blame for that!”
Estelle then continued, “Yes, Uncle York. Don’t blame Gretchen. How could she do shameless things if no one guided her to seduce those men? Gretchen’s appearance is not very outstanding, and there are many girls who are more beautiful and younger than her. Uncle York, have you ever considered why those rich men chose Gretchen instead of other prettier girls? Aren’t you curious about how she got to know so many rich men at such a young age?”
York fell into silence and began to think about what Estelle had said. After a while, he slowly turned to look at Melody, who was holding his hand.
He thought, ‘What Estelle said makes sense. Gretchen was seventeen or eighteen then, and her appearance was not outstanding. How could an ordinary girl like her know so many rich men? It must be that someone introduced her to them. Gretchen has no friends. And the closest person to her is Melody. So the only possibility is that…’
Seeing the suspicion in York’s eyes, Melody panicked. “York, I didn’t...”
“Uncle York, what did Melody do when she knew you? Her daughter had dated so many rich men before. I’m sure Melody has dated more rich men than Gretchen,” Estelle interrupted Melody again.
Hearing this, York stared at Melody with his eyes full of coldness, thinking Gretchen had seduced so many men and slept with them at such a young age. It was impossible that Melody didn’t know about that. Since she knew it but didn’t stop Gretchen, it meant that she approved of Gretchen’s indecent behavior.
‘When I first met Melody, she was just an ordinary obstetrician. How did she know so many rich businessmen?’
‘At that time, she said she had been abandoned by her husband long ago and brought up Gretchen alone in Ameris. She also said that she had just returned home from abroad.’
‘However, she knew so many rich people in Hadale, which meant that she had come back from abroad a long time when I first met her!’
‘She was lying to me!’
York knew that Estelle said these words on purpose to provoke him, but he had to admit that her words were reasonable.
“Melody, how do you explain this?” York stared at her angrily.
“Estelle is talking nonsense! I told you everything about my past honestly when we first met. How could you suspect me?”
Before York could say anything, Estelle continued, “Melody, how about I call Mr. Wright now? I think you must prove that you have nothing to do with Mr. Wright to reassure Uncle York.”
York asked at once, “Mr. Wright? Which Mr. Wright?? The one from Magnificent Construction Company or the one from Clear Sky Garment Company?”
“Uncle York, you’d better ask Melody about it,” Estelle stated in a meaningful tone.
Melody was at a loss for words, thinking, ‘Estelle deliberately chose those words to sow doubt in York’s mind about me. This will undoubtedly weaken his trust in me. I greatly underestimated Estelle’s cunning nature before!’
“What’s the matter, Melody? Are you still unwilling to disclose the truth to my Uncle?” Estelle remarked. “Since you refuse to speak the truth, then... Gretchen, why don’t you enlighten my Uncle about which Mr. Wright I was referring to?”
Estelle steadily advanced towards Gretchen with each step, holding the basin in her hands while cornering her. Estelle’s voice grew more threatening as she said, “I’ll give you three seconds. Three, two...”
“I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you the truth!”