Yuri Walsh rubbed the bridge of his nose in exasperation. Frowning at Zara Walsh, he said, "Sis, that’s incredibly rude!"
Zara Walsh simply rolled her eyes. She gently poked Yuri Walsh’s chest with a long, slender finger and said with a smirk, "You really need to wise up."
"Look at that girl’s clothes. Her whole outfit isn’t worth ten thousand yuan combined. I bet her family saw she had a pretty face and scraped together every penny to buy this suburban villa, all so she could have a chance to hook a rich guy in the area."
"She’s from a mediocre background and doesn’t think about working hard, only about using her body to sleep her way to the top. She’s delusional, trying to cross class lines by marrying up. I’ve seen plenty of girls like her. Don’t fall for her trap, my naive little brother!"
As Zara Walsh spoke, she nonchalantly twirled the enormous pink diamond ring on her finger.
Ethan Sutton had won the diamond at an auction at The Nimbus Hotel. He had originally intended to use this Pink Diamond to court Zara Walsh, but she had turned him down.
When the Sutton Family went bankrupt at the beginning of the year, the Pink Diamond was sent to a court-ordered auction, and Zara Walsh bought it herself.
Zara Walsh didn’t want Ethan Sutton, but she did want the Pink Diamond.
The Walsh Family was a pharmaceutical empire, and Zara Walsh had been born with a silver spoon in her mouth. She could buy anything she wanted for herself; she had no need to rely on a man.
With her own resources to back her up, Zara Walsh looked down on girls like Melody Summers, who she believed did nothing but rely on their youth and beauty to seduce rich men.
Take the diamond ring on her finger—she could buy it herself. A girl like Melody Summers, on the other hand, could only hope a man would give one to her. And in return, the only price she could pay was her own young, beautiful body.
Yuri Walsh’s frown deepened as he listened to her. "Sis, she’s not the kind of person you’re describing," he said, clearly displeased. "Besides, you don’t even know her. Stop making baseless accusations!"
The other day at Zane Simmons’s dinner party, two rich heirs wanted to get Melody Summers’s contact information, but Zane Simmons intercepted them first.
Zane Simmons told them that if they were looking for a serious relationship, they were welcome to ask for her number. But if they were just looking to fool around, they shouldn’t even bother.
Recalling how serious Zane Simmons had been, Yuri Walsh thought, ’If Melody Summers were really that kind of woman, Zane Simmons would never have treated her with such respect.’
Then at the hospital, Melody Summers had decisively paid two million for specialty medicine.
He had originally thought Melody Summers was planning to resell it for a profit, but then he saw a message in The Metropolis Residences’ group chat saying someone had donated a batch of specialty medicine to the community. That’s when he realized Melody had donated all of it for free.
Two million in supplies wasn’t a fortune, but it was by no means a small sum.
Even for a wealthy family like his, a donation of that size would have been accompanied by a major media campaign.
But Melody Summers had donated it anonymously.
’If Melody Summers really wanted to marry up,’ he thought, ’she would have used the donation to generate publicity for herself and pave the way. But she didn’t.’
Therefore, even though Yuri Walsh had no idea what Melody Summers’s family did for a living, he knew she was absolutely not the kind of person Zara Walsh made her out to be.
Zara Walsh shot Yuri Walsh a look and scoffed. "You never used to stick up for people like this. Don’t tell me you’ve fallen for that little chit, have you? Don’t be an idiot. Our family would never allow a woman like that through our doors. Your future wife must be an heiress from a prominent family, someone who is our social equal!"
Yuri Walsh found his sister utterly unreasonable. He looked at her sternly and said, "She’s our neighbor. We see her practically every day. What’s wrong with me saying a few words in her defense? You’re getting more and more absurd! If you’re going to be like this, go back and live with Mom and Dad. You’re not welcome here."
Seeing the dark look on Yuri Walsh’s face, Zara Walsh could only shrug. "Fine, it’s not like I’m going to say anything to her face. All right, all right, my dear little brother, I just got back in the country. Are you sure you want to start a fight with me right now? Come on, help me finish unpacking!"
Zara Walsh had been living in Icelia, but with Icelian officials repeatedly issuing warnings about a massive volcanic eruption, she had been forced to rush back home.
In truth, Icelia is a volcanic island; almost the entire nation is built on volcanic rock, and it’s home to some forty to fifty active volcanoes.
Over the years, volcanic eruptions in Icelia have been a regular occurrence, sometimes lasting for as long as six months. The residents have long grown accustomed to them.
Furthermore, Icelia’s volcanic eruptions are typically quiet, effusive flows with practically zero danger. Many people even take the opportunity to go take pictures for their social media.

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