Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 135

Chapter 135: Chapter 135: Impure Thoughts

The Oceanus Hotel lived up to its name as one of the largest hotels in downtown Anworth. Situated on a prime piece of real estate, its interior was luxurious and grand, exuding an air of extravagant wealth.

Compared to the Nimbus Hotel across the street, the Oceanus Hotel’s layout was far more conventional.

The concierge and reception staff inside were highly professional, all dressed in standard suits and looking very proper. It was completely devoid of the debauched scenes Melody Summers had anticipated.

Melody Summers had previously reported the Oceanus Hotel’s dual pricing scheme and "special services" to Officer Pierce, but she hadn’t heard anything back since.

Presumably, the relevant authorities had investigated and found no issues.

Melody was inwardly puzzled. ’Thanks to the knowledge from my past life, I’m one hundred percent certain that Hector Hayes is a bad man.’

’But the Oceanus Hotel seems so normal right now. Is it because Hector Hayes hasn’t started his illicit activities yet, or are they taking place somewhere other than this hotel?’

For a moment, Melody couldn’t figure it out.

She couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. ’It’s so hard for an ordinary person like me to go up against these tycoons. I have no connections, no ins. If I want to investigate further, I’ll have to find another way...’

Now that they had arrived at the tea house where she was meeting Holly Rhodes, Melody could only push her jumbled thoughts aside and walk in with Sophie Thorne.

Holly Rhodes had already been waiting in the restaurant for a while.

She lived in a luxury apartment in the city center, not far from the Oceanus Hotel, so it had only been a few minutes’ drive. She had come over to wait as soon as she hung up the phone.

The Metropolis Residences was quite far from downtown, and Holly Rhodes was growing impatient. She fumed inwardly, feeling more and more that Melody Summers was just as ill-mannered as Simon Lancaster had described. ’I’m her sister-in-law, for crying out loud, and she’s making me wait this long!’

If it weren’t for Simon Lancaster’s career, Holly wouldn’t have wanted to meet Melody Summers at all.

With Rhodes at its zenith, Holly Rhodes fancied herself a great heiress. She looked down on the now-fallen Lancasters, so naturally, she looked down even more on Melody Summers, who had been raised in the countryside.

According to Simon Lancaster, Melody Summers was nothing more than an uncouth girl raised by a villager. She had no manners, recognized no family ties, and had even attacked and injured her own biological brother.

Holly felt that a woman like that wasn’t even qualified to speak to her.

At this thought, she irritably picked up her phone to check the time, preparing to call and hurry them along.

Just then, two people walked over and sat down across from her.

Holly Rhodes looked up, startled. One of them was her cousin Ronan Rhodes’s fiancée, Sophie Thorne.

Holly quickly put on a smile and greeted Sophie, feigning pleasant surprise. "Sophie, what are you doing here? What a coincidence! Are you here for afternoon tea?"

Holly had always felt that Sophie Thorne held herself in high regard. Her attitude toward the family’s side branches like hers was always lukewarm, making her difficult to get along with. She was a bit flattered that Sophie would take the initiative to come and greet her.

She then turned to Melody Summers beside her. Assuming Melody was a friend of Sophie’s, she also put on a fawning smile and asked, "And which family’s young lady might this be?"

Melody Summers smiled. "Hello, Ms. Rhodes. I’m Melody Summers. You’re the one who called to ask me here."

Holly Rhodes froze, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Melody Summers was the complete opposite of the big, brawny, dark-skinned country bumpkin she had imagined. She was strikingly beautiful and carried herself with the air of someone who had received an excellent education.

Holly was momentarily at a loss. She had planned to put Melody Summers in her place from the start, but now she didn’t know how to begin.

’And why did Melody Summers arrive with Ronan Rhodes’s fiancée? What’s their relationship?’

As if sensing Holly’s confusion, Sophie Thorne spoke up. "Melody is a good friend of mine. I just came with her."

Holly was stunned silent for a moment, her eyes wide. The news was such a shock that she couldn’t immediately process it.

’Melody Summers and Sophie Thorne are friends?’

’How could a country girl like Melody Summers be connected to Sophie Thorne, the heiress of the Thorne Family?’

’What in the world is going on?’

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