Melody Summers smiled faintly, then gently patted Ian Summers’s shoulder, signaling him to let go of Simon Lancaster.
Once Simon Lancaster scrambled up from the floor, Melody Summers looked at him and said coldly, "Get lost. If you ever dare to show up in front of me again, I guarantee you won’t be as lucky as you were today and just get to walk away."
After all, Mrs. Vance was present, so Melody Summers didn’t want to say anything more to the Lancaster siblings.
Sylvia Lancaster stared at Melody Summers in utter disbelief. She still couldn’t accept the fact that Melody had suddenly transformed from a doormat desperate for their affection into someone so cold and ruthless.
’It’s like she’s a completely different person!’
Humiliation was written all over Simon Lancaster’s face. He glanced at Ian Summers standing beside Melody Summers, and a strange sense of grievance welled up inside him.
’I’m her only biological older brother! But now Melody is treating me so coldly!’
For a moment, Simon Lancaster couldn’t tell if he was more angry or indignant.
’Does Melody really not care about our blood ties anymore?!’
Simon Lancaster wanted to question Melody Summers, but when he looked up and saw Ian Summers glaring at him threateningly, he ultimately didn’t dare to say what was on his mind.
Finally, supported by Sylvia Lancaster, Simon Lancaster staggered toward the elevator.
Seeing this, Mrs. Vance didn’t say anything more. Instead, when she thought no one was looking, she slipped into the fire escape stairwell and quietly headed downstairs.
Once they confirmed all three were long gone, Melody Summers and Ian Summers finally opened the door.
Winnie Summers and the others were huddled together in the living room, waiting for them with anxious expressions.
Seeing the two of them enter, Grace Sutton rushed over. "How did it go? Are those three gone?"
When Melody and Ian nodded, Grace Sutton finally breathed a sigh of relief. "What a mess! We just moved in, and they’re already here causing trouble. Such bad luck! I wanted to just open the door and drive them away, but our living room is full of styrofoam planters, and with all these snacks lying around, I was afraid opening the door would expose everything!"
Melody Summers nodded in agreement. ’Besides the Lancaster siblings, that nosy neighbor, Mrs. Vance, was also out there. If a neighbor saw the supplies in our living room... I’m afraid things would get very difficult for our family.’
Grandma clapped her hands and said with a smile, "Alright, alright. It’s a happy day, so let’s not let those people ruin our mood. Let’s go cook the dumplings!"
While Melody Summers and Ian Summers were at the villa finishing things up, Grandma and the others had been busy kneading dough, washing vegetables, mincing meat, and wrapping dumplings. They were just waiting for the siblings to return to boil them!
The family quickly gathered in the kitchen, dropping the plump, thin-skinned dumplings one by one into the pot.
The family hadn’t eaten lunch, so faced with delicious handmade dumplings, everyone had a hearty appetite. Each of them polished off two large plates!
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