Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 323

Chapter 323: Chapter 323: Distinguished Guest

Melody Summers glanced at Zara Walsh, then at the bodyguards behind Ronan Rhodes, silently assessing the situation.

She and Ronan Rhodes weren’t very close.

Although Ronan had helped them before on Roman Rhodes’s account, that was the extent of it.

If what Zara Walsh said was true—that her aunt, Kylie Walsh, was about to marry Roman Rhodes—then to Ronan, Zara was clearly the one closer to him.

’People favor those they’re close to,’ Melody Summers thought. ’Ronan Rhodes will most likely help Zara deal with us.’

Melody Summers didn’t want to make an enemy of the Rhodes Family, but if Ronan Rhodes insisted on helping Zara, she wouldn’t back down.

She discreetly slipped her hand into her pocket and took out the "Enchanting Secret Medicine" she had obtained from "The Exchange."

’I can’t just kill people here, but knocking them all out should be fine, right?’

Melody Summers clutched the ping-pong-ball-sized bottle in her palm, ready to handle whatever came next.

Unexpectedly, Ronan Rhodes completely ignored Zara Walsh. He walked anxiously over to Melody Summers and Winnie Summers and asked with a worried expression, "Are you two alright?"

Melody Summers was taken aback for a moment, then shook her head and replied, "We’re fine."

Hearing her say that, Ronan Rhodes finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Ronan’s reaction, Melody thought he might have misunderstood the situation. She hesitated for a moment before lowering her voice and adding, "...Um, I was the one who slapped Zara Walsh just now, not the other way around."

Ronan simply waved his hand dismissively upon hearing this. "I know," he said, unconcerned. "As long as you’re alright, that’s all that matters."

Then, Ronan turned to face Zara Walsh. Under Zara’s confused gaze, he said, "Miss Walsh, please leave."

As if she hadn’t understood him, Zara’s eyes widened in a daze. "Y-You, what did you say?!" she asked, her face filled with disbelief.

It wasn’t just Zara Walsh; everyone around them was stunned into silence by Ronan’s words—

Ronan Rhodes had just publicly defended an outsider, completely disregarding the pride of the Walsh family’s eldest daughter.

Melody Summers hadn’t expected Ronan to say that either. She squeezed the bottle of medicine in her hand, thought for a second, and then put it back into her space.

Zara Walsh stared intently at Ronan Rhodes’s face, trying to find any hint that he was joking, but his expression was exceptionally grim and serious.

She realized Ronan wasn’t kidding; he genuinely wanted them to leave.

At that, Zara completely lost it.

She pointed at Melody Summers and Winnie Summers, glaring at Ronan with indignation. "Ronan Rhodes, did you not hear what I just said?! This mother-daughter pair hit me! It’s one thing if you won’t stand up for me, but now you’re telling me to leave?!"

Facing Zara’s fury, Ronan said calmly, "Miss Walsh, this is a banquet hosted by Rhodes. And these two women are our honored guests. To ensure the safety of our guests, I must ask you to leave."

Ronan’s tone was level, but it carried an unshakeable resolve.

When Zara heard this, her face instantly flushed as if it were on fire. She couldn’t tell if it was from Melody’s slap or from the humiliation of being put in her place by Ronan.

Humiliated and furious, she abandoned all pretense of decorum and snarled in a hoarse voice, "Ronan Rhodes, are you henpecked?! Are you that scared of your wife? To make her happy, you’d let her poor friend hit me?! I’m going to tell my aunt!"

Ronan just smiled nonchalantly at her words. "Be my guest."

Seeing this, Zara clenched her fists so tightly that her sharp nails dug painfully into her palms.

She turned to look at Melody Summers, rage churning within her—

’This is all Melody Summers’s fault!’

’If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have been humiliated like this!’

Blinded by rage, before anyone could react, Zara stumbled toward Melody Summers in her high heels and raised her hand to slap her.

Melody reacted instantly. She shot her hand up, grabbed Zara’s wrist, and sneered, "You think you can hit me? Go home and practice for a few more years!"

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