Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 57

Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Old Deskmate

The two men blocking Silas Lancaster froze for a moment but remained protectively in front of Melody Summers, unmoving.

Melody Summers listened, then said with undisguised disgust, "What family matter? Who’s an illegitimate daughter of your family? Have all the Lancasters dropped dead, or are you just that desperate for relatives? If you’re so desperate for family, go to an orphanage. I have no intention of being one of yours."

Silas Lancaster’s face was a mask of disbelief. "You!" he said, aghast. "How can you curse your own mom and dad? They’re your biological parents!"

Melody Summers let out a scoff and shook her head. "Silas Lancaster, oh, Silas Lancaster, you really are a blockhead. Do you even hear the nonsense you’re spouting? A moment ago, you called me an illegitimate daughter. So how could your parents also be my biological parents?"

’Silas Lancaster was just too stupid.’ Melody didn’t even have the energy to argue with him. If the two men in front of her weren’t in the way, she would have given Silas an electrifying lesson. The taser she’d brought today was a cattle prod; its power was not to be underestimated.

The argument in the back garden attracted others from the banquet hall. A crowd soon gathered to watch the drama unfold.

Sophie Thorne, having been unable to find Melody Summers anywhere, also hurried over. The moment she saw the scene, she knew exactly what was happening.

Sophie was well aware of the feud between the Lancaster Family and Melody Summers and had no fondness for the Lancasters herself. She walked over to stand in front of Melody, frowning at Silas Lancaster.

"You Lancasters are really something else," she said. "Treating the fake daughter you mistakenly raised as your own flesh and blood, while your real daughter, who was lost for so many years, is finally found only to be called an illegitimate child by you."

Sophie Thorne’s words were packed with information. The wealthy heirs watching were all sharp, and connecting her statement to the recent rumors about the Lancaster Family’s true and false heiresses, they immediately put two and two together. A wave of murmurs rippled through the crowd.

"So, does this mean the rumors about the Lancaster Family having the wrong daughter were true?"

"I was wondering why this woman looked so familiar. Now that I’m getting a good look, she’s the spitting image of Mrs. Lancaster."

"So Sylvia Lancaster really was the one switched at birth. No wonder the elder Suttons looked so sour and reluctant during the engagement party. Tsk, tsk."

"I mean, let’s be real, calling your own biological daughter an illegitimate child is just plain vicious. Is that really something a parent is capable of? I guess it’s true what they say—if you didn’t raise them yourself, you don’t care."

"Are the Lancasters idiots? Choosing an adopted daughter over their own flesh and blood. No wonder their last few investments tanked. Brainless people like that can’t succeed in business, ha-ha."

"..."

Listening to the crowd’s chatter, Silas Lancaster’s face turned ashen. He glared fiercely at Melody Summers, his fists clenching so tightly his knuckles cracked.

Just then, Zane Simmons walked over. Having heard a summary of the events from a friend, he had a rough idea of what had happened. He addressed Silas Lancaster with a smirk.

"Mr. Lancaster," he began, "you’re here today to have a good time. If you can’t handle that, then please leave. Miss Summers is my honored guest, so I’ll ask you to treat her with some respect."

The bodyguards behind Zane Simmons also stepped forward, silently surrounding Silas Lancaster.

Silas Lancaster looked at Melody Summers, now securely shielded by the others, then at the murmuring crowd. He was furious but helpless.

His face a grim mask, he snarled at Melody Summers, "You just wait!" before turning and storming away.

Zane Simmons smiled at the onlookers. "Just a small misunderstanding, everyone. No need to crowd around. The banquet is about to begin, so please, find your seats."

After the crowd dispersed, only Melody Summers, Zane Simmons, Sophie Thorne, and the two men who had shielded Melody from Silas Lancaster remained in the garden.

Zane took the initiative with introductions. "Let me introduce you. This is Melody Summers, my deskmate from high school. She graduated from a prestigious university and is a stand-up person."

Then, he introduced the two men to Melody. "This is Carter Jennings, the heir to the Jennings Group. The Nimbus Hotel downtown is his family’s. And this is Yuri Walsh, a chief surgeon. It’s nearly impossible to get an appointment at his private hospital."

Melody Summers nodded to them both in thanks.

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