CHAPTER 46: CHAPTER 46: EATING TOGETHER

"Is playing with people that much fun?" Melody Thorne leaned against a tree, mirroring his stance, watching him with the same scrutinizing gaze he used on her. "With such little sincerity, I think we better not cooperate."

"Did I ever say I wanted to cooperate with you?" Caleb tilted his head, removing the blade of grass from his mouth, and approached her step by step.

Melody knew he was someone difficult to provoke. A man who was so tolerant could only mean his methods were bound to be cruel and ruthless.

But back then, when the Thorne Family and the Adler Family collaborated, they fell into the Adler Family’s trap, resulting in half of the Thorne’s stocks ending up with the Adlers. Melody’s father never recovered from this blow and moved abroad.

He said he was going on a trip, but in reality, he felt defeated, thinking he was incompetent, not realizing it was all due to the Adler Family’s scheming.

Winning over Ivy would be easy for her, but if she wanted to get back the half of the shares that once belonged to the Thorne Family, she couldn’t do it without the man in front of her.

He was the most dangerous man lurking within the Adler Family.

In the blink of an eye, Caleb was already in front of her, his arm propped against the tree at her side, looking down at her with devilish charm. "Who gave you the audacity to provoke me again and again?"

Melody walked away from his other side, feeling a headache coming on. Why did this man share the same temperament as Jared Quinn?

Arrogant and conceited.

She looked him up and down, noting his scruffy appearance. Even beggars seemed to live better than him. "I don’t want to waste words with you. I know where the witness who can prove your father’s innocence is..."

As soon as she said this, Caleb’s expression changed immediately. He turned his head with a menacing look. "A witness? How do you know?"

Melody "..."

Because she had died once before.

"I do know, but suddenly I don’t feel like telling you anymore, unless you cooperate with me!" Melody’s clear eyes flashed with a hint of coldness. "I can help you deal with the Thorne Family, but you must return the stocks that the Thorne Family transferred to the Adler Family a year ago to me."

Caleb suddenly curled his fingers and knocked lightly on the girl’s forehead. "Wait until you manage to come out of the Quinn Family alive, then we can talk about cooperation."

Melody "!!!"

She stared at Caleb’s retreating back, picked up a pebble from the ground, and threw it steadily at him, "Take this back!"

"Wait for my word," Caleb replied softly, with a derisive laugh as he walked away.

Did that mean he agreed to cooperate with her?

Melody’s phone rang, it was the butler calling. "What is it?"

"Miss, Young Master just called to say you should bring some food from the villa to eat together at the company."

Melody "...Not going."

"But the Young Master said if you don’t, you might become notorious here soon." The butler faithfully relayed Jared’s words to Melody.

Even though he didn’t understand what it meant either.

Melody "!!!".

After returning to the villa to get the food, she drove a more low-profile car to Jared Quinn’s company. Although it was the least conspicuous car in Jared’s garage, it still attracted quite a bit of attention on the road.

Even when she parked in front of the company, the security guard at the entrance, mistaking her for some high-society heiress, hurriedly opened the company gates.

Melody got out of the car and looked up at the towering skyscraper that symbolized identity and status, its grand stature imposing a great sense of pressure all around, much like the man himself.