It was clear that scolding Melody was not the immediate concern; Wendy's face mattered more.

After Wendy headed to the kitchen, Helen yanked Melody up from the sofa.

"Melody, how can you be so heartless? I told you to make Mister William happy, but you come back and hit Wendy instead? Do you know how crucial Wendy's appearance is? It's her livelihood!" lectured Helen.

Melody glared at Helen.

Despite being her biological mother, Helen poured all her motherly love into Wendy, who was not even related by blood, leaving all grievances for Melody to bear.

Thus, Helen did not deserve to be her mother at all.

me?" Melody forcefully pushed away Helen's hand, sneering. "Her career is none of my concern. If she wants success in the

this. After a moment of stunned silence, she reached out to slap some

the slap with her

ever think you can hit me like that

away, causing her to stumble and almost fall to the floor. "Mom, I've been more than considerate to you. In fact, you

she birthed me? Have you forgotten she's also the woman who's willing to pimp me out to secure a role for her stepdaughter? No woman deserves to be called a mother for doing that! I used to do whatever you all told me to do because I thought we were a family, but I'm not stupid

can bask in Wendy's success too if you help her secure some roles! Melody, I used to think you were sensible. How did

though she no longer considered Helen her mother,

that moment, Wendy walked out of the kitchen, holding an ice pack to her face. "Melody, how could you talk to Dad and Helen like that? Are you even their daughter?

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