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.

of my concern. If she wants success in the entertainment industry, she can fight for resources on her own. Why

expect Melody to rebut her like this. After a moment of stunned silence, she reached out to slap some sense

blocked the slap with her

enough! Don't ever think you can hit

to the floor. "Mom, I've been

you? You must be out of your mind!" Melody scoffed. "So what if 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

anyway, so what difference does it make if you sleep with Mister William? You can bask in Wendy's success too if you help her secure

that. Even though she no longer

out of the kitchen, holding an ice pack to her face. "Melody, how could you

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