Wendy was getting impatient, but she managed to conceal it well. She leaned over and hugged Helen.

"Helen, please don't be angry. I was just frustrated and said those words in the heat of the moment. Don't take it to heart. How could I not feel your kindness toward me? I'm not heartless. It's just that Melody's actions have caused me so much trouble in the past.

"I've had over ten jobs canceled because of her. How could I not feel angry about that? Now that I've finally landed a few endorsements again, shouldn't you be happy for me instead?"

Helen sighed. "Of course I'm happy for you. It's just that Melody is also my daughter. Seeing everyone criticize her doesn't sit well with me."

However, Wendy did not care. She pressed on, "Helen, about the tasks I assigned you the other day, please remember to do them! Don't disappoint me, okay?"

Helen grasped Wendy's arm somewhat frantically. "Wendy, now that you're getting booked for jobs again, do you still want me to go find Melody?"

course. How could I let this go? She caused me so much misery before. I'm not going to

their movie. Both of them

did not expect to

"Melody?"

bit disoriented when she heard Helen's voice. She could not even remember the last time her mother called her by her name like this. After all, in that household, she and Wendy always

Lucas immediately pressed the pause button and looked at her, gesturing his hands to ask her what was wrong. Melody slowly shook her

something from

herself, Melody realized that she might have asked

immediately frowned when she heard

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