Chapter 1013 - 1016: Baby, Don’t Be Angry

The painting is of the item Weston Hawthorne gave her when he died. Melody’s heart thumped twice, "What is this? Is it what you said? It looks no different from the accessories boys wear at jewelry stores, right, Timmy?".

Timmy glanced at it, "I know this stuff, there’s a shop down the road from my school selling nothing but these things, just with different shapes".

Representative Gu "..."

The chill on his face grew heavier, unable to extract any information from Melody.

But since Weston Hawthorne didn’t hand over the item to his two sons before he died, it indicates he must have given it to someone else, with suspicions pointing most strongly at Melody.

"Mommy, why do you think they want us to look at that item?".

"Maybe they’re trying to butter him up for a gift." Melody blurted out.

"Oh, I get it now. Previously, when someone wanted to give my dad a gift, they first showed him a painting like this. Wait, could they be thinking of gifting my dad or you something?".

The room’s temperature dropped a few more degrees.

"Representative Gu, if there’s nothing else, you’ve asked everything already, haven’t you? Then we’ll take our leave".

"Miss Thorne, this matter is deeply entangled, and now that the Hawthorne Family is considered traitorous, to clear Miss Thorne’s suspicions, we’ve brought a lie detector".

Melody "..."

She turned her head and saw a soldier placing the lie detector next to her.

"Young Master Timmy, your snacks have arrived".

"Great, you’re real nice, thanks".

The man’s face turned slightly green at Timmy’s dismissal, almost as if he were treating him like a dog—so nice!

"Miss Thorne, please put your hand here," Representative Su indicated towards the lie detector.

Melody’s palms were sweaty; she was tense even before it started, chanting the Heart Clarity Spell, chanting the Heart Clarity Spell.

"Pop!" Timmy opened a bottle of cola,

The liquid sprayed everywhere, mostly on the lie detector.

"You!" The soldier standing behind Representative Gu was shocked "Do you know what this is?".

Timmy wiped the cola off his little face, displeased, and threw the bottle on the ground, "Did you even check when buying drinks? This kind of cola should be carried flat and steady, don’t you even know that? You did this on purpose, didn’t you? Dirtied my clothes on purpose?".

"Sweetie, don’t be mad, we’re not mad". Melody pulled out a few napkins to wipe the cola off Timmy "We’ll go home and change clothes soon, hang in there, just a bit longer".

"Miss Thorne", Representative Gu’s face was taut but still unwilling to let her go.

"Even if this lie detector were submerged in water for a day, it’d still be usable, so please put your hand here and after answering the last question, I’ll have someone send you back".

"I don’t know why Representative Gu suspects me, but as Mrs. Quinn, isn’t it inappropriate for you to suspect me without cause? What if I’m not lying?".

Melody was also angry.

"If Miss Thorne isn’t lying, then your innocence will be cleared, you should be glad".

"Hah, however you put it, it’s still all your decision" Melody scoffed, "I’m not lying, but you’ve accused the wrong person. You have the right to apologize to me. As the daughter of the Seymour Family and Mrs. Quinn, I’m not someone you can question as you please".