Quince immediately knew that Charles was in the company and meant trouble when he stepped inside
the building.
Of course! How could he not know about his son's temper? These days, Quince was busy dealing with
the aftermath of his father's death.
He didn't have time to look after Charles and straighten his reckless behavior.
Although Quince had heard of some of this brat's misdeeds, he considered them trivial and not worthy
of wasting his time.
After all, he had important things to take care of than dealing with his son's shit.
Charles making a ruckus in the company just happened to be one of those.
Quince didn't see anything wrong with Charles causing Melody trouble.
He was reminding Melody of her place.But, he also wanted him to know that things wouldn't be easy.
However, Quince didn't expect to receive shocking news of Charles being beaten half to death.
Instead, the report had him flabbergasted.
He couldn't believe it at all.
No matter how brave Melody was, she couldn't be so bold as to whip Charles in front of everyone in the
company.
Quince immediately put down his work and rushed over to Melody's office.
He was utterly horrified by the scene that he saw the moment he arrived.
Melody did hit Charles, and severely at that.Melody didn't even care about his presence.Her
expression remained cold and unapologetic as usual.
Quince couldn't stand her contemptuous behavior.
Melody was too arrogant.Her horns must be cut today.
Quince swore he would put her exactly in her place.
Quince stared coldly at Melody.
So his entire body brimmed with hostility that the people around them trembled in fear.
"Melody, tell me, why did you beat Charles up like this?" Quince asked with gritted teeth.
Melody slowly turned around and looked at Quince's angry face.
"He asked me to hit him.So I just did what asked for" she answered coldly like winter.
The onlookers almost burst out laughing.
Melody raised her eyebrows and looked at Atty.Lewis.
The attorney caught the hint and jumped out to testify for her innocence.
"That's right.I can attest to that.Mr.Charles asked Director Sullivan to hit him," he downright said.
Atty.Lewis didn't just explain for himself.He also dragged Linda into the bog.
"Linda was also one of the witnesses" he added.
Linda glanced at Zachary.
This old fox even forced her to come along.
However, Linda agreed as well because Charles was too annoying.
"Yes, Mr.Sullivan.Charles asked Director Sullivan to beat him up.she ratted out.Quince looked at the
two of them suspiciously and kept sizing them up.It was one thing for Zachary to help Melody, but why
was Linda helping her? Quince pressured Linda for answers, but she didn't even look at him.Speaking
up for Melody in front of everyone meant that they were on her side.
Quince scowled.
Perhaps he had underestimated Melody too much.
If he didn't subdue Melody now, she would be a massive pain in the neck in the future.
He planned to use this opportunity to destroy Melody before she posed a more significant threat.
"Although Charles had said some rash words, he is still your younger brother Melody, and you
should've treated him as such! How can you be so inconsiderate of your family to beat your brother to
death over a joke? Do you not even have a sliver of empathy as the Chairman of the Sullivan
Company?"
Quince reproached her.
Quince's taunting accusation was not polite at all.
But these types of insults won't work on her.
Melody coldly looked at Quince without an ounce of respect.
"It's because I'm his sister.That's why I hit him.Otherwise, the consequences would be even worse" she
said haughtily.
Quince turned red in anger.
His eyes were blazing with fire as he glared at Melody.
"Then tell me, what exactly did he do to make you beat him badly? If it's because of the one million
dollars he took, you can inform your mother and me.His parents are all here.Can't we educate him?"
He asked furiously.
"What if it's something that harms the company's interests?" Melody responded coldly.
"Our country's law and the rules in the family are different, Mr.Sullivan” she said.
Her voice was eerily cold as her eyes resembled the terrifying blizzards on cold winter nights.
"Tell me, if the employees of the Sullivan Enterprise have harmed the company's interests, would you
send them back home to be educated by their parents?" she mocked, followed by a short burst of
chilling laughter.
Quince's face became dark in a flash.His eyes glared at her like sharp knives.
"Don't talk carelessly and back it up with evidence, Melody! Charles is not even an employee of the
company.So what right do you have to accuse him of damaging the company's interests?"
Melody faintly laughed at his words.She went to her table and then turned on her computer.She printed
out a document and casually handed it over to him.
Quince looked at her in confusion.
Then, finally, he reached out and took the papers off her hand and then flipped through it.
The document had about a dozen pages or so, and Quince skimmed it through the last page.But he
didn't have to do that.
The first page was already enough to make his eyes pop out of their sockets because of anger.
Then his eyes slowly narrowed down as his anger rose page by page.
As Melody saw Quince's ever-changing expression, she already knew what was going on inside his
head at the moment.It wouldn't matter whether Quince was there or not.
She would still beat Charles no matter when or where.
Melody leaned against her table, facing Quince with her arms crossed.
"Apart from the contents of that document, Charles burst into my office and forced me to return David
to his previous position." she laughed sarcastically.
"This idiot had it coming.He's telling the whole world he had a hand in this mess.But, to keep people
from yapping, don't you think a proper beating should be in order?" she said sarcastically.
Quince's grip on the document tightened until his fingertips turned white.His eyes were boring holes
through Melody's head.
The document happened to have the complete information on Charles's uncle, David Callahan's
embezzlement of public funds.
No one could resist the pull of greed in the position of a Financial Manager.
It was not a job that anyone could stay clean of.
However, Quince didn't expect David to be so bold.
The bastard had pocketed a lot of money from the funds into his pocket.
And one of these transactions happened after Charles took away one million dollars.
This wouldn't just kill David.
It would also implicate Charles if this information spread.
Charles was not a good man, but he was his only son.
If Quince wanted to blame someone, he could only blame that idiot David for not cleaning his ass after
doing his shit.
Now that Charles had taken his punishment, Quince could thank Melody for educating his foolish son.
Quince looked at Melody coldly and nodded in agreement.
His tone had suddenly changed.
"You are right.Charles deserved his beating.After all, you are his big sister, and it is within your rights to
discipline him"
He glanced at the curled figure of Charles on the floor and coldly said, "He'd better remember this
lesson, or else I will be the one breaking his legs next time."
Charles initially thought that his backer had finally come.He didn't expect his father to say such words.
The hope that had just been ignited was extinguished in an instant.He couldn't breathe at the shock
and fainted again.
Melody could tell that Quince was secretly reminding her that she and Charles are related by blood.
He was afraid that Melody might do something worse than a beating to that pipsqueak.
"Heh!" Melody scoffed.
‘'How ridiculous” she disdainfully thought.
Charles wouldn't have been able to flap his mouth inside her office if she had any intention to do
something beyond a beating.
Melody promised the old man that she wouldn't hurt the Sullivan Family unless it was
indispensable.She had always stood by her words.
Melody's gaze slowly fell on Quince, and the corners of her lips curved into a mysterious smile.
"I'll bother you with dealing with my uncle, Father!" she said with quite a quirky tone.
Melody called him father, but it wasn't as affectionate as it sounded.It was more like a threat.
She told him that David's matter could be solved privately.
As long as he could give a satisfactory answer, she wouldn't do anything to Charles.
At this point, no matter how angry Quince was, he had no choice but to swallow his pride and back
down.
"Okay, leave it to me.I still have something to do.I will go first!"
Quince bitterly agreed.
After he finished speaking, he turned his head and glanced at the assistant beside him.Then, he
scolded in a low voice, "Hurry up and drag this little bastard away!"
The assistant immediately dragged the unconscious Charles and followed behind Quince.
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