Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker
Chapter 174

Chapter 174

Melody smiled at him. Although she was smiling, there was no warmth in her eyes, which made people inexplicably fearful.

James could not help but think of Ken’s expression when Ken sent him to and his heart trembled uncontrollably.

Melody’s side. At that time, he felt the same way,

James swallowed hard. Hurriedly restraining his complaints, he said, “Let’s get in the car first.”

Involuntarily, his tone softened quite a bit.

Only then did Melody look away. She bent forward and got into the car.

This situation made James berate himself for being useless.

He thought. It’s fine to be so timid in front of Mr. Ken, but why am I also so useless in front of Melody, a young girl who returns from the countryside?’

He slapped his head and got into the car in frustration.

Melody didn’t stay idle after getting into the car. She used her phone to check for information about Ruby,

Ruby graduated from Alfenia University, the top university in Halcyon. She was a native of Silverlake. Shortly after graduating, she got married to Mason Taylor, the second son of the Taylor family.

Mason doted on his wife a lot. He was worried that Ruby wouldn’t be used to living in Insterimond, so he had been living. with her in Silverlake after their marriage. He was now in charge of the import and export trade of the medical equipment produced by the Taylor family.

The information online was very limited, and that was all she could replace out

However, Melody’s attention was focused on the date when the two of them got married.

They are a loving couple that has been married for six years, yet they still have no children?‘ she thought.

She made a mental note of this information.

Just then, the car came to a stop.

Melody looked out of the car window and realized that their destination was not the headquarters of the Swanson Group, but a small office building that was also located in the CBD.

On the office building, prominently displayed were the golden words “Ximber Tech.”

“Kimber Tech?” Melody asked James in confusion. Why are we here? Aren’t we supposed to pick up Ken?”

After Melody asked, she saw James’s face darken at a speed visible to the naked eye through the rearview mirror.

He said in a muffled voice, “This is Mr. Ken’s property. Only a few trusted aides know about it. Even Margaret is unaware.”

Melody looked up in surprise and said, “Ximber Tech is Ken’s property?”

James looked at her in puzzlement and said, “Why? Miss Fox, you have only been back from the countryside for a month, right? Why do you sound like you’ve heard of our company…”

Melody cleared her throat and didn’t respond.

She thought, “Not only have I heard of it, but in my previous life I even wanted to help Ulric rope in Ximber Tech. But

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before the plan started, I died tragically on the operating table. But I truly didn’t know that Ken is the owner of Ximber Tech. Ximber Tech! In the future, they’ll dominate a large part of Halcyon’s business world. Almost everyone will have Ximber Tech’s products at home. Right now, though, Ximber Tech is still relatively unknown. But if I remember correctly, by the end of this year, the X–series products developed by Ximber Tech will stun the entire Halcyon. No. It should be said that they will stun the entire world.

Melody’s heart skipped a beat. She was glad that she had not had the chance to

was glad that she had not had the chance to rope in the owner of Ximber Tech in her previous life.

Otherwise, I’d have helped Ulric to rope in Ken, she thought. “That’d be an incredibly audacious move.

Melody secretly managed her shock. Feigning nonchalance, she said, “I’m usually more interested in tech products, so I heard of Ximber Tech when I was in the countryside.”

When James heard this, smugness was written all over his face.

He let out a snort and raised his proud chin, saying, “Miss Fox, I didn’t expect you to be so forward–looking. I tell you what. The future will definitely be the world of technology, and the leader of future tech products will surely be our Ximber Tech.”

As James spoke, his tone involuntarily softened.

This was because Ken never allowed him to be too arrogant and ostentatious.

Just when James thought Melody would scoff, he saw Melody seriously nod in agreement. “You’re right,” she said. “The leader of future tech products will surely be Ximber Tech.”

Mélody looked so certain. If James didn’t know Melody, he would have nearly believed that she knew what the future would look like.

Melody asked expectantly, “Can I take a tour of your company?”

“Sure, cough!” James cleared his throat and stopped boasting, leading her toward the front desk.

The receptionist was dressed very plainly and had a friendly smile, unlike the previous receptionist at the Swanson Group/

Upon seeing James, the receptionist smiled and said, “Mr. Deeds the leaders are having a meeting upstairs. It’ll probably take another ten minutes before it ends. Are you late or do you not intend to attend the meeting?”

James shrugged and said, “I’m just here to pick someone–up and show someone around for a casual tour.”

“Okay,” the receptionist said before looking at Melody and pointing in a direction, gesturing for her to take the elevator to go upstairs.

James pressed the elevator button for the second floor.

After getting out of the elevator, he explained to Melody as he led the way. “The first floor is the reception area, he said. “The second floor is the exhibition area, and the third floor houses the design department. There are very few people here, though. This is just our branch. The headquarters is much larger and it’s located at Insterimond. The fourth floor is for the marketing and sales departments, and the fifth floor is the office area, where meetings are held. I’ll take you to the exhibition area to take a look. The other parts are similar to regular companies.”

“Okay. Melody said. She then asked, “Which area does Miss Murphy oversee in your company?”

“Business and design, James said, frowning as he looked at her. “Why are you asking this?”

Melody waved and said, “It’s just a casual question. Why are you looking so serious? I’m just asking casually. Do you think I’ll

harm her?”

James smirked and said, “Miss Murphy has had a long–standing working relationship with Mr. Ken. Ximber Tech has

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developed to a point where it has a presence in almost every city. She has contributed a lot to that. So, Mr. Ken values her a lot. A lot. She’s valued a lot.”

James said “a lot” three times in a row. The meaning behind his words could not be clearer.

She thought, ‘In Ken’s heart, my position is far inferior to Janet’s. But even with

James telling me, I’m well aware of it. It’s precisely because I understand that Janet is Ken’s right–hand woman that I’ve been enduring it, never truly laying a hand on her. Even when she treated me like this today at the Lawrence family’s home, I didn’t expose her in front of everyone!

Soon, they arrived at the second floor..

As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, Melody felt the futuristic technology vibe.

The second floor didn’t look like a single floor. It looked more like a hotel with multiple rooms.

Every room was installed with various products of Ximber Tech, such as smart butlers, a variety of complete smart home setups, and so on. One of the rooms was even renovated into a hospital ward. The products inside were all designed specifically for patient care.

“How is it?” James said. After showing Melody around all the rooms, he could not help but feel proud again.

But when he looked at Melody, he noticed that there was not much surprise on her face.

He said, “How come you seem not surprised at all….

“When I experienced the company’s products back then, I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep that night, he thought. ‘How rome Melody is so calm?”

“Not bad,” Melody said. She wanted to show a surprised expression, but she simply couldn’t feel surprised.

This was because in her past life, her room was later equipped with a full set of Ximber Tech’s smart home products, so instead of being shocked, she felt more of an indescribable sense of familiarity.

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