Melody Strikes Back by Myra Walker
Chapter 44

Chapter 44

Melody felt herself falling, subconsciously reaching out to grab onto something, but all she grasped was sparse soil.

Am I going to die here?” thought she.

“Melody!” A deep voice accompanied the driver’s exclamation.

Immediately, Melody felt her ankle gripped by a large hand, halting her descent. Then, her entire body was pulled back with force.

“What are you standing there for? Help!” Ken’s voice rang out.

Hearing Ken’s voice, Melody’s heart, hanging in suspense, inexplicably settled, even though she was still dangling from the cliff with only her feet being held.

On the cliff, the driver quickly recovered from his shock and rushed over to grab Melody’s other foot.

Melody was slim, and even though she didn’t provide any support, the two men quickly pulled her up.

As

s soon as Melody’s feet were firmly on the ground, she heard a loud noise from the edge of the cliff. The large piece of ground she had just been lying on collapsed, and the gravel and soil plummeted downwards, making crashing sounds as they hit the ground below.

Melody, too focused on picking the herbs, hadn’t heard the footsteps of the two men. Now seeing their presence, she felt her eyes moisten.

She couldn’t help but feel terrified-

If Ken hadn’t appeared in time to grab her foot, she would have ended up like those falling rocks, crashing down to the ground.

After the shock, Melody’s emotions gradually calmed down,

She reached up to touch her forehead and found it covered in cold sweat, even the loose strands of hair on her forehead were damp.

She couldn’t help but replace it somewhat amusing.

She had already died once, yet even in the face of life–threatening danger, she still got scared like this

She really wasn’t strong enough, not fearless enough…

At this moment, Ken’s cold voice entered her ears-

“Why are you laughing? Are you crazy?” Even he was scared enough, only now recovering his senses. When he raised his eyes, he saw Melody standing there laughing foolishly.

What a crazy woman!” He had never seen such a crazy woman before.

“I…I didn’t…” Melody was about to explain when she heard Ken’s cold voice again, “Listen to me, Melody! If you want to die, go ahead, but you must cure my grandmother’s illness first before you do. If I ever see you doing something dangerous like this again, be careful.”

Ken didn’t want to admit it, but he was worried about Melody.

Regardless of what her motives were for wanting to cure his grandmother, just based on her courage earlier, he admired her. Not many girls would dare to be so bold, risking their lives just to pick a herb, hanging alone on a cliff like that.

But he had a naturally stubborn personality, coupled with the influence of his family background, or perhaps, he simply didn’t know how to

care for someone.

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So even though he was actually concerned, his words came out twisted.

When Melody heard this, she couldn’t help but frown. “Ken, have you always been this unpleasant? If it weren’t for picking herbs for your grandmother, would I have risked my life in this wilderness? Is it so difficult to ask if I’m okay? After all, I saved you once, and I haven’t done anything to harm you. Why do you always treat me with such an attitude? Are you even a man?”

Melody became more and more angry as she spoke, feeling a bit aggrieved in her heart, her tone filled with gunpowder.

“Just by listening to your voice, it doesn’t sound like anything serious has happened. And as for whether I’m a man or not, it seems to have nothing to do with you,” said Ken.

“You- Melody choked, her face turning red.

She wasn’t very good at arguing, especially against Ken’s venomous tongue, so she simply ignored him, turning to the driver and bowing politely. “Thank you.”

The driver was about to speak when he felt Ken’s icy gaze.

His spine stiffened, and he awkwardly said, “No, no, I didn’t help much. It was Mr. Ken who acted fast and grabbed you first. He was also the first to notice you below.”

He implied in his words that Ken was the one Melody should thank

Melody naturally understood this, her lips pressed into a straight line.

She was well aware that she had been spared from danger because of Ken, but Ken’s words just now were too harsh, and she couldn’t bring herself to say “thank you” to him right now.

Melody bit her lip and glanced at Ken, trying to force herself to squeeze out a “thank you,” but she saw Ken’s intense gaze fixed on her as he asked, “You were gathering herbs, where are they? Did they fall down?”

He didn’t continue the previous topic, which slightly relieved Melody, and cautiously stepped toward the edge of the cliff.

The flowers of the Sinkwood Fragrant had been hit by the falling rocks, knocking off a few blossoms, but the branches of the Sandalwood Chimonanthus remained intact, and its roots were not exposed.

She pointed down and said, “They didn’t fall down. They’re still here.”

“Go take a look,” Ken said, turning his head slightly. The driver hurried forward to inspect.

After a quick glance, the driver looked back at Melody in surprise. “Rhododendron? Miss, are you looking for Rhododendron?”

“This isn’t Rhododendron.” Melody shook her head. “It’s called Sandalwood Chimonanthus, the best herb for soothing.”

The driver didn’t understand these things, but upon closer inspection, he realized that the plant indeed wasn’t Rhododendron. Although the flowers resembled Rhododendron, the leaves were like pine needles, though not as hard.

The driver immediately compared the distance and then reported to Ken, “We don’t have any tools. We can’t reach it from this distance. Even if we manage to reach it, it’s very dangerous, just like what Miss Melody experienced earlier.”

Ken nodded slightly, then made a series of calls, tersely instructing, “Pinpoint my location, come over immediately.”

After that, he hung up without waiting for a response.

Melody hesitated and said, “Are you calling someone to pick it? Maybe we should just forget it, it’s too dangerous. There should be other

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places on this mountain; let’s go look for them.”

As she spoke, Ken gave her a faint look, as if to say, “You also understand it’s dangerous?”

Melody inexplicably felt guilty, swallowing before continuing, “If it were just now, maybe I could have pulled up the Sinkwood Fragrant. But now, that side has collapsed, we can’t even touch it. Even with tools, it would still be very dangerous, and another collapse like earlier could easily happen. So, we should…”

She hadn’t finished her sentence when a rumbling sound came from the sky.

Thunder on a clear day?

She followed the sound and saw a helicopter approaching.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she turned to meet Ken’s gaze.

“So, what should we do?” he asked.

It was obvious he was asking intentionally.

Melody cursed inwardly, “This stubborn man!”

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