Chapter 552: The Pent-Up Ultimate Move (Part 1)

"You told me not to speak so loudly. Wasn’t that a hint to get closer? This way, only the two of us can hear."

Melody Monroe: ...

"I could have gone in alone. Why did you insist on coming?"

"I was just here and saw a lot of people going in in groups. I’m alone, and you’re alone. Wouldn’t it be better if we teamed up?"

"But they’re all from the same show, teaming up. If I were going to team up with someone, it would be with..."

"With who?" Evan Fairchild interrupted, his tone darkening.

"I wasn’t thinking of teaming up with anyone," Melody Monroe immediately corrected herself.

"Mrs. Fairchild, you’re a married woman now. You can’t be like this, understand?"

Melody Monroe: ...

"Weren’t you just surrounded by a group of women? Besides, you’ve had so many scandals in the past."

"I was surrounded, but I didn’t walk off with any of them."

Evan Fairchild supported Melody Monroe as they walked slowly forward, still talking intimately and drawing countless gazes. Some members of the media even pushed their way through the crowd just to snap a few more photos.

The starlets behind them stared at the couple, their expressions complex.

Those who weren’t good at hiding their feelings could no longer conceal their envy and jealousy.

"Stop staring. Let’s go. You’re not in Melody Monroe’s league," someone said, pushing Lois Hughes’s shoulder.

Lois Hughes glanced back, and though she wanted to say something, she held her tongue.

"So what if she has her methods? I bet President Fairchild has no idea she has an illegitimate child." As soon as she said this, everyone nearby gathered around.

"Melody Monroe really has a love child?"

"I was there. I saw it with my own eyes. And I even have a photo of the kid on my phone." The one speaking was Cheryl Rhodes, an artist from Stellaris.

"Can you send it to us?"

"Of course. I’ll send it to you all after we get inside."

"It’s getting late. Let’s head in."

The group, who moments before had been preoccupied with how to pose for the cameras, now quickened their pace and hurried forward.

"Didn’t they say Melody Monroe has a rich benefactor? Why is she still trying to get her hooks into President Fairchild?" Lois Hughes voiced her confusion.

Cheryl Rhodes immediately replied, "She wouldn’t even let an old man like Jedediah Scott go. Her sugar daddy is probably some rich, useless old geezer who bought the Eternal Tears just to please her."

"Jedediah Scott? What’s that all about?" Ruby Gordon immediately pressed.

"When Melody Monroe was pregnant with that bastard, she latched onto Jedediah Scott and nearly angered Mrs. Scott to death. Mrs. Scott is partially paralyzed now, and it’s all Melody Monroe’s fault. When the bastard was born, the Scott Family did a paternity test, and the baby wasn’t Jedediah Scott’s."

"Oh my god! How messy can Melody Monroe’s private life be?"

"She was only about eighteen or nineteen when she had the baby, right? To think she was already so manipulative back then!"

"And now, she’s even managed to get her hooks into President Fairchild."

"An old man can’t satisfy her. She’d use every trick in the book the moment she gets a chance!"

"She seems to be on good terms with the second and third young masters of the Rockwell Family, too."

"So, it’s best not to mess with this woman. She’s the Rookie of the Year this year; next year, she might just dominate the entire entertainment industry."

"Tch! Is that really something to brag about?"

"Does Melody Monroe really think getting involved with President Fairchild is a good thing?"

"And that’s not a good thing?"

"Just think about it. What kind of person is President Fairchild?"