Chapter 604: Won't Give Up Easily

Megan Langdon shot another glance at Melody Monroe, her insides twisting as if they were being deep-fried.

Vera Fairchild casually browsed a few more designs. “Good enough. I’ll take this one.” She pointed and picked one out without much thought.

After all, she had never been short on such things. To her, it was as easy as buying groceries.

She had been about to go shopping with Megan Langdon when she got a call about the new collection. So, she came to have a look, ready to buy anything that caught her eye.

She had been financially independent since she was eighteen, never spending her parents’ money.

She and Leo Fairchild were fraternal twins, but their personalities couldn’t be more different. She had founded her own company at a young age, becoming a CEO. She loved business, loved making money, and had a free-spirited personality.

Her brother, Leo Fairchild, on the other hand, had become a university lecturer—now a full professor—but he was quiet and reserved, like an old-fashioned traditionalist.

Despite living in the same city, the siblings rarely saw each other.

Megan Langdon glanced at the price of the diamond ring—over sixty thousand—and felt a pang of heartache.

“Vera, your birthday is coming up! Let me get this for you as a gift,” Megan Langdon insisted, trying to pay.

“Don’t,” Vera Fairchild said, stopping her immediately and giving the attendant a pointed look.

The attendant immediately took the item to be wrapped. “Miss Fairchild, your purchase is ready.”

‘Miss Fairchild? Vera…’

Hearing the name, Melody Monroe lifted her head and glanced at Vera Fairchild.

‘Her aura really does match the description of Vera Fairchild from the original novel.’

“Vera, what are you doing? This was meant to be my treat.”

“I appreciate the sentiment, but we’re best friends. Why get caught up in things like this?”

“But…”

“No buts. Come on, let’s find a place to eat. My treat. We’ll call it your welcome-back dinner.”

“I already feel bad enough for staying at your place these last couple of days. Let me treat you.”

“Whatever you say.”

Vera Fairchild slung an arm around Megan Langdon’s shoulder. Noticing Melody Monroe was watching them, she smiled at her again before heading out.

“Do you know them?” Rose Shaw asked, unable to help herself after seeing Melody Monroe’s reaction.

“No, I don’t,” Melody Monroe said, shaking her head.

‘The person with Vera Fairchild just now… that must have been Megan Langdon, right?’

‘Mrs. Fairchild’s favorite candidate for a daughter-in-law.’

‘To marry Evan Fairchild, Megan Langdon had spent a period of time at the Fairchild family estate every single day. She accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Fairchild and even went to great lengths to win over Ian. But Evan Fairchild had absolutely no interest in her. In the original novel, she never married him.’

‘Evan Fairchild was only a side character, and the original novel focused mainly on the protagonist’s love story. As a result, his character was never given a definitive ending.’

‘She couldn’t quite remember when Megan Langdon was supposed to make her appearance in the original novel.’

‘But it definitely wasn’t this early, and she certainly shouldn’t have appeared in Jansburg.’

‘Vera Fairchild, however, had always been in Jansburg.’

‘In the original novel, Vera Fairchild and Megan Langdon were best friends. Vera was firmly in Megan’s corner. The moment she met the original Melody, she was utterly disgusted and had even gotten into a physical fight with her. She was the one who’d kicked the original Melody out of the Fairchild estate.’

‘There’s no way Vera Fairchild doesn’t know who I am, right? And she smiled at me? It was a genuinely friendly smile, too—twice!’

Melody Monroe was completely baffled.

“What are you thinking about?” Rose Shaw asked, giving Melody Monroe a gentle push.

“Oh, uh, nothing,” Melody Monroe said with a smile, changing the subject. “I’d like to see one of your new collections, the Guardian series.”

“Of course, Miss Monroe. One moment, please.” The attendant immediately went to retrieve the collection.