Chapter 614: Can't Handle the Big One, and Can't Handle the Little One Either

After filming for Rise and Fall wrapped, Melody Monroe took on a few more events. Then, she vanished from the public eye completely.

She was buried under a mountain of review materials.

‘Come to think of it, I’ve never worked this hard in my entire life!’

Candy was in the same boat, set to take this year’s college entrance exams.

She had taken a leave of absence before, which was why she was delayed until this year.

At first, her goal had been Argent, but now she’d suddenly changed her mind, thinking Trillium University wasn’t a bad choice either.

However, with her grades, she would probably have to work even harder than Melody.

Melody looked up and glanced at Candy, who was dozing off. She tapped her pen on the desk in front of her.

“What’s wrong?” Candy jolted awake. “Melody, I don’t want to do any more problems. I want to sleep.”

“Just hang in there a little longer.” Melody pointed to a nearby calendar. “Countdown: twenty days.”

“Ah! I’m going to lose my mind! If you weren’t here with me, I have no idea how I would’ve kept going. I probably would’ve given up long ago.”

“Wasn’t your goal Argent before?”

“Let me tell you a secret: the one in Argent was a back-door deal, not some prestigious school! You have to understand, Trillium University is one of the top ten universities in the country, ranked in the top three!”

Melody: “…”

“Do you think I’m being too confident? Maybe I should just settle for Argent,” Candy said, chewing on her pen, looking like she was ready to throw in the towel.

“Then just give up.”

“Huh? Aren’t you going to try and talk me out of it?”

“It’s useless for me to try.”

“Don’t give up on me so fast! I can still be saved!” Candy begged, grabbing Melody’s hand.

Melody looked at her, shaking her head with a smile. Candy was the cutest girl she had ever met—a ray of brilliant sunshine, like a flower at its most magnificent bloom.

“Alright, let me try to save you then. Do this problem set. I think it’s really useful. When you’re done, I’ll go over the ones you don’t understand.”

“Melody, tell me, you haven’t touched this stuff in so many years. How do you understand all these problems?”

“My husband tutored me.”

“So much PDA, right out of nowhere!” Candy took a deep breath and lowered her head to continue with her problems.

Evan Fairchild sat in the living room, his face dark.

‘I really want to take Melody back to Rockwellburg!’

‘That way, I could finally get rid of Candy.’

‘It’s been half a month! She’s been squatting here and refuses to leave. That kid, Ian Monroe, was so scared he ran back to Rockwellburg!’

Once Ian Monroe left, Tubby stopped coming around.

But Candy still showed up like clockwork to study with Melody.

‘Doesn’t the school care? What kind of student just skips class every single day?’

‘No! This is something Shawn Fisher should handle!’

The sound of a car engine revving echoed from outside, and Shawn Fisher walked in, his expression just as grim. Sweetie trotted in right behind him.

“Ian! Ian!”

Sweetie rushed into the living room and looked around, her face falling when she couldn’t find Ian Monroe.

Shawn Fisher scooped up his daughter and soothed her gently. “Ian went back to Rockwellburg. Be good, Sweetie. We’re here to pick up Mommy.”

“So you finally remembered to come and pick up your woman.”

“Evan Fairchild, what’s that supposed to mean?”

“Just get your people under control!”

Shawn was seething. ‘If I could control her, would I really be letting my wife run over to someone else’s house every day?’

‘To be honest, I can’t control the big one, and I can’t control the little one either!’

Auntie Lana came over, looked at the two men, and couldn’t help but chuckle. “Sweetie, how about you come with Auntie Lana for some snacks?”

The moment Sweetie heard there were snacks, she immediately followed Auntie Lana.

Shawn Fisher and Evan Fairchild exchanged a look, neither of them looking pleased.