"How dare you use me of making things up? Have you forgotten what you did yesterday?" Melody pulled out the USB drive the bar owner had given her. "Even if you''ve forgotten, that''s okay. I have evidence! Shall I y it for everyone to watch?"


    Wendy was momentarily stunned. This marked the first time in many years that Melody had straightforwardly vehemently opposed her. Perhaps knowing she had a ce to go in theing year made Melody less fearful of being kicked out of the family.


    Wendy started to panic when she heard Melody had evidence. In a softer tone, she said, "Melody, you''ve already made a mistake. Don''t make it worse. Mom and Dad might forgive you if you just admit your fault!"Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    However, Wendy''s efforts to stop Melody seemed to underscore the strength of the evidence in Melody''s possession.


    Melody turned to Ethan, saying, "Dad, I''m still your daughter. Can''t you at least give me a chance to prove my innocence?"


    For the first time in many years, Ethan took a serious look at Melody. Somehow, she seemed different from before.


    "Alright, I''ll give you a chance. Show me the evidence you''ve got!"


    As Ethan asked to see Melody''s evidence, Wendy quickly rushed forward and grabbed his arm. "Dad, what are you doing? Melody must be lying. Don''t..."


    "Enough." Despite not being overly fond of Melody, Ethan still had a soft spot for Wendy. However, he made the rare choice not to listen to her, saying, "Wendy, lies can''t fool me. Let''s see what evidence she can present."


    Thus, Wendy could not do anything more. She could only shoot a fierce re at Melody, secretly hoping that Melody was just bluffing.


    The family gathered in the living room, and Melody brought out herptop. Inserting the USB drive, she opened the first video.


    "This is the surveince footage fromst night. Wendy told me she just had her heart broken, so she asked me to apany her to the bar. Once there, she kept pushing me to drink. Mom, Dad, see for yourselves if I was lying!"


    Wendy was taken aback by Melody having ess to the bar''s surveince footage. However, she quickly regainedposure and put on a pitiful look, exining, "Dad, Helen, I didn''t lie to Melody. I was genuinely upsetst night! You both know, I used to have a crush on a celebrity, but he recently announced that he has a girlfriend. I was really heartbroken, so I just asked Melody toe out and keep mepany."


    "Yeah, Wendy told us about it. She has a crush on a male celebrity! What''s his name..." Helen was eager to support Wendy who could help her to gain favor from Ethan. She immediately sided with Wendy, saying, "Wendy is just upset. What''s wrong with keeping herpany, Melody?"


    ''This is my biological mom, but she''s neverforted me like this...'' Watching Helen sitting beside Wendy and consoling her, Melody felt a pang of heartache. In her childhood, it was more about envy, but as she grew up, the emotions evolved into a mix of pain and irony.


    "I wouldn''t have minded just keeping herpany for a drink, but Wendy schemed against me! She wanted to send me to another man''s bed to secure a role in a movie, and she then ndered me for being someone else''s mistress! How is that okay?"


    After saying this, Melody yed the second video, which clearly showed Wendy hugging andughing flirtatiously with a man.