Since Lucas had spoken, Melody had no choice but to force herself to smile and say that the wedding was not urgent. "We still have plenty of time, Grandma. There''s really no rush for the wedding." Beatrice could not help but feel sorry for Melody. Which girl did not long for her wedding? It was not like the Riveras were poor, so why not have the wedding?Belonging to N?velDrama.Org.


    "Lucas, put down your phone. You''re rarely home, and when you are, you spend two-thirds of your time on that stupid phone. What''s there to look at anyway?"


    Melody saw that Beatrice was really angry, so she quickly stepped in to ease the situation for Lucas. "Grandma, maybe there''s a lot going on in thepany for him. With great poweres great responsibility, and it''s not good to ignore others'' messages."


    "He shouldn''t bring his work home! This has been a rule in our family for a long time," Beatrice said with a frown. "After dinner, either go for a walk or take Melody upstairs to rest. Don''t look at your phone!" Lucas could not argue with his grandmother. He put away his phone and took Melody upstairs. As they stood up, Lucas did not forget to hold Melody''s hand.


    After watching the young couple go upstairs, Cedric sighed and said, "Perhaps something is going on at thepany?"


    "Hmph. I know my grandson the best! Whatever can be solved at thepany will never be brought home," Beatrice said firmly.


    Cedric noticed Lucas'' phone lying on the sofa. At that moment, a text message arrived, and the phone screen lit up.


    [Lucas, can youe to my ce? I''m really scared.]


    Beatrice realized something was off. She swiped open Lucas'' phone and found several messages from Ste.


    [Lucas, I don''t know why, but the power at my home suddenly went out...]


    [It''s so dark at home, and my phone is running out of battery. I''m really scared.]


    [I don''t know when the power will be back. Can youe and be with me?]


    [Both inside and outside my house are pitch ck. I feel like the darkness is swallowing me... Can youe and apany me, please?]


    ''Hmph! It''s that Ste again! I guess she''s not going to give up unless I give her a piece of my mind! I can''t believe all the words I said to herst time have gone to waste!''


    Beatrice vaguely remembered that Ste and Melody work at the same film studio. She wondered what scheme Ste had cooked up while they were working.


    Melody might be smart, but she was too honest for her own good. She would rather keep everything to herself, thus making her ineffective in dealing with a cunning b*tch like Ste. ''Well, we''ll see about that! Now that I''ve seen this myself, I''m not going to sit back and do nothing while that Ste bullies my granddaughter-inw!''


    "Darling, why are you smiling so slyly?" Cedric could not help but ask.


    "Never mind me, I have something to take care ofter!"


    Beatrice sent a four-word message to Ste using Lucas'' phone. [I''ll be right there.]