Chapter 261

“Young Master, get up quickly. The floor‘s very cold.”

Mr. Brown promptly went over and carried Harold before he sat the boy on the couch.

He earnestly said, “Ms. Melody is having her dessert. When you rushed over, the cream stained your sl
eeve. Ms. Melody was worried that she would make your clothes dirty, so she pushed you away.”

“Really?”

Harold widened his eyes and stared at Melody.

However, Melody lowered her head and continued eating the
dessert. She looked down, so nobody could see the emotions in her eyes.

But Harold could clearly feel that Melody did not like him anymore.

Melody never spoke in the past, but she would look at him with her big eyes. He would be able to see h
is reflection in her eyes, which gave him much joy.

However, at this moment, he felt his world turn gray.

After Mr. Brown comforted Harold, he immediately sat next to Melody again and continued to
coax her. “Ms. Melody, please drink some water. Don‘t choke on the food.”

Harold was speechless.

He felt that Mr. Brown had also stopped loving him.

Harold was extremely hurt as he walked up to Alden, and his voice sounded sad. “Hey, was it

you?”



Alden raised his head and frowned. “What?”

“Mel doesn‘t like me anymore. Did you say something bad about me to Mel?”

“Would I be that childish?” Alden scoffed. “Mel doesn‘t like people clinging to her too much. You must h
ave stuck to her too closely.”

Harold almost cried due to his grievance. “I didn‘t stick to her! I just wanted to hug her just now, but she
pushed me away. I fell down on the floor, and it hurt, but Mel didn‘t help me
up. Alden Daugherty, you must have said something bad about
me. Otherwise, Mel wouldn‘t dislike me! I hate you!”

Alden looked down and did not pay Harold any more attention.



Last night, he had already realized that Melody was ignoring Harold.

When did this change happen?

It seemed that after the incident involving Dew in the Winters family villa, Melody had changed her attit
ude toward Harold. Why?

Alden closed the staff book in his hand before he slowly walked up to Melody. “Mel, don‘t eat

too much. You still have dinner later. Don‘t let yourself become bloated.”

“It‘s fine. It‘s alright for her to eat like this once in a while.” Mr. Brown chuckled as he spoke. Watching
Ms. Melody eat desserts gave him great enjoyment.

Alden raised his hand indifferently and took the chocolate cake away.



Melody‘s cheeks were bulging while she glared at Alden, but she quickly lost the battle. She just obedie
ntly put her spoon on her plate. “You can eat the rest after dinner. I‘ll put it in the fridge first.”

Mr. Brown then took all the desserts away.

Alden sat next to Melody and calmly asked, “What happened?”

Melody‘s gaze became blank she did not understand what he meant.

Alden cast an indifferent glance at Harold, who was lying on the couch with a hurt expression.

Melody’s black eyes instantly dimmed.

She supported her chin with her chubby hands as she pursed her lips.

She had never worn an expression like that ever since she was born.

Alden frowned. He initially thought that Mel had just quarreled with Harold, but now, he realized that it m

“Mel, you can tell me anything,” Alden said, patiently guiding her with his voice.

The little girl frowned, and her fair face darkened.

She sighed, turned sideways, and grabbed Alden‘s hand.

Her chubby finger slowly traced out a few words on Alden‘s palm.

(Dew is his mother.]

The little girl eventually wrote those four words in four minutes, After she was done writing, the siblings s


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