<h4>Chapter 369: Anger</h4>


    "Sweet Melon," Adam murmured as he leaned over the table, the corner of his mouth twitching in amusement as he watched Melody huff away angrily, "I didn’t expect you to use me."


    Mnie looked up from her coffee cup, arched a brow before rolling her eyes at him. "Use you? What are you talking about? When did I use you?"


    He leaned back in his chair, arms rxed, the faintest smirk curving his lips. "Uh huh. Here you are, sitting pretty and flirting shamelessly with me... trying to rile up Melody, push her buttons, get her to crack and admit she’s not you. Come on, admit it. That’s the n, isn’t it?"


    Mnie grinned then, unbothered that he had already guessed her n. "Well, it wasn’t my original n. But when I noticed her expressionst night and then this morning... let’s just say it started looking like a pretty useful one. Of course, I’ll need you to cooperate with me and..."


    As Mnie leaned in whispered the next part, Adam chuckled under his breath, he leaned forward and brushed his fingers over the back of her hand and leaned back again, askingzily, "Cooperate with this? Mnie, do you remember how much effort I had to put in to get you to cooperate with me when I needed help getting rid of my dear ’brother’?"


    Mnie scoffed. "You’re exaggerating. I thought all those things came quite naturally to you. After all, you are a hooligan."


    Adam chuckled at that and nodded," Hmm. You are correct. I am a hooligan. So, if you want my help, I have no choice to ask you to make a deal...I had to seduce you and coax you into helping me. Carefully. Patiently. Now, if you want my help..." he lowered his voice and came close to whisper, "then you have to seduce me."


    Mnie blinked, at his demand and then with narrowed eyes, flicked down her gaze to the front of his pants before moving back up, "Didn’t I do thatst night?"


    Adam’s grin deepened, his tongue running lightly over his bottom lip, letting it trace his lip ring, as he let her gaze follow his tongue and asked with a frown, "Last night? That? That was seducing? Nah, sweetheart. I don’t remember being seduced. That was just a reunion..."


    Adam chuckled again as Mnie almost huffed, and then slowly stood up, running a hand down the front of his shirt, pointing to his chest.


    Mnie narrowed her eyes! Dam* it! The scum! Last night, she had refused to give him love bites so that Melody would not be suspicious. And now, he was being petty! His movements were deliberatelyzy, the kind that drew attention without asking for it and he was teasing her knowingly!


    "Well," he said and then stretched, putting on a show in front of her as he winked, "I’ve been summoned. I’ll see youter, sweet Melon."


    And with that, he turned to leave, already halfway aroudn the table when he felt fingers slip into the waistband of his jeans from behind... Her fingers curled, nails grazing against his skin as she tugged him backwards.


    Adam froze. And turned around to look at her with a raised brow. He had not expected his Melon to actually take the bait...The next minute, her handnded squarely on his as* and squeezed.


    He stiffened for half a second as his body was pulled ever so slightly off bnce right into her space and then his eyes darkened. He’d not expected Mnie to do this. But he couldn’t say he minded... He waited in anticipation to see what she would do next and then as she stood up, and leaned in close, he had to forcefully clench his hands at the side, so as not to grab her...


    She leaned in close, so close her breath tickled his ear. "I promise to seduce you," she whispered, "right under her nose."


    And with that, she pulled her hand back, turned on her heel, and walked away with a deliberate sway of her hips, leaving Adam mesmerized with her all over again.


    Thus, behind her, Adam stood motionless for a beat too long, blinking like he was trying to process what had just happened. Then he let out a soft exhale,ughing under his breath as his eyes followed her retreating form.


    He ced a hand over his chest, patting his heart gently.


    "Calm down," he muttered to himself with a grin. "Not now. Not yet."


    Since his sweet Melon had gone so far as to promise she’d seduce him, how could Adam possibly disappoint her? It would’ve been rude not to y along. With a faint twist of his lips and a glimmer of amusement in his eyes, he whistled a light tune under his breath and strolled away casually-off to handle Melody, who no doubt was already fuming and rightly so.


    Once the two of them had disappeared out of the dining room, their footsteps fading down the hallway, a small figure crawled out from behind the curtain near the side door.


    She nced around to make sure no one was watching, then pulled out her phone with trembling fingers and quickly dialed a number, "Madam. I couldn’t hear everything they were saying... but they were definitely flirting. Boldly. Right in front of Miss Mnie. She was so angered by them so she too walked away after telling her husband to follow her."


    She paused, listening, then nodded quickly even though no one could see her. "Yes, Madam. I’ll keep watching and try to get closer to her. Yes, I remember. If I am caught, then Miss Mnie ordered me to keep an eye on Melody."


    Unknown to the servant, as she hurriedly walked away, Mnie returned from the way she had walked out and picked up a little bug that she had ced on the table. So, someone wanted to keep an eye on her and it was not Melody but they wanted to implicate her? How interesting...


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