Chapter 163

Melody froze mid-step. She turned around and looked at Jeremy. Then, she subtly glanced at Krystal. She was wearing a pair of flats that exposed her red, swollen ankle. She pursed her lips and asked, "Should I call the orthopaedist over to take a look at your ankle?" "Don't bother." Laura came out from behind and looked at Melody, saying, "We don't need you worrying about Krys. We'd swung by the orthopedics department already." Krystal was shooting a promotional video, and as an overwhelmingly loving mother, of course Laura would be here. Meanwhile, Jeremy was still looking at Melody. "Her ankle had already gotten treated by the time I got there." Melody slowly blinked, and her breathing became slightly more relaxed. Was Jeremy explaining himself to her? Laura didn't care for Melody. She might've kept up appearances in the past because Andrew asked her to, but her own daughter had returned now. So, she no longer had any reason to treat her stepdaughter nicely. As far as Lau