His Heiress Wife (Retika)

Chapter 152: As Astonishing as the Sky 

Lance rehearsed several times to impress Melody, and Luke also rehearsed a couple of times.Lance saw everything there was to see.But Lance had never seen Melody practice from start to finish.

Although Lance was quite confused, he did not ask Melody about it because he had complete faith in her.

Lance wanted to take a closer look at what Melody was truly capable of now that they had arrived at the group rehearsal.

Unfortunately, Lance was disappointed by his expectations.

Melody told Lance to take a break with Luke after coming on stage.

For the entire time, she was busy doing something on her laptop on the side of the stage.

Lance was curious but did not dare to ask questions, so he could only listen to Melody’'s instructions and focus on the rehearsal with Luke.

After a few tries, both Lance and Luke seemed to be finally in sync with each other.

Luke was more experienced and could improve in areas where he lacked.

"Everyone, let's take a break!" Melody ordered them to stop practicing.

"I'll go grab some water first, boss!"

Lance could see that the water dispenser was still full from afar, so he went to get some water from it.

After Luke saw Lance leaving, he quickly moved closer to Melody.

"Boss, are you all set?" Luke asked.

"Mhm," Melody nodded her head slightly and hummed in agreement.

Her gaze was often intimidating, which perfectly matched her cold beauty.

It would look unsuitable if other people wore such an expression.

After all, such a look would only make them feel conceited.

But for some reason, Melody's beautiful face suited it.

In addition, Melody herself also realized that such an expression was the most familiar to her.

It was as if Melody was born to be this way, strong and independent.It kept her in solitude, far away from the maddening world.

Luke intently watched Melody's dainty hands move smoothly on the computer keyboard as she typed expertly. Text content © NôvelDrama.Org.

The computer screen in front of Melody kept refreshing.

Luke blinked his eyes quickly when the screen continuously flashed a load of data.

Luke had always believed that he had made a fair amount of accomplishments related to computer science.

Over the years, he had competed with countless computer hackers and had advanced to become one of the world's top ten hackers.

But Luke realized that he was far from becoming a computer expert when he observed Melody operating and configuring a computer program with no difficulty.

If Luke was competent in computers and hacking, Melody was god-level.

She was in a league of her own.

Luke had not seen Melody’s hacking skills for a long time, and he had almost forgotten how skilled she was at hacking.

As long as Melody made the first move, there was no chance for the opposition to counterattack.

Luke peered at Melody's progress.

His gaze filled with amazement and respect.

He could not hide his excitement and verbally expressed his admiration towards Melody.

"Boss, you are amazing! You are the only person I admire the most in the entire universe!"

Being constantly praised like this did not faze Melody.Her expression remained unchanged.

Melody had heard too much of this since she was a child and had become used to it that she felt nothing whenever someone praised her like this.

Melody continued to operate and configure the computer program she was currently working on.

"It will be ready soon.There are just a few additional features I need to add into the firewall."

Melody told Luke, and a smug grin slowly appeared on his face.

A bunch of hackers dared to provoke them.

It was really a pity that those people had no idea who was in charge of their group! Luke determined that their plan to retaliate should keep that organization away for good.

A few days ago, an anonymous organization dispatched some of the world's best hackers to breach the network firewall of their base.

It was clear that the organization intended to provoke them.

The anonymous organization had many people working for them, and all of them were computer experts.

Luke was getting tired of dealing with those people.

After a while, the organization proudly addressed a letter to them.

Whoever was in charge of that organization wrote that he wanted to come and challenge them.

There was no other way around it.

Luke could not let his family be humiliated because of this.He had to punish this group of people.

If that organization knew what was good for them, they would not have provoked them.

He wanted those people to know that there was always someone better than them.

Luke persuaded Melody to agree with his plan.

Initially, the agreement was to start the competition two days ago.

Unfortunately, Melody did not have enough time to put their plan into action, so they had no choice but to postpone it until today.

The organization that attacked them was being aggressive and full of themselves.

But surprisingly, they had no issues with Luke taking the initiative to change the schedule.

The head of the organization arrogantly stated that he would spare them for another day so they would have a chance to pray.

Since Luke became a follower of Melody, he had never felt so disrespected in his life.

The insults still echoed in his head.

He was so enraged that he almost smashed his computer apart when he read their challenge.

Luke immediately asked Melody to take action.

Unlike Luke, Melody remained calm.

She took the time from their lunch break to upgrade the firewall and perform the necessary procedures.

Luke also added some features that would make it even more difficult for the other party to access their network.

He wanted them to feel like hell.

Melody pressed one last key before shutting her laptop and gently handed it over to Luke.

"Alright, Luke, you take care of the rest!"

Luke's usually youthful and warm face suddenly filled with a vicious and bold expression that did not reflect his age very well.

There was a mischievous smile on his lips.

"Don't worry, Boss! I got this.I swear that I'll make those goons have a terrible time!"

When Lance returned, he saw that Luke and Melody were still talking.

Naturally, he approached them to join their conversation.

"Boss, what are you two discussing? Do you mind if I join you?"

Melody turned to Lance and reached out to take the water bottle he offered her.

"Oh, we were talking about strengthening the firewall and adding some features.What about you? How are things going for you?"

Lance did not exaggerate anything in front of Melody.

Lance did not know why it deeply affected him every time Melody calmly gazed at him.

Lance was careful not to show any disrespect towards Melody.He straightened his back before he answered her.

Melody was the only one who could ever make him feel this kind of deep admiration.

Seth, his vicious authoritarian uncle, was a different story.

"Boss, I think I practiced well and have improved my skills.There are no issues with the audition as of now."

Although Lance's words sounded pretentious at times, he was actually the exact opposite.

If Lance had been in front of other people, he would have claimed that he was the champion.

Melody was quite satisfied with Lance's answer.

Melody looked at the time and said softly, "I can practice with you.You can go ahead if there's no other problem!"

Lance suddenly felt anxious, and his heartbeat quickened when he heard Melody's response.

For so long, Lance looked forward to hearing Melody's song.

But now that Lance finally had the chance to see her perform, his palms became sweaty with nervousness.

Melody chose an upbeat song for her performance.She picked up her in-ear monitor with one hand and put it in her right ear before she slowly made her way to the microphone.

Melody closed her eyes slightly in concentration.

Her posture automatically relaxed.

Luke started the song by plucking the first note, and Lance’s guitar strumming soon followed.

Lance was stunned the moment Melody's singing voice filled the room.

Lance relied on his muscle memory and instinctively strummed the strings with his hand.

At that moment, Lance’s mind was completely blank.

He could not find the right words to describe the shock that Melody had caused him.

‘Goodness! Melody’s voice sounds marvelous"

Lance was in awe.

Melody did not finish rehearsing the rest of the song.She stopped singing as soon as the first chorus ended.

Melody folded her arms across her chest and rested her weight on one leg.

Her eyes focused on Lance with a questioning look.

"What exactly is going on here?" Melody asked softly.

Her tone was not stern or laced with disappointment, but it only made Lance lower his head in shame and guilt.

"Boss, I’m so sorry, I just...I..."

Lance had always been a decisive person, but he was suddenly tongue-tied when confronted by Melody.

Not only was Lance stuttering and speaking slowly, but he was unable to express himself correctly as well.

Luke could not help but laugh at the sight of Lance.

Luke poked fun at Lance with a teasing smile.

"Boss, I've figured out what's wrong with Lance!"

Lance turned around and gave Luke an icy glare to stop him from uttering what he was about to say next.