Chapter 300: The Last Time
’She figured it out so quickly.’
"Melody doesn’t know anything, so please don’t blame her for this." Keith Coleman was afraid Rose Shaw would ostracize Melody Monroe because of it, or that some misunderstanding would arise.
"Of course I won’t blame her. I just don’t understand—what game are you two playing? Is Melody having trouble getting roles recently because of Evan Fairchild?"
"It is President Fairchild’s idea, but he has absolutely no intention of blacklisting Melody! He just wants her to leave Stellaris of her own accord. But what can you do? She just refuses to leave!"
Rose Shaw nodded. She understood everything now.
’So, it seems Evan Fairchild cares about Melody even more than I thought.’
"Of course Melody won’t leave."
"It’s only a matter of time before Melody leaves Stellaris," Keith Coleman retorted immediately.
"That’s right. But whether it’s sooner or later... that remains to be seen."
Keith Coleman was at a loss for words.
"Rose, you and Melody can come over to Starfall together."
"That’s completely out of the question." Rose Shaw’s tone was resolute. "You can tell your President Fairchild that I’m not letting her go."
"Between you and President Fairchild, who do you think Melody will side with?"
"Then let’s just see about that."
Keith Coleman was speechless again.
’What should I do? I’m suddenly losing my confidence.’
’This is the first time I’ve ever had so little faith in President Fairchild!’
Rose Shaw didn’t want Melody Monroe to give herself away under such vague and uncertain terms.
’That silly girl, Melody, has already fallen for Evan Fairchild.’
’If Evan Fairchild is just playing around with her, there’s no way she’ll let Melody get in too deep! Melody and Ian are the people she has to protect!’
’If Evan Fairchild truly loves Melody and marries her properly, she’ll let go in a heartbeat.’
’As long as Evan Fairchild loves Melody, their differences in status won’t be an issue.’
’Even if the Fairchild Family won’t accept Melody, Evan Fairchild alone is enough to protect her.’
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Warm Wind premiered on Wednesday, and by Friday, nine episodes had already aired.
Cygnet Pictures was streaming it online concurrently.
The first episode had just started, and some people were already frantically giving it one-star ratings.
During the first episode, some fans of the original novel began to leave one-star reviews.
A few of the comments with the most replies were all negative.
"What kind of adaptation is this? Even Zane Langdon can’t save it! Honestly, the scenes with Raymond Ford and Zane Langdon are fine—they’re pretty faithful to the source material. But why are they forcing in a character who only appears in flashbacks? Melody Monroe’s role was clearly expanded to shoehorn her into the show. To be honest, besides a pretty face, what other good points does she have?"
"Seriously, I watched one episode and I can’t take it anymore. The moment MQ appears on screen, I’m completely taken out of it! Is she going to try and steal Zane Langdon’s character’s affection? Is this going to turn into some trashy love triangle? Honestly, if it weren’t for Zane Langdon, I wouldn’t even give this a single star."
"Raymond Ford’s acting is really solid! No matter what, she lets her skills do the talking and portrayed the female lead exactly as I imagined. MQ is a total vase—just a pretty face."
"With such powerful backing, does MQ even need to know how to act? As for the beef between her and Raymond Ford, it takes two to tango! Raymond Ford has been smeared and attacked for so long, it’s about time people gave it a rest! But nobody dares to criticize Melody Monroe anymore. The media has gone silent, and any posts badmouthing her probably get deleted in seconds. Raymond Ford just has to accept her bad luck."
The ’sympathy for the underdog’ effect was already kicking in.
"Do posts badmouthing Melody Monroe really get deleted instantly? I’ll test it. Melody Monroe is a dumb*ss. Everyone, upvote this and let’s see if it gets deleted."
As soon as this insulting post gained traction, others immediately jumped on the bandwagon.
A dozen more followed, all insulting Melody Monroe. Moreover, the number of likes soared into the tens of thousands!
Raymond Ford watched the online reactions with great satisfaction. It was money well spent.