Everyone’s eyes fell on the small robot she was holding; it was already dilapidated.

"What is this?" the elder asked.

"Nothing," Melody Thorne raised her lip and looked at the people in front of her, "What is everyone waiting here for?"

"Melody Thorne, how dare you ask? You apprehended the clan elder, and we refuse to accept this. You just came to the Seymour Family and don’t have such authority."

"Yes, we need an explanation for this."

"Without a proper explanation, recklessly causing trouble in the Seymour Family is something we absolutely cannot allow."

Melody Thorne looked amusingly at her indignant uncles, "Were you all this agitated when my dad died because of a prophecy?"

"What do you mean? He ended up like that because he wouldn’t listen to advice. Now it’s your turn, and you’re ignoring it like your father did, don’t blame us uncles for not warning you. Be careful, or you’ll end up like him."

Melody Thorne lifted her head, her eyes glinting with cold light, "We’ll see if I end up that way, but everyone thinks my dad died of prophecy and not because someone killed him. That’s sheer foolishness."

"Are you insulting us?" they became even more agitated.

"I don’t have the time to insult you, but what I’m saying is the truth," Melody Thorne hugged the small robot tightly.

"Since everyone is here, bring the clan elder out for us to interrogate publicly."

"Alright."

"You’re treating us as if we don’t matter. If she inherits the Seymour Family, I’ll sever all ties," Brian Seymour was the first to speak out.

"If you want to leave, then go. Whoever else wants to leave, please do so quickly, with one less person it won’t matter, with one more it doesn’t add either," Melody Thorne walked toward the hall with an expressionless face, "Those who want to leave, don’t come in."

"Dad, see her attitude? She completely disregards you all," Stella Seymour looked very displeased, "If this continues, she’ll become unstoppable."

"Let’s first see what she’s going to do. If she dares to mock us, the Seymour Family’s rules are prepared for her."

Hall. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The clan elder was brought in, still maintaining an air of mystery, seemingly believing the Seymour Family wouldn’t do anything to him, so he appeared confident.

"Harold Chapman, you don’t interrogate criminals like this, do you?" Melody Thorne sneered.

"Indeed I don’t," Harold Chapman walked over and moved a chair covered with restraints, fastening the clan elder’s hands and feet.

The clan elder’s expression changed little by little, panic flashed in his eyes as he looked up at the elder, "We’ve been here for decades, and have never received such treatment. If the Seymour Family truly doesn’t want us anymore, we can move somewhere else, but you can’t treat us like this!"

Hearing about defecting to another family, the faces of those people darkened considerably.

"Dad, the clan elder has been with us for decades, we can’t let Melody Thorne create chaos," Brian Seymour couldn’t help but speak.

The elder gave Melody Thorne a complex look but still did not stop her. His days were numbered, he planned to let go sooner or later, and it was better to do so now and see what fate the Seymour Family would meet.

"A fraud using the name of the clan elder’s prophecy to deceive us all, do you think we’re all fools?"