Golden Melody

Chapter 177

Chapter 177

Wayne Mansion

The moment they stepped past the gates-
Something felt off.

The staff stiffened.

Guards murmured into their earpieces.

A butler rushed forward, clearly unsettled.

"I'm sorry, Miss," he said quickly, bowing.
"There are orders-no one is allowed inside the mansion."

Miexha froze.

"...What?"
Her voice rose.
"That's ridiculous! She's my cousin!"

Her grip tightened around Marie's hand.
"I'm not letting her sleep outside like some stranger!"

"Miss Miexha, please understand, we-"

"I said no!"

Her voice cracked-but it carried.

Authority.

"Let her in."

Marie watched her quietly.
Something softened in her expression.
She really doesn't know...
How dangerous this place has become.

Headlights cut through the tension.

A sleek black sports car rolled in, stopping just short of the entrance steps.

The door opened.
Thyron stepped out.

Miexha's gaze snapped to him instantly, sharp, cold.

"And who," she asked slowly, "gave you permission to enter my house?"

Before he could answer-
Another figure stepped out.

Black hair. Green eyes.
A Zenips.

Marie's entire body went rigid.
Every instinct screamed-

Attack.

Now.

But she forced it down.
Lowered her gaze.

Miexha moved instinctively, stepping in front of Marie.
"Why are you here?"

Then, without breaking eye contact-
She turned slightly toward the butler.
"Do not let them inside."

Thyron smiled.
Calm. Unbothered.

"Oh, Exy," he said lightly,
"I'll be staying here."
A pause.
"After all... I am your fiancé."

And just like that-
He walked past her.

The guards stepped aside.

No resistance.

Miexha stood frozen.
They listened to him.
Not her.

The Zenips followed Thyron without a word.

Marie's jaw tightened.

Her father's voice echoed in her mind:
"Only guard Miexha at the Academy."

Miexha turned to her, shaken.
"...Call Jayson."

Marie nodded once.

Staying here-
Was not an option.
She stepped aside, pulling out her phone.

The call connected to the president immediately.

"I need assistance," she said calmly.

"We'll be staying at your residence tonight."
A brief pause.
"Tell Jayson to prepare my room. Next to Miexha's."

She ended the call without waiting for a reply.

"Let's go," she said.

They turned toward the car-
But the guards moved again.