Reborn To Remarry My Ex Husband (Melody and Edward) novel Chapter 400

Chapter 400 The Price of Fairness

The arena was tense.

The instant Melody had her fingers pinching at Rosen’s vital pulse, she realized she’d left her unguarded back open to Jake.

At this moment, if Jake assaulted her from behind, she would have no way to counter him.

However, Jake had just taken a brutal punch from Rosen himself, nearly breaking his ribs. He might not even have the strength to fight her.

Even so, just as Melody was starting to feel wary, she heard the unmistakable sound of Jake’s slow, steady steps approaching her from behind.

Her heart clenched. She drove the slender silver needle into Rosen’s heart point without hesitation, striking just the right spot. The crowd looked on in stunned silence as the towering, muscular three–time champion and an expert in Adaptive Combat, collapsed before the petite, coolly composed Melody.

He didn’t even have a chance to struggle.

As Rosen’s body hit the ground, Melody deftly retrieved her silver needle, then turned, fixing her gaze on Jake, who was still dragging himself toward her, each step as heavy as the last.

She knew everything about Jake.

His profile was etched in her memory.

Before the tournament, she’d made a point to investigate Robson, the infamous deadly fighter who’d clawed his way to notoriety in the underground fighting scene.

He was known to rise stronger against powerful opponents, and his fighting skills were nothing short of brilliant.

Many times, he’d been knocked down only to stand up again, completely unfazed. There was even a match where he’d outlasted an overwhelmingly strong opponent, wearing him down until the man was forced to concede defeat.

Jake’s stamina was, without a doubt, remarkable.

This was why Melody hadn’t underestimated him for even a moment.

This was also why she was taken aback when he unexpectedly walked over to help block Rosen’s powerful strike just now.

To the audience, Jake had always been a detached, calculating figure, someone who understood every advantage and kept emotion out of the equation.

However, Melody had changed that perception in the eyes of the crowd.

As she turned back, a rare smile touched her usually impassive face. “Jake, you want to win the championship too, don’t you?” she asked warmly.

“Then let’s compete fair and square.”

At that moment, Melody stood alone in the center of the ring.

This was the so–called “International Underground Boxing Tournament“. A stage boasting the best facilities money could buy, along with a fiercely loyal, powerful audience.

Of course, there was not a trace of fairness here.

Now, Melody had declared she wanted a fair fight with Jake.

Her words almost seemed like a joke. But no one in the audience dared to laugh.

In that heavy silence, a single thought resonated, “You may choose silence, but do not mock or scorn those who are braver than you, for the light they strive for may one day shine on you.”