Melissa was speechless.

She wanted to leave but Marcus insisted they stay. In a surprisingly good mood, he invited his

colleagues to join. “We're dining here! It's Miss Brown's treat.” The brown-nosers eagerly praised Melissa.

“I heard the food's amazing here. I've been dying to try it.” one said.

“Exactly! How generous of you, Miss Brown,” chimed in another.

waiter to

Melissa thought Marcus

him several bills and said, “Here you go! Enjoy your meal!” About to leave, Melissa was surprised when Marcus didn't stop

gently. “I'l check on Matthew tonight. You had spicy food for lunch, so tell Julie to

p.m. She expected Marcus to still be

Melissa searched the

noticing her confusion, asked, “What's up? Have you had dinner? I saved you some food” Shaking her head, Melissa asked, “Julie... Did Marcus come by?” Julie was surprised. “Nope! He called this

His flight was this afternoon.

you? Men always act like that. They don't even care to tell the loved ones about their schedules,” Julie

couldn't reveal she'd been fooled by Marcus. She changed the subject, played

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