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.

signaled the waiter to clear the table and

Melissa thought

Enjoy your meal!” About to leave, Melissa was surprised when Marcus

spicy food for lunch,

return until eight p.m. She expected Marcus to still be there but found only Julie, Matthew, and

Melissa searched

asked, “Julie... Did Marcus come by?” Julie was surprised. “Nope! He called

long business trip. His flight was this afternoon. Matthew also knew

don't even care to tell the loved ones about their schedules,” Julie

by Marcus. She changed the subject, played with Matthew and Yvonne, and got ready

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