Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Chapter 79 Meeting Melanie Alone

I answered the call and heard Melanie’s usual arrogant tone, “I have something to tell you. Let’s meet.”

I

“Why didn’t you tell me that when you were at my place just now?” I asked.

“It concerns us, not something suitable to say in front of the others. Come to Midnight Bar now!” She

hung up without waiting for my response.

While holding my phone, I wondered what Melanie was up to. Still, I wanted to know what she had to say, so I rolled out of bed and checked the time. It was almost noon, so the bar wouldn’t be open at this hour.

After some thought, I decided to play it safe and changed into jeans, a T–shirt, and a pair of casual flats. I tried calling Ivanna as I drove in case something went wrong. Unfortunately, she was out of town.

I

called Atlas. Immediately after, I decided against it since. Melanie knew I had met with him before. I knew it was best not to complicate things and hung up the

dim lighting made me uncomfortable. The bar was underground, and the stairway was narrow. However, the interior was spacious. I took a while to adjust to the surroundings at the

wasn’t opening hours yet,

like a bartender was busy with his

and pointed across the room. I turned to look and

rooms. I wanted to ask him which room I was supposed to enter, but the bartender seemed uninterested in

or with m

search for Melanie from room to

like this. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have asked me to meet her. The many rooms along the corridor resembled a maze, with every junction leading to

door suddenly opened in the corridor and out came Melanie. “Hal I didn’t

aerie feeling. It made me far less comfortable than facing her ously hostile demeanor. Ever since I witnessed her entanglement with

if to hold me, but I avoided her dirty hand. “What did you want to

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inside the room, realizing it was empty. After confirming it was safe, I walked in and sat on the couch, looking at