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

had never been to a bar, so 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

hours yet,

like a bartender was busy with his work. I approached him and asked, “Sir, I’m here to meet someone. Is this place open yet?”

me and pointed across the room. I turned to look

wanted to ask him which room I was supposed to enter,

or with m

could only search for Melanie

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

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

feeling. It made me far less comfortable than facing her ously hostile demeanor. Ever since I witnessed her entanglement with Matthew, I couldn’t

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

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foot and glanced inside the room, realizing it was empty. After confirming it was safe, I walked in