The Unfaithful Mr. Scott novel (Eugene and Melanie)

Chapter 17

“What is there to tell?” Melanie said in a soft voice while warming up a glass of milk. She had her period, so she did not feel like drinking coffee.

She asked Eugene,

Do you want a drink?”

What answered her was Eugene shutting the door.

It rained last night, so the road was wet. Melanie’s car was still being repaired, so she had to take a taxi to the office.

When she went downstairs, she saw Eugene, who pulled a long face and acted as if he had not seen Melanie. Thus, Melanie thought it was wise not to carpool with him to work.

Melanie arrived at the office a few minutes later than usual. As soon as she entered the office, she heard muffled laughter.

She looked up and saw several colleagues gathered around Viola.

On Viola’s desk was a bag that contained several cups of coffee from the cafe downstairs.

Viola smiled as soon as she saw Melanie and greeted her innocently. “Melanie, come and have breakfast.”

Melanie shook her head. “No, thanks. I already had breakfast.”

Viola no longer addressed Eugene as Mr. Scott. She took out a cup

much expression. “Thank you, but I don’t feel like drinking coffee

She retracted her hand in

Melanie said nothing.

lunch break, she passed by the lounge and overheard a colleague saying,

only focused on the fact that Viola

all kinds of women around him, but he never claimed any of them to

Melanie was not

Eugene suddenly went

with Walker next week.” The

could see everything

nothing else, I’ll

hard time during her period because

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uncomfortable.

days and thought that her period was ahead

drink the coffee that Viola bought for you?” Eugene asked in a low voice. He

replied, “I don’t feel well, so

for a moment. He said casually, “She thought she offended

immediately realized that Viola