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.”

of coffee for everyone using Eugene’s money.” Viola no longer addressed Eugene as Mr. Scott. She took out a cup of coffee and handed it over to Melanie. “Here. Your favorite Americano without

much expression. “Thank you, but I don’t

face faded. She retracted her hand in embarrassment and said in

Melanie said nothing.

break, she passed by the lounge and overheard a colleague saying, “Why is Melanie being so arrogant? Viola is now Mr. Scott’s

the fact that Viola was

all kinds of women around him, but he never claimed

was not

was absent–minded all afternoon until Eugene suddenly went to her after

go on a business trip with Walker next week.” The door to the office was open. Eugene’s

could see everything in

there’s nothing else, I’ll

had a hard time during her period because her back ached and her

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uncomfortable.

calculated the days and thought that

you?” Eugene asked in a low voice. He

replied, “I don’t feel well,

He said casually, “She thought she offended you somehow and felt

immediately realized that Viola had complained

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