Chapter 18

Before Melanie left the office, she went to the bathroom. As expected, her period came early.

It was not easy to hail a taxi at the LeapCo office building, so Melanie had to walk a few hundred meters out.

Eugene’s car drove out of the underground parking lot and stopped in front of her.

He lowered the car window to reveal his handsome face and asked casually, “Didn’t you drive today?”

Melanie paused and replied, “I sent my car for repair.”

She lowered her eyes. She already said that her car was sent for repair last night, but Eugene did not listen.

“Are you going home or somewhere else?” Eugene asked.

“Home.”

“Come in then.” Eugene gestured. Melanie looked over to Viola, who was in the passenger seat.

Viola’s smile was stiff. She frowned slightly and reminded Eugene in a low voice, “Aren’t we supposed to buy something? We won’t want to bother Melanie.”

looked at Melanie. “Do you mind waiting for a

unwillingness. She paused and said, “No, thanks.

phone rang as soon as

It was Stephen.

why Stephen called, but she shook her phone and said, “I

look at Eugene, feigning anger. “Look, I told you we

Viola’s tone was clearly relieved. Melanie did not say anything else and

stared at Melanie until Viola tugged

looked at Melanie’s figure in the rearview

the wind, and her facial features were

not to feel a sense of crisis when Viola compared herself to a woman like Melanie. Viola’s eyelashes trembled, then she hugged Eugene’s arm aggrievedly and said in a

in Eugene’s eyes faded. He looked down at Viola and

and sounded aggrieved. “Why do

a contemptuous tone, “I just feel sorry

on the accelerator and drove

heard the sound of the car starting and looked back to

gone.

a while before agreeing to Stephen’s invitation to have

bag in his hand and handed it to Melanie. “I was in a hurry last night, so

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