The Unfaithful Mr. Scott novel (Eugene and Melanie)

Chapter 49

Stephen looked at Melanie helplessly and explained, “I need to drive her home later.”

Others kept quipping and asking him to drink, so Melanie said, “It’s okay. You can drink. I can call someone to send you home.”

Stephen shook his head and insisted, “I promised to give you a lift.”

Melanie knew she could not convince him. She was not familiar with everyone there, so no one pressed her to have a drink.

It was boring to just drink. After a while, Simon suggested playing a game.

Everyone gathered around the table. Melanie was talking to Stephen when she felt someone sitting next to her. When she turned, she saw Eugene and Viola.

Melanie had just noticed Viola. Viola did not greet her and hid behind Eugene.

Simon brought a stack of poker cards over and placed it on the table. “A card game of dares. Everyone knows the rules, right?”

It was indeed a simple game. The one who got a Joker card could give out a punishment for all the others. Melanie drew a few rounds of cards and escaped a few rounds of ‘punishments‘.

glass, thinking she might only have to sit aside and do nothing

bold in the game and purposely dragged his voice. Melanie’s grip on her glass tightened. Her card was king of

either three of diamonds or eight of

boldest punishment so far. Everyone was curious about who

put down her glass and her card on the table. Her voice was cold. “King of

it to be her. Everyone was excited. Before they could cheer, Melanie heard

his card and continued,

give

there eight

male voice sounded. Melanie froze as she looked

an eight of hearts card in between his

card on the table as he glanced at everyone coldly before leaning back on the

private room said nothing as

tugged on Eugene’s sleeve

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and lowered her eyelids as she shook