The Unfaithful Mr. Scott novel (Eugene and Melanie)

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Melanie did not take the bottle of water. She said, “I’ll drive you home first.”

“It’s okay. Drive to your place, and I’ll

puse

omeone to drive me home,” said Stephen after a

“You don’t have to go through all that trouble.” Melanie rejected his suggestion after thinking

about it.

Stephen was rarely so stubborn. “It’s already so late. It’s unsafe for a woman to drive alone.

After Melanie drove back to her place, Stephen called someone to drive him home. He handed the clay figurine she left in the car to her. “Throw a coin on it whenever you’re unhappy.”

Melanie did not understand what he meant.

He explained, “My grandfather taught me this. It works. It’s just like a wish fountain.”

on her study table. She pondered for a while before throwing

was Wednesday morning, Melanie applied for a day off from work as her grandfather

up her grandfather from the nursing home, the dean happened to be there. Beating about the bush, he reminded Melanie to

was pretty good in all aspects, and the fees were costly. Recalling her

looked at her and shook his head. “I told you not to put me in such an expensive nursing home, yet you refused to listen. Look at how much you’ve spent

him get into the car. “It’s

hesitated for a while before asking, “Has your mom asked

divorced, her mother married another man. However, her grandfather did not agree to it,

years ago, her mother appeared out of nowhere and said that her younger daughter was ill,

for a while before replying to her grandfather, “Don’t worry. I

tried to probe into

was not in good health, and he was alone. She was busy with work and had little time to look

her grandfather, saying, “You don’t have to worry so much. All you have to

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is keep yourself healthy.”

the hospital did she find

have recuperated well and could

the elevator when she was walking into the

to enter the

Melanie as she took a deep breath. “Eugene is in the car