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.”

and headed upstairs. She placed the two figurines on her study table. She pondered for a

Melanie applied for a day off from work as her grandfather had to go for a check–up

grandfather from the nursing home, the dean happened to

the fees were costly. Recalling her schedule, Melanie decided to pay

not to put me in such an expensive nursing home, yet you refused to listen.

into the car.

for a while before asking,

divorced, her mother married another man. However, her grandfather did not agree to it, so her mother cut off ties

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

to

He tried to probe into the matter by negotiating, with Melanie, “Why don’t I change to

Her grandfather was not in good health, and he was alone. She was

her grandfather, saying, “You don’t have to worry

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is keep yourself healthy.”

she find out that Viola’s father would

father seemed to have recuperated

bumped into Viola and her father walking out of the elevator when she

Viola called her, Melanie was about to enter the

plastered a smile on her face and looked at Melanie as she took a deep breath. “Eugene is in the car park, putting the things in the