Chapter St

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.”

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

from work as her grandfather had to go for

nursing home, the dean happened to be there. Beating about the bush, he reminded Melanie to pay

good in all aspects, and the fees were costly. Recalling her schedule, Melanie decided to

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 all these

the car.

for a while before asking, “Has your mom

grandfather did not agree to it, so her mother

years ago, her mother appeared out of nowhere and said that her

before replying to her grandfather, “Don’t worry.

all, his daughter. It was inappropriate for him to say anything. He tried to probe into the matter by negotiating, with Melanie, “Why don’t I change

not in good health, and he was alone.

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

Chapter 51

is keep yourself healthy.”

at the hospital did she find out that Viola’s father would

father seemed to have recuperated well and could

elevator when she was walking into the hospital with

to enter the elevator with her

on her face and looked at Melanie as she took a deep breath. “Eugene

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