Melanie placed the oatmeal at the side. “I’ve bought you some oatmeal.”

Eugene was silent. He was staring at the screen, fully focused on his work.

Melanie had no idea if Eugene would have any other instructions for her. She stayed behind and sat down on the mini sofa at the side.

She sat there for more than 40 minutes before Eugene was finally done with work.

He turned to see her still around and could not help frowning. “What are you still doing here?”

Melanie replied, “I thought you might have something else for me to do.”

“What would I need you to do?” Eugene shut his laptop. There was a flat expression on his face, but she could tell that he was tired.

He looked at the mushroom soup Melanie had gotten for him and paused. Melanie was about to leave, but he called out to her. He said coldly, “Remember to take your mushroom soup with you.”

Melanie was silent for a while before slowly finding her voice. “Didn’t you ask for it?”

cold,” Eugene said curtly.

was already feeling exhausted and had even stood in the cold wind downstairs. All she

rest in

she had just

soup and stood next to the bin

was no longer sleepy by the time she returned to her room. She stayed in bed with her eyes wide open until the

usual that morning. Melanie had just gotten dressed for work

coming down the stairs, and Evelyn smiled to

steps. “I’m sorry I came

of her chest. She sized up Melanie

did not sound like praise. Her words

what she had done to offend Evelyn. Eugene’s expression did not change. He did not look like

on Melanie on purpose. She did not stop being sarcastic to Melanie on their way to the branch office. Melanie finally could not take

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while she was looking out the window. She said nonchalantly, “How could

sight of Eugene’s warning look through the

the Prime City branch was quite serious. This branch had an internal problem,

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