The Unfaithful Mr. Scott novel (Eugene and Melanie)

Chapter 84

Xander did not expect the last visitor to be Melanie. He raised an eyebrow and walked over to her. “Are you really that interested in your art exhibition?”

Melanie smiled. “What a coincidence.”

“This isn’t a coincidence. I’m in charge of this exhibition.” Xander’s tone was lukewarm. He pointed at the painting hung up behind Melanie. “This is the first day of the exhibition and you’re the first visitor, but I need to make adjustments to this painting, which is why I have to close the exhibition.”

Melanie looked at where he was pointing. She could not see any problem with it. She asked, What adjustments does the painting need?”

. Xander glanced at her. “It’s the lighting. Different lighting provides a different mood to the

object.”

“Objects have moods too?” Melanie repeated this. She thought this description to be interesting, but she did not want to interrupt Xander’s work.

She was about to leave when Xander called out to her. “You can continue visiting the

exhibition. This is the only painting I’ll be adjusting.”

Melanie looked around the exhibition one more time. By then, Xander was already done with the adjustments. Melanie looked up at it once more and realized that there really was something different about it.

What a fascinating feeling.

seven when they left the exhibition hall. It was late, and the sky

at her phone. Eugene had not contacted her. He probably did not care where

put her phone back into her bag moodily. “Where are you going? I’ll give you a lift.” While she

him. “It’s fine. I’ll just

to get a taxi

seeing her back to the hotel. Melanie suddenly remembered that she had promised to buy him a

was slightly disappointed. “Next

to get off. The moment she got out of the car,

see Melanie. She said coolly, “You’re a brazen employee, Miss Smith. You skipped

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the car for a long time until Xander

hands were on the steering wheel. He looked at her for quite a while before pinching between his eyes. “Call me if you

wonder Xander was being so nice to her.

her head and returned

the eighth floor. She stepped out and

her when he heard her footsteps.

the door silently. Eugene entered the room before her but kept silent

the question. “I must have been too lenient with you,

held her breath. Eugene actually thought