The Unfaithful Mr. Scott novel (Eugene and Melanie)

Chapter 90

He sounded calm, but Melanie had worked for him for years, and she could sense from his tone that he was unhappy.

Melanie had no idea why Eugene would be in a bad mood. She pressed her lips and did not reply.

Her reaction only made Eugene respond more sarcastically to her. His eyes narrowed, and his tone was cold. “Miss Smith, you’re at work right now. It’s not appropriate for you to be flirting with men during working hours.

Melanie looked up at him and saw Eugene’s eyes. She saw the annoyed look on his face very clearly.

She cleared her throat and explained with difficulty. “It’s a friend.”

Eugene ridiculed her. “I see you have quite a lot of friends. Which one is this?”

The ‘friend‘ he was talking about was different from the kind of friend Melanie meant.

Melanie looked upset. She could tolerate Eugene’s insults, but she could not allow Xander to be implicated without reason.

She calmed herself down and berated Eugene with slight anger, “Please stop thinking such inappropriate thoughts. Aren’t I allowed to have my own friends?”

face fell as he stared at

intimidating figure despite his age. Now that he

to say something when

to the branch office for a meeting, Mr. Scott? Why are you

as

turned away from

steps before she stopped and turned around. She looked Melanie

something else, but she left after saying

of them were finally gone that Melanie finally let the exhaustion wash over

Eugene must have been waiting for Evelyn to get to the meeting. Melanie frowned. She looked in

that your boss?” Xander spoke again. Melanie was reminded of how Eugene had insulted Xander for no

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implicated just now.” Eugene’s words

“I must have caused you trouble

do with you.” Melanie shook her head. She knew very well that Eugene would still

to discuss Eugene with Xander,

at a warehouse behind her. “I’m testing out some work samples there. I need an extra