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Eugene’s footsteps halted as he looked up to give Theodore a casual glance. Theodore was taken aback. “Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Go back to your ward,” Eugene advised blankly. He looked away after saying that and slowly focused on Melanie. Eyes flickering slightly, he asked, “Did you arrive today?”

Melanie tightened the grip on her bag at the question. “I arrived last night.”

Eugene scoffed. “In quite a hurry, aren’t you?”

Melanie lowered her gaze. Steadying her voice, she asked him, “Why are you in Hearth City?”

She looked like she got herself together on the outside, but on the inside, she was a mess. Melanie did

not expect to meet Eugene in Hearth City and certainly had not anticipated him overhearing her conversation with Dylan.

She felt like she had been completely exposed and was very resistant about it.

Melanie had only ever introduced Eugene to her grandfather, and she rarely mentioned her parents.

she used was that Melanie had a mess of a

that, she would not have

sensed that something was amiss, he

an employee

the strap of her shoulder bag, Melanie persisted, “Don’t you have urgent matters back in Jepton? Why are you in

great to begin with. She did not wear any makeup

lacked their usual color.

Theodore who replied to

You must be frightened

remained silent but felt her heartbeat quicken as the

her throat.

when she heard Dylan’s loud voice ringing in her ears, everything seemed to blur

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her name several times in a row. Melanie felt her head spinning

stabilized herself before managing to say to Dylan in a hoarse

saying, “That was

looked at her, feeling that

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