The Unfaithful Mr. Scott novel (Eugene and Melanie)

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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.

of Melanie back then, the most common excuse she used was that Melanie had a mess

up in an environment like that, she would not have turned

do you know her?” Melanie’s emotions were a mess. Though Theodore had already sensed that something

an employee

“Don’t you have urgent matters back in Jepton? Why

complexion was not great to begin with. She did not wear any makeup today either,

lacked their usual color.

Theodore who replied to her.

must be

silent but felt her heartbeat quicken as the words she wanted to say

her throat.

over with Peachie in her arms. “Mel! Peachie has a big bump on

already dizzy to begin with, and when she heard Dylan’s loud voice ringing in her ears, everything seemed to blur before

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her being unresponsive and called her name several times in a row. Melanie felt her head spinning

to Dylan in a hoarse voice, “I just transferred the

saying, “That was for

at her, feeling