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.

back then, the most common excuse she used

environment like that, she

were a mess. Though Theodore had already sensed that something was amiss, he took a couple of steps forward and observed Melanie with a curious

nodded. “She’s an employee

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

to begin with. She did not wear any makeup today either, and her

lacked their usual color.

it was Theodore who replied to her. He looked at Melanie and smiled

be

as the words she wanted

her throat.

a big bump on her head. Could she have a concussion?

and when she heard Dylan’s loud voice

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in a row. Melanie felt her head spinning and swayed to the

in a hoarse voice, “I just transferred the money to you. Take her

saying, “That was for

at her, feeling that