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.

she used was that Melanie had a

environment like that, she would not have

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

an employee

Melanie persisted, “Don’t you have

to begin with. She did not wear any

lacked their usual color.

came to see my dad.” Rather than Eugene, it was Theodore who replied to

LeapCo, eh? You must be frightened

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

her throat.

a big bump on her head. Could she have a concussion? Let’s go and

dizzy to begin with, and when she heard Dylan’s loud voice ringing in

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

her lip, she barely stabilized herself before managing to say to Dylan in a hoarse voice, “I just transferred the money to you. Take

before saying, “That was for Peachie’s

feeling that suffocating sensation