The Unfaithful Mr. Scott novel (Eugene and Melanie)

Chapter 149

Dylan looked at her tearily. “Really?”

Melanie tried to pull her up, but Dylan was too strong. Melanie could not drag her up at all.

Dylan quickly stood up on her own. She wiped her face and anxiously grabbed Melanie’s hand. “Mel, I’m sorry, but I raised Peachy with my own hands. I just can’t…”

Melanie’s mind was calm. As she listened to Dylan’s rambling, she realized that she barely felt

anything for her mother anymore. “Just tell me what the hell is going on.”

Dylan began to wipe her tears again. “The doctor said that Peachy needs a new course of medicine to survive from now on, but the medicine costs tens of thousands of dollars every month. How can I possibly afford it?”

Melanie’s heart sank, and she pushed Dylan away. “I’ll ask the doctor.”

“He’ll say the same thing if you ask him. Oh, heavens, why us?!”

Melanie picked up her pace as Dylan wailed behind her.

Xander gave chase as she left the ward in a hurry. “Wait, Melanie.”

she turned to Xander and said tiredly, “Sorry you had to see

“I have a friend from

took out his phone. After

a deep breath and whispered, “Thank

care of you.” Xander

was talking about the files she had organized that morning. Melanie was still pale, and she could not even force a smile. “You guys could

spoke, they arrived at the doctor’s

The attending doctor’s diagnosis was clear. Peachie was born

Melanie nodded.

young, so you have to make sure she gets the nutrients she

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quickly. “The doctor said I was telling the truth,

bed. The doctor’s words echoed

asked her mother, “Why is

hastily dodged the question. “How can Peachie be malnourished? I’ve been keeping

against it. Her voice was much colder

explain, but she just could not find the words. Her expression was