The Unfaithful Mr. Scott novel (Eugene and Melanie)

Chapter 163

Stephen looked at her with concern as he said gently, “You can tell me anything if you want to.”

Melanie tried to force a smile. “Thank you for accompanying us all day. You must not have eaten yet. I’ll buy you dinner.”

She wanted to avoid talking about her grandfather to Stephen. Stephen looked at her deeply.

He changed the topic and asked Melanie, “You seem to be getting along well with Xander?”

Melanie nodded. “He’s a nice person.”

“You must be the first person to say that.” Chuckling, Stephen recalled Xander’s personality before saying, “Maybe because you and him are alike.”

Melanie had never thought they were alike. She felt Stephen was trying to find a topic to talk about, so she went along with it.

Only a few restaurants were nearby, and it was crowded because of dinner time. Almost everyone eating there were patients and their family members.

Stephen and Melanie went to a mall nearby.

Melanie did not have much of an appetite. She asked Stephen, “What would you prefer to have for dinner?”

Stephen looked at her. “Let’s have beef stew. It’s simple and tasty.”

rang as soon as they

excused himself apologetically before going

for the menu and

been busy looking after her grandfather after work and had her phone on silent mode inside her

she had an

were from Yana, asking where Melanie

She was still working overtime in the office

“You called me this evening.

said, “Oh, Mr. Scott came to the office to ask for you

had come to look

“Why was he looking

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didn’t say anything when he heard you had gotten off

call. His brows were knitted, and he did

Melanie

Stephen as he sat opposite Melanie and took the menu. “Have you

those guys were best

had slowly distanced himself

for you because of something urgent. Why don’t you have dinner