The Unfaithful Mr. Scott novel (Eugene and Melanie)

Chapter 167

Melanie had underestimated Viola. During the late afternoon break, Viola appeared at the office door again, holding a notebook in her hand. Her eyes were still red, clearly indicating she had been crying.

Standing in front of Melanie, her voice sounded nasally and muffled as she said, “Melanie, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have spoken like that at lunch.”

Melanie furrowed her brows and looked up at Viola. She seemed sincere. “I won’t do that again. I just wanted to understand the chairman’s preferences to avoid mistakes in the future,”

Her explanation seemed reasonable, and her attitude was right. Moreover, it was break time now. Most people were still in the office, making it awkward for Melanie to say anything more. She nodded and took Viola to the outdoor balcony.

Viola listened attentively, and Melanie remained indifferent. What else could her reaction be? It was nothing more than the preferences of the chairman’s parents which had taken her a long time to piece together. Viola was learning it all in one go.

Melanie found it somewhat relaxing, however, which was not bad.

Melanie made the last point, checked her phone, and said, “It’s time to get back to work.”

“Melanie,” Viola called out, hands gripped around the notebook. She continued gently, “You…”

came. Melanie knew what she wanted to ask-

inquisitive eyes, Melanie calmly replied, “It wasn’t Eugene

sigh of relief. After

while. Through the glass

downstairs with a

who disclosed Cedric’s and Stella’s preferences to her. Eugene had been busy dealing with

that by winning the favor of Eugene’s parents, they might lend a helping hand to

the result of her repeated failures. Unfortunately, Eugene had perceived her actions

inside. She organized the files she had not had a chance to deal with earlier during work that late

moment and called Yana. “Do you have anything to

go to the finance department.

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Eugene’s office, he was engrossed in some documents. Melanie placed the files she was

Eugene looked up for a moment.