The Unfaithful Mr. Scott novel (Eugene and Melanie)

Chapter 251

Sally stood aside, giving Melanie space to get to her grandfather.

However, Melanie felt her steps were heavy, as though rocks were tied to her legs. She looked at her grandfather on the hospital bed.

Her grandfather had accompanied her through her childhood, stepping on puddles in the rain and flying kites during sunny days.

He even read her bedtime stories and made her paper planes.

When Albert was young, he was handsome and charming. His outstanding genes could be seen in Dylan and Melanie.

Melanie stood by the bed. Her hands were trembling as she stared at the old man before her. The stroke had distorted half of his face, and even his mouth was slanted in a weird angle.

However, her grandfather still moved his lips as though he had many things to say to Melanie.

Melanie found it difficult to understand what he was talking about with the oxygen mask covering his mouth and his distorted facial features.

Anxious, Albert stared straight into Melanie’s eyes with his cloudy eyes. A tear rolled down the wrinkles at the corner of his eyes.

back her tears, afraid

only bear her sorrow and wipe her grandfather’s tears with a piece of tissue as she tried to make

said nothing. All he did

soon realized what Albert meant and placed

each word slowly, but it was still difficult for him. When he finished the whole sentence, his hand fell

left the hospital, she looked for a

her hand, asking her to return to the nursing home and open the second drawer in

head felt heavy as she drove back.

and took out a small box. The emotions Melanie suppressed along the way surged through

leaning against the closet with the box in her arms. She buried her head between her

box Albert left for her contained two bank cards

was Albert’s writing. One was labeled as ‘Melanie’s wedding gift,‘

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new writing. Maybe Albert added this sentence recently. On the note was ‘Don’t give this to your mother because I’ve already given

as she cried silently in grief.

cards and could imagine the scene of her grandfather writing the

until it was dark before leaving. She knew why Albert wanted her to take the