The Unfaithful Mr. Scott novel (Eugene and Melanie)

Chapter 296

She looked around. “Where are we?”

“This is where I grew up.” Xander frowned slightly. He took an umbrella from his car and sheltered Melanie with it. “Let’s go.”

Xander led Melanie a few hundred yards into the alley, then stopped in front of a door.

A chubby middle–aged woman came out with a basin of water.

Xander saw her and called out, “Aunt Fiona.”

Fiona was taken aback for a moment before she saw Xander clearly. She immediately beamed with surprise and said, “Xander! When did you get back?”

She pulled Xander and Melanie into the door, and Melanie realized that it was actually a

restaurant. There were a few tables and customers scattered around.

Xander said, “Aunt Fiona’s cooking is amazing.”

Melanie nodded. “It does smell good.”

Fiona then looked at Melanie. “Did you bring your girlfriend here, Xander?”

said softly, “She’s not my girlfriend. Just a friend.”

to a table and sat them down. “Anyway, any friend of Xander’s is a friend

was very friendly and passionate, hurrying to

you just say you grew up around here?”

grandfather’s house is nearby. My mother used to bring me here when I was young.”

Stephen saying that Xander’s

“Is your mother still overseas?”

abroad for

illness is

trying to find a topic of conversation, but Xander suddenly fell silent.

“I’m sorry.

mother was mentioned. Melanie did not know what to

only when Fiona came to serve the dishes that the two of them exchanged

words.

with some soup. “Her

she heard Xander say slowly, “Is

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and looked at Xander.

time bringing a girl out to eat alone, so I should have thought it through more. I guess I should have brought you to the hospital

conflicted look. Melanie was stunned for a

chuckled.