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?”

not my girlfriend. Just

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

and passionate, hurrying to

just say

My mother used to bring me

Stephen saying that Xander’s mother was overseas.

“Is your mother still overseas?”

abroad for treatment.”

sick? What illness is it?”

had just been trying to find a topic of conversation, but Xander suddenly fell silent. After a moment, he said, “She’s in a psychiatric hospital.

sorry. I didn’t

always silent when his mother was mentioned. Melanie did not know

to serve the dishes that the two of them exchanged a few more

words.

with some soup. “Her cream of wild

say slowly, “Is this meal not enough

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Xander.

conflicted. “This is my first time bringing a girl out to eat alone, so I should

a solemn and conflicted look. Melanie was stunned for

chuckled.