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However, he was bound to be disappointed. Melanie simply looked at him expressionlessly.

Melanie had learned her lesson. She must never give Howard even an inch, or he would ask for a mile.

As Howard stormed away, the coldness on her face slowly turned to frustration.

“Why didn’t Hugh pick you up?” Eugene’s nonchalant voice rang in her ears as she was lost in thought.

She raised her eyes coolly and was about to speak when she heard Hugh’s voice coming from the distance. “Melanie.”

Melanie looked in the direction of the voice and saw Hugh standing by the roadside in his trench coat. She then looked up at Eugene and imitated his casual tone. “He’s here now, isn’t he?”

Eugene’s eyes narrowed slightly, roiling with emotion. He looked at Melanie and chuckled softly. “He came at the right time as soon as Howard left.”

The sarcasm in his voice was clear, but Melanie did not care. She looked at Hugh, who was already approaching her, and lowered her gaze.

Without making a fuss, he said, “There was a bit of a traffic jam

from the pocket of his windbreaker

was still warm. Melanie held the

in Melanie’s hand. His long eyelashes drooped, hiding the dark and indiscernible emotions within his

without a word. Eugene stood where he was for a while before slowly

know was that as they left, a pair of eyes were

fingers were digging deep into her palms. She just knew that Eugene was still attached to that bitch Melanie.

laugh from the front seat, and a young man’s voice said

to her senses and looked at the rearview mirror. From here, she could only see the

you fulfill my request?”

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in turmoil. “What

did not answer her. After a while, he said, “Then you’ll go to jail,”

went pale. She knew this man was threatening her, but he was also

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