The Unfaithful Mr. Scott novel (Eugene and Melanie)

Chapter 709

Only when they left the conference hall building did Hugh distance himself from Melanie.

Melanie had been thinking about persuading Hugh to leave. She could not let Yvonne make the final say for her. That would not be nice.

She pondered and asked, “How long have you been here?”

“About a month.”

Melanie said, “You’re a student, right? Isn’t it bad to leave the campus for so long?”

Hugh looked at Melanie strangely, saying, “Didn’t Yvonne tell you about it? My lab was forced to close because of the funding issue.”

“Lab?”

Hugh explained, “I’m a postgraduate student at Jepton University, and the lab project was forced to stop because we lacked funds. That’s why I came looking for a part–time job.”

when he said the last

Melanie knew why Hugh agreed to help her even though he had

Yvonne.

was here to work.

asked, “What were you researching about?”

subsurface storage on the moon’s

and could only divert the topic. Hugh, I’ll be busy lately and might be unable

“I’ll transfer you your

being fired… Watch

her away, and the umbrella fell from Hugh’s

happened so suddenly. It took a moment for Melanie

a girl in a raincoat. She fell to the ground with a

LL

her face.

she stood up and cried as

He just sprained his ankle when he