The Unfaithful Mr. Scott novel (Eugene and Melanie)

Chapter 824

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It was Eugene and Simon. Simon was still as laidback as ever while Eugene was standing beside him with a blank expression. When he saw Melanie, however, his lips were pursed.

“I came over to ask if you’d like to celebrate New Year’s Eve together tonight?”

Melanie replied coldly, “No.”

“Refusing so decisively?” Simon scoffed. “I came over to invite you out of kindness so that you wouldn’t be in trouble when the power goes out tonight. Since you don’t need it, forget it.”

“When the power goes out?” Melanie asked.

“So you haven’t read the notice. The park officially opens tomorrow, and tonight is the last wave of maintenance. There will probably be a power outage for about two hours,” Simon explained, a smirk tugging at his lips.

“Sorry about that. The only villa in the entire park that won’t be affected by the power outage during

maintenance is ours.”

fell silent. For someone with night blindness like her, power

sincere apologies. There was nothing the group could do even if they were

was looking expectantly at Melanie. After being ignored for so long, she was starting to

loudly, “Mel, come help me hold

it loudly so that Eugene and Simon could hear her. Simon looked at Merry with a mocking smirk. “She’s so ugly, yet Yvonne is still calling her

to come out holding Merry at that moment. She glared at Simon.

made the preparations at the neighboring villa

and some fireworks.

about Simon, she quickly got into the spirit of things in such a setting. She started bantering and joking with Simon while

particularly interested in such activities, so she stayed in the living room, soothing Merry to sleep. They left the

a cold, so she draped her own coat over her. She sat where the wind blew in

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from the cold outside.