Chapter 365
Melanie waited in the emergency room for 20 minutes before Xander arrived.
“How are you? Where are you injured?” he asked with a serious expression. His brows were slightly knitted together. Melanie had come to the hospital to accompany her grandfather. Now that she was here, sitting in the emergency room, however, it was obvious that she had been injured.
Melanie had just taken some painkillers, but her shoulder still ached faintly. Her face was pale, and under the hospital lights, her lips were still bloodless.
“I have a slight fracture in my shoulder,” she replied.
Xander’s pupils constricted. “He hit you?”
Melanie did not answer. She picked up the medication and examination report beside her. She slowly got up. “I’m in no condition to drive. I’m sorry I have to trouble you to take me home,” she replied, her mood sour.
Xander’s gaze lingered on her for a moment before he reached a hand out and said, “Give them to me. I’ll carry them for you.”
There was no need to pretend to be strong now, so Melanie handed her things to Xander and followed him to the parking lot. Xander opened the car door. Melanie got in while biting her lip.
Xander closed the door gently and hesitated for a moment before looking at Melanie. “I’ll fasten the seatbelt for you.”
Melanie could not move her injured hand much, so she nodded.
Xander leaned in, and she detected a faint scent of mint on him. It was different from the cold intensity that Eugene exuded. Xander’s scent was cleaner and gentler.
He maintained a proper distance from the start and immediately stepped away after fastening the seatbelt.
Melanie’s head felt muddled from the pain. She thanked Xander and fell silent.
It was the dead of night, and there were almost no other cars on the road. Xander slowly stopped the car at the traffic light at the intersection. He whispered softly, “I bumped into Eugene when I arrived.”
His tone was subdued, lacking any discernible emotion. Melanie’s eyelashes flickered. “He just happened to be at the hospital.”
“Did he run into George?
“Yes.”
Melanie looked up, noticing that the lights inside the car were on, likely because Stephen had previously reminded Xander that Melanie had night blindness.
Whenever Melanie rode Xander’s car at night nowadays, the lights inside the car were always on. Xander’s profile lacked its usual aloofness under the warm yellow light.
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After a moment, he finally said, “I was late.”
Emotions flickered in Melanie’s eyes, but she ultimately remained silent.
She did not know what Xander meant with that, nor did she want to inquire further. What happened with George was still looming before her, and she had no inclination to think about anything else at the moment.
Fortunately, Xander was not one to talk much. He escorted Melanie home and only left after seeing the lights come on in her house.
Melanie’s shoulder left her feeling restless the entire night. The slightest movement sent pain through her, let alone when she was lying down.
After sitting on the sofa for the entire night, she finally managed to grope her way to freshen up. Since moving was inconvenient for her now, even a simple tidy–up took about 20 minutes.
She had already requested leave from the studio from Xander the day before, so she did not have to go to work that day. However, a visit to the hospital was still on her agenda.
Just as she was about to leave, her phone rang. “Is this Melanie Smith? We’re from the Jepton Police Station. There’s something we need to inform you about regarding the fight between you and George Chapman last night.
