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Xander agreed. He put away his phone and said seriously, “I’m looking forward to working with you.”
Melanie smiled. “Same here.”
Xander nodded and immediately changed the topic. “Did you get into some trouble here?”
Melanie blinked. “Why do you ask?”
“It’s pretty obvious. You look even more haggard than you did in Prime City.”
Melanie subconsciously touched her face.
Xander continued quietly, “If you don’t mind, you can talk to me about it.”
Melanie lowered her eyes, but she still did not say a word.
Xander stopped pressing the matter and glanced at the time. “Do you want to have dinner together?
Reny and the others will be there too.”
Melanie shook her head. “I have to go to the hospital for another IV tonight.”
All of a sudden, Xander burst out laughing. “Most people act like they’re on an all–expense–paid vacation when they go on business trips, but you make it seem like torture.”
This was the first time Xander had joked with her like that. His handsome features softened when he
smiled like this, his usually distant eyes becoming even gentler. His gaze was heartbreakingly tender.
However, his smile only lasted for a moment before his expression returned to normal. He looked at Melanie and said frankly, “Before you reached out to me, Stephen asked me to take good care of you. If you go back to Jepton looking like this, he’ll think I bullied you instead.”
Melanie returned his smile. “Are you and Stephen close?”
“Didn’t he tell you?” Xander raised his eyebrows, a little surprised. “He’s my cousin.”
Melanie had no idea. It took her a moment to process that fact.
Her phone vibrated on the table rang. It was her alarm, reminding her to get the IV drip.
She looked up at Xander. “I’ll get back to you on that, okay? I have to go to the hospital now.”
“Oh, right.” She had just taken a few steps before she stopped and turned around. “I haven’t touched the cake on the table. If you don’t mind, you can have it.
“If not, that’s fine too.”
Xander massaged his temples. “Unfortunately, I don’t like sweet things.”
The hospital was not that crowded when Melanie arrived there. She went to get her prescription before getting her drip.
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The same nurse from that morning attended to her with a smile. “You again?”
Melanie nodded. “Yes, I have to get another drip.”
“Are you still alone?” the nurse asked. “Where’s your boss?”
Melanie said, “He’s busy.”
“And here I thought I finally saw a half–decent boss who would accompany his employee to the hospital.” The nurse left after setting up the IV for Melanie.
Bored, Melanie took out her phone and scrolled through it. Just then, Simon’s group was a flurry of activity.
She had forgotten about this group chat. When she clicked on it, she saw that Simon and the others were discussing a new racing car.
Melanie did not know much about cars, but lurking on their chat was a way to pass the time.
Suddenly, someone asked, [Where’s Eugene? I haven’t seen him in a while.]
Simon immediately replied, [He’s on a business trip.]
[Didn’t you go to Prime City too? You’re back, so why isn’t Eugene back yet?]
[Come on, Simon and Eugene are two completely different kettles of fish!]
Everyone in the chat group immediately shifted their focus. A few of them even tagged Eugene.
In the end, though, it was not Eugene who responded to their spamming. It was Viola.
She sent a photo of the back of her hand. Melanie could see that she was in the hospital. I had an allergic reaction,] Viola said. [He’s keeping me company.]
