Chapter 167
Melanie had underestimated Viola. During the late afternoon break, Viola appeared at the office door again, holding a notebook in her hand. Her eyes were still red, clearly indicating she had been crying.
Standing in front of Melanie, her voice sounded nasally and muffled as she said, “Melanie, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have spoken like that at lunch.”
Melanie furrowed her brows and looked up at Viola. She seemed sincere. “I won’t do that again. I just wanted to understand the chairman’s preferences to avoid mistakes in the future,”
Her explanation seemed reasonable, and her attitude was right. Moreover, it was break time now. Most people were still in the office, making it awkward for Melanie to say anything more. She nodded and took Viola to the outdoor balcony.
Viola listened attentively, and Melanie remained indifferent. What else could her reaction be? It was nothing more than the preferences of the chairman’s parents which had taken her a long time to piece together. Viola was learning it all in one go.
Melanie found it somewhat relaxing, however, which was not bad.
Melanie made the last point, checked her phone, and said, “It’s time to get back to work.”
“Melanie,” Viola called out, hands gripped around the notebook. She continued gently, “You…”
She hesitated for a moment, and her next words never came. Melanie knew what she wanted to ask- how did Melanie learn about Cedric’s and Stella’s preferences?
Looking into Viola’s inquisitive eyes, Melanie calmly replied, “It wasn’t Eugene who told me.”
Viola breathed a sigh of relief. After thanking her, she left with her notebook.
Melanie stood on the balcony for a while. Through the glass wall, she watched the vehicles come and
go downstairs with a calm expression.
Indeed, Eugene was not the one who disclosed Cedric’s and Stella’s preferences to her. Eugene had been busy dealing with LeapCo back then, and his relationship with his family was strained.
She foolishly believed that by winning the favor of Eugene’s parents, they might lend a helping hand to Eugene.
Thus, her knowledge of their preferences was just the result of her repeated failures. Unfortunately, Eugene had perceived her actions as opportunistic.
After spending some time on the balcony, Melanie finally went back inside. She organized the files she had not had a chance to deal with earlier during work that late afternoon. Among them were several that needed to be submitted for Eugene’s review.
She thought for a moment and called Yana. “Do you have anything to do right now?”
“I need to go to the finance department. What’s up, Melanie?” she replied.
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Melanie shook her head and decided to take the files upstairs herself. When she arrived at Eugene’s office, he was engrossed in some documents. Melanie placed the files she was holding on his desk and said lightly, “I need your signature.”
Hearing her voice, Eugene looked up for a moment. “Leave them here.”
Knowing that the documents had to be submitted to the finance and operations departments, Melanie asked softly, “How long do I need to wait?”
Eugene looked at her again, gaze dark. “I’m busy right now.”
“Then, I’ll come back later,” Melanie replied.
Just as she said that and was about to turn around, she heard Eugene’s deep voice directed at her. ” Did you scold her?”
The ‘her‘ he referred to could only be one person.
Melanie’s expression remained unchanged. “Is telling her the truth considered a scolding?”
There was no emotion in Eugene’s dark eyes as he looked at Melanie. “Is there any truth left in your words?”
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