Chapter 175
Simon looked at Melanie with open mockery. He lifted his hand to pat Zack’s shoulder and said in a less–than–friendly tone, “Eugene is still inside. Can’t you tone it down a bit?”
Melanie might have felt the need to explain to Simon back then whenever he misunderstood her, but now, she was just a visage of indifference. She had no words to waste on him. She gave Simon a fleeting glance before shifting her gaze to Zack
“Weren’t you the one who asked me to bring the coat over?”
Zack furrowed his brows and accepted the coat. He was not very familiar with Simon and the others. He only came because he was on good terms with Joshua. However, after observing Simon’s attitude toward Melanie, he could guess that their relationship was not great.
Zack’s family was also in business, so naturally, he did not want to offend Simon. He clicked his tongue and looked at Melanie. “Just do as you’re told. I didn’t notice you had dirt all over you. You’d better not have dirtied my clothes.”
Melanie’s expression remained cold as she replied, “If you think it’s dirty, the trash bin is right there.
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Zack did not expect her to talk back. He hesitated for a moment before his expression turned unpleasant. He felt as if he had been humiliated in front of Simon.
Glaring at Melanie, he spat out, “You got some nerve walking around with your dirty clothes. Someone might mistake you for a beggar.”
The dirt on Melanie’s clothes was mostly caused by Viola brushing against her. It was not much, but because she was wearing light–colored clothes, it was more noticeable.
Melanie did not say anything back and was about to leave. However, since Zack felt that she had humiliated him, he reached out and grabbed her arm. He said coldly, “Did I say you could leave?”
Hearing this, her face turned cold. She was just about to respond when a soft cry came from inside the pool room. When she looked over, she heard someone say, “Eugene, it hurts.”
Simon noticed her and sneered, “Why not go in and take a look if you’re so curious?”
Melanie spared no one at this point and retorted, “If I didn’t know Eugene was into women, I might have thought you two had something going on in private.”
“You-” Simon’s face instantly turned ugly. Eyes narrowed, he was about to confront Melanie when Eugene came out.
His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, and he had a box of band–aids in his hand. His expression was blank, and his gaze briefly swept over Melanie’s face before he looked at Simon. “Where are the things I asked you to get?”
Simon clicked his tongue. “The iodine in the first aid kit has expired. Where else am I supposed to
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look for some? Joshua has already gotten someone to bring it over. Just ask Viola to wait a moment.”
Nodding, Eugene was about to go back inside when his gaze caught Melanie’s hand that was still in Zack’s grip.
He raised a brow as he let out a cold snort. There was an indiscernible expression on his face.
Melanie snapped back to reality and shook off Zack’s hand before walking toward her corner.
Someone brought iodine over soon after. Stephen had just returned after heading out and was now a little damp from the rain. When he saw Melanie in the corner, he walked over to her.
“I had to go get something nearby for my mom. I’m sorry for keeping you waiting,” Stephen said, aware of the strained relationship between Melanie and Simon. He felt a little embarrassed about leaving Melanie alone.
Melanie looked at the pouring rain outside and asked, “Do you think the rain will stop tonight? It looks heavy.”
She was a bit worried that she might have to stay the night at Joshua’s house due to the heavy rain. She was not very keen on that.
“The weather forecast says it’ll stop in about two hours,” Stephen replied. He then noticed the marks on Melanie’s clothes and frowned, “How did your clothes get dirty?”
Melanie paid his question no heed. “Viola hurt her leg, and I helped prop her up when walking. It was probably that.”
The moment she said that, Stephen stood up and took off his own jacket before handing it to her. ” Make do with this.”
