Chapter 236
Melanie could hardly take a breather, and her mind was buzzing. “What are you doing here?”
“I’ve been waiting outside because I want to see your grandfather. Only your grandfather can help me now! Be good, Mel. Tell your grandfather to help George!”
Dylan had come to Jepton because of George, but Albert refused to see her. She was forced to wait around nearby.
When she walked out of the bathroom near the car park, she spotted Melanie walking over.
Dylan initially thought it was someone who looked like Melanie but realized it was really her and came running over.
She wanted to cry again when she saw Melanie. The wound on her face had not healed. It did not make her look pitiful, but rather, quite horrid.
“Melanie, what’s your mother doing in Jepton? Did something happen?” Viola’s concerned voice sounded, and Dylan realized there was someone else with Melanie.
She was initially taken aback, but she squinted and saw Viola and Eugene. She began to realize that this was Mel’s boss and colleague she had met at Hearth City previously.
That woman had told her before that Mel’s contract stated that she would be paid a handsome sum if she left the company.
Melanie had no idea what was going through Dylan’s mind, but she was not willing to humor her mother. She attempted to pull Dylan away with her. “Where are you staying? I’ll take you
back.”
Unfortunately, Viola began to speak from behind them, “Melanie, it looks like your mother has something urgent to say. You should tell us if you need any help.”
It was because of Viola’s words that Dylan suddenly pulled away from Melanie and turned to look at Viola. There was an expectant look on Dylan’s face. “Can you really help me?”
Viola was startled by this. She was just being polite, but Dylan seemed to take her seriously.
However, she nodded reluctantly. “You should tell us what you need help with.”
Dylan looked like she suddenly had an epiphany. She looked at Eugene in a daze. “That’s right, You’re Mel’s boss. You must be very rich. Can you please loan me 500,000? I… I promise to return the money to you!”
“Dylan Lancaster!” Blood drained from Melanie’s face when she heard what Dylan said. She dragged Dylan away while quivering. “Can you leave me with some dignity?!”
Melanie could hardly breathe. She had never expected there would come a day when Dylan would beg money from Eugene that way.
She looked like a beggar harassing him.
Melanie was quite forceful. She dragged Dylan to her car and pushed Dylan inside roughly. She slammed the door.
Dylan was startled and seemed to be shocked by Melanie. She shrank in her seat and said.
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nothing while wiping the tears off her face.
They did not say anything to each other during the drive. Melanie left after taking Dylan back to the dilapidated motel.
Melanie could not talk to anyone as she was afraid she would break down.
It was only after she got home that Melanie slowly shrank. She felt weak all over and slid down the floor with her back against the door. She hugged her head with her hands, looking like a helpless child who had nowhere to go.
That night was a terrible one for Melanie.
She did not sleep and sat with her back against the door in a daze the entire night.
The next day, she stood up numbly and changed before going to the office.
The moment she stepped inside, she bumped into two colleagues. They were startled by her and greeted her in a low voice.
Melanie was exhausted mentally and physically. She did not notice their reactions and walked away. She also did not notice the strange and curious looks she got from them.
