Chapter 243
Melanie was sound asleep on the couch when Stephen’s call came in.
After the ringtone woke her up, she opened her eyes wearily. The room was dark, and the curtains in the living room were not drawn. With the help of the street lamp outside, she could vaguely see around the room.
Melanie’s eyes followed the light from her phone screen. As soon as she picked up the phone, Stephen’s worried voice came through the speakers. “Are you okay, Mel?”
Melanie pinched her face. Her skin was cold. She paused and said, “I’m fine.”
“You don’t have to worry about the talk on the Internet. Xander and I are already getting our friends to deal with it. Xander told me about your mother. It’s not your fault.‘
Stephen’s gentle and steady voice sounded especially soothing at night, but Melanie caught the main point. She asked, “What talk on the Internet?”
Stephen was silent for a moment. “Someone posted a video of your fight with your mother this afternoon. It’s gone viral now.
“Someone else revealed that you’re a secretary at LeapCo’s secretary, and now your personal information is all over the place.” Stephen gently advised her. “I think you should take some time off. Don’t go out for a few days.”
After Melanie hung up, she sat frozen for a while.
She heard every one of Stephen’s words clearly, but she could not compute what they meant.
Melanie went onto her social media. The first thing she saw on the general feed was the video of Dylan kneeling to her.
It was followed by a second video, the one that was already uploaded in the company’s anonymous group chat.
The people in the comments had nothing good to say about her. They called her heartless and ungrateful. Some even said she was destined to rot in hell.
The company group chat was also in an uproar as they discussed this matter excitedly.
Yana, Tina, and a few other familiar faces tried to defend her, but their words fell on deaf ears.
The news of her resignation had long spread throughout LeapCo, so most of her colleagues had no qualms about making this a big deal.
Meanwhile, at GT Bar, Simon had just returned from taking a call outside.
As he looked at his phone, he said, “I don’t know what that punk Roald is doing, but he suddenly asked me if I know anyone who does public relations. He probably messed with some influencer again.”
After saying that, Simon looked at Eugene, who was sitting in the corner expressionlessly, Simon clicked his tongue crossly. “As for you, Eugene, why do you look so pissed off whenever you call me out to drink recently? Who got under your skin?”
Eugene’s collar was buttoned to the top. The glass in front of him had not been touched. He
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looked like he was in a foul mood.
Hearing Simon’s question, he looked up and said nothing.
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Another young man who was playing with his phone said, “Of course Eugene is in no mood to drink. LeapCo is trending for all the wrong reasons.”
“What do you mean?” Simon looked at Eugene.
Eugene’s face darkened as he looked at the young man who had spoken.
The young man blinked. “Didn’t you guys look at your phones? Everyone is talking about how Melanie’s mother begged her on her knees this afternoon.”
Eugene picked up his phone almost immediately and skimmed through the videos and comments. His expression was terrifyingly cold.
Simon had finished watching the video, too. He was frowning, and his face was full of
contempt.
He scoffed. “I had no idea that Melanie was such a ruthless woman. How could she make her own mother kneel to her?
“Then again, she did use you as her stepping stone too. I guess she’s capable of anything.
“If I were you, I would have fired her a long time ago to save myself the trouble. Just looking at her would pisss me off.”
Simon did not really care about Melanie’s problems. He made a few sarcastic comments and changed the topic. “By the way, do you wanna go to the racecourse for the weekend? I heard there’s a new shipment.”
The bar was not well–lit to begin with, and Eugene was sitting in the corner with his long legs crossed. The shadows fell over him, making him look very imposing.
As soon as Simon finished speaking, he stood up and said coldly, “I’m not going.”
He left the room, but he forgot to take his phone with him. As soon as he left, it began to ring.
