Chapter 489
Mason said this with full sincerity.
Viola looked at him, and there was panic on her face. “I… I have no idea what you’re talking about. Didn’t you say that I’m like a sister to you?”
Mason felt bitter about this. He looked hurt as he stared deeply at Viola. “If you hope this to be the way it is…”
He reached out to touch Viola’s face. He caressed her face tenderly. He sounded like he was in pain and disappointed. “I was being rash with my words. Just pretend I didn’t say a thing, alright?”
Viola bit her lip and lowered her eyes as she gently agreed with him.
However, she did not avoid Mason’s touch on her face.
Her eyes were lowered, and she failed to notice the scheming look in Mason’s eyes that came from his confidence in getting her.
Melanie waited more than an hour at the mall. The rain showed no signs of slowing down, and it seemed to be raining even heavier.
She had been trying to get a taxi via an app for half an hour, but no taxi wanted to accept her request.
The shops were about to close, and even the café staff had come over twice to remind her that they were about to close.
Melanie looked at the time. It was almost 11.
The mall was about to close too.
She had no choice but to borrow an umbrella from the café. She walked out of the mall’s
entrance.
Melanie initially wanted to use her phone’s GPS to locate a hotel, but the rain was unexpectedly heavy.
She had just walked out of the mall and opened the umbrella when the pouring rain splashed hard on it as if determined to put a hole through the umbrella.
Melanie was finding it difficult to hold onto the umbrella with one hand. She felt like it was about to be flipped over.
The water on the ground was getting deeper, and when Melanie stepped into it, she frowned and stepped back.
It was so high that the water reached her calf.
There was a car honking, but the sound was muffled by the heavy rain. A black car slowly stopped in front of Melanie.
Melanie took a few steps back, but when the window came down, she saw Eugene’s cold face. The rain muffled his voice. “Get in.”
She held onto the umbrella. “What are you doing back here?”
“My grandfather is feeling sick, and the family doctor has gone over to see him. He’s worried about you.” Half of Eugene’s face was covered in darkness, and Melanie could not see the emotion on his face. All she could hear was his serene tone.
She paused. “Why is he suddenly feeling sick?”
Eugene turned to look at her grimly. He sounded like he was giving her an order. “Get inside the car.
Melanie was reminded of the call Henry made to her. He had been coughing continuously throughout the call, and this worried her.
She did not say anything else. She closed the umbrella and got into the car.
The sound of the rain disappeared the moment she closed the door.
Melanie’s voice became clearer. “Wasn’t Mr. Henry doing well before?”
“The family doctor has gone to check on him. You’ve always loved pretending to be nice and obedient in front of him. Shouldn’t you be showing your concern at a time like this?”
Eugene’s tone was indifferent, and she could not tell what he was feeling.
When it came to Henry, Melanie was in no mood to argue with Eugene.
She stared at the raindrops forming on the window. “Why did you come back? Didn’t you say you had work to do?”
Eugene was driving very slowly because of the heavy rain.
He looked straight to the front and burst out with a laugh. Melanie wondered if he was laughing at her words.
Eugene replied nonchalantly, “My grandfather keeps asking after you. Why do you think I would waste my time coming back?
“You’ve successfully put up an obedient act in front of the old man.‘
Eugene turned to glance at Melanie after that. He burst out with another laugh. “Maybe I
should consider myself lucky that Xander Solomon didn’t pick you up. Otherwise, I would’ve come over for nothing.”
Melanie was not in the mood to reply to Eugene.
