Chapter 530
Melanie was still in her bathrobe when she opened the door for Yvonne. She could not recall what happened the night before, but she knew her clothes were no good anymore. Thus, she had asked Yvonne to bring her a set of clothes.
Yvonne immediately sensed something was off when she arrived. She stared at Melanie’s neck, her gaze inquiring. Melanie could not ignore the look she was given. She just took the clothes from Yvonne’s hands and went to the bathroom to change.
However, the clothes Yvonne brought had a low neckline, revealing all the marks on her neck. Melanie tried to cover them with foundation but could not completely hide them. Irritated, she cursed Eugene silently before finally opening the door.
She wanted to act as if nothing happened, but the conspicuous love bites on her neck made it challenging for her to do that. Yvonne was instantly surprised and spoke up, “The heck?”
She stood up and circled Melanie, constantly making noises of amazement. “Did you find yourself a younger man? Not bad. I knew it! Older men are no match for young wolves when it comes to vigor.”
Melanie looked at her and asked, “Did Hugh tell you that?”
“Pah! Pah pah pah!” Yvonne instantly jumped up. “I’ll have you know, you’d better not talk nonsense. I knew that kid even before he turned legal. It’s not appropriate to say such things.” She slung her arm around Melanie’s shoulder and said in a conspiratory manner, “Oh, there’s nothing to be embarrassed about. Adults have needs. It’s perfectly normal. I totally understand.”
Yvonne’s nonsense managed to calm Melanie’s irritation, and she just nodded in response. Yvonne took off the scarf around her neck and handed it to Melanie. “Although I’m open- minded, you’d better cover up a bit. Or else you’ll attract a lot of attention.”
Melanie hesitated for a moment, took the scarf, and whispered, “Thank you.”
It was almost 9:00 am by the time they left the hotel. The two had breakfast at the hotel and then returned to the villa. Only Reny was there. When she saw that Melanie had returned, she paused for a moment and asked, “Melanie, where did you go last night? The boss called you, but you didn’t answer.”
“Something suddenly came up,” she replied.
Reny responded with a hum and asked no further questions.
“What’s wrong?” Melanie asked.
“Nothing much. I was just a bit worried since it rained last night and you didn’t come back. I wanted to pick you up,” Reny said. She hesitated for a moment before adding, “Last night, the boss went to the hotel where you and Mr. Whitman had dinner to look for you. He couldn’t find you, so he was a bit concerned.”
Thinking about the events of the previous night, Melanie lowered her head for a moment before saying, “Things got a bit complicated last night. Mason was there, and later, Viola paid a visit with Quentin.”
Melanie briefly explained the situation, leaving out Eugene and their affair. She only mentioned that she sensed something was wrong and booked a room upstairs to rest.
Reny was stunned after hearing the story. “Is Viola crazy?”
Yvonne was also shocked. Melanie had not mentioned this on the way back, but Yvonne was not surprised that she had kept certain details to herself.
No one in her shoes would want to admit everything openly. Yvonne and Reny cursed Viola and Quentin thoroughly. When their tirade was finally over, Yvonne said, “She stooped to such despicable actions. You can’t let her off the hook.”
Melanie agreed and nodded. “I recorded everything.”
Given Viola’s repeated provocations, Melanie was not going to let her off easily. Moreover, she still had not resolved the matter regarding Viola’s instigation of Dylan and George to harm her grandfather.
As Melanie was contemplating these issues, the door suddenly swung open. Xander and Oliver entered one after the other, both with somewhat serious expressions. When Xander saw Melanie, his expression softened for a moment. “When did you come back?“.
