Chapter 534
Melanie’s cooking skills were so-so, but she could still make pasta.
Xander came down the stairs after she was done cooking.
He was wearing a white long-sleeve tee, and his dark hair was wet. His fringe, which hung right above his deep eyes, made him look slightly mild-mannered.
Xander took the plate of pasta from Melanie and headed to the dining table.
Melanie did not have the habit of eating late at night, but she had not eaten dinner because of the difficult client she met. While she was cooking, the food made her feel a little hungry. Xander and Melanie ate in silence. When they were done, Melanie asked softly, “How is your sister doing?”
She asked the question cautiously because Xander was looking tense.
Xander was thoughtful for a while before answering, “Not great. Her knees, calves, and ankles are fractured, and her arms are dislocated. Her collarbone is broken, and she’s bleeding internally.
“She had to go through an emergency surgery today, and there’s another surgery waiting for her in a few days.”
Melanie was shocked to hear this. “How did she end up this way?”
Xander looked a little glum. “I have no idea. She was followed not long after she left the airport, and she crashed with the van next to her.”
Melanie had no idea what to say.
Xander was calm about it. He stood up and cleared the plates. “You should rest. I’ll clean up here.”
Melanie looked at him. “Don’t you need to take care of your sister at the hospital?”
“My brother-in-law just flew in from North Xander said without much emotion.
Melanie nodded and turned to go upstairs.
Xander suddenly called out to her, “Melanie.”
She turned back to look at him. Xander’s tone was warm. “The pasta tasted great.”
Xander had to go to the hospital often because of his sister’s accident. The others had to take on most of his work at the studio.
Even Melanie was busy.
When she received Stephen’s call, she was with Reny at the construction site and helping out with measuring data.
Stephe sounded grim. “Mel, we have a problem with Viola Shaw. Things didn’t work out as easily as we thought they would.”
Melanie’s face fell. She went to a corner and asked Stephen in a low voice, “What do
you
mean?”
“Someone is protecting Viola.” Stephen went straight to the point.
A dark cloud formed over Melanie’s eyes. She looked at the bright sky outside and took some time to digest this before asking Stephen, “Who is it?”
“Mel…” Stephen hesitated.
She immediately knew who it was. A self-deprecating smile appeared on her face. “Eugene?”
Stephen said nothing. He had silently acknowledged it.
Melanie was not surprised that Eugene wanted to protect Viola.
After all, Viola had leaked LeapCo’s secrets and Eugene did nothing to her.
Melanie stood outside for quite a while with her phone in her hand before pressing her lips together. She went inside.
Meanwhile, at LeapCo, Viola pushed open the door to Eugene’s office. She made sure that she looked pitiful because she knew she was meeting Eugene today.
She raised her eyes and looked cautiously at Eugene.
The man was in a suit, looking cold and distant as usual. His face was handsome, and anyone who saw him would be too intimidated to get close to him
However, these were exactly the same qualities that made Viola obsessed with him.
Her eyes
lit up slightly as she called out softly to him, “Eugene.”
