Chapter 717
There was a faint laugh at her last statement.
Eugene’s dark eyes were fixed on Melanie. The emotions in them surged a bit before slowly calming again. “Are you trying to say Jackson is no big deal since you’re going back to Jepton now?” He scoffed,
“I’ll hurry back for that,” Melanie replied, looking up at him. She tried to keep her calm but could not help the anxiety in her eyes.
Eugene raised a brow and asked somewhat pointedly, “Is it because of that?”
Melanie glanced at her phone. Since she bought a last–minute ticket, time was tight. She exchanged a few words with Henry and made to leave when he stopped her again. “You look like you’re in a hurry, It’s not easy to get a taxi at this time. You—”
Before Henry could finish, Melanie felt her suitcase being taken away. Eugene stood in front of her, looking down at her with a cold but not indifferent attitude. “Since time is tight, stop hesitating.”
With that, he strode toward the door with her suitcase.
Melanie was momentarily stunned. Eugene’s fingertips accidentally brushed against the back of her hand when he grabbed her suitcase, and his warmth was still lingering.
She lowered her head with her lips pursed. On the other hand, Henry seemed pleased. “Good, good. Let Eugene take you to the airport. I was just thinking of resting for a while longer.”
Melanie knew it was the best choice to follow along.
She had intended to sit in the back with Hugh, but before she could even reach for the door, she heard Eugene calmly saying, “I’m not your chauffeur.”
Melanie withdrew her hand and turned to open the door to the front passenger seat.
Hugh was sitting in the back, playing with his phone. He shifted his attention away from the screen at Eugene’s words.
Looking at the man now, Hugh felt like mocking him. “Mr. Scott, you’re being so par don’t recall you being this meticulous when you were a YUber driver.”
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He then relaxed and took up the entire back seat by himself. He did not bother holding himself back considering his injured leg, which was stretched out across the seat.
He was being somewhat impolite, but it was what Yvonne had taught him. She had told him to pester Eugene, and Hugh was always eager to satisfy her requests.
Eugene glanced at him through the rearview mirror, his dark eyes incredibly calm and showing no hint of emotion. There was a cold curl of his lips, however.
“Your laboratory shouldn’t be this short of money, Mr. Brand. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have avoided seeking investments and spent a month in Oskon City.”
Chapter 717
Hugh raised an eyebrow. “Are you saying you want to invest in me?” he asked as if not noting the sarcasm in Eugene’s voice at all. “It might be difficult for you to invest, though. My mentor doesn’t accept investments from just anyone,” he added.
“Unscrupulous capitalists, for example, are absolutely not acceptable.”
Melanie managed to arrive at the airport on time. Before getting out of the car, she decided to inform Eugene that Viola hired a lawyer to sue her for defamation.
She looked at Eugene and asked, “Do you know who her lawyer is?”
Eugene’s hand was resting on the steering wheel. In the dim light of the underground parking lot, his features were obscured.
There was a pause before he asked, “Who?”
“Luther Laing, a renowned lawyer known for turning the tables in his cases. His last client was Casey Ludrow.
“Do you think Viola has the capability to hire him?”
