Chapter 765
“Evelyn’s voice carried a mocking tone that was hard to hide as she boldly looked at Melanie. She scoffed. “It’d better not be Eugene’s. We’re about to get engaged, and having a child pop up at this point would be quite troublesome.”
Melanie stood silently. Her hand that was holding her phone tightened as she straightened her back. She watched as Evelyn approached.
Despite being naturally tall, Melanie was slightly overshadowed by Evelyn’s height, especially with her heels on. Evelyn exuded an inherent air of elegance and refinement. Her gaze was fixed on Melanie as she raised an eyebrow slightly.
“You know, in families like ours, I can tolerate him having affairs with other women. But I absolutely can’t tolerate the appearance of a child.”
Evelyn paused and glanced at Melanie’s belly before calmly retracting her gaze. She lifted her wine glass and left the balcony.
The distant Christmas lights continued illuminating the night sky, and Melanie felt a chill running down her spine as she stood alone on the balcony.
She understood Evelyn’s warning. Her gaze fell to her flat stomach. It was miraculous that there was indeed a little life growing inside her.
Her phone vibrated. A message from Yvonne and Reny popped up in the group chat. Melanie glanced at it and then left the balcony.
As she entered the room, she spotted Xander approaching. His brows were knitted together, and he had a jacket in hand. He stopped when he saw Melanie. “It’s cold outside. I thought you hadn’t come in yet.”
Melanie glanced in a direction not far away, where Evelyn was smiling as she walked toward Eugene. Initially engaged in conversation with Cedric, Eugene suddenly turned to look at Evelyn.
Even Cedric’s usually stern and conservative temperament softened upon seeing Evelyn. Melanie shifted her gaze away and asked Xander, “Do you have anything planned for later?”
Xander observed the fatigue in her eyes and draped his jacket over her shoulders. “Nope. I can drive you home.”
The faint scent of lemon on Xander’s jacket helped dispel some of the coldness that Melanie felt.
“Didn’t you hear me just now? In a few days, accompany Peyton and Evelyn back to Prime City. After that, Peyton has some business to attend to in Oskon City and be there to look out for her.”
Cedric was displeased and glanced at Eugene, who retorted calmly, “I have work to deal with in the company and have no time for that.”
Seeing that Cedric was about to flare up, Evelyn chimed in, “Mr. Scott, I just saw Mr. Quinland over
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there. Didn’t you have something to discuss with him? I’ll be here with Eugene,”
Cedric glanced warningly at Eugene before saying sternly, “Very well. Since you young people have something to talk about, I won’t interfere, Eugene, be more like a gentleman!”
As soon as Cedric left, Eugene’s expression turned colder, and despite whatever Evelyn said, Eugene paid little attention.
A hint of displeasure flashed in Evelyn’s lowered eyes. She shut her mouth and looked where Eugene was staring, seeing Xander draping a coat on Melanie’s shoulder.
She squinted her eyes and chuckled.
Then, she asked, “Do you know Melanie is pregnant?”
Eugene froze, and his expression instantly became colder than before. He finally glanced at Evelyn, and there was a hint of anger in his dark eyes.
Evelyn raised an eyebrow. “It seems you knew about it long ago.”
She pondered and asked, “Is it yours?”
Eugene’s cold eyes remained unchanged as he replied, “You’re meddling too much.”
Evelyn’s expression remained unchanged. She looked at Eugene and smiled triumphantly, “Melanie didn’t lie to me. The child is indeed not yours.”
She said, “I was thinking of getting an answer from you, but it seems I was overthinking.”
After saying this, Evelyn winked at Eugene, who averted his gaze.
However, as Evelyn was about to leave, she bumped into Melanie and Xander coming over. Melanie was wearing Xander’s coat. When she walked toward Eugene, she lowered her eyelashes and avoided
his gaze.
As they stepped out of the house, the cold air outside instantly enveloped them.
Melanie stopped and said to Xander, “You should get back in there. I’ll take a taxi home by myself. It’s easy to hail one here.”
