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Eugene did not even look at Melanie. He took the bag from Viola’s hand and said in a cold voice, “I don’t know. Let’s go upstairs first.”
Eugene left Jesenburg in the middle of the night, ignoring Melanie’s suggestion. He was still angry at her.
Viola nodded tiredly and said, “Melanie, my father just got out of surgery this morning and is still in the ICU, so he can’t take visitors.”
Melanie looked at the couple, lowered her eyes, and explained, “I’m actually going to the nursing home.”
Viola realized that she had made the wrong assumption and smiled awkwardly. “Oh, sorry.” “No worries.” Melanie walked past them and headed straight for the nursing home.
After taking a few steps, she heard Viola complaining to Eugene. “That was so embarrassing! Why didn’t you tell me?”
Eugene whispered something to Viola that Melanie could not hear. She just saw them carrying their things into the hospital.
Melanie would usually visit the nursing home every month, but she had not visited for the past two months because she was too busy.
Melanie went over, her
off his reading glasses and
bought your favorite cookies
you remember!” Albert was old and
“Where’s Eugene? Is he busy again?” Back when Melanie had a good relationship with Eugene, Eugene
Melanie’s boyfriend. Later, when Eugene no longer showed
busy with work and doesn’t have spare
had used this excuse many times,
idle like me.” “You’re not idle. The dean told me that you were helping some teachers from nearby primary schools mark homework.” Melanie squatted down
in the nursing home for more than two hours. When she returned to the parking lot, she saw that Eugene’s
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still remembered that he had once accompanied her to the nursing
father’s car accident quickly spread throughout the company. Viola had been a wreck these days, and no one dared
intern from the secretary’s office called