Chapter 816

Melanie managed to present herself skillfully in front of the entrepreneurs. Although she did not achieve the desired effect, she also did not want to stay here any longer. Turning around, she went to the side.

Nestled in a corner, Melanie saw Matthew enter with a woman. The woman’s figure was elegant, slender, and pale. Melanie immediately recognized her as Nicole, Matthew immediately made his way toward Eugene upon arriving. Nicole looked around and then walked over to where Melanie was sitting.

Her voice was pleasant, even when she spoke in a low tone. “Hello, can I sit here?”

She did not seem particularly enthusiastic and started to daydream as soon as she sat down.

They did not have much to talk to each other about, so they kept to themselves. Melanie took out her phone and saw that i had sent her a message again eight minutes ago.

1: [Are you in a relationship?]

Melanie found it difficult to paint a picture of this person. What business was it of his whether she was in a relationship or not? The questioning tone from this complete stranger repelled her.

To put it in Yvonne’s words, he was being nosy. She thought again about how he had been introduced to her by someone, so she could not just block and delete him. There were social etiquettes to consider. Thus, she simply deleted the conversation log–out of sight, out of mind.

Melanie had originally planned to sit here and wait until the banquet ended before leaving, but she did not expect something unexpected to happen.

As Nicole sat absent–mindedly next to her, two women approached them. They both looked quite young.

They started mocking Nicole the moment they came over, implying that she was not really from the Qaisa family. Instead, she was just a fake rich woman whom Matthew kept, which supposedly made her qualified to attend such upscale events.

The women’s words were quite harsh, but Nicole did not react at all.

Melanie frowned but did not do anything. It was not until one of the women poured juice on Nicole’s face that Melanie stood up and intervened, “What are you doing?!”

She handed Nicole a tissue. “Wipe it off. I’ll accompany you to the restroom.” Nicole did not take it, and Melanie noticed tears silently streaming down her face along with the juice. For a moment, she did not know what to do.

The commotion quickly attracted the attention of others, and Matthew arrived swiftly. He stared at Nicole’s face with eyes resembling Melanie’s own. They were full of hostility. “Which one of you did it?”

he asked the two women.

Melanie felt a sudden unease, but before she could speak, she felt a cold presence next to her and a hand around her wrist. Eugene led her out of the crowd, telling her coldly, “Matthew is losing control.

Don’t interfere.‘

”

Before Melanie could say anything, she heard a nervous voice ask, “Melanie, are you okay?” Philip had also come over. “I heard the commotion and came over. Are you having trouble?” He looked concerned.

Without thinking, Melanie walked toward him and answered, “I’m fine.”

Philip said, “That’s good. It’s about time. I’ll take you back to the hotel.”

Melanie nodded and followed him away while Eugene stood behind. It did not feel like he had grabbed Melanie’s hand just now but rather a handful of air.