Chapter 84

Xander did not expect the last visitor to be Melanie. He raised an eyebrow and walked over to her. “Are you really that interested in your art exhibition?”

Melanie smiled. “What a coincidence.”

“This isn’t a coincidence. I’m in charge of this exhibition.” Xander’s tone was lukewarm. He pointed at the painting hung up behind Melanie. “This is the first day of the exhibition and you’re the first visitor, but | need to make adjustments to this painting, which is why | have to close the exhibition.”

Melanie looked at where he was pointing. She could not see any problem with it. She asked, What adjustments does the painting need?”

. Xander glanced at her. “It’s the lighting. Different lighting provides a different mood to the object.”

“Objects have moods too?” Melanie repeated this. She thought this description to be interesting, but she did not want to interrupt Xander’s work.

She was about to leave when Xander called out to her. “You can continue visiting the exhibition. This is the only painting I'll be adjusting.”

Melanie looked around the exhibition one more time. By then, Xander was already done with the adjustments. Melanie looked up at it once more and realized that there really was something different about it.

What a fascinating feeling.

It was already past seven when they left the exhibition hall. It was late, and the sky was now dark.

Melanie looked at her phone. Eugene had not contacted her. He probably did not care where she went off to.

Her lowered eyelashes quivered slightly as she put her phone back into her bag moodily. “Where are you going? I'll give you a lift.” While she was lost in her thoughts, Xander suddenly voiced out his offer.

Melanie did not want to trouble him. “It’s fine. I'll just grab a taxi.”

“It's hard to get a taxi here.”

Xander insisted on seeing her back to the hotel. Melanie suddenly remembered that she had promised to buy him a meal, but Xander informed her that he had something to handle later.

Melanie was slightly disappointed. “Next time, then.”

She opened the car door to get off. The moment she got out of the car, she saw Evelyn getting out of another car. Eugene was right behind her.

Evelyn did not expect to see Melanie. She said coolly, “You're a brazen employee, Miss Smith. You skipped work right in front of your boss.”

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past her and looked away as he strode off.

212 Melanie stood next to the car for a long time until Xander called out to her. She jumped and quickly apologized to him.

Xander’s hands were on the steering wheel. He looked at her for quite a while before pinching between his eyes. “Call me if you need anything. Stephen asked me to look out for you while you’re here.”

Melanie was taken aback. No wonder Xander was being so nice to her. It was because of Stephen.

She shook her head and returned to the hotel.

The elevator stopped on the eighth floor. She stepped out and immediately saw Eugene waiting outside her room door.

Melanie paused in her footsteps. Eugene looked up at her when he heard her footsteps. He ordered her with a stoic expression, “Open the door.”

She opened the door silently. Eugene entered the room before her but kept silent until Melanie asked, “Is there anything you need from me?”

Eugene looked up at her when he heard the question. “I must have been too lenient with you, Melanie.”

Melanie held her breath. Eugene actually thought he was being lenient with her?

There was a sharp look in Eugene’s eyes. He looked at Melanie frostily. There were no emotions in his eyes, and his stare sent a chill through Melanie.

“You're thinking about resigning?” Eugene grunted softly after a while. There was fury hidden deep inside his dark eyes. He said slowly, “Melanie Smith, are you able to afford the penalty for breach of contract?”

Melanie paused before replying hoarsely, “No, | can’t.”

“Stop putting up a pretense if you can’t afford it.” Eugene’s words struck her mind like lightning. It sobered her up.

It was true that she could not afford the penalty. She had to be a good girl and stay by Eugene’s side.

Was she really just putting up a pretense?

Melanie wanted to say something but chose to stay silent in the end.

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