Chapter 877

Anna propped her cheek with one hand. “You used to work at LeapCo, right? I know Eugene. I recall you delivering something to me.‘

Melanie pursed her lips. “I’m not with LeapCo anymore.”

“I know,” Anna said innocently. She pointed to the documents in Melanie’s hand. ” You’re with Burning Star Studio now, right? Oh, changing jobs isn’t a big deal. It’s been a long time since I came back to the country. Now that I’ve met a familiar face, I want to have a casual talk. Don’t worry, it’s my treat.

Melanie still rejected her. “I have something to attend to at home, so now is not a good time.”

She did not think she could get along well with Anna. After all, the key card she had delivered to Eugene back then was for his and Anna’s use.

No matter how she tried to focus on work, she could not bring herself to be warm and friendly to Anna.

Besides, seeing Anna would remind her of Eugene.

Anna did not push but expressed her regret about not being able to have a casual chat. They then arranged to meet another time before exchanging contact information and parting ways.

Just as she returned home, Xander called. “What are you doing?”

“I just finished meeting with a client. I’m about to head home.”

“You sound tired.”

“A little bit,” Melanie replied casually, not explaining.

she suddenly saw Anna and remembered some things not sure if it was because mentally exhausted now.

the past; but she was quite There was a pause on Xander’s side for a moment before he asked, “So what should I do? It sounds like I shouldn’t disturb your rest.”

Melanie did not grasp the meaning behind his words until she turned the corner and saw a tall figure standing at her doorstep.

She froze for a moment and then smiled. “Why didn’t you tell me you were here?”

Xander glanced back, a smile in his eyes. “I wanted to surprise you. Looks like I messed up, though.”

“I am surprised.”

Xander’s unexpected arrival dispersed Melanie’s previously gloomy mood. Meredith was also ecstatic as she crawled about Xander happily.

“Didn’t you say you were going to wait for a while before coming over? Why the sudden change of plans?” Melanie asked.

Xander had to travel abroad at any time due to his mother’s situation. When Melanie left Jepton, he had mentioned he would come over. However, he also said it would be sometime later.

“There were some unexpected circumstances, so I came a bit earlier to handle them, explained.

He would probably stay here for about a week.

Melanie initially wanted to show her welcome by taking Xander out to eat. Seeing the fatigue on her face, Xander knew then that she had to juggle work on both sides dealing with the affairs of the company while also managing the studio. It was quite tiring.

he Hence, he suggested going to the nearby supermarket to buy some groceries so that they could cook at home.

Melanie had no objections. She dismissed the housekeeper and then took Meredith and Xander out.

In the supermarket, Meredith sat in the cart, waving her little hand and babbling whenever she saw something she wanted. When Melanie was not paying attention, she pointed to Xander to get her a box of chocolate and happily held it in her hand.

When Melanie turned around and saw this, she immediately frowned and took the chocolate away from her. “Children can’t eat chocolate.”

Meredith did not understand what Melanie said and just looked at her with her big eyes. When she saw Melanie was not giving the chocolate to her, she looked at her with blame and complained in her gurgled, baby voice, “Mommy, give!”

Meredith had worn Melanie down recently, so she could only turn to Xander and say, Don’t let her have such things.”