Chapter 557

Chapter 557

Henry was on cloud nine upon seeing Melanie. “Mel, why are you here?”

Melanie was taken aback. “Why are you here?”

“Henry said he wants to get something for a friend and asked me to accompany him,” said Clara with a smile. “I wanted to give you a ride when I met you, but in the end, we met here. Looks like we are destined to meet each other today.”

Surprised, Henry told Carla, “Why haven’t you brought Melanie along since you met her?”

“I was rejected because I have something else to do,” said Melanie.

Henry did not mind and chuckled. “Since you are free now, can you have a meal with this old man?”

Viola, who had been ignored, looked at the three talking joyfully.

Henry and Carla did not even glance at her.

Her displeasure grew.

It was not that she had never tried to win the favor of the Scott family. However, no matter how hard she tried, she was nothing to them.

She could not understand why they would accept Melanie instead.

A malicious thought flashed across her mind. She called out in her sharp voice, “Melanie.”

Melanie and Henry looked at her. She smiled wryly, and her face looked pale. “You asked me to get Mason to meet you, and I have done that. You promised me to get Eugene to meet me. Can you get it done as soon as possible? I have something important to tell him. Please help me.

“You don’t like him, after all. You just want to take your revenge on LeapCo. You can do anything you want, but don’t harm Eugene…’

He had always been good at putting on an act, and her aggrieved voice made it look natural.

Melanie lifted her eyebrow and looked at Viola calmly, waiting for her performance to end.

Viola looked at Henry ‘unintentionally’. A glimpse of a painful expression flashed across her face, making her look vulnerable.

She bit her lips. “I know what I did was wrong. I regret doing it. I can do anything to atone for my mistake if Eugene is willing to forgive me.”

Melanie looked at Viola’s gaze and knew Viola had changed her target. She was trying to get what she wanted from Henry.

However…

Melanie was bewildered that Eugene had not forgiven her.

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As Melanie pondered, Clara spoke calmly, “If I had not mistaken, you worked in Rockwater as soon as you left LeapCo.”

Startled, Viola froze before speaking in a pitiful tone, “I was left with no choice. My parents depend

on me.”

Clara smiled and said nothing more.

Henry’s face was gloomy, and he took Melanie by her hand. “Come on, Melanie. Let’s go and grab something to eat.”

Melanie was reluctant to have any more conversations with Viola. Moreover, she could sense Viola’s

malicious intention toward her.

It was better to be careful.

Clara had booked a table in a restaurant nearby. It was a traditional Asian cuisine restaurant, Henry’s favorite. The dishes were ordered according to Henry’s taste.

Henry loved eating fish, and there were many dishes on the table. He looked at Melanie approvingly, then at Clara, as he lamented, “It’s better spending the time with you two than those at home.”

Clara chuckled. “You are saying this because we haven’t met for years. If you see us every day, I’m sure you will get tired of us, too.”

Henry shook his head and placed a bowl of fish stew before Melanie. “Taste this. I missed this when I was abroad.”

The stewed fish was soft and fragrant, looking scrumptious in the bowl.

However, the fishy smell gushed out when Melanie scooped it with her spoon.