The Unfaithful Mr. Scott

The nagging on the other end of the phone started again, and Viola found her patience wearing thin. ” What could | have done? Do you think | wanted to break up with him? It’s because-”

She did not finish her sentence. She had told her family that the reason she and Eugene broke up was because of an argument. She did not dare reveal all the things that she should not. If her parents found out what she had done...

Viola’s expression darkened, and she growled impatiently. “Enough, | got it. We'll talk when | come back from my business trip.” After saying that, she hung up the phone, but then her phone rang again the next second.

She thought it was another call from home and answered it impatiently without verifying the call.” Are you kidding me? | said we'll talk when | get back-”

Before she could finish, she was interrupted by Mason’s stern voice saying, “Come back for what? Have you taken care of the matter with Mr. Grant? You listen here, if you don’t get this done properly, just get lost!”

“I-Viola gripped her phone, feeling both angry and resentful. Mason was never this harsh when he used to coax her. Now that he had achieved his goal, he found her useless and discarded her like an

old shoe. She had to endure it for now, though. She still had to rely on him. She would not know what to do otherwise.

Yvette and Eric chatted with Melanie for a while before deciding to leave. Melanie suddenly recalled something and stopped Yvette, asking, “Do Nicole Qaisa and Sam Walsh have some relationship between them?”

“Mr. Walsh is Nicole’s uncle. What’s the matter?” she replied.

Melanie shook her head. “He just looks to be on good terms with Matthew, so | asked. | ran into him when we were having dinner that day.”

“Mr. Walsh really likes Matthew and thinks that geniuses like him are rare.” “Genius?” “Don’t you

know? Matthew is a very smart man. He was admitted directly to the Oskon University’s doctoral program at the age of 16, so now he’s doing a postdoc while also working at the Qiasa family’s company.”

“But...” Yvette hesitated. “It’s quite unfortunate for the family to have encountered him.”

With that, she left.

Melanie stared at her folder, lost in thought. Her brows were furrowed. She had an inkling that Matthew’s situation was not that simple. Perhaps she should look into it as well.

She recalled Stephen did not think well of Matthew either, but if that were the case, why would Matthew still be staying with the Qaisas? Why would he and Howard pretend not to know each other?

“What are you thinking so deeply about?” A voice came from above, followed by a document landing

in front of her.

Melanie looked up and saw Eugene standing in front of her.

She lowered her gaze to the document. “These are the regulations Redwaves might modify next time,” he said. Melanie opened the document and had to admit the man was capable.

These points were almost identical to what Melanie and Xander had discussed.

She had just finished organizing the documents when she heard Eugene say, “Aren’t you curious about Howard and Matthew's relationship?”

The fact that he was asking this meant he had found out something.

Melanie looked at him, and Eugene's brow lifted slightly. “Let’s talk outside.” He then turned around and left.

Melanie hesitated for a moment before following him out. She did want to know about the

relationship between Howard and Matthew since Matthew seemed to be targeting her. It also looked like both Howard and Matthew were investigating her.

Melanie was not naive. Her intuition about danger had been accurate many times. The discomfort she felt from Matthew and Howard had made her prepare herself in advance.

Not far from the conference hall was a small gazebo. Eugene led her there directly. “What do you know?” she asked directly.

“| found something interesting,” Eugene said with a tone that was both mocking and surprising. “Do you know what was written in the parents section of Matthew's enrollment report?”

Melanie felt a bit uneasy at that. “What?”

“Both parents are deceased,” Eugene responded in a low voice, his tone meaningful. “That's how it’s written in all of his records about his parents.”

Melanie frowned. “How is that possible?”

Ordinary information might be overlooked, but for important records such as student enrollment, such information could not be filled in randomly.

“That’s the truth. Moreover, only you are listed as Howard’s child, not him.” Eugene reached out and tidied Melanie’s wind—blown hair before asking softly, “Who do you think made the changes?”

Melanie blurted out without hesitation, “Matthew.”

Eugene raised an eyebrow but did not deny nor confirm her suspicion.

Melanie let out a sigh, her heart heavy.

“Are you afraid?” Eugene was a head taller than her and was blocking the wind as he stood in front of

her.

Lowering his gaze, he looked at Melanie’s worried expression, his lips curving slightly. “If you’re afraid, you can go straight back to Jepton after the summit ends next week.”

Melanie had plans to stay and monitor Redwaves’ progress. Eugene knew that. Her emotions were indeed a tangled mess at the moment. She realized that things were not as simple as she had thought. Melanie’s hands clenched into fists and raised her head to look at Eugene. “You're overthinking.”

She was not afraid. She was just thinking that Matthew’s targeting of LeapCo and Burning Star Studio might really be because of her.

Their conversation continued. Those in the conference hall upstairs were not able to eavesdrop on their conversation due to the distance but were able to observe their actions. Viola was standing by the balcony, eyes blinking as she watched Eugene slowly approach Melanie

before finally shielding her from the wind. She noticed how careful the man was when he did that, as well as the slight raise of his brows.

She could not see Melanie’s expression but could imagine her cold demeanor. It was something she had spent several years trying to learn but never quite mastered. This is property © NôvelDrama.Org.