The Unfaithful Mr. Scott

Melanie’s eyelashes fluttered, and her hand trembled slightly on her phone. As a result, her fingers slipped and she ended up sending Simon a flower emoji.

The group chat suddenly fell silent. Melanie was also taken aback.

Simon sent her a single question mark. [?]

Melanie turned off her screen and closed her eyes to rest.

It would take her two hours to finish both bottles of the drip. When there was half a bottle left,

Melanie took the IV frame with her and went to the washroom.

Her needle was in her left hand, so she walked very slowly, pushing the frame with her right hand.

When she turned around the corner, a girl ran past her anxiously, holding some test results.

The girl bumped into Melanie, and the needle was yanked out of her hand. Blood instantly seeped into the dressing.

When the girl saw that she had bumped into someone, she hurriedly ran back and apologized. “I’m so sorry! My sister has appendicitis. | have to bring this report to the doctor.”

Melanie’s face turned pale. She had no choice but to the nurse’s station next door. However, she stumbled upon Eugene and Viola taking their medicine in the hallway. Instinctively, she took a step back.

“It's getting late.” They were not that far away, and since the hospital was less crowded at night, Melanie could hear Viola’s voice clearly.

She was talking to Eugene. “Shall we go for supper after this?”

Eugene glanced at her. “You should take your medicine first.”

“But | just had a drip!” Viola seemed reluctant to take her medicine. She tugged at Eugene’s sleeve. “I can just take it tomorrow.” Eugene did not say anything. Viola was about to continue when she caught sight of a figure around

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She immediately hugged Eugene’s arm and whined, “Look, my hand is all red! It really hurts.”

She raised her voice slightly, as though to express her dissatisfaction.

The nurse nearby teased her, saying, “Just ask your boyfriend to buy you some candy.”

Viola liked the sound of that. She tugged at Eugene and wheedled. “See, even the nurse says it’s okay.” Melanie stood around the corner and listened to Viola’s whining. She did not feel anything in her

heart at all.

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She just thought this would be a bad time for her to show herself.

“Is something wrong?” Suddenly, a voice called out to her from behind.

Melanie looked over her shoulder. It was the nurse who had attended to her.

Before she could say anything, the nurse saw her hand. The bandage on her hand was soaked in blood after the needle was yanked out. Some of it had even spread outside. The nurse led her to the nurses‘ station. When the nurse saw Viola hugging Eugene’s arm, she paused.

That man had a rather unforgettable face. She had seen him once before earlier that morning, and she still remembered him clearly.

At that time, she had been envious.

Now, though, she suddenly realized why Melanie kept saying that he was just her boss.

She gave Melanie a look of sympathy.

Melanie seemed unperturbed. She held out her hand and let the nurse put the needle back in for her. Once they removed the bandage, she saw just how bloodied her hand had become.

Melanie took a cotton bud and carefully pressed down on the pinprick to stem the bleeding.

“Melanie?” Viola could not help but acknowledge her first. She had been aware of Melanie’s presence here for a while now. “What happened to you? You're a mess.”

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