Just as she said that, steady footsteps approached them from behind.
Mnie did not want to turn around, but there was that familiar smell of pine in the air. Mnie’s sense
of smell was exceptionally sensitive during her pregnancy,
A shadow fell over her. Eugene looked down at Mnie, his initially calm eyes rippling like the surface
of a pond after a single stone was tossed into it.
However, the faint ripples quickly faded again.
“I was just telling Mnie I’m here to buy something for the engagement, and here you are. Right on
cue.” Evelyn’s amused chirp interrupted Eugene’s thoughts.
Only then did he look up. His gaze was indifferent, and his tone was emotionless. “If you’re done with
your shopping, I’ll get Lee to send you back. I still have work to deal with at thepany.”
Just then, Lee approached them with a briefcase in hand. It showed that Eugene had probably just
finished a meeting with a client.
Evelyn’s expression stiffened. Her chest heaved as if she was holding back some emotion. She
practically gritted her teeth and said, “I can’t possibly buy everything so quickly. Our engagement only
happens once in a lifetime, so we have to be really care with the things we choose.
“Besides, aren’t you going to pick them out with me? After all, the two of us are getting engaged. I want
to take this seriously.”
Without giving Eugene à chance to speak, she turned back to Mnie. “By the way, Mnie, your
father came to Jepton looking for you earlier. Did you see him?”
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Evelyn let out a half–sigh. “Come to think of it, it was my mother who bought your father the ne
ticket.”
She worded it vaguely, but once she mentioned Peyton, Mnie understood what she meant.
She wanted to use Howard’s devotion to Peyton to mock her.
Mnie looked up at her calmly. “Looks like Howard and your mother are getting along nicely. Are you
going to call him Dad soon? In that case, congrattions in advance.”
Their eyes met and they held each other’s gazes for three seconds. Finally, Mnie looked away
indifferently and said softly, “I’m not in the mood to eat anymore. Let’s go back.”
Evelyn looked at Mnie, her expression contorting with anger for a moment as Mnie casually
turned to leave.
Evelyn watched her leave, her manicured nails digging deep into her palms.
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She still could not ept Howard and Peyton’s rtionship. She had only brought it up to mock
Mnie, but unexpectedly, Mnie did not seem to care at all.
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Evelyn could not help but look up at Eugene, only to realize that he had already walked away. Only Lee
was left standing where he was, looking at her respectfully. “Miss Shue, I’ll take you back to the Scotts ‘
residence.”
Meanwhile, Mnie and Yvonne left the building. Neither of them had any appetite left.
Yvonne told Mnie to wait for her outside while she brought the car out from the basement. As soon
as she left, however, another figure approached Mnie.
Eugene frowned slightly. He stopped in front of Mnie and said in a low voice, “Mnie.”
Mnie lifted her eyelids. Her eyes were cold.
The instinctive wariness in her eyes made Eugene stiffen. His fingers clenched into fists, and he
lowered his gaze. Mnie was the only thing reflected in his deep eyes.
His Adam’s apple bobbed slightly, and the corners of his lips pursed imperceptibly, as if he had
something to say.
“You’re in my way.” However, before he could speak, Mnie chased him away indifferently.
Eugene was a little over six feet tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. He stood in front of
Mnie, his body almost blocking herpletely from view.
He looked at Mnie, his frown deepening. “I have something to tell you. The day you were at the
hospital-”
Before he could finish speaking, Mnie looked up. The coldness in her eyes was like a knife to his
heart.
He stopped abruptly. After a moment, he said quietly, “I just think there’s something wrong with the
medical report. I suggest you do it again.”