Harriet looked back and forth between them and gave an excuse so that they could leave.


    Fugene’s heart sank, and he slowly turned to look at Merry. His mind had been reying the scene at


    the hospital for thest three days.


    He had heard Merry call out ‘Mom‘ to Mnie, and Mnie had replied with a gentle tone that he had


    never heard before.


    That scene kept appearing in his dreams every night. He would see both mother and daughter the


    minute he closed his eyes.


    It got even crazier as he dreamed of the child calling him ‘Dad‘.


    Eugene did not enjoy drinking, and he hated alcoholics.


    However, he had gotten drunk for the past three days just to hear Merry call him ‘Dad‘ in his dreams.


    He thought he would hear her call out to him if he was asleep.


    Eugene continued to delude himself in that dream…


    Even Eugene thought he was going crazy. He was allowing himself to wallow in such an incredulous


    situation over something that was almost impossible.


    He looked at Mnie. There was hope in his eyes that even he did not expect. However, Mnie


    nced at hìm with indifference and acted like they really did not know each other well. She took a few


    steps back and said coldly, “What do you want?”


    Eugene said, “Let me take you back to the hotel.”


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    “That’s not necessary.” Mnie frowned. She looked at the sky. It looked like it was about to rain, and


    she got a little impatient. “Please don’t waste our time if there’s nothing else. It’s about to rain.”


    Eugene looked at her stubbornly. “I can take you back to the hotel.”


    “I already told you that it’s not necessary. Don’t you understand?” Merry woke up from their argument


    and fidgeted in Mnie’s arms. Mnie got even more impatient.


    She looked at Eugene and said frostily, “I have no interest in answering any of your questions nor am


    I obligated to answer them. We no longer have anything to do with each other, so please stop


    disturbing my life. It’s getting very annoying.”


    Mnie thought this was enough to chase the prideful Eugene away.


    However, Eugene did not budge at all. He looked at her silently and said in a low, husky voice after she


    was done talking, “Do you have anything to say to me? I’m listening.”


    He sounded calm and no longer took a mean tone with her. It sounded like he would do anything


    Mnie asked of him.


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    Mnie could not help sniggering at this. The look in her eyes turned darker as she mimicked


    Bugene’s tone in reply, “Bugene, don’t you think you’re just cheapening yourself?”


    sugene’s eyes widened. He stared at Mnie as she turned away and left right in front of him.


    In rained on the way to the hotel, and Harriet was too scared to drive. Mnie drove while Harriet sat in


    the back seat carrying Merry


    When they got to a traffic light near the hotel, Mnie caught Harriet sneaking a look at her through the


    rearview mirror for the third time. She said graciously, “Just ask whatever’s on your mind.”


    Well I’m just a little curious about you and Eugene Scott…” Harriet sounded slightly apologetic. “‘m


    really sorry, I don’t really mean anything. I just… I have a friend who started work at LeapCost year,


    which is why I’m curious about him.


    4. Did both of you use to date? He looked really upset just now.”


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    Harriet was beating about the bush. What she really wanted to ask was if Mnie had dumped Eugene


    because he looked too much like he was the one who had been dumped.


    Mnie’s eyshes fluttered as she said in a normal tone, “Not really. He just used to be my boss.”