Chapter 141
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Xander agreed. He put away his phone and said seriously, “I’m looking forward to working with you.”
Melanie smiled. “Same here.”
Xander nodded and immediately changed the topic. “Did you get into some trouble here?”
Melanie blinked. “Why do you ask?”
“It’s pretty obvious. You look even more haggard than you did in Prime City.”
Melanie subconsciously touched her face.
Xander continued quietly, “If you don’t mind, you can talk to me about it.”
Melanie lowered her eyes, but she still did not say a word.
Xander stopped pressing the matter and glanced at the time. “Do you want to have dinner together?
Reny and the others will be there too.”
Melanie shook her head. “I have to go to the hospital for another IV tonight.”
All of a sudden, Xander burst out laughing. “Most people act like they’re on an all–expense–paid vacation when they go on business trips, but you make it seem like torture.”
This was the first time Xander had joked with her like that. His handsome features softened when he
smiled like this, his usually distant eyes becoming even gentler. His gaze was heartbreakingly tender.
However, his smile only lasted for a moment before his expression returned to normal. He looked at Melanie and said frankly, “Before you reached out to me, Stephen asked me to take good care of you. If you go back to Jepton looking like this, he’ll think I bullied you instead.”
Melanie returned his smile. “Are you and Stephen close?”
“Didn’t he tell you?” Xander raised his eyebrows, a little surprised. “He’s my cousin.”
Melanie had no idea. It took her a moment to process that fact.
Her phone vibrated on the table rang. It was her alarm, reminding her to get the IV drip.
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