Melanie placed the oatmeal at the side. “I’ve bought you some oatmeal.”
Eugene was silent. He was staring at the screen, fully focused on his work.
Melanie had no idea if Eugene would have any other instructions for her. She stayed behind and sat down on the mini sofa at the side.
She sat there for more than 40 minutes before Eugene was finally done with work.
He turned to see her still around and could not help frowning. “What are you still doing here?”
Melanie replied, “I thought you might have something else for me to do.”
“What would I need you to do?” Eugene shut his laptop. There was a flat expression on his face, but she could tell that he was tired.
He looked at the mushroom soup Melanie had gotten for him and paused. Melanie was about to leave, but he called out to her. He said coldly, “Remember to take your mushroom soup with you.”
Melanie was silent for a while before slowly finding her voice. “Didn’t you ask for it?”
“It’s cold,” Eugene said curtly. “Throw it away.”
The mushroom soup was cold from being left out for too long. Melanie was already feeling exhausted and had even stood in the cold wind downstairs. All she wanted to do right now was
to rest in her room.
She picked up the mushroom soup she had just bought without another word. It was cold.
There was a rubbish bin right next to the elevator. Melanie held the mushroom soup and stood next to the bin for a while before throwing the bowl into it.
Melanie was no longer sleepy by the time she returned to her room. She stayed in bed with her eyes wide open until the next morning.
They had to visit the branch office as usual that morning. Melanie had just gotten dressed for work and was on her way downstairs when she saw Eugene and Evelyn already waiting there.
They spotted her coming down the stairs, and Evelyn smiled to greet her. “Good morning, Miss Smith.”
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