Mnie was aware that her situation was not good at the moment, and she did not dare to act tough. She nodded to Stephen. “Thank you.”


    Stephen lifted Mnie into his arms steadily. Although Mnie was tall, she was slender, and with Stephen being over 1.8 meters tall, she looked small and helpless in his arms.


    While cradled in Stephen’s arms, Mnie raised her eyes and happened to meet Eugene’s deep and cold gaze. She hesitated for a moment but then lowered her gaze again, averting from his line of sight.


    “Eugene?” Vi tugged at Eugene’s sleeve and reminded him softly, “Didn’t we agree to have dinner with Simon and the others?”


    Eugene looked away from Mnie and nced at her. He hummed in response to her, and they made their way toward his car.


    Vi looked over at Stephen and Mnie with pursed–lips, but she quickly rxed. She hooked her arm with Eugene’s, as if dering her im over him.


    Mnie followed Stephen to the hospital. Her previously sprained ankle was injured again, and the doctor sternly advised her not to wear high heels.


    Mnie felt apologetic. “Sorry, we were supposed to have dinner together.”


    “It’s fine. As long as you’re okay.” Stephen pulled her up. “Can you still walk?”


    Mnie had changed into a pair of t shoes, and she was barely able to walk.


    Since dinner was no longer viable, Stephen could only take her home.


    However, because of her injury, Mnie was unable to drive, which left Stephen helpless. “I’ll drive you to work tomorrow,” he insisted.


    Mnie hesitated as she did not want to trouble him. “No need. I can take a taxi.”


    “You’ll have to walk a few hundred meters before you can g down a taxi. Are you sure you can manage?” Stephen disagreed with her. “It’s settled, then. I’ll pick you up tomorrow morning.”


    Mnie’s attempts at refusing him ended up in vain. The next morning, Stephen arrived on time and drove her to thepany. “I’ll pick you up in the afternoon,” he said.


    Feeling uneasy, Mnie was about to decline him when she noticed Eugene’s Maybach stopping not far away.


    Eugene would pick up Vi every morning and they would go to thepany together. Rumors had spread at first, butter, everyone got used to it.


    Mnie lowered her eyes and entered thepany. Just after taking a few steps, she heard rhythmic footsteps behind her, followed by a familiar fragrance.


    “Aren’t you clever?” Eugene said with an indifferent tone as he stopped beside her.


    Mnie’s heart tightened, but she maintained herposure. “I twisted my foot and can’t drive.”


    Bigene sneered “What does that have to do with me?”


    Mnie’s fists tightened before she loosened them again. “Wasn’t that what you were referring to?”


    Fugene did not respond any further. He walked ahead of her, and when Mnie turned around, she saw Vi heading downstairs to the coffee shop. Her gaze, however, remained fixated on Mnie. She looked guarded. Vi was probably wondering what Eugene had just sold to her.


    Due to her foot injury, Mnie spent the entire day sitting at her desk. During the lunch break, she overheard some colleagues discussing leaving early due to a potential power outage from circuit maintenance scheduled in the afternoon.


    However, arge stack of documents suddenly plopped down on her desk in the afternoon. Mnie became so engrossed in her work that she forgot about the scheduled power outage.


    It was not until the office lights went out that she realized what had happened. Just then, her phone rang. Upon answering the call, she heard Stephen ask, “Mel, are you noting down? I heard they’re doing circuit maintenance.”


    Mnie had night blindness, but it was notpletely dark, so she could still see somewhat clearly. She slowly packed her things and replied, “I’ming down now.‘


    Stephen was one of the few people who were aware of her night blindness. He said, “It’s okay. Wait for me. I’lle up.”


    The weather today was not great, and it was gloomy all around. After a while, the lights in the officepletely dimmed.