“Eugene… Vi looked at Eugene and said softly<b>, </b>“I wanted to go to the office in the


    morning, but I felt <b>a </b>little feverish, so I took a pill and slept until now. I only woke up when Lee called me.”


    Eugene remained stoic and nodded without saying anything more.


    Vi stood at his side. She lowered her eyes while biting her lip.


    She could tell from Eugene’s tone that he was feeling impatient.


    <b>It </b>made Vi even more upset because Eugene had given her that tone because of Mnie.


    Mnie bumped into Xander and Terence when she walked out of the hospital.


    Terence did not look well, and his head was drooping. Xander must have given him a lecture. When Xander saw Mnie walk out, he asked, “Did something happen?”


    “Vi is here. She wants me to keep my distance from Eugene,” Mnie said stoically.


    Xander looked at her and raised a concerned eyebrow at her. “Are you sure you didn’t get hurt? Maybe you should have a check–up.”


    “I’m really fine.” Mnie shook her head and said grimly, “But Eugene’s wounds are pretty serious. If they decide to pursue this, it won’t be easy to resolve it.”


    “This is my fault, Xander and Mnie. I’m so sorry.” Terence looked bitter. He was not in the same situation as Oliver and the rest as he was not Xander’s friend. He was hired through a normal process.


    Terence was not from a well–to–do family, and he had been feeling anxious ever since Eugene got hurt


    He looked in the direction of the emergency room. “I’ll go and apologize to Mr. Scott<i>. </i>This is my fault, and it has nothing to do with the studio.


    “Mr. Scott had warned me that it was dangerous to leave the drywall that way, but I refused to listen to him.”


    Mnie nodded. She did not want to see Eugene and Vi again.


    She returned to the North district directly.


    Xander did not tell her about the oue of his discussion with Eugene. The next day, Mnie received a call from Stephen to see Dn.


    Mnie had wanted to see Dn since she was at Hearth City. By the time she went over, Stephen was already waiting at the gates.


    He was wearing a white shirt as usual, but Mnie was sharp–eyed enough to notice a ck string on his wrist.


    It was a cheap string that was not worth much.


    Mnie could not help asking, “When did you develop a liking for such an essory?”


    For once, Stephen looked a little embarrassed. “The kids <b>gave </b>it to me.”


    Mnie raised an eyebrow but did not say anything about it. At the thought of meeting Dn, she lost interest in chit–chatting with Stephen.


    Dn looked much older than she was.


    Her skin was tanned but also yellow, and there was more gray hair on her head. Her eyes were sunken, and she looked like a skeleton.


    When she saw Mnie, her dim, murky eyes lit up. “Are you here to see me, Mel?”


    Mnie looked at her stoically. “I have something to ask you,


    “Did Vi Shaw contact you to tell you how to get money from me? Was she the one who told you that George Chapman would take Grandpa away and extort money from me?”


    Her voice was cold and direct, startling Dn,


    After a while, she nodded but shook her head the next moment.


    “What do you mean?”


    A sharp look appeared in Mnie’s eyes. “What do


    “She did approach me, but she didn’t tell me to ask for money from you”