Chapter <b>489 </b>
Mason said this with full sincerity.
Vi looked at him, and there was panic on her face. “I… I have no idea what you’re talking about. Didn’t you say that I’m like a sister to you?”
Mason felt bitter about this. He looked hurt as he stared deeply at Vi. “If you hope this to be the <b>way </b>it is…”
He reached out to touch Vi’s face. He caressed her face tenderly. He sounded like he was in pain and disappointed. “I was being rash with my words. Just pretend I didn’t say a thing, alright?”
Vi bit her lip and lowered her eyes as she gently agreed with him.
However, she did not avoid Mason’s touch on her face.
Her eyes were lowered, and she failed to notice the scheming look in Mason’s eyes that came from his confidence in getting her.
Mnie waited more than an hour at the mall. The rain showed no signs of slowing down, and it seemed to be raining even heavier.
She had been trying to get a taxi via an app for half an hour, but no taxi wanted to ept her request.
The shops were about to close, and even the café staff hade over twice to remind her that they were about to close.
Mnie looked at the time. It was almost 11.
The mall was about to close too.
She had no choice but to borrow an umbre from the café. She walked out of the mall’s
entrance.
Mnie initially wanted to use her phone’s GPS to locate a hotel, but the rain was unexpectedly heavy.
She had just walked out of the mall and opened the umbre when the pouring rain sshed hard on it as if determined to put a hole through the umbre.
Mnie was finding it difficult to hold onto the umbre with one hand. She felt like it was about to be flipped over.
The water on the ground was getting deeper, and when Mnie stepped into it, she frowned and stepped back.
It was so high that <b>the </b>water reached her calf.
There was <b>a </b><b>car </b>honking<b>, </b>but the sound was muffled by the heavy rain. A ck car slowly stopped in front of Mnie.
Mnie took a few <b>steps </b>back, but when the window came down, she saw Eugene’s cold face. The rain muffled <b>his </b><b>voice</b><b>. </b><b>“</b><b>Get </b>in.”
She held onto the umbre. <b>“</b>What are you doing back here<b>?</b>”
“My grandfather is feeling <b>sick</b>, and the family doctor has gone over to see him<b>. </b><b>He’s </b>worried about you<b>.</b>” Half of Eugene’s face was covered in darkness<b>, </b>and Mnie could <b>not </b><b>see </b><b>the </b>emotion on his face. All she could hear was his <b>serene </b>tone.
She paused. “Why is he suddenly feeling sick?”
Eugene turned to look at her grimly. He sounded like he was giving her an order. “Get inside the <b>car</b>.
Mnie was reminded of the call Henry made to her. He had been coughing continuously throughout the call, and this worried her.
She did not say anything else. She closed the umbre and got into the car.
The sound of the rain disappeared the moment she closed the door.
Mnie’s voice became clearer. “Wasn’t Mr. Henry doing well before?”
“The family doctor has gone to check on him. You’ve always loved pretending to be nice and obedient in front of him. Shouldn’t you be showing your concern at a time like this?”
Eugene’s tone was indifferent, and she could not tell what he was feeling.
When it came to Henry, Mnie was in no mood to argue with Eugene.
She stared at the raindrops forming on the window. “Why did youe back? Didn’t you say you had work to do?”
Eugene was driving very slowly because of the heavy rain.
He looked straight to the front and burst out with augh. Mnie wondered if he wasughing at her words.
Eugene replied nonchntly, “My grandfather keeps asking after you. Why do you think I would waste my timeing back?
“You’ve sessfully put up an obedient act in front of the old man.‘
Eugene turned to nce at Mnie after that. He burst out with anotherugh. “Maybe I
should consider myself lucky that Xander Solomon didn’t pick you up. Otherwise, I would’vee over for nothing.”
Mnie was not in the mood to reply to Eugene.