<b>Chapter </b><b>743 </b>
<b>Mnie </b><b>blinked </b>for a moment before looking away.
Eugene let himself into the room. He studied Mnie’s face for a while before ringing the bell to summon <b>the </b>doctor for an examination.
Mnie <b>had </b>only passed out from exhaustion, so the doctor dered she was otherwise healthy. Before he <b>left</b>, however, <b>he </b>could not <b>help </b>but remind her to rest more.
“Expecting mothers must get plenty of rest<b>. </b><b>If </b>you copse like <b>this </b>again<b>, </b>the <b>baby </b>might be affected.
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Mnie watched the <b>doctor </b><b>leave </b>before shifting her <b>gaze </b><b>to </b>Eugene<b>. </b>“What are <b>you </b>doing here?<b>” </b>
Eugene paused slightly<b>. </b>The gentle winter sunlight made his <b>gaze </b>look <b>softer </b>than usual. He looked down at Mnie and asked her quietly, “Do you <b>feel </b>ufortable anywhere <b>else</b><b>?</b>”
“The doctor just said I’m fine,” Mnie <b>replied</b>, her tone direct and sinct. She ignored the way he stiffened and continued, “<b>If </b><b>you </b>have nothing else to say to me, you should leave now. Xander and the others <b>will </b>be here soon.”
Her heart did not waver when she saw Eugene so soon after waking him. She had no intention of asking him why he hade to her ward.
Thewsuit was over, and with it, many things should finallye to an end.
However, Eugene did not leave. Instead<b>, </b>he looked at Mnie, his tone harder than before. “Can’t you tell that I’m worried about you?”
Mnie raised her gaze, her tone t. “Yes, I can tell. Thank you.
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Her attitude infuriated Eugene so much that heughed out loud, sneering, “Fine, I’m only here because Zara told me to inform <b>you </b>that you have <b>to </b>make another trip to thew firm. Happy now?”
There were other loose ends to take care <b>of </b><b>after </b>the <b>case </b>waspleted. Since Mnie had been asleep for the past two days, she could not <b>settle </b>things at thew firm.
She nodded. “I’ll be there.”
Her tone was still cold, but she <b>was </b>not doing it on purpose<b>. </b>She had just woken up, after all, so she was still a little lethargic. <b>Moreover</b>, she did not feel like dealing with Eugene right now.
Honestly speaking, both Vi and Eugene had caused her no end <b>of </b>grief.
“Mel, I’m back!<b>” </b>Yvonne opened the door with a takeout <b>bag </b>and stopped in her tracks when she saw Eugene. Her lips curled in disdain, “You work fast.‘
When she sensed Mnie’s gaze on her, she snapped back to her senses and cleared her throat awkwardly. “Mr. Scott<b>, </b>could <b>you </b><b>leave </b>first? Mel just woke up and needs to rest<b>.</b>”
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Eugene gave Mnie a long, hard look, his eyes full of unreadable emotions. When Mnie met his gaze, though, he looked away,
As soon as he left, Yvonne brought Mnie her food with a sigh. “You wouldn’t believe this, but… After you passed out the other day, we bumped into him when we brought you to the hospital,”
Yvonne scowled in the direction <b>of </b>the door, “Vi’s in the first ward down the corridor, and Dn and George are in the room opposite hers. Fascinating arrangements<b>, </b>don’t you think? I wouldn’t put it past the three of them to strangle one another in their <b>sleep</b>.<b>” </b>
Mnie had no idea <b>that </b>Vi and <b>the </b>others were here too<i>. </i>Meanwhile, Yvonne told her all the
gossip she <b>had </b>heard over <b>the </b>past <b>two </b>days,
Dn and George were at each other’s throats every time they met. As <b>for </b>Vi…
She had been sent <b>to </b>the hospital after she fainted in the court that day. She was still recuperating in the hospital until now.
Yvonne whispered <b>in </b><b>a </b><b>tiny </b>voice, “<b>I </b>heard from the nurse that she seems to have some kind of congenital illness<b>, </b>and it’s incurable to boot. Once it acts up, she’ll have to take pills for the rest of her life.”
Mnie listened but did notment. Vi’s illness had nothing to do with her.
Yvonne continued, “But when we saw him the other day, Eugene was standing at the door to Vi’s ward. He’s seriously-”