Chapter <b>765 </b>
“Evelyn’s voice carried <b>a </b>mocking tone that <b>was </b>hard to hide as she boldly looked at Mnie. She <b>scoffed</b>. “<b>It’d </b>better not be Eugene’s. We’re about to get engaged<b>, </b>and having a child pop up at this point would be <b>quite </b>troublesome<b>.</b><b>” </b>
<b>Mnie </b>stood silently. Her hand that was holding her phone tightened as she straightened her back. She <b>watched </b><b>as </b>Evelyn approached.
Despite being naturally <b>tall</b><b>, </b>Mnie was <b>slightly </b>overshadowed by Evelyn’s height, especially with her heels <b>on</b><b>. </b>Evelyn exuded an inherent <b>air </b>of elegance and refinement<b>. </b>Her gaze was fixed on <b>Mnie </b><b>as </b>she raised an <b>eyebrow </b><b>slightly</b>.
<b>“</b>You know<b>, </b><b>in </b><b>families </b><b>like </b><b>ours</b>, <b>I </b><b>can </b><b>tolerate </b>him having <b>affairs </b><b>with </b><b>other </b>women. But I absolutely <b>can’t </b>tolerate <b>the </b><b>appearance </b><b>of </b><b>a </b><b>child</b><b>.</b><b>” </b>
Evelyn paused and nced at Mnie’s belly before calmly retracting her gaze<b>. </b>She <b>lifted </b>her wine <b>ss </b>and left <b>the </b>balcony<b>. </b>
The distant Christmas lights continued illuminating the night <b>sky</b><b>, </b>and Mnie felt a chill running down her spine <b>as </b>she <b>stood </b>alone on the balcony.
She understood Evelyn’s warning. Her gaze fell <b>to </b>her t stomach. It was miraculous that there was indeed <b>a </b>little life growing inside her.
Her phone vibrated. A message from Yvonne and Reny popped up in the group chat. Mnie nced at it and then left the balcony.
As she entered the room<b>, </b>she spotted Xander approaching. <b>His </b>brows were knitted together, and he had a jacket in hand. He stopped when he saw Mnie. “It’s cold outside. I thought you hadn’te in yet.”
Mnie nced in a direction not far <b>away</b><b>, </b>where Evelyn was smiling as she walked toward Eugene. Initially engaged in conversation <b>with </b>Cedric<b>, </b>Eugene suddenly turned to look at Evelyn.
Even Cedric’s usually stern and conservative temperament softened upon seeing Evelyn. Mnie shifted her gaze away and asked Xander, <b>“</b>Do <b>you </b>have anything nned forter?”
Xander observed the fatigue in her eyes and draped his jacket over <b>her </b>shoulders<b>. </b><b>“</b>Nope. I can drive you home.”
The faint scent of lemon on <b>Xander’s </b>jacket <b>helped </b>dispel some <b>of </b>the coldness that Mnie <b>felt</b>.
“Didn’t you hear me <b>just </b>now? In a few <b>days</b><b>, </b>apany Peyton and Evelyn back <b>to </b>Prime City. After that, Peyton has <b>some </b>business <b>to </b>attend <b>to </b><b>in </b>Oskon City and <b>be </b><b>there </b><b>to </b>look out for her<b>.</b><b>” </b>
Cedric was displeased and nced at Eugene<b>, </b>who retorted calmly<b>, </b><b>“</b><b>I </b><b>have </b>work <b>to </b>deal <b>with </b><b>in </b>thepany and <b>have </b><b>no </b>time <b>for </b>that<b>.</b><b>” </b>
Seeing that Cedric was about <b>to </b>re up, Evelyn chimed in<b>, </b><b>“</b><b>Mr. </b><b>Scott</b><b>, </b><b>I </b>just saw Mr. Quind over
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there. Didn’t you have something to discuss with him? I’ll be here with Eugene,”
Cedric nced warningly at Eugene before saying sternly, “Very well. Since you young people have something to talk about, I won’t interfere, Eugene, be more like a gentleman!”
As soon as Cedric left, Eugene’s expression turned colder, and despite whatever Evelyn said, Eugene paid little attention.
A hint of displeasure shed in Evelyn’s lowered eyes. She shut her mouth and looked where Eugene was staring<b>, </b>seeing Xander draping a coat on Mnie’s shoulder.
She squinted her eyes and chuckled.
Then, she asked, “Do you know Mnie is pregnant?”
Eugene froze, and his expression instantly became colder than before. He finally nced at Evelyn<b>, </b>and there was a hint of anger in his dark eyes.
Evelyn raised an eyebrow. “It seems you knew about it long ago.”
She pondered and asked, “Is it yours?<b>” </b>
Eugene’s cold eyes remained unchanged as he replied, “You’re meddling too much.”
Evelyn’s expression remained unchanged. She looked at Eugene and smiled triumphantly<b>, </b>“Mnie didn’t lie to me. The child is indeed not yours.”
She said, “I was thinking of getting an answer from you, but it seems I was overthinking.”
After saying this, Evelyn winked at Eugene, who averted his gaze.
However, as Evelyn was about to leave, she bumped into Mnie and Xandering over. Mnie was wearing Xander’s coat. When she walked toward Eugene<b>, </b>she lowered her eyshes and avoided
his gaze.
As they stepped out of the house<b>, </b>the cold air outside instantly enveloped them.
Mnie stopped and said <b>to </b>Xander, “You should get back in there<b>. </b><b>I’ll </b>take a taxi home by myself. It’s easy to hail one <b>here</b>.”