Harriet looked back and forth between them and gave an excuse so that they could leave<b>. </b>
Fugene’s heart sank, and he slowly turned to look at Merry. His mind had been <b>reying </b>the <b>scene </b>at the hospital for thest three days.
He had heard Merry call out ‘Mom‘ to Mnie, and Mnie had replied <b>with </b>a gentle tone that <b>he </b>had never heard before.
That scene kept appearing in his dreams every night. He would see both mother and daughter <b>the </b>minute he closed his <b>eyes</b><b>. </b>
It got even crazier as he dreamed of the child calling <b>him </b>‘Dad‘.
Eugene did not enjoy drinking, and he hated alcoholics.
However, he had gotten drunk for the past three days just to hear Merry <b>call </b>him ‘Dad‘ in his dreams.
He <b>thought </b>he would hear her call out to him if he was asleep.
Eugene continued to delude himself in that dream<b>… </b>
Even Eugene thought he was going crazy. He was allowing himself to wallow in such an incredulous situation over something that was almost impossible.
He looked at Mnie. There was hope <b>in </b><b>his </b>eyes <b>that </b>even he did not expect. However, Mnie nced at hìm with indifference and acted like they really did not know each other well. She took a few steps back and said coldly<b>, </b><b>“</b>What do you want?”
Eugene said, “Let me take you <b>back </b>to the hotel.”
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“That’s not necessary.” Mnie frowned. She looked at the sky<b>. </b>It looked like it was about to rain, and she got a little impatient. <b>“</b>Please <b>don’t </b><b>waste </b><b>our </b>time if <b>there’s </b>nothing else<b>. </b><b>It’s </b>about <b>to </b>rain.”
Eugene looked <b>at </b>her stubbornly<b>. </b><b>“</b><b>I </b>can take you <b>back </b>to the hotel.”
“I already told you that it’s not necessary. Don’t you understand<b>?</b><b>” </b><b>Merry </b>woke up from their argument and fidgeted <b>in </b>Mnie’s arms. Mnie got even more impatient.
She looked at Eugene and said frostily<b>, </b><b>“</b>I have <b>no </b>interest in answering <b>any </b><b>of </b>your questions nor am
I obligated to answer them. <b>We </b>no longer have anything <b>to </b>do with each other, so please stop disturbing my life. It’s getting very annoying<b>.</b>”
Mnie thought this was enough to <b>chase </b>the prideful Eugene away.
However, Eugene did not budge at all. He looked at her silently and <b>said </b>in <b>a </b>low<b>, </b><b>husky voice </b>after she <b>was </b>done talking, <b>“</b>Do you have anything <b>to </b><b>say </b><b>to </b>me<b>? </b><b>I’m </b>listening<b>.</b>”
He sounded calm and no longer took a mean tone with her. It sounded like he would do anything Mnie asked of him.
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Mnie could not help sniggering at this. The look in her eyes turned darker as she mimicked Bugene’s tone in reply, “Bugene, don’t you think you’re just cheapening yourself?”
sugene’s eyes widened. He stared at Mnie as she turned away and left right in front of him.
In rained on the way to the hotel, and Harriet was too scared to drive. Mnie drove while Harriet sat in the back seat carrying Merry
When they got to a traffic light near the hotel, Mnie caught Harriet sneaking a look at her through the rearview mirror for the third time. She said graciously, “Just ask whatever’s on your <b>mind</b><b>.</b>”
Well I’m just a little curious about you and Eugene Scott…” Harriet sounded slightly apologetic. “‘m really sorry, I don’t really mean anything. I just… I have a friend who started work at LeapCost year, which is why I’m curious about him.
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<li>Did both of you use to date? He looked really upset just now.” </li>
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Harriet was beating about the bush. What she really wanted to ask was if Mnie had dumped Eugene because he looked too much like he was the one who had been dumped.
Mnie’s eyshes fluttered as she said in a normal tone, “Not really. He just used to be my boss.”