<b>Chapter </b><b>872 </b>
<b>Meredith </b><b>was </b>curious about Eugene and tugged at his clothes with her little hands while her <b>words </b><b>came </b>out muffled and unclear.
<b>After </b>leaving the hospital<b>, </b>Eugene drove Mnie and Meredith back to the hotel. Without stepping out of the car, he said, “It’s not safe for you to stay here.”
Mnie knew that if Cedric could find her at the mall, he had to know where she was
<b>staying</b><b>. </b>
“Pack your bags. I’ll take you somewhere safer than here,” he said.
Even though Mnie did not want to go with him, she had no choice for the time being. The hotel was not safe since Cedric could find her there easily.
Staying with Yvonne was not an option either, especially since her family had business ties with the Scotts. She could not risk implicating Yvonne. Xander’s vi was also out of the question; it was not safe with just her and Meredith.
After much thought, Eugene seemed to be the safest option. It was only for one or two nights anyway. After hesitating for a moment, Mnie went upstairs to get her luggage and followed Eugene.
She did not expect Eugene to bring her back to Prestige Residences. Mnie had not been there for over a year. Stepping into the ce, she felt a sense of surrealism that sent a tremor through her.
The door in front of her opened, and everything looked familiar. Eugene stood behind her, his voice low as he exined, “No one else has lived here.”
The furnishings in the house were the same as when Mnie lived there, down to the position of the cups. Mnie stood at the doorway for a while, hesitating to enter.
Mnie did not know how to face this ce where she had once lived for so long, only to be kicked out in the end. Even more ridiculous was that she was now back here again.
“The password hasn’t been changed. Apart from the cleaning staff and me, no one else has been here,” Eugene said as if he was afraid of missing anything.
However, Mnie did not want to hear any of it. “I’ll leave the day after tomorrow morning. I’ll pay you the market price for rent.”
Eugene paused <b>for </b>a moment before <b>replying</b><b>, </b><b>“</b>No <b>need</b>. The house was originally yours.”
Mnie did not want to discuss <b>this </b>matter any further<b>. </b><b>She </b>closed the door and got ready <b>to </b><b>go </b>to sleep with Meredith.
It had <b>been </b>a long time since Eugene came back to <b>this </b><b>ce </b>as well. He stood at <b>the </b>door for a while before heading toward his room.
The smell <b>of </b>dust hit him, but Eugene, who had once been a neat freak, <b>did </b>not seem <b>to </b>notice it. He stepped into the study<b>. </b>The whole room was shrouded in darkness. Eugene did not turn <b>on </b>the lights.
He looked <b>at </b>his palm, feeling as <b>if </b>Meredith’s softness was lingering on it. The soft expression on his face quickly turned frosty. Who knew what would have happened if he had not gotten there in time today?
Hostility emanated from Eugene at this moment. He had been too arrogant before, thinking that everything was under his control.
Mnie <b>left </b>the residence early the next morning. She also transferred a sum of money to Eugene just as she said she would.