NovelEnglishChapter 3213 Yvonne beamed after solving the math problem.
"Thanks a bunch, Uncle Marcus!" Marcus had a soft spot for the kid.
He gave her a pat on the shoulder and said, "It's late now.
Get srest! Tomorrow, I'll take you and Matthew back to my folks' place.
" Yvonne dashed back to her room, bubbling with excitement.
Marcus only shut the door once Yvonne had hopped into bed.
's BunnyBookery Catching Melissa tackling the math quiz, he couldn't resist tapping her head and quipping, "How'd you even make it into university with those math skills?" "Math's not my jam," Melissa shot back instantly.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSporting a grin, Marcus peeked in and asked, "Is Matthew asleep?" Melissa nodded in response.
She half expected Marcus to try something but he didn't push it after what had happened last time.
It was handy for him, though, living under the sroof.
Sure, Marcus had hinted a few times, but Melissa wasn't having it.
To her surprise, Marcus didn't seem miffed at all.
Instead, he just nodded and backed off.
Melissa briefly wondered if Marcus was playing games.
Last time, they'd got intimate in the car.
Now he seemed to be keeping her at arm's length on purpose...
But Melissa had bigger fish to fry.
She was wrestling with how to spill the beans to Albert about Jessie and her family.
Especially now that Albert was hitched.
It made things tricky, dealing with his ex.
It was now ten o'clock at night.
Melissa was crafting an email.
It was a snappy report on her recent work, looking pretty stellar.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAt the end, she added one more Line.
"Mrs.
Green dropped by.
She was all worked up and even slapped Jessie! Mr.
Watson, I might not be able to look after Jessie anymore.
Melissa spent a good chunk of tmulling over her next words.
Finally, she reckoned if Albert still harbored feelings for Jessie, betan suss out what went down with the Green family on his own. Meanwhile, over in Heron.
After clocking out, Albert swung by the fancy villa and quizzed the M servant Why's the bedroom light off? Where's Daisy? Is she out?" The servant got all flustered, blurting out, "Mrs.
Waston popped out for coffee!" Albert checked his watch, giving a faint grin.
"Coffee at this hour, huh?"
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