Chapter 140

“Why can’t you fall asleep? Are you not feeling well? Are you restless?” Nathaniel immediately asked with concern.

“No, I‘m fine. Maybe I can‘t sleep because I miss you,” Melanie murmured as she tried to resist the temptation of accepting Frank‘s offer. “Can you come and see me, Nate?”

“I will, soon. Just let me finish here, and I‘ll go to you immediately,” Nathaniel instantly replied without much thought. To Melanie, it felt like he was just giving her an excuse and was not sincere.

“What‘s keeping you so busy? The event will be over by then! Can’t you come now or tomorrow?! You just have to book a flight. It only takes you two hours to get here. Can‘t you come and keep me company?” Melanie whined unhappily.

orders to deliver. We have to try harder since we‘re relying

and its profits as he was anxious about their company‘s workforce. “No! You‘re only worried about the company.

easy, but we need a capable perfumer, or else we won‘t

asking me how I was or if anything bad happened today. You knew Lily was here today, yet you didn‘t even care to ask. Do you know how awful I felt during the sampling event today? “I almost embarrassed myself!” Melanie started to explode as she released all her pent–up anger on Nathaniel because he chose to only talk about work instead of ensuring she was alright. It was as if there were only work–related

not like this when they first got together. He was romantic and would surprise Melanie with gifts or bring her to events with him. Nathaniel would even travel a

while before asking, “W–What happened at the event? What do you mean by ‘you almost embarrassed yourself? What did Líly do to you?”

her face with her hand, and sobbed, “Nathaniel, do you still remember what your promises were when we

asked

looks like you‘ve forgotten all about it. You didn‘t even take it seriously, I guess. Men are always making empty promises. You were just toying with me. I was such a fool to believe you back

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