Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom novel Chapter 79

Chapter 79 Meeting Melanie Alone

I answered the call and heard Melanie’s usual arrogant tone, “I have something to tell you. Let’s meet.”

I

“Why didn’t you tell me that when you were at my place just now?” I asked.

“It concerns us, not something suitable to say in front of the others. Come to Midnight Bar now!” She

hung up without waiting for my response.

While holding my phone, I wondered what Melanie was up to. Still, I wanted to know what she had to say, so I rolled out of bed and checked the time. It was almost noon, so the bar wouldn’t be open at this hour.

After some thought, I decided to play it safe and changed into jeans, a T–shirt, and a pair of casual flats. I tried calling Ivanna as I drove in case something went wrong. Unfortunately, she was out of town.

I

I hesitated while holding my phone and finally called Atlas. Immediately after, I decided against it since. Melanie knew I had met with him before. I knew it was best not to complicate things and hung up the call as I arrived at the bar.

I had never been to a bar, so the dim lighting made me uncomfortable. The bar was underground, and the stairway was narrow. However, the interior was spacious. I took a while to adjust to the surroundings at the basement entrance.

Since it wasn’t opening hours yet, there were no customers.

Under the soft yellow light behind the bar, a young man who looked like a bartender was busy with his work. I approached him and asked, “Sir, I’m here to meet someone. Is this place open yet?”

He glanced at me and pointed across the room. I turned to look and saw a long corridor

many rooms. I wanted to ask him which room I was supposed to enter, but the bartender seemed uninterested in being disturbed.

or with m

stiff.”

Melanie strode over and sat on the seat beside me. She looked at me with excitement, joy, and wickedness.

a glass, saying

I saw an already–opened bottle of red wine on the table. Melanie reached for it and poured a “Chloe, I knew you’d come as soon as I called you. I’m sure you’ve never been here before, right? Take a guess for Matt.”

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