Chapter 254

"Melissa, why are you always on your phone, are you in a hurry to get home?" Every time Amy saw Melissa typing a line on her phone, he knew it might be Joseph urging her to go home. "Oh, it's nothing." With a forced smile, Melissa was constantly messaging Joseph on WeChat to ask for more time. She wanted to delay her return home, but she didn't know exactly when she could go. So, she was always explaining and responding to him. Just as Melissa was trying to buy herself some time, Joseph called. She quickly ran outside to take the call. "Joseph, I can't leave at ten o'clock, you don't have to come pick me up." Melissa said quietly in the corridor, she couldn't just abandon her upset friend. "I'm already here." Joseph replied calmly, he parked the car in the parking lot by the pier, turned off the engine, and prepared to get out of the car. "But Joseph, I really can't leave now!" Pacing anxiously in the corridor, Melissa felt the punctuality of Joseph's arrival down to the minute. While