Beatrice's question made Melody uneasy. How on earth could she explain to Beatrice that their meeting was the result of a one-night stand because she entered the wrong room last night? Lucas had not briefed her on how to handle this situation, so she was scrambling for the right words.

"We..." After a prolonged pause, Melody finally said, "This one time, I ran into some trouble, and Lucas helped me out. I thanked him afterward, and, well...we got to know each other."

She deliberately made her answer general enough so as to not cause suspicions.

"Really?" Beatrice eyed Melody skeptically. "I never thought of Lucas as the heroic type."

Melody silently agreed with Beatrice. Lucas appeared aloof and uninterested in others' affairs.

Melody forced a laugh and said, "Perhaps it's just fate, you know..."

She had to spin a little tale without giving too much away.

around Lucas,'

they had sent someone to dig into the Sanders. Rumors about Melody's not-so-great reputation with Sanders had

Beatrice's gazes on her, she became a bit uneasy, fearing that they might see through her. She stood up and said, "Grandpa, Grandma, it's

cook?" asked Beatrice with

I'm pretty good at it,

Ethan and Helen were away, she took charge of cooking three meals a day for herself and Wendy. It was during those times that she honed her impressive culinary skills. Thus, she was quite confident about

Melody's cooking prowess, so she nodded and

refrigerator was stocked with fresh ingredients. Melody was struck with awe, but she quickly

dinner's ready. Come and taste it. See if it suits

joined her at the table. As they looked at the spread of dishes on the

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