As Lucas walked outside the private room, he pulled out a lighter and lit his cigarette.

Amid the smoke, Melody's image appeared faintly before him. He chuckled at himself, wondering if Samuel's words had somehow played tricks on his mind.

After smoking half of his cigarette, he turned to get some fresh air by the window. However, he suddenly felt that something was off, so he turned back for another look.

With no smoke clouding his vision, he clearly got a glimpse of Melody.

The door of the adjacent private room was slightly ajar, and through the crack, he saw Melody raising a glass in a toast with an older man. They were standing very close, their actions seemingly affectionate from Lucas's perspective.

'Heh. So she's no different than the other gold-diggers, then. I've overestimated her,' thought Lucas.

He scoffed, narrowed his eyes, and pulled out his phone to call Melody.

Lucas' call. Setting down her glass, she excused herself and walked to the side to answer the phone. "Hello,

"Where are you?"

William, who was looking at

want Lucas to know about the messy situation her family had got

with friends. I'll

Really?" Lucas's

be back a bit later,"

his cigarette before turning back to rejoin his friends in the private

call so sharply. Moreover, she found it odd that Lucas would call her at that time of the day. However, she did not

Melody had no desire to make another toast, it seemed William was not going

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