The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Lucas showed him no courtesy and set the wine glass aside before heading down. "You can discuss work matters with Edmund. He'll hand over your proposal to me," he said without even bothering to look at the man. The middle-aged man could only stare helplessly. He did not dare to ask any more questions or follow Lucas down.

Lucas went downstairs and walked straight toward Melody. He wanted to know what it was that his gorgeous fiancee was talking about so happily with that stranger.

"When did you arrive?" The familiar voice stiffened Melody's smile. She looked in the direction of the voice and saw Lucas's serious expression. She could tell from his reaction that he was in a bad mood, and she associated his reaction with Sherman sitting next to her.

Lucas had warned her before their cooperation that she should be careful in the way she carried herself in public. Seeing her chatting happily with another man in such a setting must have angered him. She sighed before standing up and replying, "I—"

"She just arrived," Sherman said on Melody's behalf before she could finish her words. "I didn't expect you to be here too, cousin."

world, evidently. All she hoped was that Lucas would stop talking to her at

to visit the grandparents. I wonder how

attention seemed focused on Melody, and he merely nodded blankly in

Melody. Her hopes that

his question and looked at her in confusion. "You're

"Yes..." Melody smiled awkwardly.

Sherman instead of looking for her immediately. He was her fiancee, yet he went to another man rather than be with her.

and finally walked helplessly toward Lucas. "Is there anything you