The Day I Kissed An Older Man

"Is that so?" Lucas scoffed, seemingly unconvinced. He pulled Melody into a hug and turned to leave.

Melody could not help but steal a glance back at Sherman as a helpless sigh escaped her lips.

Lucas released her only after he led her to a secluded spot.

Lost in thought, Melody bumped into a pillar and cried out, "Ouch!"

Lucas subconsciously reached out to help, but his expression sank and he stopped himself mid-way when the memory of Melody and Sherman's cheerful conversation appeared in his mind. Melody clutched her head in pain.

"What's the matter?" Lucas sneered. "Did you get distracted by your classmate?"

"You don't have to be so snarky about it. We're just classmates." Melody's unhappiness grew when he made snide comments at her while she was in pain.

narrowed his eyes. The usually demure Melody shot back at him for Sherman's sake gave him a clearer idea of how deeply Sherman mattered to her. It was all the worse that she had those sorts of ambiguous feelings toward other men

felt like it was a sign of

knack of charming men

a harmless conversation over our

actions reflect not

Melody back to her senses, and she realized that she had overstepped her line. "I'm sorry. I was too careless. I'll

a step closer as his imposing presence pressed down on her. "Mind your attitude, too. Remember, I just loaned you three

condescending

I'm going to pay it

waist, and pulled her closer to him. "What sort of interest are we talking about?" He ignored her struggling and looked at her from head to toe.