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.

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 when

felt like it was

have a knack of charming

a harmless conversation over our time at high school!" Melody countered

actions reflect not only on yourself but on the

reminder brought Melody back to her senses, and she realized that she had overstepped her line. "I'm sorry. I

as his imposing presence pressed down on her. "Mind your attitude, too. Remember,

at him. His condescending gaze highlighted the power imbalance between

a loan. I'm going to pay it back to you

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