"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.

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

it was a sign

a knack of

harmless conversation over our time at

Melody. Your actions reflect not only on

her line. "I'm sorry. I was too

down on her. "Mind your attitude, too. Remember, I just loaned you three million.

at him. His condescending gaze highlighted the power imbalance

you said, it's a loan. I'm going to pay it back to you with

interest are we talking about?" He ignored her struggling and looked at her

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