It seemed that Lucas was not keen on letting Stella know the truth of their relationship.

"Friend? As in, 'girlfriend' or just a normal friend?" Stella teased.

"Just a normal friend," Lucas replied without hesitation.

Melody reacted somewhat awkwardly and pursed her lips. "Yes. Mister Lucas and I are friends-new friends, I might add. I heard about this event and persuaded him to bring me along and experience the sights. I hope you don't misunderstand our relationship."

to know about them,

friend of Lucas is a friend of mine. Speaking of which, what was your name again?" "My name's Melody," she answered. Despite playing the role of Lucas' wife for so long, she had never been so intimate with him in public. He was, after all, averse to physical contact with members of the opposite gender, yet he neither flinched nor pulled away when Stella held her. The intimacy between them was so different from his usual reserved demeanor, and Melody felt indescribably uneasy because

come

pushed open a door as she entered with Lucas. "Where were you, Stella? We've

old friends. Melody recognized none of them, nor could she understand what they were talking about. She did not feel like

glances at Lucas from across the room, noticing that he had such a soft expression when speaking to Stella that it was almost as if he

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