The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Sherman kept a close eye on Melody's changing expressions.

The phone call already raised Sherman's suspicions, and her expression at that moment made him even more suspicious about the actual relationship between her and Lucas.

"Lucas can be a bit aloof. It must be quite exhausting for you to deal with him, huh?" Sherman casually remarked, but he carefully studied her face.

Melody, as if finding a confidant, nodded. "Exactly! He can be reserved, and his mood swings can be quite unpredictable. Sometimes, it's tough to understand him, and it's just so frustrating!"

"Unpredictable mood swings?" Sherman repeated with a raised eyebrow. He then continued, "Lucas might appear that way to outsiders, but since he married you, it's most likely that he likes you. How, then, could he be so cold toward you?"

Melody sighed dejectedly. "Who knows? Sometimes I don't even know what I've done to irk him. He's really difficult to communicate with!"

"No way! If Lucas treats you like that, why did you even marry him in the first place?"

The doubts in Sherman's mind intensified. He somehow had a feeling that there was more to their relationship than meets the eye.

"Sherman, you have no idea how challenging Lucas can be! If

share her grievances, but a sudden realization

guard down around Sherman. With him being an unexpected confidant in her frustrations with Lucas, she nearly spilled all her

she almost revealed the nature

was getting close to an answer, but Melody suddenly chose

and tried to lighten the mood. "Oh, nothing. I was

casual tone, Sherman could not shake the

about to delve deeper when the office door swung

two seemingly engaged in a cheerful conversation, his

interrupting something?"

"Lucas, what are you