Undeniably, Melody was harboring expectations in her heart when she asked him that question. She wondered, 'Who am I exactly to him?'

Lucas gazed at her silently for a while before sighing helplessly. "Although Stella and I grew up together, we're not childhood sweethearts. We're just ordinary friends," he explained.

Melody's heart skipped a beat. Did his explanation imply that he cared deeply about her feelings?

'Oh, sh*t!' she thought when she realized that.

She was afraid she might develop feelings for Lucas if things continued at this rate. Unfortunately, that was simply impossible. She and Lucas were people from two different worlds-he a prince, and she a peasant. How could they have a future together?

"Okay, I understand." Melody did not say much more. She just nodded in response to Lucas' words and walked ahead. "Let's go. Grandpa and Grandma must be waiting for us."

entirely

reason he was willing to explain to Melody was so that she would not be

side by side, and just as they reached the doorstep, Melody

immediately stopped in her tracks and looped her arm through

puzzled by her action and

moments ago. "We should appear as a loving couple in front of them." Lucas snorted. "A loving couple? If you're so

that we had a disagreement because of Miss Stella, right?" Melody immediately

him inside, flashing a bright smile at Beatrice and Cedric. "Grandpa, Grandma, what

smiled at Melody. "Melody, come and take a look at the flowers I planted!" Melody let go of Lucas' hand

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