As Melody stood frozen in place, Lucas gave Stella a shove, attempting to push her away slightly.

It was then Stella spotted Melody standing not far away. Her gaze suddenly turned sinister, and she deliberately leaned closer to Lucas, playfully saying, "Lucas, look over there. Isn't that Melody standing there?"

At the sight of Melody, a moment of panic flashed through Lucas' eyes. That earlier scene would appear ambiguous to any observer.

Melody stared at them for a while, then briskly walked up, thrusting her phone into his hand before turning away.

"Melody!" As she walked away, Lucas knew she must have misunderstood. He pushed Stella aside and turned to chase after her. Stella, having just achieved her goal of making Melody see the misunderstanding, was not going to let the man go so easily.

"Ah!" Before Lucas could take a few steps, Stella suddenly screamed and collapsed into his arms. "Lucas, help!"

this,

shake her, Stella remained completely motionless. Lucas could not

Lucas shouted, and Edmund immediately ran in from outside, appearing by

Stella into Edmund's arms. "Take her to

Stella, feigning unconsciousness, was unwilling to leave like this. However, she could not wake up. If Lucas found out that she was pretending, the longstanding affection

headed toward the hotel. He needed to

out, his phone rang. "Hello," he

executives are here, waiting for

could affect the company's development goals for the second half

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