The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Stella had never left a good impression on Beatrice, and she disapproved of their relationship. At this moment, it became clear that the discord between Melody and Lucas was due to Stella's meddling. Melody was jealous.

"Let's do this, Edmund," said Beatrice after a moment of silence, coming up with a solution. "Go find Stella and tell her that I, as a senior, want to treat her to a meal. See when she's available to grace me with her presence."

The implication was clear-Beatrice intended to personally handle the matter with Stella. Edmund silently mourned Stella in his heart for a few seconds. "Yes, Madam, I'll go right away."

Leaving the Riveras' residence, Edmund drove to Stella's filming location and located her agent. Just as Stella finished her scene, upon hearing that Edmund had come, she felt particularly delighted. 'Lucas must be worried about my health, and he sent Edmund to check on me.'

"I need to quickly touch up my makeup." Stella changed her clothes at the fastest speed possible and went to find Edmund with a beaming smile. "Where's Lucas? Didn't he come?"

Lucas didn't come, Miss Stella. Today, it's Madam Beatrice who specifically asked me to find you," Edmund

as Stella heard Beatrice's name, the smile on her face instantly vanished, replaced by surprise and wariness. "Madam Beatrice? Why

to have a meal with you. She just doesn't know when you'll be available, so she sent me to inquire," Edmund conveyed Beatrice's intention accurately. Upon hearing that Beatrice wanted to have a meal with her, Stella became even more astonished. From a long time ago,

she would be the next in line as the Rivera family's missus. Certainly, it would not be that mysterious

for dinner?" Edmund observed Stella's prolonged silence before speaking again, "The

Beatrice specifically requested her presence at the meal. Whether she

Stella would not have genuinely refused. Even if she did not like Beatrice, she was still Lucas's grandmother. Stella could not afford