The Day I Kissed An Older Man

"It's quite a long distance from here to the hospital, so it'll take some time for the ambulance to arrive. Lucas, why not have Sherman take Melody back? Do you want to see me pass out from the pain? Lucas..."

Lucas' frown deepened.

"Lucas, Miss Stella looks like she's really in a lot of pain. You should take her to the hospital. Don't worry, I'll make sure Melody gets safely back to her set," advised Sherman.

Stella pretended to plead, "Ah... Melody, I beg you. Considering how much pain I'm in, please let Lucas give me a ride this time. Aren't we friends? You can't just stand by and do nothing..." Seeing her curled up like a shrimp, Melody-fearing that something might really happen-nodded to indicate that she had no objection.

Lucas then said, "Let Edm-"

"I'm going with Sherman," said Melody.

Even though Lucas' expression did not change much, Melody could still sense his annoyance when he swept his cold, stern gaze quickly across her face.

'Is he irritated that I've chosen Sherman?' she wondered.

angry. Did she make a mistake

is he looking at me like that when I've made the best decision for him? After

to understand the emotions in Lucas' eyes, Melody grabbed her bag and left with

to get back

considerably, and Stella could

cover her abdomen. She looked like she was genuinely

10 minutes, Edmund arrived, looking a bit harried with his

to

nodded. "Yes, I'll make sure to

"Melody? Melody?"

What? Did you call me, Sherman?" Melody suddenly snapped back to

you several times, and you didn't hear