The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Cedric scoffed. "One should eat in moderation, no matter how good the food is. Don't you know eating too much crab can hurt your stomach? Melody, don't listen to what your grandma says. A plain croissant is better! If you want to eat something else, just let the housekeeper know, and she'll arrange it for you."

Melody nodded repeatedly. "Don't worry, Grandpa. You and Grandma have been very good to me. I appreciate it."

Beatrice had something on her mind, so even when Cedric scolded her, she did not take it to heart.

After Melody finished eating her crab croissant, Beatrice anxiously said, "What really happened yesterday? I asked Lucas, but he refused to tell me... I know you two don't want to worry us because of our age, but your grandfather and I'll become even more worried if you keep things from us. We couldn't eat or sleep well because we were constantly thinking about you two."

Beatrice's tone was filled with concern and devoid of blame, and it touched Melody's heart. This was a warmth she had never experienced even from her own family.

She set her cutleries down and looked at Beatrice. "Grandma, the reason Lucas didn't tell you is simply because it was just a very small matter. Everything was resolved yesterday. If I had told you last night, you would've been worried and had trouble sleeping again, right?"

that we're getting older, and you kids all have your own opinions, you don't want

tell you're seventy years old if we put you and Grandpa with a group of old people! You two look at most sixty

and said, "That's enough. Don't say things like that. Look at how you've

way up in the business world when he was young, had effectively cornered Melody from every angle. There was no way around it-whether she wanted to say

was

a car to pick me up. But on the way back from the bookstore, I was kidnapped by three

a sharp breath simultaneously; they never expected something so dangerous had happened

else. Look at me now, I'm perfectly fine. They didn't even touch a single hair on me!"

girl! You must have been terrified