The Day I Kissed An Older Man

"We're not trying to jump to conclusions here, but the evidence we have at hand does seem to point toward Melody, so we're seeking her explanation," Shaun added.

Lucas frowned. "How can you expect her to explain something she didn't do?"

Shaun was a little taken aback when he heard that because Melody had said the exact thing.

"But the security footage clearly shows it," the director insisted. "We have no intention of wrongfully accusing anyone of anything, Mister Lucas. Please look at it from our point of view and understand that we are not out to cause trouble for ourselves."

Shaun's helpless tone painted him as someone who was unable to think of himself and was merely following everyone's opinion because there was no other choice.

Lucas scoffed. "I don't know much about the industry, but I'm pretty sure you do. This isn't your first day, is it? I've told you that Melody's new. Her focus is on acting, not with whatever rules and regulations that might exist. I entrusted her to you because of that, and I'm rather appalled to see that this is how you 'take care' of her."

on Lucas' face sent chills down Shaun's spine, and Shaun

away that the perpetrator was not Melody. The clothes matched, but the movements

having sensed Lucas' anger. She was strangely captivated by the feeling of

yet it seems to me that this is the first time you've experienced something like this. I'm

looking at Lucas after hearing his outburst. "It's my fault," he admitted. "The filming has been progressing so smoothly that I completely

to juggle between capturing smooth filming and crew dynamics. This was about safeguarding his

which was never to sabotage another crew member. Clashes between personalities were the

Lucas said as he grasped Melody's wrist and stormed off the set without paying any mind to the other people there. Melody glanced back at the director and then at Lucas, wondering if it was okay for her to leave that abruptly. She felt uneasy as a result and felt that other people might equate her swift departure to guilt. When she entered the car, she turned to Lucas and said, "I feel like it isn't right for us to leave like that." In her view, leaving in the middle of a pressing situation should never be a choice. Neither did she know that leaving

amusement when he saw her anxious expression.