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."

face sent chills down Shaun's spine, and

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

anger. She was strangely

the time on other sets, yet it seems to me that this is the first time you've experienced something like this.

he admitted. "The filming has been progressing

between capturing smooth filming and crew dynamics. This was about safeguarding his team. His job was not merely to

sets had an unspoken rule, which was never to sabotage another crew member. Clashes between personalities were the norm and he did not interfere in such

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

with amusement when he saw her anxious expression. "Did