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."

Shaun's spine, and Shaun did not even dare

and could confirm right away that the perpetrator was not Melody. The clothes matched, but the movements were unmistakably

anger. She was strangely captivated by the

it seems to me that this is the first time you've experienced

shied away from looking at Lucas after hearing his outburst. "It's my fault," he admitted. "The filming has been progressing so smoothly that I completely forgot about the backstabbing and scheming within every crew. Melody must've been

director, Shaun had to juggle between capturing smooth filming and crew dynamics. This

Clashes between personalities were the norm and he did not interfere in such unless it festered into a problem that affected

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

saw her