The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Melody recoiled in fear and took two steps back. She then hastily reached forward and grabbed Lucas' hand in a desperate attempt to halt further violence.

"What are you doing, Lucas?! Stop it-" Melody pleaded as Nathan got back to his feet and struggled to contain his rising temper.

Melody knew that Lucas was strong enough that Nathan stood no chance against him in a physical confrontation. To avert escalating tensions, Melody disregarded her safety and positioned herself in front of Nation. Lucas ceased his aggression after being hugged tightly by Melody.

"This is a misunderstanding, Lucas! Calm down and hear me out!" Melody then turned and said to Nathan, "Hurry up and leave! I'll—"

Before she could finish her sentence, Lucas dragged her away by force.

with anger, Lucas held Melody's wrist like a clamp. His grip was so powerful that she hissed

dragged her away and attempted to use her other hand to pry herself free from his

an air of frigidity. Many of the crew members were intimidated by him, and they were afraid to look up at him

remove her hand from Lucas' unyielding grasp. She stood opposite him and rubbed her reddened wrists as she stared defiantly at him. "Why are you

me that?" Lucas retorted angrily. He was still seething after witnessing what he perceived to

wrist and walked past Lucas to leave. Lucas placed one hand on the door to stop her and pinched

She did not want to make any remarks she might regret in the heat of the moment, but she found herself struggling to hold back her emotions.

to leave him and attend to Nathan. Angered by that perception, he lowered his head suddenly and kissed her with a mix of passion

the unexpected gesture, Melody pushed him away.