"Me? Out of my mind? Did you have to react so dramatically to me? Why didn't you react that way with that other guy?" Lucas narrowed his eyes threateningly.

"What did you think Nathan and I were doing in my lounge?" Melody gestured to herself with a perplexed expression. Lucas offered no response, yet his silence spoke volumes.

"What do you take me for, Lucas? Just because you don't respect me doesn't mean you can assume that others won't either!" Irritated, she took two steps back and distanced herself from him.

The lounge door was wide open when he entered. If she had harbored ulterior motives, she would have been an idiot to leave the door open like that. They had merely signed a contract, and he had no right to attack another man as if he was her boyfriend-which he clearly was not.

does this have to do with respect? Do you think it's appropriate for

gaze only fueled Melody's anger. "That has nothing to do with you at all! I'm working! Need I remind you that there was never a condition in the contract that allows us to interfere in another person's private life?" Melody retorted angrily. Lucas had

renegotiate the contract?" Lucas sneered, but his pained expression

having feelings for Lucas, developing

to you the other day about asking you

not expect Lucas to try to shift the blame on her

mood and then ignore after that? If your relationship with Thalia is that good, why didn't you get her to help you with this charade?' Melody thought to herself and felt a

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