The Day I Kissed An Older Man

"I know what he did yesterday was wrong, but I still want to make it clear that he'd never harm me." Melody lowered her head with a clear look of distress on her face.

"Are you still uneasy about what happened yesterday? If you want, I can help you clarify things to him again," Nathan offered.

Melody shook her head. "It's okay. I've already explained it to his grandparents."

"His grandparents?" Beatrice and Cedric used to be a formidable couple in the business world when they were young. Nothing was capable of shaking them, and their names still echoed within the business world.

It should come as no surprise that Melody felt so disheartened. Even if the old couple were willing to believe her, it did not seem to be the case with Lucas. He got angry as soon as he saw Nathan with Melody, and it seemed that he did not trust her much if at all.

Nathan glanced at the surroundings to ensure no one was eavesdropping and proceeded to ask her softly, "Tell me the truth, Melody. Is it genuinely your choice to marry Lucas?"

promptly as if in a conditioned reflex. "What makes you think it isn't my choice? You've watched too many movies." Melody had an exaggerated expression and waved her hands, chuckling as

amusing, though. "But I couldn't sense his respect toward you when he was with you," he stated calmly, causing Melody's chuckle to

know how many people would jump at the chance to marry Lucas? I couldn't be

was not as if they could

then let's move on and

topic finally shifted to acting, Melody became somewhat intrigued. She valued communication with other actors on set, believing that everyone's

that the conversation had shifted to acting or

director instructed them to continue shooting the next scene, which followed their recent discussion. Upon

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