Melody glanced at Beatrice and waved.

"Have fun," said Beatrice.

Thalia could not refuse when Beatrice had made things so clear. Each of them was absorbed in their own thoughts as they walked toward the car.

When they reached the car, Thalia promptly took the passenger seat to stop Melody from sitting there. She opened the car door and smiled at Melody. "I get motion sickness, so do you mind if I sit here? I've always sat here, so I've gotten super used to it already." She sported a slightly apologetic expression as if sitting anywhere else would be the end of her.

"Fine by me. It's the same anyway," Melody replied.

Lucas glanced at the rearview mirror and said, "Buckle up. We're going to check out some other places for Thalia."

was taken aback. "Isn't she supposed to stay with us?

spared the unease of having to see or interact with Thalia if the latter moved out, but doing so would require Lucas to meet Thalia alone. Work alone was taxing enough, and having to

much easier to just

but Thalia seemed to be ungrateful. "Won't you be happy

aggression. "I don't understand. Why would I be

at Lucas as if

into this? Are you suggesting she doesn't want you

silent, apparently in tacit

aghast. She wondered what she had done to make Thalia think she was the one saying bad things

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