The Day I Kissed An Older Man

'I better stop crying lest Grandpa and Grandma worry about me again,' thought Melody.

As soon as Beatrice stood in front of her, she noticed Melody's eyes were noticeably redder than usual and immediately held her hand.

"What happened? Why are you crying out of the blue?" Beatrice asked.

Melody forcibly smiled and shook her head. "It's nothing. I'm not crying. It's just that the wind here is so strong and it irritated my eyes. Grandma, please hurry and have everyone spread out to search. Lucas had also gone into the forest. I didn't dare to act recklessly, so I had no choice but to wait for her to arrive."

Beatrice and Cedric's faces turned grim upon hearing that even Lucas had rushed into the forest.

"How stupid can that boy get? Does he really think he'll be able to find Thalia when he's so poorly equipped? The most important thing to do in this kind of situation is to stay calm, yet he recklessly charged into the forest!"

Melody remained silent. She had already advised him, only to receive a scolding. Thus, she did not want to speak up for him.

that path. Be sure to stay in touch, and stay

of the search teams into the

We've already sent two teams in, so let's just wait here. There's no need for everyone to go in," Beatrice said, holding Melody's hand tightly. Melody's hands were icy, proof of the ordeal

thinking of the consequences? Doesn't she know how much trouble she will cause others? Even if Lucas and Melody break up after this, I'll never let Thalia marry him!'

and Melody could be together

in one direction, shouting as he went. When he reached

speculated that Thalia could not possibly have

with hardly any light inside. Given how timid Thalia was that she

Lucas became somewhat certain of his judgment and turned back, retracing his steps slowly. He hoped to find Thalia before sunset. Otherwise, leaving her alone in

Riveras to make such a big commotion just to find her. She felt a group of people passing not far from her,