The Day I Kissed An Older Man

"I want to ruin her reputation. She deserved it! If it weren't for her, I'd be the one standing by your side now. I'd be Missus Rivera!" Thalia continued.

Lucas, despite his slow comprehension, realized she was referring to the incident in the restroom.

Thalia had previously insisted that Melody pushed her, yet she was, admitting to orchestrating it. Although he felt somewhat shocked, Lucas remained calm and composed.

His other hand, however, slid into his pocket to reach for his phone. "Ah, so it was really you. Didn't you accuse Melody of pushing you before?"

Lucas chuckled, his smile tinged with sarcasm.

Thalia frowned but forced a smile. "Yeah, how could I not blame that woman? She stole you from me, and she pretended to be pitiful with her injured foot! Why? I'm clearly better than her in terms of looks and family background, so why does she get to be the one by your side? She's not worthy!"

her. I never pursued a relationship with you because there were no feelings between us. I've

were fading. She had an inkling that it was because she was not the

headache coming on, and the wound that had

I know you liked me! Is it because your grandmother doesn't like me that you're saying this? I know you've always loved me in

stood

for Thalia, Lucas still had the responsibility to take care of her since that was what he promised Claudia. He felt complicated at seeing Thalia

Thalia's condition. "What's going

silently by, not offering

examination, the doctor realized that the situation was worse than he had