The Day I Kissed An Older Man

As the nurses wheeled Thalia away for further examination, Lucas remained alone in the corridor, feeling overwhelmed by recent happenings. He could not shake the headache that had plagued him since everything began.

Memories of Claudia flooded his mind. After a long while, Lucas sighed, feeling mentally exhausted. Thoughts of Melody then crossed his mind. Despite her immersion in the entertainment industry, she never forgot her original intentions. In this chaotic world, she never once thought of harming others and diligently focused on her acting career.

Lucas' heart ached at the thought of Melody's predicament amidst the public uproar. He blamed himself for this situation. If he firmly believed in Melody, their relationship would not be as strained as it was. He knew that his impulsive words had hurt Melody deeply. However, seeing Thalia lying on the ground reminded him of the helpless feeling he experienced when Claudia was kidnapped because of him. He could not control his emotions. He never expected that the lie, which stemmed from Thalia, would ultimately be exposed by herself.

Lucas gazed up at the hospital ceiling, lost in thought. It was the first time he truly believed that his grandmother was right. Perhaps things would not have escalated to this point if he had clarified his relationship with Thalia earlier.

'Maybe things wouldn't have turned out like this if I had noticed Thalia's feelings for me sooner and had been honest with her,' thought Lucas.

in his

ongoing, and the case seemed to be much easier to solve than he

was significant. After applying for an investigation into her bank transactions, Leo discovered that she recently received an unexpected income that she could only have obtained through winning the

However, it was unclear who would dare to harm the granddaughter-in-law of the prestigious Rivera

stopped worrying about the matter. After all, Thalia had promised to find

right? Besides, I didn't outright insult Melody in my posts. What could possibly go wrong?' thought

still playing the role of an insider online. She could not help but feel smug as she watched the comments section fill up with people eagerly anticipating her next revelation about the dark side of the industry. She had these

in real life, she thrived in the online world. Tasha felt grateful that she discovered her talent, and she had Thalia to thank for that. Otherwise, she would not have known that she was so

waited two days without saying anything. In the comments section,