The Day I Kissed An Older Man

It was thoroughly shocking that she could utter something so shameless after witnessing the contrast in performance between the two individuals just now. Melody said nothing much after that. She told them that she had other matters to attend to and that her family would grow anxious if she stayed too long.

"Do you think we live in a cave? Your family disowned you long ago! What family are you talking about? Just admit that you're afraid. I'm not going to laugh at you for running away like a coward." Carmen had lost, but her arrogance remained, and she insulted Melody with every remark.

The instructor, unable to tolerate it any longer, was on the brink of reprimanding Carmen when a man's voice echoed suddenly from the doorway.

"That's some tall words for someone who lost the first round. Do you take everyone here for blind idiots who can't discern who won and who lost?"

Lucas had sensed something amiss since the moment Melody's dance instructor messaged him. When he came early to pick Melody up, he chanced upon her contesting with another student.

Though initially intrigued by their performances, he became infuriated once the challenge ended. Carmen's snide comments only fueled Lucas' irritation.

Melody's demeanor became gentler when she spotted him, and she immediately shed her defensive stance. "Why are you here? Didn't I tell you not to worry?"

Everyone could sense the affection radiating between them.

When Carmen was confronted by the man whom she had a crush on, her words turned acrid and her cheeks reddened in anger too.

what kind of person she is, Mister Lucas! She's a bane! She'll bring you nothing but misery. You should

voice turned even more icy as his anger boiled over, yet Carmen insisted on persuading him in apparent ignorance

Lucas was

momentarily swayed by Melody's

your family. Even if you don't make any considerations for your own well-being, the least you can do is think about your grandparents! One of them is currently hospitalized, and I can't even bring

drive her point home, she continued, "She's made a bad reputation for herself online, and many of us

of heel.net ignore

purchasing the Rivera group's

you...

a word. It dawned on her that many

seemed to rub Lucas the wrong way. Everyone could see that except for her. His countenance remained as icy as ever, yet Carmen showed no signs of abating in her discourse. The instructor could only shake her head.

Carmen lacked basic courtesy,

and awareness of her own. status. She had gone so far as to speak on matters relating to the Rivera Group's business,