The Day I Kissed An Older Man

The price remained the same. Melody was able to learn some new things, while the dance studio was able to establish a brand too.

Melody glanced indifferently at Carmen, who-despite pleading with her-betrayed a sense of profound humiliation. It was a rather absurd situation.

"Your expression tells me you're not genuinely sorry. Since you have a passion for dancing, you're more than welcome to continue here, but I hope you won't cause any more trouble over insignificant things again."

Carmen raised her head abruptly and glared at Melody. She knew that Melody refused to let her off the hook because of Lucas. Melody wanted that man for herself and would not spare any cost to keep it that way. Alas, those actions only brought turmoil to their family one after another.

"What are you staring at?" Lucas frowned, positioning himself in front of Melody. He hated it when people looked at Melody with disdain.

"She agreed to let you stay, but if you can't do as she asks, then I'll be glad to have you leave."

gaze angrily under Lucas's

out, the studio went from being silent to resuming its usual lively atmosphere. Everyone gathered in groups and

to dance so

instructor was exaggerating when praising her talent, but I've come to accept that I can never reach her skill level even after dancing for several years! The gap between my

for her despite winning so many awards!" another dancer glanced sneakily at Carmen. "Talent makes

through hard work. There were few naturally gifted individuals in the world, so with enough

next time. You probably noticed already that Lucas tends to defend her a lot. They love each other a lot, and now that we've spent so much time with her, I'm starting to think Melody isn't as

continue practicing the new dance routine

her breath. In her opinion, her dignity should not have been trampled upon by all those people. Just because she did not have a strong backer like Lucas did not mean that they could treat her badly. Melody had simply merely relied on Lucas's influence to assert