Semua Bab The Day I Kissed An Older Man: Bab 1921 - Bab 1930

Chloe panicked at the mention of being hauled to the police station. "Mister Lucas, please! I'm innocent... Miss Melody is lying about me!" she pleaded.Lucas scoffed. "Why would she lie about you? If you're not guilty, why did you rush back to wipe the pot of your fingerprints?"Tears welled up in Chloe's eyes as she struggled to find the right words. "I... I just..."Lucas lost his patience with her. "Edmund, take her away!""Yes, sir!" Edmund stepped forward and dragged Chloe out.Feeling her crime slowly being exposed, Chloe gritted her teeth and stared at Melody defiantly."Lucky you, Melody! Mister Lucas almost bought my story before you pulled this stunt. You're every bit of the scheming b*tch I know you are!"She became slightly hysterical as tears flowed freely down her face. "You're a wicked woman! You don't deserve Mister Lucas!"'If I'm going down, then I'm going to drag her down with me!' thought Chloe. She reached out to grab Melody.Before Melody could react, Lu

From that day on, Melody made it a daily routine to bring meals to Cedric and Beatrice, trying to make up for her kitchen mishap.As Cedric and Beatrice's health improved, the doctor eventually allowed them to leave the hospital.Lucas took a break from his work to fetch Cedric and Beatrice from the hospital."Grandma, be careful!" Melody assisted Beatrice, helping her settle in the back seat before doing the same for Cedric.There was no driver, and Lucas took the wheel himself. With Cedric and Beatrice in the back seat, Melody had no choice but to sit in the front passenger seat.Beatrice observed Lucas and Melody's seemingly harmonious interaction and felt genuinely pleased."Have you both been enjoying your time at home these past few days?" she asked them.She had worried a lot about Lucas's marriage before, but everything went seemingly smoothly. In fact, Melody had been alone at home for most of the time as Lucas had stayed out for most of the time.Lucas seemed unintere

"Dad, I'm clueless about the drama in the entertainment industry. Whoever Wendy may have offended, that's her own business! It has nothing to do with me."Ethan never expected Melody to be so rebellious. "How dare you speak to your father like this! If you didn't want to help Wendy in the first place, why did you agree to go on a date with Mister William? I've had enough of this. Tomorrow, you're coming with us to visit Mister William. You better help Wendy clear up whatever misunderstanding happened that day!"Melody felt an overwhelming sense of helplessness. It was a matter so easy to understand, yet no matter how she explained it, Ethan and Helen would always blindly believe Wendy.From Ethan's tone, she could tell that Wendy wrangled herself out of blame by twisting the events of that day again.Melody took a deep breath and slowly closed her eyes. She felt it was time to make a decisive break.When Melody opened her eyes again, her gaze was remarkably firm. "Dad, Wendy's iss

"Really? That's good!" Beatrice chuckled gleefully. Somehow, her appetite got better.After breakfast, Melody checked the time and said, "Grandpa, Grandma, I'm heading out with my sister to meet a friend today, so I'll be out for a bit.""Do you want Grandma to arrange someone to go with you?" asked Beatrice worriedly.Melody smiled and shook her head. "It's okay, Grandma. I'll be fine."Beatrice did not insist either. She arranged for a car and spoke to Melody for a bit before letting her go.Melody was hit with a mixed bag of emotions when she got into the car. It had been a while since she faced her family, and she was not sure what to expect from this reunion.When she arrived at the agreed-upon location, Melody stepped out of the car and found that her family was nowhere to be seen at the club entrance. She thus called Helen. "Mom, I'm here. Where are you guys?""We're stuck in traffic, Melody, so it might take a while. You should go in first!" said Helen, sounding hurried.

As Lucas walked outside the private room, he pulled out a lighter and lit his cigarette.Amid the smoke, Melody's image appeared faintly before him. He chuckled at himself, wondering if Samuel's words had somehow played tricks on his mind.After smoking half of his cigarette, he turned to get some fresh air by the window. However, he suddenly felt that something was off, so he turned back for another look.With no smoke clouding his vision, he clearly got a glimpse of Melody.The door of the adjacent private room was slightly ajar, and through the crack, he saw Melody raising a glass in a toast with an older man. They were standing very close, their actions seemingly affectionate from Lucas's perspective.'Heh. So she's no different than the other gold-diggers, then. I've overestimated her,' thought Lucas.He scoffed, narrowed his eyes, and pulled out his phone to call Melody.While Melody raised her glass toward William, she noticed Lucas' call. Setting down her glass, she excu