NovelOnlineChapter 1951 Melody felt a little awkward as she recalled Lucas' curt words to Sherman. The inferiority that she felt around Sherman during high school only intensified.
"Why are you alone? Where's Lucas?" Sherman was a little surprised to see Melody by herself, but his graceful smile quickly returned.
Melody reciprocated with a smile and said, "Lucas is chatting with a friend, so I decided to go for a walk on my own." "A friend... Are you referring to Stella?" Sherman asked pensively.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtMelody's expression soured at the mention of Stella's name. It seemed all too clear that Stella was indeed Lucas' childhood sweetheart. Otherwise, those around him-say, his cousin Sherman-would not have made the association that it was Stella right off the bat.
"You met her already, I take it?" Sherman went forward. "She's a celebrity with plenty of fans." Melody nodded. "I have. She's beautiful, but I didn't recognize her at first glance because I don't usually keep up with the entertainment news." "If I remember correctly, you never kept up with such news even when you were in high school, other girls crushed on celebrities, but you didn't seem interested at all. You're still the seven after all these years." She used to be a loner in senior high and never seemed to fit in with the crowd.
"I was just focused on my studies, so I didn't have tfor all that," she replied with a smile and omitted any mention of the stress she had to face. It was not like she ever had a good time, anyway.
"Then..." Sherman hesitated before finally asking his question. "Then how did you and Lucas get together?" Melody knew that question was going to csooner or later. She and Lucas were miles apart from each other in terms of personality and social status. Anyone who saw them together would feel that it was odd, to say the least.
"We met by chance," she said vaguely in a bitter-tinged voice. "But it's not made public yet, so please don't go around telling anyone about it!" A flicker of sadness flitted across Sherman's eyes, and he mustered a wry smile. "Of course," he assured. "I'm in no position to be talking about that." He had been giving his all to catch up to Lucas in the past few years, but he started at a twhen people were already nearing the finish line.
Catching up to Lucas was not going to be that easy.
Lucas was helming the Rivera Group, and even if Sherman's family was not reliant on the Riveras for their success, he still did not dare to offend Lucas for any reason whatsoever.
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As they were speaking, Melody's phone rang as she received am from Lucas. [Stella's drunk.
message I'm sending her home. Tell Edmund to give you a ride back.] 1 Melody sighed after reading the message. She felt as if she was expendable whenever and wherever. "Sorry, but I need to go," Melody said, forcing a smile. "It's getting late. Let's catch up another time." She bid Sherman farewell and left.
A wave of dejection washed over her as she walked away in her high heels. She did not call Edmund because she wanted to clear her mind by walking alone.
As beautiful as high heels were, they were absolutely torturous to wear She grew frustrated and eventually took them off to walk barefoot. Glamorous things were simply anathema to her. All of a sudden, a familiar white car pulled up and the window lowered to reveal Sherman. "Get in. I'll take you home." X
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