NovelOnlineChapter 1977 Lucas had a good idea of the reason behind Melody's unusual behavior. He asked, "Is it really bothering you that much about the gossip ofbeing with another woman?" "O-Of course not! You're overthinking! I... I don't care at all!" Melody stammered.
"Is that so?" Lucas clearly was not buying her sophistry, but neither did he expose her for lying.
Melody's eyes flickered with undisguised panic. "I just think that during the contract period, you should maintain a clean image and not be seen with other women in hotels! Otherwise, it'll be hard forto explain it to Grandpa and Grandma!" There was a brief silence before Lucas explained, "I know. But Stella got injured while filming today, and she had no one else to help her. I just gave her a ride to her hotel, that's all." Melody was somewhat surprised that he bothered to explain. She met his gaze and asked, "Uh, why are you tellingthis? It's not like I asked you to do that." "Stella and I have been friends since childhood, so there are certain things I can't ignore. With that said, I don't want there to be any misunderstanding between US. The press likes to make up stories, and I've already asked Edmund to bury those false reports," he calmly clarified. 1 Lucas' calm, open demeanor made it hard for Melody not to believe his words.
'Is what he said true?' wondered Melody. She pursed her lips, feeling inexplicably cheerful. She awkwardly shifted her gaze away.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Fine, I believe you. Can you get up now? I'm about to run out of breath!" "No," replied Lucas coldly without giving her a good reason.
Melody's cheeks flushed as she struggled to control her racing heart. "This position is just too weird. It's not appropriate for a conversation! Stop fooling around and get up!" "Inappropriate?" Lucas lowered his head slowly. "Have you forgotten that we're married now?" Melody felt her heart pounding, yet she lacked the strength to push Lucas away.
'Con! This might be normal for real couples, but we're not actually married!' she thought.
Melody met Lucas' gaze helplessly. As his face drew closer, Melody felt she had no chance to escape and instinctively closed her eyes.
However, the expected touch did not fall on her lips.
After a moment of silence, she heard Lucas chuckle lightly.
Realizing she had been played, Melody snapped her eyes open to find Lucas looking at her with a teasing smile.
It dawned on her that she had fallen for his prank. "Lucas Rivera!"
"Yes?" Even though he was the one pulling the prank, Lucas showed no sign of embarrassm It was as if he had nothing to do with just what happened.
Melody, embarrassed and frustrated, summoned all her strength to push Lucas away. She then sat up and tidied her hair, saying, "Lucas, you've gone too far." "What did I do that was too much?" Lucas also sat up. "Why did you close your eyes just now? Were you hoping for something?" "I..." Melody found herself in an awkward position. There was no way she could admit that she had thought Lucas was about to kiss her.
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Closing her eyes and anticipating it willingly? She could not ould not believe she had let her imagination run so wild and wished she could just disappear.
"There... There was sdust in my eyes! Not that that's any of your business!" replied Melody.
Lucas clearly did not buy her lexcuse, but he did not tease her further. Instead, he got up and went to the balcony to have a smoke.
There was a shift between them as if an invisible barrier had materialized, and the recent incident felt like a tiny tear in that delicate divide.
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