Chapter 1915

Beatrice's question made Melody uneasy. How on earth could she explain to Beatrice that their meeting was the result of a one-night stand because she entered the wrong room last night?

Lucas had not briefed her on how to handle this situation, so she was scrambling for the right words.

"We..." After a prolonged pause, Melody finally said, "This one time, I ran into some trouble, and Lucas helped me out. I thanked him afterward, and, well...we got to know each other."

She deliberately made her answer general enough so as to not cause suspicions.

"Really?'' Beatrice eyed Melody skeptically. "I never thought of Lucas as the heroic type."

Melody silently agreed with Beatrice. Lucas appeared aloof and uninterested in others' affairs.

Melody forced a laugh and said, "Perhaps it's just fate, you know...”

to spin a little tale without

she's different from the previous women around Lucas,' thought Beatrice as she observed Melody's

sent someone to dig into the Sanders. Rumors about Melody's not-so-great reputation with Sanders had reached them, but the Melody standing before

fearing that they might see through

can cook?" asked Beatrice with

good at it,

took charge of cooking three meals a day for herself and Wendy. It

interested in Melody's cooking prowess, so she nodded and allowed Melody to make her way to

Melody was struck with awe, but she quickly selected what

it. See if it suits your

joined her at the table. As they looked at the spread of dishes on the

took care of Cedric and Beatrice by occasionally putting food on their

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