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...”

spin a little

around Lucas,' thought Beatrice as she observed Melody's

course, they had sent someone to dig into the Sanders. Rumors about Melody's not-so-great reputation with Sanders had reached

through her. She stood up and said," Grandpa, Grandma, it's almost dinner time.

cook?" asked

good at it,

took charge of cooking three meals a day for herself and Wendy. It was during those times that she honed her impressive culinary skills. Thus, she

interested in Melody's cooking prowess, so she nodded and allowed Melody

but she quickly selected what she needed. In no

Come and taste it. See if it suits your

the spread of dishes on

to enjoy the dinner. Throughout the meal, Melody took care of Cedric and Beatrice by occasionally putting food on their

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255