The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Chapter 1949

It seemed that Lucas was not keen on letting Stella know the truth of their relationship.

"Friend? As in, 'girlfriend' or just a normal friend?" Stella teased.

"Just a normal friend," Lucas replied without hesitation.

Melody reacted somewhat awkwardly and pursed her lips. "Yes. Mister Lucas and I are friends-new friends, I might add. I heard about this event and persuaded him to bring me along and experience the sights. I hope you don't misunderstand our relationship."

Lucas did not want Stella to know about them, she dutifully played

to have any particular reaction toward Melody’s remark and reached out to hold Lucas' hand. "A friend of Lucas is a friend of mine. Speaking of which, what

had never been so intimate with him in public. He was, after all, averse to physical contact with members of the opposite gender, yet he neither flinched nor pulled away when

you're Lucas' friend, then please come with me.” Stella smiled magnanimously and brought Lucas

softly and followed silently from behind. The second floor was a private zone, and Melody pushed open a

waiting to raise a glass to you!" someone called out

all laughing and conversing like old friends. Melody recognized none of them, nor could she understand what they were talking about. She did not feel like she belonged there, and she had

the room, noticing that he had such a soft expression when speaking to Stella that it was almost as if he was a different person from his usual self. For some reason, Melody felt a little sad when she saw Lucas sitting there with Stella. She was his wifegranted,

drank the juice in one gulp. She comforted herself by reiterating that it was just