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."

to know about them, she dutifully played along

to hold Lucas' hand. "A friend of Lucas is

long, she 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

come with me.” Stella

was a private zone, and Melody pushed

were you, Stella? We've all been waiting to raise a glass to you!" someone

old friends. Melody recognized none of them, nor could she understand what

almost as if he was a different person from his usual self. For some reason, Melody felt a little sad

reiterating that it was just a job. Just because her 'employer' ignored her did not mean she could slack