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."

Stella to know about them, she dutifully played along

not seem to have any particular reaction toward Melody’s remark and reached out to hold Lucas' hand. "A friend of Lucas is

for so 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 pulled

Lucas' friend, then please come with me.”

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

been waiting to raise a glass to you!" someone called out to Stella as soon

men and women. They were all laughing and conversing like old friends. Melody recognized none of them, nor could she understand

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

that it was just a job. Just because her 'employer' ignored her did