The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Chapter 1970

Sherman kept a close eye on Melody’s changing expressions.

The phone call already raised Sherman's suspicions, and her expression at that moment made him even more suspicious about the actual relationship between her and Lucas.

"Lucas can be a bit aloof. It must be quite exhausting for you to deal with him, huh?" Sherman casually remarked, but he carefully studied her face.

Melody, as if finding a confidant, nodded. "Exactly! He can be reserved, and his mood swings can be quite unpredictable. Sometimes, it's tough to understand him, and it's just so frustrating!”

"Unpredictable mood swings?" Sherman repeated with a raised eyebrow. He then continued, "Lucas might appear that way to outsiders, but since he married you, it's most likely that he likes you. How, then, could he be so cold toward you?"

Melody sighed dejectedly. "Who knows? Sometimes I don't even know what I've done to irk him. He's really difficult to communicate with!"

"No way! If Lucas treats you like that, why did you even marry him in the first place?"

had a feeling that there was more to their relationship

head. "Sherman, you

be! If it weren't

intended to share her grievances, but a sudden realization made her clamp her mouth

around Sherman. With him being an unexpected confidant in

other words, she almost revealed the nature of their contractual

on?" Sherman felt he was getting close to an answer, but Melody suddenly chose not

and tried to lighten the mood. "Oh, nothing. I was just joking! Obviously, I married him

casual tone, Sherman could not shake the feeling

Sherman was about to delve deeper when the office door

the two seemingly engaged in a cheerful conversation, his expression

interrupting something?"

stood up. "Lucas, what are you