The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Chapter 1975

Melody's expression worsened as she debated on the matter even more. Even her gestures with the flowers became inadvertently forceful.

Noticing the changes in her, Beatrice chuckled and said, "Melody, you’re going to snap the stems of these flowers if you keep going like that."

"Huh?" Melody snapped back to reality, realizing she almost damaged Beatrice's potted plants. "Sorry, Grandma," she apologized sheepishly. "I didn't mean to..."

Beatrice smiled and took the trowel from Melody's hands, saying, "Don't worry about the flowers. Now, what's really bothering you?"

"Oh, nothing!” Melody forced a laugh. "I was just a bit distracted by some celebrity gossip."

Beatrice was not entirely convinced by Melody's explanation, but she did not press further. Instead, she turned back to tending the plants and said, ■' Melody, appearances can be deceiving. When it comes to these tabloids, it's crucial to get the full story from the people involved before passing judgment."

her thoughts drifting elsewhere.' Grandma's right. The paparazzi love to create stories out of

Lucas treated Stella compared to everyone else. She also knew that she herself was

or caught in rumors was none

kept going back to those pictures, causing her to become even more

anymore, so she excused herself. "Grandma, I'm a bit tired. I think I'll go upstairs and rest for a while. Let's do this again

further. She just nodded and reminded Melody to take care of herself

to get a little nap, but sleep eluded her. Every time she closed her eyes, images of Lucas and Stella entering the hotel together flashed in her mind, leaving her chest

for the entire afternoon, she had not slept a wink. It was not

Lucas happened

eyes met in a

Lucas had just come back from Stella's side made Melody choose to ignore him. Without offering a greeting,

perplexing but decided to change