The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Chapter 1985

As expected, Beatrice saw the rumors even though Lucas had buried those stories.

"Grandma, I’m sorry for troubling the family again," Melody apologized.

Beatrice smiled and took a sip from her tea cup. "Silly girl, I'm not here to blame you. You're family now, so your problems are our problems. It's just that I don’t know how to respond to those who ask me about this."

Melody did not expect Beatrice to embrace her as a part of the family. In fact, she had expected Beatrice to give her a harsh scolding. Thus, she was immensely touched, and her guilt intensified at the same time.

Beatrice was so kind to her, yet she dragged them into this mess.

"Grandma, things are not as they're portrayed online. Those photos were taken out of context, and the man in the photos was my senior in high school. We're nothing more than friends," Melody explained.

She knew her explanation sounded feeble, but it was the best she could do. She just hoped Beatrice would believe her.

of proving my innocence. Wait for my

of relying on such feeble explanations, Melody decided to find evidence

and hurriedly ran out the door. She then got into the

Lucas has instructed me to

taken

did not answer but simply

"Miss Melody, Mister Lucas is

taking her ID

she and Lucas had signed a contract, they had not officially

never expected him to choose that day of all

marriage registration process was straightforward, and within half an hour, they

somewhat dazed but mostly resigned. "Lucas,

his certificate as well.