The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Chapter 2021

Stella smilingly replied, "Miss Melody isn't just my friend; she’s also friends with Lucas! You must've heard some good things about Melody from Lucas, right?"

With a smile, she walked up to Lucas and looked down at him. "Otherwise, Lucas wouldn't be here today, right?"

Stella kept staring at him, hoping to detect some different expressions on his face. However, she saw nothing.

Lucas maintained a stern expression, his gaze fixed on a certain spot. "If you have something to say, say it directly. I don't like people who beat around the bush."

"I didn't mean anything else!" Stella sounded somewhat disappointed. She found another chair and sat down. "I just feel quite useless."

Stella lowered her head, chuckled self-deprecatingly, and said, "Miss Melody is so good at mollifying people. You've only known her for a short time, yet she has managed to get you to secure a role for her."

expression changed. He looked at Stella and asked, "You think I helped

gain a footing in the industry if you help her. She won't have to run around like

but her eyes looked like

own," Lucas said, his gaze darkening as he thought of Melody. "I

of contemplation, she could not bring

up taking a shortcut? Melody's acting skill is better than I thought. She managed to convince of her independent nature which prompted him to help her willingly! It appears I've underestimated how cunning

topic further. Instead, she walked over to Lucas with a smile, saying, "Let's not talk about that. It's almost noon, and I'm hungry. I heard there's a good Korean restaurant nearby, so let's have lunch

meeting at the company," Lucas replied, not even giving her

hand grasped at

for Melody and embarrassed her in