Chapter 2026

Lucas picked up his glass and sipped his water. "It didn't close down. I stepped in and acquired it before it went bankrupt."

"Really?" Stella's face lit up with surprise. "So that means I can still have it? Lucas, when can you take me to the factory for a tour?"

While they chatted, Melody remained silent, engrossed in her phone the entire time. She had not experienced these past events, so she could not find a way to join the conversation, other than playing with her phone, she could not think of anything else to do.

It seemed like Stella intentionally brought up this topic to create a distance between Melody and them. She was trying to make Melody understand that she and Lucas were childhood sweethearts and a perfect match.

Playing with her phone, a message from Sherman popped up on the screen, and Melody casually clicked on it.

[I heard you signed the contract for Shaun's new movie. Congratulations!]

how he knew about it. She then realized that Shaun chose her after seeing the advertisement

I wouldn't have gotten this role if it weren't

nothing to do with me. I hope you'll

even know if I can do it.

do it. I

did not know whom to share her concerns with. Thus, she

not know was that Lucas had been staring coldly at her while she was texting on

not resist anymore. He reached over and took the phone from her hand.

wrong with her? She'd rather talk with Sherman than

me back my phone." Melody reached out to retrieve her phone, but he

placed it aside, saying, "You shouldn’t

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