The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

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!]

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

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

on your own merit. It has nothing to do with me. I hope

teasing me. I don't even know if I can do it. It'll be over for

worry, you can definitely do it. I believe

she did not know whom to share her concerns with. Thus, she felt a lot better after talking to Sherman

what she did 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. His face darkened even more as

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

reached out to

it aside, saying, "You shouldn’t use your phone during meal times. Eat your food