The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Chapter 2048

Stella made it seem that Lucas was after her, and she turned him down because of her commitment to her career.

"In fact... I know about the nature of your relationship with him."

As Stella spoke, a hint of guilt appeared on her face as she closely watched Melody's expression. "For years, Grandma Beatrice has been pushing him to get married and has arranged many blind dates for him. He had no choice but to ask you to be his shield."

Melody suddenly lifted her head, looking surprised. "What are you saying?"

"You’re quite pitiful, marrying someone in a fake marriage at such a young age. Even though it's fake, you've gone through the proper procedures and obtained a marriage certificate. When you truly get married next time, it'll be considered a second marriage. Gosh... I'm afraid your future boyfriend might find fault with that."

Since signing the contract with Lucas, Melody had strictly adhered to its terms, never revealing the contractual marriage to anyone. However, Lucas had informed Stella.

made Melody think that there must be something special between them. However, Lucas clearly told her

truth? Who

starting to lose

Stella wore a smug

mentioned any of these things to her. Stella

meal, Melody could not shake off

out whatever Stella said next, only occasionally responding with a nod. After finishing dinner, Melody returned to the hotel with no particular

up some fresh clothes, upon entering the house, she spotted Beatrice sitting

Beatrice," Melody weakly called out, moving to sit beside her." I'm sorry for

the shoot, she had not returned. Although they occasionally spoke on the phone,

a rare gap today, so I rushed back," Melody explained somewhat sheepishly. "I'll make an effort to come back more often from now on and spend