The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Cedric raised an eyebrow and said, "How dare those people hatch such a devious plot against you when you've Lucas accompanied you to the set? That is utterly disrespectful! I'll pay them a visit with your Grandma and show them what happens if they mess with the Riveras!"

Cedric was becoming more animated as he spoke, to the point where the old lady had to glare at him.

"We don't live in a lawless society, you know. Are you planning on threatening the crew members? Can't you use your brain for once? What were you hoping to achieve by instilling fear? "What's more important is for Melody to win the crew's hearts and have them believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that Melody would never do something like that if it happens again."

Beatrice's reasoning was spot-on, and Melody took the opportunity to tell them about her thoughts. "No one believed me when it happened, and Lucas said that the minority who do will never go against the pressure of the majority. But that's what makes me sad. Haven't I done enough? What else can I do to let them believe me? How else can I convince them that I'm not the sort of person who would do those things?"

The old couple looked at each other and let out a lamenting sigh. Melody's question stemmed from her naivete. It was not a question of whether Melody had done enough. Her journey had been too smooth, from being chosen as the female lead, to Lucas coming to her defense. People did not believe her because they were jealous of her.

Beatrice's only advice to Melody was to ignore what other people thought of her. She placed her finger on Melody's heart and said, "You've done well enough. If you try to please everyone, then people's expectations of you will continue to increase.

working together now, but you'll all go your separate ways once everything's over. There might even be people that you'll never see again for the rest of your life. "It's exhausting to have to please all these people in your life. The most important person in your life is yourself, so you should always do what makes you

covered her hand over her heart after Beatrice retracted her finger. 'I...should

filled with adoration as she looked at Melody's pensive expression. She placed so much importance on other

for the police to wrap things up would necessitate a lot of procedures, and it would take

she had to smooth things over for Lucas'

to the company after dinner. Edmund said that something urgent needed his

both unhappy. While other grandparents nagged their grandchildren for lacking ambition, the Riveras' old couple felt that their grandson was too ambitious. That was not

see.

for a bit and go traveling when you have the time. Cedric and I can't wait to have great- grandchildren!" Beatrice was all