Melody's voice trailed off, and she fiddled her hands under the table.

"You thought I was on a date with Stella?" asked Lucas, seeing through her immediately.

He casually took a sip of the tea provided by the restaurant.

'Oh, so Melody likes this kind of taste. I should get some for home too,' thought Lucas.

Melody bit her lower lip, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

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hope you trust me. But when you choose to believe your childhood friend rather than me, it does stir up some emotions in me." Lucas raised an eyebrow. Could he interpret Melody's words as her admitting to

Our contact is mainly due to family

reminded me before. I won't cross boundaries again. I should earn quite a bit of money by the time the film is done. I can pay you back

felt a deep sense of gloom in his heart as he listened to Melody carefully detailing the plan

paying me back all the money? Is she thinking about escaping

don't think that's

Melody looked at Lucas, bewildered.

have no intention of letting you leave even if you pay me back the money now." Lucas looked at her and asked, "Melody, do you really

a beat. She did not know why Lucas asked that question. After all, she had

Would he divorce me immediately if

that he hated ambiguous relationships. He also warned Melody not to harbor any fantasies about

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