The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Melody raised her head and locked eyes with Lucas.

"Lucas, what you just said to me... Is it because you like me, or is it because you find me easy to control? And that's why I'm suitable to be your wife? Are you just looking for someone to stay at home, waiting for you all day as a housewife?"

She was quite perplexed, but Lucas just smiled.

"You're overthinking things. I don't have any special fetish, nor am I like those misogynistic men who believe a woman's place is in the kitchen. I just hope you can live an easier life.

"The entertainment industry is full of malicious individuals. You've been targeted a few times since you joined this crew, haven't you? If you don't cherish yourself... Ahem! At least someone should!" Lucas' words touched Melody's heart. 'Does he mean he would cherish me? Well, what he said makes sense.'

Since Melody decided to pursue an acting career, incidents like the one that had just been resolved had occurred more than once. It was sufficient to say that such situations were bound to happen again if she continued to stay in the entertainment industry.

thought she did anything wrong or stole someone else's job, but she could not help but second-guess herself

incident made her understand that there were too many people in

The people who had it in for her would still continue to target her even if she had not done anything. Thus, it

Lucas continued, "I know my request is rather sudden. You can take your time to think about it. I'll go to the restroom first to give you some space." S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FindNøvᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters

smiled and

from her, she would not be able to give his request any serious contemplation at

date with Stella, yet everything had taken a dramatic

misunderstanding of Lucas earlier, and

he really holds a place for me in his heart," muttered Melody to

was willing to change her profession if Lucas truly did not want her to continue acting. She was confident that she would be able to earn money through other jobs and discover her