The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Melody recoiled in fear and took two steps back. She then hastily reached forward and grabbed Lucas' hand in a desperate attempt to halt further violence.

"What are you doing, Lucas?! Stop it-" Melody pleaded as Nathan got back to his feet and struggled to contain his rising temper.

Melody knew that Lucas was strong enough that Nathan stood no chance against him in a physical confrontation. To avert escalating tensions, Melody disregarded her safety and positioned herself in front of Nation. Lucas ceased his aggression after being hugged tightly by Melody.

"This is a misunderstanding, Lucas! Calm down and hear me out!" Melody then turned and said to Nathan, "Hurry up and leave! I'll—"

Before she could finish her sentence, Lucas dragged her away by force.

seething with anger, Lucas held Melody's wrist like a clamp. His grip was so powerful that she hissed

he dragged her away

that lent him an air of frigidity. Many of the crew members were intimidated by him, and they were afraid to look up

persistently and was finally able to remove her hand from Lucas' unyielding grasp. She

reflect on what action before asking me that?" Lucas retorted angrily. He was still seething after witnessing what he perceived to

go berserk here at my workplace!" She massaged her sore wrist and walked past Lucas to leave. Lucas placed one hand on the door to stop her and pinched Melody's chin with his other hand. "Is it that hard for you to stay in the

the moment, but she found herself struggling to hold back her emotions.

apparent nonchalance as a desire to leave him and attend to Nathan. Angered by that perception, he lowered his head suddenly

by the unexpected gesture, Melody pushed him