The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

There were times Lucas could feel as though Melody had feelings for him, so he could not understand why she was that reluctant to reconsider their relationship.

Melody cried and shouted, "Why should I be with someone who doesn't know how to respect me? Do you even know the meaning of the word 'respect'? Just because you are the Rivera Group's president doesn't mean you can treat me badly."

Melody's shoulders were trembling, and she closed her eyes to try and stop herself from crying.

Lucas's mind went blank for a moment. He raised his hand to wipe away her tears, but she avoided it by instinct.

"Enough! Stop playing games with me. And don't lie to me anymore..." Melody whimpered, feeling drained of all energy.

me of!" Lucas retracted his hand. His

don't understand anything,

frankly and his frown grew deeper. "How am I supposed to understand if you don't tell me anything?"

thought to himself, 'Why can't she just make things clear? It would've been much easier for me to understand her if she just explained everything to me! Then we wouldn't have been in this

for naught, and

same way you're treating me?" Melody clenched her fists. She tried to stop her tears and attempted to portray herself in a less bitter tone. Lucas, as expected,

said angrily, "This is between you and me. Why are you bringing up Thalia's

words. "Yes, Thalia's better than me. She's neither as sensitive nor as difficult to understand as I am. I'm not fit to be with you, so don't bother asking me to reconsider our relationship. Just forget

self-deprecation overwhelmed her heart. She wondered if her expectations had been too high when all she wished