The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Beatrice frowned at Thalia's remark. Lucas had probably never seen her act that petulantly before.

"Did you think I was worried that you'd come between them? I'm not. I just don't want their life as a young couple to be ruined by someone with ulterior motives. Have you ever considered that one day I might tell Lucas what you just told me?"

Thalia's excuse was to repay her sister's kindness, and while the Riveras did owe her sister-who was a genuinely good person-for saving Lucas, Thalia was not like her sister at all! Their characters were polar opposites!

To make things worse, Thalia had talked back against Beatrice, who simply found the situation rather amusing.

won't leave until Lucas tells me to." She was confident that Lucas would not chase her away even if Beatrice conveyed

not abandon her because he had

she

and prove myself to the

you have to say such a thing? Melody is the only person that

lips. "Why do you have to make things difficult for Lucas? It doesn't matter if you

that Beatrice said could persuade Thalia to leave, and it seemed like

the greenhouse, Thalia sought out Lucas and

comprehend why Thalia would