The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Melody reached out instinctively and tried to smooth Lucas' furrowed brows. "You've been fretting over Grandma so much that it breaks my heart to see you like this. I'm sorry I can't share this burden with you." Lucas held Melody in a firm embrace, their faces barely inches apart. He buried himself in her arms and took a deep breath, saying, "Having you beside me is already a great enough help. Take good care of yourself. Don't fall ill or get hurt, okay?"

As much as she wanted to offer more words of comfort to Lucas, they seemed trapped within her heart.

"Okay."

could have rescued her quicker from that sea of suffering. Even though she had severed ties with her past family, the infamy she was forced to bear online remained. The

someone who loved her unconditionally, yet he carried a burden of guilt because of that love. Melody did not want to witness that, so the best thing she could do was heed Lucas' words and protect herself as best as she could. As for the online

her interactions with social media users were usually one-sided on their part. The slander did not affect her physically, but such hurtful words would nonetheless leave her heartbroken and at a loss. She could not fathom why those people would harbor such hatred towards her. It felt to her as if she had personally wronged them. Her conflicts with the Sander family were between herself and them.

might be, hardly mattered. What mattered most was the love that

car journeyed quietly toward the hospital as the two of them clung silently to

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"Is this Miss Wendy?"