The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

After being examined, Claudia requested to wait outside her father's emergency room. However, upon seeing Thalia sitting in a chair by the door, she hesitated to approach any further. Claudia was not sure if she had the right to be there for her father.

Lucas frowned upon seeing her so hesitant. It was her father after all, so what was she hesitating about? He could not understand why she could not just go in.

With a firm grip, he pulled Claudia toward the door of her father's emergency room. However, Thalia interpreted it as Claudia showing off yet again after observing their interaction. She knew Claudia was manipulative.

'Even in the hospital, she's still showing off her relationship with Lucas!' thought Thalia.

Thalia glared at them as they stood there holding hands, her eyes practically shooting daggers. She wished she could tear Claudia apart right then and there.

"Thalia... I want to wait for Dad to come out with you..." Claudia's confidence evaporated in front of her younger sister. She even mustered a pitiful smile to appease her aloof sibling.

no? If you want to come, then come.

she forced an apologetic smile. "I know. I've never dated anyone. I'm very aware of what

further. Instead, he directed his gaze toward Thalia, the instigator of the tension. She seemed familiar to him, but he could not recall if he had met

a moment, he said

and your

other. Why are you

harsh to her?"

speaking, Claudia immediately grabbed his hand, and her eyes pleaded for him to

am I being harsh

this just for Claudia's sake. "Did I say something wrong? All of this is because of her. My father is still lying in there,