The Day I Kissed An Older Man

It seemed that Lucas was not keen on letting Stella know the truth of their relationship.
"Friend? As in, 'girlfriend' or just a normal friend?" Stella teased.
"Just a normal friend," Lucas replied without hesitation.
Melody reacted somewhat awkwardly and pursed her lips. "Yes. Mister Lucas and I are friends-new friends, I might add. I heard about this event and persuaded him to bring me along and experience the sights. I hope you don't misunderstand our relationship."
Since Lucas did not want Stella to know about them, she dutifully played along with him.
Stella did not seem to have any particular reaction toward Melody's remark and reached out to hold Lucas' hand. "A friend of Lucas is a friend of mine. Speaking of which, what was your name again?" "My name's Melody," she answered. Despite playing the role of Lucas' wife for so long, she had never been so intimate with him in public. He was, after all, averse to physical contact with members of the opposite gender, yet he neither flinched nor pulled away when Stella held her. The intimacy between them was so different from his usual reserved demeanor, and Melody felt indescribably uneasy because of that.
"Nice to meet you, Melody. Since you're Lucas' friend, then please come with me." Stella smiled magnanimously and brought Lucas to the second floor.
Melody answered softly and followed silently from behind. The second floor was a private zone, and Melody pushed open a door as she entered with Lucas. "Where were you, Stella? We've all been waiting to raise a glass to you!" someone called out to Stella as soon as they entered. "Oh, and Lucas is here too!"
Melody just tagged along like an invisible, inconspicuous person. The room was filled with well-dressed young men and women. They were all laughing and conversing like old friends. Melody recognized none of them, nor could she understand what they were talking about. She did not feel like she belonged there, and she had no intention of forcing herself to mingle with them.
She found a quiet corner and sat down with a glass of juice. From time to time, she stole glances at Lucas from across the room, noticing that he had such a soft expression when speaking to Stella that it was almost as if he was a different person from his usual self. For some reason, Melody felt a little sad when she saw Lucas sitting there with Stella. She was his wife-granted, in name only-yet he treated her like a stranger while reserving his warmth for another.
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A sigh escaped her lips and she drank the juice in one gulp. She comforted herself by reiterating that it was just a job. Just because her N
'employer' ignored her did not mean
she could slack on the 'job'. Then, Stella appeared beside her and extended a glass of red wine. "Why are you drinking juice when there's wine to be shared?" Visit
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Melody took the glass with a grateful smile. "Thanks, but I'm not much of a drinker."
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"Loosen up, Melody," Stella insisted and clinked her glass against om Melody's. These people here and friends of myself and Lucas. Just relax and enjoy the night." Visit bignovels.com to read the latest chapter of this novel
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Though Melody had already made it
clear that she did not drink, she felt
e felt
that it would be incredibly rude to refuse, especially when Stella had already clinked glasses with her. In the end, she gave in and took a small sip. Visit bignovels.com to read the latest chapter of this novel