The Day I Kissed An Older Man novel Chapter 2162

'Lucas probably didn't mean what he said earlier! It's ridiculous. He might as well just give it to me straight if he didn't believe me! At least I wouldn't have held out hope… Why did he have to be so cruel? Why did he choose to stand firmly by another woman's side when I needed him the most?' thought Melody.

She clenched her fists, desperately trying to control her emotions.

"Don't bother with her. She'll naturally get punished if she's wrong. It's not worth it to shed tears for someone like her," said Lucas without even sparing Melody a glance.

'Someone like me?' Melody found the remark ironic. 'Why does he make it seem like I'm a stranger to him?'

She recalled how Lucas had hugged her and comforted her last night, telling her that he believed her and that he would fix the problem for her.

Yet, at that moment, he had changed his tune, making it seem like he had nothing to do with her.

Melody let out a long breath before smiling self-deprecatingly at how naive she had been. She had been too quick to take Lucas' words to heart. Little did she know that those words were just spoken in passing, meant to comfort a woman in distress.

'If he can comfort me like that yesterday, then he can comfort another woman the same way today. Oh Melody, what a fool you are! You're the only one who has taken up this role seriously. You better wake up or else you're doomed!' thought Melody to herself.

The others also began to quietly discuss when they saw what happened, feeling that Melody was done for since even Lucas was not supporting her.

"I've said it before: Just by looking at them, Mister Lucas and our Miss Stella are the perfect match. Melody doesn't even come close to Miss Stella! She has no qualifications or a nice family background. The Riveras are totally out of her league! Not all Cinderellas can marry a prince!"

"Alas, you understand nothing about knowing people's true colors." The woman with glasses rolled her eyes, and becoming the center of attention around her only fueled her excitement. "She won't even buy us a cup of coffee! Isn't that enough proof of how stingy she is?"

"But that's understandable. After all, she's just a newcomer in the industry…" whispered someone.

The woman with glasses overheard and immediately retorted loudly, "Miss Stella treated all of us here to a big feast during her first shooting! At that time, wasn't she just a newcomer too? Yes, it's not about treating us, but about Melody's attitude. She has no intention of interacting with us ordinary workers. Isn't it because she thinks we're beneath her?"

Her voice grew louder, and even Lucas glared at her.