The Day I Kissed An Older Man novel Chapter 2192

Melody recoiled in fear and took two steps back. She then hastily reached forward and grabbed Lucas' hand in a desperate attempt to halt further violence.

"What are you doing, Lucas?! Stop it—" Melody pleaded as Nathan got back to his feet and struggled to contain his rising temper.

Melody knew that Lucas was strong enough that Nathan stood no chance against him in a physical confrontation. To avert escalating tensions, Melody disregarded her safety and positioned herself in front of Nation. Lucas ceased his aggression after being hugged tightly by Melody.

"This is a misunderstanding, Lucas! Calm down and hear me out!" Melody then turned and said to Nathan, "Hurry up and leave! I'll—"

Before she could finish her sentence, Lucas dragged her away by force.

Clearly seething with anger, Lucas held Melody's wrist like a clamp. His grip was so powerful that she hissed in pain.

"It hurts! What's gotten into you, Lucas?! Let me go!" Melody stumbled as he dragged her away and attempted to use her other hand to pry herself free from his iron-like grip.

Lucas had an imposing, emotionless demeanor that lent him an air of frigidity. Many of the crew members were intimidated by him, and they were afraid to look up at him as they feared he might last out at them and fire them from their jobs.

Melody was dragged into the first empty room Lucas came across, and he slammed the door shut behind them. Melody struggled persistently and was finally able to remove her hand from Lucas' unyielding grasp. She stood opposite him and rubbed her reddened wrists as she stared defiantly at him. "Why are you here? What were you trying to do?!"