The others chimed in. "Mister Shaun, since Melody has said so, why don't you have another drink? If you do, the movie will definitely do well at the box office."
"Oh please, the movie will do well at the box office even if I don't drink. Stop saying such stupid things," Shaun replied firmly.
Shaun genuinely did not want to drink with Melody as it would spell trouble for him if Lucas were to see her drunk when he picked her up. He was astute, and he had to be. Otherwise, he could not have survived in the entertainment industry for so long.
Only the young rookies dared to tease Melody, but it was fine. After all, they had worked together for so long, and naturally, they had developed a sort of closeness with each other. Moreover, they were not bad people; their intentions were good. Lucas understood this, too.
The others also wanted to have a few more drinks with Melody, but after drinking with Shaun, she only took a sip when drinking with others. She knew her alcohol tolerance was not very high.
Most importantly, she was drinking outside, and Lucas would definitely fetch her later. Although he did not say it explicitly. He did not need to, as the more time she spent with him, the better she came to know what he was thinking at any moment.
Lucas might appear aloof on the surface, but deep down, he was the type to get jealous very easily. He wanted to accompany her to the celebration party, but Melody thought it would just be a gathering of the staff eating and drinking together. If he went, everyone would feel uneasy, so she turned away his suggestion.
Lucas' face immediately fell at the refusal. "Is it because you think I'll embarrass you if I go?" Lucas sulked, almost pouting, and Melody could not help but laugh at his question.
"Why don't you just admit that you don't want me to pick you up either? Don't you want our relationship to be known to the public?"
Lucas was increasingly getting off-topic, causing Melody's eyes to widen. 'This guy's jealousing is ramping up.'
"Why would you think like that? It was a mutual agreement when we decided to go public initially. I just don't want your life to be disrupted by others. That's why I kept our appearances in public to a minimum. If you enjoy being in the spotlight, there were several magazines that wanted us to do a couple interviews for their cover page before, but I turned them down. If you want to, I'll ask Paige to tell them we'll accept the interviews."
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The readers' comments on the novel: The Day I Kissed An Older Man
This book is a good book, but it’s too short. I hope it has a part two👍🏾...
This book is getting boring now. I loved Jeremy, Corinne, Sonny and Lucas. The story needs to end. or bring back more of Jeremy, etc....
I haven't skipped any chapter at all. Though the story is good, it keeps going back to base one. I think this has no ending at all and somehow after reading more than 2500 chapters it's kinda tiring already. They have drained all the thrills....
Great writing! I almost cried when Helen hit Melody! So sad! 😭 can’t wait to see how the relationship with her and Lucas develops though. So tired of the repetitive problems with different people....
Yikes my body tenses so much, my moods change as the scenes change. It leaves me wanting to continue reading....
my heart breaks for melody, so many ups and downs, i shed a few tears when lucas walked by melody carrying thalia, and melody stayed quiet while watching them leave. i find myself getting into character as if im one. i dont remember ever feeling like that in any other books. im thankful the 10 chapters/day. waiting for the next 10...
We have updated progress from 7 chapters/day to 10 chapters/day.<3...
i love grandma Beatrice, there needs to me more people like her in the world straight forward and to the point, no beating around the bush and worrying about offending anyone, why pretend to be someone your not....
looking forward to more chapters, The same thing is happening to Melody as what happened to Luna, if Luna was back maybe she would set Lucas straight, can't wait to see how Lucas handles the situations that will arrive. Poor Melody....
ya Lucas pay more attention to Melody lets see what happens waiting for more chapters thanks...