Melody looked around in a daze. The expressions of the crew members varied. Some were of mockery, others were unable to bear witness to such a scheming. However, they had all concluded that she was the culprit.
What else could she say at that point? Even Shaun believed that she needed to provide an explanation.
Melody hid her emotions; she did not want to use pity to evoke sympathy from those people. She had not done anything wrong, and she needed to stand tall.
"So, what's the plan? Are you going to call the police and arrest me?"
Shaun hesitated. To be honest, he did not want to offend Melody too much, considering she was Lucas' wife. Crossing the Riveras was not something he could afford. He was in a real dilemma.
On one hand, it might set a precedent for similar incidents to occur within the crew if he did not address the issue, and that would jeopardize the entire film. On the other hand, disciplining Melody would be a challenge, considering her influential connections.
In the midst of this dilemma, Shaun tried to find a balanced approach.
"Melody, we called you back hoping to resolve this matter internally. It's just a minor incident, and there's no need to bring in the police. Doing that won't benefit our film. Apologize to Tracy, cover her medical expenses, and we'll put this behind us."
Ultimately, whether Melody was innocent or not did not seem important to the crew. They already concluded that she was the culprit based on the surveillance footage.
What they were discussing was merely to minimize the impact of this incident. Nobody cared whether Melody was guilty or not; they just wanted to handle it discreetly.
"I disagree. You can call the police if you don't believe me, and I'll cooperate with any investigation. But I will not apologize for something I didn't do."
Shaun did not quite understand why Melody was being so stubborn about this matter.
The surveillance camera clearly captured her sneakily entering Tracy's dressing room. What else did she have to defend herself?
As a newcomer, Melody stood out from a group of well-known actresses, making many people feel like she was undeserving of the female lead role. Thus, having caught onto Melody's weakness, they would not easily let it go.
'Heh. The entertainment industry sure loves a good witch hunt,' thought Melody defeatedly.
"I'm willing to leave the cast iIf the investigation results point to me as the culprit. But I'll never admit to being a culprit based solely on surveillance footage that doesn't even show the person's face clearly!"
Shaun extinguished the cigarette in his hand and stood up.
"What do you all think? Do you really believe that this surveillance footage can be considered conclusive evidence that Melody is the culprit?" he asked.
He was reminding everyone that the surveillance footage only showed a person wearing the exact same clothes as Melody, and it was more crucial to find out what the person looked like.
Comments
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...