"If she has other friends, then that's settled. That means she has plenty of connections to the world, so there's no need for her to rely solely on you, Lucas. And you don't have to exhaust yourself taking care of her.
"Listen to me, and arrange a few caregivers for her. In terms of material support, our family absolutely cannot be in debt to her. As for emotions, you don't need to get involved anymore. Exercise some discretion."
"Grandma, I don't have any inappropriate feelings for her."
Beatrice did not rush to refute Lucas. Instead, she asked him with great seriousness, "You say you don't have much feelings towards her, but what about her? Do you really think she only sees you as a friend? Who'd cling to a married friend like she does? Lucas, now that you have Melody, have you ever considered how she might feel?"
At the mention of Melody, Lucas' expression darkened. He knew that since Thalia's return, his relationship with Melody had been rocky. Thalia's presence had indeed disrupted his life.
"Let's take a step back and think about it. If you won't consider Melody, then consider how your interaction with Miss Thalia will appear to others. Melody is an actress now, and many people know about your relationship. What will they think of you and Melody? Not to mention, your priority should be resolving all the problems that the incident brought on for Melody."
Seeing Lucas silent with his head lowered, Beatrice sighed. "Forget it, I'll handle this matter for you this time. As for Miss Thalia, you need to seriously reconsider things. I've said my piece, and you've always been a wise child, so why do you struggle so much in matters of the heart?"
Beatrice, feeling somewhat weary, left Lucas to himself after saying her piece and retired to her room to rest. The legal team at Rivera Group proved their professionalism; they acted swiftly and managed to contact the individual who had been smearing Melody online.
This woman happened to be the only witness present at the time. Initially, upon being contacted, she left a somewhat ambiguous statement online.
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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...