NovelEnglishMelody turned around in frustration and said, "This has nothing to do with Nathan! It's about you assaulting Nathan for no good reason! He is my colleague! We're at work! You don't even know what we're talking about!" search the FindNøvelwebsite on Gøøgle to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.
"I might not know what you were doing with him, but I have eyes, Melody! I'm not blind!" Lucas yanked his tie in frustration.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"So, you think I'm cheating on you and having an affair with another man?" Melody found his logic extremely absurd. She never questioned him about his relationship with Thalia, yet he was jumping to conclusions about her relationship with Nathan! 'What does Lucas think of me? A pet to keep at hand entertain only when he's in a good mood? He listens towhen he's in a good mood, but he can't even letfinish a sentence when he's unhappy!' Melody becangrier the more she thought about it. She raised her arm and pointed at the door. "I don't care what you think! It's not like you're going to understand whatever I say anyway! Please leave! I don't want to see you at my workplace ever again!" Lucas was flabbergasted at Melody's act of chasing him out for the sake of soutsider. "What did you say? I'd like to hear you repeat it." He looked furious.
Melody took a deep breath and repeated what she just said. "I'll be clear with you, Lucas. Don't ever cto my workplace again! I hope you can separate your professional life from your private life. We'll only have to keep this charade up in front of Grandpa Cedric and Grandma Beatrice. That's it!" Melody was obligated to cooperate with Lucas, but she did not owe him all her time. "Fine. You said it yourself, Melody. Don't crunning toif something happens next time!" he said harshly and left.
A silence hung between them, with neither willing to yield to the other. At that moment, the sound of Lucas' ringing phone cut through the somber atmosphere. He glanced at it and answered immediately as though a second's delay was unacceptable to the caller.
His anxious look led Melody to believe that it had to be Thalia, whom Lucas cared deeply for. Though he was furious just moments ago, his expression softened upon answering the call. "Hello," he said as he opened the door and walked out.
He did not leave when Melody asked him to, and it took Thalia's call for him to exit the room. Left alone in the room, Melody felt a sense of loneliness and frustration.
Lucas' departing footsteps gave Melody srespite from the ordeal. She breathed a sigh of relief and squatted. In the past, she could at least try to deceive herself into thinking that Lucas had sfeelings for her, but that was no longer possible. If he truly cared, he would not have disrespected her tand tagain.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe questioned herself, asking how high did she rank in Lucas' priorities. She no longer wanted to compete for any of his attention.
Wendy had already caused her enough suffering, and the lesson she learned from her family was that greater investments sometimes result in lesser returns. Love, in particular, was the worst kind of investment-those who did not lack love always received more and never gave in return.
Melody worked hard to achieve perfect scores, scholarships, competition t none oftes, and gold medals.
achievements could ever compare to Wendy's flattery and coquettishness toward their parents.
Painful memories flooded back, and Melody could only let out a drawn-out sigh. The content is on content novelenglish.net! X
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