The Day I Kissed An Older Man novel Chapter 1971

Lucas pulled Melody out of the Parr Group building, and they got into the car.

"Melody, do you turn a deaf ear to everything I say? I just warned you yesterday to be more mindful about your status as my wife, yet you still come so eagerly to Sherman's company today?"

"What are you talking about?" Melody could tell by Lucas' expression that he was misunderstanding her intention again. "I came here for an interview. I didn't even know Sherman was the president!"

Lucas scoffed and sarcastically responded, "Aren't the two of you old school friends? Do you expect me to believe that you didn't know he's the president?"

"I really didn't! Yes, Sherman and I were high school buddies, but we didn't keep in touch much back then. I don't know anything about his family. I just needed a job." As feeble as Melody felt her explanation was, she still had to say it out loud. She did not care whether he believed it or not.

Lucas grabbed her wrist. "Who allowed you to go out and look for a job?"

At that moment, Lucas' gaze turned icy as if Melody had committed a grave mistake.

"Hey... Let go of me." Melody pulled her arm forcefully, trying to break free from his grip. "Lucas, you're hurting me! What are you doing?"

Lucas gripped her arm even harder, not giving her a chance to break free. "You're my wife now. You don't need a job, especially not in someone else's company! It would only bring disgrace to my family! People will think we're mistreating you!"

"Ouch!" Melody could not help but whimper with tears of pain.

It was only then that Lucas let go of her arm. He realized that he might have been too forceful. Glancing down, he was surprised to find not just the red mark he left but also several scratch marks on Melody's arm.

'She's clearly on the verge of tears. Why is she so stubborn about holding them back?' Lucas thought soft-heartedly.

He then pulled out a tissue and handed it to Melody. He wanted to say something but ended up staying silent.

Melody was somewhat surprised to see the tissue appear in front of her. She thought Lucas would never care about others at all. It seemed he still had some feelings that a human being should have.

"Thanks, but I'm not crying. It's just a bit hot and stuffy in the car, so I'm actually swearing," said Melody stubbornly. Nonetheless, she accepted the tissue and wiped the corners of her reddened eyes.

Lucas simply scoffed and thought, 'What a stubborn woman…'