The Day I Kissed An Older Man
Chapter 2271

"Sorry, Melody. I know my visit's a bit sudden, but as Lucas' good friend, I couldn't just sit back knowing you're unwell without coming to see you! Lucas, hurry and show Melody the gifts I bought for her!" Thalia nudged Lucas, and he-seeming to snap out of a daze-handed the gifts to Melody.

"Melody, it's our first meeting, and I didn't have time to prepare a proper gift. I picked out two things at the mall, thinking they might be useful for you. Hope they come in handy," continued Thalia. Melody felt a sting from Thalia and Lucas' familiar interactions. She lowered her eyes and forced a smile. "Thank you. I appreciate your thoughts, but you didn't have to bring me anything. I have everything I need here."

Thalia looked around before nodding. "You're right. You have everything here. Lucas has always been generous and takes care of those around him. I'm glad he's taking good care of you as well. But these gifts are also a gesture from me, so please accept them, Melody.

"I hope you get well soon. I'll come and visit again when you're feeling better. I need to go home now. Grandpa and Grandma are waiting for me. So please excuse us."

Melody had not expected that even Beatrice and Cedric knew about Thalia's return. This realization made her heart tighten. She became desolate at the thought that Thalia's return might divert attention from her. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

'Why do these kinds of things always happen just when I thought everything was falling into place?'

"Then... You two should go back quickly, then. Don't let Grandpa and Grandma wait," said Melody.

Lucas glanced instinctively in her direction when he heard that. She was lying alone on the hospital bed, looking fragile and almost swallowed by the blanket.

Lucas had planned to let Thalia go home first. After all, he needed to stay there and take care of Melody.

However, Thalia-as if reading his mind-suddenly tugged at his sleeve.

"Let's go, Lucas. You have to take me home. I haven't been back for several years, and I don't know the way anymore. I'm afraid I'll get lost!"

Lucas frowned, genuinely concerned for Thalia who had just returned to the country.

"Melody, wait for me here. I'll come back after sending Thalia home," he said in his deep voice.

Even though Melody heard him, she did not lift her head. She just smiled and said, "Don't worry about me. Just take her back."

Thalia continued to tug at Lucas' sleeve, refusing to let go.

"Let's go, Lucas. I wonder if Grandpa and Grandma will like the gifts I got for them. They used to love my gifts, saying I was more considerate than you!" Thus, Lucas ended up being pulled out of the room by Thalia.

Melody could not maintain her smile anymore as soon as the hospital room completely closed. She felt as if her heart was being squeezed into a thousand pieces.

'Why is it always when I'm only one step away from happiness that everything gets taken away from me again? Why? Is it because I've committed too many sins in my past life? Why is it I never ever get what I've wished for in this life?'

Melody subconsciously placed herself in an inevitably losing position. All she could think about was that Thalia had returned, and there would no longer be a place for her in Lucas' heart.

She could not help but laugh at how stupid she was.

Lucas, already seated in the driver's seat, kept hesitating to drive away, so much so that Thalia started becoming nervous.

She kept trying to engage Lucas in conversation, but he always brushed it off with a few words. His gaze was deep as if thinking about something complex.

In the end, Lucas extinguished the ignition and simply told her to 'wait for a moment' before hastily departing.

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