Melody immediately pulled the nearby nket to cover herself. "You... Why did youe in without knocking?!"


    "Ahem. As I remember, this is my room."


    "Oh, I..." Melody just realized that she was in Lucas'' room. "I''m sorry, I didn''t realize! I thought that with Grandpa and Grandma back, they might get suspicious if we continue to sleep in separate bedrooms..." Melody felt the guilt bubbling in her chest as she rambled to exin herself.


    Lucas closed the door and leaned against it. He narrowed his eyes on her and said, "I see you''ve thought it through. You''re right. I''ll knock in the future."


    "And I''ll lock the door when I''m changing," said Melody as sheid down the nket, straightened her clothes, and stood up.


    She looked at therge bed hesitantly. "I''ll sleep on the sofa tonight. You can have the bed."


    Lucas smiled faintly. "Why should we sleep separately? Didn''t you just tell Grandma that you''ll put in some effort to give her a great-grandchild?"


    Blushing again at the mention of the earlier conversation, Melody stammered, "I... I was just saying that to get them off our case! Besides, we''re not really nning to have children, right?"


    Lucas found her blushing face to be particrly adorable. Suddenly in the mood to tease Melody, he narrowed his eyes mischievously, walked up to her slowly, and leaned over her.


    "Who said we won''t have kids? Are you doubting my abilities, or perhaps you think you can''t have kids?"


    Lucas'' proximity made Melody''s heart race. She could not help but recall the night they first met and, in particr, his so-called ''abilities''.


    Shaking off those thoughts, Melody pushed him away and took a few deep breaths to regain herposure.


    "Lucas, please, show some restraint! We''re not really married, remember? This is all just a business arrangement."


    Her reaction left Lucas unimpressed. He scoffed lightly, then turned and left.


    Melody stared at his retreating figure with a frown. ''What the hell is wrong with this guy?'' she thought to herself.


    After locking the door, Melody finally feltfortable enough to change her clothes. Just as she finished changing, her phone began to ring.


    She went to grab her phone and saw it was her father calling. This was one of those calls she least wanted to answer, but he was her biological father, and she could not possibly ignore him. Melody went to the balcony to answer the call.


    "Hey, Dad. What''s up?"


    "Melody, you''re such an ingrate!" scolded Ethan immediately.


    Melody''s heart sank. As expected, there could be no good news whenever her family looked for her.Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    "Well, Dad, if you only call me to bber at me... I''m just going to hang up," said Melody.


    "Don''t you dare! Do you know that Wendy lost a lot of resources because you''ve offended a big shot in the entertainment industry? It was her dream to be an actress, and you ruined it!"


    Without a clear understanding of the cause and effect, Melody might genuinely believe that she was the one responsible for Wendy''s troubles.


    However, the truth of the matter was that Wendy was the one who plotted against her, so she deserved the consequences she got. Unfortunately, not only did everyone pity Wendy, but they also med Melody for her troubles.