"Thalia called?" Lucas frowned, interrupting Melody. His tone elevated noticeably, a departure from his usual calm demeanor. Melody nodded. "Your phone has her name saved as that. But when I asked who she was, she didn''t want to tell me."


    "Don''t worry about it. She just likes teasing people."


    Melody forced a smile. "Really? But why does she seem to know everything about us..."


    Melody''s gaze was piercing as she stared at Lucas. Although his expression changed quickly, she caught a hint of evasion in his eyes.


    "I''m not surprised as she can be quite the gossip. Maybe she asked Edmund about us."


    Melody clenched her fists under the table.


    "Huh, it sounds like you know her quite well too. Don''t you think you should''ve told me who she is first? She didn''t answer me, and you didn''t tell me either."


    Lucas frowned, seeming a bit puzzled by Melody''s sudden assertive tone. "Thalia is a friend of mine. You''ll meet her in the future."


    Melody wanted to ask more questions, but she saw Lucas pick up his phone and excuse himself to make a call.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org.


    It did not take much to guess who he was calling, but why was he in such a hurry to call Thalia back?


    ''Who exactly is Thalia, and why does Lucas care so much about her?'' thought Melody.


    In their brief conversation, whenever Thalia''s name was mentioned, Lucas'' entire demeanor became noticeably concerned.


    Melody had not asked Lucas to give up his friendships with the opposite sex for the sake of their rtionship, but she hoped that he could at least exin who Thalia was. ''Or does he feel no need to exin to me?''


    He seemed like he had forgotten the words he uttered not long ago when he confessed to her. Could all of this be just a dream of hers?


    Melody sat quietly in the restaurant, observing in silence as Lucas, just a wall away, dialed Thalia''s number.


    She did not know what they were talking about, but Lucas'' expression was visibly rxed. His mouth moved continuously as if he had endless things to say.


    ''Has he ever talked for such a long time when we were together? He seems to enjoy chatting with that girl,'' Melody could not help but think.


    It was not until Lucas hung up the phone that Melody withdrew her gaze, staring back at the cold hotpot in front of her.


    "Sorry, the call took longer than expected," apologized Lucas when he returned.


    Melody nodded, indicating understanding. However, she could not help but ask him in the end, "Who is Thalia? You two..."


    Before Melody could finish her question, Lucas interrupted her, "Thalia is currently not in the country. She''s just a friend of mine. I hope you don''t overthink it."


    "I''m not overthinking, but have you forgotten that you..."


    Melody looked at Lucas, who remainedposed while observing her expression. The questions she wanted to ask suddenly felt difficult to voice; she feared the answers Lucas might give would be hard for her to ept.


    "What? Why did you stop?" Lucas seemed a bit impatient, and Melody did not want to push it further.


    It appeared that he had indeed forgotten. It was just a quick trip to the restroom, but it seemed like he had lost all memory. She would not be surprised that she had beenpletely pushed to the back of his mind from the moment he received Thalia''s call.