The Day I Kissed An Older Man
Chapter 2317

"Thalia, your foot is also injured. Let's go to the hospital together," Lucas suggested, realizing that Thalia had mentioned her foot was hurting as well earlier.

However, with only one man present, and Cedric not being an option to carry her, they faced a dilemma.

Beatrice intervened, advising Lucas to take Melody to the hospital first. "Thalia has been standing for quite some time just now, unlike Melody who can't even stand. Thalia's injury isn't probably that serious. There'll be plenty of young, strong guys from the search team who can carry her when they've returned.

"You should bring Melody to the hospital to get her checked out first. After all, she just got out of the hospital and shouldn't be going back in."

Lucas looked to Thalia for her opinion, and although she forced a smile, she did not refuse the suggestion.

She needed some time alone to figure out what to do next. Having lost the support of Beatrice and Cedric, she could not afford to let their animosity continue. As for Lucas, she could feel the balance of his affection tipping toward Melody, which made her uneasy. Thus, Thalia knew she had to come up with a plan.

How could she not hate Melody? Before Melody appeared, Lucas' embraces were reserved for her. Yet, even though he had not known Melody for long, that position had been taken by her. 'Does he really like Melody that much?' wondered Thalia.

As Beatrice had mentioned, among the people sent to replace them, there were indeed many young, strong men. Beatrice casually pointed to one of them to carry Thalia, and Thalia accepted the arrangement calmly.

Beatrice mentally sighed in relief. Otherwise, who knew how long they would have to stand there bickering with each other if Thalia refused the arrangement?

She so badly wanted the manipulative woman to go back to Molomia; she would never replace peace as long as Thalia was in the country.

The person assigned to carry Thalia was named Raymond Manning, the son of Susan Manning, who worked as a cook for the Riveras. He had grown up in the Riveras' household. After he came of age, Beatrice hired him to work as a security guard at home.

Raymond was tall, sturdy, and always had a smile on his face, which brought joy to the hearts of the elderly. However, being assigned to carry a young and beautiful woman made him feel a bit bashful. He scratched his head before squatting in front of Thalia. "Miss Thalia, please hold on tight. I wouldn't want to accidentally trip and hurt your leg again."

'I clearly mentioned it was my foot that was injured, yet that old lady told this guy that I've injured my leg? It's so obvious she's trying to undermine me!' thought Thalia.

She scoffed and climbed on top of Raymond without a word. However, she found him to be stiff as a board, with muscles even more pronounced than Lucas'.

Raymond did not know what he did to offend Thalia. He merely intended to offer a kind reminder but got scoffed at instead. He rubbed his nose and decided not to speak to her anymore, fearing that Thalia might replace fault with his words again.

'Perhaps she looks down on me for being a servant...' he thought.

However, it was just a natural thing for him to work for the Riveras since his own mother worked for them too. Thus, he never thought much about his social status.

Moreover, replaceing a job was quite difficult given how bad the economy was. More importantly, the wages offered by the Riveras were much higher than those who worked a white-collar job. Heck, there were plenty of people he knew who envied his salary!