The Day I Kissed An Older Man
Chapter 2418

As the nurses wheeled Thalia away for further examination, Lucas remained alone in the corridor, feeling overwhelmed by recent happenings. He could not shake the headache that had plagued him since everything began.

Memories of Claudia flooded his mind. After a long while, Lucas sighed, feeling mentally exhausted. Thoughts of Melody then crossed his mind. Despite her immersion in the entertainment industry, she never forgot her original intentions. In this chaotic world, she never once thought of harming others and diligently focused on her acting career.

Lucas' heart ached at the thought of Melody's predicament amidst the public uproar. He blamed himself for this situation. If he firmly believed in Melody, their relationship would not be as strained as it was. He knew that his impulsive words had hurt Melody deeply. However, seeing Thalia lying on the ground reminded him of the helpless feeling he experienced when Claudia was kidnapped because of him. He could not control his emotions. He never expected that the lie, which stemmed from Thalia, would ultimately be exposed by herself.

Lucas gazed up at the hospital ceiling, lost in thought. It was the first time he truly believed that his grandmother was right. Perhaps things would not have escalated to this point if he had clarified his relationship with Thalia earlier.

'Maybe things wouldn't have turned out like this if I had noticed Thalia's feelings for me sooner and had been honest with her,' thought Lucas.

It was the first time in his life he understood what true regret meant.

Meanwhile, Leo's investigation was ongoing, and the case seemed to be much easier to solve than he had anticipated.

After all, Tasha's online presence before becoming a so-called 'insider' in the entertainment industry was significant. After applying for an investigation into her bank transactions, Leo discovered that she recently received an unexpected income that she could only have obtained through winning the lottery.

This would confirm that someone had colluded with her to falsely accuse Melody. However, it was unclear who would dare to harm the granddaughter-in-law of the prestigious Rivera family.

After Tasha called Thalia, she stopped worrying about the matter. After all, Thalia had promised to replace her a lawyer.

'I can just bring the lawyer along if the case goes to court, right? Besides, I didn't outright insult Melody in my posts. What could possibly go wrong?' thought Tasha.

Tasha was very pleased with herself, still playing the role of an insider online. She could not help but feel smug as she watched the comments section fill up with people eagerly anticipating her next revelation about the dark side of the industry. She had these people completely under her control.

After so many years of being ignored in real life, she thrived in the online world. Tasha felt grateful that she discovered her talent, and she had Thalia to thank for that. Otherwise, she would not have known that she was so suited for this kind of thing.

Sure enough, after her last post, she waited two days without saying anything. In the comments section, many social media users started to worry about her.

[Tashaxoxo is one of the few who dares to speak the truth. Could she have been targeted by those powerful forces behind the scenes?]

[Why haven't we seen any comments from Melody's fans? Where have they disappeared to? Didn't they adamantly claim that Melody would never do such a thing?]

[Come and take a look here. Tashaxoxo hasn't appeared for two days. Who else do you think would have a problem with her? My comment stays here. Until Melody gets exposed, I won't go to the theaters to watch Director Shaun's new movie.]