The Day I Kissed An Older Man
Chapter 2435

It was enough to see how despicable Melody's family was.

"Alright, it's all in the past now. It's all over," Lucas comforted her gently.

Melody, gripping the fabric of Lucas' shirt, was in great anguish. "It's never over! I've moved out, so why do they still want to hurt me like this? Why has my own mother never believed in me? Did she ever consider how I would feel when her stepdaughter smeared me online?"

Melody was also an actress. Previously, her online reputation was in shambles, and Wendy pushed her to the brink, leaving her with no chance of redemption.

Helen, as Melody's biological mother, never once considered what kind of situation her daughter was facing.

'Ha, she knew but simply didn't care. She doesn't even see me as her daughter!' thought Melody.

Lucas sighed inwardly. Not all parents were qualified to be parents. It was just too easy to become parents, which was why there were so many unfit parents and unhappy children.

"It's not your fault. It's their fault for mistreating you," Lucas reassured.

Melody, feeling more pain from her mother's actions than from being vilified online, spoke softly, "I thought I had grown used to my mother's favoritism over the years, but I realize it's not favoritism. She just doesn't care about me at all. Is it my fault? Maybe I shouldn't have been born. She didn't want me as her child, so that's why she hates me so much."

Melody looked at Lucas through tear-filled eyes, hoping to replace an answer from him.

Lucas cupped Melody's face gently. "Who told you these things? You were never not supposed to be born. If you weren't born, what would I do? I forbid you from thinking like that!"

Melody forced a smile. "That was what my mom said. She said how much better it would be if I hadn't been born. You know, I've never felt so helpless. Even though I grew up there, I never had a sense of

betonging. Not even my own room felt like mine."

The thought of young Melody squabbling with Wendy while her own mother disregarded her, leaving her in such a lonely and helpless state, filled Lucas with immense sorrow.

"It's your mother's fault, it's their fault, but it's not yours. Don't punish yourself for other people's mistakes. From the moment I met you, I felt grateful that you were born into this world."

Before learning about what

happened in Melody's family, Lucas had always assumed that the optimistic woman who always

smiled in the face of everythiet

must have had a smooth life. How could someone with such a

personality have emerged without

love to nurture her?

It was not until that moment that he realized he was wrong. Some people truly do repay the world hurting them with love. Even until then, Melody still suffered because of her biological family.

Melody cried her heart out in Lucas'

arms, tears flowing mechanically until she felt numb all over. Lucas -e silently sat by, comforting her, wiping away her tears, and gently warming her hands without rushing her. sŵnovel.net

When Melody finally came back to herself, he cautiously asked, "Feeling a bit better now?"

Melody sighed in relief, leaning into his embrace. "Thank you for being here with me. Otherwise, I don't know how I would've made it through."

In truth, moments like these were not entirely unfamiliar to her. When she bravely left that home, carrying just one suitcase, she felt just as helpless.