The Day I Kissed An Older Man
Chapter 2458

It was as if Wendy was afraid that others would not recognize her as a celebrity, so she had to put on airs by crossing her arms and giving off an untouchable vibe. In contrast, Melody sat confidently across from her, completely at ease.

At that moment, Wendy had to admit defeat. Despite Melody's light makeup and simple attire reminiscent of a private school uniform, she appeared completely unruffled.

"It seems you've been doing well lately," Wendy remarked, noticing how relaxed Melody seemed with her hands folded on the table.

To Melody, the film set was an incredibly familiar territory, while Wendy was the stranger who intruded into her domain.

Wendy could not help but feel a bit smug as she casually flaunted the new designer watch on her wrist. "Aren't you going to ask me why I'm here today?" she taunted.

Melody raised an eyebrow. "You'll tell me soon enough. After all, you're the impatient one."

Wendy found Melody's calm smile irritating. She despised how Melody always pretended to be so carefree.

Unable to contain her anger any longer, Wendy angrily snatched off her sunglasses and slammed them onto the stone table.

"Huh. Stop pretending in front of me, Melody. I know you too well," she spat.

Melody raised an eyebrow. She knew Wendy could not hold back her temper for long. All she needed to do was wait, and Wendy would reveal her true colors. "What do you know about me?" Melody asked calmly.

"Hmph! The Internet is in an uproar right now. You can't possibly not know that you're a pariah online, someone that's universally condemned!" Wendy retorted. Melody nodded thoughtfully. "I know. Not only that, but I also know you, my dear sister, came out to add fuel to the fire when I was being heavily criticized!" Wendy had a bad feeling. Melody still called her 'sister', and it definitely was not with good intentions!

Wendy leaned back in her chair. "I was just capitalizing on the hype to get a bit of exposure. Besides, those scandals in the beginning weren't caused by me! What's more, how could have seized this opportunity if you hadn't laid hands on others first? Thanks to you, my dear sister, I got a lot of endorsement deals out

of it!

"But how do you plan to deal with the current criticisms from social media users? Some things were clearly done by you, yet you pinned them on me. Although I know you're good at this kind of thing, seeing you play the victim and say those things still disgusts me," said Melody calmly.

She could finally discuss these matters calmly. It was a huge change in her, considering she was both shocked and angry when Wendy first used such tactics against her. To make matters even worse, Helen and Ethan only believed in how innocent their eldest daughter was.

Wendy acted as if she had not heard what Melody said.

"What are you talking about? The deed is done. What do you mean by me pretending to be a victim?" Wendy retorted.

Melody coldly scoffed inwardly.

"There's no one else here, so you can drop the act. After all these years, haven't you done enough of this kind of thing? What else can you do besides putting on a pitiful act? But it's also Ethan and Helen's fault for being so blind. They'll completely believe you as long as you turn on

the waterworks."

Wendy smirked triumphantly. "Do you know why they believe me when I cry? Because they love me more. Melody, do you think I don't know what you care about the most? A shame you'll never receive love from others. You'll always envy me."

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Melody would have been deeply hurt if she had heard Wendy say such things before Helen arrived. After all, it had always been an inner would she found difficult to heal. It was woundtorn open by her own parents' words. Superficially, it may have seemed to have scabbed over, but in reality, the wound had long festered.

She needed much more love to fill this void. Fortunately, she no longer needed the love of these so-called family members. She did not need to prove herself worthy through their love anymore.