The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Lucas swiftly stepped forward and delivered a quick blow to Thalia's wrist. She screamed, and the knife fell to the ground, disarming her.

Melody smiled gently, her face showing signs of recent recovery from her illness.

"If we hadn't done this, how would you have willingly walked into our trap and exposed your true colors? Oh Thalia, I've long suspected you. We finally have the evidence we need. It's been years since you killed your sister, yet you still haven't achieved what you wanted."

Thalia instinctively asked, "What?"

"The biggest difference between you and Claudia is clear," Melody continued. "Do you not realize it, after all these years of being sisters? It's her innate kindness. In that aspect, you'll never compare to her." Thalia scoffed. "Don't get too cocky. Do you really think you know my sister better than me? You think she's kind, but it's just a facade she puts on in front of others. She's a master at acting. She acts all understanding and kind when around others, but in reality, she's the one who pushed me into a corner.

"You haven't lived with her before, so you don't know how unbearable it is to share the same space with her. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have ended up on this path! The person I love doesn't love me..." Her gaze shifted to Lucas, but he was completely focused on Melody, not even sparing her a glance. It left a bitter taste in her heart.

Melody looked at Thalia, who seemed crazed and frenzied, with a touch of pity in her eyes. "That's why I said you didn't really know your sister. You don't know what she did, and you don't know why your plan went so smoothly back then."

Thalia chuckled coldly. "Don't be so self-righteous! You don't understand what happened back then at all."

"Is that so? Then tell me, how did you, a young girl who wasn't even of legal age, manage to pull off a crime so perfectly? Why didn't the police investigate the suspicious points at the scene? Did you think your acting really fooled everyone? Do you think faking a suicide would go unquestioned? Well, you're mistaken."

Thalia knew she needed to stop Melody from continuing. After all, Melody did not understand the whole story, so how could she be clear about what happened back then?

At that time, Thalia did what she had wanted to do for a long time. She even how it felt when Claudia took her last breath in her arms.

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had gone too smoothly. From drugging Claudia to staging the scene, and then leaving everything behind to escape. It all seemed simpler than she had imagined, with even the police quickly wrapping up the case.

Melody's words made Thalia recall all the details once again. She never cooked, and she admitted that she had relied more on Claudia to take care of her. Then again, Claudia owed her that much.

That weekend, she had specially

cooked for the first time. It was a rare occasion for the two of them to sit at the table together after their

father's death, let alone to enjoy a meal she had cooked herself.

It was easy to imagine how touched Claudia must have been at that moment. She genuinely believed that Thalia had forgiven her. Who could have guessed that it was her sister who offered her such sweet poison?

"Thalia, did you really make this yourself?" Claudia's eyes welled up with tears; she was practically touched by her gesture.

Thalia casually nodded. "Yep. But I'm not sure if it'll taste good. We can always order takeout if you don't like it."

She pretended to take the dishes away, but Claudia quickly stopped her. "Oh, how could I not like it? It's your first time cooking, after all. We have to finish every last bit!"

A rare, pure smile graced Claudia's face.

At that moment, she truly believed

that Thalia had forgiven her. Despite their past arguments and disagreements, even with their

father's coma, she had decided to let bygones be bygones and moved on

with their lives together. She was truly grateful.