Chapter 454 To Sow Discord

Soon, the waiter arrived with their coffee. Sierra took hers with a calm smile, showing none of the awkwardness Melody had expected. Melody took a deep breath, forced a smile, and pulled out her phone. After tapping a few times, she handed it to Sierra. "The other day, when I was having dinner with Theo, someone took photos and posted them online. I was worried you might misunderstand, so I wanted to explain." There were actually several photos in the post. She had just conveniently picked the one most likely to be misinterpreted. Sierra glanced at it casually, unfazed. "I saw it. It was just a misunderstanding." Melody paused. "...Right. Just a misunderstanding." Sierra wasn't angry or upset—she'd even called it a misunderstanding herself. Melody's carefully prepared script was useless now. Frustrated, she grabbed her coffee and took a big gulp. To her surprise, the coffee was stronger than she'd expected. The bitterness nearly made her spit it out, but with her rival sitti