Chapter 2204

"I'm just surprised that you'd have the time to come over. Aren't you super busy?" Melody maintained a meters' distance while conversing with Sherman. "I just so happened to have a bit of free time, so I passed by a bubble tea shop and bought a few cups for you. This is your favorite, isn't it?" Sherman asked. Melody felt a little awkward and was unsure whether she should accept the gesture. "It is, but you don't have to go through all that trouble," Melody answered. Sherman then remarked, "You're standing a little too far away that I can't hear what you're saying. Come a little closer so I can hear you." Melody approached him awkwardly, and their distance had reached to about a shoe's length away. "I'm sorry. I don't mean to be so far away, but..." She hesitated to mention that she wanted to avoid suspicion. The recent buzz about her and the actor had made her cautious not to add more fuel to the speculative fires. Sherman, being of a younger generation, was likely aware of that