Chapter 264

There was a generation gap between him and kids these days. He had no idea what they were thinking. “Hey, hold up. Did I say you could leave?” Melody put her hands on her hips and pointed at Philip with a huff. Philip had barely turned when a few young men and women poured out of the mansion. They were all dressed to the nines and clearly came from wealthy backgrounds. When they saw Melody, all of them beamed and waved at her. “Hey, Melody! We were waiting for you. Where did you go? You said you went to pick up a friend, right? Where are they? Introduce them to us.” “Anyone the great Miss Zander calls a friend must be impressive indeed.” “He’s not your boyfriend, is he? That would break poor Master Finn’s heart.” They spoke over each other, their arms over each other’s shoulders as they joked and laughed. They were the very picture of youthful energy. Melody glared at the boy with the baseball cap and blonde close crop. She berated him, “Frederick Kelly, could you lay off it al