Kiss me tender

Startled, Melissa felt bad like pouring cold water on her face. Then she felt both cold and heartbroken. She tried to calm down and asked, "Mom, why are you asking this?"

Jenny still stared at her with sharp eyes as if she wanted to see through her. Still, she stared at her and asked, "Tell me the truth. Is that true that Colin loves you?"

Melissa kept in silence when she was facing her mother's sharp eyes. She couldn't tell a lie, nor could she admit it. She could do nothing but quietly look at her. Her heart was quivering and she didn't know how to react with her hands holding her handbag and letting it go.

Seeing her like this, Jenny seemed to be a little disappointed. She said more sharply, "Don't you know what family style is?" A person should have integrity, live upright, and cherish his/her own reputation! "Your father has been in the official field for so many years and has never done anything against his conscience. Although he was setup this time, he has never yielded to that person. Your mother is a professor and a musician and she cares more about her reputation. You are the only daughter of our family and we all love you as if you are treated as a treasure. We don't want you to make great achievements in the future. Even if you are an ordinary person, it doesn't matter. But you have to live a clean life. Otherwise, you will not be worthy of being treated well for your parents and yourself."

"Mom..." It was difficult for Melissa to open her mouth. But at that moment, she didn't know what to say. All she could was to call her mother.

"Do you have a hidden relationship?" Jenny felt it was

"What do you hear from others?" Melissa tried to grab her hand, but her mother pulled it away from her hand. Jenny stared at her daughter and said, "Melissa, if you keep this from me, I'm

her, as long as she could rely on her parents. But if her parents also looked down upon her, she

you that Colin and I get along well? However…… "I am his girlfriend..." Melissa found it hard for her to find an excuse to cover her complicated relationship with this man. But she still lied to her. "You saw us at

can't lie to me. I'm your mother. I've brought you up. Don't I have any idea of your character? Don't I know how you've acted when you

didn't know how to reply. Sadness seized her. She stared at her mother silently, as if asking for

say a word. He broke several glasses

said, "Melissa, if it's not true, then you have to be honest to me and explain

would tell her the truth. At the same time, she also hoped to clarify