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.

it true? Rumors said that you and Colin……" "Do you have a hidden relationship?" Jenny felt it was so

"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 sure you'll

parents also looked down upon her, she really didn't know what to do. Her parents once said that no matter what happened,

it hard for her to find

I'm your mother. I've brought you up. Don't I have any idea of your character? Don't I

didn't know how to reply. Sadness seized her. She stared at her

she bit her lips hard to hold back the sadness that was about to burst out. After a while, she continued, "When your father hear the rumor, he was too angry to say a word. He broke several glasses on the spot." Do you know how sad we were that night? "But because of your work, we didn't disturb you. I thought your father would be so quiet,

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

with pitiful eyes. She hoped that Melissa would tell her the truth. At the same time, she also hoped to clarify that there