The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Chapter 68

On the ceremony stage, Ivanka Poplin, a top student in the University of New Capital City’s music department, was delivering her graduation speech with her father standing right beside her. Both father and daughter were teary-eyed and filled with emotion for the four years of university life.

“Ivanka’s father is so handsome! And he’s so young too!”

“Ivanka is the most beautiful student on campus, so it’s pretty obvious that she inherited her parents’ good genes!”

“Whoa, Ivanka’s father said he’d donate three pianos to the school’s music department! They’re so rich!”

“I really envy Ivanka’s life! She has such an amazing family background, her parents dote on her a lot, and she’s both pretty and smart!”

Ivanka delivered her graduation speech with her father and she went down the stage feeling pride as she listened to the praise and envy of her peers

Backstage, she saw Corinne sitting quietly at the end for her turn to go on stage.

According to international practice, the person who went on stage last was generally the most important. Ivanka was incredibly unhappy with that arrangement, but she did not dare to protest when she heard that it was the dean who arranged it.

walked toward Corinne and asked an obvious question, “Did you come on

and

thinking about it is miserable enough already! Guess it doesn’t come as

Do you plan on relying on them even after

sudden and frowned unhappily. “I merely wanted to show concern for you, Corinne. I meant you no harm when I said that, but you just had to respond with hurtful words! My father was right: there’s always something about poor people that makes them

front announced Corinne’s name, she ignored

to go on stage.

time in university before ending with a summary of her growth. She got on the stage sans makeup, yet her demeanor was calm and her smile was confident. Her graduation speech was captivating due to her great sense of humor. The lecturers and students in the audience burst into laughter,

the previous graduates, which

were some whispers

you’d expect from top student Corinne.

a good background like Ivanka does,

point out that Corinne embodies the true nature of a star student because she hails

you know that she came

was born from an affair that her father had with another woman! Apples don’t fall far from