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

nodded and said,

diligence! You must’ve suffered a lot when you were abandoned at such a young age. Just thinking about it is miserable enough already! Guess it doesn’t come as a surprise then that you’re such a hard worker, Corinne. Your parents never took care

on relying

you, Corinne. I meant you no harm when I said

emcee at the front announced Corinne’s name, she ignored Ivanka and walked past

to go on stage.

on her 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, yet at the same time, they were teary-eyed too. It was

graduates, which were emotional only for

were some whispers in

student Corinne. Her graduation

Corinne might not have a good background like Ivanka does,

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

and smart she is, she’s still an illegitimate daughter! Didn’t you know that she came here by herself today because none of her parents were willing

was born from an affair that her father had with another woman! Apples don’t fall far from the tree, and I believe she’s not that bad of a person