The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Anya had calmed down by then, so she went to her mother’s aid.

“Lucas, you shouldn’t suspect Mom like this! Everyone knows saffron is good for beauty. And it’s not like she has a medical background. She only wanted to share the good stuff with Corinne. In any case, it’s just a matter of good intention, bad execution.”

‘Good intention? Her good intention nearly killed the baby in Corinne’s womb and caused Sunny to suffer from gastrointestinal bleeding!’ thought Lucas. He could not help but feel a sense of revulsion when he looked at Anya.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door. The doctor who had given them the test result had come back. “By the way, I forgot to return something to Miss Anya.”

He walked over to Anya and took out the bank card from his white coat.

“I’m sorry, Miss Anya,” he said solemnly, “but we have rules in the hospital saying we’re not allowed to accept bribe money or tamper with test results. I accepted your bank card just now because I was afraid you wouldn’t stop harassing me until I accepted it. Now that I’ve finished my job, I can give this back to you.”

would not take back the card because if she did, everyone there would know her true colors. All the years she spent crafting her good

she could not think of a way to weasel herself out of

the doctor’s hand to confirm it was, indeed, Anya’s name written on the card. His eyes were filled with disappointment and rage as he glared at the

of her shock. She shook her head rapidly. “No… No, it’s not like that, Lucas. I gave the doctor money because I was really

he realized Anya was never going to stop lying. He scoffed angrily and said,

unable to come up with a retort to an argument

disappointed, Lucas smashed the bank card on the ground. He thought Phoebe was the lone perpetrator in this matter. As a mother, she wanted to help her daughter get back the man Corinne stole from

mother. He had hoped Anya had nothing to do with carrying out