The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Lucas frowned, and his eyes darkened with annoyance. “So you resorted to hysterics once you ran out of counter-arguments? Do you think this will make you look innocent?”

‘Hysterics? Did he really use that word on me? No! I’m Anya Rivera, the second daughter of Maxwell Rivera. I’m not the one for hysterics! Plus, I was forced by Corinne to do this ’cause only by doing this can I get Grandpa, Grandma, and Lucas to stand on my side.’

It might have worked on Cedric and Beatrice, but what Anya did not expect was that Lucas had changed. He no longer loved or accepted her unconditionally anymore.

Tears poured out from Anya’s eyes. “Lucas, I don’t mean to behave this way, either… But Corinne left me with no choice. You were there when she insisted on calling me the mastermind behind her online scandal. I… I just feel so wronged…”

Lucas’ expression hardened. “It’s not like she’s throwing baseless accusations at you.”

Anya looked hurt. “Lucas, how can you not believe me? How can you believe her instead?”

morning when you say you didn’t. Based on this alone, it makes it very hard for me to believe everything you told us just now,”

a drive? And I’ve told you, I’ve never met Corinne’s stepmother in my life. That photo

Anya was. He was that close to giving her a beating or kicking her out of the house, but alas, he knew he should

“Mister Lucas, my stepmother and her daughter should be

was about to do. He then gestured with his eyes for a

turned even paler than before when she heard Lilliana and Sherlyn were coming. ‘Corinne got them to come? But Lilliana already took my money! Is she trying to

was at a loss for what to do

in. “It’s no secret I don’t have a good relationship with my stepmother, so I took the liberty to use Miss Anya’s name to invite them here. We should all leave the room and leave her here alone. This way, we’ll be able to find out whether my stepmother knows Miss Anya or not. What do

got up too and said to the servants standing by, “Help Grandpa