The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Sunny wiped away his tears with his arm and said chokingly, “But Mom, you should hear all the mean things she said about me, Lucas, Rosie, Francine, and even Jeremy! Not to mention, all the bad things she did over the years.

“I used to think she was the kindest and sweetest person in the world and that she deserved all the happiness in the world. That was why I hated Corinne so much ’cause she stole Jeremy away from Anya. That was why I kept causing trouble for her.

“So you can’t blame me for saying Anya got what she deserved! She took advantage of our love and trust for her and hurt so many people in the past. She only has herself to blame. Neither I nor you can help her at this point!

“I came here to find you to convince you to go along with Grandpa’s arrangement. Go live in the summer villa, and take the time to do some self-reflection. You can come back once Grandpa, Grandma, and Dad have cooled down. But you should really give up the idea of getting Anya out. She needs to pay for all the bad things she has done.”

Phoebe could not believe her last hope would say such things. She pointed angrily at him and shouted, “You useless brat! Is this how you repay your sister and your mother after all the effort we’ve spent in securing your future in the family?!

ambition at all! You and Lucas are both Riveras, so you have as much right as he does to take over the family business! Are you going to let him take away what rightfully belongs to you? Are you that stupid, huh,

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I used to be the belle of the school, and countless men have asked me to be their girlfriend! But to your

from home for you to take to the summer villa with you. I’ve already instructed the servants in the summer villa to take care of you well, so please just stay there for the

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mother? Oh, why can’t you be like your sister Anya?! If only she was

want to waste his breath on his unrepentant mother, so he simply ordered the servant he brought from home. “Bring her to the summer villa, and take good care of