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?!

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

for him to take over the family business. Besides, I have no interest whatsoever in taking over the family

you! I’ll have you know I used to be the belle of the school, and countless men have asked me to be their girlfriend! But to your father, I’ll never be as good as that wh*re of his ex-wife. Now, even my son isn’t as good as her son! Oh, why!? What’s the point of

to the summer villa with you. I’ve already instructed the servants in

was bad enough that Sunny refused to help her, but

can’t you be like your sister

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