The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Adam could not help but express his frustration when he saw her daughter’s desperation. “Do you truly believe he has any affection for you? He’d rather endure a hundred blows from me than take responsibility for you! Why would you still want to cling to him? He’ll only look for other women!”

Sophia ignored this. She knew her father’s temper well, and Jeremy was bound to die if Adam continued to strike him.

“I don’t care! If you want to hit him, you’re going to have to go through me!”

“You’re nothing like me, Sophia…” Adam gazed at his daughter as she protected Jeremy in such a steadfast fashion. Sophia’s interruption left him displeased, but he eventually compromised and spared Jeremy’s life.

In the meantime, Jeremy poured in all his energy to get to his feet. His voice was firm and cold as he said to Adam, “Are you tired already? You have ten more strikes to go. Do it and complete the job.”

Just as Adam was about to throw the bat away, Jeremy’s defiant request—showing a distinct lack of fear toward death—rekindled his anger. ‘Does he think I won’t beat him to death?’ he thought to himself.

aside, Sophia! I’ll be tarnishing the reputation that I’ve

him. She turned her attention to Jeremy and

and told Sophia

and on the verge of tears. “Jeremy! Please don’t do this, Jeremy! Please! My dad has a terrible temper.

and continued to taunt Adam.

to come over and move Sophia out of the way. Several people then came forward and forcibly pulled Sophia away despite her resistance. With Sophia no longer in the way, Adam struck Jeremy forcefully

blood as he lay on

shouted, “That’s enough, Dad! Are you sure you want to kill him? I’ll

fondness for his daughter, she was no deterrent to his temper when it flared up. He paid no heed to Sophia’s cries and continued to assault Jeremy relentlessly. It was not until Sophia’s scream reached Adam’s current wife that the violence ceased. She entered the gym with her young daughter and was horrified