The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Sophia grabbed Bryan and pulled the painting from behind him. She then pushed him away and examined the painting. As she laid eyes on the artwork, she came to realize that it was just an ordinary landscape painting.

Bryan was infuriated after his painting was snatched away. He attempted to jump up and reclaim it, but Sophia's taller stature made it impossible for him to reach it. He yelled, "Give it back! Give that painting back to me!"

Sophia turned the painting over to see if there was anything out of the ordinary on the back, but the painting was rather normal like before. However, the irate expression on Corinne's child delighted her greatly and she deliberately withheld the painting from him to revel in his misery.

Their commotion eventually caught the attention of Adam, Melinda, and Lilin.

"What's happening, Sophia? Why is the boy making such a fuss?" Adam asked sternly as he came out of the room with his hands behind his back.

her father and explained, "Don't worry about it. He insisted on running out on his own, and he got

sympathetically at the profusely sweating 'Benjamin' and waved to him. "Come here, Benjamin. You shouldn't run

He ignored Melinda's invitation and continued to

angry at him-just

this how Zachary spoils his children? Not even an ounce of manners! Does he usually behave

I wonder just where he inherited this rebellious streak from." Adam immediately recalled the child's origin from Sophia's last sentence and had a newfound repulsion for him. There was nothing likable about someone

moment, Lilin came forward and defended her nephew, "I think Benjamin is a very good boy. He's not as stubborn as you say he

retorted, "How well do you know him, anyway? You've barely even spent any time with him. Have you seen

most of the time," Lilin began, "but I know that he's upset right now because you took away the