The Day I Kissed An Older Man

"Have you met him yet?" Melinda asked.

"No, not yet."

The concerned Melinda frowned. "Well, why don't you meet him, then? He's found you anyway. I know you've always been thinking about him."

The woman's voice sank slightly. "I don't know how to face him, and I don't want to hear him talk about anything remotely related to that family. He's doing well, and I'm content with the occasional see updates about him in the financial news."

"If you truly felt that way," Melinda said, "you'd be sleeping soundly right now instead of calling me to talk about it. Deep down, you know that it's not just your son who's been searching for you. Your son's fathe must be the same, too. He still cares about you, and doesn't a part of you still think about him?"

The woman's tone turned bitter. "Does he? If he did, he wouldn't have gotten married at the drop of a hat. Don't sugarcoat this, Melinda."

Melinda responded, "But I heard that their marriage is on paper only. A few years ago, the woman was sent to their summer resort to live alone. She won't be allowed to return for the rest of her life." The woman fell silent but eventually answered, "I've moved on from them."

Melinda understood that it would be a futile exercise to continue discussing it over the phone. "Okay. I won't talk about it anymore. I'll come over once Adam settles everything here. We can talk about it in person."

Lilin completed her homework?" the woman shifted

assigned to her. She's been a bit temperamental lately, and I'd be lying if I said

assured her, "Don't worry. Lilin is a good child. She'll never disappoint you as she grows up. It's your husband's eldest daughter that you should be more careful of." Melinda was

stepmother is no easy feat, but you insisted on marrying a man who constantly

you the same back

friends sighed simultaneously

bane of every woman's

neither Adam nor Sophia was around. She immediately hurried down in

to the dining table and found Zachary eating

are you alone with Lilin? Where's Benjamin?"