The Day I Kissed An Older Man

'My sweet baby girl... How on earth has she managed to navigate all these years on her own?' thought Emily as a tinge of bitterness welled up in her heart. Even her breath seemed to carry a subtle ache. Melinda handed a cup of warm water to her. "Alright, you must be tired after rushing over here overnight. Take a sip, and catch your breath. I'll take you over to see Corinne as soon as the day breaks." Emily snapped out of her thoughts and accepted the cup of warm water. She took a sip and composed herself.

"By the way, how's everything with you and Brian? Still in a bit of a spat?" Emily asked asked.

After she had calmed down, she had the spare attention to concern herself with Melida's relationship.

A troubled expression crossed Melinda's face at the mention of her foolish husband. "I don't want to talk about him."

Melinda had a rough night's sleep. Coupled with the fact that Emily woke her up early, she looked slightly sullen as she sat beside her daughter.

Emily had witnessed how Melinda sacrificed herself over the years for the sake of love, and she empathized with her. "You can't really count on any man. If he keeps causing you such distress, maybe you should just call it quits!"

smile. "Yeah, it would be great if we could just

are men that unreliable? Then

she did not want her own failed marriage to influence the little girl. Lilin was still very young, so she

your mom and I talked about are the things we've faced. It doesn't mean all men are the same. You're still too young, so

on and waiting for him to come back after Sophia stole him. If guys are so unreliable, why is Corinne so dead set on

what? Corinne got married? And Sophia stole her

was the one who saved her. As for the intricate drama between Corinne and Sophia, she had not delved into those specifics due to

sighed regretfully and recounted all the things that

the clouds, revealing a gentle