The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Corinne looked at Melinda and explained, "This is no longer about teaching Sophia a lesson. She tried to splash acid on me earlier. I wasn't hurt, but Jeremy got injured trying to protect me. The police have taken her into custody now."

Melinda, Lilin, and Emily gasped in shock.

"How could she do such a thing?" Melinda asked in disbelief. Though she knew that Sophia had done plenty of extreme things before, attempting to splash acid on someone else was by far the worst.

Lilin scoffed resentfully. "She's capable of anything because she's confident she can get away with anything! Dad has been pampering her since she was young, so this isn't that much of a shock." Concerned about her daughter and son-in-law, Emily asked, "Are you sure you're fine, Corinne?"

sat beside Emily and assured her, "I'm

her attention to Jeremy and said, "Where did the acid hit you? Please show it to me." Jeremy walked over and held up his arm. He then reassured Emily, "It's just a minor injury. I'll be

over what happened and said with a deep bow, "Corinne... Zach-

bow to us and apologize, but I do hope you won't blame us for how

face legal consequences and turn over a new leaf. Can I trouble you to handle things here and take care of Emily for a bit? I'll have to talk to my husband. I'm sure he'll

Corinne said with a nod. "I'll have to trouble you to do the same and take care of my mother as well. We'll stay here for now and