The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Melinda felt extremely embarrassed and bowed her head on behalf of her husband. "I know this isn't remotely enough, but I still hope you'll be more open to accept it. He acted out of desperation to protect his daughter, and I'll make sure he makes amends to you."

Adam frowned when he saw Melinda bowing to someone younger than her. He was about to say something when Lilin intervened by holding his hand and persuading him to remain silent. Adam kept quiet, albeit reluctantly.

Corinne keenly sensed what was going on. She maintained a stoic expression, accompanied by a somewhat ironic smile.

"I'm reminded of a saying, but I'm not sure if you've heard it before," Corinne remarked.

"And what's that?" Melinda asked, somewhat perplexed.

"The law wouldn't be necessary if apologies had any value."

Melinda mumbled. "Oh..."

that you're my mother's best friend, and you've been taking very good care of her all these years. Your relationship with her is something I'll honor and cherish, but I cannot turn a blind eye to the things your husband did. I can

mean the harm that your husband inflicted on him in the past will just be erased. As far as I know, my husband was wheelchair- bound because your husband broke his legs.

even greater than anything. These are facts, and I cannot let your husband off the hook just because you're my

had witnessed Jeremy's struggles over the past three years, and she

chance to

I

headway with Corinne, Melinda turned to Emily, who avoided eye contact. She felt conflicted and chose to look away in the end. If that situation happened to her, she might have forgiven Adam for Melinda's sake, but she could not impose such moral expectations

understand where you're coming from. Let's leave it at that and pretend I never said anything. Enjoy your meal with your mother and Mister Jeremy while it's still warm. It won't taste as good when it's