The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Tracy never wanted to do anything to Penny. She had no desire to derive pleasure from harming others. If Penny had just obediently refrained from discussing the incident, Tracy could easily pretend as if nothing had occurred. She could have even turned a blind eye even if the acting skills displayed by that small group were worse than her own.

Unfortunately, everything was going smoothly until Penny suddenly went haywire and planned to spill the beans to the meddlesome Monica. Tracy was aware that Penny was merely contemplating an idea, but once an idea took root, it was only a matter of time before that idea was acted upon.

Furthermore, Monica always opposed her many times. Going against her had essentially sealed Monica's fate, as Tracy was not prepared to let a blonde jeopardize her future as a superstar.

'I'm not ruthless,' Tracy thought to herself. 'It's a shame that Roland had to find out what you knew. He's terrified of other people discovering his misdeeds, which is why he took the initiative to deal with you. It has nothing to do with me.'

Tracy looked at the cityscape from her high-floor vantage point, and she did not even bother to draw the curtains because the light outside did not fear her.

What Roland did was independent of her actions. He was a coward who decided to deal with Penny simply because he was afraid of the possibility that he would get into trouble. Only Tracy had leverage over him, and Roland would always keep his mouth shut and behave obediently in her presence.

in her glass and took a sip as if

me for what's going to happen to you, Penny. You're just unlucky. Hope you don't

the perpetrator to discover her. Her intention was never to reveal anything to Monica and implicate her in it, but in a moment of desperation and with no one else to turn to for help, she had no choice but to give Monica a call. After all,

most trusted friend doubted her when she called to explain

don't, just say so, and

known it was Tracy's fault.

chosen to keep it all to herself because she had been too slow

dwell on that at all because it had been her choice to hide the truth and actively protect Monica from being dragged into the tumult. Unfortunately, the person she sought to shield so ardently was the one she resorted to turning for help at the last moment. Penny wondered just when she would be able

breathing caused Monica's eyes to well up. "What should I do? Do you want me to talk to