The Day I Kissed An Older Man

"Is that really what you think? Look at me, and then look at yourself. Do you truly believe that if you were in my shoes, you could achieve the same level of success as me?" asked Lucas bluntly. The reason he had achieved his success was because he had put in efforts far beyond the average person.

When he started his own business, he did not even use the Rivera name. People did not even know his real surname, so how could he have leveraged his family's influence?

After successfully establishing his own company, he returned to his family to inherit the family business, and he further increased the company's stock value with his own company.

Not every heir or heiress could achieve what Lucas accomplished. He dared to speak that way because he had the confidence to back it up. Through his own hard work, he had garnered so much influence in the business world that a word from him could cause ripples across industries.

Thus, Lucas looked down on men like Roland, who only knew how to get what he wanted through hurting vulnerable women. He would not have bothered talking to him if it were not for the need to find out who harmed Melody. He sincerely believed that men like Roland were the scum of the earth.

that kind of wealth, I

he would not even dare to raise his head to look at a prominent figure like Lucas, let alone speak so boldly. However, with Penny as his hostage, he felt empowered

might harm Penny. She dared not provoke Roland and tried to smooth over the situation, saying, "Roland, don't listen to him. Everyone's circumstances are different, so it's only normal that not everyone can be as outstanding

Tracy had never taken him seriously all these years

his mind, all women were the same. They might say soothing words like Monica, but would

don't know that you actresses only have eyes for those with money and power? You actresses are such simps for them that you even think their farts are like

wrong. I'm not like that! Don't lump all women together!" Monica pleaded, but

success? The opportunity is right in front of you now," chimed

his apparent resentment towards the wealthy, he would