The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Wendy was getting impatient, but she managed to conceal it well. She leaned over and hugged Helen.

"Helen, please don't be angry. I was just frustrated and said those words in the heat of the moment. Don't take it to heart. How could I not feel your kindness toward me? I'm not heartless. It's just that Melody's actions have caused me so much trouble in the past.

"I've had over ten jobs canceled because of her. How could I not feel angry about that? Now that I've finally landed a few endorsements again, shouldn't you be happy for me instead?"

Helen sighed. "Of course I'm happy for you. It's just that Melody is also my daughter. Seeing everyone criticize her doesn't sit well with me."

However, Wendy did not care. She pressed on, "Helen, about the tasks I assigned you the other day, please remember to do them! Don't disappoint me, okay?"

Helen grasped Wendy's arm somewhat frantically. "Wendy, now that you're getting booked for jobs again, do you still want me to go find Melody?"

let this go? She

Melody as they watched their movie. Both of them were

to receive

"Melody?"

felt a bit disoriented when she heard Helen's voice. She could not even remember the last time her mother called her by her name like this. After all, in that household, she and Wendy always

button and looked at her, gesturing his

you need something from me?" she asked

to prepare herself, Melody realized that she might have asked the question with

frowned when she heard