The Day I Kissed An Older Man

"Even if the Sander family isn't as prosperous as before, it's still not something a woman from a lowly background like you can aspire to. If it weren't for you seducing me, how could I have ended up with someone like you? Don't take advantage of the situation and act innocent.

"At your age, I'm already being generous by not making you go out and work for a few measly dollars. Do you think it's easy for me to work outside all day, drinking and doing business with others? Don't force me to punish you. You're just a stay-at-home mother, but you're more than welcome to go work outside if you want! I'm not going to stop you, so you better watch what you say!"

Helen, her face streaked with tears from her husband's mockery, replied emotionally, "You heartless man. Do you not remember the state of the Sander family when I married you? How can you say I seduced you into marrying me? Can you justify saying these things in light of the vows you made to me back then? Were all those promises just lies? All I said was that Melody is both our daughter, so why do you insist on blaming me for everything?"

Ethan's face darkened at the sight of his wife crying. He had indeed spoken harshly in anger earlier. However, he was used to being the alpha male and would not stoop to apologizing to Helen. As the head of the household, he saw no need to apologize for anything.

Just as Helen was crying, Wendy pushed open the door and entered. Before entering, she had a smile on her face, but upon seeing her stepmother crying and her father sitting on the couch with a stern expression, her smile faded.

Are you two fighting again?" she pretended to ask out of

had unhesitatingly abandoned her mother, and it was finally

"Your dad and I were just kidding around. Wendy, are you hungry? There's some macaroni and cheese in the

topic. They had this unspoken agreement not to make a scene in

it for later. I'm going

walked away, but Wendy did not even spare her a glance. "That child... She didn't even say when she'll be back. I made a lot of her favorite food tonight," Helen grumbled to herself,

ask you to find Melody?" Ethan

worried that if Helen went to see Melody, she might say something she should not have and cause some new trouble. The Sanders could not afford