The Day I Kissed An Older Man

"Camille, how can you say that? She has a good mother who's ambitious. Even if Sadie wasn't born a Russell, she can still rise in the world."

The guests were quite audacious. After all, they were all from more powerful families than the Russells.

Rita had not expected things to escalate to this extent.

Camille fell silent.

"Alright, how long do we have to keep up this farce? Please, go home, all of you," said Rita.

Vince remained silent with a grim expression while Rita attended to the remaining guests. Karen, on the other hand, was too ashamed to lift her head. Even her carefully prepared tears had dried on her face. Having shared a bed with Vince for so many years, she knew that the thing he cared about the most in the world was his reputation.

unable to think clearly. However, after years had passed, he finally came to his senses. He knew that many people in his circle sarcastically called

always pretended not to care. Deep down,

he could not help but feel a surge of anger inside when someone exposed him like this in front of everyone in a dinner party he hosted

he chuckled coldly and asked, "Do we

spine, and she forced herself to say, "Forget it. Even if it's an heirloom given by my late mother, it's not as important as Rita's reputation. Surely some

just had to go looking for that worthless bangle of yours in front of so many guests. Did I not

you. What if it was one of the guests'

just announce in front of so many guests that they should stay to

what if you lost a bangle? I can buy you ten or even a hundred bangles, but what you shouldn't have done is cause a scene