The Day I Kissed An Older Man

"Vince! Have you seen this news?" Karen burst into Vince's office and was visibly distressed.

Vince glanced up from the document he was reading. "What's with you today? Can't you see I'm busy? How many times must I remind you to act with grace and composure? You're the Russells' missus now. You cannot act like you did in the past."

Karen clutched her chest in agitation. "You can't expect me to stay calm after reading this news. I rushed here the moment I saw this! Here, see for yourself!"

"What could possibly make you so-" Vince initially gave the news a casual glance, but his expression soon soured as he digested the headline and the accompanying photo.

"This is preposterous!" he exclaimed, slamming his hand on the solid wood table.

grabbed his hand and inspected it to make sure he did not hurt himself. She soon found that it was entirely red. "You can get angry, but

face turned ashen as he glanced unhappily at

herself in this mess," Karen replied. "I wouldn't have known about

Karen and Vince's attitude toward Rita. When Vince saw the news, the first emotion he felt was pure distress and concern. Though he could not comprehend why Rita was so adamant about pursuing a career in journalism, seeing

designed to stoke the salacious imaginations of the public. It was slander through and

going to sue them!" Vince thundered as he slammed his palm on the table again. He got up from his seat abruptly and planned

has been published! You'll only draw more attention to this if you act rashly. Do you want Rita's reputation

is this related to Rita?" Vince scoffed. "The language they use makes it clear that they were trying to leave things up to the imagination, and it doesn't take a genius to see what their true intentions are. Rita is the victim here.