The Day I Kissed An Older Man

"No, that doesn't make sense. If he's capable of influencing the real estate market as Rita claims, then why would Mom and I be living in poverty back then?"

It was not until Karen and Sadie moved with the Russells did they truly escaped their hardships. Just the thought of the past made Sadie's face darken. If it was possible, she would gladly sever all ties with those memories.

She did not care even if people accused her of being ungrateful. Whoever wanted to relive her past could go ahead, but she had no intention of doing so. She did not want to return to those dark days. There was no way she would allow Karen to mess up their current lives.

The only way for them to go was forward, not backward.

'Where should I start?' Sadie pondered. 'If Mom isn't willing to tell me, I should find out who that man is on my own.'

The next day, Rita left early. She had volunteered and made plans with Virgil a couple of days ago to take the children from the welfare home out for a day of fun.

the children's safety and stressed they must not

staff there. I promise we'll safely return

home several times before, Camille

Instead, she felt like she had finally found a career that interested her, thanks to Camille. In fact, she

welfare home was just a visit, and these children were merely passing through their lives. However,

asked if they would put these children up for adoption, but after thinking about it,

care. They're here because they've

with so much. Do you want me to do an interview for the welfare home? It might help the home attract a few

I finance it myself, nobody can have a say in how I run it! Besides, promoting the welfare home will only make more parents think they can abandon their children without consequences.