The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Karen forced a smile. "Rita? What are you doing? You rarely come back, so why not go to the study and see your father? I have an appointment, so I can't stay."

"Karen, I don't want to waste your time either, but how do you plan to explain your relationship with Esmond?"

Karen's hand loosened as soon as she heard that man's name, and the pearl earring rolled down the stairs. She clenched her fists.

"Why should I need to explain? I don't know what you're talking about. I swear, you're getting more troublesome as you get older. Move aside now. I can't be late for lunch with my friends." The more Karen tried to weasel her way out, the more resolutely Rita stayed to block her.

"You can drop your act. You and that man have a history. Don't think I don't know what you've said to him; you know it too. You must be surprised to see me standing here safe and sound, right? I wonder if Dac knows about you two?"

to say. These groundless words will only add to his troubles if you

away. That should at least count for something! If I were you, I'd never tell your dad about hearsay like this. In

it was always between them. She had never told her father what Karen did to

Or, if the two of them

would be a fatal blow for him. At least to him, he had always believed that Karen genuinely loved

constantly involved with another man, and on the other hand, you're clinging to my

already been labeled as a wicked stepmother, but I'll be damned if I'm going to be labeled