The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Rita tried to console herself this way, but her tears just would not stop. Just the thought of Sherman looking at her with such indifference, as if she were something dirty, pained her deeply.

She never expected anything more than friendship with Sherman, but she never imagined that her father's actions would make any possibility between them impossible. Even their friendship was forcibly stripped away, leaving Rita feeling bitter.

She could partly understand her father's intentions. The situation with the family business was dire, or he would not have impulsively threatened the Parr family with the videotape. Nonetheless, his actions were incredibly foolish. The entire Russell family could cease to exist if Sherman were to truly get angry.

At that moment, Rita was unaware that Vince did all that for the sake of his unborn son. She still naively believed that her father's actions were partly out of love for her and concern for her future.

Having just been discharged from the hospital, she needed to return home for a long period of recuperation. After a day of turmoil, she collapsed on her bed without even covering herself with a blanket and fell asleep.

the cold. Her face was still very pale when she

are you doing? Is it so difficult just to marry Sherman? Do

quickly frowned. "What are you

in the morning, and he was already making her feel miserable. She just could not

trying to

in the morning? Look at how serious you are. You're scaring

beside Karen, ignoring the disdainful look from Sadie sitting opposite her. She picked up a croissant and put it on her plate, then even looked up and smiled at Karen. "Thank you,

gone crazy? Why